EP0197368A2 - Method and apparatus for packaging cigarettes in particular - Google Patents

Abstract

Packaging machines for cigarettes have to perform well on the one hand, but on the other hand they have to take into account the sensitivity of the cigarettes to mechanical stress. The two-lane design of the packaging machine doubles the output at a given speed (number of cycles). A special design of a cigarette magazine (26) in conjunction with a group turret (28) ensures that the cigarette groups (21) are formed and inserted into the pockets (64) of the group turret (28) when the packaging machine is performing well. can take place within sufficiently dimensioned cycle times.

Description

The invention relates to a method for packaging objects, in particular cigarettes, by grouping them together into groups (cigarette groups) and wrapping them in at least one blank of packaging material (tin foil, paper or the like), the group being carried along in one Plane is inserted transversely to the conveying direction of the same blank that is kept ready in a pack receptacle (pocket) of a (first) folding conveyor (folding turret) and is folded during further conveying. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for performing the method.

The subject of the invention is a packaging machine, in particular for cigarettes for the production of so-called soft packs. These are usually designed as a soft cup pack, namely with an inner blank made of tinfoil, which completely surrounds the cigarette group to form a tinfoil block, and with a cup-shaped outer wrapper made of a paper blank. This outer covering is open at the top, so that the tinfoil block protrudes slightly from the cup pack. The soft pack formed in this way is usually provided with a further outer covering made of cellophane or plastic film.

Such packaging is produced on high-performance packaging machines. These mostly contain revolving folding revolvers for successively folding the blanks. The performance of the packaging machine is limited with intermittent folding turrets because clocked movements can only be carried out in limited speed ranges. In packaging machines with continuously revolving folding turrets or other folding conveyors, higher turning speeds are possible. However, the insertion of cigarettes or tinfoil blocks or packs into or out of the folding conveyors requires special measures so that the continuity of the movement is maintained throughout. For this reason, continuously running packaging machines have only found limited use in practice.

The invention is based on the object of proposing a packaging machine with cyclically driven folding conveyors (folding turrets) in which the output is nevertheless increased considerably without the need for undesirably high switching speeds for the individual folding conveyors.

To achieve this object, the method according to the invention to be used in packaging machines is that the folding conveyor (folding turret) is preceded by a group conveyor (group turret) which conveys the objects (cigarette groups) in group receptacles (pockets), the objects in the axial direction into and out of the pockets in a transverse axial direction.

In high-performance packaging machines for cigarettes, there is an important problem in the gentle treatment of the cigarettes in such a way that they are protected from severe shock loads as a result of fast-running conveying elements (tappets ..). Another type of mechanical stress for the cigarettes results from the wrapping in the inner blank, namely when it is wrapped around it in a U-shape as a result of being carried by the cigarette group being conveyed. The invention addresses both problems. By ejecting the cigarettes in their axial direction from a conventional cigarette magazine with simultaneous formation of the cigarette groups and inclusion in a group conveyor, short conveyance paths are guaranteed, since the organ (group revolver) forming the cigarette groups connects directly to the cigarette magazine can.

When the cigarette groups are ejected from this group revolver with the U-shaped carry-along blank being carried, the sensitive end faces of the cigarettes are not loaded. Rather, the cut can wrap around the less sensitive long side of the cigarette group due to the transverse axial ejection of the cigarette groups.

A further bottleneck exists in the case of fast-running cigarette packaging machines in the area of transferring the cigarettes from the cigarette magazine to an organ for forming the cigarette groups. The cigarettes are ejected from magazine shafts by means of reciprocating pushers and are inserted into receptacles (pockets) of the group revolver. It must be taken into account that there is sufficient time available for the back and forth movement of the plungers and for the dropping of a sufficient number of cigarettes in the magazine shafts. Especially in multi-lane, z. B. two-lane operation of the packaging machine, it is problematic to do justice to the above technical contradictions.

In the invention, sufficiently dimensioned cycle times are achieved through a special design of the magazine shafts or from shaft groups assigned to a cigarette group and by a training or arrangement of the pockets for receiving the cigarette groups in the group revolver is ensured. The special feature is that a plurality of pockets of the group revolver can be loaded simultaneously via a corresponding number of shaft groups, but on the other hand it is ensured that the cigarettes in the individual magazine shafts can fall down due to their own weight when the plunger is retracted. This is made possible by a fan-like arrangement of the shaft groups, which are therefore only slightly inclined with respect to the vertical. On the other hand, a special relative position of the group receptacles or pockets of the group revolver is provided, such that the pockets, preferably four, each located in a loading station are each directed transversely to the assigned shaft groups. The longitudinal median plane of the pockets is oriented at an angle to both the radial and the tangential.

In order to enable the cigarettes to be inserted in the axial direction and to be moved out axially, the pockets of the group revolver are open at least on one axially directed side and on the side lying outside in the radial direction. A limitation or guidance or holder for the cigarettes is provided here during the filling and during the subsequent transport.

The formed cigarette groups are ejected in the area of an ejection station in a horizontal plane at a distance below the horizontal central plane of the group revolver and inserted into the pocket of a first folding revolver with the aid of a transverse cut. In the area of the same, parts of the blank are folded; additional blanks during ejection or in the area of a subsequent folding path.

This is followed by a second folding turret for attaching the outer cover (paper cut). This is inserted into the empty pocket in a U-shaped shape before the introduction of the already finished tinfoil block. The tinfoil block is therefore inserted into the preformed paper blank that is fixed in the pocket.

Following this second folding turret, a packing tower is provided for accommodating the packs which are ready except for an outer cellophane wrap. In the area of the same, a banderole is attached to the pack by a special banderole apparatus. In the case of a multi-lane configuration of the device, such a banding apparatus is assigned to each lane, namely offset in the transverse direction and in the longitudinal direction. Special services are provided with gentle treatment. of cigarettes achieved by the two-lane operation. The group turret is equipped for this purpose in a special way, namely with double-wide pockets in the axial direction. The pockets are filled in a special way with two groups of cigarettes lying side by side in the axial direction. In the subsequent course of the pack production, the individual measures are carried out simultaneously on the two adjacent cigarette groups or tinfoil blocks or packs.

The group revolver can be designed according to the invention in such a way that the cigarette groups in the pockets are exposed to lateral pressure through an elastically compressible side wall of the pockets.

According to an alternative embodiment of the device or method, otherwise prefabricated tinfoil blocks are fed to a block turret in two lanes. which is comparable in structure and function to the group revolver and which holds two tinfoil blocks in axial direction next to each other. The tinfoil blocks are fed to the pockets of this block turret by special transfer turrets of different sizes, which are arranged in such a way that two tinfoil blocks are inserted into a pocket one after the other.

