Patent ID: 6101785
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A22C,B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for sealing closure clips, comprising a bottom tool for holding said closure clips, a stamp, an upper sealing lever (12), a lower sealing lever (14) which sealing levers are swivelled about a common pivot (16), lifting rods (18, 20) attached to said sealing levers, said bottom tool being attached to said lower sealing lever, said stamp (26) being attached to said upper sealing lever, an adjustable and reversible actuator being connected to and acting upon one or both of said lifting rods for moving either of said bottom tool or said stamp towards or away from the other, a sensor for determining a distance between said bottom tool and said stamp, and a control unit connected to said sensor and said actuator whereby in operation said control unit automatically adjusts the operation of said actuator in accordance with the distance between said bottom tool and said stamp determined by said sensor to maintain said distance at a predetermined value.