EP 3945038 A1 20220202 - IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO PACKAGING APPARATUS
Title (en)
IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO PACKAGING APPARATUS
Title (de)
VERBESSERUNGEN AN ODER IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT EINER VERPACKUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
AMÉLIORATIONS APPORTÉES À ET EN RELATION AVEC UN APPAREIL D'EMBALLAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 20188254 A 20200728
Abstract (en)
A packaging apparatus and method is provided. The packaging apparatus comprises: a support platform for supporting packaging containers positioned thereon, the support platform comprising a support portion moveable between a first position and a second position; and a belt transport arrangement for transporting packaging containers away from the support platform in a first transport direction; the belt transport arrangement comprising a belt arrangement comprising a pair of belts, the pair of belts defining opposing contacting surfaces for contacting packaging containers. The apparatus is operable between: a first configuration wherein the support portion is in the first position to support one or more packaging containers positioned thereon; and a second configuration wherein the support portion is in the second position and contacting surfaces of the belts engage the one or more packaging containers.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 35/16 (2006.01); B65B 7/16 (2006.01); B65B 35/30 (2006.01); B65B 35/36 (2006.01); B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65B 51/00 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 7/164 (2013.01); B65B 35/16 (2013.01); B65B 35/30 (2013.01); B65B 35/36 (2013.01); B65B 43/46 (2013.01); B65B 51/00 (2013.01); B65B 59/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2011072764 A1 20110331 - DANIEK V MICHAEL [US], et al
- [A] US 2014374217 A1 20141225 - BUCHENBERG WOLFGANG [DE]
- [A] US 5860270 A 19990119 - GERWE THOMAS K [US]
- [A] WO 2011154744 A1 20111215 - ISHIDA EUROP LTD [GB], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3945038 A1 20220202; EP 3945038 B1 20231129; EP 3945038 C0 20231129; ES 2972400 T3 20240612
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20188254 A 20200728; ES 20188254 T 20200728