Method and device for contamination-free transport of pourable bulk product
AssigneeAZO Holding GmbH
InventorsHelmuth Bauer, Christian Leist
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Abstract
A method for substantially contamination-free transport of pourable bulk product from a dosing unit into a container is proposed, wherein the dosing outlet of the dosing unit is connected in a detachable manner with the receiving inlet of the container, the dosing outlet and the receiving inlet are opened, and the bulk product is transported into the container from the dosing unit via its dosing outlet and via the receiving inlet of the container. The receiving inlet of the container is disposed at the dosing unit by means of an elastic joining element to prevent transfer of forces between the dosing unit and the container during the dosing process. A device for carrying out such a method is also proposed.
Claims16
A method for contamination-free transport of pourable bulk product from a dosing unit having a dosing outlet into a container having a receiving inlet, wherein the dosing outlet is opened and closed by a first closing mechanism and the receiving inlet is opened and closed by a second closing mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) directly connecting, in a detachable manner, the first closing mechanism to the second closing mechanism;
- b) simultaneously opening the first closing mechanism and the second closing mechanism;
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- c) transporting the bulk product from the dosing unit through the dosing outlet and through the receiving inlet into the container, wherein an elastic joining element is disposed between the second closing mechanism and the receiving inlet to prevent a transfer of forces between the dosing unit and the container during transport of the bulk product from the dosing unit to the container.
A device for contamination-free transport of pourable bulk product, the device comprising:
- a dosing unit having a dosing outlet;
- a first closing mechanism communicating with said dosing unit for closing and opening said dosing outlet;
- a container having a receiving inlet;
- a second closing mechanism for closing and opening said receiving inlet;
- an elastic joining element disposed between said second closing mechanism and said receiving inlet;
- an element for directly connecting, in a detachable manner, said first closing mechanism to said second closing mechanism for simultaneous opening and closing of said dosing outlet and said receiving inlet;
- an element for transporting the bulk product from said dosing unit through said dosing outlet and through said receiving inlet into said container, wherein said elastic joining element is disposed, structured and dimensioned to prevent a transfer of forces between said dosing unit and said container during transport of the bulk product from said dosing unit to said container.
A facility for contamination-free, gravimetric combining of individual bulk product components, the facility comprising:
- at least two dosing units, each dosing unit having a dosing outlet;
- at least two first closing mechanisms, each of said first closing mechanisms communicating with one said dosing unit for closing and opening a respective said dosing outlet;
- a container having a receiving inlet;
- a second closing mechanism for closing and opening said receiving inlet;
- an elastic joining element disposed between said second closing mechanism and said receiving inlet;
- an element for directly connecting, in a detachable manner, one said first closing mechanism to said second closing mechanism for simultaneous opening and closing of a respective said dosing outlet and said receiving inlet;
- at least two transport elements, each transport element disposed, structured and dimensioned to transport the bulk product from a respective said dosing unit through a respective said dosing outlet and through said receiving inlet into said container, wherein said elastic joining element is disposed, structured and dimensioned to prevent a transfer of forces between a respective said dosing unit and said container during transport of the bulk product from said respective dosing unit to said container;
- at least two reservoirs, each reservoir cooperating with an associated said dosing unit;
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- at least one weighing device cooperating with said container when bulk product is being dosed from a respective reservoir, said container thereby structured for transport below said dosing units of said reservoirs and for sequential connection, in a detachable manner, to a respective said dosing unit of said respective reservoir in accordance with a desired mixture ratio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.