EP 0340360 A1 19891108 - Form, fill, and seal apparatus.
Title (en)
Form, fill, and seal apparatus.
Title (de)
Herstellungs-, Befüllungs-, und Versiegelungsapparat.
Title (fr)
Appareil de fabrication, de remplissage et de scellage.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 18902588 A 19880502
Abstract (en)
Form and fill packaging apparatus including a vacuum thermoformer where a first plastic web (14) is formed to provide receptacles (16) for receiving articles, a filling station (19) where articles are placed in the formed receptacles and a sealing station (20) where a second web (28) is placed over the filled receptacles and sealed to portions of the web around the receptacles. A first web drive means (54,56) drives the first web through the thermoformer, filling station and sealing station, and a feed mechanism (36) positively feeds the second web to the first web at the sealing station sychronously with driving of the first web.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65B 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 9/04 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 3555768 A 19710119 - MILLER JOHN M
- [A] US 3374602 A 19680326 - HAMILTON JOEL A
- [A] US 4120984 A 19781017 - RICHARDSON DONALD G, et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 88308437 A 19880913; CA 584845 A 19881202