EP0030359B1 - Apparatus for packaging cigarettes or the like - Google Patents

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EP0030359B1
EP0030359B1 EP80107541A EP80107541A EP0030359B1 EP 0030359 B1 EP0030359 B1 EP 0030359B1 EP 80107541 A EP80107541 A EP 80107541A EP 80107541 A EP80107541 A EP 80107541A EP 0030359 B1 EP0030359 B1 EP 0030359B1
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Heinz Focke
Kurt Liedtke
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
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    • B65B19/22—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
    • B65B19/223—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors
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  • the invention relates to a device for packaging cigarettes or the like.
  • the conveying elements for the tinfoil block being designed as a revolver, of which at least one has pockets in which the cuts can be made, the pockets of the revolver being able to carry the tinfoil block in the region of the include wide area and in the area of the narrow side surfaces, so that a wide surface facing outward in the radial direction is exposed and the tinfoil block can be transferred from one turret to the next turret.
  • Such a device is known from DE-A-1 511 585.
  • tinfoil packs are transferred from a first turret (tinfoil turret) to a second turret (paper turret).
  • the paper turret has pockets in which the tinfoil packs lie in such an orientation that their wide surface facing outwards is exposed.
  • these bags are not exactly adapted to the size of the tin foil packs, but much larger. For this reason, there is also a need for a spring-loaded holding element on the side, which holds a narrow side of the tin foil pack.
  • the revolver upstream of the described revolver however, has no pockets.
  • DE-A-1 511 585 does not process unpacked cigarette groups, but only tinfoil packs that have already been packaged in a semi-finished manner.
  • US-A-2 608 039 shows a packaging machine for cigarettes in which the cigarette groups are inserted axially into a pre-shaped tinfoil case. Only these tinfoil packs are then fed to a tinfoil turret. A spring-loaded ejector pushes the tinfoil group out when the corresponding pocket of the revolver is released.
  • this requires Geq force or guidance throughout the revolver cycle, with the exception of the ejection station, since otherwise the steel packs would be ejected beforehand.
  • GB-A-1 170 732 and DD-A-55 276 also show packaging machines with revolvers which, however, like the prior art described above, cannot handle unpackaged cigarette groups. Rather, these two devices must always be supplied with a tin foil pack.
  • the object of the invention to propose a packaging machine with which cigarettes in particular can be processed gently with a higher output of the packaging machine.
  • the conveyor for the unpacked cigarette groups is also a revolver with pockets, that both revolvers for the tinfoil blocks have pockets, that all pockets of all turrets have the dimensions of the cigarette group or the tinfoil block, that the cigarette groups in the same How the tinfoil blocks are arranged in the pockets so that the broad side points radially outwards, that the transfer from one revolver to the next takes place if the pockets of adjacent revolvers are directly opposite one another, that the cigarette groups or
  • Foil pack can be transported by radially movable push elements, and that at least when the cigarette group is handed over to the next revolver, it is supported by a moving counter element (support plate) on the original free (radially outer) side during handover.
  • the exemplary embodiments of the device shown in the drawings are preferably suitable for the production of soft packs.
  • a pack consists of an inner wrap, namely a tinfoil blank 21, and an outer wrapping, namely a paper blank 22.
  • the tinfoil blank 21 envelops on all sides a cuboid-shaped cigarette group 23 and forms with it a cuboid-shaped tinfoil block 24. This in turn is by the cup-shaped paper blank 22, which is open at the top.
  • the package designed in this way forms relatively large front and rear sides 25 and 26, elongated, relatively narrow side surfaces 27 and 28 and end surfaces 29 and 30 of the same width.
  • the tinfoil blank 21 and correspondingly the paper blank 22 are placed around the cigarette group 23 or the tinfoil block 24 according to the “cross winding method”, forming a tube and an intermediate folding position.
  • An edge tab 31, which is shown in FIG. 1 on the basis of the paper blank 22, is connected to the rear side 26 of the paper blank 22.
  • the cut parts which protrude on both sides (tin foil blank 21) or in the region of the base (paper blank 22) in the above interposition are then folded into the plane of the end faces 29, 30.
  • the device according to FIGS. 2 to 7 produces packs of this type and is designed in such a way that it primarily comes into consideration for discontinuous, that is to say cyclical, movement.
  • FIGS. 2 to 7 three endless, rotating conveying elements are provided in succession and one after the other for receiving and processing the packs.
  • This is a first revolver, namely a cigarette turret 32.
  • This is followed by a tinfoil turret 33 and then a paper turret 34.
  • the cigarette turret 32 serves to receive the cigarette groups 23 from a cigarette magazine 35, the lower outlet chutes of which are shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the cigarette groups 23 are provided with the inner blank (tin foil blank 21) in the tinfoil turret 33.
  • the subsequent paper turret 34 envelops the tinfoil blocks 24 in the paper blank 22. Except for an outer cellophane wrap, the finished soft packs 20 leave the paper turret 34 into a discharge conveyor 36.
  • a special feature is the relative position of the cigarette groups 23 or tinfoil blocks 24 within the revolvers 32, 33, 34 and in the conveying direction, particularly when transferring from one revolver to the next.
  • the cigarette groups 23 and tinfoil blocks 24 are arranged in such a way that they are transferred from one revolver to the next in the shortest way, namely with the direction of movement parallel to the narrow dimensions of the side surfaces 27, 28.
  • the front side 25 and rear side 26 are located in Direction of conveyance front or rear. Since the revolvers 32, 33, 34 directly adjoin one another with their outer boundaries or lateral surfaces, the radial stroke of the cigarette groups 23 or tinfoil blocks 24 is only a distance corresponding to the width of the side surfaces 27, 28. Accordingly, short cycle times can be maintained.
  • the cigarette groups 23 or tinfoil blocks 24 are in the pockets 37 or 38 or 39 of the revolvers 32, 33, 34 with the cigarettes pointing in the axial direction of the revolvers 32, 33, 34 and with the (large) front and rear sides 25, 26 in the circumferential plane or tangentially, in any case lying transversely to the radial direction.
  • the cigarette turret 32 is specially designed in this exemplary embodiment. It consists of an outer, circular outer wall 40 and an inner wall 41, which is arranged concentrically and correspondingly. These are fixed in place, that is to say non-rotatably, and limit the pockets 37 for receiving a cigarette group 23 on the radially outer and inner side.
