EP0231779A3 - Method and device for checking cigarettes - Google Patents

Method and device for checking cigarettes

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Publication number
EP0231779A3
EP0231779A3 EP87100445A EP87100445A EP0231779A3 EP 0231779 A3 EP0231779 A3 EP 0231779A3 EP 87100445 A EP87100445 A EP 87100445A EP 87100445 A EP87100445 A EP 87100445A EP 0231779 A3 EP0231779 A3 EP 0231779A3
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Prior art keywords
checking cigarettes
cigarettes
checking
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Application number
EP87100445A
Other languages
German (de)
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EP0231779A2 (en
EP0231779B1 (en
Inventor
Heinz Focke
Kurt Liedtke
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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Publication of EP0231779A3 publication Critical patent/EP0231779A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0231779B1 publication Critical patent/EP0231779B1/en
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • 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
    • B65B19/28—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines
    • B65B19/30—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines responsive to presence of faulty articles, e.g. incorrectly filled cigarettes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
EP87100445A 1986-01-28 1987-01-15 Method and device for checking cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP0231779B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19863602428 DE3602428A1 (en) 1986-01-28 1986-01-28 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING CIGARETTES
DE3602428 1986-01-28

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0231779A2 EP0231779A2 (en) 1987-08-12
EP0231779A3 true EP0231779A3 (en) 1988-11-30
EP0231779B1 EP0231779B1 (en) 1991-12-11

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP87100445A Expired - Lifetime EP0231779B1 (en) 1986-01-28 1987-01-15 Method and device for checking cigarettes

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US4856538A (en)
EP (1) EP0231779B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2541958B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1005818B (en)
BR (1) BR8700380A (en)
CA (1) CA1304716C (en)
DE (2) DE3602428A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3620735A1 (en) * 1986-06-20 1987-12-23 Focke & Co METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCONNECTING DEFECTIVE CIGARETTES IN CONNECTION WITH A CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE
DE3729213A1 (en) * 1987-09-02 1989-03-16 Focke & Co DEVICE FOR CHECKING CIGARETTES AND EXCEPTIONALLY FAULTY CIGARETTES
IT1225028B (en) * 1988-07-28 1990-10-31 Gd Spa EQUIPMENT FOR CARRYING OUT CONTROL OPERATIONS ON CIGARETTES
DE4035397A1 (en) * 1990-11-07 1992-05-14 Focke & Co DEVICE FOR PACKING CIGARETTES
IT1274064B (en) * 1993-12-23 1997-07-14 Gd Spa GROUP FORMING DEVICE FOR CIGARETTES PACKAGING MACHINES
US6169600B1 (en) 1998-11-20 2001-01-02 Acuity Imaging, Llc Cylindrical object surface inspection system
DE19857600A1 (en) 1998-12-15 2000-06-21 Focke & Co Method and device for manufacturing cigarette packs
DE10252913A1 (en) * 2002-11-12 2004-05-27 Focke Gmbh & Co. Kg Method and device for checking rod-shaped objects, especially cigarettes
DE10261526A1 (en) 2002-12-23 2004-07-01 Focke Gmbh & Co. Kg Device for producing cigarette packs
DE102012012204A1 (en) * 2012-06-21 2013-12-24 Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co. Kg) Pocket conveyor for conveying cigarette groups
EP3408182B1 (en) * 2016-01-29 2020-03-04 Philip Morris Products S.a.s. Feeding apparatus and method for rod-shaped articles
HUE046614T2 (en) * 2017-04-18 2020-03-30 Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp Zoo Method of emptying a container filled with rod-like articles manufactured in the tobacco industry
CN110949025A (en) * 2019-12-17 2020-04-03 蒋志进 Automatic rotary seal device for bowl blanks

Citations (4)

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US3207308A (en) * 1962-07-27 1965-09-21 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for feeding and testing rod-like articles
GB2156325A (en) * 1984-03-22 1985-10-09 Gd Spa Device for feeding cigarettes to the wrapping line of a packeting machine
EP0166088A1 (en) * 1984-05-26 1986-01-02 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) Checking device for cigarettes
EP0198282A1 (en) * 1985-04-13 1986-10-22 Maschinenfabrik Fr. Niepmann GmbH & Co. Checking device for the quality of rod-like articles, particularly cigarettes

