Filling apparatus for a rotary press and a system for continuously processing pulverulent products

A rotary press comprising:

• a rotor configured to rotate and comprising,
• an upper punch guide for upper pressing punches, and
• a lower punch guide for lower pressing punches;
• a die plate defining a plurality of cavities and positioned between the punch guides,
• wherein the upper and lower pressing punches interact with plurality of cavities;
• at least one upper pressing apparatus;
• at least one lower pressing apparatus, wherein the upper and lower pressing apparatus interact during the upper and lower pressing punches;
• a filling apparatus comprising,
• a filling chamber including an inlet opening through which filling material enters the filling chamber,
• an outlet opening through which filling material exits into the cavities of the rotary press, and
• a conveyor wheel positioned in the filling chamber and defining a plurality of conveyor pockets structured to receive the filing material, wherein the conveyor wheel is rotatable relative to the filling chamber about an axis of rotation arranged at an angle (α) to a vertical axis;
• and
• an ejector apparatus;
• wherein the plurality of conveyor pockets are arranged along a circular path and are rotated along the inlet opening and along the outlet opening when the conveyor wheel is rotated about the axis of rotation,
• wherein the filling material received in each of the plurality of conveyor pockets is conveyed from the inlet opening to the outlet opening and filled into the plurality of cavities of the die plate,
• wherein the upper and lower pressing punches press the filling material in the plurality of cavities of the die plate to form pellets, and
• wherein pellets generated in the cavities are ejected from the rotary press.