Automatic packaging machine with horizontal conveyor belt esp. for food products - checks length of product and controls advance of conveyor towards sealing station where strip of wrapping is severed

摘要

The belt (11) moves intermittently between a supply station (A) where the packaging film (12) is unwound from a reel (13), and a sealing station (B) where the package is welded along its front and rear edges and the film is cut free from the strip. A bending and folding unit (16) forms around the prod. a tube of film open along one longitudinal edge, which is closed by a welding unit (17) adjustable in height. The movement is controlled by feelers or photocells (18). ADVANTAGE - Versatile machine can adjust length of package automatically to accommodate prods. of widely different sizes and shapes.