Global Patent Index - EP 0868350 B1

EP 0868350 B1 19990901 - AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING VALVED BAGS TO A FILLING MACHINE

Title (en)

AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING VALVED BAGS TO A FILLING MACHINE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM TRANSPORTIEREN VON VENTILSÄCKEN ZU EINER FÜLLMASCHINE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR TRANSFERER DES SACHETS A VALVE VERS UNE MACHINE DE REMPLISSAGE

Publication

EP 0868350 B1 19990901 (EN)

Application

EP 96941021 A 19961121

Priority

  • EP 9605201 W 19961121
  • IT TO951011 A 19951215
  • IT TO960839 A 19961014

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9722522A1] An apparatus for automatically transferring valved bags (2) arranged in a stack (1) to a machine for filling the bags with a flowable material. The apparatus comprises means (3, 60) for picking up one bag (2) at a time from a stack (1); a conveyor (4) with a plurality of receivers (5) adapted to receive a bag (2) removed from the stack (1) by said picking means (3) and a first transfer device (6) and a second transfer device (7) for transferring the bag (2) to a filling machine with the proper orientation for being filled. The picking means (60) can comprise suction cup members (62) permanently communicating with a space (66) maintained at a pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure.

IPC 1-7

B65B 43/14; B65B 43/44; B65B 35/10

IPC 8 full level

B65B 43/12 (2006.01); B65B 43/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B65B 35/10 (2013.01 - KR); B65B 43/12 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 43/14 (2013.01 - KR); B65B 43/262 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9722522 A1 19970626; AT E183976 T1 19990915; BR 9612129 A 19991228; CZ 186398 A3 19990217; DE 69604086 D1 19991007; EA 199800447 A1 19981224; EP 0868350 A1 19981007; EP 0868350 B1 19990901; HR P960586 A2 19971231; HU P0000195 A2 20000628; IL 124892 A0 19990126; KR 20000064417 A 20001106; PL 327448 A1 19981207; SK 77698 A3 19981202; TR 199801092 T2 19980821

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9605201 W 19961121; AT 96941021 T 19961121; BR 9612129 A 19961121; CZ 186398 A 19961121; DE 69604086 T 19961121; EA 199800447 A 19961121; EP 96941021 A 19961121; HR P960586 A 19961212; HU P0000195 A 19961121; IL 12489296 A 19961121; KR 19980704514 A 19980615; PL 32744896 A 19961121; SK 77698 A 19961121; TR 9801092 T 19961121