EP0485208A1 - Kompakte Vorrichtung zum Formen, Füllen und Siegeln von Verpackungen in einem automatischen Herstellungsverfahren mittels eines verbesserten Mechanismus zum Querschneiden - Google Patents

Kompakte Vorrichtung zum Formen, Füllen und Siegeln von Verpackungen in einem automatischen Herstellungsverfahren mittels eines verbesserten Mechanismus zum Querschneiden Download PDF

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EP0485208A1
EP0485208A1 EP91310295A EP91310295A EP0485208A1 EP 0485208 A1 EP0485208 A1 EP 0485208A1 EP 91310295 A EP91310295 A EP 91310295A EP 91310295 A EP91310295 A EP 91310295A EP 0485208 A1 EP0485208 A1 EP 0485208A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/04—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages
    • B65B61/06—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B26D1/10—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates in, or substantially in, a direction parallel to the cutting edge
    • B26D1/105—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates in, or substantially in, a direction parallel to the cutting edge for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B26D1/10—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates in, or substantially in, a direction parallel to the cutting edge
    • B26D1/11—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates in, or substantially in, a direction parallel to the cutting edge with a plurality of cutting members
    • B26D1/115—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates in, or substantially in, a direction parallel to the cutting edge with a plurality of cutting members for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D9/00—Cutting apparatus combined with punching or perforating apparatus or with dissimilar cutting apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/04—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material
    • B65B9/042—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material for fluent material

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  • Form-fill-seal is the generic name for a type of machine used to produce thermoformable plastic containers which hold a variety of products (i.e. condiments, epoxy mixes, shaving gels, dental products, nuts, bolts, bandages, tapes, machine parts, etc.).
  • a first thermoformable plastic web is indexed (in most cases, intermittently) to a heating station where the web is brought to forming temperature and then indexed to a forming station where the heated web is drawn by vacuum or pressed by air pressure, or both, either over or into one or more forming dies to thereby form the web into the desired configuration, usually a cup-like cavity.
  • the web is advanced to a filling station where the cup formations are filled with a predetermined amount of product.
  • a second upper web Simultaneous with the formation and filling of the cup-like formations in the first web, a second upper web, often containing a printed pattern which requires registration with the first web, will be brought into parallel proximity over the first web and then indexed simultaneously in printed register therewith to a sealing station.
  • retractable heated sealing dies clamp and seal the lower web to the upper web.
  • the sealing dies then withdraw from the sealed web structure to permit further indexing of the sealed packages to a cutting station where the individual packages are cut from the web structure and delivered to a packing or loading station.
  • the Redmond U.S. Patent No. 4,819,406 discloses a new and improved form-fill-seal machine for automatically producing filled and sealed cups or other package structures which is more compact in size, on the order of only 10 ft. long, including collating apparatus (which does not form a part of the present invention), and produces package structures more efficiently (on the order of about 2:1) and more economically (at least about 50% cost savings) than previously known machines.
  • the present invention relates to a form-fill-seal machine for producing sealed cups and other sealed package structures, including dispenser packages for flowable substances having a fault line extending over a stress concentrating protrusion member.
  • a bottom thermoformable plastic web continuously intermittently indexed by a pair of pin chains is indexed to a heating station where it is brought to forming temperature and thereafter indexed to a forming station which has one or more female forming dies each having a cup-like configuration.
  • the heated bottom web member is continuously clamped about its periphery, and is drawn via vacuum or air pressure into the female dies to form cup-like pocket formations in the bottom web.
  • the forming dies and clamping mechanism are retractably mounted, and once the cup-like pocket formations are formed in the bottom web, the dies retract downwardly while the clamping mechanism rises, thereby enabling the formed web to advance to a filling station where a filler mechanism delivers a pre-determined amount of product into each cup-like pocket formation.
  • an upper web member is brought by means of a differential drive roller and a constant drive roller into parallel proximity with the formed bottom web.
  • the top web is thereafter indexed simultaneously with the bottom web, in printed register, where necessary, to a sealing station.
  • retractable heated sealing dies and a clamping mechanism seal the lower formed and filled web to the upper web to form a sealed web structure.
