Filling device for a rotary tablet compactor

摘要

The device (24) has a filling chamber having an upper supply opening (64) for powdery press material. A conveying unit in the chamber is driven by a drive motor, and a filling wheel (56) in the chamber has blades (60) at a distance to each other in a circumferential direction. A filler opening of the chamber is coated, and the supply opening is arranged in a distance close to or centric to an axis of the wheel, during rotation of the wheel. A distance is provided between the wheel and an upper wall of the chamber in a segment attached to the filler opening for forming a flow channel section.