EP 4365094 A1 20240508 - AN APPARATUS AND A FILLING MACHINE
Title (en)
AN APPARATUS AND A FILLING MACHINE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND FÜLLMASCHINE
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET MACHINE DE REMPLISSAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 22205543 A 20221104
Abstract (en)
An apparatus (100) for lifting a package (402) is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a housing (110) having an upper and a lower guide (221, 231) that support a rod (202) that is movable for lifting a package (402), a gap (204) formed between the rod and the housing and extending between the guides for holding lubricant that provides lubrication between the rod and the guides, a first scraper (222) for scraping the rod to remove lubricant that has passed by the upper guide, a second scraper (223) for scraping the rod to remove lubricant that has passed by the first scraper, first and second spaces (224, 225) for receiving lubricant that has been scraped by the first scraper respectively by the second scraper, and a common lubricant drain (126) to which each of the first space and the second space is fluidly connected. A filling machine (400) comprising the apparatus is also disclosed.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 43/54 (2006.01); B65B 43/59 (2006.01); B67C 3/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 43/54 (2013.01); B65B 43/59 (2013.01); B67C 3/244 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 2669243 A1 20131204 - KRONES AG [DE]
- [A] EP 0545483 A1 19930609 - SHIKOKU KAKOKI CO LTD [JP]
- [A] JP H06278795 A 19941004 - SEIKO CORP
- [A] US 2002036027 A1 20020328 - KONDO MASAKATSU [JP], 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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 23206568 A 20231029; EP 2023080169 W 20231029