WO2000027706A3 - Vacuum packaging machine - Google Patents

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WO2000027706A3
WO2000027706A3 PCT/EP1999/008131 EP9908131W WO0027706A3 WO 2000027706 A3 WO2000027706 A3 WO 2000027706A3 EP 9908131 W EP9908131 W EP 9908131W WO 0027706 A3 WO0027706 A3 WO 0027706A3
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vacuum
conveyor arrangement
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sealing operation
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Riccardo Evangelisti
Joel Caillier
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Cryovac LLC
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Application filed by Cryovac LLC filed Critical Cryovac LLC
Priority to EP99969896A priority Critical patent/EP1124724B1/en
Priority to US09/830,245 priority patent/US7055297B1/en
Priority to AU31480/00A priority patent/AU3148000A/en
Priority to DE69909501T priority patent/DE69909501T2/en
Priority to AT99969896T priority patent/ATE244664T1/en
Publication of WO2000027706A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000027706A2/en
Publication of WO2000027706A3 publication Critical patent/WO2000027706A3/en
Publication of WO2000027706A9 publication Critical patent/WO2000027706A9/en
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Priority to US11/238,947 priority patent/US7228674B2/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
    • 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
    • B65B31/024—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 wrappers or bags

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  • Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vacuum Packaging (AREA)

Abstract

A vacuum packaging machine for performing a vacuum sealing operation on product packages, comprises a vertical stack of vacuum chambers (4) which each manage to receive at least one unsealed product package (2) and are operable to perform an independent vacuum sealing operation on the at least one product package (2). A conveyor arrangement (8, 9) is operable to load and unload a selected vacuum chamber (4) with the at least one product package, and the machine is arranged to operate the respective vacuum chambers (4) to perform the vacuum sealing operation while the conveyor arrangement is operated to load and unload another vacuum chamber (4). The conveyor arrangement loads and unloads the vacuum chambers in sequence, and the vacuum chambers are synchronously operated to perform the vacuum sealing operation to allow the conveyor arrangement to operate continuously. The conveyor arrangement comprises at least one in-feed conveyor (8) and at least one out-feed conveyor (9) which are independently movable to select the vacuum chamber to be loaded and unloaded. There may be a plurality of in-feed conveyors (8) and a plurality of out-feed conveyors (9). The vacuum chambers each have a sealing bar arranged along one side for sealing the product packages (2).
PCT/EP1999/008131 1998-10-28 1999-10-27 Vacuum packaging machine Ceased WO2000027706A2 (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP99969896A EP1124724B1 (en) 1998-10-28 1999-10-27 Vacuum packaging machine
US09/830,245 US7055297B1 (en) 1998-10-28 1999-10-27 Vacuum packaging machine
AU31480/00A AU3148000A (en) 1998-10-28 1999-10-27 Vacuum packaging machine
DE69909501T DE69909501T2 (en) 1998-10-28 1999-10-27 VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE
AT99969896T ATE244664T1 (en) 1998-10-28 1999-10-27 VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE
US11/238,947 US7228674B2 (en) 1999-10-27 2005-09-29 Vacuum packaging machine

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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EP98308823 1998-10-28
EP98308823.8 1998-10-28

Related Child Applications (2)

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US09830245 A-371-Of-International 1999-10-27
US11/238,947 Division US7228674B2 (en) 1999-10-27 2005-09-29 Vacuum packaging machine

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WO2000027706A2 WO2000027706A2 (en) 2000-05-18
WO2000027706A3 true WO2000027706A3 (en) 2000-08-03
WO2000027706A9 WO2000027706A9 (en) 2000-11-02

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PCT/EP1999/008131 Ceased WO2000027706A2 (en) 1998-10-28 1999-10-27 Vacuum packaging machine

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US (1) US7055297B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1124724B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE244664T1 (en)
AU (1) AU3148000A (en)
DE (1) DE69909501T2 (en)
WO (1) WO2000027706A2 (en)

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EP1124724A2 (en) 2001-08-22
AU3148000A (en) 2000-05-29
WO2000027706A9 (en) 2000-11-02
ATE244664T1 (en) 2003-07-15
US7055297B1 (en) 2006-06-06
EP1124724B1 (en) 2003-07-09
DE69909501T2 (en) 2003-12-24
WO2000027706A2 (en) 2000-05-18
DE69909501D1 (en) 2003-08-14

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