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EP 0359616 B1 19920603 - CLOSING MACHINE FOR CONTAINERS

Title (en)

CLOSING MACHINE FOR CONTAINERS

Publication

EP 0359616 B1 19920603 (FR)

Application

EP 89402359 A 19890830

Priority

FR 8811873 A 19880912

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0359616A1] Machine for closing containers, comprising a feed system (10), a closing mechanism (30) and a mechanism for synchronising the said feed system with the said closing mechanism. According to the invention, the machine comprises in addition an auxiliary drive system (20) synchronised with the said feed system and pushing the said containers to an upper level thereof. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65B 7/20

IPC 8 full level

B65B 7/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 7/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0359616 A1 19900321; EP 0359616 B1 19920603; AT E76831 T1 19920615; DE 68901700 D1 19920709; DE 68901700 T2 19921217; ES 2033114 T3 19930301; FR 2636305 A1 19900316; FR 2636305 B1 19901123; GR 3004792 T3 19930428

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89402359 A 19890830; AT 89402359 T 19890830; DE 68901700 T 19890830; ES 89402359 T 19890830; FR 8811873 A 19880912; GR 920401004 T 19920604