The dispenser disclosed herein serves a single serving of a powdered nutrient contained within a container having multi-servings of the powdered nutrient. The dispenser has a metering device that operates as a ball valve or guillotine to dispense a single serving of the powdered nutrient into a water container. The dispenser also has a support surface that can be lowered and raised back up in order to fit a water container under the metering device and a distal tip of the metering device into a mouth of the water container so that no powdered nutrient spills out of the water container during transfer of the powdered nutrient from the metering device to the water container.

A method for filling a container with a pyrotechnic charge using a filling system, said method including, when the powder is conveyed, a step of regulating the powder flow rate in which at least one powder conveyor device is brought to vibrate according to a vibration frequency control sequence, the vibration frequency being inversely proportional to the filling ratio of the container of the pyrotechnic charge.

A device (10) for dosing a powder, in particular a pulverulent pharmaceutical, having a storage container (24) which has a storage chamber for storing a stored quantity of the powder to be dosed, wherein the storage container has a dosing opening (32), wherein the device has a dosing control element which can be movably driven and which, in a closing position, closes the dosing opening and, in at least one freeing position, frees the dosing opening for the dispensing of powder from the storage container into a target container to be filled, wherein the device has a vibration means which sets the powder in vibration in order to assist with the dispensing of powder, wherein the storage container has two container parts which are movable relative to one another and which delimit mutually connected sub-chambers of the storage chamber and each store a portion of the stored quantity of powder, wherein a first container part (28) has the dosing opening and wherein the vibration means cooperates with the first container part and thus sets the portion of the powder that is disposed in the first container part in vibration, and wherein the vibration means is uncoupled from the second container part (30).

A device (10) for dosing a powder, in particular a pulverulent pharmaceutical, having a storage container (24) which has a storage chamber for storing a stored quantity of the powder to be dosed, wherein the storage container has a dosing opening (32), wherein the device has a dosing control element which can be movably driven and which, in a closing position, closes the dosing opening and, in at least one freeing position, frees the dosing opening for the dispensing of powder from the storage container into a target container to be filled, wherein the device has a vibration means which sets the powder in vibration in order to assist with the dispensing of powder, wherein the storage container has two container parts which are movable relative to one another and which delimit mutually connected sub-chambers of the storage chamber and each store a portion of the stored quantity of powder, wherein a first container part (28) has the dosing opening and wherein the vibration means cooperates with the first container part and thus sets the portion of the powder that is disposed in the first container part in vibration, and wherein the vibration means is uncoupled from the second container part (30).

The present disclosure provides energy storage systems that can be manufactured with lower cost. The energy storage system may comprise a plurality of electrochemical cells, a rack placed in an enclosure to support the plurality of electrochemical cells, one or more panels between the rack and the enclosure to form one or more insulation sections, and insulation material disposed in the one or more insulation sections.

One aspect of the present disclosure is an apparatus for manufacturing cosmetic containing: a main body providing a space for manufacturing cosmetic; a mixing vessel that can store cosmetic materials and a parts supply unit providing components including a plurality of cosmetic containers; a cosmetic material supply unit that can store cosmetic materials and then discharge cosmetic materials to the mixing vessel; a transfer unit that can transfer the mixing vessel and the components including the cosmetic container; and a control unit that can control the movement of the transfer unit in order to simultaneously assemble a plurality of cosmetic containers from the mixing vessel and the components.

A doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive filler material, a vibration transmission assembly coupled to the hopper assembly, and a paddle in a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly includes a shaft that is configured to rotate around a central rotation axis, an eccentric that is fixed to the shaft and has a center that is radially offset from the central rotation axis, a connecting rod that is pivotably connected to the center of the eccentric, and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the connecting rod. A first end of the paddle is pivotably coupled to the hopper assembly at a paddle pivot joint. The paddle is fixed to the bracket of the vibration transmission assembly separately from the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly is configured to cause the paddle to reciprocatingly pivot around the paddle pivot joint.

A doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive filler material, a vibration transmission assembly coupled to the hopper assembly, and a paddle in a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly includes a shaft that is configured to rotate around a central rotation axis, an eccentric that is fixed to the shaft and has a center that is radially offset from the central rotation axis, a connecting rod that is pivotably connected to the center of the eccentric, and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the connecting rod. A first end of the paddle is pivotably coupled to the hopper assembly at a paddle pivot joint. The paddle is fixed to the bracket of the vibration transmission assembly separately from the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly is configured to cause the paddle to reciprocatingly pivot around the paddle pivot joint.

A powder trickler has a housing, a hopper connected to the housing and defining a reservoir, a first dispensing element having a first inlet in communication with the reservoir and a first outlet, a second dispensing element having a second inlet in communication with the reservoir and a second outlet, a receptacle connected to the housing and configured to receive powder from the first outlet and from the second outlet, a scale connected to the receptacle and operable to generate a weight value of powder in the receptacle, a controller connected to the scale to receive a weight value and connected to the first and second dispensing elements and operable to operate the dispensing elements, and the second dispensing element being a vibratory feeder and the first dispensing element having a feeding facility other than a vibratory feeder.

A powder trickler has a housing, a hopper connected to the housing and defining a reservoir, a first dispensing element having a first inlet in communication with the reservoir and a first outlet, a second dispensing element having a second inlet in communication with the reservoir and a second outlet, a receptacle connected to the housing and configured to receive powder from the first outlet and from the second outlet, a scale connected to the receptacle and operable to generate a weight value of powder in the receptacle, a controller connected to the scale to receive a weight value and connected to the first and second dispensing elements and operable to operate the dispensing elements, and the second dispensing element being a vibratory feeder and the first dispensing element having a feeding facility other than a vibratory feeder.