  • the outer wall 40 and inner wall 41 form an annular gap extending over a partial circumference of the cigarette turret 32, within which the pockets 37 with the cigarette groups 23 migrate (in cycles).
  • U-shaped intermediate pieces 42 are provided in the present case, which are arranged at a distance from one another corresponding to the width of the pockets 37.
  • the intermediate pieces 42 are moved together in cycles in the circumferential direction between the outer wall 40 and the inner wall 41, taking the cigarette groups 23 with them.
  • the pockets 37 are delimited by the legs 43, 44 of the intermediate piece 42 as side surfaces.
  • an ejector 46 which can be moved from the inside of the cigarette revolver 32, can move the cigarette group 23 in the respective pocket 37 in the region of the size Ren capture boundary surface (corresponds to the front 25 or back 26) and insert into a neighboring pocket 38 of the tinfoil 33 over a short stroke.
  • a support member in the form of two support plates 93 which is adjacent to the cigarette group 23, is provided in this area. These move in the radial direction with the cigarette group 23 into the pocket 38 of the tinfoil 33. For example, when resting on the radially inner side of the pocket 38 or on the tinfoil blank 21, the support plates 93 are withdrawn by corresponding movement in the axial direction (FIG. 4, FIG. 5), so that the cigarette attachment directly on the tinfoil blank 21 receive.
  • the tinfoil turret 33 is also designed in a special way for reasons of performance.
  • External intermediate segments 48 are arranged on radially directed support arms 47. These each form lateral boundaries for the pockets 38.
  • a radially inner boundary of the pockets 38 is formed by a common, annular support body 49 which is arranged in a stationary manner and extends over a partial region of the paper turret 34.
  • the support body 49 is held by outer or lateral support walls 50, between which the support arms 47 rotate with the intermediate segments 48.
  • the support body 49 is provided with a central, continuous slot 51 through which the support arms 47 protrude.
  • the pockets 38 which are U-shaped in cross section are accordingly formed by the stationary support body 49 and the trapezoidal intermediate segments 48 which represent the lateral boundaries of the pockets 38 in the circumferential direction. These move with the (intermittent) intermediate segments 48 taking the cigarette groups 23 accommodated in the pockets 38 in the circumferential direction of the turret 33.
  • a tinfoil blank 21 is inserted into it, in the present exemplary embodiment by means of a specially designed blanking stamp 52. This is formed with a central part 53, which takes the tinfoil blank 21 with it the pocket 38 located in the receiving position enters.
  • the tinfoil blank 21 with a part for forming the front 25 and the side surfaces 27, 28 is accommodated in the respective pocket 38, while the rear 26 and an edge tab 31 on both sides of the pocket 36 are kept ready on the outer surface of the intermediate segments 48.
  • the blanking die 52 namely its central part, and the intermediate segments 48 are provided with suction bores 56 and 57 - also in the area of the lateral boundaries of the pockets 38 - which are connected to a vacuum source.
  • the cigarette group 23 inserted into a ready-made pocket 38 is, as shown, limited in the pocket 38 by a radially inner larger area of the tinfoil blank 21 (front or back 25 or 26) and by the side surfaces 27, 28.
  • folding members 58, 59 and 60 follow, with which the further folding is carried out, namely first folding over the blank parts resting on the intermediate segments 48 in the circumferential direction (folding member 58) and then the blank parts protruding laterally (in the axial direction of the revolver)
  • the contents of the pockets 38 namely first the cigarette groups 23 and then the partially finished tinfoil block 24, are held in the pockets 38 which are open radially and axially outwards by external, stationary support webs 61, on which the contents of the pockets are held 38 slides along.
  • the transfer of the fully folded tinfoil blocks 24 from the tinfoil turret 33 to the paper turret 34 takes place in the same way as in the area of the transfer station 45. Also in this transfer station 62, the revolvers 33 and 34 rotating in the same direction directly adjoin one another with their lateral surfaces.
  • a slider 63 movable in the radial direction transfers the tinfoil blocks 24 with the short stroke corresponding to the width of the side surfaces 27, 28 into a pocket 39 of the paper turret 34 or into a paper blank 22 fixed therein.
  • the conveying direction is such that the large areas (Front 25, back 26) lie in the transport direction at the front and back.
  • the tinfoil block 24 is correspondingly received, with the aforementioned surfaces pointing in the circumferential direction.
  • the paper turret 34 is otherwise designed in the same way as the tinfoil turret 33. Corresponding parts are therefore provided with the same reference numbers. This paper turret 34 is also associated with folding members which carry out the folding of the paper blank 22 in the manner described.
  • an ejection station 64 is formed with an ejector 65 which pushes the finished packages 20 into the discharge conveyor 36.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Zigaretten od. dgl. stabförmigen Gegenständen in eine quaderförmige Packung mit wenigstens einem Inneneinschlag (Stanniol-Zuschnitt) und einem Packungseinschlag (Papier-Zuschnitt), wobei die Zigaretten entsprechend dem Packungsinhalt gruppenweise einem Magazin od. dgl. entnommen werden und als Zigarettengruppe bzw. als Stanniolblock mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Förderorgane durchlaufen, wobei die Förderorgane für den Stanniolblock als Revolver ausgebildet sind, von denen mindestens einer Taschen aufweist, in welchen Fdtungen der Zuschnitte durchführbar sind, wobei die Taschen des Revolvers den Stanniolblock im Bereich der breiten Fläche sowie im Bereich der schmalen Seitenflächen umfassen, so daß eine in Radialrichtung nach außen weisende breite Fläche freiliegt und wobei der Stanniolblock von einem Revolver zu dem nächsten Revolver übergebbar ist.The invention relates to a device for packaging cigarettes or the like. Rod-shaped objects in a cuboid pack with at least one inside wrap (tinfoil cut) and one pack wrap (paper cut), the cigarettes being grouped according to the pack content of a magazine or the like. are removed and as a cigarette group or as a tinfoil block pass through several successive conveying elements, the conveying elements for the tinfoil block being designed as a revolver, of which at least one has pockets in which the cuts can be made, the pockets of the revolver being able to carry the tinfoil block in the region of the include wide area and in the area of the narrow side surfaces, so that a wide surface facing outward in the radial direction is exposed and the tinfoil block can be transferred from one turret to the next turret.

