The present invention relates to a carton blank comprising a plurality of panels configured to form a gable top carton by folding, each of the plurality of panels comprising a wall section sub-panel and a top-closure sub-panel. The carton blank comprises a longitudinal crease line section defining a border between two neighbouring top-closure sub-panels, on which longitudinal crease line section is located a top corner position configured to form a top corner of the carton when the carton blank is folded. The carton blank also comprises a transverse crease line forming a border between one of said neighbouring top-closure sub- panels and a neighbouring wall section sub-panel of the carton blank, wherein said border terminates at the top corner position. The carton blank further comprises a diagonal crease line arranged in said one of said neighbouring top-closure sub-panels, which diagonal crease line defines a folding line terminating at the top corner position. When terminating at the top corner position, the folding line forms an angle of at least 70° with the longitudinal crease line section.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
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TETHERED CLOSURE DEVICE AND CONTAINER COMPRISING A TETHERED CLOSURE DEVICE
The invention relates to a closure device (100) comprising a pour spout (200) and a cap (300), the cap comprising a lid portion (302), a linking portion (304) and a retainment portion (306), the linking portion permanently linking the lid portion to the retainment portion and the retainment portion being permanently retained around the pour spout, the lid portion being resealably arranged on the pour spout allowing the closure device to be brought between an open position and a closed position. The cap comprises first and second separation lines (340, 342) along which the cap is configured to separate when the closure device is brought from the closed position to the open position. The first separation line extends circumferentially around the cap between a first endpoint and a second endpoint defining between them a non-breakable first bridge section (348) configured to permanently connect the retainment portion to the linking portion, said first bridge section having a circumferential extent (a) that is less than 90°. The second separation line extends circumferentially around the cap between a first endpoint and a second endpoint defining between them a non-breakable second bridge section (354) configured to permanently connect the lid portion to the linking portion, said second bridge section having a circumferential extent (β) that is less than 90°. The first bridge section and the second bridge section are located at opposite sides of the cap. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising a container and such a closure device
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
A container formed of a blank (2) consisting of first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), respectively. The first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) include respective top sealing sub-panels (14, 16, 18, 20, 22), of an outwardly bowed form bounded inwardly by respective score lines (15, 17, 19, 21, 23). The first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) also include respective bottom sealing sub-panels (24, 26, 28, 32, 34) of a per se known form. The first and third panels (4, 8) also include respective intermediate panels (34,38) which are each uninterrupted by score lines, except that one intermediate sub-panel (38) is formed with a through hole (40) for receiving a pour spout fitment. The second and fourth panels (6, 10) include respective intermediate sub-panels (36, 40) which are divided by score lines into respective sub-sub-panels (42, 44), identically as between the sub-panels (36, 40).
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
The invention relates to a filling valve (1) for liquids, comprising a liquid feed into a valve chamber (2), a valve seat (7), a closure element (8), which interacts with the valve seat (7) and which can be moved back and forth between an open position and a closed position, an outlet for the liquid (4), a cylindrical discharge element (5) arranged at the outlet (4), which discharge element has a plurality of passages (6) arranged next to each other in an axial direction, wherein the surface of the discharge element (5) facing the closure element (8) forms a part of the valve seat. In order to avoid clogging of the passages in the discharge element by fibers in the liquid, the passages (6) ending at the surface of the discharge element (5) according to the invention are extended from the surface (6) in the direction of the closure element (8) by tubes (10), the closure element (8) has caps (13), and each tube (10) can be closed by one of the caps (13), which surrounds the tube (10) at least in the closed position in such a way that an annular space (14) is formed.
F16K 11/04 - Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valvesPipe fittings incorporating such valvesArrangement of valves and flow lines specially adapted for mixing fluid with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit comprising only lift valves
B65B 3/22 - Defoaming liquids in connection with filling
B67C 3/28 - Flow-control devices, e.g. using valves
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Apparatus and method for reducing restoring forces of package sleeves in a filling machine
A method for reducing restoring forces of package sleeves in a filling machine, where flat-folded package sleeves are removed from a magazine of the filling machine, erected to form a package sleeve forming a parallelogram in cross-section and then transferred to a transport device for transporting the upright package sleeve along a transport path. In order to enable a reduction in the restoring force adapted to the particular material of the package sleeve without increasing the cycle time for the removal and unfolding of the flat-folded package sleeve, the restoring force is reduced by temporarily increasing the internal angle between the package walls at the outer fold edges to more than 90° while the upright package sleeve is located on the transport path of the transport device. The reduction of the restoring force can be accomplished during the movement or during a standstill of the package sleeve on the transport path.
The invention relates to a vaporisation device for vaporising an aerosol comprising a nebulised liquid disinfectant for sterilising packaging materials. Generic vaporisation devices are used in particular in filling systems for filling packaging containers with liquid filling material. In order to improve heat transport from the heat source to the heating surface for the aerosol, to reduce heat loss, and to improve heat transfer from the heating surface to the liquid particles of the aerosol, the vaporisation device has at least one vaporiser module having a flow pipe, expansion spaces being arranged on both sides of a guide element in the interior of the flow pipe and being designed such that the speed of the flow in the expansion spaces is lower than the speed of the flow in the region of the guide element. The flow pipe is heated by means of a heating conductor, which is held flush in a depression made in the jacket of the flow pipe. Simple adaptation to different required volumetric flows of the vapour and shortening of down times for maintenance are achieved by the at least one vaporiser module that extends between the inlet and the outlet of the vaporisation device.
The invention relates to a method for transporting packaging containers for liquid filling material from a filling machine. In order to avoid contamination of machine parts by packaging containers not perfectly closed and to enable the automated sorting out of defective packaging containers, a method comprising the following steps is specified: conveying the packaging containers (19) in a conveying direction (25) in cycles by means of a carrying element (17, 18) of at least one first conveying means, lifting the packaging containers (19) during the standstill of the first conveying means, transferring the packaging containers (19) to at least one second conveying means (39), and conveying the packaging containers (19) in the transport plane in one of two transport directions (45, 54) of each second conveying means (39) extending opposite each other, which transport directions extend perpendicularly to the conveying direction (25) of each first conveying means. The invention further relates to a device for transporting packaging containers (19).
A filling machine for filling packaging containers made of cardboard composite material with products, in particular liquid foods, includes a gripper that removes a packaging jacket from a magazine only partially erected in the manner of a parallelogram by a guide and at least one of two retaining elements for accommodating an outer fold edge of the partially erected packaging jacket can be move back and forth between an initial position and an end position. The cross-section of the packaging jacket accommodated by the two retaining elements is rectangular in the end position of the movable retaining element.
