Food dispenser and method for portioning and dispensing free-flowing foods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9441618
APP PUB NO 20150098850A1
SERIAL NO

14381613

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Food dispenser for free-flowing food has a piston movable in a reciprocal manner in a cylinder by a drive and having a valve (2) having a valve body (5) which is rotatable about a rotational axis (7) between a first and a second switching position. In the first switching position, a first channel (14) of valve body (5) connects a suction opening (11) and a working opening of piston (12), such that a working stroke of the piston suctions food through suction opening (11) and working opening (12) into an intermediate space. In the second switching position, a second channel (15) of valve body (5) connects working opening (12) and a dispensing opening (13) such that a second working stroke of the piston conveys food from the cylinder through working opening (12) and dispensing opening (13). The suction opening (11), working opening (12) and dispensing opening (13) are offset, spaced from one another along rotational axis (7) of the valve body (5).

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  • UNIFILLER SYSTEMS UK LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bucher, Benno Delta, CA 3 23
Kurschner, Kuno Delta, CA 2 0

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