Apparatus for filling a container with bulk material

US11407599B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Nowe GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Reich · Meerbusch, DE
• Ralf Weiss · Banteln, DE
• Werner Bartling · Elze, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 21, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 21, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G53/66
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for filling a container with bulk material, in particular sand, comprises a storage container for the bulk material with a closable lid and an outlet, a metering device arranged beneath the storage container and a pneumatic feeding device arranged under the metering device for feeding the bulk material into the container to be filled with the aid of compressed air via a feed hose. The feeding device has an injector with a plurality of, preferably at least five, holes for the compressed air.