Method and device for opening and filling pre-manufactured bag packages
US6430901B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B43/26
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for opening prefabricated pouches for the subsequent filling thereof with each pouch having a circumferential seal and an opening zone comprising holding a pouch on a support and introducing the support with the pouch into a vacuum chamber which has a first opening facing the opening zone of the pouch connected to the environment and a second opening remote from the opening zone, suctioning air from the vacuum chamber through the second opening with a volume flow adequate to produce a vacuum to open the pouch and moving the support with the opened pouch out of the vacuum chamber and apparatus therefor.
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