Patent ID: 9688424
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B65B

Claim:
1. A filling system for filling powder into a target container to be sealed, the filling system comprising: a metering device for metering a partial quantity of the powder to be filled into the target container; a compaction element arranged below the metering device in the direction of gravity; wherein the compaction element is configured to be lowered from above, in the direction of gravity, into the target container into a lowered state; wherein the compaction element is comprised of a filling funnel and a shaking drive operatively connected to the filling funnel; wherein, during filling of the target container with the powder, the filling funnel at least partially projects from above, in the direction of gravity, into the target container; wherein the filling funnel comprises a circumferentially closed wall section provided with a lower outlet opening, wherein the circumferentially closed wall section has a bottom edge surrounding the lower outlet opening in a closed configuration, and wherein the bottom edge is provided with one or more shaking projections that begin at the bottom edge and extend downwardly; wherein the filling system is configured such that, during filling of the target container with the powder, only the one or more shaking projections of the filling funnel project from above into the target container and, during or after filling, the shaking drive oscillates the filling funnel and the one or more shaking projections projecting from above into the target container and the oscillating one or more shaking projections act on and compact the powder in the target container; wherein the filling funnel does not contact the target container.