FILLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH PRODUCTS FLOATING AND/OR SUSPENDED IN AN AQUEOUS LIQUID

摘要

The invention relates to a filling device and method for filling a container with floating and/or suspended products, in particular for apples and pears. The device according to the invention includes: a frame provided with a supply tank finable with aqueous liquid, and a vacuum chamber for realizing an underpressure in at least a part of the supply tank; immersion means operatively connected to the frame for the purpose of placing the container into or removing the container from the supply tank; and feeder for feeding to the supply tank the aqueous liquid in which the floating and/or suspended products are entrainable. The feeder includes a flow tube or flow channel with which the floating and/or suspended products are carriable into the vacuum chamber.