US20120018034A1 - Delivery Device for Fluid Products and Relative Delivery Method - Google Patents
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- the present invention concerns a delivery device for fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams, such as for example coloring products, food products or other, and the relative delivery method.
- the delivery device according to the present invention is suitable for the selective delivery of fluid products such as colorants of different shades or color, creams of different flavor or other, able to be dosed and/or added to a base substance so as to form a paint or varnish or other fluid product, of a determinate color or flavor.
- fluid products such as colorants of different shades or color, creams of different flavor or other
- dispenser devices are known for dispensing fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams, such as for example coloring products, food products or other.
- Known dispenser devices comprise a plurality of containers or canisters, each suitable to contain a predetermined fluid, colorant or food product, and connected to an associated delivery unit, such as for example a piston pump or bellows pump.
- the canisters and the associated delivery units are mounted on a rotating table suitable to rotate so as to position the delivery units, according to a predetermined sequence, in correspondence with a delivery position.
- a specific delivery unit is able to dispense, in the desired quantity, the fluid of the corresponding container toward an outlet container, allowing to fill it with one or more of said fluids so as to obtain a fluid with a desired composition and/or formula.
- Each container is also provided with stirrer means, such as for example a blade, directly or indirectly connected to a movement member that determines the rotation of the table.
- the stirrer means are suitable to mix the fluids during the movement of the rotary table, so as to keep them in optimum condition and prevent them from thickening in an undesired manner.
- One disadvantage of the known delivery device is that the stirrer blades mix the fluids in the canisters only during the movement of the rotary table, for the same period of time, which substantially depends on the time used to position a specific delivery unit in the delivery position. Therefore, the mixing in the individual canisters may not be efficient, or in the event of prolonged inactivity, the fluids contained in the canisters may lose their homogeneity, they may thicken and not be in optimum delivery conditions when the device is restarted.
- One purpose of the present invention is to achieve a delivery unit for fluid products that allows a selective delivery, in the desired quantities, of one or more fluid products, minimizing the maintenance times and interventions, and that allows to keep each fluid in efficient conditions for delivery, preventing unwanted thickening or other.
- Another purpose is to perfect a dispensing method which allows to selectively deliver, with the maximum dosing accuracy, one or more fluid products in the desired quantities, keeping them in optimum conditions even in the event of prolonged inactivity.
- the Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
- a delivery device for fluid products according to the present invention is suitable to dispense or deliver fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams such as for example coloring products, food products or other.
- the delivery device comprises a plurality of containers or canisters, each suitable to contain a predetermined fluid, colorant or food product, and connected to an associated delivery unit.
- the delivery device also comprises a rotary support on which said plurality of containers is mounted.
- the support rotates so as to position sequentially, at different moments of time and according to one or more predetermined sequences, at least part of the delivery units in a corresponding delivery seating, so as to deliver predetermined quantities of fluid into an outlet container so as to obtain a final product with a desired final composition and/or formula.
- the device also comprises stirrer means, associated with the containers and able to mix the fluids contained in the containers.
- stirrer means are able to be selectively activated, independently of each other, so as to keep the corresponding fluid contained in optimum conditions to allow an efficient delivery thereof by the corresponding delivery unit disposed in the delivery seating.
- stirrer means are able to be selectively activated independently of the movement of the rotary support and/or its direction of rotation.
- stirrer means of each container are able to be driven continuously or periodically, with predetermined or variable durations of stirring depending on the type of colorant contained in each container and/or a predetermined delivery sequence.
- the device comprises a control and processing unit and drive means able to drive the stirrer means, governed by the control and processing unit.
- each delivery unit is provided with at least a delivery valve of the disk type, able to be activated by means of a relative piston unit between at least two different open conditions and a closed condition.
- the device comprises first actuation means and second actuation means able to cooperate with each of said delivery units when the selected delivery unit is disposed, by selective rotation of the rotary support, in the delivery position, in order to drive the corresponding piston unit and therefore the associated delivery valve between the specific open condition and the closed condition.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a delivery device according to the present invention
- FIG. 1A is a schematic view from above of a detail of the delivery device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 1B is a block diagram of the delivery device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of a delivery unit of the device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the delivery unit in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a section view from IV to IV of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a lateral view of the delivery unit in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 5A is a view from above of the delivery unit in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 5B is a view from below of the delivery device in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional view of a first actuation unit of the device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIGS. 6A-6C are views respectively from below, the side and the front of the actuation unit in FIG. 6 ;
- FIGS. 7A-7B are perspective views of a second actuation unit of the device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIGS. 8A-8D are lateral views of some delivery steps of the device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 9 is a partly sectioned lateral view of a first detail of the device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 10 is a partly sectioned lateral view of a container of the delivery device in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 10A is a three-dimensional view of the container in FIG. 4 .
- a delivery device 10 comprises a support frame 12 , a rotary table 13 , a plurality of containers or canisters 16 , having stirrers 64 and associated with an equal number of dosing circuits or delivery units 21 , provided with pistons 21 a , a delivery valve 30 and an actuation unit 40 , able to cooperate with each dosing circuit 21 .
- the device 10 also comprises a control board 50 , substantially hinged to the frame 12 and comprising a control and processing unit 51 .
- the delivery device 10 is also advantageously provided with a box-like containing casing, not shown in the drawings.
- the rotary table 13 substantially of a circular shape ( FIGS. 1 and 1A ), is attached in a known manner to a horizontal shelf 14 of the frame 12 and is movable in two opposite directions of rotation, as indicated by the arrow F, around an axis of rotation X orthogonal to the table 13 .
- the canisters 16 containing the colorants are disposed on the upper surface of the table 13 , according to a predetermined disposition. In this case there are twenty four dosing circuits 21 , and twenty four canisters 16 .
- the dosing circuits 21 each of which is connected to a corresponding canister 16 by means of a pipe 17 to feed the colorant, are disposed on a peripheral edge of the table 13 so as to be distributed substantially regularly along its whole circumference.
