EP4219323B1 - Poste de scellage pour sceller des emballages - Google Patents

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EP4219323B1
EP4219323B1 EP22202078.6A EP22202078A EP4219323B1 EP 4219323 B1 EP4219323 B1 EP 4219323B1 EP 22202078 A EP22202078 A EP 22202078A EP 4219323 B1 EP4219323 B1 EP 4219323B1
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Christoph Zettler
Markus Weiland
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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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • 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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65B31/025—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas specially adapted for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • 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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/04—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
    • B65B31/046—Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied the nozzles co-operating, or being combined, with a device for opening or closing the container or wrapper
    • 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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/50—Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins
    • B65B11/52—Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins one sheet being rendered plastic, e.g. by heating, and forced by fluid pressure, e.g. vacuum, into engagement with the other sheet and contents, e.g. skin-, blister-, or bubble- packaging
    • 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
    • B65B51/00—Devices for, or methods of, sealing or securing package folds or closures; Devices for gathering or twisting wrappers, or necks of bags
    • B65B51/10—Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
    • B65B51/14—Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a sealing station for sealing packages according to independent claim 1 and to a method for sealing a package with a sealing station according to independent claim 6.
  • Sealing stations are generally known from the state of the art. These are usually used to seal plastic packaging with products inside, such as sausage or cheese.
  • the sealing stations comprise a lower tool in which one or more receptacles are formed in which a lower part (or packaging cavity) of a package can be received.
  • a plastic film is then usually placed on the lower part of the packaging as a packaging lid or film lid and by moving an upper tool of the sealing station and the lower tool towards each other and by introducing heat in the area of the film lid, the packaging is sealed by fusing the lower part of the packaging and the film lid together.
  • air can be extracted from the space inside the packaging or the air inside the packaging can be replaced with a gas that is as sterile as possible, such as nitrogen.
  • the lower tool of the sealing station usually includes an edge suction system, which can include suction openings in an area between two sealing elements, which enable air to be sucked out in the area of the packaging.
  • the film lid is pulled towards the suction openings. If it rests on the suction openings, the suction openings may be partially closed. This reduces the suction performance. This can ultimately lead to less effective suction of the air from the interior of the packaging and/or a reduction in the throughput of the sealing station.
  • a sealing station is also known in which air can be sucked out of the interior of the packaging via a line and suitable openings in a part of the packaging to be sealed.
  • the DE 1 289 772 B further discloses a sealing device for sealing packages, wherein the interior of the package can be evacuated through evacuation openings.
  • the US 3,061,984 A describes a method for evacuating a package through openings in one of the layers from which the package is formed.
  • DE 38 73 990 T2 a method of packaging products in packages, wherein connections extend into the packages to evacuate their interior.
  • the technical task to be solved is to ensure the reliability of vacuuming the interior of a package before sealing the packaging while achieving the highest possible throughput.
  • the sealing station according to the invention for sealing packages comprises a lower tool with at least one receptacle for a package and an upper tool, wherein the lower tool and the upper tool are arranged to be movable relative to one another, wherein the sealing station comprises an edge suction with at least one suction opening for applying a vacuum and/or a gas to the interior of the package and wherein the lower tool further comprises a lifting element for lifting a film lid of the package.
  • the lifting element is preferably designed in such a way that it can lift the film lid of the packaging away from the lower part of the packaging (also called the packaging trough) and thus in a direction away from the lower tool. It can be provided that the lifting includes a selective lifting of the film lid.
  • Selective lifting is to be understood in particular to mean that the film lid does not have to be permanently raised but can be raised at least while the interior of the packaging is being subjected to the vacuum and/or a gas, but can be lowered at least while the upper tool is lowered and the sealing process for sealing the packaging, so that the film lid rests on the packaging trough and the entire packaging can be sealed.
