US 12,258,161 B2
Filling flow divider
Daniel Teufel, Schemmerhofen (DE); and Steffen Meinel, Biberach (DE)
Assigned to ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG, Biberach (DE)
Filed by Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach (DE)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/172,166.
Claims priority of application No. 22159170 (EP), filed on Feb. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271736 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 37/10 (2006.01); B65B 25/00 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 37/10 (2013.01) [B65B 25/001 (2013.01); B65B 57/145 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Filling flow divider for food products with an inlet, via which an inflowing mass flow can be divided into several partial mass flows, transported further in several partial lines and discharged via their outlet with
several commonly driven dosing devices for setting the volume flow of the respective partial mass flows,
wherein a valve device is arranged in each of the respective partial lines, which can divert the partial mass flow individually and independently of the mass flows in the other partial lines such that no mass is discharged via the outlet of the respective partial line, and
wherein the filling flow divider further comprises:
a control device,
a sensor device which is configured such that it can detect whether a corresponding object for filling is available for the respective partial lines and transmits a corresponding signal to the control device, wherein, if the sensor device detects that no object is available for a partial line, the control device controls the valve device of this partial line such that the partial mass flow is diverted.