Apparatus for equipping a filling tube and related equipping method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10306900
APP PUB NO 20190059401A1
SERIAL NO

16115966

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An equipping apparatus for and method of equipping a filling tube is provided. The equipping apparatus includes a feed device for feeding a gathered tubular case to a case gripping device, and a case gripping device having gripping elements for gripping and orienting a gathered tubular case. The equipping apparatus further includes a pushing-on member moveable axially relative to a filling tube longitudinal axis for pushing the case on to a filling tube. A detecting device is associated with the gripping elements for sensing the position of at least one of the gripping elements.

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  • VEMAG MASCHINENBAU GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grote, Olaf Eystrup, DE 8 4
Hagedorn, Jan-Nils Verden, DE 9 8
Lewin, Alexander Verden, DE 8 5
Mach, Matthias Hannover, DE 6 2
Matthies, Heiner Kalbe, DE 7 2

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