US 12,133,607 B2
Capsule distributing device with or without orientation and with bulk loading
Francesco Minerba, Robecchetto con Induno (IT); and Angelo Bonizzoni, Robecchetto con Induno (IT)
Assigned to MITACA S.R.L., Robecchetto con Induno (IT)
Appl. No. 17/255,850
Filed by MITACA S.R.L., Robecchetto con Induno (IT)
PCT Filed Jun. 27, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/067206
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 23, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/002526, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102018000006752 (IT), filed on Jun. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259457 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); B65G 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/3642 (2013.01) [A47J 31/525 (2018.08); B65G 11/023 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Device for distributing capsules, comprising a container able to receive in bulk a plurality of capsules and an ordering assembly arranged inside said container, apt to vertically arrange said capsules for subsequent distribution; wherein said ordering assembly comprises a rotating helical screw for stirring capsules, mounted on a basket rotating with it, said screw having a diameter growing from its upper tip as far as a base, and said basket having an inclined upper wall or slide, having a ramp development, such that the height of the basket varies gradually from a minimum to a maximum along its periphery, and an open vertical seat suitable for receiving a capsule arranged vertically and distributing it through an opening formed on a bottom wall of the container.