Patent ID: 11938756
Assignee: NOWE GMBH
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. A system comprising:
a metering device comprising:
a feed configured to receive granular material from a container;
a metering chamber configured to direct the granular material into a delivery line leading away from the metering chamber; and
a metering piston configured to control flow of the granular material between the feed and the metering chamber;

at least one optical sensor arranged in the delivery line; and
a control device operably connected to the metering device and the at least one optical sensor, the control device configured to actuate the metering piston to form a gap between the feed and the metering chamber to permit the granular material from the feed to the metering chamber, the control device configured to detect a blockage of the granular material based on the at least one optical sensor, and to actuate the metering piston to enlarge the gap between the feed and the metering chamber to disperse the blockage.