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EP2015996B1 - Machine d'emballage, comprenant en particulier une thermoformeuse - Google Patents

Machine d'emballage, comprenant en particulier une thermoformeuse Download PDF

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EP2015996B1
EP2015996B1 EP07722360A EP07722360A EP2015996B1 EP 2015996 B1 EP2015996 B1 EP 2015996B1 EP 07722360 A EP07722360 A EP 07722360A EP 07722360 A EP07722360 A EP 07722360A EP 2015996 B1 EP2015996 B1 EP 2015996B1
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Ivo Ruzic
Elmar Ehrmann
Tieme Jan Slomp
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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
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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
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • 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
    • B65B2210/00—Specific aspects of the packaging machine
    • B65B2210/06—Sterilising or cleaning machinery or conduits
    • 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
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/04—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material

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  • the invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging of packaged goods, in particular comprising a thermoforming machine according to the preamble of claim 1 and a thermoforming machine according to the preamble of claim 15 and a sealing machine according to the preamble of claim 17.
  • Packaging machines such as in the EP 1 403 187 A1 are often used in the packaging of food in use and then have to meet high hygienic requirements. In particular, such machines are regularly cleaned and disinfected to reliably prevent contamination of the packaged goods to be packaged by residues or germs from the packaging machine.
  • thermoforming or shell molding machine by means of which z. B. from film webs and a corresponding mold containers are formed, which are then filled with the packaged goods to be packaged and sealed.
  • Such machines or devices may consist of several parts. For example, an upper and a lower forming tool, between which the usually of pulled pulled a roll film in the transport direction and is formed with them to a cup-shaped receptacle for the packaged packaged goods, preferably in clamping position.
  • the thermoforming or shaping device can further elements such.
  • B. include one or more heat sources to preheat the thermoforming film for the molding process accordingly, a lower and an upper, to be molded, cup-shaped container forming its mold, fluid line connections for acting on the molding device with negative pressure and / or pressure, z , B. to bring the film as well as possible with a die to the plant, especially in the corner areas, and optionally one or more ports for acting on the molded container with a matched to the packaged packaged fluid for positive effects on its durability and / or its optical appearance in the packaged state.
  • the matrices can also be designed as connectable with corresponding receptacles insert elements to z. B. with a consisting of an upper and a lower part of the thermoforming machine set to form several differently shaped packaging containers by simple exchange of such inserts.
  • thermoforming or shaping device in the usual way a variety of edges, wells, holes and the like, in which impurities and in particular residues can be deposited by the packaged goods to be packaged.
  • such a packaging machine can also comprise a sealing station or sealing device by means of which the packages filled with packaged goods are closed can.
  • the filled containers are usually coated with a so-called cover film and in the surrounding the packaging recesses edge firmly and airtight connected to the packaging.
  • this can take place in a manner which closes once or can also be opened and closed again several times. Possibly. can then be separated in a cutting station from a packaging composite the packaging.
  • the invention has for its object to improve a packaging machine, in particular comprising a shaping device and a sealing device according to the manner initially described.
  • a packaging machine is characterized in that a cleaning device is provided for at least one working unit.
  • the relevant working unit be it a forming station for forming cup-shaped packaging containers from a correspondingly shaped plastic film, a sealing station for sealing such cup-shaped, filled packaging containers with a lidding film or a possibly subsequent cutting station with appropriate tools for separating possibly in a composite contiguous packaging, can be specifically cleaned.
  • cup-shaped packaging containers can be produced both directly from a unit of the packaging machine, in particular a forming device as described above, but they can also be prefabricated the packaging machine in the form of so-called tray sealer for filling and subsequent sealing and possibly subsequent separation are supplied.
  • the inventively provided cleaning device may in principle be assigned to the packaging machine as the upper unit.
  • To control this cleaning device is both an independent control unit for the cleaning device, possibly with connection to a higher-level control unit of the packaging machine conceivable, as well as a direct control by such a higher-level control unit.
