Delivery Device for Fluid Products and Relative Delivery Method

Abstract

A delivery device for fluid products including a plurality of containers, each able to contain a predetermined fluid and connected to an associated delivery unit. The device also includes a support on which the containers are mounted, able to rotate to position sequentially, at different moments of time according to one or more predetermined sequences, at least some of the delivery units in a predetermined delivery seating, to deliver corresponding quantities of fluid to obtain a desired fluid composition. The delivery device contains stirrers, associated with the containers to mix the fluids contained in the containers. At least some of the stirrers are able to be selectively activated, independently of each other, to maintain the corresponding fluid in optimum conditions to allow an efficient delivery by the corresponding delivery unit disposed in the delivery seating.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention concerns a delivery device for fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams, such as for example coloring products, food products or other, and the relative delivery method.[0002]In particular, the delivery device according to the present invention is suitable for the selective delivery of fluid products such as colorants of different shades or color, creams of different flavor or other, able to be dosed and / or added to a base substance so as to form a paint or varnish or other fluid product, of a determinate color or flavor.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Devices are known for dispensing fluid products, semi-fluids, pastes, gels or creams, such as for example coloring products, food products or other. Known dispenser devices comprise a plurality of containers or canisters, each suitable to contain a predetermined fluid, colorant or food product, and connected to an associated delivery unit, such as for example a piston pump ...

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Benefits of technology

[0015]According to a characteristic feature of the present invention, at least some of the stirrer means are able to be selectively activated, independently of each other, so as to keep the corresponding fluid contained in optimum conditions to allow an efficient delivery thereof by the corresponding delivery unit disposed in the delivery seating.

[0018]In this way it is possible to mix the fluid contained in each container when actually desired, according to the type of fluid contained, not only during the movement of the rotary support, as happens in the state of the art, but also during the delivery of fluid or during periods of inactivity of the device.

Problems solved by technology

One disadvantage of the known delivery device is that the stirrer blades mix the fluids in the canisters only during the movement of the rotary table, for the same period of time, which substantially depends on the time used to position a specific delivery unit in the delivery position.

Therefore, the mixing in the individual canisters may not be efficient, or in the event of prolonged inactivity, the fluids contained in the canisters may lose their homogeneity, they may thicken and not be in optimum delivery conditions when the device is restarted.

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