A dispenser

A dispenser 10 for dispensing a measured amount of material, comprising an adjustable feeder 12, at least one electrostatic or electromagnetic radiation sensor 18 located in relation to the feeder 12 to provide a signal indicative of the amount of material fed therefrom, and a controller connection...

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Main Author DIMITAR YANCHEV
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.09.2014
Subjects
APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
ATOMISING APPARATUS
MEASURING
MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL
METERING BY VOLUME
NOZZLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SPRAYING APPARATUS
SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A dispenser 10 for dispensing a measured amount of material, comprising an adjustable feeder 12, at least one electrostatic or electromagnetic radiation sensor 18 located in relation to the feeder 12 to provide a signal indicative of the amount of material fed therefrom, and a controller connection 30 to receive that signal from the sensor 18, and, in the event that that amount is outside a predetermined tolerance of a desired amount, to adjust the feeder 12 accordingly and/or to reject an amount fed from the feeder 12 accordingly. The present invention extends to a method of dispensing a measured amount of material using a dispenser 10 and a flow measurement apparatus. The invention is particularly suitable for use in dispensing particulate ,materials for the pharmaceutical, food, veterinary or cosmetic industries.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20130000543