Claims
- 1. Viscous material filling equipment, comprising:support means whereby a container main body with at least a drum body consisting of a flexible film and an open end consisting of a rigid reinforcing component is vertically held at the reinforcing component, with the opening on top; charging means for charging the viscous material into the vertically held container main body; pressing means for pressing the drum body of the container main body filled with a viscous material to cause the surface of the viscous material to bulge; a lid member supply means for supplying a lid member over the container main body in which the surface of the viscous material is bulging; and capping means for fitting the lid member to the opening of the reinforcing component of the container main body and fixing the lid member in an air-tight manner to the reinforcing component.
- 2. Viscous material filling equipment according to claim 1 wherein the drum body is temporarily pressed by the pressing means and then released, and the container main body is capped with the lid member by the capping means as the drum body returns to its original shape.
- 3. Viscous material filling equipment according to claim 1 or 2, the charging means further comprising a viscous material feed tube having a length insertable into at least the interior of the container main body, and lifting means for lifting the viscous material feed tube relative to the container main body, wherein the viscous material feed tube is inserted by the lifting means into the interior of the container main body, and the viscous material is charged into the container main body as the viscous material feed tube is pulled out of the container main body.
Priority Claims (2)
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10-357754 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of Ser. No. 09/762,543 filed Feb. 9, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,463,968 which was filed as PCT/JP99/00610 filed Jan. 12, 1999.
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