A container blank (2) for forming a container having respective opposite first and second planar surfaces, and comprising a row of body portion forming panels (P1-P4) arranged side- by-side, the boundaries between the panels being defined by respective boundary lines of weakness (S1-S4) extending from top to bottom of the panels substantially perpendicularly to the row, at least one body portion forming panel (P2) including a line of depression (12) in the first surface (14) which is not visible on the respective opposite second surface (16), the line of depression having a grip enhancing substance (18) deposited therein.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/42 - Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
A container blank (2) for forming a container having respective opposite first and second planar surfaces, and comprising a row of body portion forming panels (P1-P4) arranged side- by-side, the boundaries between the panels being defined by respective boundary lines of weakness (S1-84) extending from top to bottom of the panels substantially perpendicularly to the row, at least one body portion formingpanel (P2) including a line of depression (12) in the first surface (14) which is not visible on the respective opposite second surface (16), the line of depression having a grip enhancing substance (18) deposited therein.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/42 - Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING RESTORING FORCES OF PACKAGING SLEEVES IN A FILLING MACHINE
The invention relates to a method for reducing restoring forces of packaging sleeves in a filling machine. Packaging sleeves folded flat are removed from a magazine of the filling machine, erected to form a packaging sleeve forming a parallelogram, and then transferred to a transporting device for transporting the erected packaging sleeve along a transport path. According to the invention, in order to enable a reduction of the restoring force adapted to the particular material of the packaging sleeve without increasing the cycle time for the removal and unfolding of the packaging sleeve folded flat, the restoring force is reduced by temporarily increasing the interior angle between the packaging walls at the outer bending edges to more than 90° while the erected packaging sleeve is on the transport path of the transporting device. The restoring force can be reduced during the motion or during a standstill of the packaging sleeve on the transport path. The invention further relates to a filling machine for carrying out the method.
Apparatus comprising an adjustment assembly including a carriage unit adjustable in a first direction, the carriage unit carrying an adjustment sub- assembly adjustable in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction, the arrangement being such that a path of adjustment of the adjustment assembly is in substantially the same direction as the first direction. Also disclosed is an apparatus for adjusting the distance between respective oppositely facing edges of one or more plate-form members comprising an assembly unit including a plurality of adjustable sub-assembly units divided about a mid-region of the assembly unit corresponding to the region of the respective oppositely facing edges of one or more plate-form members, the sub-assembly units connected to each other by way of at least one adjustment device, whereby operation of the at least one adjustment device adjusts the distance between the respective oppositely facing edges.
Apparatus and method for checking the depth of a crease line in a material comprising a stamping device (4) having stamping portions (8) arranged at a plurality of levels with respect to a surface of said material, the arrangement being such that those portions (8) which contact the material mark the material with an indicator indicative of the depth of the crease line.
Apparatus comprising a first sealing member and a second sealing member movable relative to said first member, the sealing members (2) serving to seal a container sealing fin (20) therebetween, the first sealing member (2) including an inductor device (6), the inductor device being embedded in a magnetic field concentrator. Also disclosed is a method comprising providing a laminate comprised of a paperboard layer, an electrically conductive layer and a thermoplastics layer, shaping the laminate into a partially formed gable-top container having a top sealing fin region so as to bring a multiplicity of layers of the thermoplastics layer into a face- to-face relationship with each other in said region, and sealing the multiplicity of layers face-to-face with each other using the first and second sealing members, wherein the sealing of the multiplicity of layers is performed in a single induction sealing operation.
B65B 51/22 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by friction or ultrasonic or high-frequency electrical means
B65B 7/18 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by collapsing mouth portion and subsequently folding-down or securing flaps
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
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FILLING MACHINE FOR FILLING PACKAGING CONTAINERS WITH PRODUCTS, AND METHOD THEREFOR
The invention relates to a filling machine for filling packaging containers made of cardboard composite material with products, in particular liquid foods. Until now, the removal and unfolding of packaging jackets for producing the packaging containers from a magazine of the filling machine required relatively large gripper forces. In order to reduce the gripper forces required for removing and unfolding the packaging jackets and the noises arising during the unfolding and to avoid operational disruptions, a filling machine is proposed, wherein the packaging jacket removed from the magazine is only partially erected in the manner of a parallelogram by means of a guide and at least one of two retaining elements for accommodating an outer fold edge of the partially erected packaging jacket can be move back and forth between an initial position and an end position, wherein the cross-section of the packaging jacket accommodated by the two retaining elements is rectangular in the end position of the movable retaining element. The invention further relates to a method for removing and unfolding packaging jackets from a magazine of a filling machine.
The invention relates to a steam trap having an outlet for draining condensate out of a valve chamber and a closure element, which is seated on a valve seat when closed, for opening and closing the outlet. In order to devise a condensate valve that can be operated largely without maintenance, according to the invention the closure element has a section that projects into the outlet in both the opened and the closed state of the closure element and an annular space between the section and the outlet has a coincident cross-sectional area both in the opened and the closed state of the closure element.
F16T 1/02 - Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers with valves controlled thermally
A container formed of a blank (2) consisting of first, second, third, fourth and fith panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), respectively. The first, second, third, fourth and fith panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) include respective top sealing sub-panels (14, 16, 18, 20, 22), of an outwardly bowed form bounded inwardly by respective score lines (15, 17, 19, 21, 23). The first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) also include respective bottom sealing sub-panels (24, 26, 28, 32, 34) of a per se known form. The first and third panels (4, 8) also include respective intermediate panels (34,38) which are each uninterrupted by score lines, except that one intermediate sub-panel (38) is formed with a through hole (40) for receiving a pour spout fitment. The second and fourth panels (6, 10) include respective intermediate sub-panels (36, 40) which are divided by score lines into respective sub-sub-panels (42, 44), identically as between the sub-panels (36, 40).
B65B 51/00 - Devices for, or methods of, sealing or securing package folds or closures, e.g. twisted bag necks
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
The invention relates to a dosing device having an inlet for a liquid to be delivered to a container as a dose, in particular a beverage. The device comprises a valve seat, a sealing element interacting with the valve seat and an outlet for the dose of the liquid. In order to reduce foam build-up upon delivering the liquid into the container, according to the invention the sealing element can be moved to a first and a second opening position, wherein, in the second opening position, the flow cross-section area between the valve seat and the sealing element is larger than in the first opening position. In addition, the invention relates to a dosing method comprising the supplying of a liquid to a valve which is moved to a first and second opening position.
