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Horizontal form-fill-and-seal machine with zipper attachment

US6185907A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 28, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B2009/063
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a horizontal form-fill-and-seal (FFS) machine, a continuous length of packaging film is folded lengthwise over the consumer products to be packaged. The lateral edges of the packaging film are separately and independently aligned with one another by edge sensing and control devices. A zipper is fed between the aligned lateral edges of the packaging film. The lateral edges are sealed to one another, and the zipper sealed to the folded packaging film, by a pair of sealing sections, each of which includes a pair of parallel sealing devices. Side seals are produced by conventional means, which also separate completed packages from one another.

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