Method of, and apparatus for, producing bag packs
AssigneeFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
InventorsReinhard Hoppe, Peter Krause
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Abstract
For the production and filling of (sheet-material) bags (10) with one tobacco portion (18) each, a plurality of bags (10) are preferably made available in the region of a filling station (20). The latter is located in the vicinity of a pressing station (19), which is supplied with the tobacco portions (18). In the region of the pressing station (19) or in a pressing chamber (35), each tobacco portion (18) is compressed in the vertical direction on a horizontal rest, namely on a platform (39), and in addition preferably compressed by a pressing crosspiece (42) in the horizontal direction. The tobacco portion (18) thus formed is introduced into the bag (10).
Claims19
A method of introducing portions of formable contents into a pack, and for introducing tobacco portions (18) into a sheet-material bag (10), the portion (18) being compressed and then introduced into the bag (10), comprising:
- a) pressing the portion (18) on a fixed support, platform (39), by means of a movable pressing mechanism, plate (40),
- b) compressing the portion (18) transversely between the pressing mechanisms (39, 40) in a pressing position by a third, transversely movable pressing mechanism (42),
- c) pushing the compressed portion (18) out of the region of the pressing mechanisms (39, 40) and transferring the compressed portion (18) to an intermediate conveyor with a portion pocket (44) for accommodating at least one of the compressed portions (18),
- d) transporting the portion (18) by an intermediate conveyor into a position above the bag (10) and/or above a pocket (11) which is open in the upward direction, and
- e) by virtue of downwardly directed movement, pushing the portion (18) out of the intermediate conveyor, and out of the portion pocket (44), and into the bag (10) and/or into the pocket (11).
An apparatus for introducing portions of formable contents into a pack, and for introducing tobacco portions (18) into a sheet-material bag, in which the portions (18) are compressed by pressing mechanisms in a pressing station (19) and are introduced into the bag (10) in a filling station (20), with the pressing form being maintained in the process, comprising:
- a) planar pressing mechanisms for compressing the portion (18) in the pressing station (19), the portion (18) being compressed between the planar pressing mechanisms, the planar pressing mechanisms being a platform (39) and a pressing plate (40), to form a planar portion (18),
- b) a third pressing mechanism for transversely compressing the portion (18), whereas while the pressing position of the pressing mechanisms (39, 40) is maintained, the portion (18) is compressed transversely between the pressing mechanisms (39, 40) by the third pressing mechanism, the third pressing mechanism being a pressing crosspiece (42), then is pushed out of the pressing position between the pressing mechanisms (39, 40), and then is fed to an intermediate conveyor with a portion pocket (44) for accommodating the portion (18), and
- c) an intermediate conveyor for conveying the portion (18) with a portion pocket (44) into a filling position above a bag (10) which is open in the upward direction and/or a pocket (11) which is open in the upward direction, wherein by virtue of being conveyed downwards, the portion (18) can be pushed out of the portion pocket (44) and into the bag (10) and/or the pocket (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.