CN1396095A - Method and device for processing cigarette packing material and method and system for ensuring cigarette truth - Google Patents

Method and device for processing cigarette packing material and method and system for ensuring cigarette truth Download PDF

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CN1396095A
CN1396095A CN02141908.6A CN02141908A CN1396095A CN 1396095 A CN1396095 A CN 1396095A CN 02141908 A CN02141908 A CN 02141908A CN 1396095 A CN1396095 A CN 1396095A
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    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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A method and a device for processing a wrapping material for a product in a tobacco-processing industry, the method comprises step of feeding the wrapping material to an action region of at least one radiation source, the device includes at least one transmitting device for aiming the pencil of rays on the wrapping material, in virtue of the pencil of rays to make at least one area of the wrapping material. And a process and device for verifying the authenticity of the tobacco products: forming a label by subjecting the wrapping material to the action of the beam of the light radiated from the radiation source, and forming the label into a geometrical shape having a partially discontinuous gradient area and/or having convex-shape and concave-shape regions; observating the label coating the wrapping material of the product and contrasting the presetting label of the product with the label ; the system includes an image obtaining device, a storing device, a contrasting device and a sending device for sending the contrasting data.

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The method and system of the method and apparatus of processing cigarette product packing and the assurance cigarette product true and false
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method and apparatus of the packing that are used to process tobacco processing industrial products and the method and system that a kind of authenticity that is used for tobacco processing industrial products detects.
Background technology
In tobacco industry, there is such problem, be that low-quality goods in the tobacco industry is full of very in large quantities on market, these low-quality goods or with original-pack (so-called pack again) or also pack or under the situation of cigarette, use cigarette pack with of poor quality.This cigarette of poor quality or tobacco processing industrial products are second-rate, and be cheap because it is made usually.This product has more inferior-quality tobacco usually.
Because the sale of this class low-quality goods has caused the end user, promptly produce doubt in the middle of the smoker to its source, for example when tobacco product taste difference, the taste of this difference is attributed to the producer of authentic product and changes brand with regard to making the smoker.Caused authentic production person's tangible fame loss thus, and authentic production person's financial loss.
This low-quality goods is also referred to as counterfeit goods below, and a part is recognized easily, but a part is recognized to be come out for professional person oneself yet.
In the past, for example adopt hologram to distinguish authentic product and corresponding counterfeit or inferior quality goods or counterfeit goods, this hologram is placed on the packing of authentic tobacco product.The filter tip or the markd coated paper that adopt the rear end to form in addition.
All these ways all have such shortcoming, i.e. these ways or cost is relatively expensive, perhaps can forge easily.It is for example very expensive making corresponding hologram in addition and this hologram being coated on the packing of cigarette for example.
Summary of the invention
Relative therewith, task of the present invention provides a kind of method and a kind of device, but by means of this device at high speed and simple and reliable make packing or tobacco product for example cigarette have some elements, utilize these elements can determine for certain that it is authentic commodity or counterfeit or inferior quality goods.These be used for accordingly determining each product authenticity introducing or existing assembly itself counterfeit very difficult or cost a lot of money.Therefore last low-quality goods can be recognized relatively simply.Another task of the present invention provides a kind of corresponding method and corresponding system that is used to guarantee the authenticity of tobacco processing industrial products, utilize this system can be simply, relatively apace, cost carries out relevant detection or assurance to the authenticity of this product cheaply.
This task is to solve by a kind of method that is used to process the packing of tobacco processing industrial products, and this method comprises following method step:
-these packing are incorporated in the service area of at least one radiant,
-form a mark by utilizing the beam of launching by this at least one radiant to impact these packing, changed with these these packing regionally, and this mark has a geometric configuration, this mark outline portion have a discontinuous steepness zone also/or comprise and protruding and recessed zone.
Corresponding mark can be formed by method of the present invention, the authenticity of tobacco processing industrial products can be detected by means of this mark with simple methods.For the packing in the scope of the invention, think especially coated paper substantially, cigarette paper, cigarette case pattern, package foil and packing.The geometric configuration of this mark is especially definable or can be predetermined.These marks can have a simple relatively shape, and for example one as the criss-cross on Switzerland's flag; This mark can certainly have a very complicated shape.Especially this shape comprises the wedge angle and the obtuse angle of one after the other.This mark especially have can predetermined uniqueness feature.
