Global Patent Index - EP 3041749 B1

EP 3041749 B1 20170802 - APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING PROCESS MATERIAL BETWEEN A FIRST CONTAINER AND A SECOND CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR THIS PURPOSE

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING PROCESS MATERIAL BETWEEN A FIRST CONTAINER AND A SECOND CONTAINER, AND METHOD FOR THIS PURPOSE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM UMFÜLLEN VON PROZESSMATERIAL ZWISCHEN EINEM ERSTEN UND EINEM ZWEITEN BEHÄLTNIS UND VERFAHREN DAZU

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE TRANSVASEMENT DE MATIÈRE DE PROCESSUS ENTRE UN PREMIER ET UN DEUXIÈME RÉCIPIENT ET PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT

Publication

EP 3041749 B1 20170802 (DE)

Application

EP 14761559 A 20140902

Priority

  • CH 14852013 A 20130902
  • CH 2014000126 W 20140902

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015027350A1] The apparatus for transferring process material between a first container (A) and a second container (B) has, as its essential constituent parts, at least one first tensioning unit (11), which has a first tensioner (111) and a second tensioner (112), which can be actuated independently of one another, and also a tubular liner piece (8, 9), which extends indirectly between the containers (A, B) in order to seal off the transition between the containers (A, B) from the exterior. The tensioning unit (11) has fixed in it, temporarily, the near end portion of the liner piece (8, 9) and the near end portion of a tubular liner remainder (8', 8'', 9') left over from a previous transfer operation. In specific applications, a transfer means (1) is installed between the containers (A, B). The process material is usually of a sensitive nature - e.g. a pharmaceutical component - and must be neither contaminated by the exterior surroundings nor pass into the surroundings. The containers (A, B) are typically constituent parts of a production installation, such as big bags, steel containers or drums. The invention also relates to a method for using the apparatus.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 69/00 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 39/007 (2013.01 - US); B65B 69/0075 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : HECHT Technologie GmbH

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015027350 A1 20150305; CH 708545 A1 20150313; DK 3041749 T3 20171023; DK 3041749 T4 20230828; EP 3041749 A1 20160713; EP 3041749 B1 20170802; EP 3041749 B2 20230705; US 10167102 B2 20190101; US 10800567 B2 20201013; US 2016214754 A1 20160728; US 2019135472 A1 20190509

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 2014000126 W 20140902; CH 14852013 A 20130902; DK 14761559 T 20140902; EP 14761559 A 20140902; US 201414916021 A 20140902; US 201916237710 A 20190101