EP0640311B1 - Vorrichtung zum Verpacken, zum Transport und zum kontrolliert dosierten Ausgeben einer körnigen oder pulverförmigen Ware - Google Patents
Vorrichtung zum Verpacken, zum Transport und zum kontrolliert dosierten Ausgeben einer körnigen oder pulverförmigen Ware Download PDFInfo
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- EP0640311B1 EP0640311B1 EP94113415A EP94113415A EP0640311B1 EP 0640311 B1 EP0640311 B1 EP 0640311B1 EP 94113415 A EP94113415 A EP 94113415A EP 94113415 A EP94113415 A EP 94113415A EP 0640311 B1 EP0640311 B1 EP 0640311B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B37/00—Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged
- B65B37/08—Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged by rotary feeders
- B65B37/10—Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged by rotary feeders of screw type
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B37/00—Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged
- B65B37/16—Separating measured quantities from supply
- B65B37/18—Separating measured quantities from supply by weighing
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- the innovation concerns a device for packaging, for transport and for controlled dispensing a granular or powdery product, in particular a food such as coffee, cocoa or the like.
- a device for the controlled metered delivery of goods is described in EP-A-331 271.
- the innovation is based on the idea that Packaging effort and the associated high Reduce costs significantly, and not just that extraordinarily high investments for Packaging machines or the like, but before especially for expensive packaging material whose professional storage and later disposal according to new waste disposal regulations.
- the innovation is given the task the packaging effort and above all the required To reduce packaging material considerably.
- the innovation solves this task through training a device with the features according to Protection claim 1.
- the Dosing device with its drive and control means can the user from the goods supplier if necessary are loaned.
- abuse is the New coding of swap bodies provided the with scanning elements, which in the circuit of the Portioning device are provided to release the electrical control interacts.
- a coded one arranged on the swap body Magnetic stripe its coding by scanning elements takes place in the electrical circuit of the Portioning device are integrated. This is one Function of the portioning device only through the Infeed of those provided on the magnetic stripe Coding possible.
- Valves and locks are suitable as discharge devices or mechanical conveyors, the Discharge amount either by the weight of the discharged amount, by timer or the like, is limited.
- the device according to the innovation consists of the Swap container 1, a portioning device 2 and a device base 3 together, which one Drive motor 4 for the portioning device 2 and electrical controls for driving the Portioning device.
- the embodiment shows the application of the new Training features in a device for Packing, for transport and for metered dispensing to Example of coffee, especially ground or powdered coffee.
- the swap body 1 exists made of a chrome nickel steel and is advantageous internally polished so that it can be cleaned easily and can be used multiple times.
- the container can but also consist of another material, for Example plastic to possibly be specific Properties of the filling.
- Such a Swap body allocates a volume, for example Take up approx. 6 - 6 1/2 kg of roasted coffee. After The swap body is filled with roasted coffee fumigation of the content in a manner known per se with nitrogen or carbon dioxide, and then the swap body in a manner known per se an aluminum foil applied to its opening, which is not recognizable in the drawing, sealed.
- A is used to protect this aluminum foil Plastic slip lid 5, which with the Swap body 1 advantageous due to a flexible Protection against loss is connected.
- the one suitable plastic manufactured cover edge 5 engages over the neck-shaped edge 6 at the opening of the Swap body 1 and thus protects the aluminum foil against mechanical damage during the Transport of the swap body.
- a pressure compensation valve to the by to reduce the overpressure that arises.
- On the Aluminum foil is also a magnetic stripe card 7 releasably attached, the coding of one in the Device base 3 arranged reader 8 can be scanned, so that the magnetic stripe card and the reader the Have the function of a "master switch".
- Figure 1 is a controllable by the magnetic card Timer 9 put into operation, which over further electrical switching elements drive motor 4 controls to output a predetermined amount of goods.
- Figure 2 is a weight-dependent portioning intended. The weight of the 10 The amount of coffee delivered determines the portion size a scale 11.
- the portioning takes place in both Cases by a motor 4 driven Screw conveyor 12, which is in the portioning 2 is rotatably mounted.
- the neck edge 6 of the Swap body 1 is with the housing Portioning device 2 by a rotary plug closure 13 detachable.
- the device base 3 can be coupled. This allows the Swap body 1 with the opening facing upwards freed from the aluminum foil by peeling and with be coupled to the housing of the portioning device. This is followed by a rotation of 180 ° and a connection the housing of the portioning device 2 with the Device base 3.
- the magnetic stripe card 7 is then inserted into the reader 8 introduced to make the device operational do. After emptying the swap body 1 is the magnetic stripe card 7 consumed so that the Device base is no longer operational. The Operational readiness can only be achieved by pushing it in an unused magnetic stripe card be filled by a swap body is removed.
- swap bodies 1 according to the schematic representation in the Figures 5 and 6 after filling, fumigation, Sealing and labeling on a pallet 15 be summarized for handling in Facilitate goods traffic.