• Fig. 1 die Vorrichtung in ihrer Gesamtheit in - schematischer Seitenansicht,
• Fig. 2 eine Einzelheit nämlich einen Gruppenrevolver, in Seitenansichtin vergrößertem Maβstab,
• Fig. 3 ein Detail des Gruppenrevolvars mit Zigaretten-Magazin in nochmals vergrößertem Maßstab,
• Fig. 4 den Gruppenrevolver mit Zigaretten-Magazin in Vorder-bzw. Stimansicht,
• Fig. 5 einen Grundriß bzw. Hnrizontalschnitt des Gruppenrevolvers,
• Fig. 6 einen Ausschnitt eines Gruppenrevolvers in einer veränderten Ausführungisform, teilweise geschnitten,
• Fig. 7. eine Einzelheit des Gruppenrevolvers gemäß Fig. 6 im Bereich einer Ausschubstation im Horizontalschniti,
• Fig. 8 einen Ausschnitt der Vorrichtung mit einem Teil eines ersten Faltrevolvers sowie einem zweiten Faltrevolver in Seitenansicht,
• Fig. 9 einen Grundriß bzw. Horizontalschnitt zu der Einzelheit der Fig. 8,
• Fig. 10 eine Einzelheit der Vorrichtung in Seitenansicht nämlich im Bereich eines Packungsturms im Anschluß an den zweiten Faltrevolver,
• Fig. 11 einen Grundriß bzw. einen Horizontalschnitt zu der Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 10,
• Fig. 12 eine Darstellung entsprechend Fig. 11 bei veränderter Relativstellung von Vorrichtungsteilen,
• Fig. 13 die Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 10 bis 12 in Stirn-bzw. Vorderansicht, teilweise geschnitten,
• Fig. '14 eine Einzelheit einer Vorrichtung gemäß einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel mit einem blockrevolver in schematischer Seitenansicht,
• Fig. 15 den Blockrevolver gemäß Fig. 14 in Stirnansicht,
• Fig. 16 eine Grundrißdarstellung zu Fig. 14 und 15.

Further features of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims. Exemplary embodiments of the device according to the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. It shows

• 1 shows the device in its entirety in a schematic side view,
• 2 shows a detail, namely a group revolver, in a side view on an enlarged scale,
• 3 shows a detail of the group revolver with cigarette magazine on a further enlarged scale,
• Fig. 4 shows the group revolver with cigarette magazine in front or. Voice view,
• 5 shows a plan or horizontal section of the group revolver,
• 6 shows a section of a group revolver in a modified embodiment, partly in section,
• 7 shows a detail of the group revolver according to FIG. 6 in the region of an extension station in horizontal section,
• Fig. 8 shows a section of the device with part of a first folding turret and a second folding turret in side view,
• 9 is a plan or horizontal section of the detail of FIG. 8,
• 10 shows a detail of the device in a side view, namely in the area of a packing tower following the second folding turret,
• 11 is a plan view or a horizontal section of the detail of FIG. 10,
• 12 shows a representation corresponding to FIG. 11 with a changed relative position of device parts,
• FIG. 13 shows the detail according to FIGS. 10 to 12 in forehead or. Front view, partially cut,
• 14 shows a detail of a device according to a second exemplary embodiment with a block turret in a schematic side view,
• 15 the block turret according to FIG. 14 in front view,
• 16 shows a plan view of FIGS. 14 and 15.

The exemplary embodiments and details shown in the drawings are dedicated to the production of cigarette packs 20, specifically in the form of a soft pack. In the case of this pack construction, a cigarette group 21 consisting of three layers in the present case is first wrapped in an inner blank, namely in a tinfoil blank 22. This completely wraps the cigarette group 21, that is to say with front and bottom flaps. An outer blank, namely a paper blank 23, is cup-shaped, that is to say only with bottom tabs. The upper area is open such that a partial area of the cigarette group 21 encased in the tinfoil blank 22, namely a tinfoil block 24, protrudes from the cup of the paper blank 23.

The device or packaging machine for the production of such (cigarette) packs 20 consists, according to the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 ff., Of several units.

Individual cigarettes 25 are removed from a cigarette magazine 26 to form the cigarette groups 21. In the area of an insertion station 27, the cigarette groups 21 arrive in a group revolver 28 rotating in cycles. From this area, the cigarette groups 21 are ejected in the area of an ejection station 29 and via an insertion station 30 into a first folding turret 31 together with a tin foil blank 22 inserted.

In an opposite push-out station 32, the partially completed tinfoil blocks 24 enter a linear folding path 33 and from there in the area of a further push-in station 34 into a second folding turret 35 with paper blank 23 ready. The packs 20 emerging from the folding turret 35 become in the area a further fold sheet 36 is finished folded, namely with regard to bottom tabs.

This is followed by a collecting station 37 for the packs with upwardly directed packing towers 38 and 39. In the area of the same, special banderole devices 40, 41 are used which attach (control) banderoles 42 to the end faces of the packs.

The cigarette magazine 26 and group revolver 28 are designed and matched to one another in a special way.

The cigarette magazine 26 consists in the usual way of several cigarette shafts 43, which are intended and dimensioned for receiving the cigarettes in sealing rows 44 superimposed. The cigarettes 25 slide in these cigarette chutes 43 under their own weight down into the area of the ejection. The cigarette chutes 43 are separated from one another by thin shaft walls 45.

Several cigarette chutes 43 are combined to form a chute group 46, 47, 48, 49. The number of cigarette chutes 43 per chute group 46..49 corresponds to the number of cigarettes 25 per cigarette group 21 or the number of cigarettes per layer. In the present embodiment, the cigarette groups 21 consist of three layers, the middle one being offset from the outer one (saddle layer).

The individual shaft groups 46..49 are separated from one another by partitions 50, 51 and 52. The very thin-walled shaft walls 45 are anchored in a lower bottom wall 53 of the shaft group 46.49. The lower cigarettes or the lower layer of the same lie on this. The shaft groups 46..49 are delimited on the sides or on the end faces by side walls 54 and 55. These are provided with openings in the lower area, through which tappets or tappet groups 56, 57, 58 and 59 are able to pass to eject a cigarette group. Each plunger group 56..59 consists of individual, upright plungers, the height of which is such that, in the present case, three superimposed cigarettes are ejected. The individual plungers enter the area between the shaft walls 45.

The finger-like and protruding plungers of the plunger groups 56..59 are attached to common plunger supports 60 and 61 on one side. The upper plunger groups 56 and 57 are attached to the upper plunger carrier 60 and the lower plunger groups 58 and 59 to the lower plunger carrier 61. These are moved back and forth at the same time in the manner described above.

With the aid of the plunger groups 56..59 which can be moved back and forth, a cigarette group 21 is pushed out of the assigned shaft group 46..49 and pushed into a pocket 64 of the group revolver 28 at each common insertion cycle (direction arrows 62, 63). As can be seen, four pockets 64 successive in the circumferential direction of the group revolver 28 are simultaneously loaded with a cigarette group 21 in the region of the insertion station 27 simultaneously, namely with one cycle.

For this purpose, the group revolver 28 is arranged laterally and downwards with respect to the cigarette magazine 26. The four pockets 64 each located in the insertion station 27 are in the upper region of the group revolver 28, specifically in a position that is already in the downward movement. The upper pocket 64 assigned to the shaft group 46. can be found in a position following the highest position, while the lower pocket 64 assigned to the shaft group 49 has almost reached the horizontal central plane of the group revolver 28.

The pockets 64, which are rectangular in cross-section in accordance with the cross-section of a cigarette group 21, are aligned axially parallel with their longitudinal extension (longitudinal direction of the cigarettes 25). With the rectangular cross-section, they are arranged in a special relative position such that each pocket 64 is directed exactly transversely to the lower region of the associated shaft group 46.49. The partially curved shaft walls 45 are directed in the ejection area of the cigarettes 25 perpendicular to the bottom wall 53 and perpendicular to the pocket 64 or to the side walls 65 and 66 thereof.

