Packaging machine
US6339914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B50/64
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A packaging machine has a folding rail 36 for guiding a prefolded bottom forming portion 14 of a container 11 fitted around a mandrel 31 from a first process station to a second process station during the movement of the mandrel 31 from the first to the second station while folding the bottom forming portion flat by contact therewith. The folding rail 36 comprises right and left two rail members 71, 72, with a clearance C formed therebetween for permitting an outer end of the prefolded bottom forming portion 14 of the container 11 fitted around the mandrel 31 to be inserted thereinto during the movement from the first to the second station. An unfolding preventing guide member 73 is disposed in the rail clearance C so as to come into contact with a required part of the bottom forming portion 14 during movement through the clearance.
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