EP0268919A2 - Cigarette packaging machine - Google Patents

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EP0268919A2
EP0268919A2 EP87116545A EP87116545A EP0268919A2 EP 0268919 A2 EP0268919 A2 EP 0268919A2 EP 87116545 A EP87116545 A EP 87116545A EP 87116545 A EP87116545 A EP 87116545A EP 0268919 A2 EP0268919 A2 EP 0268919A2
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Heinz Focke
Kurt Liedtke
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
    • A24C5/3412—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields
    • 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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  • the invention relates to a packaging machine for cigarettes with a container (magazine) for storing the cigarettes, the magazine being divided at least in the lower area by shaft walls into magazine chutes, each for receiving an upright row of cigarettes, and with test organs for checking the cigarettes for correct tobacco filling. Presence of a filter etc.
  • Cigarettes are checked for any errors before packaging.
  • the main deficiencies lie in an inadequate tobacco filling, which can have defects or voids, especially at the ends, i.e. in the area of the end faces of the cigarettes. Furthermore is closed Check whether a filter is present on filter cigarettes and whether it has been properly applied.
  • a packaging machine for cigarettes is usually assigned a magazine in which a certain supply of aligned cigarettes is accommodated.
  • magazine shafts are formed by upright shaft walls, which, due to their dimensions, accommodate an upright row of cigarettes.
  • cigarette groups corresponding to the contents of a cigarette pack are ejected from the magazine or from the magazine chutes.
  • the cigarette groups formed in this way are fed to the packaging units via conveyors (cigarette turret, pocket chain or the like).
  • the cigarettes are checked for correct training primarily after the formation of the cigarette groups in the area of the cigarette turret. However, it has also already been proposed to carry out the inspection of the cigarettes and to sort out any missing cigarettes in the area of the magazine.
  • the object of the invention is to reliably carry out the cigarette test in the area of the magazine by simple, effective measures.
  • the packaging machine according to the invention or its magazine is characterized in that the test organs, in particular optoelectric sensors, are arranged in the magazine walls of the magazine with a corresponding (greater) thickness.
  • light-emitting diodes are preferably used as transmitters and phototransistors as emp used catcher. These are of very small size and can be arranged in the shaft walls of the magazine so that they are directed against the outer surface of the cigarette, at the ends thereof.
  • the sensors are therefore preferably arranged on the upright lateral areas of the shaft walls. The test is carried out in such a way that stronger light reaches the phototransistors if the tobacco filling is faulty or the filter is missing.
  • the sensors in particular receivers, can be arranged in sealed blind holes in the shaft walls or in a cavity within the same.
  • the shaft walls consist of a translucent material, at least in the area of the arrangement of the sensors.
  • sensors are arranged in the shaft walls on both sides of a magazine shaft, so that the cigarettes are subjected to a test from both sides.
  • Transmitters are preferably arranged in front of the ends of the cigarettes, for example in a magazine front wall and / or magazine rear wall.
  • the light test of the cigarettes is therefore "corner".
  • the magazine front wall or magazine rear wall can be opened entirely or partially, in particular in the area of a separate test strip, as a hollow body sensor and other electrotechnical devices.
  • the invention can be used particularly advantageously in a device according to DE patent application P 36 30 735.7.
  • Packaging machines for cigarettes 10 are more common has equipped with a magazine 11, a container in which a stock of aligned cigarettes 10 is accommodated. Magazines of this type are generally known and have the same basic structure.
  • the lower area of the magazine 11 consists of a plurality of magazine chutes 12, the width of which corresponds approximately to the diameter of a cigarette 10.
  • the magazine shafts 12 are separated from one another by upright shaft walls 13.
  • the number of cigarettes 10 ejected from the magazine chutes 12 at the same time corresponds to the content of one cigarette packet.
  • the cigarettes 10 are checked within the magazine chutes 12 with regard to their correct formation. In particular, it should be checked whether the tobacco filling 15 is complete in the area of the free ends or end faces of the cigarettes 10. 2, 5 and 6 show examples of faulty cigarettes 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d. In each of these there is a tobacco gap 16 at the ends, in different configurations.
  • test devices namely optoelectric sensors
  • the shaft walls 13 are formed with a greater thickness than those of conventional magazines.
  • the cigarette test is carried out optoelectrically.
  • 13 sensors are arranged in the shaft walls adjacent to the cigarette ends and thus on the upright edges of the shaft walls, specifically receivers 17 and 18. These are phototransistors which react to light differences.
  • the receivers 17, 18 can be assigned (light) transmitters 19, in particular light-emitting diodes. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, however, only receivers 17, 18 are arranged in the shaft walls 13. These have the receiving side 20 facing the end region of the cigarette 10 or 10a, 10b ... to be tested.
  • the light required for the cigarette test enters via the end faces of the cigarettes 10, 10a ...
  • the front wall 21 and possibly the rear wall 22, which in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 run transversely to the shaft walls are made entirely or partially of translucent material, e.g. made of plastic. As a result, outside light can reach the end faces of the cigarettes 10, 10a ... via the front wall 21. If the cigarette 10 is correctly designed, that is to say without a tobacco gap 16, the receiver 17, 18 is exposed to relatively little light. However, if there is a tobacco gap 16, the receiver 17, 18 receives more light and triggers an error signal.
  • the different design of the tobacco gaps 16 is taken into account by a corresponding arrangement of receivers 17 and 18 by checking each cigarette 10 from both sides.
  • the cigarettes 10 are checked while the cigarettes 10 are moving downwards in sections.
  • two cigarettes 10 are ejected from each magazine shaft 12.
  • the movement section of the cigarettes 10 in the magazine shafts 12 is therefore two cigarettes.
  • Above an out thrust level 23 for the cigarettes is checked.
  • two rectified receivers 17 are arranged one above the other, at the level of the two cigarettes to be checked.
  • a further two receivers 18 are directed in opposite directions. As a result, one and the other side are checked during two successive stoppage cycles of the cigarettes, so that irregular tobacco gaps 16 can also be identified.
  • the sensors can be arranged in different ways within the shaft walls 13. 1 and 2, blind holes 24 are formed in the shaft walls for receiving a receiver 17, 18, respectively.
  • the arrangement of the sensors in the blind holes 24 is selected such that the receiving side 20 faces the closed side of the blind hole 24. This means that the sensors are protected against mechanical stress and dirt.
  • the shaft walls 13 are completely or partially translucent, for example made of plastic.
  • the front wall 21 in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 is designed such that it projects into the magazine shafts 12 with rib-like projections 25 and thus rests against the front ends of the cigarettes 10, 10a. In order to ensure that the cigarettes slide downward without tilting, the front wall 21 is lifted from the latter or from the shaft walls 13 during a movement cycle of the cigarette (dash-dotted line in FIG. 2).
  • the front wall 21 is therefore arranged to be cyclically or pulsatingly movable.
  • a sensor bar 26 and 27 is arranged in the area of the front wall and / or in the area of the rear wall 22 to accommodate the sensors and other electrotechnical or electronic devices for testing the cigarettes 10. This is part of the front wall 21 or rear wall 22 and detachably connected as a unit to the rest of the front wall 21 or rear wall 22 and accordingly inserted into a recess thereof.
  • the test strip 26, 27 is designed overall as a hollow body.
  • the shaft walls 13 are formed with a smaller width than the length of the cigarettes.
  • a rib-like projection 28 of the same fits, positively. Together with the rest of the test bar 26, 27, this forms a common workpiece and a coherent hollow body. This is formed like a comb by the projections 28. The ends of the cigarettes 10 lie between adjacent projections 28.
  • the sensors are arranged partly inside the hollow projection 28, partly in the area of an inner wall 29 of the test strip 26, 27.
  • the principle of checking the ends of the cigarettes from two opposite sides is also implemented here, due to the dimensions of the projections on the one hand and the small size of the Sensors, on the other hand, each have two sensors for testing adjacent cigarettes opposite one another in the same transverse plane.
  • the two receivers 30 and 31 each assigned to a cigarette 10 on the same side, the sensitivity of the test and thus its sensitivity Accuracy increased.
  • the transmitters 32 are arranged in front of the ends of the cigarettes 10 within the test strip 26, 27, namely on the inner walls 29.
  • the test strip 26, 27 is for carrying out the test as a whole or at least in the region of the projections 28 and the inner wall 29 made of translucent material.
  • all sensitive optical or electrotechnical organs are accommodated in a closed, encapsulated cavity.
  • test bar 26 checks the cigarettes 10 for any tobacco gaps 16 in the manner already described
  • test bar 27 is used to check the cigarettes 10 with regard to the presence of a filter 33. Deviating from the drawing, it is for testing the filter 33 sufficient if only one receiver 30 or 31 is provided per cigarette.
  • the test bar 26, 27 is arranged in such a way that two cigarettes one on top of the other in a magazine shaft 12 are tested at the same time, two receivers 30, 31 being assigned to each cigarette end one above the other, as shown.
  • FIG. 6 shows a small section of a magazine 11 with a test bar 26, 27.
  • the arrangement of the receivers 30, 31 in the region of the projections 28 corresponds to the exemplary embodiment described above. 6, no transmitters (light emitting diodes) are used. The light here is about the total translucent test bar 26, 27 fed to the ends of the cigarettes 10 and thus the receivers 30, 31.
  • test organs can be used in the manner described for conventional, generally known cigarette magazines, but with a correspondingly greater thickness of the shaft walls.
  • this solution can be used particularly advantageously in a magazine according to patent application P 36 20 735.7.
  • the magazine 11 corresponds to the magazine according to the aforementioned older patent application with regard to the removal of any faulty cigarettes.
  • the details shown in the drawings are part of the test unit of the earlier patent application, that is, a unit with magazine shafts and shaft walls, which is built into the magazine.
  • guide and support members are therefore also provided in the area of the ejection plane 23 in the exemplary embodiments shown, as well as comb webs 34 and support webs 35 which can be moved relative to one another in the transverse direction, specifically in that in the earlier patent application described way.
  • the further details of the magazine which is not fully shown in the drawings, can correspond to that of patent application P 36 20 735.7.

