Patent ID: 11866210
Assignee: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER SE & CO. KG
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A method for sealing a packaging unit with a sealing station for sealing packaging units, wherein the sealing station comprises a lower tool with a receptacle for a packaging unit and an upper tool, one of the lower tool and the upper tool is movable relative to the other of the lower tool and the upper tool, the sealing station comprises an edge extractor with at least one extraction opening for subjecting an interior of the packaging unit to a vacuum and/or a gas, and the lower tool further comprises a lifting element for lifting a film cover of the packaging unit, wherein the method comprises lifting the film cover of the packaging unit in the receptacle by the lifting element at least in part while the interior of the packaging unit is subjected to a vacuum and/or a gas by the edge extractor;
wherein the lifting element does not coincide with the at least one extraction opening.