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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Ecolean Ab, Helsingborg, SE;
Magnus Borgström, Helsingborg, SE;
Lennart Friberg, Trelleborg, SE;
ECOLEAN AB, Helsingborg, SE;
Abstract
An apparatus for filling a pouch type package with a liquid product, comprising a plurality of stations arranged to consecutively receive and handle the pouch type package, the plurality of stations comprising a filling station for filling the product compartment with the liquid product, a sealing station for sealing the product compartment and comprising a first sealing member arranged to provide the pouch type package with a first seal closing the filling duct, a gas filling station arranged to introduce gas into the handle compartment, and a transfer unit comprising a gripping member for retrieving the package from the gas filling station and transferring it to a neighboring down-stream situated station. A gas sealing unit () integrated in the gripping member of the transfer unit, the gas sealing unit () comprising a second sealing member () arranged to provide the pouch type package with a second seal entrapping gas introduced into the handle compartment. The invention also relates to a method for filling a pouch type package.