Eine solche Vorrichtung ist aus der DE-A-1 511 585 bekannt. Dort werden Stanniolpackungen von einem ersten Revolver (Stanniolrevolver) zu einem zweiten Revolver (Papierrevolver) übergeben. Der Papierrevolver weist Taschen auf, in denen die Stanniolpackungen in einer solchen Ausrichtung liegen, daß ihre nach außen weisende breite Fläche frei liegt. Allerdings sind diese Taschen nicht genau an die Größe der Stanniolpackungen angepaßt, sondern deutlich größer. Aus diesem Grunde wird dort auch ein seitliches, federvorgespanntes Halteorgan benötigt, welches eine schmale Seite der Stanniolpackung hält. Der dem beschriebenen Revolver vorgeschaltete Revolver weist dagegen keine Taschen auf. Vielmehr handelt es sich dort um eine Trommel, die an ihrem Außenumfang verteilte Transportnasen mit in Drehrichtung senkrechter Vorderkante und abfallender Hinterkante aufweist. Der Bereich zwischen benachbarten Nasen ist erheblich größer als eine Stanniolpakkung, so daß bei bestimmten Drehstellungen der Trommel die Packung durch ihr Eigengewicht der Transportnase voreilt.Such a device is known from DE-A-1 511 585. There, tinfoil packs are transferred from a first turret (tinfoil turret) to a second turret (paper turret). The paper turret has pockets in which the tinfoil packs lie in such an orientation that their wide surface facing outwards is exposed. However, these bags are not exactly adapted to the size of the tin foil packs, but much larger. For this reason, there is also a need for a spring-loaded holding element on the side, which holds a narrow side of the tin foil pack. The revolver upstream of the described revolver, however, has no pockets. Rather, it is a drum that has distributed transport lugs on its outer circumference with a leading edge that is perpendicular in the direction of rotation and a trailing trailing edge. The area between adjacent noses is considerably larger than a tinfoil package, so that at certain rotational positions of the drum the package leads the transport nose due to its own weight.

Hervorzuheben ist, daß bei der DE-A-1 511 585 keine unverpackten Zigarettengruppen bearbeitet werden, sondern nur bereits halbfertig verpackte Stanniolpackungen.It should be emphasized that DE-A-1 511 585 does not process unpacked cigarette groups, but only tinfoil packs that have already been packaged in a semi-finished manner.

Die US-A-2 608 039 (entsprechend deutscher Patentschrift 906 678) zeigt eine Verpackungsmaschine für Zigaretten, bei der die Zigarettengruppen axial in eine vorgeformte Stanniolhülle eingeschoben werden. Erst diese Stanniolpakkungen werden dann einem Stanniolrevolver zugeführt. Ein federvorgespannter Auswerfer drückt bei Freigabe der entsprechenden Tasche des Revolvers die Stanniolgruppe heraus. Dies erfordert allerdings während des gesamten Umlaufs des Revolvers - mit Ausnahme an der Auswerfstation - eine Geqenkraft bzw. -führung, da anderenfalls die Sta.. jpackungen vorher ausgeworfen würden.US-A-2 608 039 (corresponding to German patent specification 906 678) shows a packaging machine for cigarettes in which the cigarette groups are inserted axially into a pre-shaped tinfoil case. Only these tinfoil packs are then fed to a tinfoil turret. A spring-loaded ejector pushes the tinfoil group out when the corresponding pocket of the revolver is released. However, this requires Geq force or guidance throughout the revolver cycle, with the exception of the ejection station, since otherwise the steel packs would be ejected beforehand.

Die GB-A-1 170 732 sowie die DD-A-55 276 zeigen ebenfalls Verpackungsmaschinen mit Revolvern, die jedoch - wie der oben beschriebene Stand der Technik - noch unverpackte Zigarettengruppen nicht handhaben können. Vielmehr muß auch diesen beiden Vorrichtungen stets eine Stanniolpackung zugeführt werden.GB-A-1 170 732 and DD-A-55 276 also show packaging machines with revolvers which, however, like the prior art described above, cannot handle unpackaged cigarette groups. Rather, these two devices must always be supplied with a tin foil pack.

Die Forderungen der Praxis richten sich auf Verpackungsmaschinen mit immer höheren Leistungen, also Stückzahlen je Zeiteinheit. Dem steht die Notwendigkeit einer schonenden Behandlung des Packungsinhalts, nämlich der Zigaretten entgegen. Diese sind gegenüber Stoßbelastungen, starken Beschleunigungen und sonstigen mechanischen Einflüssen äußerst empfindlich.Practical requirements are directed towards packaging machines with ever higher performance, i.e. quantities per unit of time. This is countered by the need for careful handling of the contents of the pack, namely the cigarettes. These are extremely sensitive to shock loads, strong accelerations and other mechanical influences.

