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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
G.mondini S.p.a., Cologne, IT;
Giovanni Mondini, Cologne, IT;
Paolo Carlo Mondini, Cologne, IT;
G.MONDINI S.P.A., Cologne, IT;
Abstract
An apparatus for heat-sealing a lidding film () to a supporting element (), comprising a movement track (), which extends between an infeed zone and an outfeed zone, a conveying unit () and a heat-sealing device () which is fitted along the movement track (), the device () comprising a supporting unit () and a closing unit () which are movable between a home position in which they are at a distance from each other and an operating position in which they are coupled to clamp, in use, the lidding film () and a supporting element (); wherein the conveying unit () is configured to support the supporting element () and to move and is associable with the movement track () for moving on it; the conveying unit () comprising one or more active portions () which are configured to support the supporting element () from below and to couple to the supporting unit () to define with it a clamping unit for clamping the supporting element () against the closing unit ().