- the rotation of the table 13 is achieved by means of motor means of a known type, for example by means of a direct current motor 19 , which is commanded by the control and processing unit 51 , in coordination with one or more specific delivery sequences.
- the motor can possibly be associated with one or more motor reducer devices. It is understood that the table 13 can be moved by means of a step motor, a brushless motor, a linear motor or by another type of suitable motor.
- the device 10 also comprises a dispensing seating having a tray 56 disposed on a front of the frame 12 in which a container can be positioned, into which the colorants are delivered, according to said sequences and as will be described in more detail hereafter.
- the pistons 21 a to deliver the colorant are provided with a corresponding cylinder 23 ( FIGS. 2-5B ), a plunger 22 , mobile linearly inside the cylinder 23 .
- the plunger 22 is provided at an upper end with a head 22 , which protrudes from the cylinder 23 and is suitable to cooperate operatively with the actuation unit 40 in order to deliver the colorant by means of pumping.
- Each piston 21 a is associated with a corresponding delivery valve 30 disposed at a lower end of the piston 21 a , hydraulically connected to the cylinder 23 and able to be selectively activated to intercept the flow of colorant.
- the delivery valve 30 is of the disk type with three positions, and comprises a rotatable ring nut, solid with a disk type faucet 32 of the valve, provided with three attachment teeth 31 that protrude radially from the ring nut.
- the teeth 31 are angularly distanced in a manner coherent with the operating positions of the valve 30 as described below.
- the attachment teeth 31 are able to cooperate with the actuation unit 40 so as to allow the rotation of the disk and thus activate, or switch, the valve 30 between several operating positions.
- valve 30 is in a closed position, used during the movement of the rotary table 13 , and in the step when the colorant is sucked up into the cylinder 23 when the dosing circuit, that is, the piston 21 a , is disposed adjacent to the actuation unit 40 .
- the valve 30 can also be switched into a first open position with a limited flow rate and a second open position with a higher flow rate, in which positions the dosing circuit 21 is disposed adjacent to the actuation unit 40 .
- each valve 30 is also provided with mechanical end-of-travel stops, suitable to prevent the rotation of the disk type faucet 32 in unwanted positions.
- the lower end of the piston 21 a is also stably coupled with an attachment element 33 provided with a sleeve 35 for connection to a corresponding pipe 17 and with a release lever 34 .
- the lever 34 allows to remove the piston 21 a from its attachment seating on the table 13 , for example for maintenance requirements, at the same time closing the sleeve 35 , thus preventing any possible leakages of residual colorant when the piston 21 a is removed.
- the piston 21 a is also provided with a metal tongue 25 , mounted on a lateral surface thereof, substantially facing toward the outside of the rotary table 13 so as to be facing toward the actuation unit 40 when it is disposed in correspondence with the actuation unit.
- the tongue 25 is able to cooperate with a proximity sensor 45 connected to the control and processing unit 51 , as will be described in more detail hereafter, so as to drive the rotation of the table 13 by means of said motor, provided with a bidirectional position encoder 20 , to position a predetermined dosing circuit 21 in correspondence with the actuation unit 40 .
- At least one tongue 25 has transverse sizes that are different from the other tongues 25 , so as to allow to identify a predetermined piston 21 a and therefore a corresponding reference position.
- the piston 21 a is assigned a number that identifies it univocally, starting for example from number one.
- the remaining pistons 21 a are identified with different identification numbers, for example by progressively increasing the identification numbers of the other pistons 21 a recognized by the sensor 45 .
- the actuation unit 40 ( FIG. 1 ) is operatively positioned, as will be described hereafter, on a front part of the frame 12 , substantially in a median position, and comprises a first 41 and a second actuator 46 .
- the first actuator 41 comprises a compound lever unit driven for example by a step motor 42 , in turn commanded by the control and processing unit 51 .
- the compound lever unit is provided with a rotary actuation joint 43 having horizontal lever elements 44 that protrude radially with respect to a substantially vertical axis of rotation.
- the lever elements 44 are disposed angularly in a manner coherent with the teeth 31 of the valve 30 .
- the actuation joint 43 is suitable to cooperate, by means of the lever elements 44 , with the teeth 31 of the valve 30 when the piston 21 a is disposed adjacent to the actuation unit 40 , to command the activation of the valve between its operating positions.
- the first actuator 41 is also associated with a proximity sensor 45 , such as for example an inductive sensor, connected to the control and processing unit 51 and mounted on a support plate 47 so as to face toward the rotary table 13 .
- the sensor 45 is able to cooperate with the tongues 25 of the pistons 21 a so as to allow to detect, during the rotation of the table 13 , the alignment of the first actuator 41 and a corresponding piston 21 a.
- the second actuator 46 substantially aligned with the first actuator 41 in a position above it, comprises a container 46 a , shaped like an elongated parallelepiped, open on one side.
- the actuator 46 comprises a step motor 46 b , attached above the frame 46 a , and suitable to move linearly a slider 47 along part of the height of the frame 46 a.
- the slider 47 is suitable to move, in turn, the plunger 22 of a piston 21 a disposed adjacent to the actuation unit 40 .
- the slider 47 is mechanically coupled with a worm screw 48 that develops along the height of the frame 46 a , in turn coupled at an upper end with the step motor 46 b .
- the slider 47 comprises two horizontal protuberances 47 a , able to cooperate operatively, during the movement of the slider 47 , with the head 22 a of the plunger 22 , in order to take in/deliver colorant into/from the piston.
- a detection card 49 is also attached to the container 46 a , and is able to detect a reference position, or zero position, of the slider 47 .
- the card 49 comprises an optical type detector able to detect, through a groove 49 a in a wall of the container 46 a , a reference element of the slider 47 .
- the command board 50 is hinged to the support frame 12 and is mobile between at least an open position to allow maintenance to the device, and a closed operating position.
