Straw attaching apparatus
US5979142A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B61/205
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A straw attaching apparatus for attaching straws to beverage-filled sheet bags, the apparatus comprising a transportation means for transporting the beverage-filled sheet bags, a supply means for supplying a straw stripe to the beverage-filled sheet bags, and a pressing means for respectively pressing a straw to a beverage-filled sheet bag, and a corresponding method. A second supply means is provided for supplying a second straw stripe, with a control unit matching the speeds and operational sequences of the transportation means of the first and second supply means such that the first supply means attaches straws to the first, third, fifth . . . sheet bag supplied, and the second supply means attaches straws to the second, fourth, sixth . . . sheet bag supplied.
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