EP 0798215 A1 19971001 - A method for assembling filled packages
Title (en)
A method for assembling filled packages
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Zusammenbringen gefüllter Verpackungen
Title (fr)
Procédé d'assemblage d'emballages remplis
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 96202743 A 19961002
- EP 96200847 A 19960328
Abstract (en)
The present invention is a method to assemble filled packages together into a secondary package. This method comprises the steps of: (1) feeding a film (1) into a vertical-form-fill-seal (= VFFS) machine in a flat configuration; (2) carrying the film to the forming shoulder (10), the forming shoulder comprising a filling head (11) and extending in a vertical tube; (3) pulling the film around the forming shoulder (10) forming a tubular configuration of the film; (4) sealing completely or partially the vertical edges (2) of the film; (5) sealing the tubular formed film on the opposite end to the filling head (11) so as to form a bottom seal (3) and having an open bag representing a secondary package; (6) filling the secondary package with more than one filled primary package by dropping the primary packages through the filling head of the forming shoulder and through the open end of the secondary package; (7) sealing the open end of the secondary package substantially tightly around the filled primary packages contained in the secondary package so as to form a top seal (4) and closing the secondary package aound the filled primary packages; (8) cutting the closed secondary package above the top seal. To facilitate opening of the package any of the seals may be interrupted. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65B 9/00 (2006.01); B65B 9/213 (2012.01); B65B 61/18 (2006.01)
IPC 8 main group level
B65D (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 9/213 (2013.01); B65D 71/063 (2013.01); B65D 75/46 (2013.01); B65D 77/003 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 4353196 A 19821012 - BEER FREDERICK W, et al
- [A] GB 1334616 A 19731024 - HAMAC HOELLER GMBH
- [A] US 4004398 A 19770125 - LARSSON LARS GORAN, et al
- [A] EP 0350617 A2 19900117 - KLINKEL WOLFGANG
- [A] FR 2698084 A1 19940520 - IND B V [FR], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9735765 A1 19971002; AR 006416 A1 19990825; BR 9708278 A 19990803; CN 1219915 A 19990616; DE 69605893 D1 20000203; DE 69605893 T2 20000525; EP 0798215 A1 19971001; EP 0798215 B1 19991229; ES 2142015 T3 20000401; JP H11506997 A 19990622; ZA 972631 B 19971029
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9703699 W 19970318; AR P970101232 A 19970326; BR 9708278 A 19970318; CN 97194944 A 19970318; DE 69605893 T 19961002; EP 96202743 A 19961002; ES 96202743 T 19961002; JP 53442497 A 19970318; ZA 972631 A 19970326