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1. Cigarette packaging machine. 2.1. Cigarette packaging machines are usually equipped with a (cigarette) magazine (11), in which a stock of cigarettes (10) is accommodated. The lower region of the magazine (11) consists of a plurality of magazine shafts (12) which are separated from one another by shaft walls (13). At the lower ends of the magazine shafts (12), the cigarettes (10) are ejected axially in groups, each corresponding to the contents of a cigarette pack. 2.2 For monitoring the cigarettes for faults in their form, in particular for any tobacco spaces (16) in the region of the ends of the cigarettes (10), optoelectric sensors, in particular receivers (17, 18; 30, 31), are arranged in the correspondingly thick shaft walls. The said receivers are oriented transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the cigarettes (10), towards their side. Light penetrating from the front ends of the cigarettes (10) is picked up by the receivers (17, 18; 30, 31) and evaluated in respect of any tobacco spaces (16). To generate light, transmitters (19; 32) can be arranged in the front wall (21) and/or rear wall (22) of the magazine (11) at the front ends of the cigarettes (10). 2.3 The magazine (11) which is so equipped with testing elements is suitable in a particularly simple and reliable manner for the testing and separation of single or extremely small groups of faulty cigarettes. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Verpackungsmaschine für Zigaretten mit einem Behälter (Magazin) zur Bevorratung der Zigaretten, wobei das Magazin wenigstens im unteren Bereich durch Schachtwände in Magazinschächte, je zur Aufnahme einer aufrechten Zigarettenreihe unterteilt ist, und mit Prüforganen zur Überprüfung der Zigaretten hinsichtlich korrekter Tabakfüllung, Vorhandensein eines Filters etc.The invention relates to a packaging machine for cigarettes with a container (magazine) for storing the cigarettes, the magazine being divided at least in the lower area by shaft walls into magazine chutes, each for receiving an upright row of cigarettes, and with test organs for checking the cigarettes for correct tobacco filling. Presence of a filter etc.

