Method and Apparatus for Filling Open Containers with a Powdery Product
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for filling a container (7), particularly an open bag, with a powdery product has the following features” a net scale (1) situated above a tube arrangement and/or hopper arrangement (2), which terminates in a filler neck (6) above the container (7) to be filled while preferably projecting into this container. An intermediate chamber (3) is arranged downstream of the net scale and upstream of the container (7) to temporarily hold at least a portion of the product released by the net scale, and a compacting device (8, 9) is provided for compacting the product placed inside the container (7).
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49 Claims
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24. Apparatus for filling an open-topped container, such as a bag, with a powdery product, comprising:
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a net scale for releasing a product; a tube arrangement and/or hopper arrangement disposed below the net scale and terminating in a filling neck arranged above a container to be filled; an intermediate chamber disposed downstream of the net scale and upstream of the container for temporarily holding at least a first portion of the product released by the net scale; and a compaction device for compacting the product filled into the container. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for filling a container with a free-flowing product, comprising the steps of:
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diverting a first portion of a product released from a net scale into an intermediate chamber for temporarily storage, while a remaining second portion of the product is introduced via a tube/hopper arrangement into a container; and transferring the first portion of the product from the intermediate chamber into the container. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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