  • the sealing dies withdraw to permit further indexing of the sealed web structure.
  • top web member As the top web member is being simultaneously indexed, it will pass via draw rollers through a series of blade members which score fault lines in the web member down the center of each individual package to be formed.
  • a series of diamond-shaped contact heaters impress a series of horizontal diamond-shaped areas on the top web member.
  • a series of pyramidal punch presses force these diamond-shaped areas into a series of female dies creating a horizontal line of small pyramidal-shaped stress concentrating protrusions, with the fault lines passing through their centers.
  • the sealed web structure is thereafter indexed to a punch station, where a series of hard steel punches and dies advantageously punch a suitably shaped hole in the web structure at the locations of the corners of the individual packages to be made, so that, after the cutting process, the packages will have rounded or bevelled corners.
  • the present invention provides sequential longitudinal and transverse cutting mechanisms located downstream of the punch station.
  • the longitudinal cutting mechanism preferably comprises a series of sharpened tungsten carbide blades which cut the formed packages into a series of longitudinal package rows.
  • a set of upper and lower draw rollers provided just downstream of the longitudinal cutting mechanism aid the pin chains in pulling the web structure through the cutting blades.
  • the transverse cutting mechanism is located downstream of the longitudinal cutting mechanism, and generally comprises a horizontally movable series of single-edged cutting blades vertically mounted to a sliding bearing member, which in turn is housed within a clamping assembly positioned above the web structure.
  • the bearing member is connected to a first piston member which in turn is connected to a first air cylinder which actuates to drive both the bearing member and clamping assembly downward toward the web structure with each cycle of the machine.
  • the vertical cutting blades are mounted to a bearing block located within the sliding bearing member.
  • the bearing block is connected via a rod member to a second piston which in turn is connected to a second air cylinder.
  • an anvil member having a slot formed thereinto is disposed below the bottom web material and runs the length of the clamping assembly such that the cutting blades align with the anvil slot.
  • the longitudinal cutting mechanism As the web structure exits the longitudinal cutting mechanism, it will be indexed forward into position below the clamping assembly such that the first set of punch holes formed in the web structure align with the vertical cutting blades. This will actuate the first air cylinder causing the first piston to move the clamping assembly downward to clamp the packages preceding the first set of punch holes to the anvil. The first piston will then move the sliding bearing to the bottom of the clamping assembly causing the vertical cutting blades to pass through the corresponding punched holes and into the anvil slot.
  • the second air cylinder will actuate causing the second piston to push the bearing block across the web structure, thereby causing each blade to cut horizontally through the web structure and separate a set of individual packages from the longitudinal rows.
  • the clamping assembly, sliding bearing, and blade members will rise so that the next row of packages can be indexed in the place over the anvil for cutting.
  • the second piston will retract causing the blades to translate back to their original starting position.
  • the single-edged blades can be replaced by double-edged blades having the same configuration, but being sharpened on two vertical edges. This will eliminate the step of having the blades return to their original starting position after a cut has been made.
  • each double-edged blade is lowered into the anvil slot through the corresponding punch hole as described above, and moved horizontally to cut through the web structure and thereby separate a set of packages from the longitudinal rows.
  • the clamping assembly, sliding bearing, and blade members are then raised to allow the next set of packages to move forward into cutting position with the blades remaining in their post-cut position.
  • the clamping assembly is then lowered to clamp this next series of packages, and the blades are lowered into the next corresponding set of punch holes.
  • the second piston will then retract causing the blades to move horizontally in the opposite direction and make the cut.
  • the clamping assembly, sliding bearing, and blade members are raised to their original starting position to allow the next series of packages to index forward into cutting position, and the two-cycle cutting sequence is repeated.
  • the individual packages are transferred via an incline ramp member to a packing, loading or collating station.
  • a thin strip of plastic is left on each pin chain. These strips of plastic are then stripped from the pin chains and disposed of.
  • FIGURE 1 is a side elevation, partly schematic view of a form-fill-seal machine construction embodying the present invention capable of producing a sealed package structure having a fault line extending across a stress concentrating protrusion member formed in the top surface of the package.
