Gravimetric metering unit
AssigneeK-Tron Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMen BERNEGGER, Rolf LEHMANN, Urs HELFENSTEIN
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Abstract
A gravimetric metering unit for bulk material has a metering means having a container for bulk material to be metered and a base unit. The base unit has a conveyor channel that feeds into an outlet line of the metering unit via a connection device having a flexible sealing element. Via the connection device, the conveyor channel can be operationally connected to the outlet line and detached again from same. The connection device has a magnetic securing arrangement for the operational connection of the sealing element at least to either the outlet line or the conveyor channel or to both.
Claims19
A gravimetric metering unit for bulk material, having a metering means having a container for bulk material to be metered and a base unit, wherein the base unit has a conveyor channel that feeds into an outlet line of the metering unit via a connection device having a flexible sealing element, and wherein the conveyor channel can be operationally connected to the outlet line and detached again therefrom via the connection device,
- wherein the connection device has a magnetic securing arrangement for the operational connection of the sealing element at least to either the outlet line or the conveyor channel or to both.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.