Apparatus and system for on-the-go filling and sealing
US6035607A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B51/227
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for on-the-go forming of a cover seal, on-the-go filling of a container and on-the-go induction sealing of a cover seal to a container with the system including a first transfer mechanism for picking empty containers from a conveyor, a traveling punch for on-the-go punching a cover seal from a roll of cover seal material, a rotateable head carrying a set of positionable filler spouts that fill the containers to a preselected level and a set of elevator platforms that raise and lower a container located thereon to facilitate low splash filling, a cam-and-spring system for maintaining a cover seal in pressure contact with a container, a cover-sealing apparatus for on-the-go inductive sealing of a cover seal to a container and a second transfer mechanism for returning the filled and sealed containers to the conveyor.
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