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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Ima Industries S.r.l., Ozzano Dell'Emilia, IT;
Dario Rea, Monterenzio, IT;
GIMA, S.P.A., Zola Predosa, IT;
Abstract
A beverage capsule machine for making single use capsules () for infusion beverages such as coffee, milk, chocolate, tea or combinations of these ingredients, comprises: a transport element () for transporting rigid containers () and being dosed in a loop around movement means (), with a vertical axis (Z), for continuously moving the transport element (); the element () being configured to define a plurality of pockets () for receiving the rigid containers () and arranged in succession, each having a respective vertical axis (Z); a plurality of stations which are positioned along a path (P) followed by the transport element () and which are configured for operating continuously in phase with the transport element () and comprising at least: a feeding station () for feeding the rigid containers () into the respective pockets () of the transport element (); a dosing station () for dosing the infusion product into the rigid container (); a closing station () where the open aperture () of the rigid container () is closed with a length of sheet (); an outfeed station () for feeding out the capsules () made on the transport element ().