Patents Assigned to I.M.A. Industrial Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.
  • Patent number: 11981463
    Abstract: A dosing device for feeding an infusion product includes: a tower for containing loose infusion product, tubular channels for feeding and discharging the product, first containers for receiving the product from the channels; each channel actuated by an actuation device for releasing a quantity of product; a fixed platform supporting the first containers, a plurality of elements for weighing the product in the containers and supported by the platform; a control unit in communication with each actuating device and with each weighing element, to detect the value measured by each element and actuate the corresponding channel until reaching the quantity of product. Reference elements are independent of the weighing elements are associated with the platform, each supporting a weight of predetermined value; each reference element is in communication with the control unit to transmit a signal equivalent to the measured value of the reference weight by the reference element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: I.M.A. INDUSTRIAL MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Sauro Rivola, Andrea Sermenghi, Luca Bernardini, Dylan Forni
  • Patent number: 9546818
    Abstract: A device to introduce bottles into a lyophilization chamber of a lyophilization machine provided at least with an arrival plane of the bottles and with a deposit plane inside the lyophilization chamber comprises at least limited feed means cooperating with a thruster bar to move it along an approach travel in the direction from the arrival plane to said deposit plane. The introduction device also comprises pantograph means connected to the limited feed means and to the thruster bar and configured to extend with respect to the limited feed means and toward the deposit plane, at least by the defined amount necessary to introduce the bottles completely into the lyophilization chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: I.M.A. INDUSTRIAL MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Trebbi
  • Patent number: 9222826
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for weighing elongate containers (5) supplied along a conveyor line (4) comprises: weighing means (2); a support member (6) suitable for restingly receiving at least a container (5); a first articulated system (7) and a second articulated system (12); the apparatus (1) being configured such as to impart, by means of the first articulated system (7) and the second articulated system (12), a translating and rotating motion to the support member (6) such as to transfer the containers (5) from a first position (K1), in which the support member (6) is arranged at the conveyor line (4) such as to receive therefrom the containers (5) to be weighed, and a second position (K2) in which the support member (6) engages with the weighing means (2) such as to enable the containers (5) to be weighed in an inclined position, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: I.M.A. Industrial Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Cavina
  • Publication number: 20130327580
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for weighing elongate containers (5) supplied along a conveyor line (4) comprises: weighing means (2); a support member (6) suitable for restingly receiving at least a container (5); a first articulated system (7) and a second articulated system (12); the apparatus (1) being configured such as to impart, by means of the first articulated system (7) and the second articulated system (12), a translating and rotating motion to the support member (6) such as to transfer the containers (5) from a first position (K1), in which the support member (6) is arranged at the conveyor line (4) such as to receive therefrom the containers (5) to be weighed, and a second position (K2) in which the support member (6) engages with the weighing means (2) such as to enable the containers (5) to be weighed in an inclined position, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: I.M.A. Industrial Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Cavina