Apparatus for closing valve bags
Abstract
Abstract THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO AN APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A VALVE ON VALVED BAGS WHICH ARE FED ON A CONVEYOR WITH THE VALVED END FIRST AS SEEN IN THE FEEDING DIRECTION WITH THE VALVE OPENING TURNED TO ONE SIDE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A STOP ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO THE MOVEMENT PATH OF THE BAGE, SAID STOP ADAPTED, WHEN IN INSERTED POSITION, TO CONSTITUTE AN ABUTMENT FOR THE FRONT END OF THE BAGS AT A PLACE AT SOME DISTANCE FROM THE OPENING END OF THE VALVE SO AS TO EXPOSE THE VALVE OPENING, AND A DEVICE FOR SPRAYING A BINDING AGENT INTO THE VALVE OPENING. THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE INVENTION IS TO BE SEEN IN A CARRIAGE ADAPTED TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH ABOVE AND PARALLEL TO THE CONVEYOR, SAID CARRIAGE PROVIDED WITH SAID STOP AND SAID SPRAYING DEVICE FOR THE BINDING AGENT AND SAID CARRIAGE ADAPTED TO BE MOVED WITH A SPEED IN FORWARD DIRECTION WHICH IS SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN THE SPEED OF THE CONVEYOR.
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- 👤 Erik Gunnar Kapare
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