Title:
AN APPARATUS FOR DOSING RESPECTIVE PORTIONS OF A PRODUCT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/060801
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Described is an apparatus (10) for dosing respective portions of a corresponding product, in particular in the form of a foodstuff, and preferably in the form of a pasty product, especially a semi-solid pasty product such as yeast, stock cube paste, butter, margarine or the like. The dosing apparatus being designed to be used in a corresponding apparatus (11) for packing respective product portions in a corresponding containment package, preferably defined by a respective wrapper, in particular defined by a respective sheet of foldable material which is wrapped around, in particular in contact with, the respective portion of product. The dosing apparatus (10) comprises means (12) for dosing respective predetermined portions of product, the dosing means being in particular in the form of respective screw means (14) which are housed in a rotatable fashion inside in a respective dosing chamber (16), and which feed the product towards a respective nozzle (18) for unloading from the dosing chamber (16), means (22) for feeding the product towards the dosing means (12, 12), the feeding means being designed for delivering the product at a respective zone for inserting the product in the dosing means (12, 12), in particular at an end and/or upper zone of the dosing means (12, 12), that is, of the respective dosing chamber. The means (22) for feeding the product towards the dosing means (12, 12) comprise means (24) for feeding the product towards the dosing means, the means for feeding the product in the form of corresponding screw means.
Inventors:
MUSILLO MICHELE (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2016/055877
Publication Date:
May 26, 2017
Filing Date:
September 30, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CORAZZA S P A (IT)
International Classes:
B65B37/10; B65B1/12; B65B3/08; B65G33/22; B65G33/24; B65G33/26
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FANZINI, Valeriano (IT)
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