EP3490891A1 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing a liquid-filled capsule - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for manufacturing a liquid-filled capsuleInfo
- Publication number
- EP3490891A1 EP3490891A1 EP17742264.9A EP17742264A EP3490891A1 EP 3490891 A1 EP3490891 A1 EP 3490891A1 EP 17742264 A EP17742264 A EP 17742264A EP 3490891 A1 EP3490891 A1 EP 3490891A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- capsule
- shell
- liquid
- cavity
- open end
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/061—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters containing additives entrapped within capsules, sponge-like material or the like, for further release upon smoking
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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
- B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
- B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
- B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
- A24D3/048—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure containing additives
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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
- B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
- B65B3/003—Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like
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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
- B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
- B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
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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
- B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
- B65B57/10—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
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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
- B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
- B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
- B65B7/162—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by feeding web material to securing means
- B65B7/164—Securing by heat-sealing
Abstract
Description
Claims
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PL17742264T PL3490891T3 (en) | 2016-07-27 | 2017-07-26 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a liquid-filled capsule |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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EP16181524 | 2016-07-27 | ||
PCT/EP2017/068846 WO2018019868A1 (en) | 2016-07-27 | 2017-07-26 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a liquid-filled capsule |
Publications (2)
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EP3490891A1 true EP3490891A1 (en) | 2019-06-05 |
EP3490891B1 EP3490891B1 (en) | 2021-09-15 |
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EP17742264.9A Active EP3490891B1 (en) | 2016-07-27 | 2017-07-26 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a liquid-filled capsule |
Country Status (11)
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US (1) | US20190216128A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP3490891B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP7216636B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR102407787B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN109476389A (en) |
CA (1) | CA3029166A1 (en) |
EA (1) | EA201990287A1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2897894T3 (en) |
PL (1) | PL3490891T3 (en) |
TW (1) | TW201803466A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2018019868A1 (en) |
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- 2017-07-26 CN CN201780045168.6A patent/CN109476389A/en active Pending
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JP2019526502A (en) | 2019-09-19 |
EA201990287A1 (en) | 2019-06-28 |
KR102407787B1 (en) | 2022-06-13 |
ES2897894T3 (en) | 2022-03-03 |
JP7216636B2 (en) | 2023-02-01 |
WO2018019868A1 (en) | 2018-02-01 |
CA3029166A1 (en) | 2018-02-01 |
PL3490891T3 (en) | 2022-01-31 |
US20190216128A1 (en) | 2019-07-18 |
KR20190029713A (en) | 2019-03-20 |
EP3490891B1 (en) | 2021-09-15 |
TW201803466A (en) | 2018-02-01 |
CN109476389A (en) | 2019-03-15 |
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