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US 2023/0354882 A1Published application
Packer Station of a Packaging Apparatus and System
AssigneeMpi Corporation
InventorsMark W. Holderman, Gregory A. Russell
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Abstract
The technology described herein generally relates to an automated packaging apparatus and system that packages loose particles into a conical container as well as the final folded packages. More specifically, loose plant matter, such as crumbled dried leaves, are supplied to successive paper cones. The apparatus packs the crumbled leaves into the cones, applies air bursts to pack the material within the cone, closes the wide top portion of the cone, and then runs a quality control check to ensure that the final filled cone meets preset specifications.
Claims4
A packer station comprising:
- a chamber having an exit hole;
- an air pressure applicator connected to an actuator and having a distal end that is connected to a pressure source and adapted to expel gas from the air pressure applicator;
- wherein the actuator is adapted to move the position of the distal end when actuated;
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- a controller adapted to selectively activate the pressure source to expel gas from the distal end;
- wherein the controller is adapted to apply at burst of gas at a first pressure, actuate the actuator, and then apply another burst of gas at a second pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.