I.m.a. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.a.

Ima Flavour S.r.l.

Ima Industries S.r.l.

Rodolfo Caroli

Dario Rea

Sauro Rivola

Roberto Tagliaferri

A single-lobe filter bag for infusion products comprises: a length () of filter material forming a chamber () containing a charge of the infusion product; the length () comprises a first closed top end () formed by a first join (S) between two first end edges of the length (); a second bottom end () closed by a second join (S) designed to form a bottom surface () of the filter bag () and formed by two second end edges () placed over each other to form a central extension of the second end (); the second end edges () are positioned face to face with each other and joined in such a way as to form a tab () that protrudes from the bottom surface (); two sides () which connect the first end edge () and the second end edge () and which are at least partly folded onto each other to form a fold towards the inside of the chamber (); a string () joined, at one end, by a knot (A) to the length () and, at the other end, by a knot (A) to a tag (), the string () being looped around the length ().

Single lobe filter bag for infusion products

Single-lobe bag with knotted string for infusion products

Single-lobe bag for infusion products

Single-lobe bags with knotted string for infusion products

The present invention relates to a sealing device for making a longitudinal seal on and simultaneously trimming the excess material from a web of material during the formation of a continuous tubular wrapping of filter paper in a station forming part of an automatic machine for making filter bags containing infusion products such as tea or coffee.

Sealing device for sealing and simultaneously cutting a web of material

A unit for sealing filter bags for products for infusion comprises at least: a shaped revolving roller () with circumferential and radial tracks () that act as guides to make longitudinal and transversal contact seals on a web () of filter paper folded onto itself and moving under the roller (), using sealing sonotrode means () arranged in sealing position under the roller () and close to the moving web () in such a way as to form) a tubular web of filter paper with a succession of substantially flattened filter bags formed on it; the sealing sonotrode means () being operated upon by fluid-driven means () designed to control, through appropriate means (), the variable constituted) by the contact force and/or the distance between the sealing means () and the roller ().

Ultrasound unit for sealing lengths of filter paper

A device for sealing filter bags for products for infusion, where each filter bag is made from a flat web () of filter paper and has applied to it a tag () and a tie string () connecting the tag () to the filter bag itself, comprises at least: a sealing sonotrode element () positioned so that it faces a first path (P) along which the flat web () is fed and so as to seal the string (), which is arranged according to a defined pattern, and the tags () to each other and to the flat web () of filter paper'.; drive means () for imparting to the sealing sonotrode means () a defined motion towards and away from a sealing position; the drive means () in turn comprising first means () acted upon by the sealing sonotrode element () and designed to apply a predetermined force (F) to the sealing sonotrode element () itself; second means () for opposing the action of the first means (), that is to say, for reducing its intensity, and third control means () for disabling the second means (), during predetermined steps of passing the filter bag components under the sealing sonotrode element (), so as to permit a predetermined sealing contact.

Device for sealing lengths of filter paper

Tubular blanks, from which containers to be filled and closed are set up, are stacked in flat condition inside a magazine (3), so that they rest on supporting bars. A back edge of the lowermost blank of the stack is engaged by a pair of lugs mounted on a belt conveyor situated under the magazine, so that the lugs protrude upwards beyond a rest plane defined by the supporting bars. The lowermost blank is stripped by passing it through a passage delimited by the supporting bars and stops situated above the supporting bars, and aimed at stopping blanks of the stack situated above the blank just withdrawn. The belt conveyor carries the withdrawn blank through following working stations.

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Imola, Italy

Rodolfo Caroli