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Packaging machine and method with loose object carrier

US10144539B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Michael Lang · Andover, US
Lars Ickert · Kempten, DE
Alireza Taghipour · Kempten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65B61/28
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packaging machine comprising a sealing station, a conveying unit and at least one loose object carrier, which is configured for accommodating a plurality of packaging objects and adapted to be fed to and removed from the sealing station by means of the conveying unit, wherein the loose object carrier comprises an upper part for accommodating the packaging objects, and wherein, for sealing the packaging objects, the object carrier is movable within the sealing station from a preliminary position, to which it can be advanced by means of the conveying unit, to a sealing position, at which it has been moved into contact with a tool upper part of the sealing station, said sealing position being displaced in parallel relative to the preliminary position.

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