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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Gianni Balboni, Molinella, IT;
Claudio Trebbi, Medicina, IT;
I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
A distributor unit (D) includes a stepwise moving conveying line (L) for conveying containers (C) through one filling unit (G), where the containers (C) are filled with a predetermined filling liquid or powder substance. In a weighing station ( ), associated to the conveying line (L), two weighing groups ( ) are situated on opposite sides of the conveying line (L) and have one weighing area ( ) for weighing a container (C). One transfer group ( ) is associated to the weighing station ( ) and moves crosswise to the conveying line (L). The transfer group ( ) transfers containers (C ) to be weighed from the conveying line (L) to the weighing area ( ) of one of the weighing groups ( ), and transfers at the same time an already weighed containers (C* ) from the area ( ) of the other weighing group ( ) to the conveying line (L).