  • FIGURE 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation, partly sectional, illustrating the bottom web heating, vacuum and air pressure apparatus for forming cup-like cavities in the bottom web member.
  • FIGURE 2A is an end elevational view, partly sectional, through line G-G of FIGURE 1, illustrating the female forming dies and vacuum and air pressure platens for forming the double cup-like configurations in the bottom web.
  • FIGURE 3 is an enlarged view in side elevation, partly sectional, of the filler mechanism for depositing a desired flowable substance in equal amounts into each cup-like cavity formed in the bottom web.
  • FIGURE 4 is a top plan, partly sectional, taken along line A-A of FIGURE 3, illustrating the product entry ports of the filler bar.
  • FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken along line B-B of FIGURE 3, illustrating the product exit ports of the filler bar.
  • FIGURE 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation, illustrating the top web supply fault line scoring knife, and micrometer adjusting means for locating the depth of the knife score, shown in FIGURE 1.
  • FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan taken along line C-C, illustrating a multiple of 4 scoring knives simultaneously forming a fault for each sealed package being produced.
  • FIGURE 9 is an enlarged fragmentary view taken along lines D-D of FIGURE 8, illustrating the punch openings, stress concentrator locations, and fault lines formed in the top web member.
  • FIGURE 10 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side elevation, partly sectional and partly schematic of the indexer drive of FIGURE 1, the view also showing the longitudinal and new transverse mechanisms according to the invention for separating the individual packages, the incline ramp for receiving the finished packages, and the take-up roller for the trim waste.
  • FIGURE 11 is an end elevation view taken along line E-E of FIGURE 10, illustrating the new transverse cutting blades according to the invention prior to being lowered into the corresponding punch holes in the sealed web material, and schematically illustrating the means for horizontally moving the blades through the web material.
  • FIGURE 12 is a top plan view taken along line F-F of FIGURE 10.
  • FIGURE 13 is an end elevation view of the new transverse cutting mechanism of the invention shown in FIGURES 10-12.
  • FIGURE 14 is a slide elevation view, partly in cross-section, illustrating the new transverse cutting mechanism of the invention shown in FIGURE 13.
  • FIGURE 15 is a schematic diagram showing the cutting sequence of a single-edged new transverse cutting blade according to the present invention.
  • FIGURE 16 is a schematic diagram showing the cutting sequence of a double-edged new transverse cutting blade according to the present invention.
  • FIGURES 1-16 the preferred embodiments of the form-fill-seal machine (generally indicated at reference numeral 10) in accordance with the present invention.
  • machine 10 is advantageously adapted for simultaneously forming, filling and sealing four sealed packages, here in the configuration of the dispenser package described in Redmond et al. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,493,574 ("the 574 patent") and, 4,611,715 (“the 715 patent”), the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated hereinto by reference.
  • the invention is not limited to the simultaneous production of four packages, but may be readily adapted to the simultaneous production of more or less packages as desired. Moreover, while the invention is not limited to the production of any particular size package, it is particularly well suited for the production of relatively small packages, containing on the order of a few grams to on the order of 4 oz. of product.
  • bottom web 12 is transported (indexed) to the various stations by a pair of "pin" chains 20, 20a (see Figure 5) which are simply roller chains with a series of sharp pins impaled thereon by an impaling drum along the selvege (edge) on both sides of the bottom web material 12.
  • pin chains 20, 20a see Figure 5
  • FIG. 5 bottom web 12 is transported (indexed) to the various stations by a pair of "pin" chains 20, 20a ( see Figure 5) which are simply roller chains with a series of sharp pins impaled thereon by an impaling drum along the selvege (edge) on both sides of the bottom web material 12.
  • clamping mechanism 19 can also drive a preforming plug into the heated plastic to assis and control the web thickness after forming by a variety of means.
  • a plug may be heated or cooled, and may be made of a variety of materials, ranging from aluminum to Teflon plastic to achieve a broad range of effects and results.
  • a top web 26 is drawn by a pair of draw rollers and indexed simultaneously by the same drive means that indexes web 12.
  • upper web 26 is drawn from a supply roll 27 by a draw roller 28 after which it passes over a second draw roller 29.
