Apparatus for Transferring Bulk Material

Abstract

An apparatus for discharging flowable bulk material from a first container having a base and a cylindrical container wall, rising upwardly therefrom, further comprising a wide container rim having an outwardly directed curvature, and for feeding the bulk material into a second container having a narrow filling opening, wherein the bulk material, as a result of the first container being tilted, flows over the container rim thereof into the second container, wherein the apparatus comprises a pour-out part mountable onto the rim of the first container, wherein the pour-out part includes a run-off surface spoon-shaped into a run-off channel defining a run-off direction and at one end forming an outflow mouth and at the other end being delimited by a bead-like elevation extending into a circular arc shape, including a web bordering the bead-like elevation and clamping parts that reach over the bead-like elevation.

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       11 . An apparatus for discharging flowable bulk material from a first container having a base and a cylindrical container wall, rising upwardly therefrom, further comprising a wide container rim having an outwardly directed curvature, and for feeding the bulk material into a second container having a narrow filling opening, wherein the bulk material, as a result of the first container being tilted, flows over the container rim thereof into the second container, wherein the apparatus comprises a pour-out part mountable onto the rim of the first container, wherein the pour-out part includes a run-off surface spoon-shaped into a run-off channel defining a run-off direction and at one end forming an outflow mouth and at the other end being delimited by a bead-like elevation extending into a circular arc shape, including a web bordering the bead-like elevation and clamping parts that reach over the bead-like elevation and the web, wherein the bead-like elevation and the adjacent web are shaped to be fitted to the curvature of the container rim and to an outer side of the container wall in a substantially positive-locking arrangement, and the clamping parts are shaped to be fitted to an inner side of the container wall in a substantially non-positive-locking arrangement. 
   
   
       12 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the run-off surface and the web form an angle from 100° to 150°. 
   
   
       13 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the outflow mouth is configured in the shape of a half-tube and the run-off channel has side walls of a height corresponding at least to the diameter of the outflow mouth. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the transition from the run-off surface to the bead-like elevation forms a gully as backflow protection. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the bead-like elevation is at least partially coated with an elastic sealing material. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the bead-like elevation and the web adjoining thereto, have a length corresponding to substantially one-sixth of the circumference of the circle. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the clamping parts are leaf springs constructed of spring steel and fixed to the pour-out part. 
   
   
       18 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the pour-out part and the clamping parts are produced as a unitary piece from forming and bending of a blank. 
   
   
       19 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the blank is a stainless steel plate. 
   
   
       20 . A method for transferring jam from a saucepan into vessels having a restricted opening, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a first container having a base and a cylindrical container wall, rising upwardly therefrom, further comprising a wide container rim having an outwardly directed curvature;   providing a second container having a narrow filling opening; and   providing an apparatus comprising a pour-out part mountable onto the rim of the first container, wherein the pour-out part includes a run-off surface spoon-shaped into a run-off channel defining a run-off direction and at one end forming an outflow mouth and at the other end being delimited by a bead-like elevation extending into a circular arc shape, including a web bordering the bead-like elevation and clamping parts that reach over the bead-like elevation and the web, wherein the bead-like elevation and the adjacent web are shaped to be fitted to the curvature of the container rim and to an outer side of the container wall in a substantially positive-locking arrangement, and the clamping parts are shaped to be fitted to an inner side of the container wall in a substantially non-positive-locking arrangement.   
   
   
       21 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the run-off surface and the web form an angle from 115° to 125′. 
   
   
       22 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the outflow mouth is configured in the shape of a half-tube and the run-off channel has side walls of a height corresponding at least to the diameter of the outflow mouth. 
   
   
       23 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the transition from the run-off surface to the bead-like elevation forms a gully as backflow protection. 
   
   
       24 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the bead-like elevation is at least partially coated with an elastic sealing material. 
   
   
       25 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the bead-like elevation and the web adjoining thereto, have a length corresponding to substantially one-sixth of the circumference of the circle. 
   
   
       26 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the clamping parts are leaf springs constructed of spring steel and fixed to the pour-out part. 
   
   
       27 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the pour-out part and the clamping parts are produced as a unitary piece from forming and bending of a blank. 
   
   
       28 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the blank is a stainless steel plate.