The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shikoku Kakoki Co., Ltd., Itano, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ; B65B / ; B67C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 90 ; 99485 ; 99516 ; 137244 ; 141392 ; 222148 ; 222380 ; 239112 ;
Abstract
A filling apparatus for viscous foods comprising a vertical tubular filling nozzle having a flow inlet formed in a tubular wall close to the lower end thereof and a piston-incorporating metering cylinder in communication with the flow inlet, and a plunger accommodated in the filling nozzle so as to open or close the flow inlet. The plunger has an air discharge annular opening defined by a lower-end peripheral portion thereof for blowing off adhering food and a recess formed inside the air discharge opening and providing an air reservoir for preventing adhesion of the food.