Inventors:
Graeme W. Warner - Hinsdale IL
Victor M. Svagdis - Palos Park IL
James W. Petrzelka - Cicero IL
John C. Nalbach - LaGrange Park IL
Assignee:
John R. Nalbach Engineering Company, Inc. - Chicago IL
International Classification:
B65B 122
Abstract:
The subject matter contained herein is an apparatus for filling like containers with a given amount of divided matter. The apparatus includes a housing, with a drive mounted in the housing. A filling turret is positioned in the housing; and the filling turret has a rotatable portion connected to the drive, to be rotated thereby. The filling turret includes a filling tank, having a rotatable base connected to and rotated by said drive at a selected rate. A plurality of measuring flasks is arranged in a circle, having its center concentric with the axis of rotation of the rotatable portion of the filling turret. The measuring flasks are connected to the rotatable base of the filling tank for receiving divided matter from the filling tank and measuring the amount of said divided matter. A container pocket is positioned adjacent to each of the measuring flasks and moves with the rotatable base of the filling tank. A straight-line input conveyor delivers a plurality of open-ended empty containers to the container pockets.