Patent ID: 8181679

Claim:
An apparatus ( 1 ) for filling open bags ( 2 ) with bulk materials ( 3 ), comprising at least one filling means ( 4 ) and at least one filling spout ( 5 ) having at least one outlet opening ( 6 ) for filling the bags ( 2 ), wherein a collecting device ( 10 ) is provided, comprising at least one movable and controllable collecting unit ( 11 ), which collecting unit ( 11 ) when in a collecting position ( 12 ) collects bulk material ( 3 ) trickling out of the outlet opening ( 6 ) of the filling spout ( 5 ) and when in a discharging position ( 13 ), discharges collected bulk material ( 3 ) into a material discharge line ( 15 ) of a material discharge device ( 14 ) and wherein the collecting unit ( 11 ) is supported to be pivotable about a pivot axis ( 19 ) which is in particular disposed above the outlet opening ( 6 ) of the filling spout ( 5 ) in a side region ( 20 ) of the filling spout ( 5 ).