EP0322269A1 - Automatic sachet dispenser - Google Patents

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EP0322269A1
EP0322269A1 EP88403056A EP88403056A EP0322269A1 EP 0322269 A1 EP0322269 A1 EP 0322269A1 EP 88403056 A EP88403056 A EP 88403056A EP 88403056 A EP88403056 A EP 88403056A EP 0322269 A1 EP0322269 A1 EP 0322269A1
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  • the subject of the present invention is an automatic dispenser of sachets containing powdered or flexible products such as plastic or cellulose-based sheets folded several times on themselves.
  • Known distributors with vertical axis of rotation are generally of two types.
  • Distributors comprising a magazine in which rotates around its axis of rotation a helical winding of great thickness suspended at its upper end on the turns of which rest products to be dispensed. More particularly, US Pat. No. 3,929,255 describes such a device in which a partition arranged along a diameter of the winding and inside of it allows the distribution with the same winding of two products. A motorization ensures the rotational drive of this winding and a receptacle in the lower part allows the recovery of products from this winding after it has made a U-turn.
  • the triggering of such devices is carried out in a known manner by means of token or coins which actuate a triggering mechanism.
  • GB 969 321 Another type of dispensing device is described in GB 969 321 in which the device comprises a fixed helical ramp on which the products to be dispensed rest while at the center of this helical winding is arranged a rotary member with multiple sectors which ensures driving the products along the helical ramp by sliding the product thereon.
  • a receptacle In the lower part a receptacle allows the collection distribution of distributed products.
  • the drive motor of the rotary sector member its operating time is controlled by a device comprising a switch and a cam comprising studs in number equal to that of the sectors.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing device the windings of the winding of which are kept at a constant pitch whatever the weight of the sachets, the guidance of which is improved and the dispensing capacity of constant length can be increased, while allowing rapid recharging by total replacement of the winding.
  • the bag dispensing apparatus in a substantially horizontal position and superimposed inside a magazine opening at its lower part into a bag collecting receptacle and comprising a bag support and distribution element constituted by a straight helical winding with non-contiguous turns with a vertical axis on which the bags are arranged on successive turns and a means for rotating the winding around its axis associated with a control means is characterized in that at least one turn of the straight helical winding is fixed on a central shaft driven in rotation at one of its ends by the means of rotation.
  • the dispensing device is also characterized in that at regular space a turn is connected to the shaft by a bar with a length equal to that of a radius.
  • the central shaft driven by the means for rotating is characterized in that it is supported by its lower end on a rotary bearing.
  • the dispensing device according to another characteristic of the invention comprises a rotary bearing consisting of a bushing which receives the end of the central shaft, the bottom of the bushing and the end of the shaft being each provided with a cone centered relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft so to receive a ball which ensures the free rotation of one relative to the other.
  • FIG. 1 shows a dispensing device which comprises a straight helical winding with non-contiguous turns 100, a magazine 102, and a motorization device 104.
  • the straight helical winding with non-contiguous turns comprises an actual winding of the spring type 106, and a central shaft 108 to which the turns are fixed by bars 110.
  • the bars 110 are fixed by welding between the winding and the central shaft 108, these bars 110 having the length of a radius of the winding, these same bars being regularly spaced over the entire height of the winding.
  • the central shaft 108 is arranged vertically so that its lower end 112 is received in a socket 114, itself provided with a ball 116.
  • the central shaft 108 comprises a cone-shaped machining forming a partial housing for the ball and the bottom of the sleeve also comprises an inverted cone-shaped machining arranged opposite the first of so as to receive the ball 116.
  • the upper end 118 of the shaft 108 is fixed in a socket 120 by means of a pin 122, the socket 120 itself being integral with the drive shaft 122 of the electric motor 124, all of these elements being disposed above the upper wall 126 of the magazine 102.
  • a washer 128 facilitates the rotation of the sleeve while ensuring that it is wedged relative to said magazine.
  • the sachets 130 to be dispensed are also shown, as well as a metallic counterweight piece 132 comprising, as shown in FIG. 2, a tab 134 projecting outside the magazine 102, so as to that said tab, when it reaches the low position can actuate a limit switch 136.
  • hinges making it possible to make the shutters 140 of the magazine movable with an angular movement greater than 90 °.
  • FIG. 3 represents a variant of an embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention in which the magazine 102 has a substantially rectangular shape, divided into two parts, front 142 and rear 144. At the rear part is arranged the counterweight 132.
  • a complementary guide 146 is placed in the magazine so as to divide it into two substantially identical volumes and to place two sachets on the same turn on either side of this guide, the walls of the magazine providing the necessary complementary guidance during displacement by gravity of said sachets.
  • the plane containing the guide passes through the axis of rotation of the central shaft. The operation of such a device is described below.
  • the dispensing device is controlled by means of coins, tokens or any other triggering device of known type, the introduction allowing the supply of the motor 124 so that the latter can make a complete revolution which causes the fall of the bag 130 disposed on the last lower turn of the winding 106 whose end is open.
  • Each trigger therefore causes the rotation of the winding of a turn and the advance of the set of bags from the top to the bottom of a step as well as that of the counterweight 132 over a height of one step also.
  • the counterweight by means of its tab 134 comes on the last turn and actuates the switch 136, which causes the dispensing device to be stopped.
  • Such a switch can also trigger a certain number of complementary functions such as supplying the "empty dispenser” indicator as well as closing the insertion slot of the tokens or parts of the triggering device.
  • the variant shown in Figure 3 allows for the same winding height to distribute a number of half size bags and the number of which is multiplied by two.
  • the motor 124 performs only for the distribution of a bag only a half-turn, it is also understood that such a variant can be for distribution of multiple bags because the magazine can be divided into a greater number of sectors by means of additional guides, each sector containing a sachet and each turn supporting a number of sachets equal to the number of sectors. In this case, the motor performs a rotation equal to one revolution divided by the number of sectors.
  • the flaps 140 may be arranged on the front face of the device or on the rear face, the choice being a function of the arrangement of the whole of the dispensing apparatus and of the access authorized by the location in which it will be installed.
  • the shape of the store itself can vary depending on the geometry and types of products.
  • the means for rotating the winding can be mechanical. In this case, they include a puller that can be moved in translation and / or rotation (not shown) in the sampling receptacle 160, accessible and maneuverable from the outside, the movements in rotation or in translation of the puller each corresponding to a half-rotation. of the winding.
  • the means 104 for rotating the winding may comprise an electromagnet and return spring device.

