(19)
(11) EP 2 067 583 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/24

(21) Application number: 09156028.4

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B26F 1/14(2006.01)
B26D 3/08(2006.01)
 B65B 1/00(2006.01)
B26F 1/18(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 16.12.2005 IT MO20050338

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06126308.3 / 1880813

(71) Applicant: Inovapak SRL
42100 Reggio Emilia (RE) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Minghetti, Bianca Elena
    42100 Reggio Emilia (RE) (IT)

(74) Representative: Crugnola, Pietro 
Luppi Crugnola & Partners S.r.l. Viale Corassori 54
41124 Modena
41124 Modena (IT)

   


(54) Apparatuses for packing products


(57) An apparatus comprises:
- weakening promoting means (14) suitable for generating weakening line means (15, 16) on a sheet material (4), said weakening promoting means (14) (14) comprising a serrated profile,
- gripping means (3) arranged for advancing said sheet material (4) to a forming station (7),
- folding means (25) downstream of said forming station (7) arranged for facing an edge portion (33) of said sheet material (4) on a further edge portion (34) of said sheet material (4), opposite said edge portion (33),

wherein said folding means comprises comb means (25) that acts on localised zones of said sheet material (4).







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