摘要 |
<p>A packaging assembly (100) discharges semi-dry granular goods e.g. sausage meat into a foil or net bag through a filling tube (120) with two sections (124, 128) side-by-side. Upstream of the first section (124), the tube (120) has a filling pipe section (140) that may be rotated about an axis (132). The tube changes direction between the first and second sections. The tube has an inlet (130) and a connector (122) to an essentially straight first section (124). A second pipe section (128) is located alongside the first, and receives and passes on a foil tape (114) for conversion to a foil hose (118). The second section (128) receives and passes on the hose (118). In a further embodiment, the second section (128) takes up and passes on a supply of foil or net hose, drawn from above the inlet (130). The filling tube (120) has a rotating (132) section (140) located immediately before the first section (124) and a direction-change station (126, 150, 152) located between the first (124) and second (128) sections. The first and second sections are formed as a single unit. The second section is essentially straight, and has a second longitudinal axis that subtends an angle with the first that is less than 180.</p> |