Zigaretten werden vor der Verpackung auf etwaige Fehler überprüft. Mängel liegen vor allem in einer unzurei­chenden Tabakfüllung, die Fehlstellen bzw. Lunker vor allem an den Enden, also im Bereich der Stirnflächen der Zigaretten, aufweisen kann. Des weiteren ist zu überprüfen, ob bei Filterzigaretten ein Filter vorhan­den und ordnungsgemäß angesetzt ist.Cigarettes are checked for any errors before packaging. The main deficiencies lie in an inadequate tobacco filling, which can have defects or voids, especially at the ends, i.e. in the area of the end faces of the cigarettes. Furthermore is closed Check whether a filter is present on filter cigarettes and whether it has been properly applied.

Einer Verpackungsmaschine für Zigaretten ist üblicher­weise ein Magazin zugeordnet, in dem ein gewisser Vor­rat an ausgerichteten Zigaretten Aufnahme findet. In dem Magazin werden im unteren Bereich durch aufrechte Schachtwände Magazinschächte gebildet, die aufgrund ihrer Abmessung eine aufrechte Reihe von Zigaretten aufnehmen. An den unteren Enden weden dem Inhalt einer Zigarettenpackung entsprechende Zigarettengruppen aus dem Magazin bzw. aus den Magazinschächten ausgeschoben. Die so gebildeten Zigarettengruppen werden über Förde­rer (Zigarettenrevolver, Taschenkette oder dgl.) den Verpackungsaggregaten zugeführt.A packaging machine for cigarettes is usually assigned a magazine in which a certain supply of aligned cigarettes is accommodated. In the lower part of the magazine, magazine shafts are formed by upright shaft walls, which, due to their dimensions, accommodate an upright row of cigarettes. At the lower ends, cigarette groups corresponding to the contents of a cigarette pack are ejected from the magazine or from the magazine chutes. The cigarette groups formed in this way are fed to the packaging units via conveyors (cigarette turret, pocket chain or the like).

Die Prüfung der Zigaretten in bezug auf korrekte Aus­bildung erfolgt überwiegend nach Bildung der Zigaret­tengruppen im Bereich des Zigarettenrevolvers. Es ist aber auch bereits vorgeschlagen worden, die Prüfung der Zigaretten und die Aussonderung etwaiger Fehlzigaretten im Bereich des Magazins durchzuführen.The cigarettes are checked for correct training primarily after the formation of the cigarette groups in the area of the cigarette turret. However, it has also already been proposed to carry out the inspection of the cigarettes and to sort out any missing cigarettes in the area of the magazine.

Hiervon ausgehend liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Zigarettenprüfung im Bereich des Magazins durch einfache, wirksame Maßnahmen zuverlässig durchzuführen.Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to reliably carry out the cigarette test in the area of the magazine by simple, effective measures.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Verpackungsmaschine bzw. deren Magazin dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Prüforgane, insbesondere optoelektri­sche Sensoren, in den mit entsprechender (größerer) Dicke ausgebildeten Schachtwänden des Magazins angeord­net sind.To achieve this object, the packaging machine according to the invention or its magazine is characterized in that the test organs, in particular optoelectric sensors, are arranged in the magazine walls of the magazine with a corresponding (greater) thickness.

Vorzugsweise werden zur Durchführung der Prüfungen Leuchtdioden als Sender und Phototransistoren als Emp­ fänger eingesetzt. Diese sind von sehr geringer Bau­größe und können in den Schachtwänden des Magazins so angeordnet sein, daß sie gegen die Mantelfläche der Zigaretten gerichtet sind, und zwar an den Enden der­selben. Die Sensoren sind demnach vorzugsweise an den aufrechten seitlichen Bereichen der Schachtwände ange­ordnet. Die Prüfung erfolgt in der Weise, daß bei fehlerhafter Tabakfüllung oder fehlendem Filter stär­keres Licht zu den Phototransistoren gelangt.To carry out the tests, light-emitting diodes are preferably used as transmitters and phototransistors as emp used catcher. These are of very small size and can be arranged in the shaft walls of the magazine so that they are directed against the outer surface of the cigarette, at the ends thereof. The sensors are therefore preferably arranged on the upright lateral areas of the shaft walls. The test is carried out in such a way that stronger light reaches the phototransistors if the tobacco filling is faulty or the filter is missing.

Die Sensoren, insbesondere Empfänger, können in abge­dichteteten Sacklöchern der Schachtwände angeordnet sein oder in einem Hohlraum innerhalb derselben. Die Schachtwände bestehen dabei aus einem lichtdurchlässi­gen Material, mindestens im Bereich der Anordnung der Sensoren. Dadurch können die Sensoren in abgedichteten Hohlräumen untergebracht werden, so daß eine Ver­schmutzung und damit Beeinträchtigung der Prüfgenauig­keit vermieden ist.The sensors, in particular receivers, can be arranged in sealed blind holes in the shaft walls or in a cavity within the same. The shaft walls consist of a translucent material, at least in the area of the arrangement of the sensors. As a result, the sensors can be accommodated in sealed cavities, so that contamination and thus impairment of the test accuracy is avoided.

Erfindungsgemäß werden mehrere, insbesondere zwei Lagen von Zigaretten in den Magazinschächten während der Stillstandsphase der taktweise nach unten bewegten Zi­garetten geprüft. Um unregelmäßige Fehler in der Tabak­füllung zuverlässig zu ermitteln, sind nach einem wei­teren Vorschlag zu beiden Seiten eines Magazinschachts in den Schachtwänden Sensoren angeordnet, so daß die Zigaretten von beiden Seiten einer Prüfung unterzogen werden.According to the invention, several, in particular two, layers of cigarettes are checked in the magazine shafts during the standstill phase of the cigarettes which are moved downwards in cycles. In order to reliably determine irregular errors in the tobacco filling, sensors are arranged in the shaft walls on both sides of a magazine shaft, so that the cigarettes are subjected to a test from both sides.