  • the inventively provided cleaning device is designed either as a separate, preferably even movable unit, with all correspondingly associated central and peripheral components, which will be described in more detail below.
  • the cleaning unit provided according to the invention is directly associated with one of the working units to be cleaned, such as the forming station, the sealing station and / or the cutting station.
  • the work unit to be cleaned comprises a cleaning device provided according to the invention directly, it can both in their construction and in terms of the necessary for the cleaning of the relevant working unit fluids are optimally matched, so that may be necessary for other work units required cleaning fluids and the necessary components for individual stations, or vice versa in consuming to be cleaned workstations additional Means can be provided, which may not be required in other workstations.
  • additional Means can be provided, which may not be required in other workstations.
  • a trained as a separate unit cleaning device could have the advantage that in particular storage containers for different cleaning media only once must be provided, and supply lines to the individual to be cleaned workstations are to be coupled only when needed via appropriate connections.
  • Such an autonomous cleaning device would possibly even be used for several existing packaging machines as a basic cleaning station.
  • a cleaning device is provided for the molding tool and / or for the sealing tool.
  • the term forming tool is understood to mean all the shaping of a film-like packaging material to be shaped according to the prior art described by way of example by way of example.
  • all of these elements formed and arranged in the interior of the thermoforming or shaping device should be encompassed, which contribute to the shaping of the packaging material to be formed, for example, into a shell.
  • all outside of the mold attacking or connected units such as lifting and / or lowering tools, lines, connections, drip pans and / or gutters, support and / or support elements, an optionally existing housing and the like, should be included.
  • the sealing tool is understood to mean all those units which cooperate for closing the packages filled with packaged goods.
  • an optionally consisting of several parts support or receiving element for the packaging containers to be closed, if available, a pressure plate, z. B. for pressing a cover sheet, lifting and / or lowering and / or pivoting means for generating a relative movement between the aforementioned units to allow an opening or closing of the sealing tools, and further carrying and / or holding elements, an optionally existing housing and the like more.
  • a cleaning device is understood to mean a device which is suitable for providing a cleaning fluid to the packaging station to be cleaned and, in particular, in its interior, for. B. consisting of a central unit with corresponding peripheral components.
  • both gaseous and liquid media are understood, such as. B. pressurized and / or negative pressure air, if necessary special, z. B. suitable for germ killing gases, water in pure and / or with cleaning and / or disinfecting and / or sterilizing agent and the like more staggered shape.
  • the cleaning device comprises a metering and / or mixing unit to at least one cleaner and / or disinfectant and / or sterilizing agent at least one cleaning fluid to meter and / or mix the water available via the water connection.
  • the central unit of the cleaning device may include, among other things, a control unit for the individual components, which in turn may optionally be connected to one or more other control units of the packaging machine for data exchange, various, peripheral components associated control elements such as valves and / or other control elements, sensors and the like, as well as optionally an optical signal unit, for.
  • a control unit for the individual components which in turn may optionally be connected to one or more other control units of the packaging machine for data exchange, various, peripheral components associated control elements such as valves and / or other control elements, sensors and the like, as well as optionally an optical signal unit, for.
  • the peripheral components may be on the outer supply side z. B. a water connection, optionally one or more additive storage, for. B. in the form of tanks, optionally replaceable canisters or the like, connections for compressed air and vacuum (vacuum) and optionally for special cleaning gases on the supply side and the like more.
  • exemplary connections and corresponding supply lines, if appropriate nozzles, further valves and / or other control units and, if appropriate, sensors with corresponding connection means should be mentioned. Further features of the cleaning device will be described below.
  • a cleaning fluid supply line and / or a cleaning fluid drain line for connection to the mold and / or for connection to the sealing tool includes.
  • the supply line which may optionally be formed separately for each individual cleaning fluid and / or for the two packaging stations to be cleaned, the respective device to be cleaned can be supplied specifically in the area with cleaning fluid, which is to be cleaned with it.
