Patent ID: 6199351
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A packaging machine for continuous operation for forming, filling and sealing bags of a product comprising: means for forming a film into an elongate, side-sealed tube as it travels in a first direction, means for severing the elongate tube into individual, open-ended, bag-length elements, belt means for transporting the said elements in a second direction transverse to the first direction, means for forming a bottom seal on said elements to convert them into open-topped bags, a carousel in-line with said transporting means that are continuously moving for receiving the open-topped bags as the open-topped bags travel tangentially to said carousel at a speed substantially matching that of said carousel, so that the transport means transport said elements continuously onto said continuously moving carousel, and means for introducing product into each of the open-topped bags and for forming a top seal on each of the bags to convert them into filled, sealed bags, as the bags are moved round the carousel.