Sender (Leuchtdioden) sind vorzugsweise vor den Stirn­enden der Zigaretten angeordnet, zum Beispiel in einer Magazinvorderwand und/oder Magazinrückwand. Die Licht­prüfung der Zigaretten erfolgt demnach "übereck". Die Magazinvorderwand bzw. Magazinrückwand kann zu diesem Zweck ganz oder teilweise, insbesondere im Bereich einer gesonderten Prüfleiste, als Hohlkörper zur Auf­ nahme der Sensoren und sonstiger elektrotechnischer Einrichtungen ausgebildet sein.Transmitters (light-emitting diodes) are preferably arranged in front of the ends of the cigarettes, for example in a magazine front wall and / or magazine rear wall. The light test of the cigarettes is therefore "corner". For this purpose, the magazine front wall or magazine rear wall can be opened entirely or partially, in particular in the area of a separate test strip, as a hollow body sensor and other electrotechnical devices.

Die Erfindung kann besonders vorteilhaft bei einer Vor­richtung gemäß DE-Patentanmeldung P 36 30 735.7 ange­wendet werden.The invention can be used particularly advantageously in a device according to DE patent application P 36 30 735.7.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung betreffen die Ausgestal­tung des Magazins sowie die Anordnung der Prüforgane.Further features of the invention relate to the design of the magazine and the arrangement of the test organs.

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

  • Fig. 1 einen Vertikalschnitt im unteren Bereich eines Magazins als Ausschnitt,
  • Fig. 2 einen Horizontalschnitt zu der Einzelheit ge­mäß Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 3 ein anderes Ausführungsbeispiel eines Magazins im Vertikalschnitt in Längsrichtung der Ziga­retten,
  • Fig. 4 eine Ansicht zu dem Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 3,
  • Fig. 5 einen Horizontalschnitt durch das Magazin in der Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 3 und 4,
  • Fig. 6 eine Einzelheit, nämlich einen Horizontal­schnitt für ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel des Magazins.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
  • 1 is a vertical section in the lower area of a magazine as a detail,
  • 2 is a horizontal section to the detail of FIG. 1,
  • 3 shows another embodiment of a magazine in vertical section in the longitudinal direction of the cigarettes,
  • 4 is a view of the embodiment of FIG. 3,
  • 5 shows a horizontal section through the magazine in the embodiment according to FIGS. 3 and 4,
  • Fig. 6 shows a detail, namely a horizontal section for a further embodiment of the magazine.

Die in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Einzelheiten sind Teil einer Verpackungsmaschine für Zigaretten 10. Es geht im einzelnen um die Ausbildung eines Magazins 11. Verpackungsmaschinen für Zigaretten 10 sind üblicher­ weist mit einem Magazin 11 ausgerüstet, einem Behälter, in dem ein Vorrat an ausgerichteten Zigaretten 10 Auf­nahme findet. Derartige Magazine sind allgemein bekannt und in ihrem prinzipiellen Aufbau übereinstimmend.The details shown in the drawings are part of a packaging machine for cigarettes 10. It is specifically about the formation of a magazine 11. Packaging machines for cigarettes 10 are more common has equipped with a magazine 11, a container in which a stock of aligned cigarettes 10 is accommodated. Magazines of this type are generally known and have the same basic structure.

Der untere Bereich des Magazins 11 besteht aus einer Mehrzahl von Magazinschächten 12, deren Breite etwa dem Durchmesser einer Zigarette 10 entspricht. Die Magazin­schächte 12 sind durch aufrechte Schachtwände 13 von­einander abgeteilt. In jedem Magazinschacht 12 befindet sich eine aufrechte Zigarettenreihe 14 aus in Dichtlage übereinander angeordneten Zigaretten 10. Diese werden unter Eigengewicht in den Magazinschächten 12 nach unten gefördert und schließlich in Gruppen von jeweils zwei Zigaretten 10 in Längsrichtung derselben aus den Magazinschächten 12 ausgeschoben. Die Anzahl der gleichzeitig aus den Magazinschächten 12 ausgeschobenen Zigaretten 10 entspricht dem Inhalt einer Zigaretten­packung.The lower area of the magazine 11 consists of a plurality of magazine chutes 12, the width of which corresponds approximately to the diameter of a cigarette 10. The magazine shafts 12 are separated from one another by upright shaft walls 13. In each magazine shaft 12 there is an upright row of cigarettes 14 made of cigarettes 10 arranged one above the other in a sealing position. These are conveyed downward in the magazine shafts 12 under their own weight and finally pushed out in groups of two cigarettes 10 in the longitudinal direction thereof from the magazine shafts 12. The number of cigarettes 10 ejected from the magazine chutes 12 at the same time corresponds to the content of one cigarette packet.

Die Zigaretten 10 werden innerhalb der Magazinschächte 12 in bezug auf ihre korrekte Ausbildung überprüft. Insbesondere ist zu prüfen, ob die Tabakfüllung 15 im Bereich der freien Enden bzw. Stirnflächen der Zigaret­ten 10 komplett ist. In Fig. 2, 5 und 6 sind Beispiele für Fehlzigaretten 10a, 10b, 10c und 10d gezeigt. Bei diesen ist jeweils an den Enden eine Tabaklücke 16, und zwar in unterschiedlicher Ausbildung.The cigarettes 10 are checked within the magazine chutes 12 with regard to their correct formation. In particular, it should be checked whether the tobacco filling 15 is complete in the area of the free ends or end faces of the cigarettes 10. 2, 5 and 6 show examples of faulty cigarettes 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d. In each of these there is a tobacco gap 16 at the ends, in different configurations.

Um diese Fehlzigaretten 10a..10d zu identifizieren und aufgrund eines Fehlersignals auszusondern, sind in den Schachtwänden 13 Prüforgane angeordnet, nämlich opto­elektrische Sensoren. Die Schachtwände 13 sind zu die­sem Zweck mit einer größeren Dicke ausgebildet als als Schachtwände üblicher Magazine.In order to identify these faulty cigarettes 10a..10d and to reject them on the basis of an error signal, 13 test devices, namely optoelectric sensors, are arranged in the shaft walls. For this purpose, the shaft walls 13 are formed with a greater thickness than those of conventional magazines.