Comprise and forge corresponding mark and be difficult to accomplish when removing material when these packing being carried out the area change step.Especially when forming perforation in these packing, this mark also can be used as the common perforation of others and uses in cigarette paper for example.So do not need or only partly need to predesignate other perforation, this is general in the production of cigarette in addition.
When the area change of this material took place with chemical modification, this mark can obviously be made with comparalive ease, and the automatic identification of this mark is simplified.Chemical modification is interpreted as especially a kind of dyeing, a kind of be different from this raw-material for example crystal or non-crystal structure, and a kind of formation of noval chemical compound or for example a kind of oxidation have especially changed for example reflectance coefficient of these packing thus.When fusing appears in the area change of these packing, can change with simple methods.When in order to form some marks, and between two moment that form each mark at least or step, during with one section path of predesignating of packing transmission, especially can apply one or several weakened line.This is related in particular to DE 195 11 393 and German patent application Nr.100 41 020 0.These last-mentioned two patent applications are incorporated in the present patent application fully about its open part.
Preferably, this beam focusing is to these packing especially or near the focus these packing.When the size of this mark was at most 50 μ m, it was difficult for example forming this mark by punching press with mechanical means, so that for the tamperer aspect, had stoped duplicating of respective markers.This class size is usually by CO 2Laser forms.When using the YAG laser, can also have the mark that is of a size of 10 μ m.Visibility, promptly the visibility of this marker edge depends on the performance of employed light wavelength and employed condenser lens basically.The visibility of maximum possible approximately is half of employed light wavelength.Therefore preferably use the laser of emission shortwave beam.
This task solves by a device that is used to process the packing of tobacco industry in addition, this device comprises at least one feedway, can be to these packing by means of this feedway beacon alignment, wherein can process at least one zone of these packing by means of this beam, can form a mark in addition with geometric configuration, this mark outline portion have a discontinuous steepness zone also/or comprise and protruding and recessed zone.This geometric configuration is definable or can be predetermined especially.This mark is zone of this packing in-to-in especially, exactly mechanically, physically or has chemically changed this packing in this zone.For example perforated material belongs to this type of.This removal can proceed to such degree, promptly forms perforation, but is between being cut off, thereby just stayed at this marked region in-to-in material.This mark can also comprise the dyeing or the fusing of these packing.
When having when being used to transmit the feedway of these packing, can on the diverse location of these packing, apply a row mark.The mark that these row are applied also can be a kind of coding form.Coat or form different marks like this in certain marked region, these these marks that are used for corresponding product should be discernible.
This feedway preferably includes a laser, especially a CO 2Laser, a YAG laser or an excimer laser.When the intensity of this beam and/or power density and/or energy density are may command and/or selectable the time, just can form the mark of desirable performance.
In one embodiment, this feedway has comprised the element of the shape of this mark given in advance.Provide a very device of simple realization by this layout of the present invention.Especially this element comprises a diaphragm and/or a concentrating element.During this external of the present invention another was arranged, this element was a diffraction optical element.Diffraction optical element for example is disclosed among DE 195 11 393 A1.It has related to a kind of optical element basically, and this optical element forms a focus by diffraction.Utilize a corresponding diffraction optical element, can form the different geometries that serves as a mark, wherein this diffraction optical element is also referred to as DOE below.Especially can consult the Fig. 3 and 5 among DE 195 11 393 A1 in this respect, describe the various calcination spots of peripheral punch format here.
Preferably provide a cigarette bar machine, a filter tip placement machine, a cigarette-packaging machine and/or a Foilpac machine with apparatus of the present invention.
This task solves by a mark on the packing of tobacco industry in addition, and this mark has a geometric configuration, the outline portion of this mark have a discontinuous steepness zone also/or comprise and protruding and recessed zone.Can distinguish out low-quality goods without difficulty by this class mark from certified products, wherein for example in known a collection of corresponding product, each producer can select corresponding geometric configuration.
