Apparatus for advancing preformed containers
US5443150A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B41/14
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An indexing motion apparatus and method for advancing and vacuum sealing a plurality of connected, preformed trays. The connected, preformed trays are supplied by an indexing conveyor belt assembly which delivers the preformed trays to an advancement mechanism indexingly driven by a programmable servo motor. After the preformed trays are loaded and evacuated, a flexible web of packaging material is disposed in overlying relation to the preformed trays and sealed thereto. A cutting mechanism severs the sealed, preformed trays longitudinally and transversely.
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