For this purpose, the pockets 64 are directed with their longitudinal center plane (parallel to the side walls 65, 66) at an angle both to the radial plane and to the tangential plane of the group turret 28, namely in an oblique position. This relative position on the one hand and the alignment of the shaft groups 46..49 on the vertical result in their design. As can be seen, the chute groups 46.49 are fan-shaped with slight angular deviations with respect to the vertical, so that the downward movement of the cigarettes 25 in the cigarette chutes 43 is not disturbed. Only through this special design of the shaft groups 46.49 on the one hand and the relative position of the pockets 64 on the other hand can four pockets 64 be loaded simultaneously from assigned shaft groups 46.49 of a common cigarette magazine 46 without an intermediate conveyor element.

The cigarettes 25 are pushed into the pockets 64 in the longitudinal direction thereof, with the plunger groups 56..59 facing the filter 67. In the area of the ejection station 29, the cigarettes 25 or the cigarette groups 21 are conveyed transversely axially out of the pockets 64 of the group turret 28. This requires a special design of the pockets 64. This is because they are not only open on one axial side (insert mounted. In the swiveled-back position (in the area of the push-in station 27), the holding fingers 76, 77 lie outside the area of the push-out opening 69, as well as in the area of the push-out station 29. In the holding position in each case the outer edge-side cigarettes 25 of the cigarette group 21 - (outer layers) are gripped by a holding finger 76, 77, the ends of which are adapted to the contour of the cigarettes 25.

In the area of the insertion station 27, the open side of the pockets 64 is delimited by stationary, reciprocable wall plungers 78. These plate-shaped organs enter the ejection opening 69 of the four pockets 64 located in the insertion station 27 with an exact relative position such that they are accurate are limited to the dimensions of the cigarette group 21. As a result, the pockets 64 have a continuously closed cross section in this area. When the group revolver 28 is transported forward by one switching cycle, the wall plungers 78 are withdrawn. The revolving holding fingers 76, 77 only come into effect outside the insertion station 27.

The aggregates of the present packaging machine are designed to increase the output for two-lane operation. This means that two packs are produced side by side at the same time.

The group turret 28 is also set up and designed for double-track operation. This means first of all that the pockets 64 are dimensioned in the axial direction in such a way that two cigarette groups 21 are accommodated side by side in each pocket. As shown, the pockets are formed like a blind hole with a insertion opening 68 on one side The area between the adjacent cigarette groups 21 are initially still connected to one another, so that a blank which is continuous in the transverse direction is formed. For this reason, the distance between the cigarette groups 21 a, 21 b of a pocket 64 corresponds to twice the width of the longitudinal tabs 84 and corner tabs 86 of the blank. In the further course of the packaging process, the double blank 23 is divided into two individual blanks along a longitudinal dividing line 87.

The holding members for the cigarette groups 21 in the pockets 64 are set up for the double-track dimension. Two pairs of holding fingers 76, 77 are arranged on a rotary shaft 88 on both sides of a pocket 64. Rotating movements of the same back and forth are controlled by a fixed cam 89, in the control groove 90 of which a feeler wheel 92 connected to a crank arm 91 runs. Due to the shape of the control groove 90, the movements of the holding fingers 76, 77 are carried out in the manner described.

The revolver ring 70 gives the group revolver, which is open on one side, a pot-like shape. Within this hollow body, in the region of the ejection station 29, two ejection slides 72 which are located next to one another and are movable at the same time are arranged. Corresponding to this, each pocket 64 is provided with two slit-like passage openings 71 lying next to one another for the ejection slide 72 in the region of the cigarette groups 21 a, 21 b. The through openings 21, which are closed in cross section, have a slightly smaller height than the corresponding dimension of the pocket 64.

An embodiment of the group revolver 28 modified in relation to the design of the pockets is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. With regard to the orientation of their longitudinal center plane, the pockets 64 have the same relative position within the group turret 28 as in the previously described exemplary embodiment. The difference is that the cigarette groups 21 in the pockets 64 are subjected to lateral pressure to format the cigarette group.

For this purpose, one of the side walls of the pocket 64 is designed to be movable in the sense of narrowing or widening the pocket 64. In the specific exemplary embodiment, the side wall is part of a pressure lever 93 which is pivotably mounted on a pivot bearing 94 within the group turret 28 as a one-armed lever. A radially outer wedge piece 95 forms the side wall of the pocket 64 that lies forward in the direction of rotation.

The pivotable pressure lever 93 and thus the wedge piece 95 are under elastic pressure in the direction of a reduction in the width of the pocket 64. In the present case, the pressure lever 93 in the area of the wedge piece 95 is assigned a compression spring 96. This is supported on a likewise movable, controllable actuating element, namely on an actuating lever 105, which is likewise single-armed here. This is likewise pivotably mounted in the region of the pivot bearing 94 and is moved by a control roller 106. controlled curved path 107 within the group revolver 28.

By appropriately designing the curved path 107, the actuating lever 105 is moved such that the cigarette groups 21 are loaded with pressure by the wedge piece 95 during the transport from the insertion station 27 to the extension station 29. The actuating lever 105 is applied to the pressure lever 93 by compressing the compression spring 96.

The actuating lever 105 with a corresponding length has a further function, namely the holding of the cigarettes or a cigarette located at the facing corner of the cigarette group 21 instead of the holding finger 77 missing in this exemplary embodiment on the side of the pressure lever 93. The free end of the actuating lever 105 is provided for this purpose with a laterally directed nose 108 comprising the corner-side cigarette.

In the area of the extension station 29, the actuating lever 105 is pivoted back into an initial position, relieving the pressure of the compression spring 96. As a result, the pressure lever 93 with the wedge piece 95 is also lifted off the cigarette group 21 with a corresponding enlargement of the pocket 64. The cigarette group can now be pushed out in the manner described.

As can be seen from FIG. 7, the pressure lever 93 and the actuating lever 105 extend over the full length of the pocket 64 dimensioned for the reception of two cigarette groups 21. The pivot bearing 94 is also located outside the area of the turret ring 70 like the cam track 107.

When the holding fingers 76, 77 or the actuating lever 105 and the pressure lever 93 have moved into the retracted initial position in the region of the extension station 29, cigarette holders 97, 98 come into operation. These are elongated, rod-shaped holding members, which - associated with each cigarette group 21 a, 21 b in a pocket 64 - enter the ejection opening 69 of the pocket 64 from the sides. For this purpose, the cigarette holders 97, 98 are made from a lateral Pocket 64 inserted cigarette group 21 a is promoted to the end of the pocket 64. The second group of cigarettes 21b remains in a position adjacent to the insertion opening 68. At the opening 68), but also on the radially outer side (ejection opening 69). The insertion opening 68 and extension opening 69 correspond to the full cross section of the pocket 64.

