EP0275886A2 - Packaging machine with a drying revolver - Google Patents

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EP0275886A2
EP0275886A2 EP88100221A EP88100221A EP0275886A2 EP 0275886 A2 EP0275886 A2 EP 0275886A2 EP 88100221 A EP88100221 A EP 88100221A EP 88100221 A EP88100221 A EP 88100221A EP 0275886 A2 EP0275886 A2 EP 0275886A2
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Heinz Focke
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B61/002—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for drying glued or sealed packages
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the invention relates to a packaging machine for cuboid-shaped, glue-jointed packs, in particular cigarette packs, with at least one folding turret and a downstream drying turret for temporarily holding the fully-folded packs in dry bags.
  • Drying revolvers are used in connection with packaging machines when it comes to the production of packaging with glue connections, for example in the manufacture of cigarette packs.
  • the aim is to enable the packs to remain in the drying turret for as long as possible so that the glue connections can set sufficiently and the shape of the ver pack is stabilized.
  • it must be ensured that the production flow is not hindered even with the particularly powerful packaging machines for cigarettes.
  • the invention has for its object to further develop and improve a packaging machine in relation to the area of drying the glue connections in such a way that the packs are accommodated in drying pockets of the drying turret for a sufficiently long time, but nevertheless a considerable output of packaging can be managed.
  • the packaging machine according to the invention is characterized in that the drying turret has a plurality of, in particular two, drying pockets which are open at both ends in the axial direction, for receiving one pack each in the radial plane or in one at a small angle to the radial plane.
  • the inventive arrangement of the drying pockets adjacent to the outer circumference of the drying turret allows maximum use of capacity for a given size of the drying turret.
  • the packs are fed through a horizontal feed conveyor to an insertion station, in which the packs are inserted horizontally into the drying pockets lying next to one another in pairs, due to the relative position thereof in a plane slightly below the horizontal center plane of the drying turret rotating in an upright plane.
  • the packs are transported in the drying turret along a conveying path of approximately 270 ° and are therefore in the drying pockets for a relatively long time.
  • a conveying path of approximately 270 ° and are therefore in the drying pockets for a relatively long time.
  • an extension station above the horizontal center plane of the folding turret Packs ejected when the two drying pockets are aligned in the vertical plane.
  • the drying pockets are open at both axial ends so that the packs can be inserted and ejected in the same direction.
  • measures according to the invention are taken in order to apply closure marks or tax marks to the upper end faces of the packs which point forward in the pushing direction when the packs are pushed into and / or ejected from them.
  • support members for the closure or control marks are arranged between the feed conveyor and the drying turret or between the drying turret and a discharge conveyor for the packs.
  • the packs are pushed through mouthpiece openings in the carrier organs, taking the closure mark or tax stamp with them.
  • the device shown in the drawings deals with the manufacture or completion of cuboid packs 10, in particular cigarette packs of the soft cup type.
  • Such packs mainly consist of a blank made of paper or cardboard. Folding tabs that completely or partially cover one another are connected to one another by glue.
  • tubular tabs 11 and 12 are connected to one another by gluing in the region of a narrow, upright side wall of the pack 10.
  • the drying turret 13 is part of a packaging machine.
  • Part of a folding turret 14 is shown schematically in FIG. 1. This is provided with pockets for receiving one pack each and with folding members which carry out 10 folds on the blank during the transport of the packs.
  • the packs 10 are transferred from the folding turret 14 to a transfer turret 15, which takes over the packs 10 in the area of a horizontal main plane 16.
  • the transfer turret 15 is provided along the circumference with pack receptacles 17, which are open on the side lying forward in the conveying direction.
  • the packs 10 accordingly automatically enter the pack receptacle 17 by the rotary movement of the transfer turret 15.
  • a radially movable side wall 18 is extended from the retracted position into a holding position for fixing the pak kung 10 on the open side of the pack receptacle 17.
  • the pack 10 is held by suction bores 19 against sliding out of the pocket of the transfer turret 15 thus created.
  • the packs 10 are transferred to a feed conveyor 20 running in a horizontal plane by venting the suction bores 19 and by pulling the side wall 18 radially backwards.
  • the packs 10 are fed through this to a loading station 21 for the drying turret 13.
  • the feed conveyor 20 is designed as a pawl conveyor with driver pawls 23 arranged at a distance from one another on an endless conveyor chain 22. These are arranged on the conveyor chain 22 in such a way that a pack 10 rests on fixed lateral conveyor rails 24 on the rear side of the driver pawl 23 is detected.
  • the packs 10 are first conveyed at a distance from one another due to the spacing of the driver pawls 23 from one another. In an area facing the loading station 21, however, the packs 10 are jammed in a sealed position next to one another.
  • the feed conveyor 20 is designed for this purpose in a special way, namely with the features of the conveyor of DE patent P 12 99 239.
  • the driver pawls 23 are accordingly pivotally attached to the conveyor chain 22 against elastic pressure.
  • the elastic pressure is sufficient to transport the packs 10 on the conveyor rail 24.
  • the driver pawls 23 are pivoted backwards due to the increased pressure.
  • the driver pawls 23 now run underneath the row of packs 10 until they come free of them and into the normal position, namely the driver position swing back the elastic pressure.
  • the movement of the driver pawls 23 from the driver position into one below the packs 10 can be seen from FIG. 3.
  • the feed conveyor 20 is provided above the packs 10 with an upper wall 52 which exerts a retaining force on the packs 10.
  • this is designed as a brush strip with a brush 53 pointing downward, which abuts the packs 10.
  • the drying revolver 13 is provided with drying pockets 25 and 26 all around. Each serves to hold a pack 10. As can be seen, two drying pockets 25, 26 are arranged directly next to one another in a common plane of the drying turret 13. The two drying pockets 25, 26 are separated from each other only by a thin partition 27.
  • the drying pockets 25, 26 are mounted in the drying turret 13 in such a way that the cuboid packs 10 with an upper end wall 28 point forward in the direction of insertion.
  • a large front face 29 is directed upwards or downwards.
  • the narrow side walls 18, in the area of which, according to the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 3, a glue is attached, are directed laterally and accordingly determine the width or height of the drying pockets 25, 26.
  • the relative position of the packs 10 described here corresponds to that on the feed conveyor 20 and in the area of the loading station 21.
  • the two adjacent drying pockets 25, 26 of a pocket group extend in a plane which is directed at a very small angle to the radial plane of the drying turret 13. This scale-like relative position of the pairs of drying pockets 25, 26 enables optimum use of the space of the drying turret 13 with a given diameter.
  • the drying pockets 25, 26 are adjacent to the outer edge.
  • the loading station 21 is located at a distance below the horizontal main plane 16, namely where two drying pockets 25, 26 lying next to each other are aligned in a horizontal plane.
  • Two packs 10 lying next to one another are pushed here simultaneously into the two assigned drying pockets 25, 26 by a common double slide 30.
  • the depth of the drying pockets 25, 26 in the axial direction is such that the packs 10 protrude slightly from the drying pockets 25, 26 on both sides, namely in the region of the end wall 28 and in the region of an opposite base 31, that is to say about the construction of the drying turret 13 protrude.
  • the drying turret is conveyed on by one cycle, in the embodiment of FIG. 1 counterclockwise.
  • the packs 10 accordingly remain within a (cyclical) rotation range of approximately 270 ° in the drying pockets 25, 26. These are heated in order to accelerate the setting or hardening of the glue spots.
  • the packs 10 reach the area of an ejection station 32. This is determined in that the drying pockets 25, 26 are aligned here in a vertical plane. On the way from the loading station 21 to the ejection station 32, the packs 10 are kept in format in the precisely dimensioned drying pockets 25, 26.
  • a part-circular guide wall 33, 34 is arranged outside the loading station 21 and the extension station 32 on both sides of the drying turret 13. These are fixed in place, with such a distance from the facing side surfaces of the drying turret 13 that the packs 10 are moved along the guide walls 33, 34 with a very short distance from the end wall 28 and bottom 31. Any shaping accuracy is compensated for by the guide walls 33, 34.
  • the two packs 10 are simultaneously conveyed out of the dry bags 25, 26, one above the other in an upright plane, by an ejector 35 out of both bags onto an intermediate platform (not shown) and are conveyed from there to a removal conveyor 36 by transverse displacement.
  • this consists of two conveyor belts 37, 38 running on both sides of the movement path of the packs 10, the conveying strands of which clampingly receive and convey the row of packs 10 between them.
  • the packs 10 are pushed into the area between the conveying strands of the conveyor belts 37, 38 by a slide 39 which is reciprocated in the horizontal direction.
  • the insertion of the packs 10 into the dry bags 25, 26 and the ejection from these can be connected by attaching a closure mark 40 or a control mark 41 in the region of the end wall 28. This is possible because the packs 10 are ejected in one and the same direction with the front end wall 28 into the drying pockets 25, 26.
  • the closure mark 40 or control mark 41 running across the end wall 28 is applied during the insertion or during the extension phase.
  • the closure mark 40 can already be attached when the packs 10 are conveyed into the drying turret 13.
  • a ready holder for two closure marks 40 is arranged in the gap-shaped space between the feed conveyor 20 and the drying turret 13. This consists of a mouthpiece disk 42 with two rectangular mouthpiece openings 43, 44. These are right angularly formed, approximately in the size of the cross section of the package 10. Transversely in front of the mouthpiece openings 43, 44, the closure mark 40 is arranged in the center in an upright position.
  • the closure marks 40 lying in front of the mouthpiece openings are taken along, which are placed in a U-shape around the end wall 28 and the adjacent front or rear wall. The packs 10 accordingly enter the drying pockets 25, 26 with the correctly attached closure mark 40.
  • the closure marks 40 are removed from a suitably designed magazine 54 with a plurality of bobbins 55 positioned one after the other.
  • the closure marks as strips provided with an adhesive on one side are successively separated from continuous web material.
  • a fault extension station 45 is formed in the region of the rotational path of the drying turret 13. This is in a position above the main plane 16, in which the adjacent drying pockets 25, 26 are also in a horizontal orientation. Separate ejection pushers 46, 47 are assigned to the two drying pockets 25, 26 in this area. These are controlled by a cigarette testing device, not shown, which checks the packs 10 or cigarette groups for defective cigarettes at a suitable point, in particular in the area of the folding turret 14. The relevant package is then ejected in the area of the fault ejection station 45, specifically for one or the other drying bag 25, 26.
  • a device for affixing tax stamps 41 in the conveying path is the pack gene 10 downstream of the error ejection station 45, so that only correct packs 10 are provided with a tax stamp 41.
  • a rotatingly driven nozzle disk 48 is arranged in a vertical plane between the drying turret 13 and the discharge conveyor 36 or a platform assigned to it. This has four pairs of adjacent mouthpiece openings 49, 50 distributed along the circumference, in such a way that after a quarter turn, two of the mouthpiece openings 49, 50 are arranged one above the other in the vertical plane and on the movement path of the packs 10 when they are ejected from the dry bags 25, 26 are aligned. The two packs 10 are accordingly moved through the mouthpiece openings 49, 50.
  • control marks 41 are arranged on the mouthpiece disk 48 transversely to the mouthpiece openings 49, 50 and overlap them centrally.
  • the control marks with the free side having an adhesive bear against the end wall 28 and the adjoining regions of the front sides of the pack.
  • the control marks 41 are accordingly attached in the correct position before the packs 10 reach the conveyor 36.
  • the mouthpiece disk 48 is moved on by a quarter circle.
  • the respective upper, horizontally directed mouthpiece openings 49, 50 are provided with control marks 41 in the relative position described.
  • the tax stamps are taken from an upright stamp magazine 51.

