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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
DE Greef's Wagen-, Carrosserie- En Machinebouw B.v, Tricht, NL;
Wilhelm Jan Nijland, Veenendaal, NL;
Hendrik Jan Van Ooijen, Bruchem, NL;
Harm-Jan De Bruin, Leerdam, NL;
DE GREEF'S WAGEN-, CARROSSERIE- EN MACHINEBOUW B.V, Tricht, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a filling device () for filling a holder with vulnerable products, for instance apples, and a method therefor. The filling device according to the invention comprises: —a main frame () provided with an elevator conveyor () with a supply side () and a filling side (); —a distributing device () connected operatively to the filling side of the elevator conveyor and provided with one or more distributors configured to distribute products over the holder; —height adjusting means () configured to move the distributing device in the height relative to the holder such that the distributing device is movable in the height during filling of the holder; and—a supply side guide arranged () on the main frame () for operation with the height adjusting means and configured to align the supply side of the elevator conveyor with a delivery end of a feed conveyor during a movement of the distributing device in the height.