Patent ID: 11964784
Assignee: MONDINI S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A method for packaging a food product in a container which comprises a tray comprising at least one layer of plastic material, and a plastic film applied to the tray, the method comprising the following steps:
a picking up step, in which a pre-formed tray is picked up;
a placing step in which a food product is placed on a bottom wall of the tray; and
a sealing step, in which a heated plastic film is applied over the tray and the food product and fixing the plastic film to the tray to seal the food product between the tray and the plastic film;
further comprising a cooling step in which by acting on the outside of the tray, heat is removed from at least the bottom wall of the tray, and wherein the cooling step is carried out simultaneously with the sealing step;, the method further comprising the following steps:
a positioning step, in which the tray is inserted in a housing defined by a shaped mould, putting the bottom wall of the tray in contact with a bottom surface of the housing, the positioning step being carried out using a shaped mould in which the bottom surface of the housing is fixed relative to the rest of the shaped mould; and
a heating step which is carried out before the sealing step, and in which the plastic film is heated;
wherein moreover the cooling step is carried out by cooling the shaped mould to remove heat from the bottom wall of the tray by means of the contact between the bottom wall and the bottom surface.