EP0780222A3 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing bags from single- or multi-ply paper tubes - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for manufacturing bags from single- or multi-ply paper tubes Download PDF

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EP0780222A3
EP0780222A3 EP96117989A EP96117989A EP0780222A3 EP 0780222 A3 EP0780222 A3 EP 0780222A3 EP 96117989 A EP96117989 A EP 96117989A EP 96117989 A EP96117989 A EP 96117989A EP 0780222 A3 EP0780222 A3 EP 0780222A3
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Fritz Achelpohl
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Windmoeller and Hoelscher KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
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    • B31B70/60—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping
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    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
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    • B31B70/64—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping by applying heat or pressure
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    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2150/00—Flexible containers made from sheets or blanks, e.g. from flattened tubes
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    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2150/00—Flexible containers made from sheets or blanks, e.g. from flattened tubes
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    • B31B2150/0012—Flexible containers made from sheets or blanks, e.g. from flattened tubes with square or cross bottom having their openings facing in the direction of movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
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    • B31B2150/0014—Flexible containers made from sheets or blanks, e.g. from flattened tubes with square or cross bottom having their openings facing transversally to the direction of movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B31B2150/003—Flexible containers made from sheets or blanks, e.g. from flattened tubes made from tubular sheets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2155/00—Flexible containers made from webs
    • B31B2155/003—Flexible containers made from webs starting from tubular webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2160/00—Shape of flexible containers
    • B31B2160/10—Shape of flexible containers rectangular and flat, i.e. without structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B31B2160/106—Shape of flexible containers rectangular and flat, i.e. without structural provision for thickness of contents obtained from sheets cut from larger sheets or webs before finishing the bag forming operations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2160/00—Shape of flexible containers
    • B31B2160/20—Shape of flexible containers with structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/60—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping
    • B31B50/72—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping by applying and securing strips or sheets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B70/00—Making flexible containers, e.g. envelopes or bags
    • B31B70/26—Folding sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B70/36—Folding sheets, blanks or webs by continuously feeding them to stationary members, e.g. plates, ploughs or cores

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  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Lining Or Joining Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)

Abstract

The sections of hose comprise one or more layers of paper, these being erected at the end from the flat-folded position to form a square base. The side portions so formed are folded so as to overlap, and are glued together. After coating with plastics, these are heated and pressed together to glue them to each other. The plastics, particularly in sheet-form, can be applied to the entire outside surfaces of the hose-sections. These can be transported with their erected ends in the sideways direction, the areas to be glued together being pulled over heated plates or blades. To fold the side-sections inwards a fixed heated straight-edge can be used, with fixed guiding and pressure bars above it.
EP96117989A 1995-12-21 1996-11-09 Method and apparatus for manufacturing bags from single- or multi-ply tubes Expired - Lifetime EP0780222B1 (en)

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DE19548110 1995-12-21
DE19548110 1995-12-21

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EP0780222A3 true EP0780222A3 (en) 1998-05-06
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EP (1) EP0780222B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH09187874A (en)
KR (1) KR970033792A (en)
AT (1) ATE222178T1 (en)
BR (1) BR9606138A (en)
CZ (1) CZ330996A3 (en)
DE (1) DE59609561D1 (en)

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ATE222178T1 (en) 2002-08-15
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US6095960A (en) 2000-08-01
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