EP 4335763 A1 20240313 - FILLING MACHINE COMPRISING AIRFLOW SYSTEM
Title (en)
FILLING MACHINE COMPRISING AIRFLOW SYSTEM
Title (de)
FÜLLMASCHINE MIT LUFTSTROMSYSTEM
Title (fr)
MACHINE DE REMPLISSAGE COMPRENANT UN SYSTÈME D'ÉCOULEMENT D'AIR
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 22194482 A 20220907
Abstract (en)
A paperboard container filling machine (10) comprising an aseptic chamber (30, 40), having: an upper air distribution chamber (35, 45); a lower processing chamber (36, 46) housing processing equipment (32, 42, 49) configured for interacting with paperboard containers passing through the processing chamber; a throughflow plate (37, 47) separating the distribution chamber (9) and the processing chamber (36, 46); and a paperboard container transport sub-system (12) configured for transporting the paperboard containers through the processing chamber along a container transport path (14) from an inlet opening (31, 41) to an outlet opening (33, 43) of the processing chamber. The throughflow plate has a predefined thickness (T) and comprises a plurality of slits (38, 48) configured for directing the air from the air distribution chamber to the processing chamber, the slits having a predefined length (L), a predefined width (W) and a predefined length/width ratio (L/W), wherein said thickness is at least 1.5 times said predefined width, and wherein said predefined length/width ratio is larger than any one of: 4, 6, 8, 10, 15 and 20. A related method is also described.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 55/02 (2006.01); B65B 31/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 31/025 (2013.01); B65B 55/025 (2013.01); B65B 55/027 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
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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)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22194482 A 20220907; EP 2023074348 W 20230905