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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2002
Herrmann Schmidt, Bad Laasphe, DE;
Herrmann Schmidt, Bad Laasphe, DE;
Convenience Food Systems Wallau GmbH & Co. KG, Wallau, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method, whereby a cleaning and disinfecting circuit is established for the vacuum channels of an upper sealing tool () and a lower sealing tool (). In the present case, the vacuum pump () is switched off and the connecting line to the sealing station is sealed or disconnected from the flanges at the point (). The vacuum channels of the upper sealing station () are connected to the vacuum channels of the lower sealing tool () by means of an adapter () in a fluid-tight manner. The fluid circuit is closed by a pump (), a fluid container () and the associated pipes, which are connected to the flanges (), (). Said pump () pumps a cleaning and disinfecting fluid, in the present case active chlorine, into the vacuum channels of the upper sealing station ().