Global Patent Index - EP 1036738 A1

EP 1036738 A1 20000920 - MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PRODUCTS WITH AN EXTENSIBLE FILM

Title (en)

MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PRODUCTS WITH AN EXTENSIBLE FILM

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM UMHÜLLEN VON GEGENSTÄNDEN MIT DEHNFOLIE

Title (fr)

MACHINE A ENVELOPPER LES PRODUITS AVEC UN FILM EXTENSIBLE

Publication

EP 1036738 A1 20000920 (EN)

Application

EP 98930814 A 19980708

Priority

ES 9800198 W 19980708

Abstract (en)

When entering the machine for wrapping products with a stretch film, the article (1) passes a detector barrier (18) which detects its size and sends the information to a microprocessor controlling all the movements of the machine, positioning the article (1) correctly in the calculated place on the elevator (3), controlling the stroke of the film feeding clamp (17) to extract a specified amount of film from a film roll (4), calculated in accordance with the size of the article, (1) using side clamps (19) to stretch the film in a transverse direction. Also controlling the energizing and deenergizing of the brake for the film, and the movements of the folding mechanisms, in accordance with the dimensions of the article to be wrapped and the film used to produce a quality wrapped article with an optimum amount of film. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65B 11/54; B65B 59/00

IPC 8 full level

B65B 11/54 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 11/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 11/54 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 59/001 (2019.04 - EP US); B65B 59/003 (2019.04 - EP US); B65B 2210/04 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0002777A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1036738 A1 20000920; BR 9812053 A 20000926; CA 2303211 A1 20000120; JP 2002520224 A 20020709; WO 0002777 A1 20000120

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98930814 A 19980708; BR 9812053 A 19980708; CA 2303211 A 19980708; ES 9800198 W 19980708; JP 2000559017 A 19980708