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Device for dispensing bags (130) in a substantially horizontal position and superposed on the inside of a magazine (102) opening in its lower part into a bag extraction receptacle, comprising a supporting and dispensing element for the bags which consists of a rectilinear helical winding (106) with non-contiguous turns and of vertical axis, on which the bags are arranged on successive turns, and a means (104) for setting the winding in rotation about its axis, associated with a control means, characterised in that at least one turn of the rectilinear helical winding is fastened to a central shaft (108) driven in rotation at one of its ends (118) by the means (104) for setting in rotation. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention a pour objet un distributeur automatique de sachets contenant des produits en poudre ou des produits souples tels gue des feuil­les en matière plastique ou à base de cellulose repliées plusieurs fois sur elles-mêmes. Les distributeurs connus à axe de rotation vertical sont généralement de deux types.The subject of the present invention is an automatic dispenser of sachets containing powdered or flexible products such as plastic or cellulose-based sheets folded several times on themselves. Known distributors with vertical axis of rotation are generally of two types.

On connaît des distributeurs comprenant un magasin dans lequel tourne autour de son axe de rotation un enroulement hélicoïdal de forte épaisseur suspendu à son extrémité supérieure sur les spires duquel reposent des produits à distribuer. Plus particu­lièrement le brevet US 3 929 255 décrit un tel dispositif dans lequel une cloison disposée suivant un diamètre de l'enroulement et à l'intérieur de celui-ci permet la distribution à l'aide d'un même enroulement de deux produits. Une motorisation assure l'entraînement en rotation de cet enrou­lement et un réceptacle en partie inférieure permet la récupération des produits issus de cet enrou­lement après que celui-ci ait effectué un demi-­tour. Le déclenchement de tels dispositifs s'effec­tue de façon connue au moyen de jeton ou de pièces de monnaie qui actionnent un mécanisme de déclen­chement.Distributors are known comprising a magazine in which rotates around its axis of rotation a helical winding of great thickness suspended at its upper end on the turns of which rest products to be dispensed. More particularly, US Pat. No. 3,929,255 describes such a device in which a partition arranged along a diameter of the winding and inside of it allows the distribution with the same winding of two products. A motorization ensures the rotational drive of this winding and a receptacle in the lower part allows the recovery of products from this winding after it has made a U-turn. The triggering of such devices is carried out in a known manner by means of token or coins which actuate a triggering mechanism.