A container formed of a blank (2) consisting of first, second, third, fourth and fith panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), respectively. The first, second, third, fourth and fith panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) include respective top sealing sub-panels (14, 16, 18, 20, 22), of an outwardly bowed form bounded inwardly by respective score lines (15, 17, 19, 21, 23). The first, second, third, fourth and fifth panels (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) also include respective bottom sealing sub-panels (24, 26, 28, 32, 34) of a per se known form. The first and third panels (4, 8) also include respective intermediate panels (34,38) which are each uninterrupted by score lines, except that one intermediate sub-panel (38) is formed with a through hole (40) for receiving a pour spout fitment. The second and fourth panels (6, 10) include respective intermediate sub-panels (36, 40) which are divided by score lines into respective sub- sub-panels (42, 44), identically as between the sub-panels (36, 40).
B65B 51/00 - Devices for, or methods of, sealing or securing package folds or closures, e.g. twisted bag necks
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
The invention relates to a filling machine for filling fluid products into packaging containers, wherein the filling machine has a plurality of feedlines which run in parallel and to which packaging sleeves for forming the packaging containers are fed and along which the packaging sleeves or the packaging containers manufactured therefrom are fed in a feed direction. Such a filling machine with improved working method and reduced manufacturing and operating costs is characterized in that the feedlines have a first section (7) and a second section (8) downstream of said first section (7) in the feed direction, wherein the distance (9, 10) between at least two of the feedlines in the first and second sections in the transverse direction with respect to the profile of the feedlines is different so that at least one of the two feedlines in the second section runs with a lateral offset with respect to the first section, and in that a handling device is arranged upstream of the second section in the feed direction, which handling device receives the packaging sleeves or packaging containers from the feedlines in the first section and transfers them to the feedlines in the second section. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for operating the filling machine.
B65B 43/12 - Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed stateFeeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
B65B 43/14 - Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines
B65B 43/50 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using rotary tables or turrets
A carton and carton blank for forming a carton, and comprising first, second, third and fourth substantially four-edged panels, each comprising a side wall part (4,6,8,10), a top closure obturating part (24,26,28,30) and a top sealing fin part, one of the panels being substantially free from any line of weakness extending inwardly from lateral edge zones of the one of the panels from an outermost boundary of the side wall part (8) to an outermost boundary of the top sealing fin part. Alternatively, the one of the panels is substantially free from any line of weakness extending inwardly from lateral edge zones of the one of the panels from an innermost boundary of the top closure obturating part (28) to an outermost boundary of the top sealing fin part. A further alternative of the one of the panels being substantially free from any line of weakness extending inwardly from lateral edge zones of the one of the panels from an outermost boundary of the side wall part (8) to an outermost boundary of the top closure obturating part (28) is also disclosed where the obturating part includes a loop of weakness (44). Transition sub-panels (68,74) in the carton top closure area are also disclosed.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/40 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to contain liquids
The invention relates to a dosing device having an inlet for a liquid to be delivered to a container as a dose, in particular a beverage. The device comprises a valve seat, a sealing element interacting with the valve seat and an outlet for the dose of the liquid. In order to reduce foam build-up upon delivering the liquid into the container, according to the invention the sealing element can be moved to a first and a second opening position, wherein, in the second opening position, the flow cross-section area between the valve seat and the sealing element is larger than in the first opening position. In addition, the invention relates to a dosing method comprising the supplying of a liquid to a valve which is moved to a first and second opening position.
A pour spout fitment holder device (12) includes a base arrangement (16) and a fitment holder (14) having a cavity and a forwardly extending lip (31) integrally formed with a cap engagement portion (32) configured to deflect partly a profiled surface (10) of a wall of a container (8) and urge a pour spout fitment (2) against the profiled surface (10), which encircles a dispensing opening (9). The lip is contoured to promote substantially continuous peripheral engagement of a flange (4) of the fitment (2) with the profiled (surface 10) during sealing of the fitment (2) to the container (8).
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B65B 61/24 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for shaping or reshaping completed packages
A heating device for heating an annular, outwardly facing surface portion (26) of (i) a flange (16) of a pour spout fitment (8) comprising a flanged pour spout (14) whereof the flange (16) is to be sealingly applied to an external surface of a container, and a toothed, tubular plunger (18) whereof a toothed edge (20) extends to substantially radially inwards of the flange (16), or (ii) an external surface of a container formed with a partial-depth cut encircled by the surface portion (26), the heating device comprising an annular heat-emitting arrangement of nozzles (4) for locating substantially co-axially of the flange (16) or the cut and serving to direct heating medium (6) obliquely outwardly to impinge upon the outwardly facing surface portion (26) rather than upon the toothed edge (20) or the cut.
Apparatus for handling partially formed or fully formed cartons each having a mid-portion of predetermined cross-section includes rollers (68) arranged to press on respective mid-portions of respective upright edges of one of a plurality of pairs of adjacent upright edges of each carton, so as to make the mid-portion of the cartons of rounder cross-section. The rollers (68) are provided with respective projections (70) arranged to bear on a carton between the rollers (68). Respective biassing devices serve to bias the rollers (68) into respective home angular positions. Upper and lower endless conveying belts (52 and 54) advance the cartons relative to the rollers (68). The rollers (68) are offset along the path of advance by said advancing arrangement.
B65B 61/24 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for shaping or reshaping completed packages
A pressure member (6) for applying pressure to outside surfaces of carton bottom panels (18) and (20) has a pressing surface (22) of which a middle is in the form of an outwardly curved dome. In co-operation with a mandrel cap (2), there is thus produced a carton bottom having an external surface of which a middle is in the form of an inwardly curved dome. The peripheral edge of the dome is spaced significantly from the carton bottom corners. For a carton (4) which is of substantially square horizontal section, the dome, in plan view, is substantially circular, whereas, for a carton (4) which is oblong rectangular in horizontal section, the dome is of a rounded, oblong form in plan view.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B31B 3/28 - Machinery characterised by making boxes or cartons by folding single-piece sheets, blanks, or webs and having means for folding sheets, blanks, or webs around mandrels, including bottom-forming operations
B31F 1/00 - Mechanical deformation without removing material, e.g. in combination with laminating
A segregated nitrogen flush system (10) segregates a nitrogen flow arrangement (12) for providing a nitrogen flush, a chemical flow arrangement (16) and a steam flow arrangement (14) for sterilization of the segregated nitrogen flush system. Electronics are segregated from a flow of sanitizing steam or chemical that would harm electronics and other controls. A filter (18) upstream from a nitrogen delivery path (28) provides a resilient transition from nitrogen flow to higher pressure flow of sanitizing steam. Nitrogen flow is commanded through the nitrogen delivery path (28) to a nitrogen flush assembly (22) having a forward nozzle and plenum member for providing nitrogen flush to partially closed cartons. Guide rails are configured to converge to close the cartons increasingly as they index forward. During a second operating mode, sanitizing steam flows through at least the filter. During a third operating mode, sanitizing chemical flows through the chemical flow arrangement (16) to the nitrogen flush assembly (22).