The pockets 64 are arranged in a turret ring 70 of the group turret 28 at the angular position described. A passage opening 71 that is smaller (narrower) than the cross section of the pocket 64 is formed on the side opposite the ejection opening 69. This is for the one or. The passage of an ejection slide 72 in the area of the ejection station 29 is determined. Through this ejection slide 72, which can be moved back and forth in the horizontal plane, the complete cigarette group 21 is conveyed out of the pocket 64 transversely axially via the ejection opening 69 and, when this movement is continued, inserted into a pocket 73 of the first folding turret 31.

The extension station 29 is offset in height relative to the horizontal longitudinal center plane of the group turret 28 (drive shaft 74), such that the pocket 64 located in the extension station 29 is directed horizontally. As a result, the folding turret 31 is also offset with respect to the group turret 28. The ejection slide 72 is provided with a slide head 75, the contour of which corresponds to the contour of the facing long side of the cigarette group 21, so that the three edge-side cigarettes are detected together by the ejection slide 72 or the slide head 75.

The cigarettes 25 of the cigarette groups 21 are secured in the pockets 64 against relative displacements and against falling out via the ejection opening 69. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 ff., Each pocket 64 on the turret ring 70 is assigned holding members, namely pivoting holding fingers 76 and 77. These are respectively above and below or next to the pockets 64 embodiment, the ends of the cigarettes 25 are flush with the Side surface of the group revolver 28 from. In the case of filter cigarettes, the cigarette groups 21 are pushed into the pocket 64 with the filter 67 pointing backwards.

The loading of the group revolver 28 with cigarette groups 21 is matched in a special way to the functional sequence. The group revolver 28 switches in each case by a cycle corresponding to the spacing of the pockets 64. The number of switching cycles is, for example, 600 per minute. During a standstill, the same number of cigarette groups 21 are inserted into the four pockets 64 in the area of the insertion station 27. Cigarette groups 21a are inserted into the two upper pockets 64a and 64b, which lie behind in the direction of rotation of the group revolver 28, up to the end of the pocket 64a and 64b. The assigned tappets or tappet groups 56 and 57 are dimensioned accordingly and cover a conveying path up to the aforementioned end position of the cigarette groups 21 a.

The pockets 64c and 64d are filled with cigarette groups 21b, which are placed in the entry area of the pockets 64c, 64d, so that the last-mentioned pockets are filled by this insert into two cigarette groups 21a, 21b.

The group turret 28 is moved forward by one stroke after the tappet groups 56..59 have been withdrawn. In the next position, no cigarette groups 21 are inserted into the (four) pockets 64 located in the insertion station 27. Rather, the cigarettes 25 in the cigarette shafts 43 of the shaft groups 46.49 have time after the plunger groups have been completely withdrawn to fall into the lower position. Only after the group turret 28 has been shadowed again are there two empty and two pockets 64a..64d which are already provided with a cigarette group 21a and are ready to receive in the area of the insertion station 27. The insertion process for all (four) pockets 64 can now be repeated.

The cigarette groups 21a, 21b are at a distance from one another in the pockets 64, which are matched to the further packaging process. In the area between the group turret 28 and the (first) folding turret 31, a double-wide tinfoil cut is made transversely to the horizontal conveying direction fed in the area of a packing web 80. The blank 22 is separated from a continuous material web 81 by cutting knives 82. The packing web 80 acts here through its boundary walls like a folding mouthpiece. Due to the relative movement of the cigarette group 21 through the packing web 80 into an adjacent pocket 73 of the folding turret 31, the blank 22 is carried along with a U-shaped covering of the front area of the cigarette group 21.

The tinfoil blank 22 is provided with laterally projecting folding tabs, namely upper and lower longitudinal tabs 83, 84 _' and corner tabs 85, 86. The longitudinal tabs 84 and corner tabs 86 in Chen position (dash-dotted in Fig. 5) by transverse movement and then arcuate approach to the group revolver 28 brought into position. A partial area of each cigarette holder 97, 98 then lies against the outer side of a cigarette group 21a, 21b. The surface facing the cigarettes is formed with a profile which corresponds to the lateral contour of the cigarette group, so that it is supported in a form-fitting manner. The cigarette holders 98 are moved in the opposite direction when the cigarette groups 21a, 21b are ejected and accordingly run with the cigarette groups 21a, 21b along a path of the same before they are pulled off laterally. The supporting function of the cigarette holder 97, 98 is maintained beyond the transverse plane predetermined by the blank 22 provided, so that the cut 22 is carried along by the cigarette group during the initial phase by the cigarette holder 97, 98, which thus counteracts the cigarettes Protect excessive stress from the drawn blank 22.

The blank 22 is held ready in such a position relative to the packing web 80 that there is an asymmetrical position with respect to the cigarette group in the pocket 73 of the revolver 31. A blank leg 99 of the blank 22 protrudes from the pocket 73 in the radial direction. When the folding turret 31 moves further in the direction of rotation shown, this cutting leg 99 is folded over by a fixed, externally extending, curved guide wall 100 and placed in a rearward-facing position. When it is ejected from the pocket 73 in the region of the ejection station 32, part of the cutting leg 99 is folded over into the radially directed plane, namely to form part of the front or Back of the inner wrapper.

The packing web 80 and correspondingly the pockets 73 of the first folding turret 31 are divided in the central region by a partition 101 or by a folding web 102. This results on the one hand in precise movement paths for the cigarette groups. Canting is avoided. On the other hand, the central folding flaps, that is to say between the cigarette groups 21a, 21b, are partially folded by the end faces of the folding web 102, namely the corner flaps 86. On the outer sides, the pocket 73 is provided with corresponding folding webs 103 which cover the outer corner flaps 85 fold into position during insertion of the cigarette groups 21 with the blank 22 into the pocket 73 and fix it laterally.

After the retraction of the Aus.toßschiebers 72 in the starting position, the cigarettes in the pocket 73 are held in position on the radially outer side by another holding member. This is an arcuate support plate 104 which can be moved back and forth concentrically to the folding turret 31 along the circumference thereof. 2 shows the support position. When the turret 31 moves further, the support plate 104 is carried along during a partial movement before it returns to a lower starting position by means of a concentric rotary movement. This ensures that the not yet wrapped cigarettes are supported in the pockets 73 in the entire circumferential area of the cigarette group 21.

The cigarette groups 21, which are partially enveloped by the tinfoil blank 22, are transported by the folding turret 31 to an ejection station 32 opposite the insertion station 30. Here the two adjacent cigarette groups 21a, 21b of a pocket 73 are jointly ejected from the latter, namely by means of two plungers 109, 110 which are connected to one another and can be moved together. The cigarette groups, each with an associated (partial cut 22, now enter) the fold sheet 33, in which the longitudinal tabs 83 and 84 projecting in the middle region and laterally projecting are folded into the plane of the end faces by means of lateral fold members, namely fold switches 111. As shown in FIG. 8, the lower longitudinal tabs 83, 84. Upper longitudinal flaps are also folded into the end face by subsequent upward movement of the cigarette groups with a cut by a lifting punch 112 relative to a stationary folding member, namely lateral folding walls 113 and a common central folding wall 114. The folding web 33 therefore consists of two of the Height according to sections offset from each other the insertion station 34 for the subsequent second folding turret 35. The cigarette groups 21 are now completely encased in the tinfoil blank 22 and accordingly form a tinfoil block 24. The two adjacent tinfoil blocks 24 can be moved back and forth by a common one Insert 115 inserted into a pocket 116 of the folding turret 35 in the radial direction.

