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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a., Pully, CH;
Inventors:
Giorgio Mattioli, Modena, IT;
Richard John Pedretti, Formigine, IT;
Dino Neri, Modena, IT;
Massimo Pradelli, Reggio Emilia, IT;
Assignee:
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/20 (2012.01); B65B 51/30 (2006.01); B65B 61/06 (2006.01); B65B 61/24 (2006.01); B65B 61/28 (2006.01); B65G 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 61/28 (2013.01); B65B 61/06 (2013.01); B65B 61/24 (2013.01); B65G 19/02 (2013.01); B65B 9/20 (2013.01); B65B 51/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A feeding unit for receiving sealed packs of pourable food products from a forming unit arranged to form the packs and feed the packs to a folding unit arranged to fold the packs so as to obtain folded packages, the feeding unit comprising a feeding conveyor to carry the packs towards the folding unit, wherein the feeding unit further comprises a driving arrangement interacting with the packs so as to pull the packs from the forming unit and push the packs towards the feeding conveyor.