Settling systems for bag-in-box machines
US4827697A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B2220/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for packaging particulate product in bags for deposit into cartons of predetermined cross section and height. Sheet material is formed about a filling tube. The sheet material is sealed and severed beneath the filling tube creating the top of one bag and the bottom of the next. Product is dropped through the filling tube into the formed sheet material which is vibrated. A sensor may be used to determine if product exceeds a predetermined height. After a predetermined amount of product has been dropped into the sheet material, the material is lowered, sealed and severd to form a filled bag.
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