PepsiCo. has filed a patent for a vertical form, fill, and seal machine that creates a continuous string of connected sealed packages with perforations between them. The machine includes reciprocating jaws with a toothed blade to cut the packages. GlobalData’s report on PepsiCo gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Vertical form, fill and seal machine for connected packages
A newly filed patent (Publication Number: US20240034505A1) describes a continuous vertical form, fill, and seal machine designed to produce a continuous string of separable connected packages. The machine includes a product delivery conduit, a film dispensing roller for package-forming film, a film tensioner, a package-former, a heat seal bar, and a pair of reciprocating jaws with a toothed blade. The jaws cut a series of perforations and a transverse opening to create connected sealed packages with a tear line between them. The toothed blade design allows for precise cutting and sealing, ensuring efficient packaging production.
Furthermore, the patent details a perforation blade specifically designed for use with the vertical form, fill, and seal machine. The blade features a series of perforation teeth and cutting teeth arranged to create a cut-out in the back seal of the packages. This innovative design ensures that each package in the continuous string has a transversely extending perforation between them, allowing for easy separation while maintaining the integrity of the packaging. The method outlined in the patent involves dispensing, tensioning, and sealing the packaging film around the product delivery conduit before creating transverse seals and perforations using the reciprocating jaws. This method enables the continuous production of connected sealed packages with a tear line for easy separation, showcasing the efficiency and precision of the vertical form, fill, and seal machine.
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