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Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2021
Applicant:

Gea Food Solutions Weert B.v., Weert, NL;

Inventor:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 61/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B65B 51/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 51/303 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/4322 (2013.01); B29C 66/8221 (2013.01); B29C 66/8225 (2013.01); B29C 66/8246 (2013.01); B29C 66/83543 (2013.01); B29C 66/849 (2013.01);
Abstract

Vertical flow-wrapper that includes a frame, a web feed, which feeds a web to a form-shoulder, and a form-fill tube, which forms the web into a web tube, a longitudinal sealing-means to seal longitudinal edges of the web tube together, and a cross sealing means to provide a cross-seal to the web tube. The cross sealing means includes seal jaws, a closing motor, and a jaw closing mechanism; the seal jaws and the jaw closing mechanism reciprocate between an upper and lower vertical position; the closing motor is provided at the frame and a torque transfer means is provided between the closing motor and the jaw closing mechanism; the closing motor and the reciprocation motor are operated independently from each other; and the closing motor is connected to the frame by a slide bearing or is pivotably connected to the frame.


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