Un autre type d'appareil distributeur est décrit dans le brevet GB 969 321 dans lequel le dispositif comprend une rampe fixe hélicoïdale sur laquelle reposent les produits à distribuer tandis qu'au centre de cet enroulement hélicoïdal est disposé un organe rotatif à secteurs multiples qui assure l'entraînement des produits le long de la rampe hélicoïdale par glissement du produit sur celle-ci. En partie inférieure un réceptacle permet la récu­ pération des produits distribués. Quant au moteur d'entraînement de l'organe rotatif à secteurs sa durée de fonctionnement est pilotée par un dispo­sitif comprenant un interrupteur et une came com­prenant des plots en nombre égal à celui des secteurs.Another type of dispensing device is described in GB 969 321 in which the device comprises a fixed helical ramp on which the products to be dispensed rest while at the center of this helical winding is arranged a rotary member with multiple sectors which ensures driving the products along the helical ramp by sliding the product thereon. In the lower part a receptacle allows the collection distribution of distributed products. As for the drive motor of the rotary sector member, its operating time is controlled by a device comprising a switch and a cam comprising studs in number equal to that of the sectors.

De tels appareils donnent toute satisfaction lorsque l'enroulement est prévu pour la distribu­tion de produits de faible masse, mais lorsque le contenu de chaque produit est lourd ou que ses dimensions sont suffisamment grandes pour qu'il devienne lourd, l'enroulement qui est généralement un ressort, se détend à la partie supérieure et se comprime à sa partie inférieure qui vient en appui sur le réceptacle jusqu'à bloquer la distribution par frottement des produits sur les spires ce qui est un inconvénient majeur.Such devices give full satisfaction when the winding is intended for the distribution of low mass products, but when the content of each product is heavy or its dimensions are large enough to become heavy, the winding which is generally a spring, relaxes at the top and compresses at its bottom which comes to bear on the receptacle until blocking the distribution by friction of the products on the turns which is a major drawback.

La solution qui consiste à augmenter le diamètre du matériau dans lequel est réalisé l'enroulement présente également des inconvénients puisque cette augmentation du poids propre de l'enroulement augmente le poids du dispositif pris dans sa tota­lité, augmente également son encombrement et son prix de revient tout en ne résolvant que partielle­ment le problème car le poids propre de l'enrou­lement intervient dans son allongement. D'autre part lorsque l'on utilise une rampe fixe de gui­dage le problème de l'allongement est solutionné mais le dispositif a un prix de revient très élevé et son remplissage est également délicat. En effet, il est impossible de remplacer un enroulement vide par un enroulement plein il est nécessaire dans le cas de la rampe fixe d'introduire les produits à distribuer successivement sur la rampe.The solution which consists in increasing the diameter of the material in which the winding is made also has drawbacks since this increase in the self-weight of the winding increases the weight of the device taken as a whole, also increases its size and its cost price. while only partially solving the problem because the self-weight of the winding intervenes in its elongation. On the other hand when using a fixed guide ramp the problem of elongation is solved but the device has a very high cost price and its filling is also delicate. Indeed, it is impossible to replace an empty winding with a full winding, it is necessary in the case of the fixed ramp to introduce the products to be successively distributed on the ramp.

La présente invention a pour but un appareil dis­tributeur dont les spires de l'enroulement sont maintenues à un pas constant quel que soit le poids des sachets, dont le guidage est amélioré et dont la capacité de distribution longueur constante peut être augmenté, tout en permettant un recharge­ment rapide par remplacement total de l'enroule­ment.The object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing device the windings of the winding of which are kept at a constant pitch whatever the weight of the sachets, the guidance of which is improved and the dispensing capacity of constant length can be increased, while allowing rapid recharging by total replacement of the winding.

