APPARATUS FOR FILLING CONTAINERS ACCORDING TO WEIGHT

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus for filling containers, especially bottles (3), according to weight, said containers having a tubular neck section (7). The apparatus comprises a filling port (8), a weighing device (5), and a holding element (6) for retaining the container (3) below the filling port (8). The weighing device (5) includes a force transducing element (14), a force introducing element (15), and a deformable member (17, 18) which is arranged therebetween and is provided with strain gauges (24) that are applied to the deformable member (17, 18). The force transducing element (14) is mounted on a machine frame (2), while the holding element (6) is mounted on the force introducing element (15). The invention is characterized in that the force transducing element (14) is designed as an external ring element (14), while the force introducing element (15) is designed as a coaxial internal ring element (15). At least one radial resilient connecting web (17, 18) is arranged between the rings (14, 15) as the deformable member. The holding element (6) is mounted on the internal ring element (15) below the same.