Emptying device for emptying a container
AssigneeHecht Technologie GmbH
InventorThomas SCHWAIGER
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Abstract
The application relates to an emptying device for emptying a container containing a product, including: a docking portion for docking to a rigid container to be emptied, in particular a drum, wherein in the docking portion a passage is formed by an adjustable sealing device, wherein the passage can be adjusted via the sealing device in such a way that an adapter piece being fixed to a flexible container enclosing the product, in particular a liner or a film bag, inside the rigid container, can be fastened within the passage in such a way that an enclosed inner space defined by the docking portion and the rigid container is sealed off from an external environment.
Claims15
Emptying device for emptying a container containing a product, comprising:
- a docking portion for docking to a rigid container to be emptied, comprising a drum, wherein in the docking portion a passage is formed by an adjustable sealing device, wherein
- the passage can be adjusted via the sealing device in such a way that an adapter piece being fixed to a flexible container enclosing the product, comprising a liner or a film bag, inside the rigid container, can be fastened within the passage in such a way that an enclosed inner space defined by the docking portion and the rigid container is sealed off from an external environment.
Adapter piece to be fixed to a flexible container enclosing a product, comprising:
- a fixing portion being fixable to a flexible container enclosing the product, comprising a liner or a film bag, and
- a sealing portion being configured to interact with an adjustable sealing device of a docking portion of an emptying device in such a way that an enclosed/sealed connection between the sealing portion and the sealing device can be established.
A method of docking an emptying device to a container containing a product, comprising the following steps:
- Inserting an adapter piece into an interior of a rigid container containing a product to be emptied, comprising a drum;
- Fixing the adapter piece to a flexible container enclosing the product, comprising a liner or a film bag, within the interior of the rigid container,
- Docking a docking portion to the rigid container to be emptied, wherein a passage with an adjustable sealing device is formed in the docking portion, and
- Adjusting the sealing device in such a way that the adapter piece can be fixed within the passage in such a way that an enclosed inner space defined by the docking portion and the rigid container is sealed off from an external environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.