US3590557A - Apparatus for closing packaging containers with elastically deformable walls - Google Patents

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US3590557A
US3590557A US812526A US3590557DA US3590557A US 3590557 A US3590557 A US 3590557A US 812526 A US812526 A US 812526A US 3590557D A US3590557D A US 3590557DA US 3590557 A US3590557 A US 3590557A
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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
    • B65B3/18—Controlling escape of air from containers or receptacles during filling
    • 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
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
    • B65B7/2842—Securing closures on containers
    • B65B7/2878—Securing closures on containers by heat-sealing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/222—Head-space air removing devices, e.g. by inducing foam
    • B67C3/223—Head-space air removing devices, e.g. by inducing foam by squeezing the container elastically

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  • ABSTRACT Apparatus and method for automatically closing 53/329, heat-sealable, liquid-filled, flexible-walled containers by 53/39, 53/373 means of a cover which is heat sealed to the container.
  • container wall portions Prior to [51] Int. B65b 7/28 sealing, container wall portions are depressed by push rolls to [50] Field ot 53/24, 39, decrease the cubic volume of the container during the automatic heat-sealing step.
  • This invention relates generally to automatie,'high-speed, packaging machinery and more particularly, to an apparatus for. the closing of ,packaging containers composed of heat sealable material in which a coveris placed upon and heat sealed to the container rim. 1 a 1
  • Experience with prior art devices has shown that in the process of closing containers filled with liquids, discontinuities are frequently established in the closing seam.
  • the apparatus proposed in accordance with this invention prevents the building up of any excess pressure in the packaging container. Moreover, when the predetermined degree of momentary wall deformation selected is greater than the pressure required to establish pressure equalization, an additional advantage is achieved in that the cover, due to the outside air pressure, is still forced against the edges of the packaging container while the seal jaws have already been turned away.
  • An aspect of the present invention resides in the provision of an apparatus for closing liquid-filled, flexible-walled containers, each with a cover which is heat sealed to the container.
  • The-apparatus includes a heat-sealing station, a con veyor: device for transporting the filled containers to the heatsealing station, a container wall deforming arrangement located close to the sealing station and effective for changing located cubic volume of the container in response to actuation of the deforming mechanism and, finally, a drive connected to the deforming device and effective to momentarily force the deformer against the flexible wall of the container to temporarily reduce the volume thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is a fragmentary side view of the apparatus.
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary top view of the apparatus according to FIG. 1.
  • the apparatus is essentially comprised of a plurality of conventional heat seal devices 1,
  • the apparatus further includes several push-in 'rolls 7 which are arranged proximateto the main heat-seal station S and are movable towardand against the open side of the conveyor cups 3, each carrying a container 6.
  • three push-in rolls 7 are provided and mounted on lengthwise adjustable arms 8 which form a rotating star D.
  • the rolls, or container deforming members rotate around a common vertical axis 9, by means of conventional driving mechanism, in such a manner, that the speed of rotation of rolls 7 is essentially the same as the conveyor speed for cups 3.
  • the driving means may, for example, comprise chain wheels 11 and 12, a drive chain 13 and gears 14 and 15.
  • the chain wheel 11 is secured to a drive shaft 16 which serves to rotate conveyor wheel 2.
  • the chain wheel 12 is driven by drive chain 11 by way of connecting chain 13 and the wheel effects rotation of gear 15 due to engagement with gear 14.
  • the gear 15 drives the rotating star D about axis 9.
  • the total transmission ratio of wheels 1.], 12, 14 and 15 corresponds to the number of conveyor cups 3 provided on conveyor wheel 2 divided by the number of push-in rolls 7 on rotating star D.
  • the selection of the degree or extent of depression is dependent upon the desired decrease of the volume of the packaging container 6.
  • the push-in rolls are barrellike and are rotatably mounted to a bolt 10 secured to arms 9.
  • the deformation or depression of the container wall is maintained, at least in part, concurrently with the heat-sealing step. In other words, the forces exerted by the engagement of rolls 7 against containers 6 are withdrawn not earlier than during the heat-sealing process.
  • the pressing of the seal seam by means of conventional press jaws (not shown), provided in the heat seal arrangement 1, is suitably initiated when the temporary depression of the packaging container 6 has reached its upper limit.
  • the desired extent of depression of the packaging container 6 there occurs, as already noted, after the push-in rolls have been turned away, a slight underpressure in the containers which effects that during the cooling of the closing seam the cover rim is also pressured against the container rim.
  • a further embodiment of the apparatus may include one or more push-in rolls 7 guided against the stepwise movable conveyor cups 3, carrying packaging containers 6, by means of steering or straight guides.
  • container-deforming means are arranged on rotating means having a speed of rotation conforming to the speed of said conveyor means to effect that the deforming means engage, in sequence, a container.

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US4757912A (en) * 1984-06-08 1988-07-19 Thomassen & Drijver - Verblifa Method of making a filled container and product
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