Global Patent Index - EP 1698586 A1

EP 1698586 A1 20060906 - Filler

Title (en)

Filler

Title (de)

Füllmaschine

Title (fr)

Remplisseuse

Publication

EP 1698586 A1 20060906 (EN)

Application

EP 05004540 A 20050302

Priority

EP 05004540 A 20050302

Abstract (en)

Vessels 2 on a conveying rail 4 are supported by a back guide 8 and are intermittently conveyed by a transfer rake 6. A number of filling nozzles 28 which corresponds to a number of vessels 2 are installed at a filling station F, and the conveying rail has a portion 4A which is elevatable. Metering receptacles 12 connected to load cells 16 are disposed in a manner corresponding to respective filling nozzles 28. These metering receptacles 12 do not contact vessels 2 when the conveying rail portion 4A is raised, but support the vessels when the conveying rail portion 4A is lowered, allowing a mensuration of the weight of vessels 2 by the load cells 16. During a normal filling operation, the conveying rail portion 4A is maintained in its raised position to convey the vessels 2 and performs a filling operation. During a sampling operation, the conveying rail portion 4A is lowered to place vessels 2 on the metering receptacles 12 to perform a mensuration while performing a filling operation. A sampling operation can be performed in a reduced length of time using a simple construction.

IPC 8 full level

B67C 3/20 (2006.01); B65B 1/46 (2006.01); G01G 17/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67C 3/202 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1698586 A1 20060906; EP 1698586 B1 20080521; DE 602005006963 D1 20080703

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05004540 A 20050302; DE 602005006963 T 20050302