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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Rolf Hodler, Latterbach, CH;
Rolf Hodler, Latterbach, CH;
RYCHIGER AG, Steffisburg, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing filters and inserting the filters into single dose capsules for preparing beverages comprises a punching and forming device for punching material portions from a sheet material and forming the material portions to assume the form of a beaker-shaped filters, an insertion device arranged in a distance of the punching and forming device along a work flow direction for inserting the formed filters into the capsules, a first transport device () for accepting a plurality of formed filters from the punching and forming device and transporting the accepted filters to the insertion device, a second transport device () for accepting a plurality of formed filters from the punching and forming device and transporting the accepted filters to the insertion device. The first transport device () and the second transport device () are movable with respect to each other.