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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG, Wolfertschwenden, DE;
Tobias Guggenberger, Memmingen, DE;
Peter Kovacs, Memmingen, DE;
Robert Maier, Babenhausen, DE;
Konrad Mößnang, Kempten, DE;
Christian Lau, Heimenkirch, DE;
MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG, Wolfertschwenden, DE;
Abstract
A packaging machine having several work stations, a transport chain and a chain deflection pulley on which the transport chain is mounted. The transport chain comprises chain clips, each chain clip having an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part and/or the lower part may be moveable relative to each other to move the chain clips between an open position and a closed position. The material blank may be introduced into the open chain clips and secured in the closed chain clips to transport the material blank in a direction of transport using the transport chain. A chain opening mechanism may be actively and operably changed between an opening state and a closing state in order to open and close at least one chain clip disposed on a planar oriented section of the transport chain and/or to maintain an already opened chain clip in an open state.