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EP 1749752 B1 20080409 - Packaging machine

Title (en)

Packaging machine

Title (de)

Verpackungsmaschine

Title (fr)

Machine d'emballage

Publication

EP 1749752 B1 20080409 (DE)

Application

EP 05017167 A 20050806

Priority

EP 05017167 A 20050806

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1749752A1] Packaging machine (1) comprises a system (2) for preparing a pile of single portions of taking up shuttles (28), a shuttle transportation system with transportation belts (4 to 7), a shuttle control system (8), an ejection station and an adjustment station (10) for incomplete shuttles (28'), a folded box straightening unit (14,15), an empty box supply chain carrier (16,17), a filling line (19,20) and a system (21) for filling of folded boxes (33).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 65/00 (2006.01); B65B 43/52 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 43/52 (2013.01); B65B 57/14 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1749752 A1 20070207; EP 1749752 B1 20080409; DE 502005003663 D1 20080521

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05017167 A 20050806; DE 502005003663 T 20050806