Patent ID: 6189293
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
A filling machine for flexible sheet bags, and having a transportation means including a plurality of transportation elements for the sheet bags, a closing station and a cooling station, the improvement comprising:an opening station in combination with said filling machine;a filling station in combination with said filling machine;a closing station in combination with said filling machine;a cooling station;the transportation means comprises a first conveying means (6) including a plurality of first transportation elements (2) for feeding the sheet bags (1) to the opening station (8), the filling station (9) and the closing station (10), said first transportation elements comprising holding elements which hold the sheet bags in an upright position and support opening and closing operations;a second conveying means (5) including a plurality of second transportation elements (3) for feeding the sheet bags (4) to the cooling station (12), said second conveying means being operated at a lower speed than said first conveying means, and said second transportation elements (3) of said second conveying means (5) being spaced apart from one another at a smaller spacing (b) in the conveying direction than said first transportation elements (2) of said first conveying means (6), said second transportation elements being simple trough-like receiving elements; anda transfer station (9) is provided for transferring the sheet bags (1, 4) from said first conveying means (6) to said second conveying means (5).