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(11) | EP 1 205 891 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Bag feeding device for vending machines for the automatic elaboration of dried products with an undefined or granular shape |
| (57) The feeder is comprised by a prismatic-rectangular housing (1) containing an electric
micro-motor (2) to whose exit shaft a pinion (3) is fixed which, together with a reduction
transmission unit (4), moves two parallel and transverse shafts (5) emerging outside
through its ends and finished with two pairs of toothed drums (6) over which respective
belts (7) are fitted, with corresponding toothing and axial retention, within the
housing (1) itself and externally by respective discoid flanges (8), with a diameter
slightly greater than the toothed drums, to define the side support of the belts (7),
which are provided with a pair of external dragging lugs (9) intended to act over
the bags containing the dry product for their dragging from the loader to the preparation
device. |