- the first actuator 41 and the second actuator are mounted on the command board 51 so as to be adjacent to at least one delivery unit 21 positioned in the delivery seating when the command board 50 is disposed in the closed position.
- Each canister 16 ( FIGS. 9-10A ) comprises a container 60 provided with a lid 61 to close its upper end, able to be driven by means of a handle 61 a so as to effect filling operations and transfer the colorant inside it.
- the container 60 is also provided, at a lower end, with columns 62 to attach the canister 16 , suitable to be inserted into suitable seatings of the table 13 so as to hold each canister 16 firmly in a substantially vertical operating position.
- the stirrer 64 is disposed inside the container 60 , and comprises an oblong rod 64 a disposed axially along the height of the canister 16 .
- the rod 64 a is provided with stirrer blades 65 suitable to mix the colorant contained in the canister 16 .
- the blades 65 are substantially flat or with a slightly curvilinear profile and protrude radially from the rod 64 a , uniformly along its longitudinal development.
- the rod 64 a is suitable to rotate axially, according to an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation X of the rotary table 13 .
- the canister 16 is also provided with a direct current motor 66 , mounted on a lower end of the container 60 .
- the motor 66 is mechanically connected to the rod 64 so as to drive its rotation.
- the device 10 also comprises an electronic card 70 , attached to the rotary table 13 , substantially in a central position, and electrically connected both to the control and processing unit 51 and also to a source of electric power, in a known manner, for example by means of sliding contacts disposed in the lower part of the table 13 .
- the electronic card 70 is provided with a plurality of electric connectors 71 , each suitable to be connected by an electric feed cable 72 to an associated motor 66 of a canister 16 .
- the electronic card 70 is provided with a micro-processor unit 70 a , having digital outputs that are independently drivable and connected, directly or indirectly, to said connectors 71 .
- the delivery device 10 as described heretofore functions as follows.
- control and processing unit 51 After positioning a container in the tray 56 of the dispensing seating, the control and processing unit 51 , according to the type of formula or composition of colorant to be obtained, and therefore according to a specific sequence of doses taken from a predetermined group of canisters among those available on the table 13 , activates the rotation of the table 13 until, by means of the proximity sensor 45 , the piston 21 a required in the specific formula or composition is identified.
- the control and processing unit 51 rotates the table 13 , continuously detecting its position with respect to the reference position by means of the bidirectional encoder 20 , until it disposes the piston 21 a relating to the first colorant to be dosed in correspondence with the dispensing seating, in which the proximity sensor 45 aligns with the tongue of said piston 21 a .
- the head 22 a of the plunger 22 is disposed between the protuberances 47 a of the slider 47 of the second actuator 46 ( FIG. 8A ).
- the table 13 is driven in a predetermined direction of travel, for example clockwise, and for every delivery unit 21 present, detected by the proximity sensor 45 , the distance in encoder steps is read, starting from the first unit 21 found and the size of its tongue 25 .
- the presence is also detected of the reference delivery unit 21 and consequently all the distances in encoder steps of the remaining delivery units 21 from the specific reference delivery unit are calculated and memorized.
- control and processing unit 51 is connected to a memorization unit 52 in which at least a configuration table is memorized, which identifies the position of each piston 21 a on the table 13 and the specific colorants contained therein.
- the configuration table can be modified according to possible variations and/or replacements of canisters 16 having different colorants.
- control and processing unit 51 switches the valve into its closed position, driving the motor 42 of the first actuator 41 .
- This causes the rotation of the actuation joint 43 so as to make a first of said lever elements 44 contact one of the teeth 31 of the valve 30 , producing the rotation of the disk type faucet 32 .
- an intake step is activated in which the color is taken from the corresponding canister 16 by means of the pipe 17 and transferred inside the piston 21 a .
- the plunger 22 in an initial inactive step, that is, disposed completely inside the cylinder 23 , is lifted by means of the second actuator 46 to a predetermined loading position. This position corresponds to the intake of a quantity of desired colorant so as to obtain the desired composition.
- control and processing unit 51 activates for example the step motor 46 b for a number of steps sufficient to move the slider 47 by means of the screw 48 to the desired position.
- the slider 47 intercepts the head 22 a of the plunger 22 by means of the lower protuberance 47 a and causes it to be lifted.
- a pre-delivery step is carried out in which the control and processing unit 51 inverts the direction of rotation of the step motor 46 b and therefore the direction of movement of the slider 47 , displacing the plunger 22 downward by a predetermined height, keeping the delivery valve 30 closed. This allows to obtain an optimum pressure condition inside the piston 21 a for the subsequent delivery of the colorant.
- the control and processing unit 51 switches the valve into one of the two open positions, depending on the flow rate ( FIGS. 8B and 8C ), driving for example the motor 42 of the first actuator 41 .
- the selection of one of the two positions, respectively with a greater or lesser flow rate, is carried out according to the quantity of colorant to be delivered, which is in turn directly proportional to the speed of movement of the plunger.
- the delivery step is effected, in which the control and processing unit 51 moves the slider 47 downward, as previously described, delivering the colorant through a hole of the disk type faucet 32 into the container below.
- control and processing unit 51 switches the valve 30 to its closed position, rotating the actuation joint 43 as described above so as to make the lever elements 44 contact the teeth 31 of the valve 30 , producing the rotation of the disk faucet 32 to its closed position and the first actuator 41 to its inactive position.
- control and processing unit 51 activates the rotation of the rotary table 13 so as to position in the dispensing seating the piston 21 a corresponding to the next colorant to be delivered.
- the rotation of the table 13 is accurately controlled by the control and processing unit 51 , according to the information arriving from the encoder 20 and to the detection of the position of each piston 21 a , provided by the sensor 25 together with the information to configure the disposition and content of the canisters 16 as memorized in the memorization unit 52 .
