Emptying device, assembly, and method for emptying suction bag
AssigneeSerres Oy
InventorJarmo Mäkiranta
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Abstract
The invention relates to a suction bag emptying device (13) comprising a container (15) with a lid for a suction bag to be placed into the container. The container (15) has a discharge point (17) for removal of the contents of the suction bag. The emptying device (13) is provided with a holder for suspending a suction bag with a lid from the holder by the lid, and a jacket (24) for lateral support of the suction bag. The lid (14) of the emptying device (13) is provided with means for puncturing the lid (4) of the suction bag (3) and for supplying pressurized liquid or gas into the suction bag (3). The invention also relates to an assembly comprising at least one suction bag (3) and a suction bag emptying device (13), and to a method for emptying the suction bag (3).
Claims7
An emptying device for a suction bag having a bag lid and a bag portion coupled to the bag lid, the device comprising:
- a container adapted to receive the suction bag, the container includes:
- a container lid including a puncture mechanism that is adapted to puncture the bag lid and supply a pressurized liquid or gas into the suction bag to cause the bag portion to burst and the suction bag to be emptied;
- a discharge point for removal of contents of the suction bag;
- a holder for suspending the suction bag by the bag lid;
- and
- a jacket for laterally supporting the suction bag.
An assembly comprising:
- a suction bag including a bag lid and a bag portion coupled to the bag lid;
- and
- a suction bag emptying device including:
- a container with a discharge point for removal of contents in the suction bag, and a container lid including a puncture mechanism that is adapted to puncture the bag lid and supply a pressurized liquid or gas into the suction bag to cause the bag portion to burst;
- a holder for suspending the suction bag by the bag lid, the container having a height from a bottom of the holder that is greater than a length of the suction bag;
- and
- a jacket for laterally supporting the suction bag, wherein the jacket surrounds a side of the bag portion.
A method for emptying a suction bag having a bag lid and a bag portion coupled to the bag lid, the method comprising:
- suspending the suction bag containing liquid by the bag lid from a holder of a container that has a height from a bottom to the holder that is greater than a length of the suction bag, wherein the container includes:
- a discharge point for removal of contents in the suction bag;
- a container lid including a puncture mechanism that punctures the bag lid and is adapted to supply a pressurized liquid or gas into the suction bag;
- and
- a jacket for laterally supporting the suction bag;
- closing the container lid in order to puncture the bag lid;
- supplying the pressurized liquid or gas into the suction bag to cause the bag portion to burst and the liquid to be emptied from the suction bag;
- shutting off the supply of the pressurized liquid or gas;
- and
- removing the empty suction bag from the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.