The folding turret 35 is used for attaching and (partially) folding the outer paper blank 23. In the present case, this is inserted into the pockets 116 in the direction of rotation of the revolver in front of the insertion station 34, specifically in one lower area by radial upward movement. The paper blanks 23 are separated from a paper web 117 in the region of a horizontal feed path 118 by knife rollers 119. A pusher 120, which can be moved up and down, introduces the paper blank 23 into the pocket 116, which is open at the bottom, with a U-shaped deformation. The pusher 120 is provided with a suction hole 121 on the end face for fixing the paper blank 23. The pocket 116 is also provided on its side surfaces with suction bores 122 for holding the paper blank 23 in the pocket 116 without changing the U-shaped shape. The paper blank 23 and accordingly the pockets 116 and the pusher 120 are dimensioned in the axial direction in such a way that two tinfoil blocks 24 lying next to one another at a distance can be processed simultaneously.

In the area of the insertion station 34, the two tinfoil blocks 24 are accordingly inserted into a U-shaped (double-wide) paper blank 23 that is already in the pocket 116.

Lateral protruding flaps 123 and 124 of the paper blank 23, which protrude laterally from the pocket 116 in the radial direction, are held in a funnel-widening, ie diverging, position. For the lower, shorter side folding tab 123, a guide finger 125 is pivotally mounted below the conveying plane of the tinfoil blocks 24. The guide finger 145 is moved from a lower starting position (dash-dotted lines) into an oblique guide position which facilitates the introduction of the tinfoil blocks 24, in which the associated side folding tab 123 is pressed slightly downward.

The opposite, upper side folding flap 124 is held on a fixed, circular arc-shaped guide wall 126 by suction bores 127.

After the tinfoil blocks 24 have been inserted into the U-shaped paper blank 23 in the pocket 116, the lower side folding flap 123 is first folded into the plane of the side face of the pack by means of a folding web 128 which can be moved upward in the tangential plane. The folding turret 35 is now advanced by one cycle, with the folding web 128 initially being moved along until the side folding tab 123 reaches the area of the guide wall 126 and is held by it. As a result of the relative movement of the upper side folding tab 124, the guide wall 126 has already folded over into the plane of the side surface of the pack.

The side folding tabs 123, 124 are connected to one another by gluing. For this purpose they are provided with hotmeit markings which are activated by stationary stamps 129 and 130 which can be moved towards the packs in the pockets 116. At the same time, the side folding tabs 123, 124 are connected to one another by the pressure exerted.

In the region of an ejection station 131 opposite the insertion station 34, the tinfoil blocks 24 provided with the paper blank 23 are pushed out of the pockets 116 in the horizontal plane and in the radial direction by means of correspondingly designed sliders 132 and inserted into the folding web 36. Here, projecting, lower longitudinal tabs are folded over on one side to form the bottom by folding switches 133. When the packs 20, which have now been completed, move upward again, the upper longitudinal tabs 134 are folded over into the pack tower 38 or 39 into the plane of the bottom wall.

In the area of the packing towers 38, 39 assigned to each web, banderoles 42 are attached to the packs 20 in the area of the exposed end face of the tinfoil blocks 24. The bands 42 extend transversely above the end face of the pack 20 in such a way that a middle part 135 abuts the end face and legs 136 on the front and rear walls.

As can be seen from FIGS. 10 to 13, the packs 20 are arranged in the region of the folding web 36 in such a way that the upper end faces 137 to be provided with the band 42 face the two rows of packs 20 to the same side. Partial webs 138, 139 of the folding web 36 which are juxtaposed in the conveying direction end with an offset. The partial web 138 is longer in the conveying direction than the partial web 139. The packing towers 38, 39 are thus arranged offset from one another. This creates a recess 140 in the region of the partial web 139, in which the banding apparatus 40 assigned to the packing tower 38 is accommodated. The second banding apparatus 41 is located on the side next to the associated packing tower 39.

Each band apparatus 40, 41 consists of a transmission wheel 141 as the most important organ. Individual banderoles 42 are each taken from an associated banderole magazine 142 by a known unwinder 143. The banderoles 42 are placed on the circumference of the transmission wheel, with intervals and with a predetermined exact comparative position.

During the transport of the bands 42 on the transfer wheel 141, the side to be connected to the packs 20 is turned outwards. This is provided with glue, specifically by a segment wheel 144, the circumference of which is provided with glue by a glue roller 145 from a glue container 146.

To transfer the banderoles 42 to the packs 20, the transmission wheel 141 is provided with a plurality of transmission elements 147, in the present case five transmission elements, namely radially movable transmission plungers 147. These are fork-shaped with two lateral support legs 148 and 149. Each support leg 148, 149 is seen with ver opening 150 on the radially outer receiving surface opening. The support legs 148, 149 are arranged at a distance from one another (in the circumferential direction) and the bands 42 are placed on the circumference of the transmission wheel 141 such that the ends of the bands 42 are gripped by the suction bores 150 of the support legs 148, 149 and on the transmission wheel 141 are fixed.

Between the support legs 148, 149 there is a pressure stamp 151, which is designed in the form of a circular arc on the outside. This fills the circumferential distance between the support legs 148, 149. The pressure plunger 151 can be moved in the radial direction, relative to the support legs 148 149 and is supported on a radially inner support body 152 which connects the support legs 148, 149 to one another via a compression spring 153. The support body 152 is wedge-shaped in the radially inner region. A lateral, cross-sectionally shaped extension 154 of the support body 152 protrudes from the area of the transmission wheel 141 and is used to support an actuating member in the form of a slide 155 with actuating legs 156, 157. The latter receive contact with the respective extension 154 of the two transmission wheels 141. The Slider 155 can be moved back and forth while simultaneously taking along the transmission tappets 147 of the two transmission wheels 141 that are in the transmission position.

In the transfer position, the banderole 41 is transferred to the package 20 held in a corresponding relative position by radial movement of the transfer plunger 147 or the two support legs 148, 149. The middle part 135 is thereby in contact with the end face 137 of the packs, while the legs 136 are pressed against the front and back of the pack by the support legs 148, 149. For this purpose, the support legs 148, 149 are at a distance from one another which corresponds approximately to the width of the pack 20, so that the support legs 148, 149 are moved along the front and rear sides of the pack 20 by radial movement of the transfer plunger 147 while pressing the legs 136 Banderole 42.

Due to the movement of the transfer plunger 147 described above, the band 42 is also pressed in the region of the central part 135 due to the tension in the longitudinal direction on the end face 137. The compression spring 135 is compressed (Fig. 12). When the slider 155 returns to the starting position (dash-dotted lines in FIG. 12), the transfer ram 147 with the support legs 148, 149 is moved back into the starting position as a result of the pressure spring 153 being relaxed. The compression spring 153 is supported on the support body 152 extending in the circumferential plane of the transmission wheel 141.