- control and processing unit 51 in correspondence with each individual delivery, regulates the rotation of the table 13 in the two directions of rotation, clockwise and anticlockwise, so as to minimize the total travel, that is, the absolute angle of rotation obtained as the sum of the individual angles of rotation of the table 13 during the delivery sequence of the final composition or formula. Since the speed of rotation of the table 13 is substantially constant, this allows to considerably reduce the overall delivery times, given the same formula sequence, compared with devices that always rotate in the same direction of rotation.
- the optimization of the rotation sequences corresponding to the delivery sequences is effected according to the number of encoder impulses detected by the control and processing unit 51 .
- control and processing unit 51 by means of the microprocessor unit 70 a , selectively activates, independently of the movement of the rotary support and/or its direction of rotation, one or more stirrers 64 , driving the corresponding motors 66 , so as to keep the colorant contained therein in good conditions of preservation.
- the drive of the stirrers 64 can be carried out by driving the corresponding motors 66 according to predetermined or variable groupings.
- predetermined groupings of canisters 16 in which a corresponding motor is associated with each grouping and is suitable to transmit, by means of associated transmission kinematisms, the rotation motion to all the stirrers 64 of the grouping.
- the stirrers 64 are driven continuously or periodically, with predetermined or variable durations of stirring depending on the type of colorant contained in each canister 16 and/or a predetermined delivery sequence to be carried out.
- an initialization step is performed in which the slider 47 is taken to an upper position, substantially at its upper end-of-travel.
- the table 13 is rotated to take a piston 21 a to the delivery seating.
- the slider 47 is lowered, and by means of a thrust exerted by the lower protuberance 47 a of the slider 47 on the head 22 a , the plunger 22 is lowered until the lower end-of-travel is reached.
- the delivery valve 30 is closed and the actuation joint 43 is taken to an inactive position. Subsequently, the slider 47 is returned to the upper end-of-travel.
- the device is provided with a device to clean the valve 30 , able to clean, during the rotation of the table 13 , any residual colorant from the lower surface of each valve 30 .
- This allows to keep the device 10 always in efficient conditions, reducing maintenance operations to a minimum.
Abstract
A delivery device for fluid products including a plurality of containers, each able to contain a predetermined fluid and connected to an associated delivery unit. The device also includes a support on which the containers are mounted, able to rotate to position sequentially, at different moments of time according to one or more predetermined sequences, at least some of the delivery units in a predetermined delivery seating, to deliver corresponding quantities of fluid to obtain a desired fluid composition. The delivery device contains stirrers, associated with the containers to mix the fluids contained in the containers. At least some of the stirrers are able to be selectively activated, independently of each other, to maintain the corresponding fluid in optimum conditions to allow an efficient delivery by the corresponding delivery unit disposed in the delivery seating.
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- The present invention concerns a delivery device for fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams, such as for example coloring products, food products or other, and the relative delivery method.
- In particular, the delivery device according to the present invention is suitable for the selective delivery of fluid products such as colorants of different shades or color, creams of different flavor or other, able to be dosed and/or added to a base substance so as to form a paint or varnish or other fluid product, of a determinate color or flavor.
- Devices are known for dispensing fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams, such as for example coloring products, food products or other. Known dispenser devices comprise a plurality of containers or canisters, each suitable to contain a predetermined fluid, colorant or food product, and connected to an associated delivery unit, such as for example a piston pump or bellows pump.
- The canisters and the associated delivery units are mounted on a rotating table suitable to rotate so as to position the delivery units, according to a predetermined sequence, in correspondence with a delivery position. In the delivery position, a specific delivery unit is able to dispense, in the desired quantity, the fluid of the corresponding container toward an outlet container, allowing to fill it with one or more of said fluids so as to obtain a fluid with a desired composition and/or formula.
- Each container is also provided with stirrer means, such as for example a blade, directly or indirectly connected to a movement member that determines the rotation of the table. The stirrer means are suitable to mix the fluids during the movement of the rotary table, so as to keep them in optimum condition and prevent them from thickening in an undesired manner.
- One disadvantage of the known delivery device is that the stirrer blades mix the fluids in the canisters only during the movement of the rotary table, for the same period of time, which substantially depends on the time used to position a specific delivery unit in the delivery position. Therefore, the mixing in the individual canisters may not be efficient, or in the event of prolonged inactivity, the fluids contained in the canisters may lose their homogeneity, they may thicken and not be in optimum delivery conditions when the device is restarted.
- One purpose of the present invention is to achieve a delivery unit for fluid products that allows a selective delivery, in the desired quantities, of one or more fluid products, minimizing the maintenance times and interventions, and that allows to keep each fluid in efficient conditions for delivery, preventing unwanted thickening or other.
- Another purpose is to perfect a dispensing method which allows to selectively deliver, with the maximum dosing accuracy, one or more fluid products in the desired quantities, keeping them in optimum conditions even in the event of prolonged inactivity.
- The Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
- The present invention is set forth and characterized in the independent claims, while the dependent claims describe other characteristics of the invention or variants to the main inventive idea.
- In accordance with the above purposes, a delivery device for fluid products according to the present invention is suitable to dispense or deliver fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams such as for example coloring products, food products or other.
- The delivery device comprises a plurality of containers or canisters, each suitable to contain a predetermined fluid, colorant or food product, and connected to an associated delivery unit.
- The delivery device also comprises a rotary support on which said plurality of containers is mounted. The support rotates so as to position sequentially, at different moments of time and according to one or more predetermined sequences, at least part of the delivery units in a corresponding delivery seating, so as to deliver predetermined quantities of fluid into an outlet container so as to obtain a final product with a desired final composition and/or formula.
- The device also comprises stirrer means, associated with the containers and able to mix the fluids contained in the containers.
- According to a characteristic feature of the present invention, at least some of the stirrer means are able to be selectively activated, independently of each other, so as to keep the corresponding fluid contained in optimum conditions to allow an efficient delivery thereof by the corresponding delivery unit disposed in the delivery seating.