  • the lower tool comprises a sealing element at a distance from the center of the receptacle and the upper tool comprises a counter-pressure element which the sealing element can be brought into contact in order to seal an interior of the packaging from the exterior, and wherein the suction opening is arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is smaller than the distance of the sealing element from the center, and wherein the lifting element is arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is smaller than the distance of the sealing element from the center.
  • the sealing element can preferably interact with the upper tool by means of the counter-pressure element in such a way that, in particular during the sealing process, no ambient air can penetrate into the area between the upper tool and the lower tool, so that after the evacuation and/or penetration of gas has been completed, no further contamination occurs until the packaging is closed.
  • the arrangement of the suction opening and the lifting element within the area enclosed by the sealing element and the upper tool ensures reliable sterilization of the packaging interior.
  • the lifting element does not coincide with the suction opening.
  • the lifting element is provided as physically separate from the suction opening itself and also from a structure forming the suction opening, for example arranged next to the suction opening and at a distance from it. With this embodiment, the suction opening can be reliably kept open in a structurally simple manner.
  • the edge suction can comprise a plurality of suction openings which are arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is smaller than the distance of the sealing element from the center of the receptacle, and wherein the lifting element is arranged between two adjacent suction openings.
  • a lifting element is arranged between two adjacent suction openings.
  • the lifting element and suction opening alternate so that a lifting element and a suction opening are provided alternately (for example, viewed along the transport direction of the packaging). This allows each of the suction openings to be kept open so that the suction power and thus also the throughput can be high even when several receptacles and a large number of suction openings are provided.
  • the lower tool comprises an inner sealing element which is arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is smaller than the distance of the suction opening and the distance of the lifting element from the center of the receptacle.
  • the inner sealing element can serve as a support surface for the actual sealing mechanism of the sealing station in order to close the packaging.
  • the arrangement of the lifting element and the suction opening between this inner sealing element and the outer sealing element ensures, on the one hand, reliable suction, evacuation or exposure of the interior of the packaging to gas and, on the other hand, avoids any negative impact on the sealing process by the lifting element and/or the suction opening. Together, this can improve the sealing result.
  • the lifting element is designed as a pin that includes a closed contact surface that can come into contact with a film lid resting on it.
  • This embodiment is particularly preferred for packaging with a comparatively dimensionally stable film lid, since it saves material for the lifting elements and still ensures reliable lifting.
  • the lifting element has an elongated contact surface which can come into contact with a film cover, and wherein the contact surface has a first extension in a first direction which is greater than a second extension of the contact surface in a second direction.
  • the elongated contact surface can be, for example, a rectangular contact surface or a contact surface in the shape of a circular arc segment. By enlarging the contact surface, unintentional damage to the film cover can be avoided.
  • the contact surface does not necessarily have to be flat in the sense of this embodiment, but can also be a curved two-dimensional surface, the outer contour of which, however, has a first extension in a first direction that is greater than a second extension in a second direction. This alignment is measured in Euclidean metric and, in particular in the case of a curved contact surface, not along the contact surface and the metric defined thereby, but as the actual distance from opposite edges of the contact surface.
  • the method according to the invention for sealing a package is carried out with a sealing station for sealing packages, the sealing station comprising a lower tool with at least one receptacle for a package and an upper tool, wherein the lower tool and the upper tool are arranged to be movable relative to one another, wherein the sealing station comprises an edge suction system with at least one suction opening for applying a vacuum and/or a gas to the interior of the package, and wherein the lower tool further comprises a lifting element for lifting a film lid of the package, wherein the method comprises lifting the film lid of the package in the receptacle by the lifting element at least partially while the interior of the package is being applied to a vacuum and/or a gas by the edge suction system.
  • This process ensures reliable suction of the interior of the packaging or replacement of the air inside the packaging with a possibly sterile gas.
