Filling device, in particular food product filling device, for a metering of a given weight and/or volume of a filling material that is to be metered, system with the device, and method
A filling device for a metering of a given weight and/or volume of a filling material ( 14 ) that is to be metered, including a collecting container ( 20 ) which is configured for the filling material ( 14 ) that is to be metered to be collected therein, and further including a metering element which is configured, for a metering of the filling material ( 14 ), to remove a defined volume of the filling material ( 14 ) out of the collecting container ( 20 ), and including a support module ( 26 ) movably supporting the metering element ( 24, 28 ).
1. A filling device for a metering of a given weight and/or volume of a filling material ( 14 ) that is to be metered, with a collecting container ( 20 ) which is configured for the filling material ( 14 ) that is to be metered to be collected therein, with a metering element ( 24 , 28 ) which is configured, for a metering of the filling material ( 14 ), to remove a defined volume of the filling material ( 14 ) out of the collecting container ( 20 ), and with a support module ( 26 ) movably supporting the metering element ( 24 , 28 ), wherein the support module ( 26 ) forms a rotation axis ( 36 ) and is configured to rotate the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) around the rotation axis ( 36 ) for the purpose of removing the defined volume of the filling material ( 14 ) out of the collecting container ( 20 ), and wherein the support module ( 26 ) comprises at least one linear bearing ( 46 ), by which the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) is adjustable between a removal position and a transfer position.
2. The filling device according to claim 1 , wherein for a removal of the defined volume of the filling material out of the collecting container, the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) is configured to be moved through a receiving volume ( 22 ) of the collecting container ( 20 ) by the support module ( 26 ).
3. The filling device according to claim 1 , wherein the support module ( 26 ) is configured to rotate the metering element around the rotation axis ( 36 ) for a transfer of the removed filling material ( 14 ) to a receptacle ( 12 ) that is to be filled.
4. The filling device according to claim 1 , further comprising a wipe-off element ( 54 ), which is configured, prior to a transfer of the filling material ( 14 ), to reduce the filling material ( 14 ) located in the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) to the given volume.
5. The filling device according to claim 4 , wherein the support module ( 26 ) is configured, in an adjustment from the removal position to the transfer position, to guide the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) past the wipe-off element ( 54 ) in order to wipe off and/or densify the filling material ( 14 ) that is located in the metering element ( 24 , 28 ).
6. The filling device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one transfer element ( 60 ), via which, in a transfer position of the metering element ( 24 , 28 ), the filling material ( 14 ) that is to be metered can be conveyed from the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) directly to a receptacle ( 12 ) that is to be filled.
7. The filling device according to claim 1 , wherein the collecting container ( 20 ) is implemented as a tub, whose inner contour has an even curvature at least in a subregion.
8. The filling device according to claim 1 , further comprising an outflow device ( 56 ), which is configured to transport away a liquid out of the collecting container ( 20 ), wherein an outlet opening ( 58 ) is arranged below a minimum ladling level of the metering element ( 24 , 28 ).
9. The filling device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one further metering element ( 28 ), which is supported movably parallel to the one metering element ( 24 ) via the support module ( 26 ) and is configured, for a metering of the filling material ( 14 ), to remove a defined volume of the filling material ( 14 ) out of the collecting container ( 20 ).
10. The filling device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one liquid-metering module ( 72 ) which is configured, after a filling of a receptacle ( 12 ) that is to be filled with a filling material ( 14 ) by the metering element ( 24 , 28 ), to fill the receptacle ( 12 ) with a liquid until a desired total filling volume and/or total filling weight has been reached.
11. A system with at least one filling device according to claim 1 for a filling of receptacles ( 12 ) that are to be filled with a given weight and/or volume of a filling material that is to be metered.
12. A method for a metering of a filling material by a filling device according to claim 1 , wherein the support module ( 26 ) rotates the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) around the rotation axis ( 36 ) for removing the defined volume of the filling material ( 14 ) out of the collecting container ( 20 ), and wherein the metering element ( 24 , 28 ) is adjusted between the removal position and the transfer position by the linear bearing ( 46 ) of the support module ( 26 ).
13. The filling device according to claim 1 , wherein the metering element is implemented as a metering ladle.