LAEKAGEBESKYTTELSESANLAEG VED LAGERBEHOLDER

摘要

A leakage protective apparatus for the outlet line of a storage container for flowable material includes a conduit arrangement which connects a storage container and consumer and itself includes a pump for pumping the flowable material from the storage container to the consumer. The conduit arrangement also includes an intermediate container connected between the pump and storage container. A negative pressure source is connected to the intermediate container. The conduit also includes a shutoff valve. A detecting means is provided for detecting a predetermined minimum negative pressure in the conduit arrangement, a switching device being provided for closing the shutoff valve when the detecting means detects a pressure above the predetermined minimum negative pressure.