Patent ID: 9650161
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B65B,G01G

Claim:
1. A packaging machine for filling open-mouth bags comprising at least one filling spout having at least one filling opening, wherein by way of a motion oriented upwardly relative to the filling spout an open-mouth bag can be appended to the filling spout, wherein a weighing device is provided for weighing a pre-defined quantity of a product intended for bagging, wherein a volume flow control device is provided, the volume flow control device comprising a filling element and a control device effective to control, during a filling process, a strength of the volume flow into the open-mouth bag in dependence both on an increase in weight and on a filling level so as to keep a top bag wall of the open-mouth bag substantially free of product intended for bagging, wherein the filling element is provided as a dosing device for transporting the product intended for bagging from a dispensing silo into the open-mouth bag, wherein the weighing device is configured as a gross-weighing device to determine, during the filling process a measure for the weight filled into the open-mouth bag, and wherein at least one compactor is provided that can be operated during the filling process.