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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Renzo Bellei, Modena, IT;
Tiziano Di Fede, Modena, IT;
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully, CH;
Abstract
A unit ( ) for sterilizing strip packaging material ( ) with preapplied opening devices ( ) on a packaging machine ( ) for packaging pourable food products, the unit ( ) having a bath ( ) for containing a sterilizing agent in which the material ( ) is fed continuously, and an aseptic chamber ( ) having an input ( ) connected to an output of the bath ( ); the aseptic chamber ( ) houses two drying rollers ( ) cooperating with opposite faces of the material ( ) and having respective recesses ( ) at a longitudinal portion ( ) of the material ( ) fitted with the opening devices ( ), and two nozzles ( ) for directing sterile air onto the longitudinal portion ( ) of the material ( ).