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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2016
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a., Pully, CH;
Paolo Fontanazzi, Modena, IT;
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully, CH;
Abstract
There is described a forming assembly () for forming a plurality of sealed packs () starting from a tube () of packaging material, comprising: a track (); a first element (), which is cyclically movable along the track () and comprises, in turn, one of a sealing element () or a counter-sealing element () adapted to seal the pack (); and a second element (), which is cyclically movable along the track () and comprises, in turn, a first half-shell (') adapted, in use, contact the tube () so as to bound at least part of a respective pack () and control the shape of the pack () during the formation thereof; the first element () and the second element () are self-movable along the track () independently of one another.