CAN FILLING DEVICE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: food industry; fish and meat canning lines. SUBSTANCE: device has product lines 1 with vibratory drive 2 and measuring cups 3, operating mechanism with knife-shutter 5 for cutting off portion of product and lower shutter 6, feeder and drive. Product lines 1 are uniformly spaced over perimeter of circumference. Each line is suspended from fork-type resilient plate 9 secured on carrying bracket. Each measuring cup 3 is mounted under corresponding product line 1, coaxially with the latter, and is rigidly secured on bracket. Two through slots for shutters 5 and 6 are provided in front and side walls in lower part of measuring cup 3. operating mechanism has vertical shaft 11 which carries shutters 5 and 6 engaging with product through slots in cup 3. Vibratory drive 2 of product lines 1 is gear-and-lever mechanism 12 in which gear wheel 13 secured on shaft 11 serves as input member and slider 14, fitted on shaft 11 for reciprocating, serves as output member. Slider has eyes for connection with connecting rods 15 by means of which slider is mechanically coupled with each product line 1. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 4 cl, 6 dwg