CAN FILLING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: food industry; production of canned fish, meat and vegetables. SUBSTANCE: machine has ring charging hopper 1 upper carousel 2 with product lines 3, lower carousel 4 with measuring cups 5, upper shutter, lower shutters in number corresponding to number of measuring cups, disk knife 8 to cut off product portion, mechanism to transfer cans inside machine, rotation drive 10 and vibration drive 11. Each shutter has shaped disk 29 made to shape of outlet section of measuring cup 5. Shaped disk is secured on rocket 30. Follower 38 for engagement with shutter rockers is secured on machine base 26. Use of rotary lower shutters provides reduction of product losses, increased accuracy of metering and enhanced quality of can filling. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 5 cl, 9 dwg