Die Zigarettenprüfung wird optoelektrisch durchgeführt.The cigarette test is carried out optoelectrically.

Zu diesem Zweck sind in den Schachtwänden benachbart zu den Zigarettenenden und damit an den aufrechten Rändern der Schachtwände 13 Sensoren angeordnet, und zwar Emp­fänger 17 und 18. Es handelt sich dabei um Phototransi­storen, die auf Lichtunterschiede reagieren.For this purpose, 13 sensors are arranged in the shaft walls adjacent to the cigarette ends and thus on the upright edges of the shaft walls, specifically receivers 17 and 18. These are phototransistors which react to light differences.

Den Empfängern 17, 18 können (Licht-)Sender 19 zugeord­net sein, insbesondere Leuchtdioden. Bei dem Ausfüh­rungsbeispiel der Fig. 1 und 2 sind jedoch lediglich Empfänger 17, 18 in den Schachtwänden 13 angeordnet. Diese sind mit ihrer Empfangsseite 20 dem Endbereich der zu prüfenden Zigarette 10 bzw. 10a, 10b ... zuge­kehrt. Das für die Zigarettenprüfung erforderliche Licht tritt über die Stirnseiten der Zigaretten 10, 10a ... ein. Zu diesem Zweck sind die bei dem Ausfüh­rungsbeispiel der Fig. 1 und 2 quer zu den Schachtwän­den verlaufende Vorderwand 21 und ggf. Rückwand 22 ganz oder teilweise aus lichtdurchlässigem Werkstoff herge­stellt, z.B. aus Kunststoff. Dadurch kann Außenlicht über die Vorderwand 21 an die Stirnflächen der Zigaret­ten 10, 10a ... gelangen. Ist die Zigarette 10 korrekt ausgebildet, also ohne Tabaklücke 16, wird der Empfän­ger 17, 18 mit relativ geringem Licht beaufschlagt. Ist hingegen eine Tabaklücke 16 vorhanden, nimmt der Emp­fänger 17, 18 mehr Licht auf und löst ein Fehlersignal aus.The receivers 17, 18 can be assigned (light) transmitters 19, in particular light-emitting diodes. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, however, only receivers 17, 18 are arranged in the shaft walls 13. These have the receiving side 20 facing the end region of the cigarette 10 or 10a, 10b ... to be tested. The light required for the cigarette test enters via the end faces of the cigarettes 10, 10a ... For this purpose, the front wall 21 and possibly the rear wall 22, which in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 run transversely to the shaft walls, are made entirely or partially of translucent material, e.g. made of plastic. As a result, outside light can reach the end faces of the cigarettes 10, 10a ... via the front wall 21. If the cigarette 10 is correctly designed, that is to say without a tobacco gap 16, the receiver 17, 18 is exposed to relatively little light. However, if there is a tobacco gap 16, the receiver 17, 18 receives more light and triggers an error signal.

Die unterschiedliche Ausbildung der Tabaklücken 16 wird durch entsprechende Anordnung von Empfängern 17 und 18 berücksichtigt durch Prüfung jeder Zigarette 10 von beiden Seiten. Die Prüfung der Zigaretten 10 erfolgt während der Ruhestellung der in Abschnitten nach unten bewegten Zigaretten 10. Bei dem vorliegenden Ausfüh­rungsbeispiel werden aus jedem Magazinschacht 12 je­weils zwei Zigaretten 10 ausgeschoben. Der Bewegungsab­schnitt der Zigaretten 10 in den Magazinschächten 12 beträgt demnach zwei Zigaretten. Oberhalb einer Aus­ schubebene 23 für die Zigaretten erfolgt deren Prüfung. Es sind demnach jeweils zwei gleichgerichtete Empfänger 17 übereinander angeordnet, und zwar in Höhe der beiden zu prüfenden Zigaretten. Darüber sind weitere zwei Empfänger 18 entgegengesetzt gerichtet. Dadurch werden während zweier aufeinanderfolgender Stillstandstakte der Zigaretten die eine und die andere Seite geprüft, so daß auch unregelmäßige Tabaklücken 16 identifiziert werden können.The different design of the tobacco gaps 16 is taken into account by a corresponding arrangement of receivers 17 and 18 by checking each cigarette 10 from both sides. The cigarettes 10 are checked while the cigarettes 10 are moving downwards in sections. In the present exemplary embodiment, two cigarettes 10 are ejected from each magazine shaft 12. The movement section of the cigarettes 10 in the magazine shafts 12 is therefore two cigarettes. Above an out thrust level 23 for the cigarettes is checked. Accordingly, two rectified receivers 17 are arranged one above the other, at the level of the two cigarettes to be checked. A further two receivers 18 are directed in opposite directions. As a result, one and the other side are checked during two successive stoppage cycles of the cigarettes, so that irregular tobacco gaps 16 can also be identified.

Die Sensoren können in verschiedener Weise innerhalb der Schachtwände 13 angeordnet sein. Bei dem Ausfüh­rungsbeispiel nach Fig. 1 und 2 sind in den Schachtwän­den Sacklöcher 24 je zur Aufnahme eines Empfängers 17, 18 gebildet. Die Anordnung der Sensoren in den Sacklö­chern 24 ist so gewählt, daß die Empfangsseite 20 der geschlossenen Seite des Sacklochs 24 zugekehrt ist. Dadurch sind die Sensoren gegen mechanische Bean­spruchung und Verschmutzung geschützt untergebracht. Die Schachtwände 13 sind dabei ganz oder in Teilberei­chen lichtdurchlässig ausgebildet, zum Beispiel aus Kunststoff.The sensors can be arranged in different ways within the shaft walls 13. 1 and 2, blind holes 24 are formed in the shaft walls for receiving a receiver 17, 18, respectively. The arrangement of the sensors in the blind holes 24 is selected such that the receiving side 20 faces the closed side of the blind hole 24. This means that the sensors are protected against mechanical stress and dirt. The shaft walls 13 are completely or partially translucent, for example made of plastic.