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Bei der Herstellung von Packungen (10), insbesondere Zigaretten-Packungen, ist es erforderlich, Leimstellen zur Verbindung von Faltlappen ausreichend abbinden bzw. aushärten zu lassen, bevor die Packungen aus der Verpakkungsmaschine abgefördert werden. Zu diesem Zweck werden die Packungen (10) zeitweilig in einen Trockenrevolver (13) eingegeben. Um eine möglichst große Kapazität des Trockenrevolvers (13) sicherzustellen, ist dieser mit je zwei nebeneinanderliegenden Trockentaschen (25, 26) ausgerüstet, wobei derartige Paare von Trockentaschen (25, 26) mit geringem Abstand voneinander längs des Umfangs des Trockenrevolvers (13) verteilt sind, und zwar in einer Ebene, die geringfügig von der Radialebene abweicht. Beim Einschub bzw. Ausschub der Packungen (10) in die bzw. aus den Trockentaschen (25, 26) können Verschlußmarken (40) oder Steuermarken (41) angebracht werden.In the production of packs (10), in particular cigarette packs, it is necessary to bond or cure glue spots sufficiently for the connection of folding flaps before the packs are conveyed out of the packaging machine. For this purpose, the packs (10) are temporarily inserted into a drying turret (13). In order to ensure the largest possible capacity of the drying turret (13), it is equipped with two drying pockets (25, 26) lying next to one another, such pairs of drying pockets (25, 26) being distributed at a small distance from one another along the circumference of the drying turret (13) , in a plane that deviates slightly from the radial plane. When the packs (10) are inserted or ejected into or out of the dry bags (25, 26), closure marks (40) or control marks (41) can be attached.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Verpackungsmaschine für qua­derförmige, Leimverbindungen aufweisende Packungen, ins­besondere Zigaretten-Packungen, mit wenigstens einem Faltrevolver und einem nachgeordneten Trockenrevolver zur zeitweiligen Aufnahme der fertiggefalteten Packungen in Trockentaschen.The invention relates to a packaging machine for cuboid-shaped, glue-jointed packs, in particular cigarette packs, with at least one folding turret and a downstream drying turret for temporarily holding the fully-folded packs in dry bags.