Preferably have some angles, steepness is discontinuous on wedge angle.In a preferred embodiment, acute angle and obtuse angle one after the other.In one embodiment, the maximum gauge of this mark is in the scope that is less than or equal to 50 μ m.This mark also can also diminish so that for example maximum gauge in the scope that is approximately 10 μ m.When structure in the edge of this mark has 150nm to 350nm scope and visibility, for the tamperer, remove to produce corresponding mark and be difficult to and the cost height.For structure or visibility, especially need the degree of the sudden change at this edge, the approximate mutability at this edge preferably reaches 150nm to 350nm scope by physics mode.The inexactness at this fringe region or this edge expands to a distance above 150nm to 350nm scope.A this mark preferably material weakens.When this mark is the perforation of these packing, for example under the situation of wrapper, can only add other few perforation, perhaps basic not additional other perforation, thereby the arrangement of this mark can replace common perforation to settle, by this method, when producing cigarette, maybe this perforation is At All Other Times not need to be used to form this mark.
When this mark have one with this mark beyond the different color of packing the time, obtain making mark to be convenient to a kind of possibility of discerning especially.
Weakened line on the packing of tobacco industry preferably includes some above-mentioned according to mark of the present invention.Can consult the applicant's application 100 41 020.0 about the notion content of this weakened line.This weakened line is preferably only formed by mark according to the present invention.
Preferably on the bar shaped article of this tobacco industry, especially cigarette, apply at least one according to mark of the present invention.The packing of product of tobacco industry preferably has at least one according to mark of the present invention.
Mark preferably according to the present invention is used for the validity check of this tobacco processing industrial products.
This task is used to guarantee that by a kind of the method for this tobacco processing industrial products authenticity solves in addition, and this method comprises the certain methods step: to the contrast with the mark of predesignating for this product of the observation that is coated in the mark on this product packaging material and this mark.Thereby for example when corresponding big mark, the ultimate consumer also can determine its respective markers of a requisite quality whether actually by simple observation, to determine that on cigarette to be observed or the packing to be observed be a certified products rather than a low-quality goods.For observation procedure, refer in particular within the scope of the present invention and read, cultivate and take a picture, especially carry out by means of a digital photographing (shooting) machine.
This observation best by means of a multiplying arrangement as reading mirror or microscope or an amplifying lens carries out.
If carry out this observation by means of an image acquiring device, wherein the image of being observed is stored, and then can realize the automation according to the inventive method without difficulty.When in back to back image processing, this mark as the image storage is a canonical parameter by unification, can compare with mark given in advance simply.Preferably when the mark of being observed of institute's memory image and/or standard picture compares with other image predetermined, that especially stored, provide one and very sure determine that promptly this product is genuine piece or fakement.When this other image be stored in one with fixed point away from computer system, in the time of for example on the producer's the computer system, can realize that being used to of determining very much guarantees or the method for definite tobacco processing industrial products authenticity.When selecting this other image, can limit the possibility of forgery further in addition, because the tamperer does not know that generally which each mark of other data and this is associated by means of other data.These other data can be for example trade mark or a packing stamping.This stamping can be input in the computer system, and can be sent in the computer system of selecting this other image therein.Preferably send the signal of a certified products or low-quality goods as the result of this method.
This task is used to guarantee that by a kind of the system of this tobacco processing industrial products authenticity solves at last, this system has an image acquiring device and a memory storage, on this memory storage, can be stored in the memory contents by predetermined image, wherein between this image acquiring device and this memory storage, the data attaching parts is housed, and the compare device is installed, by means of this compare device, an image that is received by image acquiring device compares with the memory contents in the memory storage, and an issue device that is used to send correlation data is housed.
Within the scope of the invention, signal especially for correlation data points out that it is pseudo-product or original or is a certified products.Correlation data also can be difference such as square-error, or stacked image such as image addition or image ask poor, and a people can discern at once as a customs officer or a wholesale dealer whereby, and it is a fakement or a certified products.Especially this image acquiring device comprises an amplifier element, and this amplifier element for example is a microscope or an amplifying lens.When having an image processing unit (plant), but the image digitalisation of especially reading whereby can be carried out the detection automation of this tobacco processing industrial products authenticity without difficulty.This memory storage preferably includes a data bank.This compare device is a computing machine in embodiments of the present invention.
