Patent ID: 11912467
Assignee: ICA S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A closing system to close in an automated way with an automated packaging machine at least one package provided with a reversibly closeable interlocking element comprising:
a first complementary element and a second complementary element and having a length that extends between a first extremity and a second extremity, said closing system comprising a pressing means for pressing and a counteracting means for counteracting,
wherein said pressing means is configured to press said first complementary element against said second complementary element, in a progressive way starting from the first extremity to the second extremity, wherein said pressing means is configured to translate entirely along the length both along one direction and along an opposite direction,
said counteracting means is configured to counteract a pressure of said first complementary element against said second complementary element, by stopping said second complementary element when said pressing means presses said first complementary element against said second complementary element,
wherein said counteracting means is at least as long as the length of the reversibly closeable interlocking element, and
in such a way that said first complementary element and said second complementary element interlock the one with the other along an entire length of the first and second complementary elements.