Trockenrevolver werden in Verbindung mit Verpackungsma­schinen eingesetzt, wenn es um die Herstellung von Ver­packungen mit Leimverbindungen geht, also zum Beispiel bei der Herstellung von Zigaretten-Packungen. Es geht darum, den Packungen einen möglichst langen Aufenthalt im Trockenrevolver zu ermöglichen, damit die Leimverbin­dungen ausreichend abbinden können und die Form der Ver­ packung stabilisiert wird. Andererseits muß gewährleistet sein, daß auch bei den besonders leistungsfähigen Verpak­kungsmaschinen für Zigaretten der Fertigungsfluß nicht behindert wird.Drying revolvers are used in connection with packaging machines when it comes to the production of packaging with glue connections, for example in the manufacture of cigarette packs. The aim is to enable the packs to remain in the drying turret for as long as possible so that the glue connections can set sufficiently and the shape of the ver pack is stabilized. On the other hand, it must be ensured that the production flow is not hindered even with the particularly powerful packaging machines for cigarettes.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Verpak­kungsmaschine in bezug auf den Bereich der Trocknung der Leimverbindungen dahingehend weiterzuentwickeln und zu verbessern, daß die Packungen während einer ausreichend langen Zeit in Trockentaschen des Trockenrevolvers Aufnah­me finden, gleichwohl aber ein beträchtlicher Ausstoß an Verpackungen bewältigt werden kann.The invention has for its object to further develop and improve a packaging machine in relation to the area of drying the glue connections in such a way that the packs are accommodated in drying pockets of the drying turret for a sufficiently long time, but nevertheless a considerable output of packaging can be managed.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Ver­packungsmaschine dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Trocken­revolver mehrere, insbesondere zwei, in Axialrichtung beidendig offene Trockentaschen zur Aufnahme je einer Packung in Radialebene bzw. in einer unter einem kleinen Winkel zur Radialebene nebeneinanderliegend aufweist.To achieve this object, the packaging machine according to the invention is characterized in that the drying turret has a plurality of, in particular two, drying pockets which are open at both ends in the axial direction, for receiving one pack each in the radial plane or in one at a small angle to the radial plane.

Durch die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung der Trockentaschen benachbart zum Außenumfang des Trockenrevolvers ist eine maximale Kapazitätsnutzung bei vorgegebener Größe des Trockenrevolvers möglich. Erfindungsgemäß werden die Pak­kungen durch einen horizontalen Zuförderer einer Einschub­station zugeführt, in der die Packungen horizontal liegend in die paarweise nebeneinanderliegenden Trockentaschen eingeschoben, aufgrund der Relativstellung derselben in einer Ebene geringfügig unterhalb der horizontalen Mittel­ebene des in einer aufrechten Ebene umlaufenden Trockenre­volvers.The inventive arrangement of the drying pockets adjacent to the outer circumference of the drying turret allows maximum use of capacity for a given size of the drying turret. According to the invention, the packs are fed through a horizontal feed conveyor to an insertion station, in which the packs are inserted horizontally into the drying pockets lying next to one another in pairs, due to the relative position thereof in a plane slightly below the horizontal center plane of the drying turret rotating in an upright plane.

Die Packungen werden im Trockenrevolver längs einer För­derstrecke von etwa 270° transportiert, befinden sich deshalb während einer verhältnismäßig langen Zeit in den Trockentaschen. Im Bereich einer Ausschubstation oberhalb der horizontalen Mittelebene des Faltrevolvers werden die Packungen bei Ausrichtung der beiden Trockentaschen in vertikaler Ebene ausgestoßen.The packs are transported in the drying turret along a conveying path of approximately 270 ° and are therefore in the drying pockets for a relatively long time. In the area of an extension station above the horizontal center plane of the folding turret Packs ejected when the two drying pockets are aligned in the vertical plane.

Die Trockentaschen sind an beiden axialen Enden offen, so daß Einschub und Ausstoß der Packungen in derselben Rich­tung erfolgen können.The drying pockets are open at both axial ends so that the packs can be inserted and ejected in the same direction.

Weiterhin sind erfindungsgemäße Maßnahmen getroffen, um beim Einschieben der Packungen in die Trockentaschen und/­oder beim Ausstoß aus diesen an den jeweils in Schubrich­tung nach vorn weisenden oberen Stirnflächen der Packungen Verschlußmarken oder Steuermarken anzubringen. Zu diesem Zweck sind zwischen Zuförderer und Trockenrevolver bzw. zwischen Trockenrevolver und einem Abförderer für die Packungen jeweils Trägerorgane für die Verschluß- oder Steuermarken angeordnet. Durch Mundstücköffnungen in den Trägerorganen werden die Packungen hindurchgeschoben unter Mitnahme der Verschlußmarke oder Steuermarke.Furthermore, measures according to the invention are taken in order to apply closure marks or tax marks to the upper end faces of the packs which point forward in the pushing direction when the packs are pushed into and / or ejected from them. For this purpose, support members for the closure or control marks are arranged between the feed conveyor and the drying turret or between the drying turret and a discharge conveyor for the packs. The packs are pushed through mouthpiece openings in the carrier organs, taking the closure mark or tax stamp with them.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung betreffen die Ausbildung des Trockenrevolvers sowie von zusätzlichen Organen, ins­besondere der Zuführung und des Abtransports der Packun­gen.Further features of the invention relate to the design of the drying turret and of additional organs, in particular the supply and removal of the packs.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