The banderoles 42 are transferred to the pack 20 held ready for this purpose in the plane of the folding web 36 or the partial webs 138, 139. A lifting ram 158 acts in this area (packing tower 38, 39) in each case in this area (packing tower 38, 39) Stamp plate 159 is provided with a cutout 160 on the side facing transmission wheel 141. The transfer plunger 141 or the lower support leg 149 enters this during the transfer of the band 42. After retraction of the support leg 148, 149, the now completed package 20 is by the lifting ram 158 _"in- creased, namely This under an already formed package stack 161. is supported by support flanges 162, 163 respectively detect the lower packing twentieth The support webs 162, 163 can be moved transversely to the pack tower 38, 39, namely out of the area of the pack stack 161, so that the lower pack can be fed to the pack stack 161. Through the cutout 160 in the stamp plate 159 and through a further, opposite cutout 164 the supporting webs 162, 163, after supplying a (lower) package to the package stack 161, grasp the bottom side of the latter before the lifting ram 158 is moved back down to the starting position.

The upper packs 20, in each case groups of two packs lying one above the other, are conveyed out of the pack tower 138, 139 by cross slide 165 into a horizontal pack conveyor 166.

An alternative solution with regard to the formation of tinfoil blocks 24 and the introduction thereof into the further packaging process is shown in FIGS. 14 to 16.

In this approach, otherwise manufactured tinfoil blocks 24 are fed in pairs in two parallel tracks by block conveyors 167 and 168. The tinfoil blocks 24 are in the area of these block conveyors 167, 168 in the horizontal plane and at a distance from one another by suitable conveying elements, for. B. chain conveyor transported.

A transfer turret 169, 170 is assigned to each block conveyor 167, 168. These are arranged with their axes of rotation (shaft 171) in the conveying direction of the tinfoil blocks 24. The transfer revolvers 169, 170 accordingly rotate in planes transverse to the block conveyors 167, 168, specifically in the direction of rotation represented by arrows 172.

The transfer turrets 169, 170 are used to transfer the tinfoil blocks 24 from the block conveyors 167, 168 to a common block turret 173. This is designed in a similar manner to the group turret 28 of the exemplary embodiment described above. Similarly, pockets 174 are arranged along the circumference of block turret 173 in an inclined position, namely at an angle of the median plane between the tangent and the radial. The tinfoil blocks 24 are introduced into the pockets 174 in the axial direction via lateral insertion openings 175. These are designed and dimensioned in the axial direction - similar to the group revolver 28 - in such a way that two tinfoil blocks 24a and 24b can be placed side by side in a pocket 174, with a distance from one another.

The transfer revolvers 169, 170 are designed and arranged such that a tinfoil block 24 can be picked up and a tinfoil block can be transferred to the turret 173 at the same time during a standstill phase. For this purpose, the transfer revolvers 169, 170 are provided with pockets 176 and 177, which are temporarily brought into overlap with one or the other block conveyor 167, 168 and also with a pocket 174 of the block revolver 173.

The transfer revolvers 169, 170 are of different sizes, namely they are dimensioned with different diameters. The smaller transfer turret 169 assigned to the block conveyor 167 is provided with three pockets 176 which, parallel to the tangent at a distance from it, are designed as a chamber which is closed in the circumferential direction or as a channel which is closed in cross section and open at both ends. The three pockets 176 are accordingly arranged at the same angles to one another and at the same distances from one another.

At a certain position of the transfer turret 169 (FIG. 14) there is a lower, horizontally oriented pocket 176 in the path of movement of the block conveyor 167, so that a tinfoil block 24 can be inserted into the lower pocket 176 by appropriate conveyance. Another pocket 176 of the transfer turret 169 is congruent with a pocket 174 of the block turret 173, so that the pack or the tinfoil block 24 can also be transferred from the pocket 176 into the pocket 174 by axial movement. For this purpose, the transfer turret 169 is slightly offset in the direction of rotation of the block turret 173 from its vertical center plane.

The second transfer turret 170 lies on the other side of the vertical center plane of the block turret 173 at a greater distance therefrom. The four pockets 177 arranged at right angles or parallel to one another are also matched to the block conveyor 168 and to a pocket or a specific relative position of a pocket 174 of the block turret 173. As shown, there is a lower, horizontally located pocket 177 in the path of movement of the tinfoil blocks 24 of the block conveyor 168, so that the tinfoil block 24 is conveyed into the pocket 177 by axial conveyance. The vertically oriented pocket 177 which follows in the direction of rotation is congruent with a pocket 174 of the block turret 173 located in this position. The axial turret block 24 can therefore also be transferred to the block turret 173 by renewed axial displacement.

For the (simultaneous) transfer of a tinfoil block 24 from the transfer turrets 169, 170 to the block turret 173, plungers 183, 184 are used, the two transfer turrets 169, 170 or the pockets located opposite each other to a pocket 174 of the block turret 173 176 and 177 are assigned.

In the present exemplary embodiment, too, the tinfoil blocks 24a, 24b of a pocket 174 of the block turret 173 are inserted in successive work cycles. Due to the arrangement and design of the transfer revolvers 169, 170, a pocket 174 remains free between the filling positions. Accordingly, during the Block turret 173 with the maximum number of cycles driven a tinfoil block 24 inserted every second switching cycle or standstill of the turret 173, first in the area of the larger transfer turret 170, the tinfoil block 24a to be moved to the inner end of the pocket 174 and then in the area of the transfer turret 169 of the second tin foil block 24b facing the insertion opening 175. Here too, the insertion movements are slower and compatible with the cigarettes.

The tinfoil blocks 24 inserted into the pockets 174 in the axial direction are pushed out of the pocket 174 in the region of an ejection station 178 in the axial direction or approximately axial direction, at least transversely axially to the cigarettes, and inserted into a pocket 179 of a folding turret 180. For this purpose, a double slide 181, which can be moved back and forth within the block turret 173, is provided, which enters the pocket 174 via the internal opening 182 in the area of the tinfoil blocks 24a, 24b. During the transfer movement of the tinfoil blocks 24a, 24b into the folding turret 180, a paper blank 23, which is kept ready in a transverse plane, is taken with the U-shaped folding of the two tinfoil blocks 24a, 24b. The further course of the folding of this (double) paper blank 23 corresponds to the exemplary embodiment already described.

