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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1997
Shikoku Kakoki Co., Ltd., Tokushima, JP;
Abstract
A packaging machine comprises a device for forming incomplete containers by forming a web into a tube, filling contents into the tube, thereafter transporting the tube by a length corresponding to one container at a time, and sealing and cutting the tube transversely thereof every time the tube is transported; a container conveyor for receiving the incomplete containers from the device and transporting the containers; and a complete container forming device for making each incomplete container into a complete rectangular parallelepipedal container during transport on the conveyor. A drive device for use in the machine comprises a main shaft coupled to the incomplete container forming device so as to transmit power thereto, and a transmission shaft having one end connected to the main shaft by a main clutch and the other end coupled to a motor by a secondary clutch, the transmission shaft being coupled to the conveyor so as to transmit power.