B65B 31/04 - Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING A RAW EDGE PORTION OF A CONTAINER, A CONTAINER BLANK FOR USE IN THE SAME AND A CONTAINER PRODUCED THEREFROM
The invention is directed to sealing of raw edge portions of packaging sheet material. In one embodiment a J- flap end closure of a carton has, at each of two apices (104) pointing towards each other, two limbs of a hairpin- form cut edge portion of the apex facing each other. The completion of the end closure includes sealing respective sides of those four limbs directly to parts of a stepped-back, inner surface of an outermost sub-panel (26) beyond the J- fold (102). Alternatively, the apices (104) are squeezed against those surface parts, preferably with the input of thermal energy to cause the plastics to flow. Alternatively, sealing fluid, in particular fluid plastics, is applied to the raw edge portions from a supply channel of a profile substantially matching that of the raw edge portion. The invention is particularly applicable to gable -top, slant- top and flat -top liquid packaging cartons.
B31B 1/28 - Folding sheets, blanks, or webs around mandrels, including bottom-forming operations
B31B 3/28 - Machinery characterised by making boxes or cartons by folding single-piece sheets, blanks, or webs and having means for folding sheets, blanks, or webs around mandrels, including bottom-forming operations
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/42 - Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
A laminate structure comprises, from the outside to the inside, a substrate, a polypropylene layer comprising a blend of polypropylene and a plastomer, an oxygen barrier layer, and a polymer layer. The oxygen barrier layer can comprise a blend of 70-90% by weight high-barrier resin and 10-30% by weight an aliphatic nylon. The polymer layer can comprise a blend of 50- 89% by weight polyolefin, 10-50% by weight plastomer and 1-10% by weight anti-blocking agent.
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 27/18 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin characterised by the use of special additives
B32B 27/20 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin characterised by the use of special additives using fillers, pigments, thixotroping agents
B65D 75/00 - Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
A capping apparatus (16) for a carton filling system has an ultrasonic stack assembly (20) and a fitment applicator assembly (18) for applying fitments to cartons in a packaging machine. The fitment applicator assembly (18) has an anvil (22) having at least two spigots and is turnable and reciprocable to receive fitments and to mount them in carton walls. The anvil location can be adjusted by a thrust bearing (44) connectible to a spline shaft (34) of a rotary ball spline (32), (34). The ultrasonic stack assembly (20) has ultrasonic stacks (26) that are reciprocated between a retracted position and an engaging position by dual rail arrangements (56) to bring horns (28) into contact with outer surfaces of the cartons. The overall height of a wedge arrangement (52) for each ultrasonic stack (26) is adjustable to increase and decrease selectively the distance between the horns (28) and a ground surface.
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B23Q 1/56 - Movable or adjustable work or tool supports using particular mechanisms with sliding pairs only
B31B 1/84 - Forming valves or applying valve inserts
33.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FOLDING SEMI - RIGID SHEET MATERIAL
Apparatus for folding substantially rectangular bottom end closure panels of a carton sleeve (20) of semi-rigid sheet material in forming a carton comprises two pairs of arms (28) oscillatable towards and away from one another relative to the panels, two jaws (34) and (36) pivotally mounted on the respective arms (28) and whereof the axes of turning (37) are oscillatable with the arms (28) relative to the panels and which are applicable in substantially parallel manners to the respective panels to be folded relative to respective other panels of the carton sleeve (20) which are backed up by a mandrel.
The invention relates to a device and a method for filling or packing contents, particularly beverages, food, medications, or the like, into containers. As the containers (9) pass through the device from an inlet (7) to an outlet side (8), the containers (9) passing through the working chamber (2) are supplied with a sterile fluid, particularly sterile air, in order to prevent germ growth. In order to reduce the cleaning effort for lines for the sterile fluid, the invention proposes that a cleaning medium having an internal line (29) is inserted into the line (31) for applying the sterile fluid. The line (31) no longer needs to be disassembled in order to load the sterile fluid. In order to distribute the sterile fluid uniformly throughout the containers (9) in a working chamber (2), the sterile fluid is distributed in two stages, first by means of the pipe (31) extending into the working chamber (2), as described above and then through a profile extending over the containers and below the pipe, having openings for passing the sterile fluid. The profiles (43a, b) can be disposed rotatably about an axis, in order to reduce the cleaning effort after filling.
A method of forming a carton (6) includes providing a laminate comprised of a paperboard layer and a thermoplastics layer, shaping the laminate so as to bring portions (8) of the thermoplastics layer face-to-face with each other, and sealing the portions (8) face-to-face with each other using two jaws 2 and 4 of which one jaw (4) has a flexible sealing surface provided by flexible material (16) and the other jaw (2) has a rigid sealing surface (10). The flexible material (16) is preferably an elastomer incorporating thermally conductive additives.
B29C 65/02 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B31B 3/64 - Machinery characterised by making boxes or cartons by folding single-piece sheets, blanks, or webs and having means for uniting opposed surfaces or edges, or for taping by applying heat or pressure
An annular cutter (2) for a pour spout fitment comprises an annular body (6), a single, cutting and/or rupturing tooth (4) protruding from an axial end of the body (6), the tooth (4), at its tip (10), being of a knife-edge shape circumferentialIy of the body. As viewed radially of the body (6), the knife-edge shape, which is substantially part of a sinusoidal wave form, is curved. The tooth (4) also has a leading knife-edge (12) extending obliquely away from the tip (10) towards the body (6), and the leading knife-edge (12) is another part of the sinusoidal wave form.
B65D 51/22 - Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
37.
POUR SPOUT FIMENTS WITH TAMPER EVIDENT ARRANGEMENT
A package comprises a container (28) and a pour spout fitment (2) attached thereto, the fitment (2) comprising a pour spout (6), a closure (4) covering an outer end of the spout (6), and a tamper-evident arrangement attached to the spout (6) or the container (28), on the one hand, and, more weakly, by at least one frangible bridge (14) to the closure (4), on the other hand, the arrangement being such that, through opening of the closure (4), the or each bridge (14) is broken, but at least one significant portion (15) of the tamper-evident arrangement remaining attached to the spout (6) or the container (28) can project laterally outwards noticeably. In one embodiment, the or each significant portion (15) is pre-stressed laterally outwardly and is a leg portion (15) extending longitudinally of the spout. In other embodiments, the or each significant portion (42) is arcuate and extends about the spout (6).