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Following the present invention is not described according to the embodiment by means of accompanying drawing with not limiting general inventive concept, in addition about do not further specify in the text according to all details of the present invention, can clearly consult according to by means of the embodiment of accompanying drawing.Accompanying drawing is depicted as:
Fig. 1 has the front elevation according to the filter tip placement machine of apparatus of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is according to the present invention, perspectivity ground general description be used to the to bore a hole device of coating paper tape,
Fig. 3 is a) to 3c) mark of corresponding different shaping,
Cigarette-packaging machine of Fig. 4 three-dimensional ground general description,
Paper tinsel transmitting device of Fig. 5 general description, this paper tinsel transmitting device have according to the device of formation mark of the present invention and
One of Fig. 6 general description is according to system of the present invention, and this system is used to guarantee the authenticity of cigarette.
In the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding mark marks with same label, has so just avoided each introduction that repeats to mark.
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The described machine of Fig. 1 relates to the filter tip placement machine of the MAX type of a kind of Hauni machine manufacture joint-stock company, and this filtration placement machine comprises a cutter sweep and the laser beam perforation device with laser works.A kind of machine like this is for example open in US-PS 4 281 670 or DE 198 24 849 A1.Details as Follows for this machine.
An import cylinder 1 is sent to the cigarette of producing in two sorting cylinders 2 on cigarette machine, this sorting cylinder 2 is divided the cigarette that classification is carried, and it per two one of portion's section that comprises space between the cigarette is sent to a cooperation cylinder 3 with being listed as.This filter stick arrives a knife cylinder 6 from a stock chest 4, and cut into the filtering plug of double use length by two circular cutter disks 7, classification in sorting cylinder 8, plug by straight one-tenth one row of slip cylinder 9 rows are placed continuously is put in the space of the columns of cigarettes on the cooperation cylinder 3 by quickening cylinder 11.
These cigarette-filter tips-cigarette-group is pushed together, so that they axially closely adjoin.Then they are transmitted cylinder 12 receptions.Coating paper tape 13 is extracted out from bobbin 14 by means of draft cylinder 16.This paper tape 13 is guided round the coarse crushing machine 17 with sharpened edge, is gummed device 18 gluings, and is cut on knife cylinder 19.The coating small pieces that these separate (connection small pieces) are attached on this cigarette-filter tip-group on the transferring roller 12, and on rolling cylinder 22 by means of rolling handle 23 around this cigarette-filtrations-group rolling.The two cigarettes with filter tip of ready array are transferred to knife cylinder 26 through drying drum 24, and in knife cylinder 26, pass this filtering plug and be cut to single-filtering mouth cigarette, simultaneously defective in quality cigarette with filter tip is removed by the cutter that is positioned at the center.
Turning device 29 upsets one cigarette with filter tip that concurs with transferring roller 27 and collection cylinder 28 is listed as, and through transferring roller 27 and collection cylinder 28 it is sent in the continuous cigarette with filter tip that does not the overturn row simultaneously.This cigarette with filter tip arrives through verification cylinder 31 and releases cylinder 32, carries out the head scanning of cigarette with filter tip on this external release cylinder 32 before releasing operation.The extraction cylinder 34 that concurs with brake drum 33 is put into cigarette with filter tip to extract out and is with on 36.
Has marker 38 by device of the present invention.It is clearly shown that in Fig. 2, Fig. 2 as embodiments of the invention with the formal description of general perspective the driling unit 38 among Fig. 1.Also represent by the paper tape that the connection paper of gluing constitutes with 13.This driling unit 38 has a laser 42 by control setup 41 controls, these laser 42 emission pulse laser bundles 43.This laser beam 43 is by deflecting mirror 44 deflections, and is divided into two same divided beams 43a by transmissive mirror 46) and 43b).Semi-transparent light microscopic 46 is this divided beams 43b simultaneously) deflect on the coating paper tape 13.Another mirror 47 is the divided beams 43a by semi-transparent light microscopic 46) also deflect on the coating paper tape 13.
This divided beams 43a) and 43b) on coating paper tape 13, be focused into two perforation traces 49 and 49a by the optical unit 48 of only having described one of them among Fig. 2), at perforation trace 49 and 49a) locate to form perforation 51 or 51a).This perforation 51 or 51a) in Fig. 2, be described as circle or hole.Within the scope of the invention, with for example seeming that corresponding perforation or mark with geometric configuration replace circle, this at Fig. 3 a) to 3c) in described.
