A gripper device used in a bag filling and packaging machine and moved, while holding a bag, along a predetermined path to change the orientation of the bag, the gripper device including: a movable frame (2) that is moved along the predetermined path in a horizontal plane, a pivot frame (3) that is pivotably supported by the movable frame and has a horizontal pivot axis (O.sub.1), a pair of gripper arms (4, 5) that are pivotably supported by the pivot frame and pivoted, in conjunction with each other, symmetrically in a plane parallel to the pivot axis of the pivot frame, a bag orientation changing mechanism (14) that is installed on the movable frame and pivots the pivot frame at an angle of 90, and a gripper arm pivot mechanism (15) that is installed on the movable frame and pivots the pair of gripper arms.

Rotary filling machine comprising a rotating infeed starwheel, configured to supply packages, a rotating filling carrousel, upon which a plurality of filling stations are located and; a rotating outfeed starwheel, configured to remove the packages. Each filling station comprises dosage devices; vertical displacement devices configured to vary the relative distance between the package and the dosage devices in the direction of a vertical axis; rotation devices configured to provide relative rotation movement between the package and the dosage devices, around the vertical axis and; horizontal displacement devices configured to vary the relative distance between the package and the dosage devices on a horizontal plane, perpendicular to the vertical axis.

The invention relates to an assembly for filling a container with at least a first product which is viscous during the filling operation, the assembly comprising a reservoir for storing the first product, a mechanism for pumping the first product from the reservoir to a distribution chamber, ducts connecting the reservoir to the pumping mechanism and the pumping mechanism to the distribution chamber, and a filling device comprising at least two dispensing spouts, each spout being in the form of a tube which is fixed at the upstream end to the distribution chamber and has an inlet orifice that opens into the distribution chamber and an outlet orifice that opens out at the free end of the spout in order to fill a container. According to the invention, the at least two spouts are designed to deliver the first product at different flow rates from one another.

The invention relates to an assembly for filling a container with at least a first product which is viscous during the filling operation, the assembly comprising a reservoir for storing the first product, a mechanism for pumping the first product from the reservoir to a distribution chamber, ducts connecting the reservoir to the pumping mechanism and the pumping mechanism to the distribution chamber, and a filling device comprising at least two dispensing spouts, each spout being in the form of a tube which is fixed at the upstream end to the distribution chamber and has an inlet orifice that opens into the distribution chamber and an outlet orifice that opens out at the free end of the spout in order to fill a container. According to the invention, the at least two spouts are designed to deliver the first product at different flow rates from one another.

A dental paste filling device for filling dental paste in a container without entraining air bubbles is disclosed. The dental paste filling device includes: a paste supply stage serving as a supply source of the dental paste; a paste filling stage where the dental paste is filled in the container; and a supply flow passage connecting the both stages. The paste supply stage comprises: a storage chamber for storing the dental paste; a storage chamber depressurizing and defoaming device for depressurizing the inside of the storage chamber to defoam the dental paste within the storage chamber; and a storage chamber extruding device for extruding the dental paste within the storage chamber towards the supply flow passage. The paste filling stage comprises: a filling chamber having an open/close mechanism; a holder for detachably holding the container inside the filling chamber; a filling chamber deaerating device for depressurizing the inside of the filling chamber to prevent entrainment of air bubbles into the dental paste; and a reception port for introducing the dental paste into the filling chamber. The supply flow passage comprises: an upstream tube connected to the storage chamber; a downstream tube connected to the reception port of the filling chamber, and a discharge control valve disposed between the upstream tube and the downstream tube.

A carrier comprising a pair of movers that are movable about a transport table of a cartoning system for transporting a carton. Each mover of the pair includes a carriage that is configured to operatively couple the mover to a track of the transport table for movement therealong and a jaw supported by the carriage. The jaw is rotatable about a pivot axis relative to the carriage such that the jaw is movable between a loading position, where a longitudinal axis of the jaw is approximately perpendicular to a travel direction of the mover along the track of the transport table, and an angled position, where the longitudinal axis of the jaw is angled relative to the travel direction of the mover. Each mover further includes a biasing member that is configured to apply an orienting force to the jaw to maintain the jaw in the loading position.

A carrier comprising a pair of movers that are movable about a transport table of a cartoning system for transporting a carton. Each mover of the pair includes a carriage that is configured to operatively couple the mover to a track of the transport table for movement therealong and a jaw supported by the carriage. The jaw is rotatable about a pivot axis relative to the carriage such that the jaw is movable between a loading position, where a longitudinal axis of the jaw is approximately perpendicular to a travel direction of the mover along the track of the transport table, and an angled position, where the longitudinal axis of the jaw is angled relative to the travel direction of the mover. Each mover further includes a biasing member that is configured to apply an orienting force to the jaw to maintain the jaw in the loading position.