Patent ID: 9028779
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B65B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for the transfer of a medium into or from a container, comprising: a magazine; at least one transfer element for transferring a medium into or from a container through a cavity in the magazine, the transfer element comprising: a transfer duct comprising a needle at one end for transferring the medium; a septum for sealing the container and being pierceable by the needle and; a driving unit for moving the needle from a waiting position in which its point is situated within the cavity to a working position in which its point projects from the cavity through a portion of the septum and extends into the container to enable transfer of the medium; the driving unit comprising a locking means and the magazine comprising a complementary locking means, the locking means and the complementary locking means cooperating, at a location of the magazine that is distinct from the location through which the transfer duct issues from the cavity, to lock the transfer duct and the needle in the waiting position.