Global Patent Index - EP 1339606 A2

EP 1339606 A2 20030903 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING CONTAINERS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING CONTAINERS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUM HERSTELLEN VON BEHÄLTERN

Title (fr)

APPAREILS ET PROCEDES

Publication

EP 1339606 A2 20030903 (EN)

Application

EP 01997434 A 20011127

Priority

  • EP 0113801 W 20011127
  • IT MO20000254 A 20001127
  • IT MO20000255 A 20001127

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0242157A2] An apparatus for forming containers (3) from sheet material comprises in sequence a forming station in which precursors of said containers (3) are formed from a continuous strip (5) of said sheet material, said strip (5) being indexed along an advance direction (F, F2) in a substantially vertical position, a filling station in which said percursors are filled with product introduced through respective openings, a sealing station (2) in which said openings are sealed for closing said containers (3), a rotation station (1) in which said strip (5) is transferred from said vertical position to a horizontal position for being introduced into a severing station in which said containers (3) are severed from said strip (5), in said rotation station a lower edge (15) of said strip (5) being associated with support means (9) which substantially bears the weight of said containers (3); a method for obtaining containers (3) from sheet material comprises indexing along an advance direction (F, F2) a continuous strip (5) of said sheet material in substantially vertical position, forming precursors of said containers (3) in said strip (5), filling said precursors by inserting thereinto a product through respective openings, sealing said openings for closing said containers, rotation said strip (5) from said vertical position to a horizontal positon, servering said containers (3) from said strip (5), during said rotating, supporting said strip (5) through support means (9) being provided.

IPC 1-7

B65B 3/02; B65B 61/06

IPC 8 full level

B65B 3/02 (2006.01); B65B 61/06 (2006.01); B65B 61/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 3/022 (2013.01); B65B 61/065 (2013.01); B65B 61/28 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0242157A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE ES FR IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0242157 A2 20020530; WO 0242157 A3 20021205; AU 2073102 A 20020603; EP 1339606 A2 20030903; JP 2004514602 A 20040520

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0113801 W 20011127; AU 2073102 A 20011127; EP 01997434 A 20011127; JP 2002544306 A 20011127