L'appareil distributeur de sachets en position sensiblement horizontale et superposés à l'inté­rieur d'un magasin débouchant à sa partie infé­rieure dans un réceptacle de prélèvement des sachets et comprenant un élément de support et de distribution des sachets constitué par un enrou­lement hélicoïdal rectiligne à spires non join­tives et à axe vertical sur lequel les sachets sont disposés sur des spires successives et un moyen de mise en rotation de l'enroulement autour de son axe associé à un moyen de commande se caractérise en ce que au moins une spire de l'enroulement hélicoïdal rectiligne est fixée sur un arbre cen­tral entraîné en rotation à l'une de ses extrémités par les moyens de mise en rotation.The bag dispensing apparatus in a substantially horizontal position and superimposed inside a magazine opening at its lower part into a bag collecting receptacle and comprising a bag support and distribution element constituted by a straight helical winding with non-contiguous turns with a vertical axis on which the bags are arranged on successive turns and a means for rotating the winding around its axis associated with a control means is characterized in that at least one turn of the straight helical winding is fixed on a central shaft driven in rotation at one of its ends by the means of rotation.

L'appareil distributeur se caractérise également en ce qu'à espace régulier une spire est reliée à l'arbre par une barre d'une longueur égale à celle d'un rayon.The dispensing device is also characterized in that at regular space a turn is connected to the shaft by a bar with a length equal to that of a radius.

Selon une autre caractéristique de l'appareil distributeur selon l'invention, l'arbre central entraîné par les moyens de mise en rotation se caractérise en ce qu'il est en appui par son ex­trémité inférieure sur un palier tournant. L'appareil distributeur selon une autre caractéris­tique de l'invention comprend un palier tournant constitué d'une douille qui reçoit l'extrémité de l'arbre central, le fond de la douille et l'extré­mité de l'arbre étant munis chacun d'un cône centré par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de l'arbre de façon à recevoir une bille qui assure la libre rotation de l'un par rapport à l'autre.According to another characteristic of the dispensing device according to the invention, the central shaft driven by the means for rotating is characterized in that it is supported by its lower end on a rotary bearing. The dispensing device according to another characteristic of the invention comprises a rotary bearing consisting of a bushing which receives the end of the central shaft, the bottom of the bushing and the end of the shaft being each provided with a cone centered relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft so to receive a ball which ensures the free rotation of one relative to the other.

L'invention est décrite ci-après en regard des dessins annexés d'un mode de réalisation particu­lier de l'invention sur lesquels :

  • - la figure 1 représente une vue en coupe par un plan vertical de l'appareil selon l'invention,
  • - la figure 2 représente une vue en course par un plan horizontal selon la ligne 2.2 de la figure 1, et
  • - la figure 3 représente une vue en coupe par un plan horizontal d'un mode de réalisation particu­lier de l'invention.
The invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of a particular embodiment of the invention in which:
  • FIG. 1 represents a sectional view through a vertical plane of the apparatus according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 represents a view in the course of a horizontal plane along line 2.2 of FIG. 1, and
  • - Figure 3 shows a sectional view through a horizontal plane of a particular embodiment of the invention.

Sur la figure 1 on a représenté un appareil dis­tributeur qui comprend un enroulement hélicoïdal rectiligne à spires non jointives 100, un magasin 102, et un dispositif de motorisation 104.FIG. 1 shows a dispensing device which comprises a straight helical winding with non-contiguous turns 100, a magazine 102, and a motorization device 104.

L'enroulement hélicoïdal rectiligne à spires non jointives comprend un enroulement proprement dit du type ressort 106, et un arbre central 108 auquel les spires sont fixées par des barres 110. Ainsi que cela est mieux représenté à la figure 2, les barres 110 sont fixées par soudure entre l'enroule­ment et l'arbre central 108, ces barres 110 ayant la longueur d'un rayon de l'enroulement, ces mêmes barres étant espacées régulièrement sur toute la hauteur de l'enroulement.The straight helical winding with non-contiguous turns comprises an actual winding of the spring type 106, and a central shaft 108 to which the turns are fixed by bars 110. As is better represented in FIG. 2, the bars 110 are fixed by welding between the winding and the central shaft 108, these bars 110 having the length of a radius of the winding, these same bars being regularly spaced over the entire height of the winding.

L'arbre central 108 est disposé verticalement de façon que son extrémité inférieure 112 soit reçue dans une douille 114, elle-même munie d'une bille 116.The central shaft 108 is arranged vertically so that its lower end 112 is received in a socket 114, itself provided with a ball 116.

