Device and method for the drying of packaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759549-B2
Application number	US-201615749259-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2016
Priority date	Aug 31, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

Shown and described is a device for the drying of packaging, in particular composite packaging for foodstuffs, including: a conveyor belt with cells for receiving the packaging, and at least one drying facility for drying the packaging. In order to achieve particularly efficient drying of the packaging, it is envisaged that the drying facility has at least one contact element with at least one contact surface. Also shown and described are the use of such a device for the drying of packaging filled with foodstuffs, method for drying packaging, and a packaging for foodstuffs.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for the drying of packaging, comprising:
a conveyor belt with cells for receiving the packaging, and
at least one drying facility for the drying of the packaging,
wherein the drying facility has at least one contact element with at least one contact surface,
wherein the contact surface of the contact element is made from plastic, and
wherein the contact surface of the contact element has a profile with at least one recess.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a facility for attaching protruding ears to the packaging.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drying facility has at least two contact elements.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact element has at least one channel for carrying a gaseous or liquid medium.

5. The device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the at least one contact surface comprises a lateral contact surface and/or a lower contact surface, and wherein
at least one outlet of the at least one channel is arranged on the lateral contact surface and/or on the lower contact surface of the contact element.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the contact element has a curved inlet area or an inlet area inclined relative to the contact surface.

7. A method for drying packaging filled with foodstuffs comprising:
using the device according to claim 1 .

8. A method for the drying of packaging, comprising:
a) providing the device for the drying of packaging according to claim 1 ,
b) providing packaging, and
c) drying the packaging,
wherein the packaging is, in Step c), dried by means of a contact between the packaging and the contact element of the drying facility,
wherein in Step c) the packaging is moved whilst the drying facility stays still.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein in Step a) the device comprises a conveyor belt with cells for receiving the packaging.

10. The method according to claim 8 ,
wherein the at least one contact surface comprises lateral contact surfaces and/or a lower contact surface, and wherein
the packaging is, in Step c), dried by means of a contact between the packaging and the lower contact surface and/or the lateral contact surfaces of the contact element of the drying facility.

11. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
d) attaching of protruding ears to the packaging.

12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the plastic comprises an elastomer or a thermoplastic.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the plastic comprises an elastomer or a thermoplastic.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the packaging is formed from packaging sleeves.

Assignees

• Sig Technology Ag

Inventors

• Commandeur Markus

Classifications

• B65B51/10

  Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof {(welding of plastics per se B29C65/02; closing plastic tube ends in general B29C57/10)} · CPC title

• B65B51/32

  Cooling, or cooling and pressing, package closures after heat-sealing · CPC title

• B65B55/10

  by liquids or gases · CPC title

• B65B3/027 Primary

  Making containers from separate body and end-parts · CPC title

• B65B2051/105

  Heat seal temperature control · CPC title