Patent · US Expired

Method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film webs and production facility for carrying out the method

US7285083B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

29Claims

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Assignee

MARS, INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Richard Merken-Schiller · Düsseldorf, DE
Stefan Eberhardt · Backnang, DE
Pamela Czechowski · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2003
Grant date	Oct 23, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 22, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65B51/225
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing thin-walled containers from film web. The method includes the steps of: manufacturing a tubular structure from at least one film web; forming at least one fold projecting into the tubular structure; and ultrasonically joining sections of film webs of the folded tubular structure lying flat and parallel on top of one another to form the containers. The invention also includes an apparatus for carrying out the method of the invention.

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