Diffraction lens as optical unit 48 has a corresponding intensity profile given in advance.This intensity profile is such, promptly has a uniform basically intensity in the zone of mark to be formed, and does not as much as possible have intensity fully in the outside of this mark.Diffraction optical element is disclosed among DE 198 24849 A1 and DE 195 11 393 A1 substantially, and wherein possible fully is that this diffactive lens group is so arranged or calculated and form, with the laser beam foucing form of being wanted in this packing adjusted.The disclosure of these two applications fully comprises in this application.
Fig. 3 is a) to 3c) described accordingly according to mark of the present invention, this mark as shown in Figure 2, with row 49 and 49a) for example be formed on the coating paper tape 13.This mark can certainly be placed on the encapsulating material of cigarette pack or cigarette pack, perhaps on the cigarette paper.Should have different shapes by corresponding mark according to the present invention.Fig. 3 a) in, this mark is a criss-cross, this cross can for example be seen on Helvetian flag.The interior zone of profile 58 is arranged differently with the perimeter of profile 58.For example can remove this zone some materials of 58 in-to-ins, so that in this mark 55, form thin packing.This mark 55 or have some discontinuous steepness zones 59 and relative sharp keen edge 54 according to the geometric configuration of Fig. 3 mark 55 a).These mark 55 formed maximum dimension D for example are in scope between 10 μ m and the 50 μ m according to employed laser.The mark of the sharpened edge of this class is impossible for example form by the punching mode according to mechanical means.This mark also can be such, does not promptly have encapsulating material in profile 58 zones, and this also is one type perforation.
Fig. 3 b) shows the another kind of geometric configuration of this mark 55.Wherein in this mark, have elevated regions 56 and recessed zone 57 simultaneously.At Fig. 3 c) in a kind of spider lable has correspondingly been described, this spider lable is because its meticulous relatively structure and more difficult duplicating.
Fig. 4 shows a cigarette-packaging machine with the form of summarizing very much three-dimensionally, has one according to device of the present invention in this cigarette-packaging machine.In the material feedway 61 of this cigarette-packaging machine, supply with cigarette.These cigarettes fall into piece shape vertical tube 63 by this conveying vertical tube 62.Corresponding cigarette is transported in the bag 65 of bag shape transport tape 64 by this piece shape vertical tube 63 according to known methods.For this cigarette 66 is transported to each bag 65 from this piece shape vertical tube, a driver element 69b is installed), this driver element 69b) promotion reeve push rod 70.This bag transport tape 64 by means of a delivery roll 68 periodically for example turns round to be divided into two step ground, and wherein this delivery roll 68 is by a driver element 69a) drive.One is used for making cigarette to become piece and is used for transporting this cigarette piece and for example discloses at German patent application 100 11 989.1 to the corresponding method and the corresponding device thereof of the respective bag 65 of this bag transport tape 64, and it is 09/736.189 U.S. Patent application that this German patent application is equivalent to sequence number.Present patent application has been adopted the patent application of the disclosure fully.
Ready cigarette piece 67 is brought into the service area of inner packaging material band 76 then by means of impeller 71.This inner packaging material band 76 in advance with correspondingly be provided with according to mark of the present invention by means of driling unit 75 above the mating area of this cigarette piece 67, wherein this driling unit 75 for example also comprises a laser and corresponding optical unit.When transmission cigarette piece 67 by with inner packaging material band 76 effects regional the time, inner packaging material band 76 is correspondingly folded around this cigarette piece bag.Further the folded step of bag is carried out by means of the continuation transmission of block transport tape 72.For the purpose of simple and clear, other mechanism of folded mechanism of corresponding bag and corresponding cigarette-packaging machine has been described in Fig. 4.