  • the cleaning fluid exiting again during and after the cleaning process of the device in question can advantageously be collected in a collected manner without contamination of further elements of the packaging machine, in particular the device itself to be cleaned, and an optional collecting and / or Buffer be supplied for a possible treatment.
  • the cleaning device comprises one, but preferably a plurality of cleaning agent inlet openings or openings opening in the interior of the molding tool or in the interior of the sealing tool. It is particularly preferred if these detergent inlet openings are formed or arranged so that they can purify the cleaning agent in a targeted manner in terms of contamination of the device concerned critical areas, in particular can inject, such as.
  • a particularly high, local cleaning effect can be brought about by the formation of nozzles in the region of the detergent inlet opening.
  • Cleaning agent inlet openings with a comparatively large cross-section can in turn advantageously be provided outstandingly for large-area or large-volume flushing of the relevant device areas, in particular their interior space.
  • the cleaning device can advantageously comprise a cleaning agent discharge opening, which can be arranged or formed in a lower section or part of the relevant device.
  • a cleaning agent discharge opening which can be arranged or formed in a lower section or part of the relevant device.
  • both the molding tool part which is usually arranged above the packaging material to be deformed, can be provided with a corresponding discharge opening, as well as usually under the packaging film to be deformed.
  • the cleaning device can also have direct connections to a resource supply channel and / or to a resource disposal channel, so that they can also be flushed through directly.
  • the cleaning device may also include a connection to a suction device, so that independently non-effluent cleaning fluid thus at least largely from the area to be cleaned relevant device can be sucked, optionally further supported by supply of gas under pressure, z. B. compressed air, so that after sufficient flow time, the device is also cleaned of residues of the cleaning fluid in addition to be removed contamination.
  • a cover for such a heat source can furthermore advantageously be provided.
  • a protection device for electric heaters is particularly recommended since they are excessively susceptible to damage when exposed to detergents, in particular under increased pressurization.
  • a corresponding sealing region is provided between the cover or protective device and a complementary abutment region surrounding the heating on the molding tool, so that the heating remains reliably protected even under the influence of cleaning fluid and increased pressure.
  • the seal may even be made of a temperature-sensitive, but particularly well-sealing material.
  • the operation or attachment of the heating cover can be provided manually operable or automated depending on the embodiment.
  • the packaging machine comprises a cleaning device for the area of the packaging machine, which is below the transport plane of the packaging film and between the sides the packaging machine is formed.
  • a cleaning device for the area of the packaging machine which is below the transport plane of the packaging film and between the sides the packaging machine is formed.
  • the cleaning device itself may in turn comprise appropriate supply and / or disposal lines and supply or disposal openings according to the features described above, so that both specific targeted areas can be sprayed and cleaned, as well as a large-area flushing or cleaning is possible.
  • the present invention further comprises a thermoforming or shell molding machine with a mold, which is characterized in that it is equipped with a cleaning device, which comprises one or more above-described, related to a corresponding cleaning device features.
  • the present invention also includes a sealing machine or sealing device, which likewise comprises a cleaning device, which in turn has one or more features of the above-described, parked on a sealing machine or sealing device features.
  • the packaging machine 1 is a so-called roller or thermoforming machine, which forms from a withdrawn from a supply roll 2 film in a forming station 3 Packungsmulden 4.
  • the packing troughs 4 are filled and subsequently sealed in a sealing station 5 with the aid of a cover film 7 drawn off from a further supply roll 6.
  • a cutting station 8 the individual packages are cut out of the overall composite and then transferred to a discharge belt 9 for discharge from the packaging machine.
  • the transport of the film 10 and thus also the packing tray 4 is z. B. via a conveyor chain 11 which is formed circumferentially about pulleys 12, 13, 14, 15.
  • a cleaning device 16 is now provided, in particular for cleaning in the Fig. 2 Shaping tool shown in detail of the forming station 3, as well as the sealing tool in the Fig. 3 shown in more detail Sealing station 5.
