Global Patent Index - EP 4067242 A4

EP 4067242 A4 20240221 - FILLING/PACKAGING METHOD AND FILLING/PACKAGING MACHINE

Title (en)

FILLING/PACKAGING METHOD AND FILLING/PACKAGING MACHINE

Title (de)

FÜLL-/VERPACKUNGSVERFAHREN UND FÜLL-/VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE REMPLISSAGE/EMBALLAGE ET MACHINE DE REMPLISSAGE/EMBALLAGE

Publication

EP 4067242 A4 20240221 (EN)

Application

EP 20907476 A 20201215

Priority

  • JP 2019236242 A 20191226
  • JP 2020046809 W 20201215

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4067242A1] To provide a filling and packaging method and a filling and packaging machine that can reliably eliminate a risk of inclusion of bacteria in a content filled in a tubular packaging material even when a vertical sealing failure occurs in a connection portion of a web-like packaging material. The filling and packaging method includes: detecting whether a connection portion W10 of a web-like packaging material W has passed through a predetermined position in a movement path of the web-like packaging material W; reducing a supply amount of a content into a tubular packaging material T based on detected passage information of the connection portion W10, to reduce a content filling level in the tubular packaging material T from a normal position L1 above a pressure flange 18 to a negative pressure occurrence avoidance position L2 below the pressure flange 18 before the connection portion W10 reaches an expected negative pressure occurrence area A where a negative pressure is likely to occur along with pulling-down of the tubular packaging material T by a pair of sealing jaws 161; and returning the content filling level from a negative pressure occurrence avoidance position L3 to the normal position L1 after the connection portion W10 passes through the expected negative pressure occurrence area A.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 9/12 (2006.01); B65B 9/20 (2012.01); B65B 9/207 (2012.01); B65B 41/18 (2006.01); B65B 51/30 (2006.01); B65B 57/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 9/12 (2013.01); B65B 9/2049 (2013.01); B65B 9/207 (2013.01); B65B 41/18 (2013.01); B65B 51/306 (2013.01); B65B 57/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4067242 A1 20221005; EP 4067242 A4 20240221; JP 7535314 B2 20240816; JP WO2021131919 A1 20210701; WO 2021131919 A1 20210701

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20907476 A 20201215; JP 2020046809 W 20201215; JP 2021567314 A 20201215