Global Patent Index - EP 4182233 A1

EP 4182233 A1 20230524 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A SOFT CONTAINER BY HEAT-SEALING

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING A SOFT CONTAINER BY HEAT-SEALING

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES WEICHEN BEHÄLTERS DURCH HEISSSIEGELN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION D'UN CONTENANT SOUPLE PAR THERMOSCELLAGE

Publication

EP 4182233 A1 20230524 (EN)

Application

EP 21742148 A 20210715

Priority

  • EP 20186156 A 20200716
  • EP 2021069874 W 20210715

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022013402A1] A device for forming a soft container from a sheet of laminate material is disclosed. It comprises a dispensing system to supply the sheet of laminate material (1), a former (5) configured to fold the sheet of laminate material (1) into a longitudinal tube shape, a side seal bar (10) configured to weld by heat-sealing adjacent edges (9) of the sheet of laminate material (1) folded into a tube-shape, and sealing means configured to press the formed tube and to form transversal sealing strips (17) by heat-sealing. The device comprises a heating device (19) configured to heat the sheet of laminate material (1) upstream the sealing means. The invention also relates to a system comprising such a device and a sheet of laminate material, and to a corresponding method for packaging a product. The invention makes it possible to produce soft packages at high speed, with and enhanced sealing quality, and/or with an easy to recycle material.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 9/20 (2012.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B65B 51/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/7451 (2013.01); B29C 66/0242 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/3464 (2013.01); B29C 66/4312 (2013.01); B29C 66/723 (2013.01); B29C 66/849 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B65B 9/20 (2013.01); B65B 51/303 (2013.01); B29C 65/06 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 65/16 (2013.01); B29C 66/133 (2013.01); B29C 66/4322 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/72321 (2013.01); B29C 66/72328 (2013.01); B29C 66/73711 (2013.01); B29C 66/73712 (2013.01); B29C 66/836 (2013.01); B29K 2705/02 (2013.01); B32B 2307/514 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022013402A1

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022013402 A1 20220120; BR 112023000477 A2 20230131; CL 2023000125 A1 20230804; CN 115836010 A 20230321; EP 4182233 A1 20230524

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021069874 W 20210715; BR 112023000477 A 20210715; CL 2023000125 A 20230112; CN 202180049018 A 20210715; EP 21742148 A 20210715