Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Portable systems or track mounted supply means
Patent
1977-03-21
1978-07-25
Artis, Henry K.
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Portable systems or track mounted supply means
141387, 425258, 425447, B65B 104, B65B 148
Patent
active
041023676
ABSTRACT:
A system for filling containers such as for example, bottle molds intended for slush molding, with liquid such as slip. The containers are arranged along a line which is parallel with a track that guides the movement of a carriage. The carriage carries an arm that swings between two positions, one of which is raised above the line of the containers to permit movement of the carriage without interfering with the containers when desired, and the other of which is below the carriage and bringing the arm to a filling position relative to a container. The arm carries a filling nozzle which is intended to enter the mouth of the container, the nozzle having a probe which dips down into the container. Electrical circuitry is provided which for the most part is carried in the carriage, such circuitry cooperating with the probe of the nozzle and sensing elements on the track and carriage.
The circuitry includes means for sensing whether a container is properly in position and raising the arm while holding back the flow of liquid if the container is missing or out of alignment. If properly positioned and aligned, the arm will bring the nozzle into position to fill the container, will automatically sense when it is filled, stop the flow, raise the arm and cause the carriage to move to the next station. The proper sequence of energizing and de-energizing the drive means for moving the carriage horizontally as required and for moving the arm up and down is controlled automatically by the circuitry.
The system can be arranged to move to the end of the line and stop, or return all the way to the beginning of the line, or to effect the same filling operation in reverse, as for example, to top off the containers in case of evaporation during the first sequence of filling.
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Shulman Abe
Willing Jere J.
A-Jer Engineering, Inc.
Artis Henry K.
Little Willis
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