  • the lifting element at least partially causes the film lid of the packaging to be lifted in the receptacle while the interior of the packaging is being subjected to a vacuum and/or a gas is to be understood in such a way that, depending on the design of the lifting element, this lifting does not have to be permanent but can also be selective, so that the lifting element, insofar as it is designed as an actuatable lifting element, causes the film lid to be lifted at least during a period of time over which the interior of the packaging is being subjected to a vacuum and/or a gas. This does not have to be the entire period of time, but can also only be part of this period of time.
  • the method comprises lifting the film lid through an opening in a bottom film of the packaging by the lifting element.
  • the opening in the bottom film can be formed, for example, by detaching part of the material of the bottom film. With suitable positioning, the lifting element can then pass through the free space thus created in the bottom film in order to lift the film lid.
  • the opening is formed by a partial perforation of the bottom film, with material of the bottom film remaining in the area of the opening and being connected to the rest of the bottom film.
  • the material remaining in the area of the opening is connected to the bottom film on only one side, so that it can be bent by the lifting element on one side opposite the bottom film.
  • the lifting element can then pass through the bottom film in the area of the opening in order to lift the film lid.
  • the upper tool and the lower tool are moved towards each other and the packaging arranged in the holder is sealed.
  • the lower tool comprises a sealing element at a distance from the center of the receptacle and the upper tool comprises a counter-pressure element which is brought into contact with the sealing element before the edge suction is actuated in order to seal an interior of the packaging from the exterior
  • the suction opening is arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is smaller than the distance of the sealing element from the center
  • the lifting element is arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is smaller than the distance of the sealing element from the center and wherein the lifting element optionally does not coincide with the suction opening.
  • the edge suction comprises a plurality of suction openings which are arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is smaller than the distance of the sealing element from the center of the receptacle, and wherein the lifting element is arranged between two adjacent suction openings and wherein optionally a lifting element is arranged between each two adjacent suction openings.
  • This arrangement of the one or more lifting elements ensures that every suction opening is kept open, particularly when there are a large number of suction openings. The reliability and/or throughput when sealing the containers can thus be increased.
  • the lower tool can comprise an inner sealing element which is arranged at a distance from the center of the holder that is smaller than the distance of the suction opening and the distance of the lifting element from the center of the holder. This design ensures reliable sealing of the packaging without any potentially disruptive influence of the suction opening and/or the lifting element.
  • the lifting element is designed as a pin that has a closed contact surface that comes into contact with a film lid resting on it.
  • This embodiment uses as little material as possible, which reduces the costs of sealing packaging.
  • the lifting element can have an elongated contact surface that comes into contact with a film cover, and the contact surface has a first extension in a first direction that is larger than a second extension of the contact surface in a second direction.
  • This embodiment also ensures that the suction openings are reliably kept open when the film cover is made of flexible material.
  • Fig. 1 shows a sealing station 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the sealing station 100 usually comprises a lower tool 101 and an upper tool 102.
  • the lower tool 101 and the upper tool 102 are usually movable relative to each other, so that, for example, the upper tool 102 can be moved towards the lower tool 101 and away from it, as shown schematically by the double arrow.
  • Corresponding sealing stations 100 are usually used to seal plastic packaging in which, for example, foodstuffs such as sausages or cheese products are packaged.
  • the packaging 130 also known as packaging trays or bottom film 131 (see Fig. 1b ), with the product filled therein, for example via the transport device 103 shown only schematically here, to at least one receptacle 111 in the lower tool 101.
  • the transport device 103 can be designed as a conveyor belt, for example. Other embodiments are also conceivable here and the invention is not restricted in this regard.
  • the packaging trays with the product arranged therein are brought into contact with a cover film 112 so that the cover film is placed on these packages.
  • the cover film serves at least partially as a film lid and is fused to the packaging tray by the action of heat.
  • the sealing station 100 can be assigned a control unit 150, for example a computer, which controls the functions of the sealing station.
  • the Fig. 1b shows a sectional view of a holder 111 of the lower tool 101 with 130 arranged therein and an upper tool 102 positioned relative to it.
