Peristaltic batcher and peristaltic batching system realized therewith

Claim 2

A peristaltic batcher comprising: an elastic hose arranged in a zig-zag manner in one plane and having an external surface, a movable portion, a first immovable portion and a second immovable portion; calibrated divisions for setting the size of the batch, made on said external surface of said elastic hose; a first stop supporting said first immovable portion of said elastic hose; clamp for preventing the possibility of uncontrollable movement of said first immovable portion of said elastic hose, installed opposite said first stop; a second stop supporting said second immovable portion of said elastic hose; a squeezing means installed opposite said second stop; an electric drive motor having a shaft for rolling said movable portion of said elastic hose and the first and second inputs; a roller for pressing said movable portion of said elastic hose against said shaft of said electric drive motor; a means for transmitting counter-rotation, connecting said roller with said shaft of said electric drive motor, and permitting the distance between them to be changed; a drive for moving said roller and said squeezing means and having the first and second inputs; a first transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose installed between the zigzag of said movable portion of said elastic hose and having an output; a second transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose installed between the zigzags of said movable portion of said elastic hose and having the first and second outputs; a control unit having the first input, second input, starting input, stopping input, first and second inputs and connected by its first and second inputs to said output and to the second output of the respectively mentioned first and second terminal position transmitters of said movable portion of said elastic hose; a reversing device of said control unit having the first and second inputs which serve respectively as said first and second inputs of said control unit, the third and fourth inputs and the first and second outputs which serve, respectively, as said first and second outputs of said control unit; a pulse-controlled cut-in switch of said control unit, having an input which serves as said starting input of said control unit, and an output and connected by said output to said third input of said reversing device; a pulse-controlled cut-out switch of said control unit having an input which serves as said stopping input of said control unit, and an output, and connected by said output to said fourth input of said reversing device; a changeover switch for changing the batching direction by reversing the phase of movement of said roller and said squeezing means, connected between said inputs of said drive and said outputs of said reversing device.

Claim 3

A batcher according to claim 1 comprising: a pulse shaper having an input and an output and connected by its input to said first output of said second transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose and electrically connected by its output with said stopping input of said control unit.

Claim 4

A batcher according to claim 2 comprising a counter with a regulatable coefficient of division of the sequence of input pulses and shaping a pulse after a certain number of pulses, having an input and an output and connected by its input to said output of said pulse shaper, while its output is connected to said stopping input of said control unit.

Claim 5

A batcher according to claim 2 comprising a first pulse delay device having an input and an output and connected by its input to said output of said pulse shaper, and by its output to said stopping input of said control unit.

Claim 6

A batcher according to claim 2 comprising a pulse delay device having an input and an output and connected by its input to said output of said pulse shaper and by its output to said starting input of said control unit.

Claim 7

A batcher according to claim 3 comprising a pulse delay device having an input and an output and connected by its input to said output of said pulse shaper and by its output to said starting input of said control unit.

Claim 8

A batcher according to claim 4 comprising a second pulse delay device having an input and an output and connected by its input to said output of said pulse shaper and by its output to said starting input of said control unit.

Claim 9

A peristaltic batching system comprised of at least two tandem-connected peristaltic batchers, each consisting of: an elastic hose arranged in a zigzag manner in one plane and having an external surface, a movable portion, a first immovable portion and a second immovable portion; calibrated divisions for setting the size of the batch, made on said external surface of said elastic hose; a first stop supporting said first immovable portion of said elastic hose; a clamp for preventing uncontrollable movement of said first immovable portion of said elastic hose, installed opposite said first stop; a second stop supporting said second immovable portion of said elastic hose; a squeezing means installed opposite said second stop; an electric drive motor having a shaft for rolling said movable portion of said elastic hose, and the first and second inputs; a roller for pressing said movable portion of said elastic hose against said shaft of said electric drive motor; a means for transmitting counter-rotation, connecting said roller with said shaft of said electric drive motor and changing the distance therebetween; a drive for moving said roller and said squeezing means and having the first and second inputs; a first transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose installed between the zigzag of said movable portion of said elastic hose and having an output; a second transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose, installed between the zigzags of said movable portion of said elastic hose, and having the first and second outputs; a control unit having the first input, second input, starting input, stopping input, first and second outputs and connected by said first and second inputs to said output and second output, respectively, of said first and second transmitters of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose; a reversing device of said control unit having the first and second inputs which serve, respectively, as said first and second inputs of said control unit, the third and fourth inputs and the first and second outputs which serve, respectively, as said first and second outputs of said control unit; a pulse-controlled cut-in switch of said control unit, having an input which serves as said starting input of said control unit, and an output, and connected by its output to said third input of said reversing device; a pulse-controlled cut-out switch of said control unit having an input which serves as said stopping input of said control unit, and an output, and connected by its output to said fourth input of said reversing device; changeover switch for changing the batching direction by reversing the phase of movement of said roller and said squeezing means, connected between said inputs of said drive and said outputs of said reversing device; a pulse shaper having an input and an output and connected by its input to said first output of said second transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose and connected electrically by its output with said stopping input of said control unit.

Claim 10

A peristaltic batching system comprised of at least two tandem-connected peristaltic batchers, each consisting of: an elastic hose arranged in a zigzag manner in one plane and having an external surface, a movable portion, a first immovable portion and a second immovable portion; calibrated divisions for setting the size of the batch, made on said external surface of said elastic hose; a first stop supporting said first immovable portion of said elastic hose; a clamp for preventing uncontrollable movement of said first immovable portion of said elastic hose, installed opposite said first stop; a second stop supporting said second immovable portion of said elastic hose; a squeezing means installed opposite said second stop; an electric drive motor having a shaft for rolling said movable portion of said elastic hose, and the first and second inputs; a roller for pressing said movable portion of said elastic hose against said shaft of said electric drive motor; a means for transmitting counter-rotation, connecting said roller with said shaft of said electric drive motor and changing the distance therebetween; a drive for moving said roller and said squeezing means and having the first and second inputs; a first transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose installed between the zigzag of said movable portion of said elastic hose and having an output; a second transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose, installed between the zigzags of said movable portion of said elastic hose, and having the first and second outputs; a control unit having the first input, second input, starting input, stopping input, first and second outputs and connected by said first and second inputs to said output and second output, respectively, of said first and second transmitters of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose; a reversing device of said control unit having the first and second inputs which serve, respectively, as said first and second inputs of said control unit, the third and fourth inputs and the first and second outputs which serve, respectively, as said first and second outputs of said control unit; a pulse-controlled cut-in switch of said control unit, having an input which serves as said starting input of said control unit, and an output, and connected by its output to said third input of said reversing device; a pulse-controlled cut-out switch of said control unit having an input which serves as said stopping input of said control unit, and an output, and connected by its output to said fourth input of said reversing device; changeover switch for changing the batching direction by reversing the phase of movement of said roller and said squeezing means, connected between said inputs of said drive and said outputs of said reversing device; a pulse shaper having an input and an output and connected by its input to said first output of said second transmitter of the terminal position of said movable portion of said elastic hose and connected electrically by its output with said stopping input of said control unit.

Claim 11

A system according to claim 8 wherein each of said peristaltic batchers comprises a counter with a regulatable coefficient of division of the sequence of input pulses, shapes a pulse after a certain number of pulses, has an input and an output and is connected by its input to said output of said pulse shaper and by its output to said stopping input of said control unit.

Claim 12

A system according to claim 8 wherein each of said batchers comprises a pulse delay device having an input and an output and connected by its input to said output of said pulse shaper and by its output to said stopping input of said control unit.