The cigarette piece that this quilt is wrapped this inner packaging material band 76 enters into the folded service area of coiling of first bag then, and this cigarette piece links together with ring set 80 in this service area.The piece that has an inner packaging material is equipped with a ring set 80 and this ring set 80 is carried out respective folded in the folded dish of the 1st bag after, a bag of being made up of ring set 80 enters in the transfer station 82, wherein this ring set 80 is arranged on the cigarette piece that has inner packaging material, each plain pape 85 is connected with the bag of being mentioned just now in this transfer station 82, wherein coiling the transporting the process of the folded dish of the 2nd bag, carrying out the folded step of first bag by means of separately plain pape 85 from the 1st bag is folded.This plain pape 85 sends this transfer station 82 to by a plain pape transport tape 86.In the folded dish 83 of second bag, carry out another the folded step of bag then by means of plain pape 85.A corresponding wrapping machine for example discloses in DE 199 47 709.4, and wherein this DE 199 47 709.4 is equivalent to U.S. Patent application 09/678.671.
After the folded dish 83 of the 2nd bag, almost completely the folded cigarette piece of going up plain pape 85 of bag is transported in the drying drum 88 by a packing transport tape 87.In the way of removing drying drum 88, at gluing on the margin of also opening and be laminated on the inboard margin.In drying drum 88, dry up this glue.After drying drum 88, ready cigarette pack 115 is transported in the output vertical tube 89 by an output transport tape 90.
In this embodiment, this mark or this some marks are coated onto on the inboard wrapper.This mark can certainly be coated onto in the zone of this plain pape transport tape on this plain pape, for example perhaps is coated onto afterwards on other the packing, and wherein this ready cigarette pack 115 still wraps in these packing.
Fig. 5 has briefly described the paper tinsel transmitting device that has apparatus of the present invention, and apparatus of the present invention are used to produce corresponding mark.A strip of wrapping material, promptly paper tinsel band 122 is wound on the bobbin 120, and enters into the mating area of cigarette pack along transmission direction 121 at last by a guiding roller 123, and this cigarette pack is wrapped this paper tinsel.In the way of removing cigarette pack 115, this paper tinsel enters in the service area of laser beam 126, and this laser beam 126 is penetrated by a laser 124, and focuses on by lens 125, wherein these lens 125 for example can have a diaphragm, and this diaphragm forms according to desirable mark.At this moment for example can produce corresponding mark by means of this laser between the paper tinsel transmission period, wherein this laser preferably operates with impulse form.
Produce after this mark, this paper tinsel enters in the service area of paper tinsel cross cutter 127, and this cross cutter 127 makes this paper tinsel having a cross-sectional plane on the position in advance, has so just produced corresponding paper tinsel section.Cigarette pack 115 is at first introduced in this paper tinsel section with the U type, and this cigarette pack 115 is along transmission direction 128 transmission of this cigarette pack 115.Then the cigarette pack 115 of this part packing is transported in the folded bag of bag of the folded capstan head 129 of bag, carries out other necessary packaging process then in the folded capstan head of bag.
Germany D-82178 Puchheim, the model of the Lumonics company that No. 5, the Junker street is that the device of IMPACT3000 can be used as the laser use.This relates to CO 2Laser, this CO 2Laser can be launched has very short beam time and very high energy pulses laser beam.Diffraction lens is for example by the CA 95602 Auburn Lindbergh street 2301 of the U.S., Coherent company, or No. 15, D-82140 0lchingWemer-von-Siemens street, and Laser Components company sells.
The detection of this mark also can realize according to the variety of way method.For example can not pass through or pass through accessory appliances cheaply, determine whether to have a corresponding mark actually as end user's the mirror oneself of reading.
The wholesale dealer can pass through some expensive accessory appliancess, microscope for example, resemble sampling and determine one and mark whether to be duplicated badly by mechanical means, perhaps one some expensive mark whether by means of for example laser beam and diffractive optical device or diaphragm are made accordingly.
In addition the wholesale dealer or for example customs can determine whether to have a low-quality goods very exactly by an image system of processing described in Fig. 6, wherein Fig. 6 has briefly described one according to system of the present invention, and this system is used to guarantee the authenticity of tobacco processing industrial products.
This image system of processing comprises that 100, one microscopes 101 of a testing room are connected on this testing room 100.For example cigarette pack 115 can be introduced in this testing room 100.Being coated in this mark on this cigarette pack 115 can be exaggerated by means of a digital camera 102 by this microscope 101 and read.This digital image is transferred to computing machine 105 by a communication cable 103, and wherein this digital image reads by means of digital camera.The image that is read can show by a monitor 106 then.At this moment by for example importing out of Memory with a keyboard 107, what may coat as the trade mark of cigarette or one for example is the packing stamping of Serial No., so that for example in this computing machine 105 existing mark can compare with the image that be read, wherein this mark should be consistent with this additional information.
