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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2012
Paul Lüchinger, Uster, CH;
Sandra Ehrbar, Gutenswil, CH;
Paul Lüchinger, Uster, CH;
Sandra Ehrbar, Gutenswil, CH;
Mettler-Toledo AG, Greifensee, CH;
Abstract
A device () dispenses dosages of a free-flowing substance from a source unit () containing the substance. The device has a base unit () and a receiving unit (), so that the source unit can be set into, and removed from, the receiving unit. An actuator () generates repeated bidirectional pivoting movements of the receiving unit about the base unit. A connector unit (), arranged between the base unit and the receiving unit, pivotally supports the receiving unit, providing rotational mobility about a pivoting axis. The connector unit is slidably supported with translatory mobility relative to the base unit. The actuator generates repeated bidirectional translatory movements of the base unit. In this way, the receiving unit is subjected to repeated bidirectional pivoting movements and, superimposed on the latter, repeated bidirectional translatory movements.