Patent ID: 6343715
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: B22F,B28B,B30B

Abstract:
A filling apparatus having a filling device configured to be moved forward and backward on or above a filler plate of a press, said filling device comprising:a filler main body; a filling shoe loosely coupled to said filler main body of said filling device, wherein the filling shoe can be pressed in at least one filling position against said filler plate or a die embedded therein, and wherein the loose coupling of the filling shoe allows the filling shoe to be decoupled from the filler main body by lifting up the filler main body or at least a part of the filler main body from the filling shoe; and a powder feeding device configured to supply filling material to the filling shoe, said powder feeding device being coupled to said filler main body such that said powder feeding device is decoupled from said filling shoe by decoupling said filling shoe.