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(11) EP 4 043 351 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/33

(21) Application number: 22155109.6

(22) Date of filing: 04.02.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65B 37/00(2006.01)
B65B 9/20(2012.01)
B65B 9/213(2012.01)
B65B 55/10(2006.01)
B65B 65/00(2006.01)
 B65B 39/00(2006.01)
B65B 9/207(2012.01)
B65B 55/02(2006.01)
B65B 57/14(2006.01)
B65B 51/30(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B65B 9/20; B65B 55/027; B65B 37/00; B65B 9/207; B65B 39/004; B65B 9/213; B65B 57/145; B65B 55/103; B65B 51/303; B65B 65/006
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 10.02.2021 EP 21156161

(71) Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
1009 Pully (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • FANGAREZZI, Gianni
    41012 Carpi (IT)
  • SANIBONDI, Paolo
    42124 Reggio Emilia (IT)
  • GARUTI, Nicola
    42019 Scandiano (IT)
  • BARBIERI, Andrea
    41126 Modena (IT)
  • KANEKO, Yutaka
    164-0011 Tokyo (JP)
  • FERRARINI, Filippo
    41126 Modena (IT)

(74) Representative: Tetra Pak - Patent Attorneys SE 
AB Tetra Pak Patent Department Ruben Rausings gata
221 86 Lund
221 86 Lund (SE)

   


(54) PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES


(57) There is described a packaging apparatus (1) comprising a tube forming and sealing device (5), a filling device (7), a product delivery device (8) configured to receive a pourable product from an external product supply (9) and to selectively feed the pourable product along a flow path to and into the filling device (7) and a package forming unit (10) configured to at least form and transversally seal the tube (3) for forming packages (2) filled with the pourable product. The product delivery device (8) comprises a main inlet valve (30) having a first inlet (31) and a first outlet (32) and a control valve (33) arranged downstream from the main inlet valve (30) and upstream from the filing device (7) along the flow path and having a second inlet (34) and a second outlet (35). The main inlet valve (30) comprises a first valve element (42) controllable into at least a closing position, an opening position and one or more intermediate positions. Additionally or alternatively, the control valve (33) comprises a second valve element (44) being controllable into a closed position and an open position.







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