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Apparatus for the sterile packaging of contents

US4944132A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 10, 1989
Grant dateJul 31, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B55/04
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention describes an apparatus for the sterile packaging of flowable substances, comprising a conveyer belt (4), from one end of which open packages (5) can be passed by an intermediate conveyer means (21-23) through a sterilizing chamber (7) and to a second conveyer belt (13) disposed in a sterile chamber (15) enclosed in a housing (14), filling means (17) and sealing means (18) being disposed in this sterile chamber (15) while an outlet sluice (24) is disposed in a wall of the housing. In order to simplify and so further improve such an apparatus that a more effective sterilization process is achieved, it is according to the invention envisaged to construct the sterilizing chamber (15) as an inlet sluice (8).

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