Verpackungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Versiegelten Verpackungen mit Teilweise Gefülltem Fliessfähigem Produkt

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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4810387

Anmeldetag

13. März 2026

Veröffentlichung

23. September 2026

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

B65B31/04

Abstract

A packaging apparatus for forming sealed packages (2) partially-filled with a pourable product, comprises: a tube forming and sealing device (3), configured to form a tube (4) from an advancing web (5) of packaging material and to longitudinally seal the tube (4); a filling device (6), including a product feeding pipe (60) extending from an inlet (61) to an outlet (62) and comprising a first portion (63), proximal to the inlet (61), and a second portion (64), proximal to the outlet (62), and configured to direct the pourable product into the tube (4) for obtaining a product column (7) within the tube (4); a gas feeding device (8), comprising a gas feeding duct (80) configured to direct a sterile gas into the product column (7), so that a gas cushion (71) is formed and/or maintained within the product column (7); a package forming unit (9), for forming and transversally sealing the tube (4) for obtaining the packages (2), so that each package (2) is filled with the pourable product and contains a gas space (10) containing a defined volume of the sterile gas present within the gas cushion (71). The gas feeding duct (80) includes an inner portion (81) at least partially positioned inside the product feeding pipe (60) .

Anmelder

Firma

Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.

Land

🇨🇭 Schweiz

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