- According to another variant the stirrer means are able to be selectively activated independently of the movement of the rotary support and/or its direction of rotation.
- According to another variant the stirrer means of each container are able to be driven continuously or periodically, with predetermined or variable durations of stirring depending on the type of colorant contained in each container and/or a predetermined delivery sequence.
- In this way it is possible to mix the fluid contained in each container when actually desired, according to the type of fluid contained, not only during the movement of the rotary support, as happens in the state of the art, but also during the delivery of fluid or during periods of inactivity of the device.
- According to another variant the device comprises a control and processing unit and drive means able to drive the stirrer means, governed by the control and processing unit.
- According to another variant of the present invention, each delivery unit is provided with at least a delivery valve of the disk type, able to be activated by means of a relative piston unit between at least two different open conditions and a closed condition.
- According to another variant, the device comprises first actuation means and second actuation means able to cooperate with each of said delivery units when the selected delivery unit is disposed, by selective rotation of the rotary support, in the delivery position, in order to drive the corresponding piston unit and therefore the associated delivery valve between the specific open condition and the closed condition.
- These and other characteristics of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferential form of embodiment, given as a non-restrictive example with reference to the attached drawings wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a delivery device according to the present invention; -
FIG. 1A is a schematic view from above of a detail of the delivery device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 1B is a block diagram of the delivery device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of a delivery unit of the device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a front view of the delivery unit inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a section view from IV to IV ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a lateral view of the delivery unit inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5A is a view from above of the delivery unit inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5B is a view from below of the delivery device inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional view of a first actuation unit of the device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIGS. 6A-6C are views respectively from below, the side and the front of the actuation unit inFIG. 6 ; -
FIGS. 7A-7B are perspective views of a second actuation unit of the device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIGS. 8A-8D are lateral views of some delivery steps of the device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 9 is a partly sectioned lateral view of a first detail of the device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10 is a partly sectioned lateral view of a container of the delivery device inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10A is a three-dimensional view of the container inFIG. 4 . - With reference to the attached drawings, a
delivery device 10 according to the present invention comprises asupport frame 12, a rotary table 13, a plurality of containers orcanisters 16, havingstirrers 64 and associated with an equal number of dosing circuits ordelivery units 21, provided withpistons 21 a, adelivery valve 30 and anactuation unit 40, able to cooperate with eachdosing circuit 21. Thedevice 10 also comprises acontrol board 50, substantially hinged to theframe 12 and comprising a control andprocessing unit 51. Thedelivery device 10 is also advantageously provided with a box-like containing casing, not shown in the drawings. - The rotary table 13, substantially of a circular shape (
FIGS. 1 and 1A ), is attached in a known manner to ahorizontal shelf 14 of theframe 12 and is movable in two opposite directions of rotation, as indicated by the arrow F, around an axis of rotation X orthogonal to the table 13. Thecanisters 16 containing the colorants are disposed on the upper surface of the table 13, according to a predetermined disposition. In this case there are twenty fourdosing circuits 21, and twenty fourcanisters 16. Thedosing circuits 21, each of which is connected to acorresponding canister 16 by means of apipe 17 to feed the colorant, are disposed on a peripheral edge of the table 13 so as to be distributed substantially regularly along its whole circumference. - The rotation of the table 13 is achieved by means of motor means of a known type, for example by means of a direct
current motor 19, which is commanded by the control andprocessing unit 51, in coordination with one or more specific delivery sequences. The motor can possibly be associated with one or more motor reducer devices. It is understood that the table 13 can be moved by means of a step motor, a brushless motor, a linear motor or by another type of suitable motor. - The
device 10 also comprises a dispensing seating having atray 56 disposed on a front of theframe 12 in which a container can be positioned, into which the colorants are delivered, according to said sequences and as will be described in more detail hereafter. - The
pistons 21 a to deliver the colorant are provided with a corresponding cylinder 23 (FIGS. 2-5B ), aplunger 22, mobile linearly inside thecylinder 23. Theplunger 22 is provided at an upper end with ahead 22, which protrudes from thecylinder 23 and is suitable to cooperate operatively with theactuation unit 40 in order to deliver the colorant by means of pumping. - Each
piston 21 a is associated with acorresponding delivery valve 30 disposed at a lower end of thepiston 21 a, hydraulically connected to thecylinder 23 and able to be selectively activated to intercept the flow of colorant. - The
delivery valve 30 is of the disk type with three positions, and comprises a rotatable ring nut, solid with adisk type faucet 32 of the valve, provided with threeattachment teeth 31 that protrude radially from the ring nut. Theteeth 31 are angularly distanced in a manner coherent with the operating positions of thevalve 30 as described below. Theattachment teeth 31 are able to cooperate with theactuation unit 40 so as to allow the rotation of the disk and thus activate, or switch, thevalve 30 between several operating positions. - In this case the
valve 30 is in a closed position, used during the movement of the rotary table 13, and in the step when the colorant is sucked up into thecylinder 23 when the dosing circuit, that is, thepiston 21 a, is disposed adjacent to theactuation unit 40. Thevalve 30 can also be switched into a first open position with a limited flow rate and a second open position with a higher flow rate, in which positions thedosing circuit 21 is disposed adjacent to theactuation unit 40. - Advantageously each
