Shrink wrap transportable container and method
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-053/02
B65B-057/00
B67B-003/26
출원번호
US-0732594
(2003-12-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Ours, David C.
Cary, Randall L.
출원인 / 주소
Kellogg Company
대리인 / 주소
Howard &
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5인용 특허 :
40
초록▼
The invention provides a diameter reducing system for reducing the diameter of a flexible container as the container is filled. The system includes a shrinking device to shrink the container at the fill level as the container is filled with a plurality of particles. The shrinking device can include
The invention provides a diameter reducing system for reducing the diameter of a flexible container as the container is filled. The system includes a shrinking device to shrink the container at the fill level as the container is filled with a plurality of particles. The shrinking device can include a heater to direct heat at the fill level. The container can be a bag formed from heat shrinkable material. Shrinking of the container at the fill level as the container fills promotes supporting engagement between particles.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for filling a container with a plurality of particles comprising the steps of filling a radially flexible container through a large diameter with the plurality of particles to a fill level, reducing the large diameter of the radially flexible container to a smaller fill diameter substant
1. A method for filling a container with a plurality of particles comprising the steps of filling a radially flexible container through a large diameter with the plurality of particles to a fill level, reducing the large diameter of the radially flexible container to a smaller fill diameter substantially at the fill level as the fill level rises during filling of the flexible container, wherein the reducing step is characterized by:shrinking the flexible container substantially at the fill level. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said shrinking step is further defined as directing heat at the flexible container adjacent the fill level to reduce the large diameter to the fill diameter.3. The method of claim 2 including controlling a quantity of heat directed at the flexible container to control a rate of shrinkage of the flexible container.4. The method of claim 2 including surrounding the fill level with heat to shrink the large diameter to the smaller fill diameter.5. The method of claim 2 including sensing the fill level as the fill level rises during filling of the flexible container.6. The method of claim 5 including moving one of the flexible container and the directed heat with respect to the other in response to the sensed fill level.7. The method of claim 5 including supporting the flexible container in a bunched orientation during filling of the flexible container.8. The method of claim 7 including incrementally releasing a length of the flexible container from the bunched orientation in response to the sensed fill level.9. The method of claim 5 including suspending the flexible container as the flexible container is filled.10. The method of claim 9 wherein said suspending step includes moving the directed heat to the fill level.11. An apparatus for filling a container with a plurality of particles wherein a filling system fills a radially flexible container through a large diameter with the plurality of particles to a fill level, and a diameter reducing system reduces the large diameter of the radially flexible container to a smaller fill diameter substantially at the fill level as the fill level rises dining filling of the flexible container, wherein the diameter reducing system is characterized by:a shrinking device to shrink the flexible container substantially at the fill level. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said shrinking device includes a heater to direct heat at the flexible container to shrink the large diameter to the fill diameter.13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said heater is complementarily shaped with respect to the flexible container.14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said shrinking device includes at least one sensor for sensing the fill level as the fill level rises during filling of the flexible container.15. The apparatus of claim 14 including a first support for supporting the flexible container in a bunched orientation prior to filling of the flexible container.16. The apparatus of claim 14 including a second support for suspending the flexible container as the flexible container is filled.17. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said particulate material is one of cereal, ready-to-eat cereal, agricultural products, seeds, rice, grains, vegetables fruits, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, plastic resin pellets, plastic parts, wood chips, landscaping material, peat moss, dirt, sand, gravel, rocks, cement, prepared foods, partially processed foods, frozen fish, frozen chicken, textiles, clothing, footwear, and toys.18. The apparatus of claim 11 including means to close a top of the container, wherein closing means is selected from the group consisting of a sonic welder, a heat welder, a plastic pull tie, a wire, a rope, and a clamp.
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