(19)
(11) EP 0 351 594 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.08.1990 Bulletin 1990/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.01.1990 Bulletin 1990/04

(21) Application number: 89111602.2

(22) Date of filing: 26.06.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65B 55/24, B65B 39/14, F16H 55/30
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 21.07.1988 US 222456

(71) Applicant: FMC CORPORATION
Chicago Illinois 60601 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Jourdan, James K.
    Fond du Lac Wisconsin 54935 (US)

(74) Representative: Bardehle, Heinz, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Frohwitter . Geissler & Partner Postfach 86 06 20
81633 München
81633 München (DE)


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    (54) Improved filling machinery


    (57) A food handling and packaging device and method for controlling the placement of food into package trays uses a protection disk (50) with a wiper arm (16A) and a vacuum pickup opening (170) and other equipment to clean the food delivery device to minimize the dripping of material on the sealing surface of a package tray prior to a cover being placed.







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