Ausgehend von der Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art ist es Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Verpackungsmaschine vorzuschlagen, mit der insbesondere Zigaretten bei höherer Leistung der Verpackungsmaschine schonend verarbeitet werden können. Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß das Förderorgan für die unverpackten Zigarettengruppen ebenfalls ein Revolver mit Taschen ist, daß beide Revolver für die Stanniolblöcke Taschen aufweisen, daß alle Taschen aller Revolver die Abmessungen der Zigarettengruppe bzw. des Stanniolblocks haben, daß die Zigarettengruppen in gleicher Weise wie die Stanniolblöcke in den Taschen so angeordnet sind, daß die breite Seite radial nach außen weist, daß die Übergabe von einem Revolver zum nächsten erfolgt, wenn die Taschen benachbarter Revolver einander unmittelbar gegenüberliegen, daß die Zigarettengruppen bzw.On the basis of the device of the type mentioned at the outset, it is the object of the invention to propose a packaging machine with which cigarettes in particular can be processed gently with a higher output of the packaging machine. This object is achieved in that the conveyor for the unpacked cigarette groups is also a revolver with pockets, that both revolvers for the tinfoil blocks have pockets, that all pockets of all turrets have the dimensions of the cigarette group or the tinfoil block, that the cigarette groups in the same How the tinfoil blocks are arranged in the pockets so that the broad side points radially outwards, that the transfer from one revolver to the next takes place if the pockets of adjacent revolvers are directly opposite one another, that the cigarette groups or

Stanniolpackung durch radial bewegbare Schuborgane transportierbar sind, und daß wenigstens bei Übergabe der Zigarettengruppe an den nächsten Revolver diese während der Übergabe auf der ursprünglichen freien (radial außenliegenden) Seite durch ein sich mitbewegendes Gegenorgan (Stützplatte) abgestützt ist.Foil pack can be transported by radially movable push elements, and that at least when the cigarette group is handed over to the next revolver, it is supported by a moving counter element (support plate) on the original free (radially outer) side during handover.

Mit der Erfindung ist es somit möglich, auch unverpackte Zigarettengruppen mit der großen Fläche in Transportrichtung weisend von einem Revolver zum nächsten zu überführen. Die sehr kurzen Transportwege bei dieser Ausrichtung der Zigarettengruppen ermöglichen eine höhere Verpackungsleistung bei schonender Behandlung.With the invention it is thus possible to transfer even unpacked groups of cigarettes with the large area pointing in the direction of transport from one revolver to the next. The very short transport routes with this alignment of the cigarette groups enable higher packaging performance with gentle handling.

Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind den Unteransprüchen zu entnehmen.Advantageous refinements and developments of the invention can be found in the subclaims.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels im Zusammenhang mit der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigt

  • Fig. 1 eine quaderförmige Packung, nämlich eine Weichpackung für Zigaretten in perspektivischer Darstellung,
  • Fig. 2 eine schematische Seitenansicht der Vorrichtung,
  • Fig. 3 eine vergrößerte, geschnittene Seitenansicht eines Zigarettenrevolvers der Vorrichtung der Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 4 den Zigarettenrevolver gemäß Fig. 3 im Horizontalschnitt,
  • Fig. 5 einen Stanniolrevolver (erster Faltrevolver) der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 2 im Horizontalschnitt,
  • Fig. 6 eine Darstellung entsprechend Fig. 5 eines zweiten Faltrevolvers der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 2 und
  • Fig. 7 einen Ausschnitt des Zigarettenrevolvers sowie des nachfolgenden Stanniolrevolvers in nochmals vergrößertem Maßstab.
The invention is explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment in conjunction with the drawing. It shows
  • 1 is a cuboid pack, namely a soft pack for cigarettes in a perspective view,
  • 2 is a schematic side view of the device,
  • 3 is an enlarged, sectional side view of a cigarette turret of the device of FIG. 2,
  • 4 shows the cigarette turret according to FIG. 3 in horizontal section,
  • 5 shows a tinfoil turret (first folding turret) of the device according to FIG. 2 in horizontal section,
  • 6 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 5 of a second folding turret of the device according to FIGS. 2 and
  • Fig. 7 shows a detail of the cigarette revolver and the subsequent tinfoil revolver on a further enlarged scale.

Die in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiele der Vorrichtung sind vorzugsweise für die Herstellung von Weichpackungen geeignet. Eine solche Packung besteht aus einem Inneneinschlag, nämlich einem Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21, und einer Außenumhüllung, nämlich einem Papier-Zuschnitt 22. Der Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21 umhüllt allseitig eine quaderförmige angeordnete Zigarettengruppe 23 und bildet mit dieser einen quaderförmigen Stanniolblock 24. Dieser wiederum ist durch den becherförmig ausgebildeten, also oben offenen Papier-Zuschnitt 22 umhüllt.The exemplary embodiments of the device shown in the drawings are preferably suitable for the production of soft packs. Such a pack consists of an inner wrap, namely a tinfoil blank 21, and an outer wrapping, namely a paper blank 22. The tinfoil blank 21 envelops on all sides a cuboid-shaped cigarette group 23 and forms with it a cuboid-shaped tinfoil block 24. This in turn is by the cup-shaped paper blank 22, which is open at the top.

Die so gestaltete Packung bildet verhältnismäßig großflächige Vorder- und Rückseiten 25 bzw. 26, längliche, verhältnismäßig schmale Seitenflächen 27 und 28 sowie mit gleicher Breite ausgebildete Stirnflächen 29 und 30.The package designed in this way forms relatively large front and rear sides 25 and 26, elongated, relatively narrow side surfaces 27 and 28 and end surfaces 29 and 30 of the same width.