  • Fig. 1 einen Teil einer Verpackungsmaschine mit Trocken­revolver in schematischer Seitenansicht,
  • Fig. 2 einen Grundriß zu Fig. 1 im Bereich des Trockenre­volvers bei vergrößertem Maßstab,
  • Fig. 3 eine Einzelheit eines Zuförderers für die Packun­gen in Seitenansicht bei nochmals vergrößertem Maßstab.
An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
  • 1 shows a part of a packaging machine with a dry turret in a schematic side view,
  • 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1 in the area of the drying turret on an enlarged scale,
  • Fig. 3 shows a detail of a feeder for the packs in side view on a further enlarged scale.

Die in den Zeichnungen dargestellte Vorrichtung befaßt sich mit der Herstellung bzw. Fertigstellung von quader­förmigen Packungen 10, und zwar insbesondere Zigaretten-­Packungen des Typs Weichbecher. Derartige Packungen beste­hen in der Hauptsache aus einem Zuschnitt aus Papier oder Karton. Einander ganz oder teilweise überdeckende Faltlap­pen sind durch Leim miteinander verbunden. Beim vorliegen­den Ausführungsbeispiel, gezeigt in Fig. 3, sind Schlauch­lappen 11 und 12 im Bereich einer schmalen, aufrechten Seitenwand der Packung 10 durch Verklebung miteinander verbunden.The device shown in the drawings deals with the manufacture or completion of cuboid packs 10, in particular cigarette packs of the soft cup type. Such packs mainly consist of a blank made of paper or cardboard. Folding tabs that completely or partially cover one another are connected to one another by glue. In the present exemplary embodiment, shown in FIG. 3, tubular tabs 11 and 12 are connected to one another by gluing in the region of a narrow, upright side wall of the pack 10.

Zum Aushärten der Leimverbindungen und zum Stabilisieren der quaderförmigen Gestalt der Packungen 10 werden diese zeitweilig von einem Trockenrevolver 13 aufgenommen, in dem die Packungen 10 auf Format gehalten und vor allem durch Zuführung von Wärme im Bereich der Leimstellen ge­trocknet werden.To harden the glue connections and to stabilize the cuboid shape of the packs 10, they are temporarily held by a drying turret 13, in which the packs 10 are kept in format and are dried, in particular, by supplying heat in the area of the glue points.

Der Trockenrevolver 13 ist Bestandteil einer Verpackungs­maschine. Von dieser ist in Fig. 1 schematisch ein Teil eines Faltrevolvers 14 dargestellt. Dieser ist mit Taschen zur Aufnahme je einer Packung versehen und mit Faltorga­nen, die während des Transports der Packungen 10 Faltungen an dem Zuschnitt durchführen.The drying turret 13 is part of a packaging machine. Part of a folding turret 14 is shown schematically in FIG. 1. This is provided with pockets for receiving one pack each and with folding members which carry out 10 folds on the blank during the transport of the packs.

Die Packungen 10 werden von dem Faltrevolver 14 an einen Überführungsrevolver 15 übergeben, der im Bereich einer horizontalen Hauptebene 16 die Packungen 10 übernimmt. Zu diesem Zweck ist der Überführungsrevolver 15 längs des Um­fangs mit Packungsaufnahmen 17 versehen, die auf der in Förderrichtung vorn liegenden Seite offen sind. Die Pak­kungen 10 treten demnach durch die Drehbewegung des Über­führungsrevolvers 15 selbsttätig in die Packungsaufnahme 17 desselben ein. Danach wird eine in Radialrichtung be­wegbare Seitenwand 18 aus der zurückgezogenen Stellung ausgefahren in eine Halteposition zur Fixierung der Pak­ kung 10 auf der offenen Seite der Packungsaufnahme 17. Gegen Herausgleiten aus der so entstehenden Tasche des Überführungsrevolvers 15 ist die Packung 10 durch Saugboh­rungen 19 gehalten.The packs 10 are transferred from the folding turret 14 to a transfer turret 15, which takes over the packs 10 in the area of a horizontal main plane 16. For this purpose, the transfer turret 15 is provided along the circumference with pack receptacles 17, which are open on the side lying forward in the conveying direction. The packs 10 accordingly automatically enter the pack receptacle 17 by the rotary movement of the transfer turret 15. Then a radially movable side wall 18 is extended from the retracted position into a holding position for fixing the pak kung 10 on the open side of the pack receptacle 17. The pack 10 is held by suction bores 19 against sliding out of the pocket of the transfer turret 15 thus created.

An der Unterseite des in aufrechter Ebene umlaufenden Überführungsrevolvers 15 werden die Packungen 10 durch Entlüftung der Saugbohrungen 19 und durch radial gerichte­tes Zurückziehen der Seitenwand 18 an einen in horizonta­ler Ebene verlaufenden Zuführförderer 20 übergeben. Durch diesen werden die Packungen 10 einer Beschickungsstation 21 für den Trockenrevolver 13 zugeführt.On the underside of the revolving turret 15, which revolves in an upright plane, the packs 10 are transferred to a feed conveyor 20 running in a horizontal plane by venting the suction bores 19 and by pulling the side wall 18 radially backwards. The packs 10 are fed through this to a loading station 21 for the drying turret 13.

Der Zuführförderer 20 ist im vorliegenden Falle als Klin­kenförderer ausgebildet mit an einer endlosen Förderkette 22 in Abständen voneinander angeordneten Mitnehmerklinken 23. Diese sind derart an der Förderkette 22 angeordnet, daß jeweils eine Packung 10 auf feststehenden seitlichen Förderschienen 24 aufliegend an der Rückseite von der Mit­nehmerklinke 23 erfaßt wird. Die Packungen 10 werden zu­nächst auf Abstand voneinander gefördert aufgrund der Ab­stände der Mitnehmerklinken 23 voneinander. In einem der Beschickungsstation 21 zugekehrten Bereich werden jedoch die Packungen 10 in Dichtlage nebeneinander angestaut.In the present case, the feed conveyor 20 is designed as a pawl conveyor with driver pawls 23 arranged at a distance from one another on an endless conveyor chain 22. These are arranged on the conveyor chain 22 in such a way that a pack 10 rests on fixed lateral conveyor rails 24 on the rear side of the driver pawl 23 is detected. The packs 10 are first conveyed at a distance from one another due to the spacing of the driver pawls 23 from one another. In an area facing the loading station 21, however, the packs 10 are jammed in a sealed position next to one another.