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1. A method for packaging objects, in particular cigarettes, by grouping them into groups (cigarette groups) and wrapping them in at least one blank of packaging material (tinfoil, paper or the like), the group taking along in one plane is inserted in a package receptacle (pocket) of a folding conveyor (folding turret) at right angles to the direction of the article and is folded during further conveyance,
characterized,
that the folding conveyor (folding turret 31) is preceded by a group conveyor (group turret 28) which conveys the objects (cigarette groups 21) in group receptacles (pockets 64), the objects entering the pockets 64 in the axial direction and out in a transverse axial direction these are pushed out. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the cigarettes (25) of the cigarette groups (21) in the pockets (64) of the group revolver (28) are directed axially parallel to this. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cigarette groups (21) are conveyed in pairs in two adjacent tracks (cigarette groups 21a, 21b), with two cigarette groups in succession in the region of an insertion station (27) (21 a, 21 b) can be inserted into an appropriately dimensioned pocket (64) such that the cigarette groups (21a, 21 b) are arranged within the pocket (64) at a distance from one another in the axial direction. 4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that in the case of filter cigarettes, the filters (67) of the cigarette groups (21 a, 21 b) in the common pocket (64) of the group revolver (28) to one side, in particular to the entry side (insertion opening) 68) of the pocket (64) are directed. 5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that a first, from the entry side (insertion opening 68) distant cigarette group (21a) in a first insertion cycle into the pocket (64) and the second, the insertion opening - (68) facing Cigarette group (21 b) is inserted into the pocket (64) in a second insertion cycle. 6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that a plurality of pockets (64), in particular four pockets (64), of the group revolver (28) are loaded simultaneously, with the relevant (first) cigarettes in the region of two pockets (64a, 64b) -Groups (21a) into the inner position, which is located away from the egg drawer opening (68), and at the same time, with two further pockets (64c, 64d), the second cigarette group (21b) facing the insertion opening - (68) is inserted. 7. The method according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that cigarette groups (21) after every second switching or. Movement cycle of the group revolver (28) can be inserted into pockets (64) of the same. 8. Device for packaging objects, in particular cigarettes grouped together, by wrapping them in at least one blank of packaging material (tin foil blank, paper blank or the like), the object taking along in a plane transverse to Direction of the ready-made blank can be inserted into a pack receptacle (pocket) of a folding conveyor (folding turret) and the blank can be folded when it moves further, characterized in that the cigarettes (25) or the like are in the area of a group conveyor upstream of the (first) folding turret (31) - (Group revolvers 28) can be combined into individual cigarette groups (21) in group receptacles (pockets 64), the cigarettes (25) being inserted into several pockets (64) in the longitudinal direction in the longitudinal direction and simultaneously in the region of an ejecting station (29) can be pushed out in the transverse axial direction from one of the pockets. 9. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that the on the radially outer side open pockets (64) of the group revolver - (28) are provided with movable holding members in the region of the radially oriented outside (ejection opening 69) of the pockets (64), in particular with mutually opposite pivotable holding fingers (76, 77) for grasping at least the outer, peripheral cigarettes (25) of the cigarette group (21), the holding fingers (76, 77) in the area of the insertion station (27) and the extension station (29) except Engagement with the cigarettes (25) are moved. 10. The device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that in the region of the insertion station (27) the pockets (64) of the group turret (28) to limit the radially outer open side (ejection opening 69) stationary, reciprocable side wall members ( Wall plunger 78) are assigned, which are moved into a laterally closing position during the insertion of the cigarettes (25) into the pockets (64). 11. The device according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the cigarettes (25) to form cigarette groups (21) in the pockets (64) of the group turret (28) in the region of the insertion station (27) can be pushed out directly from the lower ejection areas of cigarette shafts (43) of a cigarette magazine (26), the cigarette shafts (43) separated from one another by shaft walls (45) belonging to a shaft group (46, 47, 48, 49) each assigned to a pocket (64) ) run essentially upright, but at an angle to each other, such that several, in particular four, fan-shaped shaft groups (46..49) are assigned to a corresponding number of pockets (64a, 64b, 64a, 64d) of the group turret (28). 12. The apparatus according to claim 11 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the pockets (64) with a central transverse plane at an angle to both the radial plane and the tangential plane of the group turret (28) are directed - (skew) and in the insertion station (27) transversely to the lower areas of the cigarette shafts (43). 13. The apparatus according to claim 12 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the ejection station (29) or the ejection plane for the cigarette groups - (21) in the area thereof with respect to a horizontal central plane of the group turret (28) - ( is offset in such a way that pockets (64) located in the region of the ejection station (29) are directed horizontally. 14. The apparatus according to claim 11 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the (four) pockets (64a, 64b, 64c, 64d) in the region of the insertion station (27) in an upper, from the vertical central plane of the group turret ( 28) moved out position are each offset in height from each other and the lower ends of the shaft groups -. (46, 47, 48, 49) end according to the height and offset laterally in the area of the assigned pockets (64). 15. The apparatus according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that several, in particular four cigarette groups (21) simultaneously from a corresponding number of shaft groups (46..49) and into an equal number of pockets (64a, 64b, 64c, 64d) of the group revolver (28) can be inserted. 16. The apparatus according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the pockets (64) are dimensioned in the axial direction for receiving two adjacent cigarette groups (21 a, 21 b), each during an Enschubakt of Insertion opening (68) of the pockets (64) away cigarette groups (21a) in the two rear pockets (64 a, 64b) in the conveying direction and two cigarette groups (21 b) facing the insertion opening (68) in the two in the conveying direction lying pockets (64c, 64d) can be inserted. 17. The apparatus according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the group turret (28) can be switched by a given by the pockets (64) division, cigarette groups (28) after every second switching cycle in the Insert station (27) into which (four) pockets (64) can be inserted. 18. The apparatus according to claim 15 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the at the same time ejectable from the pocket (64) (two) groups of cigarettes - (21a, 21b) by taking along the double-wide blank held transverse to the direction of ejection (Tin foil cut 22) U-shaped in these The distance between the cigarette groups (21a, 21b) in the pocket (64) corresponds to the width of a strip of material within the blank (22) which, after cutting, forms end flaps (longitudinal flaps 83, 84, corner flaps) 85, 86) of the blank (22) is used. 19. The apparatus according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the ejection slide (72) which can be displaced in the horizontal plane at a distance below the axis of rotation of the group turret (28) via an inside passage opening (71) in the pocket (64) of the group revolver (28) is able to enter and rests against the cigarette group - (21) with a slide head (75) having the contour of the facing side surface of the cigarette group (21). 20. The apparatus according to claim 9 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that after retracting the holding fingers (76, 77) on the pockets (64) in the region of the extension station (29) through the cigarette groups (21a, 21b) Cigarette holders (97, 98) entering via the insertion opening (68) can be fixed, the cigarette holders (97, 98) being pushed out of the pocket (64) when the cigarette groups (21a, 21b) are pushed out while maintaining the attachment to the front side surface of the cigarette groups (21a, 21) can be moved along a path, in particular beyond the (upright) feed plane of the blank (tinfoil blank 22) in such a way that it (initially) is U-shaped around the cigarette holder ( 97, 98). 21. The apparatus according to claim 20 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that each cigarette group (21 a, 21 b) within a pocket (64) a separate, laterally next to the group turret (28) mounted and jointly drivable cigarette holder ( 97, 98) is assigned, the cigarette holders (97, 98) being able to be moved laterally out of their movement path transversely to the conveying direction of the cigarette groups (21a, 21b). 22. The apparatus according to claim 20, characterized in that the rod or. finger-shaped cigarette holders (97, 98) are formed on the side facing the cigarette group (21a, 21b) with a contour corresponding to the side surface of the same. 23. The device according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the cigarette groups (21) in the pockets (64) of the group turret (28) are elastically compressible, in particular by resilient mounting of a side wall of the pockets (64 ). 