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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
Nowe Gmbh, Elze, DE;
NOWE GMBH, Elze, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for filling a container with bulk material, having a storage container for the bulk material with a closable lid and an outlet, a metering device arranged below the storage container, a pneumatic conveying device for conveying the bulk material with the aid of compressed air into the container to be filled via a conveying hose with a blow-out lance at the free end, wherein a control device for controlling the filling process is provided. In order to be able to ensure that the filling process is terminated on time, an electro-optical distance-measuring device which is connected to the control device is arranged with a light guide for measuring the filling level of the bulk material in the container during the filling process, and a suction-removal nozzle is arranged coaxially around the blow-out lance at the blow-out lance, wherein the free end of the light guide of the electro-optical distance measuring device is arranged at the region of the blow-out lance on the suction-removal nozzle.