Global Patent Index - EP 1125844 A1

EP 1125844 A1 20010822 - Packaging machine for producing sealed packages of pourable food products and featuring an improved fill conduit

Title (en)

Packaging machine for producing sealed packages of pourable food products and featuring an improved fill conduit

Title (de)

Verpackungsmaschine zum Herstellen von gesiegelten Verpackungen für flüssige Nahrungsmittel mit einem verbesserten Füllrohr

Title (fr)

Machine d'emballage pour la fabrication d'emballages scellés pour produits alimentaires liquides comprenant une tuyére de remplissage améliorée

Publication

EP 1125844 A1 20010822 (EN)

Application

EP 00830114 A 20000218

Priority

EP 00830114 A 20000218

Abstract (en)

A packaging machine (1) for producing sealed packages (2) of a pourable food product from a tube (3) of packaging material, which is sealed longitudinally, is fed along a vertical downward path (A), is filled continuously with the food product by means of a fill conduit (5), and is gripped under pressure and sealed along equally spaced cross sections; the fill conduit (5) having, on the outside of a respective end portion (11) housed inside the tube (3) of packaging material, a pressure flange (20) having a number of transverse slits (22) dividing the flange (20) into respective tab portions (23), which are flexible by the pressure inside the tube (3) to define, for the food product, respective passages increasing gradually in section alongside an increase in pressure. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65B 39/00; B65B 9/20

IPC 8 full level

B65B 9/12 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 39/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] EP 0273507 A2 19880706 - TETRA PAK AB [SE]

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 1125844 A1 20010822; EP 1125844 B1 20040929; AT E277815 T1 20041015; DE 60014314 D1 20041104; JP 2001233307 A 20010828

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00830114 A 20000218; AT 00830114 T 20000218; DE 60014314 T 20000218; JP 2001008777 A 20010117