De façon à améliorer le centrage, l'arbre central 108 comprend un usinage en forme de cône formant logement partiel pour la bille et le fond de la douille comprend également un usinage en forme de cône renversé disposé en vis-à-vis du premier de façon à recevoir la bille 116.In order to improve centering, the central shaft 108 comprises a cone-shaped machining forming a partial housing for the ball and the bottom of the sleeve also comprises an inverted cone-shaped machining arranged opposite the first of so as to receive the ball 116.

L'extrémité supérieure 118 de l'arbre 108 est fixée dans une douille 120 au moyen d'une goupille 122, la douille 120 étant elle-même solidaire de l'axe d'entraînement 122 du moteur électrique 124, l'en­semble de ces éléments étant disposé au dessus de la paroi supérieure 126 du magasin 102. Une ron­delle 128 facilite la rotation de la douille tout en assurant le calage de celle-ci par rapport audit magasin.The upper end 118 of the shaft 108 is fixed in a socket 120 by means of a pin 122, the socket 120 itself being integral with the drive shaft 122 of the electric motor 124, all of these elements being disposed above the upper wall 126 of the magazine 102. A washer 128 facilitates the rotation of the sleeve while ensuring that it is wedged relative to said magazine.

Sur la figure 1, on a également représenté les sachets 130 à distribuer ainsi qu'une pièce métal­lique contrepoids 132 comprenant, ainsi que cela est représenté à la figure 2, une patte 134 faisant saillie à l'extérieur du magasin 102, de façon à ce que ladite patte, lorsqu'elle arrive en position basse puisse actionner un interrupteur 136 de fin de course.In FIG. 1, the sachets 130 to be dispensed are also shown, as well as a metallic counterweight piece 132 comprising, as shown in FIG. 2, a tab 134 projecting outside the magazine 102, so as to that said tab, when it reaches the low position can actuate a limit switch 136.

Par ailleurs, on a représenté en 138 des charnières permettant de rendre mobile les volets 140 du magasin avec un débattement angulaire supérieur à 90°.Furthermore, there are shown at 138 hinges making it possible to make the shutters 140 of the magazine movable with an angular movement greater than 90 °.

La figure 3 représente une variante d'un mode de réalisation de l'appareil selon l'invention dans laquelle le magasin 102 a une forme sensiblement rectangulaire, divisé en deux parties,avant 142 et arrière 144. A la partie arrière est disposé le contrepoids 132.FIG. 3 represents a variant of an embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention in which the magazine 102 has a substantially rectangular shape, divided into two parts, front 142 and rear 144. At the rear part is arranged the counterweight 132.

Un guide complémentaire 146 est disposé dans le magasin de façon à diviser celui-ci en deux volu­mes sensiblement identiques et à disposer deux sachets sur une même spire de part et d'autre de ce guide, les parois du magasin assurant le guidage complémentaire nécessaire lors du déplacement par gravité desdits sachets. Le plan contenant le guide passe par l'axe de rotation de l'arbre central. Le fonctionnement d'un tel dispositif est décrit ci-après.A complementary guide 146 is placed in the magazine so as to divide it into two substantially identical volumes and to place two sachets on the same turn on either side of this guide, the walls of the magazine providing the necessary complementary guidance during displacement by gravity of said sachets. The plane containing the guide passes through the axis of rotation of the central shaft. The operation of such a device is described below.

L'appareil distributeur est commandé au moyen de pièces, de jetons ou de tout autre dispositif de déclenchement de type connu, l'introduction per­mettant l'alimentation du moteur 124 de façon que ce dernier puisse effectuer un tour complet ce qui provoque la chute du sachet 130 disposé sur la dernière spire inférieure de l'enroulement 106 dont l'extrémité est ouverte. Chaque déclenchement provoque donc la rotation de l'enroulement d'un tour et l'avance de l'ensemble des sachets du haut vers le bas d'un pas ainsi que celle du contre-­poids 132 sur une hauteur d'un pas également. Lorsque le dernier sachet a été libéré, le con­trepoids par l'intermédiaire de sa patte 134 vient sur la dernière spire et actionne l'interrupteur 136, ce qui provoque la mise à l'arrêt de l'ap­pareil distributeur.The dispensing device is controlled by means of coins, tokens or any other triggering device of known type, the introduction allowing the supply of the motor 124 so that the latter can make a complete revolution which causes the fall of the bag 130 disposed on the last lower turn of the winding 106 whose end is open. Each trigger therefore causes the rotation of the winding of a turn and the advance of the set of bags from the top to the bottom of a step as well as that of the counterweight 132 over a height of one step also. When the last bag has been released, the counterweight by means of its tab 134 comes on the last turn and actuates the switch 136, which causes the dispensing device to be stopped.