Der Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21 und entsprechend der Papier-Zuschnitt 22 werden im vorliegenden Fall nach dem »Querwickelverfahren« unter Bildung eines Schlauches und einer Zwischenfaltstellung um die Zigarettengruppe 23 bzw. den Stanniolblock 24 herumgelegt. Dabei wird ein Randlappen 31, der in Fig. 1 anhand des Papier-Zuschnitts 22 gezeigt ist, mit der Rückseite 26 des Papier-Zuschnitts 22 verbunden. Die bei der vorstehenden Zwischenschaltung beidseitig (Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21) bzw. im Bereich des Bodens (Papier-Zuschnitt 22) überstehenden Zuschnitteile werden anschließend in die Ebene der Stirnflächen 29, 30 gefaltet.In the present case, the tinfoil blank 21 and correspondingly the paper blank 22 are placed around the cigarette group 23 or the tinfoil block 24 according to the “cross winding method”, forming a tube and an intermediate folding position. An edge tab 31, which is shown in FIG. 1 on the basis of the paper blank 22, is connected to the rear side 26 of the paper blank 22. The cut parts which protrude on both sides (tin foil blank 21) or in the region of the base (paper blank 22) in the above interposition are then folded into the plane of the end faces 29, 30.

Die Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 2 bis 7 stellt derartige Packungen her und ist so konzipiert, daß sie vorrangig für diskontinuierlichen, also taktweisen Bewegungsablauf in Betracht kommt.The device according to FIGS. 2 to 7 produces packs of this type and is designed in such a way that it primarily comes into consideration for discontinuous, that is to say cyclical, movement.

Bei der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 2 bis 7 sind drei endlose, umlaufende Förderorgane in Folge und aneinander anschließend zur Aufnahme und Bearbeitung der Packungen vorgesehen. Es handelt sich dabei um einen ersten Revolver, nämlich einen Zigarettenrevolver 32. Auf diesen folgt ein Stanniolrevolver 33 und hierauf schließlich ein Papierrevolver 34. Der Zigarettenrevolver 32 dient zur Aufnahme der Zigarettengruppen 23 von einem Zigarettenmagazin 35, dessen untere Auslaufschächte in Fig. 2 dargestellt sind.In the device according to FIGS. 2 to 7, three endless, rotating conveying elements are provided in succession and one after the other for receiving and processing the packs. This is a first revolver, namely a cigarette turret 32. This is followed by a tinfoil turret 33 and then a paper turret 34. The cigarette turret 32 serves to receive the cigarette groups 23 from a cigarette magazine 35, the lower outlet chutes of which are shown in FIG. 2 .

Die Zigarettengruppen 23 werden im Stanniolrevolver 33 mit dem Innenzuschnitt (Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21) versehen. Der nachfolgende Papierrevolver 34 hüllt die Stanniolblöcke 24 in den Papier-Zuschnitt 22 ein. Die - bis auf einen äußeren Zellglaseinschlag - fertigen Weichpakkungen 20 verlassen den Papierrevolver 34 in einen Abförderer 36.The cigarette groups 23 are provided with the inner blank (tin foil blank 21) in the tinfoil turret 33. The subsequent paper turret 34 envelops the tinfoil blocks 24 in the paper blank 22. Except for an outer cellophane wrap, the finished soft packs 20 leave the paper turret 34 into a discharge conveyor 36.

Eine Besonderheit besteht in der Relativstellung der Zigarettengruppen 23 bzw. Stanniolblöcke 24 innerhalb der Revolver 32, 33, 34 sowie in der Förderrichtung vor allem bei der Übergabe von einem Revolver zum nächsten. Die Zigarettengruppen 23 und Stanniolblöcke 24 sind so angeordnet, daß sie auf dem kürzesten Weg von einem Revolver an den nächsten übergeben werden, nämlich mit der Bewegungsrichtung parallel zu den schmalen Abmessungen der Seitenflächen 27, 28. Die Vorderseite 25 und Rückseite 26 befinden sich dabei in Förderrichtung vorn bzw. hinten. Da die Revolver 32, 33, 34 unmittelbar mit ihren äußeren Begrenzungen bzw. Mantelflächen aneinanderschließen, beträgt der in Radialrichtung verlaufende Hub der Zigarettengruppen 23 bzw. Stanniolblöcke 24 lediglich eine der Breite der Seitenflächen 27, 28 entsprechende Strekke. Dadurch können entsprechend kurze Taktzeiten eingehalten werden. Die Zigarettengruppen 23 bzw. Stanniolblöcke 24 sind in den Taschen 37 bzw. 38 bzw. 39 der Revolver 32, 33, 34 mit den Zigaretten in Axialrichtung der Revolver 32, 33, 34 weisend und mit den (großen) Vorder- und Rückseiten 25,26 in Umfangsebene bzw. tangential, jedenfalls quer zur Radialrichtung liegend.A special feature is the relative position of the cigarette groups 23 or tinfoil blocks 24 within the revolvers 32, 33, 34 and in the conveying direction, particularly when transferring from one revolver to the next. The cigarette groups 23 and tinfoil blocks 24 are arranged in such a way that they are transferred from one revolver to the next in the shortest way, namely with the direction of movement parallel to the narrow dimensions of the side surfaces 27, 28. The front side 25 and rear side 26 are located in Direction of conveyance front or rear. Since the revolvers 32, 33, 34 directly adjoin one another with their outer boundaries or lateral surfaces, the radial stroke of the cigarette groups 23 or tinfoil blocks 24 is only a distance corresponding to the width of the side surfaces 27, 28. Accordingly, short cycle times can be maintained. The cigarette groups 23 or tinfoil blocks 24 are in the pockets 37 or 38 or 39 of the revolvers 32, 33, 34 with the cigarettes pointing in the axial direction of the revolvers 32, 33, 34 and with the (large) front and rear sides 25, 26 in the circumferential plane or tangentially, in any case lying transversely to the radial direction.

