Patent ID: 6023918
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A device for the packaging of products comprising:a hollow supply line for delivering a supply of products through the interior thereof and delivering a supply of packaging material along the exterior thereof;first and second sealing elements supported on a first carrier for relative movement along a first direction between an open position and a closed position;third and fourth sealing elements supported on a second carrier for relative movement along said first direction between an open position and a closed position;said first and second sealing elements and said third and fourth sealing elements including a surface operative, when respective of said sealing elements are in a closed position, to support a portion of said packaging as it is being filled by said supply of product;said first and second carriers being spaced apart in a second direction, each of said first and second carriers being movable along substantially parallel spaced axes, said first and second directions being generally perpendicular to each other and extending parallel to a first plane, said spaced axes being generally perpendicular to said first and second directions;separate controls operable to open and close each of said first and second and said third and fourth sealing elements and to effect movement of said first and second carriers in opposite directions along said spaced axis, said controls being operable to position said first and second sealing elements in an open position and said third and fourth sealing elements in a closed position at least at such time that said first, second, third and fourth sealing elements are positioned within the same plane;said first and second sealing elements and said third and fourth sealing elements being operative to support said packaging material during movement along said axis when in a closed position;first and second pairs of generally parallel elongated laterally spaced carrier rods mounted on said first carrier and said second carrier laterally of said supply line; andfirst pair of carrier arms extending between and movably supported on said first pair of guide rods, said first and second sealing elements being supported on respective ones of said first pair of carrier arms, and a pivoting lever assembly interconnecting said first pair of carrier arms to effect movement of said sealing arms between open and closed positions.