24. The device according to claim 23, characterized in that a side wall of the pockets - (64) is pivotally mounted, in particular as part of a pressure lever (93) and by spring members - (pressure spring 96) is elastically acted upon, the pressure lever (93) by an actuating lever (125) is loaded via the compression spring (96) in a sense that compresses the cigarette group (21) and can be controlled in such a way - in particular by a cam track (107) with a sensing roller - (106) that in the region of the insertion station (27) and the extension station (28) the side wall and the pressure lever (93) are relieved. 25. The device according to claim 24, characterized in that the actuating lever (105) at its radially outer end has a projecting nose (108) for detecting and securing the outer cigarette of the cigarette group (21). 26. The device according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the cigarette groups (21) in the pocket (73) of the (first) folding turret (31) after retracting the ejection slide (72) by a movable holding member can be fixed on the radially outer side, in particular by means of a support plate (104) which is curved in the shape of a circular arc and can be pivoted back and forth in the circumferential direction of the folding turret (31). 27. The apparatus according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the blank (tinfoil blank 22) when inserting the cigarette group (21) in the (first) folding turret (31) with respect to the cigarette Group (21) is arranged offset such that a cutting leg (99) protruding in the radial direction protrudes from the pocket (73) of the folding turret (31) in the radial direction and further around the side surface and part of the front or. Back of the cigarette group is foldable. 28. The apparatus according to claim 27, characterized in that the blank leg (99) by the movement of the folding turret (31) partially and when the cigarette group is pushed out of the folding turret (31) can be finished. 29. The device according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that between the group turret (28) and the folding turret (31) arranged packing web (80) and the pockets (73) of the folding turret (31) and the this subsequent folding sheet (33) is divided in the middle for receiving the two cigarette groups (21a, 21b), in the area of the folding turret (31) and the folding sheet - (33) Folding elements for folding front steps (corner flaps 86) formed centrally between the cigarette groups (21a, 21b) and lateral boundaries (folding webs 102, 103) for folding outside corner flaps (85) are arranged. 30. The device according to claim 29 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that in the region of a flat track (31) adjoining the folding turret (31), upper stimulating flaps (longitudinal flaps 83, 84) by upward movement of the cigarette group (21) and are foldable by fixed folding members. 31. The device according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that in the folding turret (31) or in the folding web (33) formed tinfoil blocks (24) in a height-shifted insertion station (34) in one Another folding turret (35) can be inserted, partially covered by a further blank (paper blank 23). 32. Apparatus according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the (second) folding turret for wrapping two tinfoil blocks (24) lying next to one another in a pocket (116) with two adjacent, separate blanks ( Paper blanks 23) can be loaded for wrapping one tinfoil block each. 33. Apparatus according to claim 32 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the (two) paper blanks - (23) in the region of a lower loading station of the folding turret (35) by upward movement of a pusher (120) under a U-shape Verfor tion in the open pockets (116) insertable and fixed in this in the U-shaped position by suction holes (122), with side folding tabs (123, 124) protruding radially from the pocket (116). 34. Apparatus according to claim 33, characterized in that the side folding tabs (123, 124) protruding from the pocket (116) are fixed in the insertion station (34) in a divergent, mouthpiece-like opening position, in particular by a movable guide finger (125) for the lower side folding tab (123) and through suction holes (127) of a stationary guide wall (126) for the upper side folding tab (124). 35. Apparatus according to claim 32 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the individual, in each pocket (116) of the folding turret (35) juxtaposed paper blanks (23) with (bottom) folding tabs (longitudinal tabs 134) one and the same side are directed in the axial direction of the folding turret (35), the folding flaps being foldable in each case by folding members (folding switches 133) formed in the region of a folding path (36) and by upward movement in a packing tower (38, 39). 36. Apparatus according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that on the in the paper blank - (32) wrapped packs (20) before insertion into the packing tower (38, 39) in the region of the lateral end face a band (42) can be attached, each pack of a pocket - (116) of the folding turret being assigned a separate banding device (40, 41) and both banding devices (40, 41) working synchronously. 37. Apparatus according to claim 36, characterized in that the banding apparatus (40, 41) in the area of the packing tower (38, 39) is placed laterally next to the same, the packing towers (38, 39) in the conveying direction of the packs (20) are offset from one another in such a way that the banding devices (40, 41) can be directly opposite the free end faces of the associated packs - (20). 38. Apparatus according to claim 36 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that each banderole apparatus (40, 41) consists of a transmission wheel (141) with banderole transmission members receiving the banderoles (42) along the circumference. 39. Apparatus according to claim 38, characterized in that the banderoles (42) can be coated with glue on the outside during transport through the transmission wheel (141), in particular through an axially parallel segment wheel (144). 40. Apparatus according to claim 38, characterized in that the bands (42) on the circumference of the transmission wheel (141) are fixed at their ends by suction bores (150) and in the area of a transmission station by radially movable transmission members (transmission plunger 147) on the package ( 20) are transferable 41. Apparatus according to claim 40, characterized in that the transmission plungers (141) are U-shaped with support legs (148, 149) which have suction bores (150) which detect the ends of the banderoles (42) and which have a width of Pack (20) are arranged at a corresponding distance from one another and, while pressing the band (42) on the front and rear of the pack (20), extend on both sides thereof in the transfer position. 42. Apparatus according to claim 41, characterized in that the transmission plungers (147) are elastically loaded in the starting position, in particular by a compression spring (153) and that the radially directed transmission movement for both banderole apparatuses (40, 41) is carried out by a common actuating member that can be moved back and forth (slide 155). 43. Apparatus according to claim 36 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the packs (20) for attaching the banderoles (42) lie on a stamp plate (159) of a lifting stamp (158) of the pack towers (38, 39) . 44. Device according to claim 8 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that (otherwise completed) in a first blank (tinfoil blank 22) encased objects, in particular cigarette groups (21) as tinfoil blocks (24) a - (linear) feed conveyor with two block conveyors (167, 168) for two simultaneously fed tinfoil blocks (24) can be fed, received by transfer conveyors (transfer turret 169, 170) and an intermediate conveyor (block turret 173) can be fed, from which the tinfoil -Blocks. (24) in the area of an out ^. push station (178) to a folding turret (180) with a U-shaped envelope in a (paper) blank - (23) can be transferred. 45. Apparatus according to claim 44, characterized in that the transfer revolvers (169, 170) are each assigned to a block conveyor (167, 168) with in the conveying direction of the tinfoil blocks (24) directed receptacles (pockets 176, 177), each simultaneously Tinfoil blocks (24) can be inserted into a pocket that extends in the horizontal plane - (176 or 177) the transfer turret (169, 170). 46. Apparatus according to claim 44 or 45, characterized in that the block conveyors - (167, 168) and the associated transfer turret (169, 170) are arranged eccentrically with respect to the block turret (173) and that the transfer turret (169, 170) have different diameters and a different number of pockets (176, 177), the (smaller) transfer turret (169) closest to a vertical central plane of the block turret (173) having three and the second transfer turret (170) four pockets - (176, 177). 47. Device according to claim 44 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the objects (tinfoil blocks 24) from the pockets (176, 177) of the transfer turret (169, 170) in the axial direction of the same out and in congruent directional pockets (174) of the block turret (173) can be inserted. 48. Apparatus according to claim 44 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the pockets (174) in the block turret (173) are directed obliquely, namely at an angle to both the radial plane and the tangential plane, such that during a standstill phase of the Block turret and the transfer turret (169, 170) each have two pockets (174) of the block turret (173) with pockets - (176, 177) the transfer turret (169, 170) are aligned. 49. Apparatus according to claim 48, characterized in that the cross-sectionally closed, channel-shaped pockets (176) of the transfer turret (169) lie at the same acute angles to one another and the pockets (177) of the transfer turret (170) at 90 ⁰ or parallel to one another are arranged.

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