Patents Assigned to MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent number: 8915049Abstract: A packaging machine and a method for packaging of products in bags, respectively, comprises a lid (5) forming a chamber (4) together with a chamber bottom (6). The object of the invention is to provide an improved device and method for evacuating the chamber (4) of a packaging machine. For this purpose a suction device (100) is provided in the chamber bottom (6), the suction device being designed such that gas can be sucked and the chamber (4) can be closed gas tight, wherein at least a closing element (8, 8?) is provided which can be moved from a first raised position into a second lowered position.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Rainer Haering
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Publication number: 20140360845Abstract: A race track conveyor having at least two conveyor belts. Each conveyor belt includes a separate drive allowing each conveyor belt to independently transport a group of products from a first end to a second end of the race track conveyor. Each conveyor belt may include two belts, each belt being driven by the respective drive of the conveyor belt. The present race track conveyor may include three conveyor belts. The present race track conveyor may be configured to process different formats when loading and unloading product onto the race track conveyor allowing the race track conveyor to move product machines that have different work cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Peter Bergler
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Patent number: 8905222Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging plant and a method of operating a picker line for feeding products into packaging troughs of a packaging machine, comprising a first feed belt and a second feed belt, the speed of the second feed belt being reduced relative to the speed of the first feed belt so as to buffer the products which have not been gripped by the first picker and allow the last picker to grip all the products and to feed them in.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Norbert Wörz
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Patent number: 8863937Abstract: The invention concerns a conveyor lane divider for dividing trays that are received in one lane from an infeed conveyor and are passed on to a two-lane production unit. The conveyor lane divider has a line motion control system that can be automatically initialized when starting.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Wolfgang Buchenberg, Alireza Taghipour, Alexander Kult, Bernd Happach, Albert Gabler
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Publication number: 20140290188Abstract: A tray sealer and related method for sealing trays with a lid film wherein the trays may comprise several sealing planes that may be inclined with respect to each other. The tray sealer may include a tray seat and an upper sealing part operably disposed therein. The tray seat may comprise a circumferential tray edge support for supporting a tray edge of a tray. The upper sealing tool part may comprise a cutting facility and a circumferential sealing member for sealing a lid film onto the tray edge along a sealed seam. The tray edge support may include at least one first region with a first support plane and a second region with a second support plane. The first and second support planes may be orientated at an incline relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Andreas Mader
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Publication number: 20140260123Abstract: The invention relates to a thermo-forming packaging machine comprising a product feeder for feeding a product to a loading stretch of the packaging machine, and a film web having trays formed therein wherein the trays are configured to receive a product. The product feeder may be arranged at least partially parallel to the loading stretch of the packaging machine. The thermo-forming packaging machine also includes a side panel disposed along the loading stretch that is formed such that it also forms part of the product feeder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin Drechsler, Johannes Mühlschlegel, Christoph Vetter
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Publication number: 20140250839Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging facility and a method for operating a packaging facility to manufacture a folding package, where said folding package is folded using a folding device and is closed using a latching device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Imhof, Peter Bergler
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Publication number: 20140248408Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for the high-pressure treatment of products, particularly of packaged foodstuffs. The device comprises a high-pressure chamber and a discharge valve for discharging high-pressure medium out of the high-pressure chamber. The invention is characterized in that a controllable actuator is provided for adjusting the rate of the pressure decrease in the high-pressure chamber at least over a predetermined pressure range. The disclosure also relates to a method for the high-pressure treatment of products, wherein pressure decrease takes place in a first phase and in a second phase, and the mean pressure decrease rate in the first phase is higher than in the second phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMUELLER GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Tobias Richter
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Patent number: 8825569Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically teaching parameters to a tray sealer, for example, position values, acceleration values and/or distances.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Lars Ickert
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Patent number: 8820037Abstract: A thermoforming packaging machine according to the disclosure comprises a forming station for producing packaging troughs in a bottom foil, and a filler for filling the packaging troughs with products. The filler is arranged at a transition region for conveying the packaging troughs from a first transport plane to a second transport plane. A corresponding method for filling packaging troughs with products is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Elmar Ehrmann