  • the cleaning device 16 comprises as shown in FIG Fig. 1 for their basic supply a compressed air connection 17, a water connection 18 and further exemplified ports 19, 20 to preferably replaceable storage tanks for cleaning agents 21, 22 representatively for possibly even more connection options for the supply of the devices to be cleaned 3 and 5.
  • the cleaning agent can in this case z. B. cleaner, disinfectant or sterilizing agent, which is diluted depending on the concentration by means of a metering and / or mixing unit 45 or undiluted to carry out the respective cleaning operation of the device concerned 3, 5, monitored by the control unit 46, the device to be cleaned or station can be supplied.
  • a line 23 is shown here symbolically and by way of example for several supply and / or disposal lines to individual devices of the packaging machine, in particular to the forming station 3 and the sealing station 5.
  • the lines 24 and 25 symbolically represent the connections to the forming station 3 and to the sealing station 5.
  • the lines 26, 27, 28 represent further symbolic line connections to other components of the packaging machine.
  • thermoforming machine or molding station 3 comprising an upper mold 30 and a lower mold 31 in a housing 29 is shown.
  • the upper molding tool 30 comprises a base body 32, which is here adjustable by way of example along the two directions of the arrow 33 by means of a positioning device 34 with respect to the film 10, from which through the molding station 3, the packing troughs 4 are formed.
  • the positioning device 34 may include, for example, a drive 35 and an actuator 36, for.
  • a drive 35 and an actuator 36 for.
  • a motor and a corresponding spindle in the form of cylinder and piston elements or the like.
  • a basic body 37 which is position-adjustable, in particular height-adjustable, by means of a positioning device 39 along the two directions of the arrow 38 by means of the drive 40 and the adjusting element 41 with respect to the film 10 to be deformed.
  • Both to the upper and to the lower mold 30, 31 are here again representative of optionally a plurality of differently provided molding tools connections connected to cleaning fluid supply lines 23.
  • These cleaning fluid supply lines 23 are exemplary both for supply lines for liquid and gaseous cleaning fluids.
  • liquid fluids from a supply unit 42 and gaseous fluids from a supply unit 43 may be supplied to the device to be cleaned, and pure water may be supplied via a supply unit 44.
  • the forming station 3 can be supplied, for example, with appropriate cleaning fluids in the interior, via the connections 48, 49, 50 an external supply of the upper forming tool 30 is possible.
  • the cleaning fluid can be supplied both to selectively selected areas and applied over a large area, for. B. for pre-cleaning and / or post-cleaning, but also for the main cleaning.
  • a cleaning fluid drain line 51 is shown by way of example, which opens into a container 52, also shown by way of example, in order to subsequently treat and / or to clean the cleaning fluid to dispose.
  • detergent discharge openings 54 are provided for the connection of the upper mold 30 to the cleaning fluid drain line 51.
  • both liquid and gaseous cleaning fluids can be led away from the mold, preferably to the optionally provided for several, different, liquid cleaning buffer 52 or for the recovery of optionally recyclable gaseous cleaning fluids to the buffer 53, again exemplarily for possibly a plurality of different memories controlled by a corresponding control element 58.
  • lines 59 are shown in phantom for distribution of the cleaning fluids, partly with corresponding branches, to the individual, also exemplarily for several shown inlet openings 60, 61 and 62.
  • the positions 61 and 62 include both the arrow-shaped in dashed Illustrated inlet ports, as well as symbolically also dashed, arrow-shaped inlets shown in corresponding connecting lines 59 for each other exemplary cleaning fluid.
  • a die 63 is also shown in the interior of the upper die 30 by way of example, inside or above which a heater 64 and above a cover 65th are shown.
  • the die 63 depending on its embodiment, may also function as a cover to protect the heater.