Die Vorderwand 21 ist bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig 1 und 2 so ausgebildet, daß sie mit rippenartigen Vorsprüngen 25 in die Magazinschächte 12 ragt und so an den Stirnenden der Zigaretten 10, 10a ... anliegt. Um ein verkantungsfreies Nach-unten-Gleiten der Zigaretten zu gewährleisten, ist die Vorderwand 21 während eines Bewegungstaktes des Zigaretten von diesen bzw. von den Schachtwänden 13 abgehoben (strichpunktierte Linie in Fig. 2). Die Vorderwand 21 ist mithin taktweise bzw. pulsierend bewegbar angeordnet.The front wall 21 in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 is designed such that it projects into the magazine shafts 12 with rib-like projections 25 and thus rests against the front ends of the cigarettes 10, 10a. In order to ensure that the cigarettes slide downward without tilting, the front wall 21 is lifted from the latter or from the shaft walls 13 during a movement cycle of the cigarette (dash-dotted line in FIG. 2). The front wall 21 is therefore arranged to be cyclically or pulsatingly movable.

Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß Fig. 3, 4 und 5 ist eine gegenüber bisherigen Ausführungen neue Gestaltung des Magazins 11 in einem Teilbereich vorgesehen. Zur Unterbringung der Sensoren und sonstiger elektrotechni­scher bzw. elektronischer Einrichtungen für die Prüfung der Zigaretten 10 ist im Bereich der Vorderwand und/­oder im Bereich der Rückwand 22 eine Prüfleiste 26 bzw. 27 angeordnet. Diese ist Teil der Vorderwand 21 bzw. Rückwand 22 und als Einheit lösbar mit dem übrigen Teil der Vorderwand 21 bzw. Rückwand 22 verbunden und dem­nach in eine Ausnehmung derselben eingesetzt. Die Prüf­leiste 26, 27 ist insgesamt als Hohlkörper ausgebildet.3, 4 and 5, a new design of the magazine 11 is provided in a partial area compared to previous versions. For A sensor bar 26 and 27 is arranged in the area of the front wall and / or in the area of the rear wall 22 to accommodate the sensors and other electrotechnical or electronic devices for testing the cigarettes 10. This is part of the front wall 21 or rear wall 22 and detachably connected as a unit to the rest of the front wall 21 or rear wall 22 and accordingly inserted into a recess thereof. The test strip 26, 27 is designed overall as a hollow body.

Wie dargestellt, sind wenigstens im Bereich der Prüf­leiste 26, 27 die Schachtwände 13 mit einer geringeren Breite ausgebildet als die Länge der Zigaretten. In die so gebildeten Vertiefungen zwischen benachbarten Ziga­rettenreihen 14 tritt im Bereich der Prüfleisten 26, 27 ein rippenartiger Vorsprung 28 derselben passend, formschlüssig ein. Dieser bildet zusammen mit dem übri­gen Teil der Prüfleiste 26, 27 ein gemeinsames Werk­stück und einen zusammenhängenden Hohlkörper. Dieser ist durch die Vorsprünge 28 kammartig ausgebildet. Die Enden der Zigaretten 10 liegen dabei zwischen benach­barten Vorsprüngen 28.As shown, at least in the area of the test strip 26, 27, the shaft walls 13 are formed with a smaller width than the length of the cigarettes. In the depressions formed in this way between adjacent rows of cigarettes 14, in the area of the test strips 26, 27, a rib-like projection 28 of the same fits, positively. Together with the rest of the test bar 26, 27, this forms a common workpiece and a coherent hollow body. This is formed like a comb by the projections 28. The ends of the cigarettes 10 lie between adjacent projections 28.

Die Sensoren sind teilweise innerhalb des hohlen Vorsprungs 28, teilweise im Bereich einer Innenwand 29 der Prüfleiste 26, 27 angeordnet. Im Sinne des be­schriebenen Prüfverfahrens befinden sich an jeder Seite des Vorsprungs 28 zwei Empfänger 30 und 31. Des weite­ren ist auch hier das Prinzip der Prüfung der Enden der Zigaretten von zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten verwirk­licht, wobei aufgrund der Abmessungen der Vorsprünge einerseits und der geringen Größe der Sensoren anderer­seits je zwei Sensoren für die Prüfung benachbarter Zigaretten einander in der gleichen Querebene gegen­überliegen. Durch die beiden jeweils einer Zigarette 10 auf derselben Seite zugeorndeten Empfänger 30 und 31 wird die Empfindlichkeit der Prüfung und damit deren Genauigkeit erhöht.The sensors are arranged partly inside the hollow projection 28, partly in the area of an inner wall 29 of the test strip 26, 27. In the sense of the test method described, there are two receivers 30 and 31 on each side of the projection 28. Furthermore, the principle of checking the ends of the cigarettes from two opposite sides is also implemented here, due to the dimensions of the projections on the one hand and the small size of the Sensors, on the other hand, each have two sensors for testing adjacent cigarettes opposite one another in the same transverse plane. By the two receivers 30 and 31, each assigned to a cigarette 10 on the same side, the sensitivity of the test and thus its sensitivity Accuracy increased.

Die Sender 32 (Leuchtdioden) sind bei diesem Ausfüh­rungsbeispiel vor den Stirnenden der Zigaretten 10 innerhalb der Prüfleiste 26, 27 angeordnet, nämlich an den Innenwänden 29. Die Prüfleiste 26, 27 ist zur Durchführung der Prüfung insgesamt bzw. mindestens im Bereich der Vorsprünge 28 sowie der Innenwand 29 aus lichtdurchlässigem Werkstoff gebildet. Auch hier sind jedenfalls alle empfindlichen optischen bzw. elektro­technischen Organe in einem geschlossenen, abgekapsel­ten Hohlraum untergebracht.In this exemplary embodiment, the transmitters 32 (light-emitting diodes) are arranged in front of the ends of the cigarettes 10 within the test strip 26, 27, namely on the inner walls 29. The test strip 26, 27 is for carrying out the test as a whole or at least in the region of the projections 28 and the inner wall 29 made of translucent material. Here too, in any case, all sensitive optical or electrotechnical organs are accommodated in a closed, encapsulated cavity.

