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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Gmbh & Co. KG, Wolfertschwenden, DE;
Inventors:
Christian Lau, Heimenkirch, DE;
Thomas Fickler, Westerheim, DE;
Assignee:
Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG, Wolfertschwenden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 57/12 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65B 47/00 (2006.01); B65B 9/04 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B65B 51/26 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01); B65B 25/06 (2006.01); B65B 31/04 (2006.01); B65B 57/06 (2006.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/08 (2006.01); B65B 35/10 (2006.01); B65B 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 57/12 (2013.01); B07C 5/08 (2013.01); B07C 5/3422 (2013.01); B65B 9/045 (2013.01); B65B 25/06 (2013.01); B65B 31/04 (2013.01); B65B 35/10 (2013.01); B65B 35/24 (2013.01); B65B 47/00 (2013.01); B65B 47/02 (2013.01); B65B 51/26 (2013.01); B65B 57/06 (2013.01); B65B 57/14 (2013.01); B65B 59/00 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0081 (2013.01); B65B 2210/02 (2013.01); B65B 2210/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a packaging assembly and a method of packaging differently sized products, such as fresh meat cuts. The packaging assembly can include at least one thermoform packaging machine having at least two forming stations. The thermoform packaging machine can also include a control unit configured for providing, during operation and in a manner that is automatically adaptable in response to the supplied products, formats with a first or a second number of troughs for placing the respective products thereinto.