EP0434764A4 - Method of filling and sealing a deformable container - Google Patents

Method of filling and sealing a deformable container

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Publication number
EP0434764A4
EP0434764A4 EP19890911514 EP89911514A EP0434764A4 EP 0434764 A4 EP0434764 A4 EP 0434764A4 EP 19890911514 EP19890911514 EP 19890911514 EP 89911514 A EP89911514 A EP 89911514A EP 0434764 A4 EP0434764 A4 EP 0434764A4
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Prior art keywords
container
sealing
lid
vacuum chamber
sealing surface
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EP19890911514
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EP0434764B1 (en
EP0434764A1 (en
Inventor
Roy Balcombe
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Mars Inc
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Kal Kan Foods Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65B31/025—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas specially adapted for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65B31/028—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas specially adapted for rigid or semi-rigid containers closed by a lid sealed to the upper rim of the container, e.g. tray-like container

Abstract

A method of filling and sealing a container (10) having a deformable bottom (12) with a product (34) having a volume less than the initial volume of the container, but equal to the volume of the final container with its bottom (12) deformed upward. The container is filled and a lid (26) is placed onto the container adjacent to a sealing surface (27). In its initial position enough headspace exists to permit the proper lid placement without squeezing product onto the sealing surface (27). The filled container with its unsealed lid (26) is placed on an anvil (30) in a vacuum chamber (38). The vacuum chamber (38) is vacuumized to a desired pressure and the lid (26) is sealed to the sealing surface (27) by sealing head (40). The container is then removed from the vacuum chamber (38). As a result of atmospheric pressure the bottom (12) is inverted upwardly thereby forcing the product (34) to fill the headspace voids.
EP89911514A 1988-09-14 1989-09-13 Method of filling and sealing a deformable container Expired - Lifetime EP0434764B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US24482988A 1988-09-14 1988-09-14
US244829 1988-09-14
PCT/US1989/003987 WO1990002687A1 (en) 1988-09-14 1989-09-13 Method of filling and sealing a deformable container
CA002038380A CA2038380C (en) 1988-09-14 1991-03-15 Method of filling and sealing a deformable container

Publications (3)

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EP0434764A1 EP0434764A1 (en) 1991-07-03
EP0434764A4 true EP0434764A4 (en) 1991-08-28
EP0434764B1 EP0434764B1 (en) 1994-07-06

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EP89911514A Expired - Lifetime EP0434764B1 (en) 1988-09-14 1989-09-13 Method of filling and sealing a deformable container

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EP (1) EP0434764B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2742954B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE108156T1 (en)
AU (1) AU632765B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2038380C (en)
DE (1) DE68916647T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1990002687A1 (en)

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US2124959A (en) * 1936-08-08 1938-07-26 Vogel William Martin Method of filling and closing cans
US3103089A (en) * 1961-01-23 1963-09-10 Lever Brothers Ltd Method of filling containers
US3351265A (en) * 1964-07-24 1967-11-07 Scientific Atlanta Container and closure
US3492773A (en) * 1967-01-25 1970-02-03 Anderson Bros Mfg Co Method of vacuum packaging
FR1547599A (en) * 1967-05-06 1968-11-29 Bellaplast Gmbh Thin-walled plastic container with airtight seal
EP0251877A1 (en) * 1986-06-23 1988-01-07 Societe Vulliez S.A. Process for obtaining food products hermetically packaged in containers, installation for carrying out this process, container especially suited for this process

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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DE68916647D1 (en) 1994-08-11
CA2038380C (en) 1997-04-01
EP0434764B1 (en) 1994-07-06
CA2038380A1 (en) 1992-09-16
WO1990002687A1 (en) 1990-03-22
AU632765B2 (en) 1993-01-14
JP2742954B2 (en) 1998-04-22
AU4342789A (en) 1990-04-02
DE68916647T2 (en) 1994-11-03
ATE108156T1 (en) 1994-07-15
JPH04500651A (en) 1992-02-06
EP0434764A1 (en) 1991-07-03

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