  • the cut here is made in a plane perpendicular to the transport direction of the packaging in the transport device 103 and through the center point M of the holder.
  • the holder has a regular shape, for example the shape of a cylindrical recess in the lower tool. This design is not mandatory and other, possibly even irregular shapes are also conceivable. Nevertheless, each of these shapes can be assigned a center point.
  • the packaging 130 is formed from a packaging tray 131 or bottom film 131 and a top film 112 or film lid 112 positioned thereon.
  • the lower tool can comprise an outer sealing element 116 and an inner sealing element 113 at certain distances R 1 and R 3 .
  • the outer sealing element 116 can be brought into contact with a counter-pressure element 123 of an outer part 121 of the upper tool 102, so that the space enclosed between the outer part 121 of the upper tool and the lower tool is separated as far as possible from the environment, so that no gas exchange can take place between the enclosed space and the environment.
  • the packaging is then located in the enclosed space and is thus separated from the environment. It can be provided that (as indicated by the dashed extension of the film cover and the bottom film) the film cover 112 and the bottom film 131 extend from the center M of the holder 111 beyond the outer sealing element 116 into the outer area.
  • the outer sealing element 113 and the counterpressure element 123 then press the film cover 112 and the bottom film 131 together as completely as possible and seal the interior as gas-tight as possible so that no undesirable contamination occurs due to the ingress of contaminated outside air.
  • the inner sealing element 113 can preferably be brought into contact with a sealing element 124 of a sealing part 122 of the upper tool 102, whereby between these two elements a part of the lower film 131 and a part of the film cover 112 can be accommodated, so that when heat is applied by the sealing element 124, the part of the lower film 131 and the part of the film cover 112 fuse together.
  • an edge suction 170 with a suction opening 114 can be arranged in the lower tool, at a distance R 2 from the center of the holder 111, which can exchange or suction the gas volume in the enclosed space, for example via a vacuum pump 115 or through a gas supply 115 of the edge suction 170, in order in particular to remove the gas volume within the packaging or to replace it with the most sterile gas possible.
  • the suction opening 114 is preferably located between the sealing elements 113 and 116.
  • the lower tool 101 therefore comprises at least one lifting element which, in conjunction with the Fig. 2a and 2b described.
  • the Fig. 2a shows a top view of the area of the lower tool 101 in which an edge suction 170 with one or more suction openings 114 is arranged.
  • the film cover 112 and the edge of the lower film 131 are also shown here.
  • the lower film 131 and the film cover 112 extend approximately the same distance from the center M of the holder 111.
  • an opening 242 is provided in the lower film 131 in the area of the suction openings 114.
  • This opening can be made either by partially removing material (see Fig. 2c ) of the lower film from the rest of the lower film 131 or by completely removing material of the lower film 131 from the area of the opening 242.
  • the lower film can also extend from the center point M of the holder 111 only so far that the lower film 131 does not rest on or in the area of the suction openings 114 or does not extend into this area.
  • the lower tool 101 comprises a lifting element 240, which preferably does not coincide with the suction opening 114 of the edge suction 170. This means that neither the suction opening itself nor parts of the lower tool that form or enclose the suction opening form the lifting element 240.
  • the lifting element 240 is at a distance R 4 from the center M of the receptacle 111 and is arranged between the sealing elements 113 and 116.
  • the lifting element preferably projects by a height h beyond the support surface of the lower film 131 on a part of the lower tool 101 in the direction of the upper tool and is arranged such that a part of the film cover 112 can rest on a contact surface of the lifting element 240. In this case (depending on the design of the lower film), the lifting element can pass through the opening 242 in the lower film 131 in order to be brought into contact with the film cover 112.
  • the lifting element 240 is preferably connected as a pin or peg to the lower tool 101, so it always remains in the same position.
  • the lifting element 240 is an actuatable lifting element that can be moved along the double arrow direction shown (i.e. towards and away from the upper tool) via a suitable drive device 241 (for example a motor or a control cam). If a motor 241 is provided, it can be operated with the Fig.
