Apparatus for transferring measured quantities of pulverulent material

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING MEASURED QUANTITIES OF PULVERULENT MATERIAL FROM A SOURCE OF SUCH MATERIAL TO AN EVACUATING STATION, COMPRISING A ROTOR HAVING A CUTOUT INCLUDING A SECTOR SHAPED FIRST SECTION AND AN AXIALLY EXTENDING SECOND SECTION, A PERIPHERAL SURFACE, AND AT LEAST ONE AXIALLY PARALLEL ROW OF MEASURING CHAMBERS EACH HAVING AN OPEN END AT SAID PERIPHERAL SURFACE, AND AT EXTENDING RADIALLY INWARDLY TOWARD SAID SECOND SECTION; A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY ACTUABLE ADJUSTING MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID ROTOR AND EACH ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF SAID MEASURING CHAMBERS AN INCLUDING AN ADJUSTING PORTION ADJUSTABLY ARRANGED IN THE RESPECTIVE MEASURING CHAMBER AND AN ACTUATING PORTION LOCATED IN SAID SECOND SECTION OF SAID CUTOUT, SAID ACUTATING PORTIONS ARRANGED IN SAID SECOND CUTOUT SECTION SPACED FROM EACH OTHER IN AXIAL DIRECTION THEREOF AND ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID SECTOR-SHAPED FIRST CUTOUT SECTION FOR MANUAL ACTUATION THEREOF; AND DRIVE MEANS FOR OSCILLATING SAID ROTOR BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ANGULARLY SPACED POSITIONS IN ONE OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID CHAMBERS ARE LOCATED AT THE SOURCE AND IN ANOTHER OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID CHAMBERS ARE LOCATED AT AN AVACUATING STATION.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING MEASURED QUANTITIES OF PULVERULENT MATERIAL FROM A SOURCE OF SUCH MATERIAL TO AN EVACUATING STATION, COMPRISING A ROTOR HAVING A CUTOUT INCLUDING A SECTOR SHAPED FIRST SECTION AND AN AXIALLY EXTENDING SECOND SECTION, A PERIPHERAL SURFACE, AND AT LEAST ONE AXIALLY PARALLEL ROW OF MEASURING CHAMBERS EACH HAVING AN OPEN END AT SAID PERIPHERAL SURFACE, AND AT EXTENDING RADIALLY INWARDLY TOWARD SAID SECOND SECTION; A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY ACTUABLE ADJUSTING MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID ROTOR AND EACH ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF SAID MEASURING CHAMBERS AN INCLUDING AN ADJUSTING PORTION ADJUSTABLY ARRANGED IN THE RESPECTIVE MEASURING CHAMBER AND AN ACTUATING PORTION LOCATED IN SAID SECOND SECTION OF SAID CUTOUT, SAID ACUTATING PORTIONS ARRANGED IN SAID SECOND CUTOUT SECTION SPACED FROM EACH OTHER IN AXIAL DIRECTION THEREOF AND ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID SECTOR-SHAPED FIRST CUTOUT SECTION FOR MANUAL ACTUATION THEREOF; AND DRIVE MEANS FOR OSCILLATING SAID ROTOR BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ANGULARLY SPACED POSITIONS IN ONE OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID CHAMBERS ARE LOCATED AT THE SOURCE AND IN ANOTHER OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID CHAMBERS ARE LOCATED AT AN AVACUATING STATION.

Claim 3

AN APPARATUS FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS WITH MEASURED QUANTITIES OF COMMINUTED MATERIAL, COMPRISING A ROTOR ARRANGED TO ROTATE ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND HAVING A PERIPHERAL SURFACE PROVIDED WITH TWO SPACED AXIALLY PARALLEL ROWS OF MEASURING CHAMBERS, EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS HAVING AN OPEN END AT AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM SAID PERIPHERAL SURFACE; A SOURCE OF COMMINUTED MATERIAL LOCATED ABOVE SAID ROTOR AND HAVING AN UNDERSIDE THROUGH WHICH THE MATERIAL MAY DESCEND BY GRAVITY; A ROW OF FUNNELS LOCATED AT A LEVEL BELOW SAID ROTOR AND ARRANGED TO CONVEY MEASURED QUANTITIES OF COMMINUTED MATERIAL FROM ONE ROW OF CHAMBERS AT A TIME INTO CONTAINERS WHICH ARE LOCATED THEREBELOW; DRIVE MEANS ARRANGED TO OSCILLATE SAID ROTOR BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ANGULARLY SPACED POSITIONS IN ONE OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN ONE OF SAID ROWS ARE LOCATED BENEATH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID SOURCE WHILE THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN THE OTHER ROW ARE LOCATED ABOVE AND REGISTER WITH SAID FUNNELS AND IN ANOTHER OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN SAID ROW REGISTER WITH SAID FUNNELS WHILE THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN SAID

Claim 4

AN APPARATUS FOR FILLING BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS WITH MEASURED QUANTITIES OF COMMINUTED MATERIAL, COMPRISING A ROTOR ARRANGED TO ROTATE ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS AND HAVING A PERIPHERAL SURFACE PROVIDED WITH TWO SPACED AXIALLY PARALLEL ROWS OF MEASURING CHAMBERS, EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS HAVING AN OPEN END AT AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY RADIALLY INWARDLY FROM SAID PERIPHERAL SURFACE; A SOURCE OF COMMINUTED MATERIAL LOCATED ABOVE SAID ROTOR AND HAVING AN UNDERSIDE THROUGH WHICH THE MATERIAL MAY DESCEND BY GRAVITY; A ROW OF FUNNELS LOCATED AT A LEVEL BELOW SAID ROTOR AND ARRANGED TO CONVEY MEASURED QUANTITIES OF COMMINUTED MATERIAL FROM ONE ROW OF CHAMBERS AT A TIME INTO CONTAINERS WHICH ARE LOCATED THEREBELOW; DRIVE MEANS ARRANGED TO OSCILLATE SAID ROTOR BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ANGULARLY SPACED POSITIONS IN ONE OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN ONE OF SAID ROWS ARE LOCATED BENEATH THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID SOURCE WHILE THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN THE OTHER ROW ARE LOCATED ABOVE AND REGISTER WITH SAID FUNNELS AND IN ANOTHER OF WHICH THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN SAID ROW REGISTER WITH SAID FUNNELS WHILE THE OPEN ENDS OF CHAMBERS IN SAID