Während die Prüfleiste 26 in der bereits beschriebenen Weise die Zigaretten 10 hinsichtlich etwaiger Tabaklük­ken 16 überprüft, dient die Prüfleiste 27 der Kontrolle der Zigaretten 10 in bezug auf das Vorhandensein eines Filters 33. Abweichend von der zeichnerischen Darstel­lung, ist es für die Prüfung des Filters 33 ausrei­chend, wenn je Zigarette lediglich ein Empfänger 30 bzw. 31 vorgesehen ist.While the test bar 26 checks the cigarettes 10 for any tobacco gaps 16 in the manner already described, the test bar 27 is used to check the cigarettes 10 with regard to the presence of a filter 33. Deviating from the drawing, it is for testing the filter 33 sufficient if only one receiver 30 or 31 is provided per cigarette.

Wie aus Fig. 4 ersichtlich, ist die Prüfleiste 26, 27 so angeordnet, daß zwei in einem Magazinschacht 12 übereinanderliegende Zigaretten gleichzeitig geprüft werden, wobei, wie dargestellt, auch übereinander jedem Zigarettenende zwei Empfänger 30, 31 zugeordnet sind. Dies bedeutet, daß je Seite einer Zigarette (Ende der­selben) vier Empfänger 30, 31 vorgesehen sind, und zwar paarweise übereinander und nebeneinander angeordnet.As can be seen from FIG. 4, the test bar 26, 27 is arranged in such a way that two cigarettes one on top of the other in a magazine shaft 12 are tested at the same time, two receivers 30, 31 being assigned to each cigarette end one above the other, as shown. This means that four receivers 30, 31 are provided on each side of a cigarette (end of the same), in pairs one above the other and side by side.

Fig. 6 zeigt einen kleinen Ausschnitt aus einem Magazin 11 mit Prüfleiste 26, 27. Die Anordnung der Empfänger 30, 31 im Bereich der Vorsprünge 28 entspricht dem vorstehend beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiel. Bei dem Vorschlag gemäß Fig. 6 sind keine Sender (Leuchtdioden) eingesetzt. Das Licht wird hier über die insgesamt lichtdurchlässige Prüfleiste 26, 27 den Enden der Ziga­retten 10 und damit den Empfängern 30, 31 zugeleitet.6 shows a small section of a magazine 11 with a test bar 26, 27. The arrangement of the receivers 30, 31 in the region of the projections 28 corresponds to the exemplary embodiment described above. 6, no transmitters (light emitting diodes) are used. The light here is about the total translucent test bar 26, 27 fed to the ends of the cigarettes 10 and thus the receivers 30, 31.

Die Prüforgane (Sensoren) können in der beschrieben Weise bei herkömmlichen, allgemein bekannten Zigaret­ten-Magazinen eingesetzt werden, allerdings mit ent­sprechend größerer Dicke der Schächtwände. Besonders vorteilhaft kann diese Lösung jedoch bei einem Magazin gemäß Patentanmeldung P 36 20 735.7 eingesetzt werden. Bei den gezeigten Ausführungsbeispielen entspricht das Magazin 11 im bezug auf die Aussonderung etwaiger Fehl­zigaretten dem Magazin gemäß vorgenannten älterer Pa­tentanmeldung. Die in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Details sind Bestandteil der Prüfeinheit der älteren Patentanmeldung, also einer Einheit mit Magazinschäch­ten und Schachtwänden, die in das Magazin eingebaut ist. Zu Aussonderung von Fehlzigaretten 10a, 10b ... sind demnach auch bei den dargestellten Ausführungsbei­spielen Führungs- und Stützorgane im Bereich der Aus­schubebene 23 vorgesehen sowie Kammstege 34 und Stütz­stege 35, die in Querrichtung relativ zueinander beweg­bar sind, und zwar in der in der älteren Patentanmel­dung beschriebenen Weise. Auch die weiteren Einzelhei­ten des in den Zeichnungen nicht vollständig darge­stellten Magazins können dem der Patentanmeldung P 36 20 735.7 entsprechen.The test organs (sensors) can be used in the manner described for conventional, generally known cigarette magazines, but with a correspondingly greater thickness of the shaft walls. However, this solution can be used particularly advantageously in a magazine according to patent application P 36 20 735.7. In the exemplary embodiments shown, the magazine 11 corresponds to the magazine according to the aforementioned older patent application with regard to the removal of any faulty cigarettes. The details shown in the drawings are part of the test unit of the earlier patent application, that is, a unit with magazine shafts and shaft walls, which is built into the magazine. In order to separate out faulty cigarettes 10a, 10b ..., guide and support members are therefore also provided in the area of the ejection plane 23 in the exemplary embodiments shown, as well as comb webs 34 and support webs 35 which can be moved relative to one another in the transverse direction, specifically in that in the earlier patent application described way. The further details of the magazine, which is not fully shown in the drawings, can correspond to that of patent application P 36 20 735.7.