  • a seal 66 also shown as an example, may be provided prior to penetration of the cleaning fluid in the region of the heater, for. B. in pressure system against a correspondingly complementary, the heating area edging investment area in the interior of the upper mold 30th
  • a collecting trough 76 is further exemplified below, with a recessed area in which the detergent outlet opening 57 is arranged and connected to the cleaning fluid drain line 51.
  • conduits 77 to inlet openings 78, 79 and 80 are shown by way of example in correspondence with the representation and description of the upper molding tool 30.
  • a die 81 complementary to the upper die 63 for forming the packing trough 4 and also, by way of example, a heater 82 are shown.
  • the illustration of further possibly still existing elements for the forming station and / or the cleaning device 16 has been omitted for reasons of clarity. Only for completeness, it should be noted that even in the lower mold 31 z. B. the die 81 as a cover for the heater 82 can act, preferably also by a seal, not shown here against the ingress of cleaning liquid to the heater.
  • the cleaning fluid drain opening 56 is formed at a particularly low point of the forming station, here by way of example on a downwardly running region of the lower mold at its lowest point.
  • the guidance of corresponding channels, bores or lines in the interior of the molding tool has been dispensed with. Only one outlet 83 is shown symbolically for possibly further processes to the collecting trough 74 aligned in order to be able to catch any possibly exiting cleaning liquid.
  • a cleaning and / or backwashing for the respective supply lines 23 is possible in particular by their connections via the lines 59 and 77, if there is a need for this.
  • the Fig. 3 shows a sealing station 5 with an upper sealing tool 84 and a lower sealing tool 85th
  • the upper sealing tool 84 comprises, in a manner corresponding to the forming station 3, a positioning device 86 consisting of a drive 87 and an actuating element 88 which can move the tool 90 up and down in accordance with the two directions of the arrow 89 for closing the package well with a cover film 91.
  • the arrow 92 indicates the direction of movement of the cover film 91, which deflects via a deflection roller 93 over the film 10 and the packing cavities formed and filled therein.
  • the tool 90 for sealing comprises here exemplified a plate 95 for pressing the lid film 91 to the film 10, so that formed therein and filled with packaged packing 4 can be closed.
  • a heater 96 is shown by way of example, which is formed at least in the region in which the lid film comes to overlap with the lower film 10 for closing the packing troughs.
  • a line 23 as connection to the cleaning device 16 is here in turn exemplified for possibly several lines provided for both the upper and the lower mold 84, 85.
  • this line 23 has a connection 97 to an inlet opening 98 and an inner line 99 fed therewith, as well as outlet openings 100 connected thereto and preferably distributed over the underside of the plate 95.
  • an outlet 101 is shown by way of example.
  • This can be formed, for example, in the form of a spray nozzle, a surge opening or the like more to either quite deliberatelyconfspritzen certain areas or simply rinse off larger areas, and thus stands representative of appropriately provided cleaning elements, as in the rest of the Fig. 2 Forming station described applies.
  • a positioning device 102 with drive 103 and actuator 104 is provided to move the tool 105 according to the two directions of the arrow 106 for receiving or re-enabling a packing tray 4 up and down.
  • connection 107 to an inlet opening 108 for supplying the interior with cleaning fluid is also shown here.
  • a connection 109 is in turn represented as representative of the upper sealing tool for the external supply of the lower sealing tool.
  • a connection 110 of the cleaning fluid discharge line 51 is connected to a cleaning fluid outlet opening 111, again preferably at a point which is as low as possible, in particular the lowest point in the interior of the sealing tool, so that cleaning liquid introduced at this point can run out of the tool without additional assistance.
  • a collecting trough 112 is shown in the following, which in turn is in turn connected to the cleaning fluid discharge line 51.
  • Supporting elements 113 and a housing 114 are shown as examples of still further elements, in particular mechanical construction elements of this sealing station by way of example.
  • FIG. 4 Finally, schematically shows a perspective view of a packaging machine 1 and its associated cleaning unit 16 for cleaning the area of the packaging machine, which is below the intended for the formation of the cup-shaped packing troughs 4 film 10 and between the packaging machine 1 associated side walls 115 and 116 is formed.