Der Zuführförderer 20 ist zu diesem Zweck in besonderer Weise ausgebildet, nämlich mit den Merkmalen des Förderers des DE-Patents P 12 99 239. Die Mitnehmerklinken 23 sind demnach gegen elastischen Druck schwenkbar an der Förder­kette 22 angebracht. Der elastische Druck ist ausreichend, um die Packungen 10 auf der Förderschiene 24 zu transpor­tieren. Wenn jedoch die Packungen 10 gegen die Dichtreihe laufen, werden die Mitnehmerklinken 23 aufgrund des erhöh­ten Drucks nach rückwärts weggeschwenkt. Die Mitnehmer­klinken 23 laufen nunmehr unterhalb der Reihe der Packun­gen 10 hindurch, bis sie von diesen freikommen und in die Normalstellung, nämlich die Mitnehmerstellung, aufgrund des elastischen Drucks zurückschwenken. Die Bewegung der Mitnehmerklinken 23 aus der Mitnehmerstellung in eine unterhalb der Packungen 10 ist aus Fig. 3 zu ersehen.The feed conveyor 20 is designed for this purpose in a special way, namely with the features of the conveyor of DE patent P 12 99 239. The driver pawls 23 are accordingly pivotally attached to the conveyor chain 22 against elastic pressure. The elastic pressure is sufficient to transport the packs 10 on the conveyor rail 24. However, if the packs 10 run against the sealing row, the driver pawls 23 are pivoted backwards due to the increased pressure. The driver pawls 23 now run underneath the row of packs 10 until they come free of them and into the normal position, namely the driver position swing back the elastic pressure. The movement of the driver pawls 23 from the driver position into one below the packs 10 can be seen from FIG. 3.

Der Zuführförderer 20 ist oberhalb der Packungen 10 mit einer eine Rückhaltekraft auf die Packungen 10 ausübenden Oberwandung 52 versehen. Diese ist im vorliegenden Falle als Bürstenleiste ausgebildet mit einer nach unten weisen­den Bürste 53, die an den Packungen 10 anliegt.The feed conveyor 20 is provided above the packs 10 with an upper wall 52 which exerts a retaining force on the packs 10. In the present case, this is designed as a brush strip with a brush 53 pointing downward, which abuts the packs 10.

Der Trockenrevolver 13 ist ringsherum mit Trockentaschen 25 und 26 versehen. Jede dient zur Aufnahme einer Packung 10. Wie ersichtlich, sind je zwei Trockentaschen 25, 26 unmittelbar nebeneinander in einer gemeinsamen Ebene des Trockenrevolvers 13 angeordnet. Die beiden Trockentaschen 25, 26 sind lediglich durch eine dünne Trennwand 27 von­einander abgeteilt.The drying revolver 13 is provided with drying pockets 25 and 26 all around. Each serves to hold a pack 10. As can be seen, two drying pockets 25, 26 are arranged directly next to one another in a common plane of the drying turret 13. The two drying pockets 25, 26 are separated from each other only by a thin partition 27.

Die Trockentaschen 25, 26 sind im Trockenrevolver 13 so angebracht, daß die quaderförmigen Packungen 10 mit einer oberen Stirnwand 28 in Einschubrichtung nach vorn weisen. Eine großflächige Vorderseite 29 ist dabei nach oben oder unten gerichtet. Die schmalen Seitenwände 18, in deren Bereich gemäß Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 3 eine Ver­leimung angebracht ist, sind seitlich gerichtet, bestimmen demnach die Breite bzw. Höhe der Trockentaschen 25, 26. Die hier beschriebene Relativstellung der Packungen 10 entspricht derjenigen auf dem Zuführförderer 20 sowie im Bereich der Beschickungsstation 21.The drying pockets 25, 26 are mounted in the drying turret 13 in such a way that the cuboid packs 10 with an upper end wall 28 point forward in the direction of insertion. A large front face 29 is directed upwards or downwards. The narrow side walls 18, in the area of which, according to the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 3, a glue is attached, are directed laterally and accordingly determine the width or height of the drying pockets 25, 26. The relative position of the packs 10 described here corresponds to that on the feed conveyor 20 and in the area of the loading station 21.

Die beiden nebeneinanderliegenden Trockentaschen 25, 26 einer Taschengruppe erstrecken sich in einer Ebene, die unter einem sehr kleinen Winkel zur Radialebene des Trok­kenrevolvers 13 gerichtet ist. Durch diese schuppenartige Relativlage der Paare von Trockentaschen 25, 26 ist eine optimale Raumausnutzung des Trockenrevolvers 13 bei vorge­gebenen Durchmesser möglich. Die Trockentaschen 25, 26 liegen dabei benachbart zum Außenrand.The two adjacent drying pockets 25, 26 of a pocket group extend in a plane which is directed at a very small angle to the radial plane of the drying turret 13. This scale-like relative position of the pairs of drying pockets 25, 26 enables optimum use of the space of the drying turret 13 with a given diameter. The drying pockets 25, 26 are adjacent to the outer edge.

Durch die vorbeschriebene Relativanordnung der beiden Trockentaschen 25, 26 befindet sich die Beschickungssta­tion 21 mit Abstand unterhalb der horizontalen Hauptebene 16, nämlich dort, wo jeweils zwei nebeneinanderliegende Trockentaschen 25, 26 in einer Horizontalebene ausgerich­tet sind. Zwei nebeneinanderliegende Packungen 10 werden hier durch einen gemeinsamen Doppelschieber 30 gleichzei­tig in die beiden zugeordneten Trockentaschen 25, 26 ein­geschoben. Die Tiefe der Trockentaschen 25, 26 in Axial­richtung ist so bemessen, daß die Packungen 10 an beiden Seiten, nämlich im Bereich der Stirnwand 28 sowie im Be­reich eines gegenüberliegenden Bodens 31, geringfügig aus den Trockentaschen 25, 26 herausragen, also über die Kon­struktion des Trockenrevolvers 13 hinausragen.Due to the above-described relative arrangement of the two drying pockets 25, 26, the loading station 21 is located at a distance below the horizontal main plane 16, namely where two drying pockets 25, 26 lying next to each other are aligned in a horizontal plane. Two packs 10 lying next to one another are pushed here simultaneously into the two assigned drying pockets 25, 26 by a common double slide 30. The depth of the drying pockets 25, 26 in the axial direction is such that the packs 10 protrude slightly from the drying pockets 25, 26 on both sides, namely in the region of the end wall 28 and in the region of an opposite base 31, that is to say about the construction of the drying turret 13 protrude.

