Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Emsar S.p.a.

Giorgio Santoni

Alessandro Morselli

Brian Alfred Williams

Mark W Davidson

Fabrizio Camplone

Mathias N Coulomb

Roy A Johnson

Jon Paul Laskis

Slobodan Milosevic

Tony Kinas

Marco Zavarella

Ludovico Brunetti

There is described a magazine () for sheet packaging elements () in which side portions () of said packaging elements () are held in a vertical position by transport and support branches () of main and secondary units () and said packaging elements () are advanced in respective conveying spaces () along a path (P) parallel to said transport and support branches () of said main and secondary units (). The packaging elements () are advanced along said path (P) from an inlet section () to an outlet section (). During conveying, batches () of packaging elements () are formed between an accumulation unit () and an auxiliary conveying unit () so that said packaging elements () are advanced in said batches () towards an end packaging station.

Magazine for sheet packaging elements

Package grouping unit for a packaging line operable to produce multipacks; the grouping unit () comprises a linear conveyor () operable to feed a succession of packages () at a first speed (V); and at least one grouping assembly () formed by two sub-assemblies (); wherein each sub-assembly comprises a pair of endless conveyors () and define, with the endless conveyors () of the other sub-assembly (), a package grouping channel () having a package inlet () and a group outlet (); each endless conveyor is provided with a number of package retaining elements (); the endless conveyors are operable independently from each other to move a first retaining element () through the package inlet () at a second speed (V) lower than the first speed (V) so as to intercept and slow down a first package () in the succession and cause the packages () to group; and to move a second retaining element (), carried by a different endless conveyor (), through the package inlet () so as to intercept the last package () in the succession and define, with the first retaining element (), a seat that is so sized as to accommodate a package group () and is movable, with the package group (), along the grouping channel ().

Package grouping unit with package linear speed reduction

A dispenser includes a hollow containment body () able to be inserted in a bottle and including an orifice () for the suction of liquid from the bottle, a ring nut (), able to be screwed onto the neck of the bottle, including an annular shoulder () covering and associated to an annular lip () of the containment body. The dispenser further includes a piston () able to slide within the containment body between a raised position and a lowered position, a hollow stem () axially able to slide within the containment body, associated inferiorly to the piston and superiorly to a dispensing spout () to command the actuation of the piston and dispense fluid contained in the bottle. Also provided is a retaining ring () integral with the containment body and inserted therein to guide the stem in its travel within the containment body.

Dispenser with liquid film blocking capability

A container comprises a dispensing head () and a protective cap () fitted on the dispensing head (). The cap () comprises a base portion () engageable to a dispensing head (); a lid () hinged to said base portion () and movable between an open position, in which it allows access to the dispensing head (), and a closed position in which it prevents access to the dispensing head (); an outer locator plate () engageable with a corresponding inner locator plate () of said dispensing head (), the mutual engagement between said locator plates () defining a screwing motion of the cap () relative to the dispensing head () to automatically achieve an installation of the cap () on the dispensing head () according to a pre-determined mutual angular positioning. The dispensing head () comprising a base () able to be coupled stably to an outlet portion of the container; a dispenser () having a dispensing head and slidably movable relative to the base () to obtain a dispensing of a product contained in the container as a result of a pressure exerted on the dispenser (); at least one inner locator plate () engageable with the outer locator plate () of the cap (), to guide the outer locator plate () according to a helical path around the dispenser ().

Protective cap for dispensers and container comprising said cap

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Formigine, Italy

Giorgio Santoni