  • the control unit 150 can be connected to the control unit 150 already described and the control unit can control the motor in such a way that the lifting element is raised at least during a period of time during which the suction opening 114 causes gas to be sucked out within the packaging in such a way that the film cover 112 does not rest on the suction opening 114, in particular the lifting element in the position shown in Fig. 2b shown position at a distance h from the support surface of the lower film 131 on the lower tool. It can be provided that a lowering of the lifting element 240 is effected via the drive element 241, in particular when the upper tool is moved in the direction of the lower tool in order to carry out the sealing process. This can ensure that the film cover 112 comes to rest reliably on the material of the lower film 131, for example even with rigid film cover material. and can be connected to it. At the same time, the opening 242 can be closed.
  • the drive element 241 is designed, for example, as a control cam or generally passive drive device, a movement coupling with the movement of the upper tool (or with the relative movement of the upper tool and lower tool to each other) and here with the sealing element 124, as described with reference to Fig. 1b described, so that a movement of the sealing element 124 or generally of the upper tool 102 relative to the lower tool 101 is translated into a corresponding movement of the lifting element 240.
  • the lifting element 240 can be made of a material that is as resistant as possible, in particular stainless steel, or at least have an outer surface made of stainless steel.
  • the contact surface of the lifting element 240 can consist of stainless steel or comprise stainless steel.
  • the lifting element can be detachably attached to the lower tool, for example via screw or plug connections (not shown), so that the lifting element can be removed without causing any damage to both parts of the lower tool and the lifting element itself.
  • This offers the advantage that, for example, lifting elements of different shapes or different lengths can be used if necessary.
  • several exchangeable lifting elements 240 can be available, with individual lifting elements differing in terms of the height h at which the support surface or contact surface of the lifting element is located relative to the support surface of the lower film 131 on the lower tool. This can be used to take into account, for example, different flexibility or rigidity of the film cover.
  • Fig. 2c an embodiment is shown in a cavalier perspective, in which the lifting element passes through an opening 242 in the lower film 131 in the direction of the film cover 112 in order to lift it.
  • the opening 242 is delimited by material 243 of the lower film 131. It can be provided that the opening 242 is formed by completely removing material from the lower film within the opening. This can be done, for example, by punching or cutting out the material in the area of the lower film 131 in which the opening 242 is to be formed. Alternatively (as shown here), it can also be provided that the material 242 located in the area of the opening 242 is separated on some sides of the opening 242, but is not separated from the remaining material of the lower film on at least one side.
  • the material 244 can then be moved away (bent or bent) against the rest of the bottom film by a lifting element 240 passing through it, so that the lifting element can pass through the opening in the direction of the film cover 112.
  • the film cover 112 is reliably lifted from the suction opening(s) 114 and cannot close them.
  • a lifting element 240 is arranged between each adjacent suction opening 114.
  • at least one lifting element is provided for each receptacle in the lower tool 101, so that at least one suction opening associated with this receptacle can be protected from being inadvertently covered by the film cover by the lifting element 240 associated with this receptacle.
  • at least one lifting element 240 is arranged between each two adjacent suction openings 114, as is shown in Fig. 2a is shown.
  • the lifting element 240 is arranged exactly in the middle between adjacent suction openings 114.
  • Fig. 3a to 3d show different designs of the lifting element and in particular of the part of the lifting element which protrudes beyond the support surface of the lower film 131 on the lower tool 101.
  • the lifting element 240 has a substantially cylindrical shape, wherein a body 342 of the lifting element ends in a contact surface 341, which is preferably a closed contact surface (i.e. without a hole or other openings).
  • this contact surface 341 is a flat surface, in particular a circle or an ellipse depending on the shape of the body 342. If this has an elliptical cross-section, the contact surface 341 is also elliptical. If the body is cylindrical with a circular cross-section, the contact surface 341 is also circular.
