Method of and apparatus for making powder-filled pouches and the like
First Claim
1. A method of providing sealed pouches of metered quantities of powdered material, that comprises, passing a first web past a hot melt adhesive applicating region, periodically applying spaced hot melt stripes defining the desired pouch perimeter to the web, carrying the first web to a region to which a second web is carried for lamination therewith, feeding powdered material from a source thereof along a predetermined path, intermittently gating the feeding to bring a metered quantity of powder to a location in said path directly over the said region where the webs are to be laminated, dropping the metered quantity of powder material from said location into said region synchronously with the presentation thereat of the hot melt adhesive stripes on the first web, and laminating the webs to close off the pouches at the successive hot melt stripe perimeter, with the metered quantity of powder sealed therewithin.
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Abstract
A method of and apparatus for helical screw controlled-quantity extrusion of powdered material, such as, for example, moisture-absorbent super fine powders, with automatic filling of hot-melt laminated pouches, at least partially porous, as for use in diaper or other similar applications, and while obviating hazardous release of the powder.
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- 1. A method of providing sealed pouches of metered quantities of powdered material, that comprises, passing a first web past a hot melt adhesive applicating region, periodically applying spaced hot melt stripes defining the desired pouch perimeter to the web, carrying the first web to a region to which a second web is carried for lamination therewith, feeding powdered material from a source thereof along a predetermined path, intermittently gating the feeding to bring a metered quantity of powder to a location in said path directly over the said region where the webs are to be laminated, dropping the metered quantity of powder material from said location into said region synchronously with the presentation thereat of the hot melt adhesive stripes on the first web, and laminating the webs to close off the pouches at the successive hot melt stripe perimeter, with the metered quantity of powder sealed therewithin.
- 7. Apparatus for making sealed pouches containing powdered material, having, in combination, means for passing first and second webs to and over laminating rolls, means for periodically applying hot melt stripes defining the desired pouch perimeter to the first web so that lamination with the second web will close off the successive pouches, means for extruding powdered material along a predetermined path above the region of the laminating rolls, means for intermittently gating the powdered material extruding means at a location along said predetermined path directly over the said region of the laminating rolls to drop the gated metered quantities of powdered material from said location into said region between the webs as they are about to enter the laminating rolls, and means for synchronizing said powdered material extruding and gating means with the presentation at said region of the successive hot melt adhesive stripes on said first web, such that passing of the first and second webs through the laminating rolls closes-off the successive pouches with the metered quantity of powdered material sealed therewithin.
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