Material or article handling – Device for emptying portable receptacle – With container opening means
Patent
1993-05-10
1994-07-12
Kashnikow, Andres
Material or article handling
Device for emptying portable receptacle
With container opening means
198705, B65B 2102, B65B 6900
Patent
active
053283180
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to dispensing apparatus and is more particularly, although not exclusively related to dispensing apparatus for use in dispensing replenishment materials for photographic processing equipment.
It is well-known to package material in `blister` packs which comprise a `blister` portion attached to a frangible backing portion, the material being retained between the `blister` portion and the backing portion until pressure is applied to the `blister` portion to force the material out through the backing portion. One well-known use of such packs is for the storage of medicaments in tablet form.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,889,958 discloses a dispensing device for dispensing articles in unit form. The articles are stored pockets formed in a pliable strip. The pockets are formed by two strip portions which are joined together to form the pliable strip. The strip is folded in accordion fashion and stored in a box arrangement. The articles are dispensed by pulling the strip up through an opening in the box arrangement and under a guide plate which causes the two portions of the strip making up the pocket to open and release the article.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,340,789 discloses dispensing apparatus for dispensing food stored in a package in the form of a long flexible band. In this apparatus, the package containing the food is passed from a refrigerator in a continuous strip, where the food is stored prior to use, to a conditioning station where the food is conditioned before passing on to a dispensing station. At the dispensing station, the food is removed from the packaging using a knife edge which allows the food to fall into a receptacle positioned below the knife edge. The empty packaging, still in strip form, is then passed through a roller arrangement into a collection container.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,340,790 discloses a similar arrangement to that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,340,789. The packaging in this case is not in strip form but in the form of individual sachets or packets. As in U.S. 3,340,789, each sachet or packet is opened by a knife edge at a food removal station after passing from the refrigerator to a conditioning station.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,260,404 describes a plastic web comprising a plurality of pouches in which articles are stored prior to dispensing. Each pouch has a closed side and a partly open side through which the article can be dispensed. In order to effect dispensing of the articles, the web is directed to an ejecting station where an air jet is applied to the closed side of each pouch to force the article stored therein through the open side.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,482,733 describes a strip package comprising a carrier strip and a plurality of cover strips each containing material to be stored prior to dispensing. Each cover strip is spaced from its adjacent cover strip by an incision through which tear-off blade separates the cover strip from the carrier strip to dispense the material stored therein. The carrier strip further includes feed holes to allow for accurate delivery of the package for dispensing.
However, none of the packaging described above allows for the components making up the packaging to be re-used.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided dispensing apparatus for dispensing material stored in vessels attached to a continuous web, each vessel comprising a body portion and a cap portion, the apparatus comprising:
drive means for driving the web through the apparatus, and
removal means for removing the material from the vessels,
characterized in that the removal means includes a strip of material, one end of which is positioned between the body portion and its cap portion, and the other end of which is attached to the web, the strip being tightened to cause the vessel to become detached from its cap portion as the web passes through the apparatus to release the material stored therein.
For a better understanding of the present invention, reference will now be made, by way of example only, to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic side
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Fyson John R.
Glover Edward Charles T. S.
Eastman Kodak Company
Kashnikow Andres
Pincelli Frank
Trainor Christopher G.
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