Un tel interrupteur peut également déclencher un certain nombre de fonctions complémentaires telles que l'alimentation du voyant "distributeur vide" ainsi que l'obturation de la fente d'introduction des jetons ou des pièces du dispositif de déclen­chement.Such a switch can also trigger a certain number of complementary functions such as supplying the "empty dispenser" indicator as well as closing the insertion slot of the tokens or parts of the triggering device.

La variante représentée à la figure 3 permet pour une même hauteur d'enroulement de distribuer un nombre de sachets de dimension moitié et dont le nombre est multiplié par deux. Dans ce cas le moteur 124 n'effectue pour la distribution d'un sachet qu'un demi-tour, on comprend également qu'une telle variante peut être à distribution de sachets multiples car le magasin peut être divisé en un plus grand nombre de secteurs au moyen de guides supplémentaires, chaque secteur contenant un sachet et chaque spire supportant un nombre de sachets égal au nombre de secteurs. Le moteur effectue dans ce cas une rotation égale à un tour divisé par le nombre de secteurs.The variant shown in Figure 3 allows for the same winding height to distribute a number of half size bags and the number of which is multiplied by two. In this case, the motor 124 performs only for the distribution of a bag only a half-turn, it is also understood that such a variant can be for distribution of multiple bags because the magazine can be divided into a greater number of sectors by means of additional guides, each sector containing a sachet and each turn supporting a number of sachets equal to the number of sectors. In this case, the motor performs a rotation equal to one revolution divided by the number of sectors.

De même les volets 140 peuvent être disposés sur la face frontale du dispositif ou sur la face arrière , le choix étant fonction de l'agencement de l'ensemble de l'appareil distributeur et de l'accès autorisé par l'emplacement dans lequel il sera installé. La forme elle-même du magasin peut varier en fonction de la géométrie et des types de produits. De plus, les moyens de mise en rotation de l'enroulement peuvent être mécaniques. Dans ce cas ils comprennent une tirette déplaçable en translation et/ou rotation (non figurée) dans le réceptacle de prélèvement 160, accessible et ma­noeuvrable de l'extérieur, les déplacements en rotation ou en translation de la tirette correspon­dant chacun à une demi-rotation de l'enroulement. De même les moyens de mise en rotation 104 de l'enroulement peuvent comprendre un dispositif à électro-aimant et à ressort de rappel.Likewise, the flaps 140 may be arranged on the front face of the device or on the rear face, the choice being a function of the arrangement of the whole of the dispensing apparatus and of the access authorized by the location in which it will be installed. The shape of the store itself can vary depending on the geometry and types of products. In addition, the means for rotating the winding can be mechanical. In this case, they include a puller that can be moved in translation and / or rotation (not shown) in the sampling receptacle 160, accessible and maneuverable from the outside, the movements in rotation or in translation of the puller each corresponding to a half-rotation. of the winding. Likewise, the means 104 for rotating the winding may comprise an electromagnet and return spring device.

