| 摘要 |
<p>A vacuum packaging system (10) for vacuumizing and sealing unsealed packages (24) including a plurality of vacuum chambers (32)(34)(36) each linked with a respective platen assembly (38)(39) having a platen (41)(43) and conveyor (42)(44)(46), each chamber (32)(34)(36) and assembly (38)(39) arranged to receive an unsealed package (24) and perform a vacuum sealing operation on the package (24), characterized by a) a conveyor apparatus (12) including an in-feed conveyor (14) to load each platen conveyor (42)(44)(46) with an unsealed package (24), and an out-feed conveyor (16) to unload each vacuumized, sealed package (22) from each platen conveyor (42)(44)(46); and b) a ferris wheel-type vacuum packaging apparatus (30) including at least three radially arranged vacuum chambers (32)(34)(36) each linked with a respective platen assembly (38)(39), each chamber (32)(34)(36) and platen assembly (38)(39) rotatable about a central horizontal axis disposed parallel to the linear path of the conveyor apparatus (12), the ferris wheel-type apparatus (30) operable in a vertical plane of rotation disposed perpendicular to the linear path of the conveyor apparatus (12).</p> |