valve 30 is also provided with mechanical end-of-travel stops, suitable to prevent the rotation of thedisk type faucet 32 in unwanted positions. - The lower end of the
piston 21 a is also stably coupled with anattachment element 33 provided with asleeve 35 for connection to a correspondingpipe 17 and with arelease lever 34. Thelever 34 allows to remove thepiston 21 a from its attachment seating on the table 13, for example for maintenance requirements, at the same time closing thesleeve 35, thus preventing any possible leakages of residual colorant when thepiston 21 a is removed. - The
piston 21 a is also provided with ametal tongue 25, mounted on a lateral surface thereof, substantially facing toward the outside of the rotary table 13 so as to be facing toward theactuation unit 40 when it is disposed in correspondence with the actuation unit. Thetongue 25 is able to cooperate with aproximity sensor 45 connected to the control andprocessing unit 51, as will be described in more detail hereafter, so as to drive the rotation of the table 13 by means of said motor, provided with abidirectional position encoder 20, to position apredetermined dosing circuit 21 in correspondence with theactuation unit 40. - Advantageously at least one
tongue 25 has transverse sizes that are different from theother tongues 25, so as to allow to identify apredetermined piston 21 a and therefore a corresponding reference position. Thepiston 21 a is assigned a number that identifies it univocally, starting for example from number one. The remainingpistons 21 a are identified with different identification numbers, for example by progressively increasing the identification numbers of theother pistons 21 a recognized by thesensor 45. - The actuation unit 40 (
FIG. 1 ) is operatively positioned, as will be described hereafter, on a front part of theframe 12, substantially in a median position, and comprises a first 41 and asecond actuator 46. Thefirst actuator 41 comprises a compound lever unit driven for example by astep motor 42, in turn commanded by the control andprocessing unit 51. The compound lever unit is provided with a rotary actuation joint 43 havinghorizontal lever elements 44 that protrude radially with respect to a substantially vertical axis of rotation. Thelever elements 44 are disposed angularly in a manner coherent with theteeth 31 of thevalve 30. In fact, the actuation joint 43 is suitable to cooperate, by means of thelever elements 44, with theteeth 31 of thevalve 30 when thepiston 21 a is disposed adjacent to theactuation unit 40, to command the activation of the valve between its operating positions. - The
first actuator 41 is also associated with aproximity sensor 45, such as for example an inductive sensor, connected to the control andprocessing unit 51 and mounted on asupport plate 47 so as to face toward the rotary table 13. Thesensor 45 is able to cooperate with thetongues 25 of thepistons 21 a so as to allow to detect, during the rotation of the table 13, the alignment of thefirst actuator 41 and acorresponding piston 21 a. - The
second actuator 46, substantially aligned with thefirst actuator 41 in a position above it, comprises acontainer 46 a, shaped like an elongated parallelepiped, open on one side. Theactuator 46 comprises astep motor 46 b, attached above theframe 46 a, and suitable to move linearly aslider 47 along part of the height of theframe 46 a. - The
slider 47 is suitable to move, in turn, theplunger 22 of apiston 21 a disposed adjacent to theactuation unit 40. Theslider 47 is mechanically coupled with a worm screw 48 that develops along the height of theframe 46 a, in turn coupled at an upper end with thestep motor 46 b. Theslider 47 comprises twohorizontal protuberances 47 a, able to cooperate operatively, during the movement of theslider 47, with thehead 22 a of theplunger 22, in order to take in/deliver colorant into/from the piston. Adetection card 49 is also attached to thecontainer 46 a, and is able to detect a reference position, or zero position, of theslider 47. According to a preferential embodiment, thecard 49 comprises an optical type detector able to detect, through a groove 49 a in a wall of thecontainer 46 a, a reference element of theslider 47. - Advantageously, the
command board 50 is hinged to thesupport frame 12 and is mobile between at least an open position to allow maintenance to the device, and a closed operating position. Thefirst actuator 41 and the second actuator are mounted on thecommand board 51 so as to be adjacent to at least onedelivery unit 21 positioned in the delivery seating when thecommand board 50 is disposed in the closed position. - Each canister 16 (
FIGS. 9-10A ) comprises acontainer 60 provided with alid 61 to close its upper end, able to be driven by means of ahandle 61 a so as to effect filling operations and transfer the colorant inside it. Thecontainer 60 is also provided, at a lower end, withcolumns 62 to attach thecanister 16, suitable to be inserted into suitable seatings of the table 13 so as to hold eachcanister 16 firmly in a substantially vertical operating position. - The
stirrer 64 is disposed inside thecontainer 60, and comprises anoblong rod 64 a disposed axially along the height of thecanister 16. Therod 64 a is provided withstirrer blades 65 suitable to mix the colorant contained in thecanister 16. Theblades 65 are substantially flat or with a slightly curvilinear profile and protrude radially from therod 64 a, uniformly along its longitudinal development. Therod 64 a is suitable to rotate axially, according to an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation X of the rotary table 13. - The
canister 16 is also provided with a directcurrent motor 66, mounted on a lower end of thecontainer 60. Themotor 66 is mechanically connected to therod 64 so as to drive its rotation. - The
device 10 also comprises anelectronic card 70, attached to the rotary table 13, substantially in a central position, and electrically connected both to the control andprocessing unit 51 and also to a source of electric power, in a known manner, for example by means of sliding contacts disposed in the lower part of the table 13. - The
electronic card 70 is provided with a plurality of electric connectors 71, each suitable to be connected by anelectric feed cable 72 to an associatedmotor 66 of acanister 16. Advantageously theelectronic card 70 is provided with amicro-processor unit 70 a, having digital outputs that are independently drivable and connected, directly or indirectly, to said connectors 71. - The
delivery device 10 as described heretofore functions as follows. - After positioning a container in the
tray 56 of the dispensing seating, the control andprocessing unit 51, according to the type of formula or composition of colorant to be obtained, and therefore according to a specific sequence of doses taken from a predetermined group of canisters among those available on the table 13, activates the rotation of the table 13 until, by means of theproximity sensor 45, thepiston 21 a required in the specific formula or composition is identified. - The control and