  • the position 117 indicates the film plane in which the film 10, if provided, is advanced to form the packing troughs, for filling, for closing and for finally separating.
  • a work station 3 as a forming station is shown by dashed lines, followed by a sealing station 5 and then a cutting station 8.
  • a sealing station 5 and then a cutting station 8.

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  1. Machine d'emballage (1) pour emballer des produits dans un emballage en forme de cavité fabriqué à partir d'un film en matière plastique, avec une unité de travail, en particulier un dispositif de formage (3) pourvu d'un outil de formage (30, 31), un dispositif de scellage (5) avec un outil de scellage (84, 85), et/ou une station de coupe (8) pour séparer un ensemble de plusieurs emballages, un dispositif de nettoyage (16) étant prévu pour au moins une unité de travail (3, 5, 8), caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) comprend une ouverture d'admission d'agent de nettoyage qui débouche à l'intérieur de l'outil de formage (30, 31) et/ou de l'outil de scellage (84, 85).
  2. Machine d'emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) est conçu comme une unité autonome.
  3. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) est compris dans une unité de travail (3, 5, 8).
  4. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un dispositif de nettoyage (16) pour l'outil de formage (30, 31) et/ou l'outil de scellage (84, 85) et/ou l'outil de coupe.
  5. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) comprend une conduite d'amenée de fluide de nettoyage (23) et/ou une conduite d'évacuation de fluide de nettoyage (51) à raccorder à l'outil de formage (30, 31) et/ou à l'outil de scellage (84, 85) et/ou à l'outil de coupe.
  6. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage comprend une ouverture d'évacuation d'agent de nettoyage qui sort de l'outil de formage (30, 31) et/ou de l'outil de scellage (84, 85) et/ou de l'outil de coupe.
  7. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'une ouverture d'évacuation pour le fluide de nettoyage est formée dans une partie inférieure de l'outil de formage (30, 31) et/ou de l'outil de scellage (84, 85) et/ou de l'outil de coupe.
  8. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage comporte un raccordement à un conduit d'alimentation en fluide moteur et/ou un raccordement à un conduit d'évacuation de fluide moteur de l'outil de formage et/ou de l'outil de scellage.
  9. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage comprend un raccordement à un dispositif d'aspiration.
  10. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un chauffage pour l'outil de formage et/ou l'outil de scellage.
  11. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un recouvrement pour le chauffage.
  12. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un joint d'étanchéité entre le recouvrement et une zone complémentaire, bordant le chauffage, d'une surface d'application pour le chauffage.
  13. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un dispositif de nettoyage (16) pour la zone de la machine d'emballage (1) qui est formée au-dessous du plan de transport du film d'emballage (10) et entre les parois latérales de la machine d'emballage (1).
  14. Dispositif de formage (3) pour former des emballages en forme de cavités à partir d'un film en matière plastique pour une machine d'emballage (1) pour emballer des produits, avec un outil de formage (30, 31), caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu pour l'outil de formage (30, 31) un dispositif de nettoyage qui comprend une ouverture d'admission d'agent de nettoyage qui débouche à l'intérieur de l'outil de formage (30, 31).
  15. Dispositif de formage selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) présente une caractéristique d'un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications 2 à 13 précédentes.
  16. Dispositif de scellage (5) pour sceller des emballages en forme de cavités composés d'un film en matière plastique pour une machine d'emballage (1) pour emballer des produits, avec un outil de scellage (84, 85), caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu un dispositif de nettoyage (16) pour l'outil de scellage (84, 85) qui comprend une ouverture d'admission d'agent de nettoyage qui débouche à l'intérieur de l'outil de scellage (84, 85).
  17. Dispositif de scellage selon la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) présente une caractéristique d'un dispositif de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications 2 à 13 précédentes.
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