Device for the metered filling of a drinking straw with a filling material
AssigneeHarro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH
InventorsElke STERNBERGER-RUETZEL, Philipp GAUS, Michael ROEHRLE
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Abstract
A device for the metered filling of a drinking straw with a filling material includes a material store as a storage container for the filling material. An opening is present in the base of the material store, the opening discharging from above into a compressed air channel. A closure device is provided for sealing the compressed air channel relative to the material store. At least one receiving unit is present for receiving at least one drinking straw, so that the at least one drinking straw is able to be positioned with its upper edge region on the end of the compressed air channel on the air outlet side.
Claims8
A device (10) for the metered filling of a drinking straw (40) with a filling material (22), the device comprising:
- a material store (20) as a storage container for the filling material (22);
- an opening (24) in the base of the material store (20), said opening discharging from above into a compressed air channel (30);
- and
- a closure device (32) for sealing the compressed air channel (30) relative to the material store (20);
- wherein
- at least one receiving unit (42) is present for receiving at least one drinking straw (40);
- so that
- the at least one drinking straw (40) is able to be positioned with its upper edge region (44) on the end of the compressed air channel (30) on the air outlet side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.