Der Trockenrevolver wird nach dem Einschub von zwei Pak­kungen 10 um einen Takt weitergefördert, und zwar bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel der Fig. 1 im Gegenuhrzeigersinn. Die Packungen 10 bleiben demnach innerhalb eines (taktweisen) Drehbereichs von etwa 270° in den Trockentaschen 25, 26. Diese sind beheizt, um das Abbinden bzw. Aushärten der Leimstellen zu beschleunigen.After the insertion of two packs 10, the drying turret is conveyed on by one cycle, in the embodiment of FIG. 1 counterclockwise. The packs 10 accordingly remain within a (cyclical) rotation range of approximately 270 ° in the drying pockets 25, 26. These are heated in order to accelerate the setting or hardening of the glue spots.

Nach dem vorgenannten Drehweg gelangen die Packungen 10 in den Bereich einer Ausschubstation 32. Diese ist dadurch bestimmt, daß die Trockentaschen 25, 26 hier in einer ver­tikalen Ebene ausgerichtet sind. Auf dem Weg von der Be­schickungsstation 21 zur Auschubstation 32 werden die Pak­kungen 10 in den exakt bemessenen Trockentaschen 25, 26 auf Format gehalten. Zu diesem Zweck ist außerhalb der Be­schickungsstation 21 sowie der Ausschubstation 32 zu bei­den Seiten des Trockenrevolvers 13 jeweils eine teilkreis­förmige Führungswand 33, 34 angeordnet. Diese sind orts­fest angebracht, und zwar mit einem derartigen Abstand von den zugekehrten Seitenflächen des Trockenrevolvers 13, daß die Packungen 10 mit einem sehr knappen Abstand von Stirn­wand 28 und Boden 31 an den Führungswänden 33, 34 entlang bewegt werden. Etwaige Formungenaugkeiten werden hierbei durch die Führungswände 33, 34 ausgeglichen.Following the aforementioned rotation path, the packs 10 reach the area of an ejection station 32. This is determined in that the drying pockets 25, 26 are aligned here in a vertical plane. On the way from the loading station 21 to the ejection station 32, the packs 10 are kept in format in the precisely dimensioned drying pockets 25, 26. For this purpose, a part-circular guide wall 33, 34 is arranged outside the loading station 21 and the extension station 32 on both sides of the drying turret 13. These are fixed in place, with such a distance from the facing side surfaces of the drying turret 13 that the packs 10 are moved along the guide walls 33, 34 with a very short distance from the end wall 28 and bottom 31. Any shaping accuracy is compensated for by the guide walls 33, 34.

Im Bereich der Ausschubstation 32 werden die beiden Pak­kungen 10 aus den in aufrechter Ebene übereinanderliegen­den Trockentaschen 25, 26 durch einen Ausstoßer 35 gleich­zeitig aus beiden Taschen herausgefördert auf eine Zwi­schenplattform (nicht dargestellt) und von dieser durch Querverschieben einem Abförderer 36 zugeführt. Dieser be­steht im vorliegenden Falle aus zwei zu beiden Seiten der Bewegungsbahn der Packungen 10 laufenden Förderbändern 37, 38, deren fördernde Trums die Reihe der Packungen 10 klem­mend zwischen sich aufnehmen und abfördern. Die Packungen 10 werden durch einen in horizontaler Richtung hin- und herbewegten Schieber 39 in den Bereich zwischen die för­dernden Trums der Förderbänder 37, 38 eingeschoben.In the area of the push-out station 32, the two packs 10 are simultaneously conveyed out of the dry bags 25, 26, one above the other in an upright plane, by an ejector 35 out of both bags onto an intermediate platform (not shown) and are conveyed from there to a removal conveyor 36 by transverse displacement. In the present case, this consists of two conveyor belts 37, 38 running on both sides of the movement path of the packs 10, the conveying strands of which clampingly receive and convey the row of packs 10 between them. The packs 10 are pushed into the area between the conveying strands of the conveyor belts 37, 38 by a slide 39 which is reciprocated in the horizontal direction.

Der Einschub der Packungen 10 in die Trockentaschen 25, 26 sowie der Ausschub aus diesen kann mit dem Anbringen einer Verschlußmarke 40 oder einer Steuermarke 41 im Bereich der Stirnwand 28 verbunden werden. Dies ist dadurch möglich, daß die Packungen 10 mit der nach vorn gerichteten Stirn­wand 28 in die Trockentaschen 25, 26 in ein- und dieselben Richtung ausgestoßen werden. Die quer über die Stirnwand 28 verlaufende Verschlußmarke 40 oder Steuermarke 41 wird während der Einschub- oder während der Ausschubphase ange­bracht.The insertion of the packs 10 into the dry bags 25, 26 and the ejection from these can be connected by attaching a closure mark 40 or a control mark 41 in the region of the end wall 28. This is possible because the packs 10 are ejected in one and the same direction with the front end wall 28 into the drying pockets 25, 26. The closure mark 40 or control mark 41 running across the end wall 28 is applied during the insertion or during the extension phase.