processing unit 51 rotates the table 13, continuously detecting its position with respect to the reference position by means of thebidirectional encoder 20, until it disposes thepiston 21 a relating to the first colorant to be dosed in correspondence with the dispensing seating, in which theproximity sensor 45 aligns with the tongue of saidpiston 21 a. In the dispensing position thehead 22 a of theplunger 22 is disposed between theprotuberances 47 a of theslider 47 of the second actuator 46 (FIG. 8A ). - It is also advantageously possible to define a procedure able to recognize the number of
delivery units 21 present and mounted and their position with respect to aspecific reference unit 21. The table 13 is driven in a predetermined direction of travel, for example clockwise, and for everydelivery unit 21 present, detected by theproximity sensor 45, the distance in encoder steps is read, starting from thefirst unit 21 found and the size of itstongue 25. When the table has made a complete turn, the presence is also detected of thereference delivery unit 21 and consequently all the distances in encoder steps of the remainingdelivery units 21 from the specific reference delivery unit are calculated and memorized. - Advantageously the control and
processing unit 51 is connected to amemorization unit 52 in which at least a configuration table is memorized, which identifies the position of eachpiston 21 a on the table 13 and the specific colorants contained therein. The configuration table can be modified according to possible variations and/or replacements ofcanisters 16 having different colorants. During the rotation of the table 13, all thevalves 30 are disposed in their inactive position in which theteeth 31 are disposed so as not to interfere mechanically with thelever elements 44 of the compound lever unit of thesecond actuator 46. - Subsequently the control and
processing unit 51 switches the valve into its closed position, driving themotor 42 of thefirst actuator 41. This causes the rotation of the actuation joint 43 so as to make a first of saidlever elements 44 contact one of theteeth 31 of thevalve 30, producing the rotation of thedisk type faucet 32. - Then an intake step is activated in which the color is taken from the corresponding
canister 16 by means of thepipe 17 and transferred inside thepiston 21 a. In this step theplunger 22, in an initial inactive step, that is, disposed completely inside thecylinder 23, is lifted by means of thesecond actuator 46 to a predetermined loading position. This position corresponds to the intake of a quantity of desired colorant so as to obtain the desired composition. - In this case, the control and
processing unit 51 activates for example thestep motor 46 b for a number of steps sufficient to move theslider 47 by means of the screw 48 to the desired position. In turn theslider 47 intercepts thehead 22 a of theplunger 22 by means of thelower protuberance 47 a and causes it to be lifted. - At the end of the intake step, a pre-delivery step is carried out in which the control and
processing unit 51 inverts the direction of rotation of thestep motor 46 b and therefore the direction of movement of theslider 47, displacing theplunger 22 downward by a predetermined height, keeping thedelivery valve 30 closed. This allows to obtain an optimum pressure condition inside thepiston 21 a for the subsequent delivery of the colorant. - When the
plunger 22 has stopped moving, the control andprocessing unit 51 switches the valve into one of the two open positions, depending on the flow rate (FIGS. 8B and 8C ), driving for example themotor 42 of thefirst actuator 41. This leads to the rotation of the actuation joint 43 so as to make a second and/or a third of saidlever elements 44 contact the teeth of thevalve 30, rotating thedisk faucet 32 of thevalve 30 until it is open. The selection of one of the two positions, respectively with a greater or lesser flow rate, is carried out according to the quantity of colorant to be delivered, which is in turn directly proportional to the speed of movement of the plunger. - Subsequently the delivery step is effected, in which the control and
processing unit 51 moves theslider 47 downward, as previously described, delivering the colorant through a hole of thedisk type faucet 32 into the container below. - When the delivery step is finished, the control and
processing unit 51 switches thevalve 30 to its closed position, rotating the actuation joint 43 as described above so as to make thelever elements 44 contact theteeth 31 of thevalve 30, producing the rotation of thedisk faucet 32 to its closed position and thefirst actuator 41 to its inactive position. - Then the control and
processing unit 51 activates the rotation of the rotary table 13 so as to position in the dispensing seating thepiston 21 a corresponding to the next colorant to be delivered. The rotation of the table 13 is accurately controlled by the control andprocessing unit 51, according to the information arriving from theencoder 20 and to the detection of the position of eachpiston 21 a, provided by thesensor 25 together with the information to configure the disposition and content of thecanisters 16 as memorized in thememorization unit 52. - Advantageously the control and
processing unit 51, in correspondence with each individual delivery, regulates the rotation of the table 13 in the two directions of rotation, clockwise and anticlockwise, so as to minimize the total travel, that is, the absolute angle of rotation obtained as the sum of the individual angles of rotation of the table 13 during the delivery sequence of the final composition or formula. Since the speed of rotation of the table 13 is substantially constant, this allows to considerably reduce the overall delivery times, given the same formula sequence, compared with devices that always rotate in the same direction of rotation. - The optimization of the rotation sequences corresponding to the delivery sequences is effected according to the number of encoder impulses detected by the control and
processing unit 51. - During the functioning of the
device 10, that is, both during the rotation of the table 13 and also during the dispensing of the colorant, the control andprocessing unit 51, by means of themicroprocessor unit 70 a, selectively activates, independently of the movement of the rotary support and/or its direction of rotation, one ormore stirrers 64, driving the correspondingmotors 66, so as to keep the colorant contained therein in good conditions of preservation. - It is understood that the drive of the
stirrers 64 can be carried out by driving the correspondingmotors 66 according to predetermined or variable groupings. According to another solution it is possible to define predetermined groupings ofcanisters 16, in which a corresponding motor is associated with each grouping and is suitable to transmit, by means of associated transmission kinematisms, the rotation motion to all thestirrers 64 of the grouping. - The
stirrers 64 are driven continuously or periodically, with predetermined or variable durations of stirring depending on the type of colorant contained in eachcanister 16 and/or a predetermined delivery sequence to be carried out. - In this way it is possible to mix the fluid contained in each container when actually desired, according to the type of fluid contained, not only during the movement of the rotary support, as happens in the state of the art, but also during the delivery of fluid or during periods of inactivity of the device.
