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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1985
Konrad Tetenborg, Lengerich, DE;
Helmut Huwelmann, Lengerich, DE;
Windmoller & Holscher, Lengerich, DE;
Abstract
Apparatus for closing filled sacks, preferably large sacks, which consist at least in part of thermoplastic material, comprises a feeder for feeding the filled sacks into a closing station. The feeder preferably comprises a roller conveyor or a belt conveyor. The apparatus also comprises means for holding the top end portion the sack above the contents of the sack, pressure-applying bars, which are parallel to each other and adapted to be lowered onto the contents of the sack on both sides of the sack end portion, which is held taut, which pressure-applying bars when in a lower position define between them a gap for the passage of the sack between said bars, and closing means provided above the pressure-applying bars. The closing means comprise welding bars and backing bars, which engage the sack end portion between the end-holding means and the pressure-applying bars and are disposed on opposite sides of said sack end portion. That of the pressure-applying bars which is disposed on the trailing side of the sack is provided with adhesive discharge nozzles directed toward the upper wall portion of the sack in contact with the contents of the sack, and that of said pressure-applying bars which is disposed on the leading side of the sack comprises a folding edge or folding rod, which faces the end of the sack. When the end seam weld has been formed and the welding and backing bars have released the sack and the conveyor has subsequently been restarted said folding edge or folding rod causes the end portion of the sack to be folded down onto and forced against the flattened upper portion of the trailing wall of the sack.