Device and method for co-metering

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11019833-B2
Application number	US-201916382821-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2019
Priority date	Jan 27, 2014
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A device for co-metering liquid and/or pasty products includes: a first metering unit for metering a first product; a second metering unit for metering a second product; and a nozzle including a first duct supplied by the first metering unit and opening out into a first orifice, a second duct supplied by the second metering unit and opening out into a second orifice, and a third duct opening out into a third orifice. The device is configured such that the third duct is supplied by the first and second metering units such that a mixture of the first and second products is discharged by the third orifice.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A device for co-metering liquid and/or pasty products, the device comprising:
a first metering unit for metering a first product;
a second metering unit for metering a second product; and
a nozzle including a first duct supplied by the first metering unit and opening out into a first orifice, and the nozzle further including a second duct supplied by the second metering unit and opening out into a second orifice,
the nozzle is configured to separately dispense the first product, the second product, and a mixture thereof out of the nozzle, and
the nozzle further comprises a third duct opening out into a third orifice, the device being configured such that the third duct is supplied by the first and second metering units, such that a mixture of the first and second products is discharged by the third orifice.

2. The device according to claim 1 comprising a third metering unit connected to a fourth duct of the nozzle, the fourth duct opening out into a fourth orifice.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the nozzle comprises a fifth duct connected to a fifth orifice, the device being configured such that the fifth duct is supplied by the third metering unit and the first metering unit.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the nozzle comprises a sixth duct connected to a sixth orifice, the device being configured such that the sixth duct is supplied by the third metering unit and the second metering unit.

5. The device according to claim 1 comprising at least a static mixer configured to homogenize the mixture of the first product coming from the first metering unit and the second product coming from the second metering unit.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to sequentially supply at least one of the first, second, and third ducts of the nozzle.

7. The device according to claim 1 comprising a container holder configured to generate a relative movement between the nozzle and the container holder.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the nozzle is movable.

9. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the container holder is movable.

Assignees

• Nestec Sa
• Nestle Sa

Inventors

• Moreau Jean

Classifications

• B65B3/326 Primary

  for dosing several products to be mixed · CPC title

• B65B2220/14

  Adding more than one type of material or article to the same package · CPC title

• B65B39/005

  transverse to flow direction · CPC title

• A23G9/282 Primary

  for dispensing multi-flavour ice-creams · CPC title

• B65B2039/009

  Multiple outlets · CPC title