Die Verschlußmarke 40 kann bereits beim Einfördern der Packungen 10 in den Trockenrevolver 13 angebracht werden. Zu diesem Zweck ist in dem spaltförmigen Zwischenraum zwischen dem Zuführförderer 20 und dem Trockenrevolver 13 ein Bereithalter für zwei Verschlußmarken 40 angeordnet. Dieser besteht aus einer Mundstückscheibe 42 mit zwei rechteckigen Mundstücköffnungen 43, 44. Diese sind recht­ eckig ausgebildet, etwa in der Größe des Querschnitts der Packung 10. Quer vor den Mundstücköffnungen 43, 44 wird in aufrechter Position mittig jeweils die Verschlußmarke 40 angeordnet. Beim Einschub der Packungen 10 in die Trocken­taschen 25, 26 werden die Packungen 10 durch die Mund­stücköffnungen 43, 44 hindurchgeschoben. Dabei werden die vor den Mundstücköffnungen liegenden Verschlußmarken 40 mitgenommen, die sich U-förmig um die Stirnwand 28 und die benachbarte Vorder- bzw. Rückwand legen. Die Packungen 10 treten demnach mit der korrekt angebrachten Verschlußmarke 40 in die Trockentaschen 25, 26 ein.The closure mark 40 can already be attached when the packs 10 are conveyed into the drying turret 13. For this purpose, a ready holder for two closure marks 40 is arranged in the gap-shaped space between the feed conveyor 20 and the drying turret 13. This consists of a mouthpiece disk 42 with two rectangular mouthpiece openings 43, 44. These are right angularly formed, approximately in the size of the cross section of the package 10. Transversely in front of the mouthpiece openings 43, 44, the closure mark 40 is arranged in the center in an upright position. When the packs 10 are inserted into the drying pockets 25, 26, the packs 10 are pushed through the mouthpiece openings 43, 44. In this case, the closure marks 40 lying in front of the mouthpiece openings are taken along, which are placed in a U-shape around the end wall 28 and the adjacent front or rear wall. The packs 10 accordingly enter the drying pockets 25, 26 with the correctly attached closure mark 40.

Die Verschlußmarken 40 werden einem in geeigneter Weise ausgebildeten Magazin 54 mit einer Mehrzahl von nachein­ander in Position gebrachten Bobinen 55 entnommen. Die Verschlußmarken als einseitig mit einem Kleber versehene Streifen werden nacheinander von fortlaufendem Bahnmate­rial abgetrennt.The closure marks 40 are removed from a suitably designed magazine 54 with a plurality of bobbins 55 positioned one after the other. The closure marks as strips provided with an adhesive on one side are successively separated from continuous web material.

Im Bereich des Drehweges des Trockenrevolvers 13 ist eine Fehlerausschubstation 45 gebildet. Diese befindet sich in einer Position oberhalb der Hauptebene 16, in der sich die nebeneinanderliegenden Trockentaschen 25, 26 ebenfalls in einer horizontalen Ausrichtung befinden. Den beiden Trok­kentaschen 25, 26 sind in diesem Bereich gesonderte Aus­schubstößel 46, 47 zugeordnet. Diese werden durch eine nicht dargestellte Zigarettenprüfeinrichtung gesteuert, die an geeigneter Stelle, inbesondere im Bereich des Falt­revolvers 14, die Packungen 10 bzw. Zigaretten-Gruppen auf fehlerhafte Zigaretten überprüft. Im Bereich der Fehler­ausschubstation 45 wird dann die betreffende Packung aus­gestoßen, und zwar individuell für die eine oder andere Trockentasche 25, 26.A fault extension station 45 is formed in the region of the rotational path of the drying turret 13. This is in a position above the main plane 16, in which the adjacent drying pockets 25, 26 are also in a horizontal orientation. Separate ejection pushers 46, 47 are assigned to the two drying pockets 25, 26 in this area. These are controlled by a cigarette testing device, not shown, which checks the packs 10 or cigarette groups for defective cigarettes at a suitable point, in particular in the area of the folding turret 14. The relevant package is then ejected in the area of the fault ejection station 45, specifically for one or the other drying bag 25, 26.

Da die Aussonderung von Fehlpackungen mit einer Steuer­marke 41 kostenaufwendig sein würde, ist eine Einrichtung zum Anbringen von Steuermarken 41 im Förderweg der Packun­ gen 10 der Fehlerausschubstation 45 nachgeordnet, so daß nur korrekte Packungen 10 mit einer Steuermarke 41 verse­hen werden. Im Bereich der Ausschubstation 32 ist in einer vertikalen Ebene zwischen dem: Trockenrevolver 13 und dem Abförderer 36 bzw. einer diesem zugeordneten Plattform eine drehend angetriebene Mundstückscheibe 48 angeordnet. Diese hat vier Paare von nebeneinanderliegenden Mundstück­öffnungen 49, 50 längs des Umfangs verteilt angeordnet, und zwar derart, daß nach einer Vierteldrehung jeweils zwei der Mundstücköffnungen 49, 50 in vertikaler Ebene übereinander angeordnet und auf die Bewegungsbahn der Packungen 10 beim Ausschub aus den Trockentaschen 25, 26 ausgerichtet sind. Die beiden Packungen 10 werden demnach durch die Mundstücköffnungen 49, 50 hindurchbewegt.Since it would be expensive to separate out incorrect packages with a tax stamp 41, a device for affixing tax stamps 41 in the conveying path is the pack gene 10 downstream of the error ejection station 45, so that only correct packs 10 are provided with a tax stamp 41. In the area of the extension station 32, a rotatingly driven nozzle disk 48 is arranged in a vertical plane between the drying turret 13 and the discharge conveyor 36 or a platform assigned to it. This has four pairs of adjacent mouthpiece openings 49, 50 distributed along the circumference, in such a way that after a quarter turn, two of the mouthpiece openings 49, 50 are arranged one above the other in the vertical plane and on the movement path of the packs 10 when they are ejected from the dry bags 25, 26 are aligned. The two packs 10 are accordingly moved through the mouthpiece openings 49, 50.

Auf der dem Trockenrevolver 13 zugekehrten Seite sind an der Mundstückscheibe 48 quer zu den Mundstücköffnungen 49, 50 gerichtete und diese mittig überdeckende Steuermarken 41 angeordnet. Bei der Durchschubbewegung der Packungen 10 legen sich die Steuermarken mit der freien, einen Kleber aufweisenden Seite an die Stirnwand 28 und die angrenzen­den Bereiche der Vorderseiten der Packung an. Die Steuer­marken 41 sind demnach in der korrekten Position ange­bracht, bevor die Packungen 10 in den Abförderer 36 gelan­gen.On the side facing the drying turret 13, control marks 41 are arranged on the mouthpiece disk 48 transversely to the mouthpiece openings 49, 50 and overlap them centrally. During the pushing-through movement of the packs 10, the control marks with the free side having an adhesive bear against the end wall 28 and the adjoining regions of the front sides of the pack. The control marks 41 are accordingly attached in the correct position before the packs 10 reach the conveyor 36.

