Global Patent Index - EP 1379436 A1

EP 1379436 A1 20040114 - AN APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING PACKAGES

Title (en)

AN APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING PACKAGES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ÖFFNEN UND SCHLIESSEN VON PACKUNGEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL SERVANT A OUVRIR ET FERMER DES EMBALLAGES

Publication

EP 1379436 A1 20040114 (EN)

Application

EP 02718756 A 20020404

Priority

  • SE 0200661 W 20020404
  • SE 0101261 A 20010406

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02083506A1] An apparatus for opening and closing packaging blanks (pockets) disposed in a web in sequence after one another. The apparatus has mechanical retainer means (33a, b) which are disposed, on the displacement of a flexible web (20) along said mechanical retainer means, to guide retainer means (13a, b; 43a, b; 53a, b) disposed at said web. The same includes at least one part where the mechanical retainer means (33a, b) are disposed in spaced apart relationship from one another in order to keep the packaging blanks open. Moreover, the apparatus includes mechanical guide means (35, 36) which guide the opposing edge portions (24a, b) of the web (20) on their displacement to and from that part of the apparatus where the packaging blanks are moved open. The guide means (35) are disposed in order, in said part, to position the edge portions (24a, b) of the web (20) in relation to one another so that the packaging blanks are opened and closed, respectively. The mechanical guide means (35, 36) are flexible either in a first plane with the aid of the mechanical retainer means (33a, b) or in a plane which is parallel to the first plane, the guide means (35, 36) being substantially inflexible in a plane which is at right angles to said first plane.

IPC 1-7

B65B 43/26; B65B 9/04; B31B 1/08

IPC 8 full level

B31B 50/78 (2017.01); B31B 70/04 (2017.01); B65B 43/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 43/267 (2013.01); B31B 50/78 (2017.08)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02083506 A1 20021024; AT E293567 T1 20050515; DE 60203792 D1 20050525; DE 60203792 T2 20060309; EP 1379436 A1 20040114; EP 1379436 B1 20050420; EP 1379436 B9 20061004; SE 0101261 D0 20010406; SE 0101261 L 20021007; SE 518917 C2 20021203

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 0200661 W 20020404; AT 02718756 T 20020404; DE 60203792 T 20020404; EP 02718756 A 20020404; SE 0101261 A 20010406