Feeding unit for feeding sealed packs of pourable food products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9919873
SERIAL NO

15106986

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There is described a feeding unit for feeding at least one sealed pack of pourable food products to a folding unit configured to form folded packages from relative pack; feeding unit comprising: a feeding conveyor; at least one push member movable cyclically along path and comprising, in turn, a wall adapted to contact pack; and a support for supporting push member on feeding conveyor; path comprising an inlet station at which push member receives, in use, pack, and an outlet station, at which push member discharges, in use, pack; path comprises a first curved stretch which defines outlet station; push member is connected to support in such a way that the movement of support along first portion causes the movement of wall towards feeding conveyor.

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  • TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Galata, Alessandro Latina Scalo (Latina), IT 3 2
Mattioli, Giorgio Modena, IT 9 15
Santi, Franco Modena, IT 12 53

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