Patent ID: 7392636
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for making pods of filter material containing products for infusion, the method comprises the following steps: making at least one compressed disk of product, equivalent to a dose of the product, at respective dosing and forming stations, said step of making the disk comprising a step of tamping to compress the product within an impression by the use of a forming piston having a longitudinal axis by translating said forming piston along said axis and rotating said forming piston about said axis; and forming the a pod with the compressed disk positioned inside the filter material, wherein the step of making the disk further comprises the sub-steps of: dosing a quantity of the product in said impression while moving along a first defined path of the forming station; and compressing the dose of product inside the impression by use of the forming piston while moving along a second defined path following the first path.