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DE166088C (en) *
DE198282C (en) *
GB1112687A (en) * 1965-03-12 1968-05-08 Schmermund Alfred Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes
GB1474454A (en) * 1974-09-23 1977-05-25 Gallaher Ltd Cigarettes
GB1539122A (en) * 1976-03-27 1979-01-24 Molins Ltd Ejection mechanisms
DE2621409A1 (en) * 1976-05-14 1977-12-01 Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg Cigarette packaging machine cigarette porosity testing device - has air jet and pressure monitor at end plate to operate ejector
DE2709700C2 (en) * 1977-03-05 1987-04-23 Hauni-Werke Körber & Co KG, 2050 Hamburg Device for filling trays with rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry
IT1108245B (en) * 1978-06-01 1985-12-02 Gd Spa FEEDING AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR LAYERS OF CIGARETTES IN PACKAGING MACHINES FOR CIGARETTES IN PACKAGES
DE2813866A1 (en) * 1978-03-31 1979-10-04 Schmermund Maschf Alfred DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE LEVEL OF FILLING OF CIGARETTE ENDS
DE2840617C2 (en) * 1978-09-18 1987-04-09 Hauni-Werke Körber & Co KG, 2050 Hamburg Method and device for testing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry
FR2451860A1 (en) * 1979-03-21 1980-10-17 Molins Ltd DEVICE FOR DETECTING GROUPS OF OBJECTS, SUCH AS CIGARETTES, IN PARTICULAR ON PACKAGING MACHINES
IT1133263B (en) * 1980-04-01 1986-07-09 Gd Spa CIGARETTE INTEGRITY CONTROL DEVICE IN A PACKAGING MACHINE
GB2108818B (en) * 1981-10-16 1985-02-20 Molins Plc Apparatus for testing cigarettes in groups
US4445520A (en) * 1982-02-08 1984-05-01 Philip Morris Incorporated Cigarette detection and rejection device
US4486098A (en) * 1982-02-23 1984-12-04 Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. Kg Method and apparatus for testing the ends of cigarettes or the like
IT1156600B (en) * 1982-05-13 1987-02-04 Gd Spa CIGARETTE INTEGRITY CONTROL DEVICE IN A PACKAGING MACHINE
IT1208082B (en) * 1982-08-04 1989-06-06 Sasib Spa DEVICE FOR THE QUALITY CONTROL OF THE CIGARETTES IN THE HOPE OF FEEDING OF THE PACKAGING MACHINES
IT1171139B (en) * 1983-04-22 1987-06-10 Sasib Spa PROBE PLUGS FOR QUALITATIVE AND / OR QUANTITATIVE CONTROL AND FOR SIGARETTE OR SIMILAR SITES
IT1171985B (en) * 1983-12-07 1987-06-10 Gd Spa DEVICE FOR THE FEEDING OF CIGARETTES TO THE WRAPPING LINE OF A PACKAGING MACHINE

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3207308A (en) * 1962-07-27 1965-09-21 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for feeding and testing rod-like articles
GB2156325A (en) * 1984-03-22 1985-10-09 Gd Spa Device for feeding cigarettes to the wrapping line of a packeting machine
EP0166088A1 (en) * 1984-05-26 1986-01-02 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) Checking device for cigarettes
EP0198282A1 (en) * 1985-04-13 1986-10-22 Maschinenfabrik Fr. Niepmann GmbH & Co. Checking device for the quality of rod-like articles, particularly cigarettes

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0231779A2 (en) 1987-08-12
JPS62179372A (en) 1987-08-06
CN87100811A (en) 1987-08-26
CA1304716C (en) 1992-07-07
CN1005818B (en) 1989-11-22
BR8700380A (en) 1987-12-08
US4856538A (en) 1989-08-15
JP2541958B2 (en) 1996-10-09
DE3775075D1 (en) 1992-01-23
EP0231779B1 (en) 1991-12-11
DE3602428A1 (en) 1987-07-30

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