  • the purpose of blades 30 is to score the heavier top plastic web 26 so as to create a fault line down the center of each individual package to be formed.
  • An alternate method of putting fault lines in web 26 and eliminating the sharp blades 30 is to have a controlled heated blade indent the fault line at the position where it traverses the stress concentrator protrusion 40 (described below).
  • draw rollers 28, 29 are connected to the main drive through a differential drive system which can slow or increase the amount of top web movement (which is the printed web) in response to a signal from a photoelectric scanner eye which reads a printed spot on the top web to tell whether the print is in register.
  • the upper drive rollers (31, 32) are located so as to draw the top web 26 from supply roll 27 through the fault line blades 30 and feed it vertically downwardly to a second, constant drive draw roller system (indicated by reference numeral 33) advantageously positioned approximately 12 inches below.
  • pyramidal punch presses 36 force these diamond-shaped areas into the series of female dies 37 creating a horizontal line of small pyramidal-shaped protrusions 40, with the fault line passing through their centers.
  • the lower draw roller system 33 has relief areas so that protrusions 40 can pass through the rollers without being crushed. As web 26 passes through the roller system 33, it is transported horizontally above the lower web 12 such that each protrusion 40 is in registry with one of the cup-like formations 21.
  • the registered top and bottom webs are thereafter indexed to a sealing station 42.
  • a sealing station 42 Located at sealing station 42 is a retractable heated lower sealing die 43 which moves vertically upward to compress the lower web 12 to the upper web 26.
  • an upper pressure pad 44 descends into contact with web 26 such that webs 12 and 26 are compressed, heated and sealed between die 43 and pad 44 to form a sealed web structure 27.
  • the sealing die 43 then retracts to permit the now formed, filled and sealed stress concentrator packages 100 comprising web structure 27 to advance to a punch station 46.
  • machine 10 of the present invention provides sequential longitudinal and transverse cutting mechanisms 50 and 60, respectively, located downstream of the punch station.
  • longitudinal cutting mechanism 50 preferably comprises a series of sharpened tungsten carbide blades 51 which cut the formed packages away from pin chains 20,20a and into a series of longitudinal package rows.
  • a set of upper and lower draw rollers 52, 53 are provided just downstream of cutting mechanism 50 to aid pin chains 20,20a in pulling web structure 27 through cutting blades 51.
  • transverse cutting mechanism 60 is located downstream of longitudinal cutting mechanism 50, and generally comprises a horizontally movable series of blades 62 vertically mounted to a sliding bearing member 64, which in turn is housed within a clamping assembly 66 positioned above web structure 27.
  • each blade 62 is sharpened along one vertical edge 62a, and is formed with a tapered tip 62b.
  • blades 62 may be fabricated from a variety of hard materials suitable for cutting tough plastic web structures, such as tungsten carbide and titanium carbide coated tool steel. Although tungsten carbide is a particularly hard material, the use of titanium carbide coated tool steel is preferred as it is corrosion resistant and less expensive than tungsten carbide.
  • each blade 62 is dimensioned to a full length of about 1-1/2 inches (measured from the end of the blade located inside clamping assembly 66 to the opposite end of the blade projecting outwardly thereof), with a projecting length ranging from about 1/16 to about 1/2 inch.
  • each blade 62 is preferably dimensioned to a width of about 7/16 inch and a thickness ranging from about 15 to about 25 thousandths of an inch. This will permit each blade to easily pass through a star-shaped punch hole 46a formed in web structure 27 to initiate the transverse cutting process (described below). It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing configuration and dimensions of cutting blades 60 are merely illustrative of preferred embodiments of this aspect of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting of the invention.
  • bearing member 64 is connected to an upper bar member 68 via a pair of shaft members 70, 71 which are slidably inserted through fixed bearing members 72 and 73, respectively.
  • a spring member 74 encircles each shaft 70, 71 above bearing member 64 and sits upon the corresponding fixed bearing member 72, 73.
  • Upper bar member 68 is in turn connected to a piston member 76 which is actuated by an air cylinder 78 to drive both bearing member 64 and clamping assembly 66 downward toward web structure 27 with each cycle of machine 10.
  • cutting mechanism 60 in accordance with the present invention is relatively straightforward.
