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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Marco Weigel, Backnang, DE;
Marco Weigel, Backnang, DE;
Harro Höfliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH, Allmersbach, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a filling device () for the volumetric metering of powder (), particularly a powdery pharmaceutical. The filling device comprises a metering container () having an inner chamber () and a peripheral edge () around a filling opening () of the metering container (), a planar retaining device (), which is pervious to air, but impermeable to the powder (), and covers the filling opening () and the edge () when filling the metering container (), a filling pipe (), which is guided through the retaining device () and opens into the inner chamber () when filling the metering container (), and means for generating a pressure differential on the retaining device ().