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1. Appareil distributeur de sachets (130) en position sensiblement horizontale et superposés à l'intérieur d'un magasin (102) débouchant à sa partie inférieure dans un réceptacle de prélèvement (160) des sachets, comprenant un élément de support et de distribution des sachets constitué par un enroulement hélicoïdal rectiligne (106) à spires non jointives et à axe vertical sur lequel les sachets sont disposés sur des spires successives et un moyen de mise en rotation (104) de l'enroulement autour de son axe, associé à un moyen de commande caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une spire de l'en­roulement hélicoïdal rectiligne est fixée sur un arbre central (108) entraîné en rotation à l'une de ses extrémités (118) par les moyens de mise en rotation (104).1. Sachet dispensing apparatus (130) in a substantially horizontal position and superimposed inside a magazine (102) opening at its lower part into a receptacle for collecting sachets (160), comprising a support and dispensing element sachets consisting of a straight helical winding (106) with non-contiguous turns and a vertical axis on which the sachets are arranged on successive turns and a means for rotating (104) the winding around its axis, associated with a control means characterized in that at least one turn of the straight helical winding is fixed on a central shaft (108) driven in rotation at one of its ends (118) by the rotation means (104 ). 2. Appareil distributeur selon la revendica­tion 1 caractérisé en ce que, à espace régulier, une spire est reliée à l'arbre par une barre (110) d'une longueur égale à celle d'un rayon.2. Dispensing device according to claim 1 characterized in that, at regular space, a turn is connected to the shaft by a bar (110) of a length equal to that of a radius. 3. Appareil distributeur selon la revendica­tion 1 ou 2 caractérisé en ce que l'arbre central (108) est relié par son extrémité supérieure (118) à l'arbre d'entraînement (122) du moteur électrique (124) des moyens de mise en rotation (104) et en ce qu'il est en appui par son extrémité inférieure sur un palier tournant.3. Dispensing device according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the central shaft (108) is connected by its upper end (118) to the drive shaft (122) of the electric motor (124) of the setting means in rotation (104) and in that it is supported by its lower end on a rotary bearing. 4. Appareil distributeur selon la revendica­tion 3 caractérisé en ce que le palier tournant est constitué d'une douille qui reçoit l'extrémité de l'arbre central (108), le fond de la douille et l'extrémité de l'arbre étant munis chacun d'un cône centré par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de l'arbre (108), de façon à recevoir une bille (116) qui assure la libre rotation.4. Dispensing device according to claim 3 characterized in that the rotary bearing consists of a bushing which receives the end of the central shaft (108), the bottom of the bushing and the end of the shaft being provided each of a cone centered relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft (108), so as to receive a ball (116) which ensures free rotation. 5. Appareil distributeur selon l'une quel­conque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins un guide (146) dont le plan passe par l'axe de rotation de l'arbre central (108) de façon à diviser le magasin en plusieurs secteurs, chaque spire supportant un nombre de sachets égal au nombre de secteurs.5. Dispensing device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one guide (146) whose plane passes through the axis of rotation of the central shaft (108) so as to divide the magazine in several sectors, each turn supporting a number of sachets equal to the number of sectors. 6. Appareil distributeur selon la revendica­tion 5 caractérisé en ce que le moteur électrique (124) effectue une rotation égale à un tour divisé par le nombre de secteurs.6. Dispensing device according to claim 5 characterized in that the electric motor (124) performs a rotation equal to one revolution divided by the number of sectors. 7. Appareil distributeur selon la revendica­tion 1 caractérisé en ce que des moyens de mise en rotation (104) de l'enroulement sont mécaniques et comprennent une tirette déplaçable en translation et/ou rotation dans le réceptacle de prélèvement, accessible et manoeuvrable de l'extérieur, les déplacements en translation ou rotation de la tirette correspondant chacun à une demi-rotation de l'enroulement.7. Dispensing device according to claim 1 characterized in that the means for rotating (104) of the winding are mechanical and include a pull tab movable in translation and / or rotation in the sampling receptacle, accessible and maneuverable from the outside, the movements in translation or rotation of the pull tab each corresponding to a half-rotation of the winding. 8. Appareil distributeur selon la revendica­tion 1 caractérisée en ce que les moyens de mise en rotation (104) de l'enroulement comprennent un ressort de rappel et un électro-aimant.8. Dispensing device according to claim 1 characterized in that the means for rotating (104) of the winding comprise a return spring and an electromagnet. 9. Appareil distributeur selon l'une quel­conque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que le sachet supérieur est remplacé par un contrepoids (132) muni d'une patte (134), de dimen­sions sensiblement égales à celles du sachet, la patte faisant saillie à l'extérieur du magasin (102) de façon à activer un interrupteur (136).9. Dispensing device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper bag is replaced by a counterweight (132) provided with a tab (134), of dimensions substantially equal to those of the bag, the tab projecting from outside the store (102) so as to activate a switch (136).
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FR8716822A FR2624288B1 (en) 1987-12-03 1987-12-03 BAG DISPENSING APPARATUS
FR8810144A FR2634925A2 (en) 1987-12-03 1988-07-27 IMPROVEMENT IN BAG DISPENSING DEVICES
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