- this pallet is preferably from a pallet lower part 15a and one Pallet upper part 15b, so that the swap body 1 in Protect these two pallet parts are housed.
- the pallet can have standard dimensions and swap bodies with a total weight in the usual order of magnitude record, tape.
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- eine Seitenansicht einer Vorrichtung nach der Neuerung,
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- eine Seitenansicht eines abgeänderten Ausführungsbeispieles,
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- eine Seitenansicht des Wechselbehälters,
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- eine Draufsicht auf die Öffnung des Wechselbehälters,
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- eine Seitenansicht mehrerer Wechselbehälter in einer Transportpalette und
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- eine Draufsicht auf eine Palette entsprechend Figur 5.
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- Wechselbehälter
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- Portioniereinrichtung
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- Gerätebasis
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- Antriebsmotor
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- Stülpranddeckel
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- Halsrand
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- Magnetstreifenkarte
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- Lesegerät
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- Zeitschalter
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- Auffangschale
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- Waage
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- Förderschnecke
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- Dreh-Steck-Verschluß
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- Dreh-Steck-Verschluß
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- Palette
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- Palettenunterteil
- 15b
- Palettenoberteil
Claims (9)
- Vorrichtung zum Verpacken, zum Transport und zum dosierten Ausgeben einer körnigen oder pulverförmigen Ware, insbesondere eines Nahrungsmittels, gekennzeichnet durch einen gasdicht verschließbaren Wechselbehälter (1) größeren Volumens für den Transport der Ware und durch eine Portioniereinrichtung (2), die beide komplementäre, einerseits an einer Öffnung des Wechselbehälters (1) und andererseits an der Einfüllseite der Portioniereinrichtung (2) ausgebildete Kupplungselemente (13) zur gegenseitigen Verbindung aufweisen, und durch elektrische Steuermittel zur Schaltung der Portioniereinrichtung (2) zur dosierten Warenausgabe.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß am Wechselbehälter (1) Mittel (7) zur Freigabe der elektrischen Steuerung der Portioniereinrichtung vorgesehen sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß am Wechselbehälter (1) eine codierte Magnetstreifenkarte (7) angeordnet ist und die elektrische Schaltung der Portioniereinrichtung (2) Abtastelemente (8) für die Codierung der Magnetstreifenkarte (7) aufweist.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Wechselbehälter (1) aus rostfreiem Edelstahl besteht, eine Öffnung in einem halsförmigen Ansatz (6) aufweist, die durch eine Aluminiumfolie gasdicht und durch einen Stülpranddeckel (5) mechanisch verschließbar ist.
- Vorrichtung nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die codierte Magnetstreifenkarte (7) mit der die Öffnung des Wechselbehälters (1) gasdicht verschließenden Aluminiumfolie lösbar verbunden ist.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Portioniereinrichtung (2) aus einem Ventil, einer Schleuse oder einer mechanisch wirksamen Fördereinrichtung besteht.
- Vorrichtung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Portioniereinrichtung (2) aus einer drehbar angetriebenen Förderschnecke (12) besteht, deren elektrischer Antrieb (4) eine regelbare Schaltung aufweist.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die regelbare Schaltung eine vom Gewicht der ausgetragenen Warenmenge, durch eine Uhr oder durch vergleichbare Mittel unterbrochenes Schaltglied aufweist.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Portioniereinrichtung (2) mit einem die Antriebsmittel und die Steuerelemente aufnehmenden Gehäuse einer Gerätebasis (3) kuppelbar ist.
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EP0640311A1 EP0640311A1 (de) | 1995-03-01 |
EP0640311B1 true EP0640311B1 (de) | 1998-01-28 |
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AT (1) | ATE162696T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE59405159D1 (de) |
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CA2660302C (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2013-05-07 | Vki Technologies Inc. | Systems useful for beverage making machines |
CA2832195C (en) * | 2011-04-15 | 2018-11-27 | Watson Investor Communications, Llc | System and method for dispensing a measured amount of a loose material |
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US2273330A (en) * | 1938-10-14 | 1942-02-17 | Pneumatic Scale Corp | Dispensing device |
US2643026A (en) * | 1947-04-02 | 1953-06-23 | Cragar Packaging Co Inc | Timer controlled apparatus adapted to feed and measure materials |
DE1813318C3 (de) * | 1968-12-07 | 1974-01-03 | Alexander 2000 Hamburg Kueckens | Zeitgesteuerte Dosiervorrichtung für flüssige Medien aus festen und elastischen Behältern |
NL178776B (nl) * | 1984-10-03 | 1985-12-16 | Nelle Lassie Bv | Verpakking voor een consumptieartikel voorzien van een gecodeerde kaart. |
US4665808A (en) * | 1985-12-13 | 1987-05-19 | Wuerttembergische Metallwarenfabrik Ag. | Coffee percolator |
NL8800548A (nl) * | 1988-03-04 | 1989-10-02 | Koninklijke Olland Groep Bv | Drankenautomaat voor warme dranken. |
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