  • a similar embodiment is shown, wherein the body 342 of the lifting element 240 is again cylindrical or elliptical in cross-section.
  • the contact surface 341 is not formed as a flat surface here, but as a spherical segment or ellipsoid segment and thus has a curved surface.
  • the transition to the body 342 be free of edges. This design offers the advantage that even with strong suction power and thus suction effect on the film cover resting on the contact surface, unintentional damage to the film cover due to sharp edges of the lifting element 240 can be avoided.
  • the Fig. 3c shows a further embodiment in which the lifting element is essentially shaped as a cuboid, which comprises a cuboid-shaped body 342 and a correspondingly rectangular-shaped support surface or contact surface 341.
  • the lifting element has a first dimension L 1 and a second dimension L 2 measured in a direction perpendicular thereto, as well as a height h that extends beyond the support surface of the lower tool.
  • the lifting element can have a greater extent in the direction L 2 than in the direction L 1 .
  • the relative orientation of the lifting element to other components of the sealing station, in particular to neighboring suction openings, is not restricted. However, it can be provided that the lifting element is arranged such that the extent L 2 coincides with the connecting line between two neighboring suction openings or runs parallel to it, so that a larger support surface is available for the material of the film lid in this direction.
  • the contact surface 341 is flat.
  • the Fig. 3d shows an alternative embodiment, wherein the contact surface 341 is formed as a cylinder segment with a radius of curvature R 2 .
  • the lifting element and in particular the contact surface has dimensions L 1 and L 2 in mutually perpendicular directions.
  • the dimensions L 1 and L 2 are measured in Euclidean coordinates and in particular not along the metric specified by the contact surface 341 itself.
  • the dimensions L 1 and L 2 can therefore be those of the Fig. 3c be identical although measured along the contact surface 341 itself the extension of the contact surface 341 along the direction L 1 is larger compared to the Fig. 3c .
  • the shape of the contact surface 341 can be selected so that there are no edges at the transition to the body 342 of the lifting element 240 in order to avoid damage to the film material.
  • Embodiments are also conceivable in which different lifting elements are used according to the Fig. 3a to 3d
  • combinations of lifting elements can be used according to the Fig. 3a and 3d or the Fig. 3b and 3d or 3a and 3c.
  • the invention is not limited in this respect.

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  1. Poste de scellage (100) permettant de sceller des emballages (130), le poste de scellage comprenant un outil inférieur (101) avec au moins un logement (111) destiné à un emballage et un outil supérieur (102), dans lequel l'outil inférieur et l'outil supérieur sont agencés de manière mobile l'un par rapport à l'autre, dans lequel le poste de scellage comprend une aspiration périphérique (170) comprenant au moins un orifice d'aspiration (114) permettant d'alimenter l'espace intérieur de l'emballage (130) en vide et/ou en gaz et dans lequel l'outil inférieur comprend un élément de levage (240) permettant de soulever un film de couverture (112) de l'emballage (130) ;
    dans lequel l'outil inférieur (101) comprend un élément d'étanchéité (116) à une distance par rapport au centre (M) du logement (111) et dans lequel l'outil supérieur (102) comprend un élément de contre-pression (123) qui peut être mis en appui contre l'élément d'étanchéité (116) afin de rendre un espace intérieur d'emballage étanche par rapport à l'extérieur, et dans lequel l'orifice d'aspiration (114) est agencé à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance entre l'élément d'étanchéité (116) et le centre, et dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) est agencé à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance entre l'élément d'étanchéité (116) et le centre ;
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'outil inférieur (101) comprend un élément d'étanchéité interne (113) agencé à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance par rapport à l'orifice d'aspiration (114) et à la distance entre l'élément de levage (240) et le centre du logement.
  2. Poste de scellage (100) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) ne coïncide pas avec l'orifice d'aspiration (114).
