MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647112233 A) filed by Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A. on September 18, 2026, for Splicing Unit For Splicing A Sealing Strip Of Heat-Sealable Material, Apparatus For Applying A Sealing Strip To A Web Of Packaging Material And Packaging Machine For Forming Sealed Packages.
Inventors include Poletti, Gabriele; Ricco', Marco; Caselli, Riccardo; and Davoli, Stefano.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: There is described a splicing unit (18) for splicing a new sealing strip (13*) of heat-sealable material to a sealing strip (13) in use when the sealing strip (13) in use is about to exhaust, the splicing unit (18) comprising a sealing device (27) configured to seal the new sealing strip (13*) and the sealing strip (13) in use to one another and an advancement device (31) configured to convey the new sealing strip (13*) along a conveying path (Q*) towards the sealing device (27) The advancement device (31) is provided with a preparation roller (32) configured to accommodate the new sealing strip (13*) in preparation for splicing to the sealing strip (13) in use; the preparation roller (32) comprises a lateral surface (35) and a ridge element (50) protruding from the lateral surface (35), the ridge element (50) comprises ridge portions (36) arranged side by side, and spaced apart from one another so as to define a passage (P) for the new sealing strip (13*).
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