Thermo-forming packaging machine and method
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMULLER GMBH & CO KG
- Publication Date
- 2015-04-09
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Application claims priority to European Patent Application Number 13187888.6 filed Oct. 9, 2013, to Elmar Ehrmann entitled “Thermo-Forming Packaging Machine and Method,” currently pending, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to a thermo-forming packaging machine and to a method for operating a thermo-forming packaging machine.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] A thermo-forming packaging machine is known from EP 0 569 993 A1 having a print mark sensor for detecting a print mark of a base film. The print mark sensor is mounted upstream of a forming station and transmits data to a controller which positions work stations such as a forming station, a sealing station and / or a cutting station corresponding to the distance between two successive print marks.
[0004] A thermo-forming packaging machine is known from DE 2437127 A1 having a print mark sensor for detecti...