EP 1647489 A2 20060419 - Method for packaging fresh plant products
Title (en)
Method for packaging fresh plant products
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Verpacken von frischen pflanzlichen Produkten
Title (fr)
Procédé d'emballage de produits végétaux frais
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 0408682 A 20040805
Abstract (en)
The apparatus (20) for packaging fresh fruit and vegetables in containers (21 - 24) covered with a sealed layer of film (32) incorporates a perforator (51) to make holes in the film with variable density, adapted to the metabolism of the contents. The film is delivered from a roll (31) and passes under the perforating system, including an activator (42) and a perforator with a light source (44), especially a CO2 laser. A regulator (47) connected to the actuator permits manual control of the density of the perforations according to a characteristic of the packaged product such as its respiratory intensity, weight or type. The film is between 25 and 90 microns thick and the perforations are betwen 30 and 70 microns in diameter.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 61/02 (2006.01); B65B 7/16 (2006.01); B65B 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 25/041 (2013.01); B65B 61/02 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- EP 0351115 A2 19900117 - COURTAULDS FILMS & PACKAGING [GB]
- US 5832699 A 19981110 - ZOBEL MICHAEL GEORGE REINHARDT [GB]
- US 2003029850 A1 20030213 - VARRIANO-MARSTON ELIZABETH [US]
- US 2003172627 A1 20030918 - BACKUS STEPHANUS MICHAEL MARIE [NL]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
FR 2873992 A1 20060210; FR 2873992 B1 20071012; AT E428636 T1 20090515; DE 602005013877 D1 20090528; EP 1647489 A2 20060419; EP 1647489 A3 20060524; EP 1647489 B1 20090415; ES 2325959 T3 20090925
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 0408682 A 20040805; AT 05017147 T 20050805; DE 602005013877 T 20050805; EP 05017147 A 20050805; ES 05017147 T 20050805