FI76956B - Foerfarande och anordning foer att utfoera foerseglingar i roerformig bana, som aer foersedd med sidoinvikningar. - Google Patents

Foerfarande och anordning foer att utfoera foerseglingar i roerformig bana, som aer foersedd med sidoinvikningar. Download PDF

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FI76956B
FI76956B FI831315A FI831315A FI76956B FI 76956 B FI76956 B FI 76956B FI 831315 A FI831315 A FI 831315A FI 831315 A FI831315 A FI 831315A FI 76956 B FI76956 B FI 76956B
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    • B31MAKING 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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  • Containers And Plastic Fillers For Packaging (AREA)

Claims (4)

1. Förfarande för att utföra förseglingar i rörformig bana <1), som är försedd med sidoinvikningar, varvid läget för de inre invikningskanterna avkännes frän aidan för att däri-genom bestamma läget för förseglingsanordningarna <2-5> för utförande av invikningsförslutningarna, kännetecknat av att sedän förseglingarna utförts, avkännarna <14, 15) för de inre invikningskanterna <25, 26) dragee tillbaka utät en vise sträcka, varvid läget av förslutningsanordningarna <2-5) förblir oförändrat, att efter det att den rörformiga banan <1> transporterats, avkännarna <14, 15) Äter förflyttas inät och det nya läget för de inre invikningskanterna <25, 26) avkän-nes, samt att därefter, dä en skillnad iakttages i jämförelse med föregäende gäng, läget för förelutningsanordningarna <2-5) bringas tili motsvarighet med denna iakttagelse, innan nästa forelutning utföres.
2. Anordning för utförande av förelutningar i rörformig bana <1), som är försedd med sidoinvikningar, innefattande tvä sidoinvikningsförelutningsanordningar <2-5), tvä styrele-ment <14, 15), som är rörliga i tvärriktningen för avkänning av läget för de inre invikningskanterna <25, 26) samt fast-ställande av läget för invikningsförslutningsanordningarna <2-5>, samt vidare organ för tillförsel, transport och avgiv-ning av den rörformiga banan, kännetecknad av att styrele-menten <14, 15) och invikningsförslutningsanordningarna <2, 3; 4, 5) är rörliga oberoende av varandra i tvärriktningen, samt att individuella organ <10-13, 18-21) är anordnade för att brings läget för invikningsförslutningsanordningarna <2-5) tili överensstämmelse med läget för styrelementen, om de se-nare, sedän en forelutning utförts och banan förskjutits en II
FI831315A 1982-04-20 1983-04-19 Förfarande och anordning för att utföra förseglingar i rörformig bana, som är försedd med sidoinvikningar FI76956C (sv)

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EP (1) EP0092865B1 (sv)
JP (1) JPS58217320A (sv)
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DK169983D0 (da) 1983-04-18
DK157907B (da) 1990-03-05
NL8201641A (nl) 1983-11-16
ATE21497T1 (de) 1986-09-15
US4451308A (en) 1984-05-29
FI76956C (sv) 1989-01-10
DE3365403D1 (en) 1986-09-25
EP0092865B1 (en) 1986-08-20
EP0092865A1 (en) 1983-11-02
JPS58217320A (ja) 1983-12-17
HU189267B (en) 1986-06-30
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