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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Roberto Conti, Imola, IT;
Roberto Conti, Imola, IT;
I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
Described is an apparatus () for making pods () containing respective doses () of an infusion product. The apparatus comprises: revolving drum conveyor means () with pockets () uniformly distributed on it; a line (B) for feeding a first web () of filter material which feeds the first web () to the conveyor means () ; actuating means () for moving the first web () against the pockets () on the revolving drum conveyor means () to form on the first web () a series of impressions (L); and a second line (A) for feeding a second web () of filter material. In the apparatus described, the actuating means () comprise, for each pocket () on the revolving drum conveyor means (), at least one forming head () coupled with the pocket () itself, the forming head () being mobile towards and away from the pocket () so that it is pressed into the web () and impresses the web () in the pocket () to form the respective impression (L); and suction means () acting on the web () at the pocket () in synchrony with the forming head ().