Vacuum control in a vacuum filler without external air supply

A conveyor system for a filling machine and a method of conveying pasty mass with a corresponding conveyor system and a corresponding filling machine, including a housing with a vacuum opening and a vacuum pump as well as a suction line for generating a vacuum in the conveyor system. A valve mechani...

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Main Author STAUDENRAUSCH MARTIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.03.2014
Subjects
BUTCHERING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MEAT TREATMENT
PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
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Summary:A conveyor system for a filling machine and a method of conveying pasty mass with a corresponding conveyor system and a corresponding filling machine, including a housing with a vacuum opening and a vacuum pump as well as a suction line for generating a vacuum in the conveyor system. A valve mechanism and at least one pressure sensor for measuring the pressure in the suction line and/or in the conveyor system are provided. A controller controls the vacuum in the conveyor system or the suction line, respectively, wherein the cross-section of the suction line is adjusted in response to the measured pressure via the valve mechanism.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213474753