A plastics-coated paperboard carton blank comprises an end part for forming a bottom end closure of the carton; the end part comprises first, second, third and fourth end panels (6-9) whereof the first and third end panels (6,8) are for forming outside panels (6,8) of the end closure and the second and fourth panels (7,9) are for forming inside panels (7,9) of the end closure; the free end portion (12) of the third end panel (8) is cut out at both sides in a laterally symmetrical manner with respect to its middle, so as to leave a central tongue (17), and the free end portions (11,13) of the second and fourth panels (7,9), respectively, are cut out at their sides adjacent to the third end panel (8), so as to form respective cut-outs (36,40); and the cut-outs (36,40) have respective edges (32,34) thereof which are further from the tongue (17) disposed obliquely relative to adjacent edges (42,44) of the respective cut-outs (36,40) and diverging outwardly relative to each other.
B65D 5/08 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward-folding of portions of body, e.g. flaps, interconnected by, or incorporating, gusset folds
A package comprises a carton and a pour spout fitment (2) comprising a pour spout (4) attached to a wall (14) of the carton and bounding a pouring mouth (10), a screw cap (6) closing the pouring mouth (10), and a turnable cutting device (8) in the spout (4) whereby a hole can be formed through a zone (26) of the wall (14) to permit pouring of a content of the carton from the pour spout (4), the cap (6) being sufficiently transparent that a consumer can conclude, without opening the cap (6), but by inspection through the cap (6) from outside the carton, whether or not the hole has been formed.
A spigot (24) of a pour spout fitment applicator includes a ridge (26) extending therearound. The pour spout (4) of a fitment (2) includes a series of ribs (12) extending longitudinally of the spout (4) and protruding from an internal peripheral surface of the spout (4) and distributed about that surface, the ridge (26) being of a maximum radius from a longitudinal axis of the spigot greater than the radii from that axis of the radially innermost portions of the respective ribs (12), and the spigot (24) being insertable into the pour spout (4) sufficiently far that radially outermost portions of the ridge (26) become located beyond the radially innermost portions of the ribs (12).
An ultrasonic sealing device for a top fin of a gable-topped carton includes two jaws consisting of a jaw (2) with a planar active face and constituting the outer end portion of an ultrasonic horn (A1) and a jaw (6) constituting an anvil and having an active surface (10) which is planar except for upper and lower linear ribs (12) and (14) each extending the length of the surface (10). The lower rib (14) is linear and horizontal except for an upwardly bowed middle portion (16). The two jaws (2) and (6) serve to render gas-and-liquid tight a top fin of a conventional, plastics-coated paperboard, gable-top carton. The ribs (12) and (14) produce, in the outer surface of one of the outer sealing panels of the fin, corresponding furrows which extend over the whole length of the fin at levels where the inner sealing panels are sandwiched between the outer sealing panels, so as to seal the top fin in a gas- and liquid-tight manner along its whole length.
There is provided a carton blank for forming a carton. The carton includes a row of first, second, third and fourth substantially four-edged panels. Each of the panels includes a side wall part, a top closure obturating part and a top sealing fin part. One of the panels is substantially free from any line of weakness extending inwardly from lateral edge zones thereof from an outermost boundary of the side wall part of the one of the panels to an outermost boundary of the top closure obturating part of the one of the panels. The top closure obturating part of the one of the panels includes a loop of weakness.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
A carton and carton blank for forming a carton, and comprising first, second, third and fourth substantially four-edged panels, each comprising a side wall part (4,6,8,10), a top closure obturating part (24,26,28,30) and a top sealing fin part, one of the panels being substantially free from any line of weakness extending inwardly from lateral edge zones of the one of the panels from an outermost boundary of the side wall part (8) to an outermost boundary of the top sealing fin part. Alternatively, the one of the panels is substantially free from any line of weakness extending inwardly from lateral edge zones of the one of the panels from an innermost boundary of the top closure obturating part (28) to an outermost boundary of the top sealing fin part. A further alternative of the one of the panels being substantially free from any line of weakness extending inwardly from lateral edge zones of the one of the panels from an outermost boundary of the side wall part (8) to an outermost boundary of the top closure obturating part (28) is also disclosed where the obturating part includes a loop of weakness (44). Transition sub-panels (68,74) in the carton top closure area are also disclosed.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
A packaging machine has a sterile chamber, a first, lip seal (46) arranged to prevent debris build-up at an access panel (24, 26) used by an operator for accessing the chamber, a second seal (58) arranged to prevent debris build-up between two face-to-face surfaces in the chamber, and a third seal (82) arranged to prevent debris build-up between a shaft and a through hole located inside the chamber.
A sealed adjuster (24) has a first portion (34) fixed to a first structure, a second portion (36) fixed to a second structure (30), and a manually operable third portion (38) adjustable to change the position of the first portion (34) relative to the second portion (36) such that, as the position of the first portion (34) is changed relative to the second portion (36), the position of the first structure is changed relative to the position of the second structure (30). The adjuster (24) also has a sealing arrangement (88, 90, 92, 96 and 116) for providing sealing among the first portion (34), the second portion (36), and the third portion (38).
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
Apparatus for orientating a cap (19) in a capping machine (10) includes two side-by-side loading chutes (12), orientation areas (14) and rotation mechanisms (16), at least one sensing and comparing system (18), and a spigot assembly (20). Each loading chute (12) has an escapement mechanism for delivering one-by-one the caps (19) therein. Each rotation mechanism (16) includes a motor (34), an output shaft (36), and a drive roller. The orientation areas (14) have a slide lock (28), and respective rear openings (40), and are associated with the respective drive rollers. The system (18) comprises a camera (32), a light source, and a processor. The spigot assembly (20) comprises a spigot (44) disposed at the end of each of a plurality of arms (46) and operable to receive a cap (19) thereon.
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
47.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A FITMENT TO A PACKAGING MATERIAL
Apparatus for use in applying a fitment (2) to packaging material (4) comprises an applicator including an anvil (10) comprising a body and a receiver (12) mounted on the body and arranged to receive the fitment (2), and a counter-member (38), e.g. an ultrasonic horn, between which and the receiver (12) the fitment (2) is sandwiched and thereby the fitment (2) is pressed against the receiver (12). The receiver (12) is loosely mounted on the body so as to be self-aligning relative to the counter-member (38) when the fitment (2) is pressed against the receiver (12). A resilient biassing device (14) encircling the receiver (12) is arranged to urge the receiver (12) towards the counter-member (38) and a detent (26) on the receiver (12) is arranged to limit movement of the receiver towards the counter-member (38) relative to the body.