Um kleine Massen bewegen zu müssen, ist der Zigarettenrevolver 32 bei diesem Ausführungsbeispiel besonders ausgebildet. Er besteht aus einer äußeren, kreisförmigen Außenwandung 40 und einer konzentrisch hierzu angeordneten und entsprechend ausgebildeten Innenwandung 41. Diese sind ortsfest, also unverdrehbar angeordnet und begrenzen die Taschen 37 zur Aufnahme einer Zigarettengruppe 23 auf der radial äußeren und inneren Seite. Die Außenwandung 40 und Innenwandung 41 bilden einen sich über einen Teilumfang des Zigarettenrevolvers 32 erstrekkenden Ringspalt, innerhalb dessen die Taschen 37 mit den Zigarettengruppen 23 (taktweise) wandern.In order to have to move small masses, the cigarette turret 32 is specially designed in this exemplary embodiment. It consists of an outer, circular outer wall 40 and an inner wall 41, which is arranged concentrically and correspondingly. These are fixed in place, that is to say non-rotatably, and limit the pockets 37 for receiving a cigarette group 23 on the radially outer and inner side. The outer wall 40 and inner wall 41 form an annular gap extending over a partial circumference of the cigarette turret 32, within which the pockets 37 with the cigarette groups 23 migrate (in cycles).

Zur seitlichen Begrenzung der Taschen 37 sind im vorliegenden Falle U-förmig ausgebildete Zwischenstücke 42 vorgesehen, die mit einem der Breite der Taschen 37 entsprechenden Abstand voneinander angeordnet sind. Die Zwischenstücke 42 werden gemeinsam taktweise in Umfangsrichtung zwischen der Außenwandung 40 und Innenwandung 41 bewegt unter Mitnahme der Zigarettengruppen 23. Die Taschen 37 werden durch die Schenkel 43,44 des Zwischenstücks 42 als Seitenflächen begrenzt.For the lateral limitation of the pockets 37, U-shaped intermediate pieces 42 are provided in the present case, which are arranged at a distance from one another corresponding to the width of the pockets 37. The intermediate pieces 42 are moved together in cycles in the circumferential direction between the outer wall 40 and the inner wall 41, taking the cigarette groups 23 with them. The pockets 37 are delimited by the legs 43, 44 of the intermediate piece 42 as side surfaces.

Im Bereich einer Übergabestation 45 zwischen dem Zigarettenrevolver 32 und dem nachfolgenden Stanniolrevolver 33 - etwa in Höhe einer durchgehenden mittigen Horizontalebene - sind die Außenwandung 40 und Innenwandung 41 unterbrochen. Dadurch kann ein von der Innenseite des Zigarettenrevolvers 32 her bewegbarer Ausschieber 46 die Zigarettengruppe 23 in der jeweiligen Tasche 37 im Bereich der größeren Begrenzungsfläche (entspricht Vorderseite 25 bzw. Rückseite 26) erfassen und über einen kurzen Hub in eine benachbarte Tasche 38 des Stanniolrevolvers 33 einschieben.In the area of a transfer station 45 between the cigarette turret 32 and the subsequent tinfoil turret 33 - approximately at the level of a continuous central horizontal plane - the outer wall 40 and inner wall 41 are interrupted. As a result, an ejector 46, which can be moved from the inside of the cigarette revolver 32, can move the cigarette group 23 in the respective pocket 37 in the region of the size Ren capture boundary surface (corresponds to the front 25 or back 26) and insert into a neighboring pocket 38 of the tinfoil 33 over a short stroke.

Da die Außenwandung 40 vor der Übergabestation 45 für die Zigarettengruppe 23 endet, liegen in diesem Bereich die Zigaretten auf der radial außenliegenden Seite frei. Um dennoch den Zusammenhalt der Zigarettengruppe 23 zu gewährleisten, ist in diesem Bereich ein an der Zigarettengruppe 23 außen anliegendes Stützorgan in Gestalt von zwei Stützplatten 93 vorgesehen. Diese bewegen sich in Radialrichtung mit der Zigarettengruppe 23 in die Tasche 38 des Stanniolrevolvers 33 hinein. Etwa bei Anlage an der radial innenliegenden Seite der Tasche 38 bzw. am Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21 werden die Stützplatten 93 durch entsprechende Bewegung in Axialrichtung (Fig. 4, Fig. 5) zurückgezogen, so daß damit die Zigaretten Anlage unmittelbar am Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21 erhalten.Since the outer wall 40 ends in front of the transfer station 45 for the cigarette group 23, the cigarettes are exposed in this area on the radially outer side. In order nevertheless to ensure the cohesion of the cigarette group 23, a support member in the form of two support plates 93, which is adjacent to the cigarette group 23, is provided in this area. These move in the radial direction with the cigarette group 23 into the pocket 38 of the tinfoil 33. For example, when resting on the radially inner side of the pocket 38 or on the tinfoil blank 21, the support plates 93 are withdrawn by corresponding movement in the axial direction (FIG. 4, FIG. 5), so that the cigarette attachment directly on the tinfoil blank 21 receive.

Auch der Stanniolrevolver 33 ist aus Gründen der Leistungsfähigkeit in besonderer Weise ausgebildet. An radialgerichteten Tragarmen 47 sind außenliegende Zwischensegmente 48 angeordnet. Diese bilden jeweils seitliche Begrenzungen für die Taschen 38. Eine radial innenliegende Begrenzung der Taschen 38 wird durch einen gemeinsamen, ringförmigen Stützkörper 49 gebildet, der ortsfest angeordnet ist und sich über einen Teilbereich des Papierrevolvers 34 erstreckt. Der Stützkörper 49 wird durch äußere bzw. seitliche Tragwandungen 50 gehalten, zwischen denen die Tragarme 47 mit den Zwischensegmenten 48 umlaufen. Der Stützkörper 49 ist zu diesem Zweck mit einem mittigen, durchgehenden Schlitz 51 versehen, durch den die Tragarme 47 hindurchragen.The tinfoil turret 33 is also designed in a special way for reasons of performance. External intermediate segments 48 are arranged on radially directed support arms 47. These each form lateral boundaries for the pockets 38. A radially inner boundary of the pockets 38 is formed by a common, annular support body 49 which is arranged in a stationary manner and extends over a partial region of the paper turret 34. The support body 49 is held by outer or lateral support walls 50, between which the support arms 47 rotate with the intermediate segments 48. For this purpose, the support body 49 is provided with a central, continuous slot 51 through which the support arms 47 protrude.

