Apparatus and method for compacting packages filled with bulk material
AssigneeHaver & Boecker Ohg
InventorWilli Vollenkemper
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Abstract
A compacting device and method is provided for compacting bulk material in an open package, the compacting device including a poker compactor accommodated on a carrier device. The poker compactor includes a gas-permeable outer wall connected with a suction duct. The poker compactor is suitable to be inserted into an open package for the poker compactor to come into contact with the bulk material to degas and compact the bulk material in the open package. The poker compactor has a longitudinal axis around which it is pivotally accommodated.
Claims32
A compacting device comprising:
- a poker compactor received on a carrier device for compacting bulk material in an open package;
- the poker compactor comprises an outer wall that is at least partially gas-permeable and connected with a suction duct;
- the poker compactor is suitable to be inserted into an open package to cause the poker compactor to come into contact with the bulk material and to degas and compact the bulk material in the open package;
- and the poker compactor shows a longitudinal axis around which it is pivotally received.
A method for compacting bulk material in an open package, comprising:
- a poker compactor is inserted into the open package to degas and compact bulk material in the open package;
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- the poker compactor is pivoted about its longitudinal axis prior to and/or during retraction out of the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.