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor
B31B 1/84 - Forming valves or applying valve inserts
B31B 19/84 - Forming valves or applying valve inserts
48.
Apparatus for use in and method of attachiing cap-form fitments to containers
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
49.
Apparatus and method for handling partially formed containers
A machine (2) for handling partially formed containers (6) comprising an indexing conveying device (8), a feeder (4) arranged to supply to the conveying device (8), per index, a plurality of partially formed containers (6), one or more stations (18, 20) comprising a plurality of devices arranged to perform substantially identical operations on a group of containers constituted by the plurality of partially formed containers (6), the indexing conveying device (8) being arranged to advance the group through the stations (18, 20), and a controlling device arranged to cause the feeder (4) to reduce to an integer the number of partially formed containers (6) supplied, per index, to the conveying device (8). The machine (2) is operated by the controlling device via a number of servomechanisms associated with each of the operations carried out by the machine. One of the servomechanisms is used for homing a moving mechanical part (72) of the machine (2), a servo motor (84) driving the moving mechanical part (72), the controlling device controlling the servo motor (84), and a mechanical stop (76) for stopping the moving mechanical part (72) at a home position, wherein the controlling device is arranged to monitor servo motor power draw and to recognize the home position as corresponding to a position of the servo motor (84) when the servo motor power draw reaches a predetermined value.
A carton blank (10) for forming a container, and comprising a row of body portion forming panels (P1-P5) arranged side-by-side, the boundaries between said panels (P1-P5) being defined by respective, substantially straight boundary lines of weakness (S1-S4) extending from top to bottom of said panels (P1-P5) substantially perpendicularly to said row, two adjacent boundary lines of weakness (S-S4) each having disposed at one side thereof a supplemental line of weakness (S11, S12, S21, S22, S31, S32, S31', S32', S41, S42), each supplemental line of weakness (S11, S12, S21, S22, S31, S32, S41, S42) being substantially the length of a panel (P1-P5).
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/42 - Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
B65B 61/24 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for shaping or reshaping completed packages
A mandrel (4) for supporting a sleeve (6) substantially co-axially thereon and a retaining device (8) for retaining the sleeve (6) in a desired longitudinal position on the mandrel (4) and including a wheel (10) arranged to bear on an external surface of the sleeve (6) thereby pressing the sleeve (6) against the mandrel (4). Also disclosed is a detecting device (12) arranged to detect the location of the sleeve (6) relative to the mandrel (4), a processing arrangement with which said detecting device (12) communicates, the processing arrangement serving to receive signals from the detecting device (12) as to the presence of the sleeve (6) in the desired location on the mandrel (4), and a filling device downstream of the mandrel (4) and controlled by the processing arrangement, the processing arrangement serving to generate control signals for the filling device not to fill a partially formed container produced from a sleeve (6) which has not attained the desired location relative to the mandrel (4).
B65B 43/50 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using rotary tables or turrets
A method of producing a laminate structure comprises producing a multi-layer barrier film by producing a blown film of n-layers, by a blown extrusion process and subsequently collapsing the n-layer blown film to form the multi-layer barrier film, which consists of 2n-layers and which comprises a first polymer layer, a gas barrier layer and a second polymer layer, wherein at least one of the first and second polymer layers comprises a polyamide layer, providing the outside of a substrate with a polymer layer, and extrusion laminating the multi-layer barrier film to the inside of the substrate by an adhesive layer. In one embodiment, the first polymer layer, the gas barrier layer and the second polymer layer form a first barrier block, and the multi-layer barrier film further comprises a second barrier block, substantially identical to the first barrier block.
B29C 47/00 - Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor (extrusion blow-moulding B29C 49/04)
A container blank (2), a container and a method of forming the container blank are disclosed wherein the blank (2) is provided with opposite, substantially rectilinear, first and second lateral edges (4,6) substantially parallel to each other, the blank including a row of top closure panels (P12-P20) extending from the first edge (4) to the second edge (6) and bounded by a third edge (8), the top closure panels being separated from each other by lines of weakness for providing fold lines (S22-S28) and extending away from the third edge, and a bottom fourth edge (10) extending between the first and second edges (4,6) and substantially parallel to the third edge (8), the fourth edge (10) being substantially free from any lines of weakness extending away therefrom. In this way, the container made from the blank may have a top and a bottom of respective, different geometric shapes, but formed from a substantially rectangular blank, for example, rectangular tops and circular bottoms.
B65D 3/08 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by shape having a cross-section of varying shape, e.g. circular merging into square or rectangular
B65D 3/20 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines characterised by form of integral or permanently- secured end closure with end portion of body adapted to be closed, by flattening or folding operations, e.g. formed with crease lines or flaps
B65D 5/02 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/14 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed separately from tubular body with inset end closures
54.
METHOD AND APARATUS FOR TESTING FILLED AND SEALED CONTAINERS
A testing method comprising introducing into a pressure chamber (2) a batch of gable-top, plastics-coated paperboard cartons (10) containing a liquid, closing the chamber (2), supplying air under pressure to the interior of the chamber 2 exteriorly of the cartons (10) to a pressure level sufficient to cause the air to penetrate potential leakage paths between the outside of at least one of the cartons and the interior of the latter carton (s), whereby the air penetrates into the interior of the latter carton(s), and, after a period of time, reducing the pressure level, whereupon the air which has penetrated into the interior of the latter carton(s) causes outward bulging of the side walls of the latter carton (s).
A steam sterilization system for a conveyor wash using a submicron filter (24) that can cope with transition from lower pressure flow of water to higher pressure flow of steam. Water flows through the submicron filter when the system is in a first operating mode, and steam flows through the submicron filter when the system is in a second operating mode. The submicron filter is such that predetermined values of steam pressure and temperature can be applied for a sustained period of time without damaging the filter, thereby avoiding reducing the efficiency of the filter.
A form-fill-seal packaging machine includes a tank (20) for storing fluid product to be dosed, nozzles (26) for receiving the product from the tank (20) and for dosing it, and a conveyor (22) for moving along a conveying path (30) that includes a position under each nozzle (26). An adjustable tubular connection (43) is located in the fluid flow path between the tank (20) and each nozzle (26) and conveys product from the tank (20) to the nozzle (26). The connection (43) has an inlet end portion with a vertical axis and has an outlet end portion with a vertical axis parallel to the axis of the inlet end portion that is movable such that the axis of the outlet end portion of the connection (43) remains parallel with the axis of the inlet end portion throughout its range of movement.
