Machine and process for making packages containing liquid or creamy products
US11299299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B2160/30
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for making packages containing liquid or creamy products includes stations for punching/forming a first blank defining upper, lower and rear faces of the open package. A punching and creasing station forms a second blank defining first and second lateral faces of the package. The second blank has a notch for partial transversal separation between the first and second lateral faces. A station for assembling the first blank with the second blank for opening/closing the package with the notch of the two lateral faces, arranged in a “V”, to form an edge of the package. A transport unit is movable along a feed direction and configured to receive the package from the assembly station. A station opens the edge and fills the package with a dose of the product fed through the open notch. A station seals the notch.
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