Method and apparatus for packing product in a tubular casing
US11459135B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B43/465
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of packing product in a tubular casing is provided. The method includes providing a continuous length of tubular casing, providing an expansion plug within the tubular casing, grasping the casing upstream end with a casing grabber, moving the casing grabber away from the expansion plug towards an outlet end of a product feed conduit, feeding product from the product feed conduit through the casing upstream end into the tubular casing, and cutting the tubular casing downstream of the product to sever an upstream casing segment from the remaining continuous length of tubular casing.
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