APPARATUS FOR FILLING A RECEPTACLE WITH A DIVIDED SOLID PRODUCT

摘要

An apparatus for filling a receptacle with a divided solid product, comprises a feeder hopper and a dispersion head. The dispersion head includes a series of parallel and coaxial plates superimposed on one another wherein the surface area of the plates diminishes from the top plate down to the bottom plate. The whole assembly is devised such that each plate includes an aperture which allows gravity feed to the plate situated immediately underneath. The lower plate may include an aperture in order to feed the center of the receptacle. The plates are rotated to permit ejection of divided solids by centrifugal force. At least one of the plates has apertures and is placed at the exit of the hopper and in front of the particle distribution plates.