EP1409348A4 - Bulk particulate packaging system - Google Patents

Bulk particulate packaging system

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Publication number
EP1409348A4
EP1409348A4 EP00950654A EP00950654A EP1409348A4 EP 1409348 A4 EP1409348 A4 EP 1409348A4 EP 00950654 A EP00950654 A EP 00950654A EP 00950654 A EP00950654 A EP 00950654A EP 1409348 A4 EP1409348 A4 EP 1409348A4
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Prior art keywords
conveyor
packaging
assemblies
bulk
tower
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EP00950654A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1409348A1 (en
EP1409348B1 (en
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John Pollock
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2000/020209 external-priority patent/WO2002008062A1/en
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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
    • 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
    • B65B9/026—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs the webs forming a curtain
    • 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
    • B65B63/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged
    • B65B63/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Special Articles (AREA)

Abstract

A system for forming and packaging loose particulate material utilizing a compression tower (100) for initial deposit of the loose material therein wi th the bottom floor of said tower being presented by a belt (310) of a conveyor system (300). A ram within the tower compresses the loose material into a bu lk form (1000) atop the conveyor belt (310). Subsequent to compression, the conveyor system (300) is vertically displaced so that the formed material bu lk can be conveyed to a horizontally adjacent conveyor (550) for downstream conveyance to a packaging station (550) having upper (700) and lower (600) conveyor assemblies. The material bulk (1000) is then recompressed and conveyed to a space formed between the upper and lower assemblies. Sheets of packaging material (800a, 802a) spans portions of upper and lower conveyor assemblies such that the material bulk is directed through the sheet and enveloped thereby. Packaging material which envelopes the bulk material is c ut and thermally sealed leaving the packaging sheets spanning the conveyor assemblies.
EP00950654A 2000-07-25 2000-07-25 Bulk particulate packaging system Expired - Lifetime EP1409348B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2000/020209 WO2002008062A1 (en) 1998-09-23 2000-07-25 Bulk particulate packaging system

Publications (3)

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EP1409348A1 EP1409348A1 (en) 2004-04-21
EP1409348A4 true EP1409348A4 (en) 2006-09-27
EP1409348B1 EP1409348B1 (en) 2008-09-03

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EP00950654A Expired - Lifetime EP1409348B1 (en) 2000-07-25 2000-07-25 Bulk particulate packaging system

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EP (1) EP1409348B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE407065T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2000263728A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2414662C (en)
DE (1) DE60040175D1 (en)

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1023990A (en) * 1963-10-03 1966-03-30 Saint Gobain Process and apparatus for the packaging of products in the form of boards or panels of elastic material
US4010680A (en) * 1974-12-12 1977-03-08 Cotton Incorporated Cotton packaging method and apparatus
US4343131A (en) * 1980-05-02 1982-08-10 Ea Industries, Incorporated Method and apparatus for producing bales
US5979145A (en) * 1995-05-15 1999-11-09 Isover Saint-Gobain Method and device for compressing and packaging compressible products

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1023990A (en) * 1963-10-03 1966-03-30 Saint Gobain Process and apparatus for the packaging of products in the form of boards or panels of elastic material
US4010680A (en) * 1974-12-12 1977-03-08 Cotton Incorporated Cotton packaging method and apparatus
US4343131A (en) * 1980-05-02 1982-08-10 Ea Industries, Incorporated Method and apparatus for producing bales
US5979145A (en) * 1995-05-15 1999-11-09 Isover Saint-Gobain Method and device for compressing and packaging compressible products

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CA2414662C (en) 2007-05-15
EP1409348A1 (en) 2004-04-21
AU2000263728A1 (en) 2002-02-05
ATE407065T1 (en) 2008-09-15
DE60040175D1 (en) 2008-10-16
CA2414662A1 (en) 2003-01-31
EP1409348B1 (en) 2008-09-03

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