B65B 3/04 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
B65B 39/02 - Expansible or contractible nozzles, funnels, or guides
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B67C 3/26 - Filling-headsMeans for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
A plastics-coated paperboard blank for forming into an asymmetric finseal carton has a front top closure panel (13) extending from a front body panel (3) to a rear body panel (1) and overlapping a rear, smaller, top closure panel (11), so that the finseal (21 - 25) does not protrude beyond the rear body panel (1), the free edge (26) of the finseal is formed with V-notches (56) between the sealing sub-panels ( 21 and 23 ) in the loop of sealing sub-panels (21 - 25). In an alternative embodiment, there is a lenticular intermediate sub-panel between the rear body panel (1) and the rear top closure panel (11) to provide a recess in place of the ridge provided by the boundary (52). Another possibility is to have curved score lines in place of, or in addition to, the rectilinear score lines (40 and 41) and bulging into the associated front and rear top closure panels (13 and 11).
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
A packaging unit (2) comprising a plurality of articles (4) grouped together in a desired array, an article retaining device (6) for retaining the plurality of articles in the array, and a handle for use in carrying the unit, the handle (12) being disposed in the region of a bottom leading edge of the array. Also disclosed are containers (20, 120, 220) for containing a plurality of such packaging units (2) or similar packaging units, openable in such a way so as to allow access to such or similar units.
B65D 71/00 - Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottlesBales of material
A packaging machine for forming, filling and sealing containers, which machine treats the containers with a liquid sterilising agent before filling them, includes a nozzle assembly (10) with a mixing cap (40) of a particular configuration, for helping to provide a sterilising spray.
A plastics-coated paperboard carton blank comprises an end part for forming a bottom end closure of the carton; the end part comprises first, second, third and fourth end panels (6-9) whereof the first and third end panels (6,8) are for forming outside panels (6,8) of the end closure and the second and fourth panels (7,9) are for forming inside panels (7,9) of the end closure; the free end portion (12) of the third end panel (8) is cut out at both sides in a laterally symmetrical manner with respect to its middle, so as to leave a central tongue (17), and the free end portions (11,13) of the second and fourth panels (7,9), respectively, are cut out at their sides adjacent to the third end panel (8), so as to form respective cut-outs (36,40); and the cut-outs (36,40) have respective edges (32,34) thereof which are further from the tongue (17) disposed obliquely relative to adjacent edges (42,44) of the respective cut-outs (36,40) and diverging outwardly relative to each other.
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
61.
Container, blank, mandrel and method of forming the container
c) bulge away from its corresponding edge (E2, E4). A container formed from the sheet material blank and a method of forming the container is also described. The method involves the use of a mandrel cap including a bearing surface (102) and a bridging surface portion (112) substantially flush with said bearing surface (102), and extending between recessed surface portions (104) at respective opposite sides of said bridging surface portion (112).
B65D 5/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
B65D 5/08 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward-folding of portions of body, e.g. flaps, interconnected by, or incorporating, gusset folds
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B31B 3/00 - Machinery characterised by making boxes or cartons by folding single-piece sheets, blanks, or webs
B31B 1/32 - Folding sheets, blanks, or webs around mandrels, including bottom-forming operations the mandrels moving in circular paths
62.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTATING AN ANNULAR ELEMENT SUCH AS A FLANGE OF A POUR SPOUT FITMENT
An orientating apparatus for a pour spout fitment (4) having an annular flange (4F) comprises a mounting device for supporting the fitment (4), a follower (22), a drive arrangement arranged to produce relative rotary motion, about an axis, between the mounting device and the follower (22), a biassing device arranged to urge the follower (22) towards the mounting device, and a detection device arranged to detect relative movement between the mounting device and the follower (22) under the action of the biassing device and allowed by a notch (4G) in the flange (4F) and thereby to cause the drive arrangement to stop the relative rotary motion and to orientate the fitment (4).
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B31B 1/84 - Forming valves or applying valve inserts
A machine comprising a first member (12), a second member (40) movable relative to the first member (12), a servo motor (36) for driving the second member (40), a logic controller (38) for controlling the servo motor (36), one or more inputs to the logic controller, the or each input being for transporting operational data, a storage device for storing the operational data, and an interface (50) to the storage device, the interface (50) being for providing access to the operational data. The system is for a form-fill-seal packaging machine comprising the logic controller (38).
B65B 51/22 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by friction or ultrasonic or high-frequency electrical means
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
64.
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO POUR SPOUT FITMENTS
A pour spout fitment (2) comprises a tubular spout body (4) insertable between a consumer's lips and for attachment by a flange (6) at an inner end thereof to a container, and a tear element (8) comprising a first portion (10; 32) of substantially flat cross-section throughout and closing the spout body (4) at an outer end of the body (4) and a second portion (12; 44) seizable by a consumer for pulling to tear a loop of weakness (14; 40) extending around the outer end of the spout body (4), the second portion (12; 44) iying beside an annular external surface of the body (4).
An ultrasonic sealing device for a top fin of a gable- topped carton includes two jaws consisting of a jaw (2) with a planar active face and constituting the outer end portion of an ultrasonic horn (A1) and a jaw (6) constituting an anvil and having an active surface (10) which is planar except for upper and lower linear ribs (12) and (14) each extending the length of the surface (10). The lower rib (14) is linear and horizontal except for an upwardly bowed middle portion (16). The two jaws (2) and (6) serve to render gas-and-liquid tight a top fin of a conventional, plastics-coated paperboard, gable-top carton. The ribs (12) and (14) produce, in the outer surface of one of the outer sealing panels of the fin, corresponding furrows which extend over the whole length of the fin at levels where the inner sealing panels are sandwiched between the outer sealing panels, so as to seal the top fin in a gas-and liquid-tight manner along its whole length.
A pour spout device (2) for applying to a wall (4) of a container comprises an externally threaded pour spout (6) having a flange (20) projecting outwardly from a lower end zone thereof, and an internally threaded cap (8) for closing the pour spout (6), the cap (8) including a substantially L-section arrangement (8B,8C) projecting downwardly from a body (8A) of the cap (8), the lower limb (8B) of the substantially L-section arrangement (8B,8C) being weldable to an upper surface of the flange (20), and the upper limb (8C) of the substantially L- section arrangement (8B,8C) including frangible, tamper-evident bridges (8C). Welding of the lower limb (8B) to the flange (20) and/or to the wall (4) is substantially simultaneous with welding of the flange (20) to the wall (4).
