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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Ball Beverage Can South America S.a., Águas Claras, BR;
Bruno Leonardo Giublin, São José dos Campos, BR;
Guilherme Kisseloff Coracini, São José dos Campos, BR;
Tales Gustavo Vieira, Belo Horizonte, BR;
BALL BEVERAGE CAN SOUTH AMERICA S.A., Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of packaging a set of stacked lids, which includes the steps of capturing an empty, flat package (), comprising an inlet (), by securing a vacuum terminal () in the immediate proximity of the inlet () of the package () and maintaining this package () straight; maintaining the vacuum terminal () activated, retaining the package (), and producing an air jet towards the inlet () of the package () so as to open the inlet () of the package (); maintaining a vacuum terminal () activated, retaining the package () and fitting the inlet () of the package () thus opened in a feed nozzle (); transferring into the package () a set of stacked lids (), the set of lids () passing through the feed nozzle () and the inlet () of the package () to the interior of the package (). The present invention also relates to a packaging device for sets of stacked lids.