EP 0443999 B1 19940518 - Plastic bag opening apparatus.
Title (en)
Plastic bag opening apparatus.
Title (de)
Vorrichtung zum Öffnen von Plastikbeuteln.
Title (fr)
Appareil pour ouvrir des sacs plastiques.
Publication
Application
Priority
- CA 2010489 A 19900220
- CA 2023501 A 19900817
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0443999A1] An apparatus for opening plastic bags to remove their contents has a pair of wheels (11,12) mounted in approximate coplanar relationship such that there is a point of approximate cotangency. The two wheels rotate in opposite directions, and a series of tines 13 are mounted in spaced relation on the periphery of each wheel to extend normal to the direction of travel of the loop. Once a filled plastic bag is placed onto the apparatus at the point of approximate cotangency of the wheels, a biased flexing structure presses the bag against the tines. A hole is created in that surface riding on the tines as the tines move away from the point of approximate cotangency. To remove any articles remaining in an opened bag, a pair of oppositely-rotating rollers (63,68) are positioned so as to draw the bag between them. An oscillating member forward of the rollers acts to prevent any articles remaining in an opened bag from entering between the rollers. A vacuum collection means 73 draws off the emptied bags. The apparatus has particular application to the opening of bags containing recyclable articles. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65B 69/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
B65B 69/00 (2013.01 - KR); B65B 69/0008 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0443999 A1 19910828; EP 0443999 B1 19940518; AT E105806 T1 19940615; AU 645289 B2 19940113; AU 7117791 A 19910822; DE 69101989 D1 19940623; DE 69101989 T2 19940901; DK 0443999 T3 19940808; DK 171175 B1 19960715; DK 27691 A 19910821; DK 27691 D0 19910218; ES 2052356 T3 19940701; FI 910806 A0 19910219; FI 910806 A 19910821; FI 92671 B 19940915; FI 92671 C 19941227; IE 65800 B1 19951115; IE 910555 A1 19910911; JP H04215930 A 19920806; JP H0780494 B2 19950830; KR 0181962 B1 19990415; KR 910021331 A 19911220; NZ 237153 A 19930326; TW 199133 B 19930201; WO 9303988 A1 19930304
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 91850028 A 19910206; AT 91850028 T 19910206; AU 7117791 A 19910219; DE 69101989 T 19910206; DK 27691 A 19910218; DK 91850028 T 19910206; ES 91850028 T 19910206; FI 910806 A 19910219; IE 55591 A 19910219; JP 4617291 A 19910219; KR 910002617 A 19910219; NZ 23715391 A 19910219; TW 80103375 A 19910430; US 9105733 W 19910813