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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Ecolean Ab, Helsingborg, SE;
Thomas Sjölander, Allerum, SE;
Carl-Magnus Källberg, Ödåkra, SE;
Rickard Lavesson, Jonstorp, SE;
Torbjörn Pålsson, Genarp, SE;
ECOLEAN AB, Helsingborg, SE;
Abstract
A filling machine for filling flexible pouch type packages that includes a transport unit arranged for intermittent, edgewise advancement of the packages from an upstream station to a downstream station. The transport unit is movable in a reciprocating manner between a first end position and a second end position, and includes a first gripping member arranged to retrieve packages from the upstream station and delivered to the filling station, a second gripping member arranged to retrieve packages from the filling station and delivered to the downstream station and a suction cup member arranged for opening the filling channel of the packages retrieved by the first gripping member. The suction cup member includes, for each package retrieved by the first gripping member, a pair of oppositely arranged suction cups movably arranged in order to engage and separate side wall sections defining the filling channel of the associated package.