Patent ID: 6694709
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An apparatus to charge and seal in contents in at least one container, said apparatus comprising:at least one airtight chamber defined by a main portion having an upper opening and a cap portion for engaging said upper opening, wherein said main portion and said cap portion are freely movable relative to each other; at least one supporting portion disposed in said airtight chamber and freely movable with respect to the main portion in an airtight condition, wherein said at least one container having a receiving chamber with an opening portion faced upward is supported on a supporting surface of said supporting portion; at least one holding portion disposed in said airtight chamber and freely movable with respect to said cap portion in an airtight condition, wherein a seal plug for sealing the opening portion of said at least one container is held on a holding surface of said holding portion; a pressurized gas supply means and a vacuum forming means selectively connected to the airtight chamber via an on-off valve attached to said main portion; and wherein: said supporting portion and said holding portion are freely separable from each other; said cap portion is pivotally mounted to vertical side frames and is able to sway freely out of an axis line of the supporting portion toward a direction where an axis line of the cap portion makes an angle to the axis line of the supporting portion, said cap portion is fixedly mounted on a board, said board is set straying from the axis member and attached to a pair of suspension arms, the free ends of the suspension arms are pivotally affixed to the axis members; and said cap portion is made of resin.