Die im Querschnitt U-förmigen Taschen 38 werden demnach durch den ortsfesten Stützkörper 49 und die trapezförmigen Zwischensegmente 48 gebildet, die die seitlichen Begrenzungen der Taschen 38 in Umfangsrichtung darstellen. Diese wandern mit den (taktweise) weiterbewegten Zwischensegmenten 48 unter Mitnahme der in den Taschen 38 aufgenommenen Zigarettengruppen 23 in Umfangsrichtung des Stanniolrevolvers 33.The pockets 38 which are U-shaped in cross section are accordingly formed by the stationary support body 49 and the trapezoidal intermediate segments 48 which represent the lateral boundaries of the pockets 38 in the circumferential direction. These move with the (intermittent) intermediate segments 48 taking the cigarette groups 23 accommodated in the pockets 38 in the circumferential direction of the turret 33.

Vor der Aufnahme einer Zigarettengruppe 23 in einer Tasche 38 wird ein Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21 in diese eingeführt, und zwar bei dem vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel durch einen besonders ausgebildeten Zuschnittstempel 52. Dieser ist mit einem Mittelteil 53 ausgebildet, der unter Mitnahme des Stanniol-Zuschnitts 21 in die jeweils in der Aufnahmestellung befindliche Tasche 38 eintritt. Der Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21 wird dabei U-förmig geformt unter Anlage an den Begrenzungsflächen der Tasche 38. Seitlich abstehende Andrücker 54 und 55 des Zuschnittstempels 52 dienen zum Anlegen von seitlich überstehenden Teilen des Stanniol-Zuschnitts 21 (Randlappen und Rückseite) an die die Tasche 38 begrenzenden Zwischer=emmente 48. Auf diese Weise findet der Stanniol-Zuschnitt 21 mit einem Teil zur Bildung der Vorderseite 25 sowie der Seitenflächen 27, 28 Aufnahme in der jeweiligen Tasche 38, während die Rückseite 26 und ein Randlappen 31 zu beiden Seiten der Tasche 36 auf der Außenfläche der Zwischensegmente 48 bereitgehalten werden.Before a cigarette group 23 is received in a pocket 38, a tinfoil blank 21 is inserted into it, in the present exemplary embodiment by means of a specially designed blanking stamp 52. This is formed with a central part 53, which takes the tinfoil blank 21 with it the pocket 38 located in the receiving position enters. The tinfoil blank 21 is shaped in a U-shape, bearing against the boundary surfaces of the pocket 38. Laterally protruding pressers 54 and 55 of the blanking die 52 serve to apply laterally protruding parts of the tinfoil blank 21 (edge tabs and back) to the pocket 38 delimiting intermediate = emmente 48. In this way, the tinfoil blank 21 with a part for forming the front 25 and the side surfaces 27, 28 is accommodated in the respective pocket 38, while the rear 26 and an edge tab 31 on both sides of the pocket 36 are kept ready on the outer surface of the intermediate segments 48.

Zur Fixierung des Stanniol-Zuschnitts 21 in den jeweiligen Relativstellungen sind der Zuschnittstempel 52, nämlich dessen Mittelteil, und die Zwischensegmente 48 mit Saugbohrungen 56 bzw. 57 versehen - auch im Bereich der seitlichen Begrenzungen der Taschen 38 -, die an eine Unterdruckquelle angeschlossen sind.To fix the tinfoil blank 21 in the respective relative positions, the blanking die 52, namely its central part, and the intermediate segments 48 are provided with suction bores 56 and 57 - also in the area of the lateral boundaries of the pockets 38 - which are connected to a vacuum source.

Die in eine bereitgehaltene Tasche 38 eingeführte Zigarettengruppe 23 wird, wie dargestellt, in der Tasche 38 durch eine radial innenliegende größere Fläche des Stanniol-Zuschnitts 21 (Vorder- oder Rückseite 25 bzw. 26) sowie durch die Seitenflächen 27, 28 begrenzt. Bei weiterer Bewegung des Revolvers folgen Faltorgane 58, 59 und 60, mit denen die weiteren Faltungen durchgeführt werden, nämlich zunächst das Umfalten der in Umfangsrichtung auf den Zwischensegmenten 48 aufliegenden Zuschnitteile (Faltorgan 58) und sodann die seitlich (in Axialrichtung des Revolvers überstehenden Zuschnitteile (Faltorgane 59, 60). Der Inhalt der Taschen 38, nämlich zunächst die Zigarettengruppen 23 und danach der teilweise fertiggestellte Stanniolblock 24, wird in den radial und axial nach außen offenen Taschen 38 durch außenliegende, ortsfeste Stützstege 61 gehalten, an denen der Inhalt der Taschen 38 entlanggleitet.The cigarette group 23 inserted into a ready-made pocket 38 is, as shown, limited in the pocket 38 by a radially inner larger area of the tinfoil blank 21 (front or back 25 or 26) and by the side surfaces 27, 28. With further movement of the revolver, folding members 58, 59 and 60 follow, with which the further folding is carried out, namely first folding over the blank parts resting on the intermediate segments 48 in the circumferential direction (folding member 58) and then the blank parts protruding laterally (in the axial direction of the revolver) The contents of the pockets 38, namely first the cigarette groups 23 and then the partially finished tinfoil block 24, are held in the pockets 38 which are open radially and axially outwards by external, stationary support webs 61, on which the contents of the pockets are held 38 slides along.

