Rotatable sealing jaw assembly for a form, fill and seal machine

US10358244B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Triangle Package Machinery Co. · US

Inventors

• Michael T. Wolf · Los Angeles, US
• Vadim A. Lubezny · Buffalo Grove, US
• Luis F. Torres · San Jose, US
• Ryan V. Lee · Chicago, US
• Jeffrey A. Hutsell · Sugar Land, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 19, 2016
• Grant date: Jul 23, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 27, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B65/00
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A form, fill and seal machine includes a support frame having an L-shaped track with first and second track portions. A sealing jaw assembly includes first and second guides moveable along the track from a first position, wherein the first and second guides are positioned in the first track portion, to a second position, wherein the first and second guides are positioned in the second track portion. The sealing jaw assembly is rotated 90 degrees as the first and second guides are moved from the first position to the second position. A method of converting a form, fill and seal machine from a first configuration to a second configuration is also provided.