Device for filling stand-alone flat-bottom bags
US7162852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B43/60
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for filling stand-alone flat-bottom bags with opposing side edges and a bottom, in particular filling them with liquid including a filling carousel which can rotate about a vertical axis and which has a plurality of holders for one bag each provided on its circumference. The filling carousel has a bag feeding station, a bag opening station, a filling station and a removal station as well as a sealing station. To optimize the filling device and in particular to achieve a higher throughput, a magazine for prefabricated bags and a feeding carousel for the bags is provided in the bag feeding station, containing a plurality of holding devices for one bag each whereby the holding devices can be driven to rotate about a common axis in order to remove each bag individually from the magazine and transfer it continuously to a holder of the filling carousel.
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