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Method for supplying pre-defined filling quantities of bulk material by exact weight as well as filling apparatus

US5466894A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 1992
Grant dateNov 14, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B7/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for the automatic filling of shipping bags with bulk materials with weighing accuracy. The pre-defined bulk material filling quantities are produced cyclically by controlling the discharge from a differential packer and weigher by determining the differential weight and are poured directly into the package via a flow filling sleeve. The pre-defined bulk material weight is directly packed as a dense stream on the shortest path via a flow filling sleeve. The majority of problems relating to weighing technology can be shifted to the area of the refilling of the differential weigher container with no disadvantageous results and no longer occur during the formation of the filling weight. The highest hourly outputs can be achieved particularly for packing carousels.

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