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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Pierre Varlet, La Neuville du Bosc, FR;
Assignee:
Valois S.A., Le Neubourg, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/100 ;
Abstract
A packaging machine for filling and sealing receptacles, the machine having a plurality of stations at which packaging operations are performed by packaging devices ( ), the stations having at least a filling station ( ) and a sealing station ( ). The packaging machine includes a conveyor ( ) for causing the receptacles to travel along a path passing through the various stations, the packaging machine being characterized in that the stations are disposed in an enclosure ( ) in which a vacuum prevails.