US 12,344,426 B2
Apparatus and a method for attaching a lid to a base portion
Daniel Hafstad, Frillesås (SE)
Assigned to SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB, Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/999,754
Filed by Swedish Match North Europe AB, Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Jun. 3, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/064936
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/249871, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20179254 (EP), filed on Jun. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202694 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 7/28 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 7/2807 (2013.01) [B65B 7/2842 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for attaching a lid to a base portion, said lid and said base portion forming parts of a container for a pouched product for oral use, said apparatus comprising:
a support,
a base portion feeder configured to place said base portion on said support,
a lid positioner comprising a lid holder,
a mover configured to move said base portion and said lid as a combined unit in a travel direction,
said lid positioner being movable between a lid pick-up position and a lid attachment position,
said lid holder in said lid pick-up position of said lid positioner being configured to pick up said lid,
said lid holder having a front portion and a rear portion as seen in said travel direction when said lid positioner is in said attachment position,
wherein said lid positioner comprises a rotation axis, such that said lid positioner is movable from said lid pick-up position to said lid attachment position by rotation around said rotation axis, said rotation axis being located at or adjacent to said rear portion of said lid holder, said lid thereby being pivoted at a pivot axis located at or adjacent to a rear portion of said lid,
wherein said lid positioner is configured to be rotated back towards said lid pick-up position when said combined unit has left said lid holder,
said lid holder in said attachment position of said lid positioner being configured to hold said lid in a predefined position in relation to said base portion by said lid holder assuming an angle in relation to said support, with said front portion of said lid holder being located closer to said support than said rear portion of said lid holder, and
said mover being configured to move said combined unit in said travel direction from said rear portion towards said front portion of said lid holder.