The image or the correspondingly digitalisation of pattern that also can for example make to be read, and can have this additional information and be transferred to mainframe computer 108 by a data lead or a data cable 104 together, this mainframe computer 108 is a kind of computing machines.This computing machine 108 comprises a disk 109, and the Serial No. that be used for the additional information of certain cigarette pack function, for example can be embossing on each packing is stored in this disk 109, for example in corresponding cigarette manufacturer this computing machine 108 can be installed.Be used for the significant notation of each trade mark or can also list this disk in by means of these data with different marker combination this mark together.This mainframe computer can so be designed program then, promptly by means of mutual contrast, just will be used on this each packing or be used for for example comparing on this each stamping with mark pattern, the mark on making a predetermined mark or some marks and being coated in this packing 115 is consistent.This mark should accord with for example one or several patterns in the data bank that is stored on this disk 109 then.As the response of this computing machine 108, it enough goes to launch one and represents the signal of this information to be used as replying, and promptly whether this signal is a genuine piece or is a fakement at this.Method can not revealed other confidential information in this manner.
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1. be used to process the method for the packing (13,76,85,122) of this tobacco processing industrial products, this method comprises following method step:
-these packing (13,76,85,122) are incorporated in the service area of at least one radiant (38,42,75,124),
-by utilizing beam (43a by this at least one radiant (38,42,75,124) emission, 43b, 126) impact this packing (13,76,85,122) form a mark (51,51a, 55), with these these packing (13,76,85,122) changed regionally, and this mark (51,51a, 55) have a geometric configuration, this mark profile (58) part have a discontinuous steepness zone (59) also/or comprise protrusions (56) and be recessed into (57) zone.
2. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that the regionality of these packing (13,76,85,122) changes the removal that comprises material in the step.
3. according to the method for claim 2, it is characterized in that, and perforation (51,51a) be formed on these packing (13,76,85,123).
4. according to the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, chemical change takes place when changing these packing (13,76,85,123) regionally.
5. according to methods one or more in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, melt when change these packing (13,76,85,123) times regionally.
6. according to methods one or more in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, in order to form this some marks (51,51a, 55), packing (13,76,85,123) forming transmission one path that can predesignate between two moment of each mark at least.
7. according to methods one or more in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that this beam (43a, 43b, 126) is focused.
8. according to methods one or more in the claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that this mark (51,51a, 55) size is at most 50 μ m.
9. be used to process the device of the packing (13,76,85,123) of this tobacco industry, this device comprises at least one feedway (41 to 48; 75; 124,125), by means of this feedway (41 to 48; 75; 124,125) can make this beam (43a, 43b, 126) be registered to these packing (13,76,85,123) on, wherein by means of this beam (43a, 43b, 126) can process these packing (13,76,85 at least, 123) a zone is characterized in that, can form a mark (51 with geometric configuration, 51a, 55), this mark profile (58) part have a discontinuous steepness zone (59) also/or comprise protrusions (56) and be recessed into (57) zone.
10. according to the device of claim 9, it is characterized in that having the transmitting device (Fig. 1,39,72,81,83,86,87,123) that is used to transmit these packing (13,76,85,123).
11. the device according to claim 9 and/or 10 is characterized in that, this feedway (41 to 48; 75; 124,125) comprise a laser (42,124), especially a CO 2Laser, a YAG laser or an excimer laser.
12. the device according to one or more in the claim 9 to 11 is characterized in that, intensity of this beam (43a, 43b, 126) and/or power density and/or energy density are may command and/or selectable.
13. the device according to one or more in the claim 9 to 12 is characterized in that, this feedway (41 to 48; 75; 124,125) comprise the element (48,125) of the shape of this mark given in advance (51,51a, 55).
14. the device according to claim 13 is characterized in that, this element (48,125) comprises a diaphragm and/or a concentrating element (48,125).
15. the device according to claim 13 and/or 14 is characterized in that, this element (48,125) comprises a diffraction optical element.
