Metering apparatus with damage monitoring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8773274
APP PUB NO 20130106612A1
SERIAL NO

13696234

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Packaging installation with a metering apparatus and method for monitoring damage in a packaging installation in which packs (19) which are to be filled can be charged with the contents in each case by means of a metering apparatus (01) designed according to one of Claims 1 to 8, wherein —the vibrations of the wall of the dispensing container (02) are measured at least during operation of the stirrer (06) and/or of the metering screw (05), —the measured values are evaluated by the vibration evaluator (10), —deviations in the vibration behavior are detected and compared with limit values stored in the vibration evaluator (10), —when the limit values are exceeded, this indicates with sufficient probability, that the stirrer (06) or the metering screw (05) is in contact with the dispensing container (02), —an alarm is triggered by means of the vibration evaluator (10).

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ROVEMA GMBH35463 FERNWALD-ANNEROD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Licher, Burkhard Reiskirchen, DE 1 2

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