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Heating apparatus for packaging materials utilizing heated air recirculation

US5155799A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1990
Grant dateOct 13, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/7166
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heating apparatus for heating thermoplastic packaging materials to allow the materials to be heat-sealed, formed, or reformed includes two nozzles which supply heated air to the packaging materials, a suction box which sucks the heated air away from the packaging materials after the air has heated the materials, and a recirculation duct which recirculates the heated air from the suction box back to an intake of the nozzles.

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