Apparatus for heat shrinking a package and method for heat shrinking a package
US10597183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B53/063
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for heat shrinking a package, comprising: a chamber configured such that a package on a surface of the apparatus may be heat shrunk via a heating fluid in the chamber; and a preheat container configured to supply a preheated liquid to a heat tank from which the heating fluid is supplied to the chamber; wherein the preheat container is above the surface such that liquid in the preheat container can be preheated by heat from the chamber.
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