摘要 |
<p>A packaging machine former apparatus 10 through which a film 11 passes to be formed into a tube 12. The apparatus 10 includes a shoulder 15 over which the film 11 passes, the shoulder 15 including an approach member 16 that leads to a crown 17. The member 16 includes a passage 20 terminating in an aperture 21 to which a gas under pressure is delivered so as to create an "air cushion" over which the film passes, thereby aids in movement of the film 11 over the surface 18 of the approach member 16. <IMAGE></p> |