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

Claim 6:
7. A sealing station for sealing packaging units, the sealing station comprising a lower tool with a receptacle for a packaging unit and an upper tool, wherein one of the lower tool and the upper tool is movable relative to the other of the lower tool and the upper tool, wherein 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, wherein the lower tool comprises a lifting element for lifting a film cover of the packaging unit, wherein the lower tool comprises a sealing element at a distance from a center of the receptacle and the upper tool comprises a counter-pressure element configured to contact the sealing element for sealing the interior of the packaging unit from an exterior, wherein the at least one extraction opening is arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is shorter than the distance of the sealing element from the center of the receptacle, and wherein the lifting element is arranged at a distance from the center of the receptacle which is shorter than the distance of the sealing element from the center of the receptacle.