Apparatus and method for sealing or tying products
AssigneeDuoSeal Automatics B.V.
InventorGuido Maurinus Adriana Maria Aarts
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Abstract
An apparatus for sealing or tying products, comprising a housing with at least a first tape dispenser and a star wheel, a slot defined by or through the housing, wherein the star wheel extends at least partly in said slot, wherein the star wheel comprises a series of first cells and a series of second cells, the first and second cells being intermittently disposed in the star wheel, each cell being open to a periphery of the star wheel and two opposite sides thereof, wherein an urging device is provided having at least one edge portion for urging at least one product to be tied into one of the cells, especially a first cell.
Claims13
An apparatus for sealing or tying products, comprising a housing with a first tape at least a first tape dispenser and a star wheel, a slot defined by or through the housing, wherein the star wheel extends at least partly in said slot, wherein the star wheel comprises at least a series of first cells, the first cells being intermittently disposed in the star wheel, each first cell being open to a periphery of the star wheel and two opposite sides thereof, wherein one of the star wheel and the housing is provided with at least one knife and the other of the star wheel and the housing is provided with at least one anvil, wherein the at least one knife is movable relative to the star wheel and/or wherein at least one of the at least one knife and the at least one anvil is movable relative to the star wheel and/or to the other of the knife and the anvil, wherein the apparatus is configured such that during cutting of the first tape from the tape dispenser, the first tape extends between the at least one knife and the at least one anvil, and wherein at least one edge portion is configured to urge at least one product to be tied into one of the first cells.
Apparatus for sealing or tying products, comprising a housing with a first tape, at least a first tape dispenser and a star wheel, a slot defined by or through the housing, wherein the star wheel extends at least partly in said slot, wherein the star wheel comprises at least a series of first cells, the first cells being intermittently disposed in the star wheel, each first cell being open to a periphery of the star wheel and two opposite sides thereof, wherein one of the star wheel and the housing is provided with at least one knife and the other of the star wheel and the housing is provided with at least one anvil, wherein the at least one knife is movable relative to the star wheel and/or wherein at least one of the at least one knife and the at least one anvil is movable relative to the star wheel and/or to the other of the knife and the anvil wherein the apparatus is configured such that during cutting of the first tape from the tape dispenser, the first tape extends between the at least one knife and the at least one anvil.
Apparatus for sealing or tying products, comprising a housing with a first tape, at least a first tape dispenser and a star wheel, a slot defined by or through the housing, wherein the star wheel extends at least partly in said slot, wherein the star wheel comprises at least a series of first cells, the first cells being intermittently disposed in the star wheel, each cell being open to a periphery of the star wheel and two opposite sides thereof, wherein one of the star wheel is provided with at least one knife and the housing is provided with at least one anvil, wherein the at least one knife is provided in the star wheel and is movable relative to the star wheel, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that during cutting of the first tape from the first tape dispenser, the first tape extends between the at least one knife and the at least one anvil.
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