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1. Verpackungsmachine für Zigaretten mit einem Behäl­ter (Magazin) zur Bevorratung der Zigaretten, wobei das Magazin wenigstens im unteren Bereich durch Schachtwän­de in Magazinschächte, je zur Aufnahme einer aufrechten Zigarettenreihe, unterteilt ist, und mit Prüforganen zur Überprüfung der Zigaretten hinsichtlich korrekter Tabakfüllung, Vorhandensein eines Filters etc.,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Prüforgane, insbesondere optoelektrische Sensoren (17, 18; 30, 31), in dem mit entsprechender (größerer) Dicke ausgebildeten Schachtwänden (13) des Magazins (11) angeordnet sind.1. Packaging machine for cigarettes with a container (magazine) for storing the cigarettes, the magazine being divided into magazine compartments at least in the lower area by shaft walls, each for receiving an upright row of cigarettes, and with test organs for checking the cigarettes for correct tobacco filling, presence a filter etc.,
characterized in that the test organs, in particular optoelectric sensors (17, 18; 30, 31), are arranged in the shaft walls (13) of the magazine (11) which are designed with a corresponding (greater) thickness. 2. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß die Sensoren (17, 18; 30, 31) im Bereich aufrechter Seitenränder der Schachtwände (13), benachbart zu wenigstens einem Endbereich der Zigaret­ten (10, 10a, 10b ...), in den Schachtwänden (13) angeordnet sind.2. Packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensors (17, 18; 30, 31) in the region of upright side edges of the shaft walls (13), adjacent to at least one end region of the cigarettes (10, 10a, 10b ...), are arranged in the shaft walls (13). 3. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jeder Sensor, insbesondere Empfän­ger (17, 18; 30, 31), in den Schachtwänden (13) jeweils dem Endbereich einer zu prüfenden Zigarette (10, 10a, 10b ...) zugekehrt ist.3. Packaging machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each sensor, in particular receiver (17, 18; 30, 31), in the shaft walls (13) in each case the end region of a cigarette to be tested (10, 10a, 10b ... ) turned towards. 4. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß einander zugeordnete Sensoren, insbeson­dere Sender (19, 32) und Empfänger (17, 18; 30, 31), in den Schachtwänden (13) einerseits und in quer zu diesen verlaufender Vorderwand (21) und/oder Rückwand (22) des Magazins (11) angeordnet sind.4. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that mutually assigned sensors, in particular transmitters (19, 32) and receivers (17, 18; 30, 31), in the shaft walls (13) on the one hand and in transversely to this front wall (21) and / or rear wall (22) of the magazine (11) are arranged. 5. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Schachtwände (13) und/oder Vorderwand (21) sowie Rückwand (22) wenigstens im Bereich der Sensoren aus lichtdurchlässigem Werkstoff bestehen.5. Packaging machine according to claim and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the shaft walls (13) and / or front wall (21) and rear wall (22) consist of translucent material at least in the region of the sensors. 6. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Sensoren in verschlossenen Sacklö­chern (24) der lichtdurchlässigen Schachtwände (13) und/oder der Vorderwand (21) bzw. Rückwand (22) ange­ordnet sind.6. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the sensors are arranged in closed blind holes (24) of the translucent shaft walls (13) and / or the front wall (21) or rear wall (22). 7. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß in den Schachtwänden (13) Sensoren zur Prüfung der Zigaretten von zwei einander gegenüberlie­genden Seiten her angeordnet sind.7. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that in the shaft walls (13) sensors for Examination of the cigarettes from two opposite sides are arranged. 8. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß jeweils Gruppen von mehreren übereinander angeordneten Zigaretten (10) in jedem Magazin­schacht(12), insbesondere zwei übereinanderliegende Zigaretten (10), gleichzeitig durch zugeordnete Sen­soren überprüft werden.8. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that groups of a plurality of cigarettes (10) arranged one above the other in each magazine slot (12), in particular two cigarettes (10) one above the other, are checked simultaneously by assigned sensors. 9. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 8, dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß in jeder Schachtwand (13) im Randbe­reich jeweils vier Sensoren, insbesondere Empfänger (17, 18) übereinander angeordnet und paarweise entge­gengesetzt gerichtet sind.9. Packaging machine according to claim 8, characterized in that in each shaft wall (13) in the edge region four sensors, in particular receivers (17, 18) are arranged one above the other and are directed in pairs in opposite directions. 10. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß Sender (19) im Bereich der Vorderwand (21) bzw. Rückwand (22) und Empfängr (17, 18) im Be­reich der Schachtwände (13) angeordnet sind.10. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the transmitter (19) in the region of the front wall (21) or rear wall (22) and receiver (17, 18) in the region of the shaft walls (13) are. 11. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß in den Schachtwänden (13) zwei nach ent­gegengesetzten Seiten wirkende Sensoren, insbesondere Empfänger (30, 31), nebeneinander angeordnet sind.11. Packaging machine according to claim and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that in the shaft walls (13) two sensors acting on opposite sides, in particular receivers (30, 31), are arranged side by side. 12. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß parallel zur Längsrichtung der Zigaretten (10) mehrere, insbesondere zwei, derselben Zigarette zugeordnete Sensoren, insbesondere Empfänger (30, 31), nebeneinander und/oder untereinander in den Schachtwän­den (13) angeordnet sind.12. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cigarettes (10) several, in particular two sensors assigned to the same cigarette, in particular receivers (30, 31), next to one another and / or among one another the shaft walls (13) are arranged. 13. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß Vorderwand (21) und/oder Rückwand (22) wenigstens im Bereich der Sensoren als Hohlkörper aus­gebildet sind, vorzugsweise als quergerichtete hohle Prüfleiste (26, 27) innerhalb der Vorderwand (21) und/oder Rückwand (22), wobei die Sensoren und elektri­sche Leitungen innerhalb des Hohlkörpers bzw. der Prüf­leiste 26, 27) angeordnet sind.13. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the front wall (21) and / or rear wall (22) are formed at least in the region of the sensors as a hollow body, preferably as a transverse hollow test strip (26, 27) within the front wall (21) and / or rear wall (22), the sensors and electrical lines being arranged within the hollow body or the test strip 26, 27). 14. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 13 dadurch ge­kennzeichnet, daß die als Hohlkörper ausgebildete Prüf­leiste (26, 27) der Vorderwand (21) und/oder Rückwand (22) mit den Abmessungen (Dicke) den Schachtwänden (13) entsprechenden hohlen Vorsprüngen (28) versehen sind, die in Ergänzung der Schachtwände (13) in deren Bereich ragen und die Sensoren, insbesondere Empfänger (30, 31) aufnehmen, wobei die Schachtwände (13) wenigstens im Bereich der Prüfleiste (26, 27) mit entsprechend gerin­gerer Breite (Querabmessung) ausgebildet sind.14. Packaging machine according to claim 13, characterized in that the test bar designed as a hollow body (26, 27) of the front wall (21) and / or rear wall (22) with the dimensions (thickness) of the shaft walls (13) corresponding hollow projections (28) are, which extend in addition to the shaft walls (13) in their area and accommodate the sensors, in particular receivers (30, 31), the shaft walls (13) at least in the area of the test bar (26, 27) with a correspondingly smaller width (transverse dimension) are trained.
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