Global Patent Index - EP 1567416 A1

EP 1567416 A1 20050831 - APPARATUS FOR VACUUM PACKAGES AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IT

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR VACUUM PACKAGES AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG FÜR VAKUUMVERPACKUNGEN UND STEUERVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR EMBALLAGES SOUS VIDE ET SON PROCEDE DE COMMANDE

Publication

EP 1567416 A1 20050831 (EN)

Application

EP 03774313 A 20031125

Priority

  • KR 0302554 W 20031125
  • KR 20020073651 A 20021125

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004048203A1] Disclosed is an apparatus for vacuum sealing a plastic bag and/or container and a method of controlling the apparatus. The method of controlling the apparatus having an upper casing with an upper concave part therein, a lower casing with a lower concave part therein, a vacuum chamber formed by the close contact between the upper concave part and the lower concave part, such that an opening portion at one end of the plastic bag is inserted into the vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump for providing vacuum to the vacuum chamber, and a heater for heat sealing the plastic bag being in a vacuum sate at the front portion thereof, including the steps of : descending the upper casing above the lower casing to thereby operate a first switch and a second switch together, the first switch and the second switch disposed protrudedly on the contact surface between the upper casing and the lower casing, being connected to a digital control unit; and operating the vacuum pump and the heater in a sequential order by the control of the digital control unit, such that the plastic bag is vacuumed in a plastic mode.

IPC 1-7

B65B 31/02

IPC 8 full level

B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 51/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B65B 31/02 (2013.01 - KR); B65B 31/046 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 51/146 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 51/148 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004048203 A1 20040610; AU 2003284760 A1 20040618; CA 2506370 A1 20040610; CN 1756699 A 20060405; EP 1567416 A1 20050831; EP 1567416 A4 20061018; JP 2006507193 A 20060302; KR 100546042 B1 20060125; KR 20040045793 A 20040602; US 2006053748 A1 20060316

DOCDB simple family (application)

KR 0302554 W 20031125; AU 2003284760 A 20031125; CA 2506370 A 20031125; CN 200380104017 A 20031125; EP 03774313 A 20031125; JP 2004555113 A 20031125; KR 20020073651 A 20021125; US 53619305 A 20050524