Automatic dosing device with a dosing screw and the use of such an automatic dosing device
First Claim
1. An automatic dosing device for a machine comprising a container (27) for dosing material and a dosing screw (1) that feeds material out from the container, characterized in that the screw (1), which could be removable, is rotatably attached to the container (27) and interacts with a channel (26) that connects the inside (29) of the container (27) with the outside of the container (27), whereby a sealing member (13,14) which by a force transmitted to the member from the thread (4) of the screw (1) seals or opens an outlet (30) of the channel (26), which outlet (30) facing the container outside.
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a dosing screw unit for an automatic dosing device The purpose of the automatic dosing device is to control the dosing of stored material, kept inside (29) a container (27), out of the storage. The object of the dosing screw unit according to the invention is to achieve a dosing, closing and cleaning arrangement for the automatic dosing device. The screw unit therefore comprises parts that interact with the thread of the dosing screw (1), which parts constitutes an attacher (14) that interacts with the thread and scratches of material clogged on the screw, closer that closes the outlet of the dosing unit and a director that prevents the parts from rotating around the dosing screw (1).
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1. An automatic dosing device for a machine comprising a container (27) for dosing material and a dosing screw (1) that feeds material out from the container, characterized in
that the screw (1), which could be removable, is rotatably attached to the container (27) and interacts with a channel (26) that connects the inside (29) of the container (27) with the outside of the container (27), whereby a sealing member (13,14) which by a force transmitted to the member from the thread (4) of the screw (1) seals or opens an outlet (30) of the channel (26), which outlet (30) facing the container outside.
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