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(11) EP 0 339 756 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.04.1990 Bulletin 1990/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.1989 Bulletin 1989/44

(21) Application number: 89201610.6

(22) Date of filing: 11.07.1983
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B65B 31/02, B65B 55/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL SE

(30) Priority: 15.07.1982 JP 123940/82

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
83201031.8 / 0099605

(71) Applicant: Shikoku Kakooki Co., Ltd.
Itano-gun Tokushima (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Katsuhiro, Joo
    Kitajima-cho Itano-gun Tokushima (JP)

(74) Representative: Vollebregt, Cornelis Jacobus, Ir. et al
Algemeen Octrooibureau World Trade Center P.O. Box 645
5600 AP Eindhoven
5600 AP Eindhoven (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Packaging machine


    (57) The invention relates to a packaging machine comprising:
    a container transport conveyor having a plurality of container holders for retaining containers, each container holder being adapted to restrain containers retained therein from moving horizontally while permitting vertical movement of the containers retained therein;
    a closed main chamber enclosing the container transport conveyor in its entirety;
    a group of units, including at least a filling unit, a capping unit and a container discharge unit arranged in series on a top wall of the main chamber from a rear portion toward a front portion with respect to a running direction of the conveyor.
    At least one rail is disposed below and parallel with an upper part of travel of the container holder for supporting the bottoms of the con­tainers retained by the container holders and for guiding the containers, said at least one rail being movable upwardly and downwardly by means of a rail lifting assembly.







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