APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VACUUMIZING AND SEALING A PACKAGE
摘要
An apparatus (10) for vacuumizing and sealing a package (322) includes a plurality of platens (12) and vacuum chambers (14), each chamber (14) adapted to mate with a dedicated one of the platens (12); a conveying system (16) for conveying the platens (12) and chambers (14) along a generally angular path having a single axis of rotation (18); an automated loading assembly (20) having a linear component (22c) and configured to load a package (322) onto each of the platens (12); an automated unloading assembly (26) having a linear portion and configured to unload a vacuumized, sealed package (322) from each loaded platen (12) onto an outfeed conveyor (30); and a vacuumizing/sealing system configured to cause relative movement of each chamber (14) /platen (12) pair, along a portion of the angular path, to form therebetween an air-tight enclosure accommodating the package (322) and effect vacuumization and sealing of the package (322).
申请公布号
WO2017053682(A1)
申请公布日期
2017.03.30
申请号
WO2016US53279
申请日期
2016.09.23
申请人
CRYOVAC, INC.;FURUKAWA MFG. CO., LTD.
发明人
MCDONALD, Gregory E.;GROSSMAN, Gregory H.;PRICE, Joe A.;HODGSON, Rod;KING, John L.;NAKAMOTO, Shuichi;NII, Yoshitaka;ROHRER, Silvio;CAILLIER, Joel;SCHMALZ, Peter