Apparatus and method for vacuumizing and sealing a package
US10941879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F22/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus (10) for vacuumizing and sealing a package (322) includes a plurality of platens (12) and vacuum chambers (14), each chamber (14) adapted to mate with a dedicated one of the platens (12); a conveying system (16) for conveying the platens (12) and chambers (14) along a generally angular path having a single axis of rotation (18); an automated loading assembly (20) having a linear component (22c) and configured to load a package (322) onto each of the platens (12); an automated unloading assembly (26) having a linear portion and configured to unload a vacuumized, sealed package (322) from each loaded platen (12) onto an outfeed conveyor (30); and a vacuumizing/sealing system configured to cause relative movement of each chamber (14)/platen (12) pair, along a portion of the angular path, to form therebetween an air-tight enclosure accommodating the package (322) and effect vacuumization and sealing of the package (322).
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