Method for feeding a supply station of a packaging unit with a new reel of sheet packaging material, sheet packaging material holder and lift truck
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsMassimo Brighenti, Renzo Bellei, Andrea Polizzi
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Abstract
A method for feeding a supply station of a packaging unit with a new reel of sheet packaging material comprises releasably connecting a sheet packaging material holder to a support structure; coupling an end portion of new reel with holder connected, in turn, to support structure; carrying out on end portion at least an operation, which is preliminary for joining of end portion to a first edge of a terminated reel previously connected to packaging unit; moving new reel together with holder from support structure towards supply station; and releasably connecting a fixed part of supply station to holder together with new reel.
Claims5
A method for feeding a supply station of a packaging unit with a new reel of sheet packaging material, comprising:
- releasably connecting a sheet packaging material holder to a support structure;
- coupling an end portion of said new reel with said holder while the holder is connected to said support structure;
- carrying out on said end portion at least an operation, the operation being carried out before joining said end portion to a first edge of a terminated reel previously connected to said packaging unit;
- moving said new reel together with said holder from said support structure towards said supply station;
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- releasably connecting said holder together with said new reel to a fixed part of said supply station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.