Method for removing a follower plate from a container

US11772110B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Atlas Copco IAS GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Thomas FIPPL · Westerburg, DE
• Patrick Scholl · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 6, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 3, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 24, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B67D7/645
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method removes a follower plate of a device for transporting viscous material out of a barrel-like container. The device has the follower plate for closing the container, which is open at the top and has a container base and a container casing extending upwards from the base, the follower plate being movable toward and away from the base. A force measuring sensor measures a force exerted by a container onto a placement surface; the controller switches the ventilation mode to the lifting mode if the force exerted by the container onto the placement surface exceeds a first target force value; and the controller switches the lifting mode to the ventilation mode if the force exerted by the container onto the placement surface falls below a second target force value, and/or the at least one sensor measures the position of the container relative to a stationary point.