  3. Poste de scellage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'aspiration périphérique (170) comprend une pluralité d'orifices d'aspiration (114) agencés à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance entre l'élément d'étanchéité (116) et le centre du logement, et dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) est agencé entre deux orifices d'aspiration voisins.
  4. Poste de scellage (100) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel un élément de levage (240) est agencé entre respectivement deux orifices d'aspiration (114) voisins.
  5. Poste de scellage (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) est réalisé sous la forme d'une broche comprenant une surface de contact (341) fermée pouvant entrer en contact avec un film de couverture (112) posé dessus ;
    dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) présente une surface de contact allongée qui peut entrer en contact avec un film de couverture (112), et dans lequel la surface de contact (341) présente, dans une première direction, une première extension qui est plus grande qu'une seconde extension de la surface de contact (341) dans une seconde direction.
  6. Procédé permettant de sceller un emballage (130) avec un poste de scellage (100) permettant de sceller des emballages, le poste de scellage comprenant un outil inférieur (101) avec au moins un logement (111) destiné à un emballage et un outil supérieur (102), dans lequel l'outil inférieur et l'outil supérieur sont agencés de manière mobile l'un par rapport à l'autre, dans lequel le poste de scellage comprend une aspiration périphérique (170) avec au moins un orifice d'aspiration (114) permettant d'alimenter l'espace intérieur de l'emballage en vide et/ou en gaz et dans lequel l'outil inférieur (101) comprend en outre un élément de levage (240) permettant de soulever un film de couverture (112) de l'emballage, dans lequel le procédé comprend une étape consistant à soulever le film de couverture de l'emballage dans le logement grâce à l'élément de levage au moins en partie pendant l'alimentation de l'espace intérieur de l'emballage en vide et/ou en gaz grâce à l'aspiration périphérique (170), dans lequel l'outil inférieur (101) comprend un élément d'étanchéité (116) à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) et l'outil supérieur (102) comprend un élément de contre-pression (123) qui peut être mis en appui contre l'élément d'étanchéité avant que l'aspiration périphérique (170) ne soit actionnée, afin de rendre un espace intérieur d'emballage étanche par rapport à l'espace extérieur, et dans lequel l'orifice d'aspiration (114)) est agencé à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance entre l'élément d'étanchéité et le centre, et dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) est agencé à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance entre l'élément d'étanchéité (116) et le centre, dans lequel l'outil inférieur (101) comprend un élément d'étanchéité interne (113) qui est agencé à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance par rapport à l'orifice d'aspiration (114) et à la distance entre l'élément de levage (240) et le centre du logement.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le procédé comprend en outre une étape consistant à soulever, grâce à l'élément de levage (240), le film de couverture (112) à travers une ouverture (243) ménagée dans un film inférieur (131) de l'emballage (130).
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 6 ou 7, dans lequel, après l'alimentation de l'espace intérieur de l'emballage en vide et/ou en gaz, l'outil supérieur (102) et l'outil inférieur (101) sont déplacés l'un vers l'autre et l'emballage agencé dans le logement (111) est scellé.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 8, dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) ne coïncide pas avec l'orifice d'aspiration (114).
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 9, dans lequel l'aspiration périphérique (170) comprend une pluralité d'orifices d'aspiration (114) qui sont agencés à une distance par rapport au centre du logement (111) qui est inférieure à la distance entre l'élément d'étanchéité (116) et le centre du logement, et dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) est agencé entre deux orifices d'aspiration (114) voisins et dans lequel un élément de levage (240) est éventuellement agencé entre respectivement deux orifices d'aspiration voisins.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10, dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) est réalisé sous la forme d'une broche comprenant une surface de contact (341) fermée entrant en contact avec un film de couverture (112) posé dessus.
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10, dans lequel l'élément de levage (240) présente une surface de contact (341) allongée qui entre en contact avec un film de couverture (112), et dans lequel la surface de contact présente, dans une première direction, une première extension qui est plus grande qu'une seconde extension de la surface de contact dans une seconde direction.
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