Packaging machine having continuous and intermittent modes
US6195967A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B59/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A packaging machine capable of forming pouches from both continuously and intermittently advancing webs. The machine has a pair of drive rolls adapted to advance the web that are operable both continuously and intermittently. Web-engaging components of the machine are operable to engage the web and perform their associated functions as the web is in motion. The web-engaging components are further selectively operable to have an adjustable dwell period between operations, thereby allowing the machine to be switched between continuous and intermittent modes, and to adapt the machine to form pouches of various sizes. The formed pouches are transferred to a pouch filling section which is also operable to receive and advance individual pouches either continuously or intermittently.
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