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EP 0359339 B1 19920304 - APPARATUS FOR SHAPING AND DELIVERING OBJECTS

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR SHAPING AND DELIVERING OBJECTS

Publication

EP 0359339 B1 19920304 (EN)

Application

EP 89202318 A 19890914

Priority

NL 8802272 A 19880915

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0359339A1] The invention provides an apparatus for shaping an object and discharging it into boxes, in which the shaping is carried out by at least locally converging guide belts (8,9), which take the objects along on a pair of pivotable flaps (13,14), which pivot downwardly to vertically drop the object when it still engages the guide belts.

IPC 1-7

B65B 61/24

IPC 8 full level

B65B 61/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 61/24 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

GB 1054738 A

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0359339 A1 19900321; EP 0359339 B1 19920304; AT E73077 T1 19920315; DE 68900923 D1 19920409; ES 2031346 T3 19921201; NL 8802272 A 19900402

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89202318 A 19890914; AT 89202318 T 19890914; DE 68900923 T 19890914; ES 89202318 T 19890914; NL 8802272 A 19880915