- According to a preferential solution, when the
device 10 is switched on, or after any maintenance, such as the replacement of one ormore delivery units 21, an initialization step is performed in which theslider 47 is taken to an upper position, substantially at its upper end-of-travel. The table 13 is rotated to take apiston 21 a to the delivery seating. Theslider 47 is lowered, and by means of a thrust exerted by thelower protuberance 47 a of theslider 47 on thehead 22 a, theplunger 22 is lowered until the lower end-of-travel is reached. Thedelivery valve 30 is closed and the actuation joint 43 is taken to an inactive position. Subsequently, theslider 47 is returned to the upper end-of-travel. - These operations are performed for all the
pistons 21 a present. - When this step is finished in which all the
plungers 22 are at a lower mechanical abutment, the table 13 is rotated so as to free from the delivery zone anypiston 21 a possibly fouled and theslider 47 is taken to the ideal position so as to attach thehead 22 a of theplunger 22. - It is clear that modifications and/or additions of parts and/or steps may be made to the
delivery device 10 and the relative method as described heretofore, without departing from the field and scope of the present invention. - For example, it comes within the field of the present invention to provide that the device is provided with a device to clean the
valve 30, able to clean, during the rotation of the table 13, any residual colorant from the lower surface of eachvalve 30. This allows to keep thedevice 10 always in efficient conditions, reducing maintenance operations to a minimum. - It is also clear that, although the present invention has been described with reference to some specific examples, a person of skill in the art shall certainly be able to achieve many other equivalent forms of delivery device and the relative method, having the characteristics as set forth in the claims and hence all coming within the field of protection defined thereby.
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1. Delivery device for fluid products comprising:
a plurality of containers, each able to contain a predetermined fluid and connected to an associated delivery unit,
a support on which said plurality of containers is mounted, able to rotate to position sequentially, at different moments of time according to one or more predetermined sequences, at least some of said delivery units in a predetermined delivery seating, to deliver corresponding quantities of fluid to obtain a desired fluid composition, and
stirrer means, associated with the containers and able to mix the fluids contained in said containers,
wherein each stirrer comprises an oblong rod disposed axially along the height of the container and stirrer blades protruding radially from the rod, wherein each container is provided with a motor mechanically connected to said rod to drive its rotation,
the delivery device further comprising an electronic card provided with a plurality of electric connectors, each suitable to be connected by an electric feed cable to one associated of said motors, and wherein said electronic card is further provided with a microprocessor unit having digital outputs independently drivable and connected, directly or indirectly, to said connectors, to selectively activate, one or more stirrers, driving the corresponding motors.
2. The delivery device as in claim 1 , wherein the stirrer means are able to be selectively activated independently of the movement of the rotary support and/or its direction of rotation.
3. Device The delivery device as in claim 1 , wherein the stirrer means can be driven continuously or periodically, for predetermined or variable periods of stirring, depending on the type of colorant contained and/or a predetermined delivery sequence.
4. The delivery device as in claim 1 , wherein each delivery unit is provided with a piston unit and a disk type delivery valve activatable between two distinct open conditions and a closed condition.
5. The delivery device as in claim 4 , comprising first and second actuation means able to cooperate with each delivery unit, when positioned in the delivery seating, to drive respectively the corresponding disk type delivery valve, between the specific open condition and the closed condition, and the corresponding piston unit.
6. The delivery device as in claim 4 , wherein each of said disk type delivery valves has at least a first delivery position with a greater flow rate, a second delivery position with a lower flow rate and a third closed position.
7. The delivery device as in claim 6 , comprising first and second actuation means able to cooperate with each delivery unit, when positioned in the delivery seating, to drive respectively the corresponding disk type delivery valve, between the specific open condition and the closed condition, and the corresponding piston unit,
wherein the first actuation means are able to assume an inactive position in which they do not interfere mechanically with the delivery valves during the rotation of the support.
8. The delivery device as in claim from 4, wherein the disk type delivery valves are made of ceramic material.
9. The delivery device as in claim 1 wherein the rotary support is movable in two opposite directions of rotation to position, according to one or more predetermined delivery sequences, the delivery units in the delivery seating to minimize the absolute angle of rotation of the support during the delivery sequence.
10. A method to deliver fluid products in a delivery device as in claim 1 , comprising:
providing a plurality of containers, each able to contain a predetermined fluid and connected to an associated delivery unit, and
using a rotary support, on which said plurality of containers is mounted, to position sequentially at least some of said delivery units, at different moments of time according to one or more predetermined sequences, in a predetermined delivery seating, to deliver corresponding quantities of fluid to obtain a desired fluid composition, and
wherein a stirrer means associated with the containers mixes the fluids contained therein,
wherein at least some of the stirrer means are selectively activated, independently of each other, to keep the corresponding fluid in optimum conditions to allow an efficient delivery by the corresponding delivery unit disposed in the delivery seating.
11. The method as in claim 10 , wherein the stirrer means are selectively activated independently of the movement of the rotary support and/or its direction of rotation.
12. The method as in claim 10 , wherein the stirrer means of each container continuously or periodically drivable, for predetermined or variable periods of stirring, depending on the type of colorant contained and/or a predetermined delivery sequence.
13. The method as in claim 10 , wherein each delivery unit is provided with a disk type delivery valve, which is activated by first actuation means between at least two distinct open conditions and a closed condition, and a piston unit of a selected delivery unit positioned in the delivery seating is driven by second actuation means.
14. The method as in claim 13 , wherein each of said disk type delivery valves is switchable between at least a first delivery position with a greater flow rate, a second delivery position with a lower flow rate and a third closed position.
15. The method as in claim 10 , wherein the support is moved in two opposite directions of rotation to position, according to one or more predetermined delivery sequences, the delivery units in the delivery seating to minimize the absolute angle of rotation of the support during the delivery sequence.
16. The method as in claim 10 , wherein during the rotation of the support the position of each delivery unit in proximity with said delivery seating is detected by detection means.
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