Suspended delivery device and a container-filler installation including such devices
A delivery device for delivering composition in a container filler installation, the device comprising a tube having at least an end provided with a nozzle and an opposite end provided with means for fastening to a feed line of the filler installation, and the device further including a plate fastened to the tube and provided with a support having a portion extending in register with the nozzle to support a container. The invention also provides a filler installation including at least one such device.
1. A delivery device for delivering a composition in an installation for filling containers, the device comprising a tube having at least an end provided with a nozzle and an opposite end provided with means for fastening it to a line for feeding the filler installation, the device also comprising a plate fastened to the tube and provided with a support having a portion that extends in register with the nozzle to support a container, the device having at least one measuring valve and control means extending outside the tube and including a weighing member, the control means being received in a housing that is secured to the tube and fastened to the tube, the housing extending around a portion of the tube.
2. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the weighing member comprises a deformable bar mounted between the plate and the support.
3. A device according to claim 2 , wherein the deformable bar extends inside the housing, and the plate forms a horizontal wall of the housing.
4. A device according to claim 3 , wherein the support comprises a column that is suspended from one end of the deformable bar and that possesses a bottom end having the portion of the support that supports the container secured thereto.
5. A device according to claim 4 , wherein the portion of the support is arranged to hold the container via a top portion thereof.
6. A device according to claim 1 , wherein the support comprises a first support portion arranged to hold the container via a top portion thereof and a second support portion arranged to support a bottom of the container.
7. A filler installation including a feed line for feeding it with composition and having suspended therefrom at least one delivery device according to claim 1 .
8. A delivery device for delivering a composition in an installation for filling containers, the device comprising a tube having at least an end provided with a nozzle and an opposite end provided with means for fastening it to a line for feeding the filler installation, the device also comprising a plate directly fastened to the tube and provided with a support having a portion that extends in register with the nozzle to support a container, the device having at least one measuring valve and control means extending outside the tube and including a weighing member, the control means being received in a housing that is secured to the tube.