US 2019/0337648 A1 · Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Tampon Packaging

Abstract

The invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a tampon packaging (24), comprising the steps of: a) wrapping a strip of heat-sealable film (23) around a holding means (1, 18), whereby a first transversal end (27) of said strip overlaps with a second transversal end (28) of said strip; b) heat sealing said first transversal end (27) to said second transversal end (28), thereby forming a tube of film, and c) removing said tube of film from said holding means, thereby obtaining a tampon packaging, characterized in that said heat sealing step (b) is performed at least partly during a combined movement of said holding means (1, 18) and said strip (23). The invention further pertains to related apparatuses, systems of tampon and tampon packaging and methods for manufacturing a packaged tampon.

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Dependent claims

Method for manufacturing a tampon packaging (24), comprising the steps of:

(a) wrapping a strip of heat-sealable film (23) around a holding means (1, 18), whereby a first transversal end (27) of said strip overlaps with a second transversal end (28) of said strip;
(b) heat sealing said first transversal end (27) to said second transversal end (28), thereby forming a tube of film,
(c) removing said tube of film from said holding means, thereby obtaining a tampon packaging,
characterized in that
said heat sealing step (b) is performed at least partly during a combined movement of said holding means (1, 18) and said strip (23).

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Tampon packaging manufacturing apparatus comprising a conveying means, which comprises

at least one holding means (1, 18) for holding a heat-sealable strip of film (23) wrapped around said holding means (1, 18), the holding means (1, 18) attached to said conveying means for movement of the holding means in a conveyance direction, and
at least one heating element (2),
said holding means (1, 18) and said heating element (2) being movable with respect to each other such that a heat-sealable strip of film (23) wrapped around said holding means (1, 18) can be pressed between said holding means (1, 18) and said heating element (and subsequently released,
characterized in that said heating element (2) is attached to said conveying means for movement of the heating element (2) in the conveyance direction, and that said heating element (2) is arranged to press and heat-seal a heat-sealable strip of film (23) wrapped around said holding means during movement of said conveying means in said conveyance direction between a first stage (A) and a second stage (B).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Tampon Packaging

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Claims24