Die Übergabe der fertiggefalteten Stanniolblöcke 24 vom Stanniolrevolver 33 an den Papierrevolver 34 erfolgt in entsprechender Weise wie im Bereich der Übergabestation 45. Auch bei dieser Übergabestation 62 schließen die in gleicher Richtung umlaufenden Revolver 33 und 34 mit ihren Mantelflächen unmittelbar aneinander an. Ein in Radialrichtung bewegbarer Schieber 63 überträgt die Stanniolblöcke 24 mit dem kurzen Hub entsprechend der Breite der Seitenflächen 27, 28 in eine Tasche 39 des Papierrevolvers 34 bzw. in einen in dieser fixierten Papier-Zuschnitt 22. Die Förderrichtung ist derart, daß die großen Flächen (Vorderseite 25, Rückseite 26) in Transportrichtung vorn und hinten liegen. Im Papierrevolver 34 findet der Stanniolblock 24 entsprechend Aufnahme, mit den vorgenannten Flächen in Umfangsrichtung weisend.The transfer of the fully folded tinfoil blocks 24 from the tinfoil turret 33 to the paper turret 34 takes place in the same way as in the area of the transfer station 45. Also in this transfer station 62, the revolvers 33 and 34 rotating in the same direction directly adjoin one another with their lateral surfaces. A slider 63 movable in the radial direction transfers the tinfoil blocks 24 with the short stroke corresponding to the width of the side surfaces 27, 28 into a pocket 39 of the paper turret 34 or into a paper blank 22 fixed therein. The conveying direction is such that the large areas (Front 25, back 26) lie in the transport direction at the front and back. In the paper turret 34, the tinfoil block 24 is correspondingly received, with the aforementioned surfaces pointing in the circumferential direction.

Der Papierrevolver 34 ist im übrigen in gleicher Weise ausgebildet wie der Stanniolrevolver 33. Entsprechende Teile sind deshalb mit den gleichen Bezugsziffern versehen. Auch diesem Papierrevolver 34 sind Faltorgane zugeordnet, die die Faltung des Papier-Zuschnitts 22 in der beschriebenen Weise durchführen.The paper turret 34 is otherwise designed in the same way as the tinfoil turret 33. Corresponding parts are therefore provided with the same reference numbers. This paper turret 34 is also associated with folding members which carry out the folding of the paper blank 22 in the manner described.

Auf der zur Übergabestation 62 gegenüberliegenden Seite des Papierrevolvers 34 wird eine Ausschubstation 64 gebildet mit einem Ausschieber 65, der die fertigen Packungen 20 in den Abförderer 36 einschiebt.On the side of the paper turret 34 opposite the transfer station 62, an ejection station 64 is formed with an ejector 65 which pushes the finished packages 20 into the discharge conveyor 36.

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1. Apparatus for packing cigarettes or similar rod-shaped articles in a parallelepipedic pack with at least one inner wrapper (tin foil blank 21) and a packing wrapper (paper blank 22), the cigarettes being removed in groups from a magazine (35) or the like in accordance with the pack content and as a cigarette group (23) or as the tin foil block (24) pass through several successive conveying means (32, 33, 34), the conveying means for the tin foil block (24) being constructed as a turret or revolving means (33, 34), whereof at least one (33) has pockets (38), in which folds can be made to the blanks (22), the pockets (28) of revolving means (33) surrounding the tin foil block (24) in the vicinity of the wide surface (25, 26) and in the vicinity of the narrow lateral surfaces (27, 28), so that an outwardly radially projecting wide surface (26) is exposed, the tin foil block (24) being transferable from one revolving means (33) to the next revolving means (34), characterized in that the conveying member for the unpacked cigarette groups (23) is also a revolving means (32) with pockets (37), that both revolving means (33, 34) for the tin foil blocks (24) have pockets (38, 39), that all the pockets (37, 38, 39) of all the revolving means (32, 33, 34) have the dimensions of the cigarette group (23) or the tin foil block (24), that in the same way as the tin foil blocks (24), the cigarette groups (23) are arranged in the pockets (37) in such a way that the wide side points radially outwards, that the transfer from one revolving means (32 or 33) to the next revolving means (33 or 34) takes place when the pockets (37, 38, 39) of adjacent revolving means (32, 33, 34) directly face one another, that the cigarette group (23) or the tin foil pack (24) are transportable by radially movable sliding members (46, 63, 65), and that at least during the transfer of the cigarette group (23) to the next revolving means (33), the latter is supported by a jointly moving counter-member (support plate 93) during the transfer to the originally free (radially outer) side.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the cigarette groups (23) and/or tin foil blocks (24) or the like are transportable when the revolving means (32, 33, 34) which revolve in synchronized manner, are stationary.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the support plate (93) can be moved into engagement or out of engagement with respect to cigarette group (23) in the axial direction of revolving means (32).
4. Apparatus according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that (in per se known manner) a blank (tin foil blank 21 and/or paper blank 22) can be introduced into a pocket (38 or 39) accompanied by the partial U-shaped folding thereof, before the cigarette group (23) or tin foil block (24) is introduced into said pocket, the blanks (21, 22) being insertable into the pocket (38, 39) by a blank punch (52), accompanied by adaptation to the configuration of the pocket, and that part of the blank (21, 22) extending outside pocket (38,39) can be externally engaged on the revolving means (33, 34) by blank punch (52) and in particular by pressing means (54, 55) thereof.
5. Apparatus according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the revolving means (33, 34) are constructed with intermediate segments (48) arranged on the particularly radially positioned support arms (47) for the lateral bounding of pockets (38, 39), whose inner or base surface is formed by a fixed, annular support body (49) which passes all around it and along whose outside can be moved the intermediate segments (48) for the further transfer of pockets (38, 39).
6. Apparatus according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a revolving means, particularly the cigarette revolving means (32) taking over cigarette qroups (23) from cigarette magazine (35) or the ,,, for the formation of pockets (37) comprises a radially outer and inner fixed boundary, particularly an annular outer wall (40) and an also annular inner wall (41), between which the pockets (37) are defined by common, all-round intermediate pieces (42).
7. Apparatus according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the parts (intermediate segment 48) defining the pockets (38, 39) are provided with suction bores (56, 57) for holding the blanks.
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