Device and method for weighing filled capsules

A method for weighing capsules with a filling via a device including a weighing unit having a weighing receptacle for a capsule, a capsule transporter configured to transport an individual one of the capsules to the weighing unit in movement direction, a stop arrangement for the individual one of the capsules transported in the movement direction, the weighing receptacle having a receiving section including a front end and a back end with respect to the movement direction, the stop arrangement being configured to deposit a stopped individual one of the capsules in the receiving section, and, the receiving section of the weighing receptacle being configured as a friction support and being inclined with respect to the horizontal direction such that the front end of the receiving section lies lower than the back end of the receiving section;

• the method comprising the steps of:
• transporting a capsule at least partially filled with the filling via the capsule transporter to the weighing unit in a movement direction;
• stopping the capsule in its movement in the movement direction via the stop arrangement when the weighing unit is reached;
• depositing the stopped capsule in the receiving section in an inclined manner such that a front end of the capsule, with respect to the movement direction, lies lower than a back end of the capsule, and that the capsule comes to rest in this position and, with respect to the movement direction, comes to rest solely as a result of static friction;
• and,
• weighing the capsule deposited in an inclined manner.