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Publication number: 20140237942Abstract: A deep-drawing packaging machine that includes a sealing station and a method for changing the sealing frame together with the sealing plate at the sealing station. The sealing station includes a sealing plate and a sealing frame. The sealing plate may be releasably coupled to an upper sealing tool part, and the sealing frame may be slidably removable at a lower sealing tool part. The sealing frame may be slidable on rails. The sealing frame may include one or more centering aids for aligning the sealing plate with respect to said sealing frame during removal thereof. The centering aids may be displaceable underneath a film web by the upper sealing tool part during the clamping of the film web between the sealing frame and the upper sealing tool part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Christian Geble
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Publication number: 20140230618Abstract: The invention relates to a deep-drawing packaging machine and to a method of operating such a deep-drawing packaging machine, comprising a lifting device for a workstation, wherein a lower tool part connected to a stand and an upper tool part connected to a frame are coupled to each other and driven by a motor such that both tools may at least partially move together towards a film web.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Andreas Streitenberger, Elmar Ehrmann, Robert Maier
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Patent number: 8800750Abstract: A method of transferring an article from a first drivable conveyor means to a second drivable conveyor means, the transfer of the article taking place during a synchronous phase in which the first and the second conveyor means have the same common speed as one another at any time. The method is characterized in that, during the synchronous phase, the common speed increases at least sectionwise and/or decreases at least sectionwise. A corresponding conveyor system operable for performing the method of transferring an article from a first drivable conveyor means to a second drivable conveyor means, as well as a packaging plant comprising such a conveyor system.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Peter Buchberger, Wolfgang Buchenberg, Wolfgang Gross
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Patent number: 8790555Abstract: The invention relates to a tool changing device of a work station in a thermoform packaging machine, used for allowing a work insert to be pushed out of the work station laterally relative to the production direction, a chain guide be movable vertically to the tool insert.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Elmar Ehrmann
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Patent number: 8776995Abstract: The invention relates to a tensioning device (15) for an endless transport belt (14), whereby the tensioning device (15) comprises two tensioning edges (16) around which the transport belt (14) is deflectable, and at least one spring section (26, 26?) integrally formed with the tensioning edges (16) and arranged between the two tensioning edges (16). This tensioning device (15) can be provided with a transport belt (14) and used in an automatic gripper system (1).Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Lionel Carré, Michael Lang, Johannes Muehlschlegel, Michael Sdahl
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Patent number: 8771773Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for the high-pressure treatment of products, particularly of packaged foodstuffs. The device comprises a high-pressure chamber and a discharge valve for discharging high-pressure medium out of the high-pressure chamber. The invention is characterized in that a controllable actuator is provided for adjusting the rate of the pressure decrease in the high-pressure chamber at least over a predetermined pressure range. The disclosure also relates to a method for the high-pressure treatment of products, wherein pressure decrease takes place in a first phase and in a second phase, and the mean pressure decrease rate in the first phase is higher than in the second phase.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Tobias Richter
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Publication number: 20140182245Abstract: The invention relates to a tray-sealing machine with a control unit and a matrix monitoring device for detecting a misalignment of a tray in a sealing tool bottom part and/or the presence of foreign matter between the sealing tool bottom part and a sealing tool upper part, and for distinguishing this from product projecting from the tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMÜLLER GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Alireza Taghipour
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Publication number: 20140182246Abstract: The present invention refers to a packaging machine and a method, wherein one embodiment of a protective device comprises a protective hood and the protective hood is lifted around a shaft comprising two rolls, and is shifted by means of guides in the protective hood on the rolls.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMÜLLER GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Albert Gabler, Wolfgang Negele, Stefan Bieringer
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Publication number: 20140165511Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoform packaging machine and a method of operating a thermoform packaging machine, which comprises an infeed station and a pre-sealing station, so as to feed elongate products into troughs and retain them therein until a cover film has been fixed so as to cover the troughs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Guido Eberle, Dieter Holzem, Martin Drechsler, Ewald Rimmel
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Patent number: 8752357Abstract: A thermoform packaging machine comprising at least one cross cutting station that includes a punching device for cutting out strip cuts from a packaging film. The thermoform packaging machine also includes a receptacle for receiving a stack of a plurality of the strip cuts and a slide element for supporting the weight of the stack during operation of the punching device. The slide may be position to be inserted between two adjacent strip cuts in the stack in the receptacle. A method of operating such a thermoform packaging machine is also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hans-Christian Schiche, Thomas Nassal, Elmar Ehrmann