16. have cigarette bar machine, filter tip placement machine, cigarette-packaging machine and/or a Foilpac machine according to devices one or more in the claim 9 to 15.
17. packing (13,76,85 at this tobacco industry, 123) mark (51 on, 51a, 55) have a geometric configuration, this mark profile (58) part has a discontinuous steepness zone (59) and/or comprises protrusion (57) and recessed (56) zone.
18. the mark according to claim 17 is characterized in that, has some angles (59), goes up steepness at this wedge angle (59) and suddenlys change.
19. the mark according to claim 17 and/or 18 is characterized in that, the maximum gauge (D) of this mark (51,51a, 55) is in the scope that is less than or equal to 50 μ m.
20. the mark according to one or more in the claim 17 to 19 is characterized in that, has this edge (54), the structure of this edge (54) or visibility are in 150nm to 350nm scope.
21. the mark according to one or more in the claim 17 to 20 is characterized in that, this mark (51,51a, 55) is that a kind of material weakens.
22. the mark according to one or more in the claim 17 to 21 is characterized in that, this mark (51,51a, 55) be these packing (13,76,85,123) perforation (51,51a).
23. the mark according to one or more in the claim 17 to 20 is characterized in that, this mark (51,51a, 55) has one and this mark (51,51a, 55) different color of packing (13,76,85,123) in addition.
24. the weakened line on the packing of this tobacco industry (13,76,85,123) (49,49a) comprise some according to marks one or more in the claim 17 to 23 (51,51a, 55).
25. the bar shaped article of this tobacco industry (66), especially cigarette have at least one according to marks one or more in the claim 17 to 23 (51,51a, 55).
26. the packing of this tobacco processing industrial products (115) has at least one according to marks one or more in the claim 17 to 23 (51,51a, 55).
27. be used for the validity check of this tobacco processing industrial products (66,115) according to mark one or more in the claim 17 to 23 (51,51a, 55).
28. be used to confirm this tobacco processing industrial products (66,115) method of authenticity, this method comprises the certain methods step: to being coated in the packing (13 of this product (66,115), 76, mark 85,123) (51,51a, 55) observation and this mark (51,51a, 55) with mark contrast that predesignate for this product (66,115) or selectable.
29. the method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, realizes observation by means of a multiplying arrangement (101).
30. the method according to claim 28 and/or 29 is characterized in that, carries out this observation by means of an image acquiring device (102), wherein the image of being observed is stored.
31. the method according to claim 30 is characterized in that, in back to back image processing, it is a canonical parameter that this mark (51,51a, 55) as the image storage is unified.
32. according to methods one or more in the claim 28 to 31, it is characterized in that, this contrast is passed through the mark (51,51a, 55) observed and is realized with institute's memory image and/or the contrast that has a standard picture of other image predetermined, that especially stored.
33. the method according to claim 32 is characterized in that, this other image be stored in one with fixed point away from computer system (108,109) on.
34. the method according to claim 32 and/or 33 is characterized in that, selects this other image by means of other data.
35. the method according to one or more in the claim 28 to 34 is characterized in that, sends the signal of a certified products (66,115) or low-quality goods (66,115) as the result of this method.
36. be used to confirm this tobacco processing industrial products (66,115) system of authenticity, this system has an image acquiring device (100,101,102) and a memory storage (105,109), at this memory storage (105,109) can be stored in the memory contents by predetermined image on, wherein between this image acquiring device (100 to 102) and this memory storage (105,109), data attaching parts (103 is housed, 104), and a compare device (105,108) is installed, by means of this compare device (105,108), an image that is read by image acquiring device (100 to 102) compares with the memory contents in this memory storage (105,109), and an issue device (106) that is used to send correlation data is housed.
37. the system according to claim 36 is characterized in that, this image acquiring device (100 to 102) comprises an amplifier element (101).
38. the system according to claim 36 and/or 37 is characterized in that, has an image processing unit (plant) (105,108,109), by means of this image processing unit (plant) (105,108,109), but the image digitalisation of especially reading.
39. the system according to one or more in the claim 36 to 38 is characterized in that, this memory storage (105,109) comprises a data bank.
40. the system according to one or more in the claim 36 to 39 is characterized in that, this compare device is the part of a computing machine or a computing machine (105,108).
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