Nach jedem Arbeitstakt wird die Mundstückscheibe 48 um ei­nen Viertelkreis weiterbewegt. Die jeweils oberen, hori­zontal gerichteten Mundstücköffnungen 49, 50 werden mit Steuermarken 41 in der beschriebenen Relativstellung ver­sehen. Die Steuermarken werden dabei einem aufrechten Markenmagazin 51 entnommen.After each work cycle, the mouthpiece disk 48 is moved on by a quarter circle. The respective upper, horizontally directed mouthpiece openings 49, 50 are provided with control marks 41 in the relative position described. The tax stamps are taken from an upright stamp magazine 51.

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1. Verpackungsmaschine für quaderförmige, Leimverbin­dungen aufweisende Packungen, insbesondere Zigaretten-­Packungen, mit wenigstens einem Faltrevolver und einem nachgeordneten Trockenrevolver zur zeitweiligen Aufnahme der fertiggefalteten Packungen in Trockentaschen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß meh­ere, insbesonder zwei in Axialrichtung beidendig offene Trockentaschen (25, 26) zur Aufnahme je einer Packung (10) in Radialebene bzw. in einer unter einem kleinen Winkel zur Radialebene gerichteten Ebene nebeneinander angeordnet sind.1. Packaging machine for cuboid-shaped packs containing glue connections, in particular cigarette packs, with at least one folding turret and a downstream drying turret for temporarily holding the fully folded packs in drying bags,
characterized in that several, in particular two, dry pockets (25, 26) open at both ends in the axial direction are arranged side by side for accommodating one pack (10) each in the radial plane or in a plane directed at a small angle to the radial plane. 2. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn­ zeichnet, daß die Trockentaschen (25, 26) mit der größeren Abmessung in Axialrichtung und mit der mittleren Abmessung (annähernd) in Radialrichtung weisen.2. Packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized shows that the drying pockets (25, 26) with the larger dimension point in the axial direction and with the middle dimension (approximately) in the radial direction. 3. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) beidendig geringfü­gig aus dem Trockenrevolver 13 herausragen.3. Packaging machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the packs (10) protrude slightly from the drying turret 13 at both ends. 4. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) paarweise - bei zwei nebeneinander­liegenden Trockentaschen (25, 26) - von einer horizontalen Ebene, insbesondere einem horizontalen, neben dem Trocken­revolver (13) verlaufenden Zuführförder (20) in Axialrich­tung ab- und in sich in horizontaler Stellung befindende Trockentaschen (25, 26) einschiebbar sind.4. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the packs (10) in pairs - with two drying pockets lying next to one another (25, 26) - from a horizontal plane, in particular a horizontal one, next to the drying turret (13) extending feed conveyor (20) in the axial direction and in the horizontal position dry pockets (25, 26) can be inserted. 5. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) längs einer Bewegungsbahn von etwa 270° durch den Trockenrevolver (13) förderbar und in einer Ausschubstation (32) bei vertikaler Ausrichtung der zu entleerenden Trockentaschen (25, 26) ausschiebbar sind.5. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the packs (10) can be conveyed along a movement path of approximately 270 ° through the drying turret (13) and in an ejection station (32) with vertical orientation of the to be emptied Dry bags (25, 26) can be pushed out. 6. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) in ein- und derselben Richtung in die Trockentaschen (25, 26) einschiebbar und wieder aus­schiebbar sind.6. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the packs (10) in one and the same direction in the drying pockets (25, 26) can be inserted and pushed out again. 7. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) beim Einschub in die Trockentaschen (25, 26) durch ein Mundstück bzw. durch Mundstücköffnungen (43, 44) einer zwischen dem Zuführförderer (20) und dem Trockenrevolver (13) angeordneten Mundstückscheibe (42) hindurchbewegbar sind, wobei an der Eintrittsseite der Mundstücköffnungen (43, 44) jeweils eine quergerichtete Verschlußmarke (40) angeordnet ist, die sich quer über die Stirnwand (28) der Packung (10) legt.7. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the packs (10) when inserted into the drying pockets (25, 26) through a mouthpiece or through mouthpiece openings (43, 44) one between the feed conveyor ( 20) and the drying turret (13) arranged the mouthpiece disk (42) can be moved through, with the Mouthpiece openings (43, 44) each have a transverse closure mark (40) which lies transversely over the end wall (28) of the pack (10). 8. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Bereich der Ausschubstation (32) zwischem dem Trok­kenrevolver (13) und einem Abförderer (36) für die Packun­gen (10) ein Mundstück angeordnet ist, insbesondere eine drehbare Mundstückscheibe (48) mit mehreren, paarweise angeordneten Mundstücköffnungen (49, 50), durch die Pak­kungen (10) beim Ausschub aus den Trockentaschen (25, 26) hindurchbewegbar sind, wobei vor den Mundstücköffnungen (49, 50) jeweils angeordnete Steuermarken (41) unter U-­förmiger Anlage an der Stirnwand (28) mit den Packungen (10) verbindbar sind.8. Packaging machine according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that a mouthpiece, in particular one, is arranged in the region of the ejection station (32) between the drying turret (13) and a discharge conveyor (36) for the packs (10) Rotatable mouthpiece disk (48) with a plurality of mouthpiece openings (49, 50) arranged in pairs, through which packings (10) can be moved when they are pushed out of the drying pockets (25, 26), control marks (41) arranged in front of the mouthpiece openings (49, 50) ) can be connected to the packs (10) under a U-shaped contact on the end wall (28). 9. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß die Mundstückscheibe (48) vier jeweils paar­weise verteilt angeordnete Mundstücköffnungen (49, 50) aufweist, die nacheinander durch Viertelkreisdrehungen der Mundstückscheibe (48) in eine mit den Trockentaschen (25, 26) in der Ausschubstation (32) korrespondierende Stellung bewegbar sind.9. Packaging machine according to claim 8, characterized in that the mouthpiece disk (48) has four mouthpiece openings (49, 50) which are each distributed in pairs and which are arranged one after the other by quarter-circle rotations of the mouthpiece disk (48) in one with the drying pockets (25, 26) in the Extending station (32) corresponding position are movable.
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