  • web structure 27 is indexed forward from cutting mechanism 50 into position below clamping assembly 66 such that the first set of punch holes 46a formed in web structure 27 align with cutting blades 62.
  • This will actuate air cylinder 78, which in turn will cause piston 76 to move clamping assembly 66 downwardly to clamp the longitudinal row of packages 45 preceding the first set of punch holes 46a to anvil 80.
  • piston 76 will continue to move downward causing bar 68 to compress spring members 74.
  • Clamping assembly 66, bearing 64 and blades 102 are then raised to allow the next series of packages to move forward into cutting position with blades 102 maintained in their post-cut position.
  • Clamping assembly 66 is then lowered to clamp this next series of packages, blades 102 are lowered into the next corresponding set of punch holes, and piston 96 retracts causing blades 102 to move horizontally in the opposite direction to make the cut.
  • clamping assembly 66, bearing 64 and blades 102 are then raised to the original starting position to allow the next series of packages to index forward into cutting position, and the two-cycle cutting sequence is repeated.
  • cutting blades 62 and 102 may be actuated to perform the transverse cutting process by a variety of conventional means in addition to the pneumatic means described above.
  • cutting mechanism 60 may be provided with a heating cartridge 104 mounted within bearing 64 with suitable temperature controls.
  • blades 62 and 102 may be adjustably mounted vertically within bearing 64 so that when the portion of the blade edge(s) that is doing the cutting wears out, it may be raised or lowered slightly to provide a fresh cutting edge.
  • the individual packages formed as a result of the transverse cutting process are transferred to a remote packing or loading station via a downwardly inclined ramp 110.
  • a thin strip of plastic 112 is left on each pin chain 20 and 20a.
  • These strips of plastic are rolled up on reels (indicated generally by reference numeral 114) via a trim takeup roller (indicated generally by reference numeral 116).
  • reels 114 are driven by an air motor (not shown) which slips when pin chains 20, 20a are at rest or being drawn through rollers.
  • machine 10 provides a number of other features which give it extreme flexibility, small size, and economical but high precision construction.
  • machine 10 may be completely controlled by a commercially available programmable controller, which is effectively a small computer, such as manufactured by the Allen-Bradley company. Because it is basically a pneumatic machine, wide range of motions and timings may be accomplished by controlling air valves, air pressure, etc. with the programmable controller.
  • the filler mechanism 24 is unique in that it loads diaphragms which in turn are depressed by pistons loosely fitted into cylinders which are attached to a bar which is driven up and down by an air piston compressing the diaphragms. These diaphragms are attached or clamped to a filler bar on which the air cylinders also are mounted, one for each diaphragm.
  • the filler bar is bored across its full width to relatively large bores.
  • the holes are about 1" diameter.
  • One bore is the product entry port and the product is delivered to it under pressure.
  • a valve is actuated by the programmable computer, shutting off the pressure.
  • a rotating valve shaft, traversing the other bore, is then pivoted approximately 30 degrees, aligning cross-drilled holes in it with the outlet nozzles and with holes drilled in the filler bar.
  • the pistons thereupon collapse and press against the filled diaphragms, forcing the product out of the outlet nozzles and into the cup-like pockets formed in the bottom web. Retraction of the piston thereafter creates suction on the nozzles to prevent drip.
  • valve shaft which traverses the filler bar is suitably sealed at each end with "O" rings or the like to prevent product leak.
  • the entire filler assembly is mounted in such a manner that it may be flushed in place for cleaning by raising it and placing a special cleaning cap on the bottom of it to direct flushing water and detergent into an outlet hose and not all over the machine.
  • the present invention may be adapted to cut packages from formed, filled, and sealed single row web structures, as well as discrete sections from single row or strip web structures comprising sealed top and bottom layers or just a single layer, without package formations formed thereinto.
  • the single row or strip web structure is carried on a single pin chain assembly, the longitudinal cutting apparatus is eliminated, and a single line of punch holes are formed along the pin chain carrying edge of the web material to accomodate one single-edged transverse cutting blade.
  • the cutting blade can be operated as described above to cut packages or discrete sections from the single row web structure.

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