Rotary vacuum bagging device equipped with shaping and compacting boxes

Claim 1

A vacuum bagging device for continuously performing the functions of positioning, evacuating, filling and sealing a bag having an opening with material, comprising: moveable platform; tower means disposed on said platform for defining a plurality of work positions; a plurality of chute means, each positioned at one of said tower work positions for locating the bag opening and guiding the material thereto; a plurality of evacuation hood means, each positioned at one of said tower work positions to cooperate with said chute means for selectively evacuating the bag; a plurality of shaping and compacting boxes positioned on said platform relative to said tower work positions to receive the bag, each of said shaping and compacting boxes having opposed side doors and having slide rails enabling said shaping and compacting box to move between a corresponding one of said chute means and said evacuating hood means; vibration means positioned within said shaping and compacting boxes for compacting the material in the bag; vacuum means communicating with said evacuation hood means for evacuating said bag after the material has been provided; cleaning stretcher means positioned on said tower work position for removing dust from the top of the bag; high pressure compacting means selectively positioned on said tower work position for closing and thermo-compressively welding the bag after the air and dust have been removed therefrom.