EP 2208681 B1 20130703 - A unit for sterilizing a web of packaging material for a machine for packaging food products
Title (en)
A unit for sterilizing a web of packaging material for a machine for packaging food products
Title (de)
Einheit zum Sterilisieren einer Verpackungsmaterialbahn für eine Maschine zum Verpacken von Lebensmittelprodukten
Title (fr)
Unité pour la stérilisation d'une toile de matériau d'emballage pour une machine prévue pour le conditionnement de produits alimentaires
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 09150798 A 20090116
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2208681A1] There is described a unit (1, 1', 1" , 1"') for sterilizing a web (2) of packaging material for a machine for packaging food products; the unit (1, 1', 1", 1"') comprises a sterilizing chamber (3) containing a sterilizing agent, conveying means (9, 10, 11) for feeding the web (2) through the sterilizing chamber (3) before the web (2) is formed into a succession of sealed packages of food products, a hold tank (16) for the sterilizing agent, feed means (F, 18) which can be activated selectively to feed the sterilizing agent from the tank (16) to the sterilizing chamber (3), drain means (D, 23) which can be activated selectively to drain the sterilizing agent from a bottom portion (8) of the sterilizing chamber (3) into the tank (16) in the event of stoppage of the packaging machine, and a heating device (26) for heating the sterilizing agent before feeding it to the sterilizing chamber (3); the heating device (26) comprises electric heating means (30) and a heat exchanger (31) arranged in contact with the heating means (30) and defining a serpentine-shaped passage (32) for the sterilizing agent. ( Figure 1 )
IPC 8 full level
B65B 55/10 (2006.01); F24H 1/12 (2006.01); F24H 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 55/103 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2208681 A1 20100721; EP 2208681 B1 20130703; WO 2010081866 A2 20100722; WO 2010081866 A3 20101007
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 09150798 A 20090116; EP 2010050435 W 20100115