A pour spout fitment (4) comprises a pour spout (6) including a flange (8) adapted to be attached to packaging material (2), a plunger (18 in the pour spout and displaceable inwards along a longitudinal axis of the spout (6) relative to the spout to displace inwards a portion (12) of the packaging material (2) obturating an inner end of the pour spout, and a closure (16) closing the outer end of the pour spout (6) and including a flexible dome (20) allowing a portion of the dome (20) lying on the pour spout axis to be displaced inwards along the axis relative to other portions of the closure (16) to displace the plunger (18) inwards. An annular portion of the dome (20) provides an over-centre device in such relationship with the plunger (18) that, during the inward displacement of the plunger (18), the over-centre device passes through a dead centre condition whereafter the device urges the plunger (18) to perform a full inward stroke.
A method comprising, at a first location (36), inserting a pour spout fitment (3), from above, into a hole of a partially formed container blank (10) extending in a plane inclined to the vertical, so that a flange of said fitment bears upon said blank, conveying said blank and said fitment thereon to a second location (36b), and at said second location sealing said fitment to said blank. When the partially formed container blank is in the form of a container sleeve (10a), there is a method of handling a container sleeve, comprising producing relative displacement between said sleeve and an activating device comprising a plurality of rollers (48a) bounding an opening receiving said sleeve, and thereby contacting external surfaces of said sleeve with said rollers to form folds longitudinally of said sleeve. Also disclosed is a method of forming a bottom portion (54) of a container, comprising inserting into a container sleeve a bottom insert which comprises a substantially flat floor (56) with a flange (58), folding a bottom end portion of said container sleeve inwardly about said flange, introducing a tool (212) to inside said bottom end portion, and expanding said tool to press said bottom end portion outwardly against said bottom insert.
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B31B 1/84 - Forming valves or applying valve inserts
A pour spout fitment applicator (22) for applying pout spout fitments to a series of cartons (8) advancing on a packaging machine, comprises at least one anvil (24) used in attaching the fitments to the cartons (8), a bearing arrangement (28) mounting the anvil(s) (24) for reciprocation towards and away from the series of cartons (8), a linear drive device including at least one linear servomotor (26) and arranged to reciprocate the or each anvil (24) along an axis and, at a forward end of the reciprocatory stroke of the anvil (24), to cause the anvil (24) to participate in producing a force employed in attaching a fitment to a carton (8), and a PLC42 in communication with the drive device(s) for controlling the drive device(s), the PLC42 serving to determine the power output of the or each drive device and to limit that power output to a desired value, thereby to limit the value of the employed force.
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor
71.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PARTIALLY FORMED CONTAINERS
A machine (2) for handling partially formed containers (6) comprising an indexing conveying device (8), a feeder (4) arranged to supply to the conveying device (8), per index, a plurality of partially formed containers (6), one or more stations (18, 20) comprising a plurality of devices arranged to perform substantially identical operations on a group of containers constituted by the plurality of partially formed containers (6), the indexing conveying device (8) being arranged to advance the group through the stations (18, 20), and a controlling device arranged to cause the feeder (4) to reduce to an integer the number of partially formed containers (6) supplied, per index, to the conveying device (8). The machine (2) is operated by the controlling device via a number of servomechanisms associated with each of the operations carried out by the machine. One of the servomechanisms is used for homing a moving mechanical part (72) of the machine (2), a servo motor (84) driving the moving mechanical part (72), the controlling device controlling the servo motor (84), and a mechanical stop (76) for stopping the moving mechanical part (72) at a home position, wherein the controlling device is arranged to monitor servo motor power draw and to recognise the home position as corresponding to a position of the servo motor (84) when the servo motor power draw reaches a predetermined value.
B65B 57/12 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of wrapping materials, containers, or packages
B65B 3/02 - Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B31B 3/32 - Machinery characterised by making boxes or cartons by folding single-piece sheets, blanks, or webs and having means for folding sheets, blanks, or webs around mandrels, including bottom-forming operations the mandrels moving in circular paths
72.
EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOFORMED AND HEAT-SEALED CONTAINERS
Equipment for producing thermoformable and heat-sealable containers, each of which comprises an object within it, has one or more thermof orming (10) and heat-sealing (25) work stations and a station (15) for dispensing objects into the containers. At least one of the thermo forming stations (10) is positioned upstream of a station (15) for dispensing objects, which in turn is positioned upstream of a heat-sealing station (25) .
B65B 3/02 - Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B29C 49/00 - Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mouldApparatus therefor
A23G 9/26 - Details, component parts or accessories of apparatus insofar as not peculiar to a single one of the preceding groups for producing frozen sweets on sticks
A23G 3/12 - Apparatus for moulding candy in the plastic state
A23G 7/00 - Other apparatus specially adapted for the chocolate or confectionery industry
A package comprises a top-sealed gable-top carton, a flowable substance contained in the carton, and a pour spout fitment (72) openable to pour the substance from the carton, the carton including a top closure including a front roof sub-panel (130) carrying and sealed to the fitment (72), the carton also including a front body sub-panel (140), the boundary zone between the roof sub-panel (130) and the front sub-panel (140) comprising an edge protruding into the front sub-panel 140, and the fitment (72) extending to adjacent to that edge. It is thereby possible to provide on a gable-top carton a pour spout fitment having a greater through-flow cross-sectional area than would be the case if the above-mentioned boundary zone were not to protrude into the front sub-panel.
B65D 43/00 - Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/02 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
A top closure obturating panel (2) of a carton is formed with a partial depth cut (4) in the form of an open loop of which one end (4a) is at a greater distance from a central zone of the loop (4) than is the other end (4b). Following filling and top-sealing of the carton, there is applied to the panel (2) a pour spout fitment consisting of a flanged pour spout, a screw cap on the pour spout, and a plunger co-operating with the screw cap and the pour spout in such manner that, upon unscrewing of the screw cap, the plunger screws inwards. At its inner end, the plunger is formed with arcuate pushing blades (6), which thereby cause the laminate material of the panel (2) to fracture along the partial depth cut (4) such that an encircling portion (2a) of the panel (2) and an encircled portion (2b) within the loop (4) separate from each other along the loop (4), but remain interconnected by way of an intermediate portion (2c) extending through between the ends (4a) and (4b) of the loop (4).
B31B 50/81 - Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B65D 5/54 - Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
B65D 5/70 - Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
B65D 17/32 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness having non-detachable members or portions
B65D 17/44 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions with cutting, punching, or cutter accommodating means in which the puncturing tool serves as closure
06 - Common metals and ores; objects made of metal
07 - Machines and machine tools
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
20 - Furniture and decorative products
Goods & Services
Récipients métalliques. Machines pour la fabrication et le couchage de carton et de
papier; machines à soutirer, machines pour l'empaquetage. Instruments de mesure. Papier, carton et produits en ces matières, compris dans
cette classe, en particulier pour l'emballage d'aliments de
toutes sortes, ainsi que pour des liquides de toutes sortes. Récipients en matières plastiques.
