Global Patent Index - EP 4330139 A1

EP 4330139 A1 20240306 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM VERPACKEN VON PRODUKTEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE CONDITIONNEMENT DE PRODUITS

Publication

EP 4330139 A1 20240306 (EN)

Application

EP 22728303 A 20220428

Priority

  • IT 202100010931 A 20210429
  • IT 2022050112 W 20220428

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022230000A1] An apparatus (10) for packaging products (11), in particular food products, comprises both an inlet transporter (13) provided with one or more transport units (15), which are configured to receive and transport a product (11) and a corresponding wrapping sheet (12), and also a packaging transporter (14) provided with one or more gripping units (16), each able to receive a product (11) and the corresponding wrapping sheet (12) partly wrapped around the product (11) from a corresponding transport unit (15), and configured to form a packaged product (100), wherein said apparatus (10) also comprises both folding means (25, 26, 27, 28) associated with the inlet and packaging transporters (13, 14), and also heating means (40) configured to thermally activate an adhesive substance present on the wrapping sheet (12) in order to stabilize the latter around the product (11).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 11/42 (2006.01); B65B 11/46 (2006.01); B65B 25/00 (2006.01); B65B 35/16 (2006.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 35/26 (2006.01); B65B 41/02 (2006.01); B65B 45/00 (2006.01); B65B 49/14 (2006.01); B65B 51/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 11/42 (2013.01); B65B 25/005 (2013.01); B65B 35/16 (2013.01); B65B 35/24 (2013.01); B65B 35/243 (2013.01); B65B 35/26 (2013.01); B65B 41/02 (2013.01); B65B 45/00 (2013.01); B65B 49/14 (2013.01); B65B 51/18 (2013.01); B65B 11/46 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022230000A1

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 2022230000 A1 20221103; EP 4330139 A1 20240306; IT 202100010931 A1 20221029

DOCDB simple family (application)

IT 2022050112 W 20220428; EP 22728303 A 20220428; IT 202100010931 A 20210429