US 12,404,059 B2
Packing machine and method for operation
Christian Westarp, Oelde (DE); and Renè Mackel, Diestedde (DE)
Assigned to HAVER & BOECKER OHG, Oelde (DE)
Appl. No. 17/998,317
Filed by HAVER & BOECKER OHG, Oelde (DE)
PCT Filed May 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/062418
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 9, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/228812, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020112987.4 (DE), filed on May 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227191 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65B 1/02 (2006.01); B65B 1/28 (2006.01); B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 37/02 (2006.01); B65B 39/06 (2006.01); B65B 43/16 (2006.01); B65B 43/30 (2006.01); B65B 51/10 (2006.01); B65B 55/24 (2006.01); B65B 59/04 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01); B65B 65/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 43/465 (2013.01) [B65B 1/02 (2013.01); B65B 1/28 (2013.01); B65B 31/024 (2013.01); B65B 37/02 (2013.01); B65B 39/06 (2013.01); B65B 43/16 (2013.01); B65B 43/30 (2013.01); B65B 51/10 (2013.01); B65B 55/24 (2013.01); B65B 59/04 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01); B65B 65/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packing machine for filling product into bags, the packing machine comprising:
at least one bag supply, at least one filling module with at least one filling nozzle, and at least one bag removal device,
wherein the at least one bag supply and the at least one bag removal device are arranged in a line and the at least one filling module is horizontally spaced from the line,
wherein at least one transfer device is provided in the line between the at least one bag supply and the at least one bag removal device, the at least one transfer device being configured to feed an empty bag from the at least one bag supply to the at least one filling nozzle and to feed a filled bag from the at least one filling nozzle to the at least one bag removal device,
wherein the at least one filling module is arranged next to the at least one transfer device, and
wherein the at least one bag supply, the at least one transfer device, the at least one bag removal device and the at least one filling module form a T-shaped arrangement and the at least one transfer device transfers the empty bag from the at least one bag supply to the at least one filling module while the at least one filling module is horizontally spaced from the line and in the T-shaped arrangement.