EP0320697A1 - Device for making and packaging cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP0320697A1
EP0320697A1 EP88119938A EP88119938A EP0320697A1 EP 0320697 A1 EP0320697 A1 EP 0320697A1 EP 88119938 A EP88119938 A EP 88119938A EP 88119938 A EP88119938 A EP 88119938A EP 0320697 A1 EP0320697 A1 EP 0320697A1
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  • the invention relates to a device for the production and packaging of cigarettes, with at least one cigarette manufacturing machine and at least one packaging machine, the cigarette manufacturing machine and packaging machine being connected to one another by a cigarette conveyor which detects a flow of cigarettes of cigarettes oriented transversely to the conveying direction which conveys the cigarette manufacturing machine to the packaging machine and which has an arc-shaped cigarette store for holding a cigarette store.
  • cigarette manufacturing machine s
  • packaging machine s
  • Ziga coupling rescue manufacturing machines and packaging machines directly with each other in terms of conveyor technology and feeding the continuously produced cigarettes directly to a packaging machine by means of a cigarette conveyor.
  • a cigarette store can be formed in the area of the cigarette conveyor, which stores a cigarette to compensate for performance differences in the area of the cigarette manufacturing machine or the packaging machine.
  • the cigarette store is arched, either as an arc or partial arc or helical.
  • the cigarettes fed by the cigarette conveyor are partly fed into the cigarette store, which has arcuate conveyor belts which can be driven in one direction and in the other.
  • the cigarette store is designed as a bag store. The cigarettes are fed in at the same point and removed for emptying the storage.
  • Sack stores are disadvantageous for fundamental reasons, since considerable amounts of cigarettes remain in the store over long periods of time. These are then no longer suitable for consumption.
  • the invention has for its object to further develop and improve a device for the manufacture and packaging of cigarettes in the above-mentioned embodiment in such a way that with careful handling of the cigarettes an efficient promotion of possibly several cigarette manufacturing machines to possibly several packaging machines is possible while providing a effective cigarette store.
  • the A according to the invention Direction characterized in that the cigarette store is designed as a continuous storage, the cigarettes can be fed at at least one input station and can be removed from the cigarettes at at least one removal station formed at a distance from the input station.
  • the ring-shaped or arc-shaped cigarette store consists of a plurality of storage tapes which extend in the horizontal plane and are always driven in one direction, namely from an input station to a removal station.
  • Several circular-shaped storage tapes adjoin one another to form a closed ring. This is fed to cigarettes via several input stations and removed via several removal stations.
  • the input station and the removal station are each formed between successive arc-shaped storage tapes.
  • An embodiment is particularly advantageous in which three cigarette-making machines are arranged at approximately equal distances from one another below the ring-shaped cigarette store.
  • the manufactured cigarettes are fed to the cigarette store via short cigarette conveyors with an upright conveying section.
  • Two correspondingly powerful packaging machines are arranged at a distance from the ring-shaped cigarette store. They are each supplied with a tangential subsequent cigarette conveyor from the cigarette store via a removal station, as seen in the floor plan.
  • the storage tapes are designed in such a way that an upper conveyor run for supporting the cigarettes is oriented approximately horizontally, possibly with a slightly decreasing inclination towards the center.
  • the storage tapes or their straps are wider than the length of the cigarettes, so that they can rest freely on the storage tape or the conveyor belt without lateral limitations.
  • the storage tapes are passed over frustoconical deflection rollers.
  • capacity is matched in such a way that three cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 are assigned to two packaging machines 13, 14. Construction and mode of operation of the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 on the one hand and the packaging machines 13, 14 on the other hand can be conventional.
  • the cigarettes 15 manufactured by the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 are fed to a common distributor or cigarette store 16 and are released by the latter to the packaging machines 13, 14 according to their capacity.
  • the cigarette store 16 is circular in plan.
  • Cigarette feeders 17 coming from the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 transport the cigarettes 15 into the cigarette store 16.
  • the cigarettes 15 are fed to the packaging machines 13, 14 by appropriately trained cigarette conveyors 18.
  • the cigarette store 16 is arranged as a practically closed circular conveyor at an elevated level, namely above the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 and the packaging machines 13, 14, in the present exemplary embodiment on a central support column 19 with a support plate 20 attached to the upper end the outer edge of which is the cigarette store 16 designed as a cigarette conveyor.
  • the cigarette feeders 17 of the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 consist of a horizontal conveyor 21 and a vertical conveyor 22.
  • the former closes immediately telbar to the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12, while the vertical conveyor 22 opens into the cigarette store 16.
  • the cigarette conveyor 18 consists of a horizontal conveyor 23 and a vertical conveyor 24.
  • the cigarette feed conveyor 17 and cigarette removal conveyor 18 consist of conveyor belts, namely horizontal belts 25 and vertical belts 26.
  • a cigarette stream 27 is conveyed between two horizontal belts 25 arranged at a distance from one another and between two vertical belts 26 arranged at a distance from one another.
  • This consists of cigarettes 15 oriented transversely to the direction of conveyance, parallel, but otherwise unordered.
  • the dimensions of the conveyor belts (horizontal belts, vertical belts) or the spacing of the conveying strands of the same are selected such that a cigarette stream which is constantly moving continues with the same directional drive movement 27 results.
  • the horizontal conveyors 21 and 23 are directed tangentially to the circular cigarette store 16, as seen in the plan of the device.
  • the cigarettes 15 are fed from below.
  • the cigarettes 15 are removed from the cigarette store 16 in the downward direction.
  • the cigarette store 16 consists of a plurality of arcuate storage tapes 28, 29, 34 which complement one another to form a closed circle. Each of these storage belts 28.34 is guided over frustoconical rollers, namely one drive roller 35 and one deflection roller 36.
  • the storage belts 28.34 have different lengths. On the one hand, the length of the storage tapes 28, 34 is determined by the local position of the input stations 37, 38 and 39 assigned to the cigarette feeders 17 on the other hand, due to the position of the removal stations 40, 41 assigned to the cigarette conveyors 18. Storage belts 28, 34 each end in the area of the aforementioned stations. Furthermore, the length of the storage tapes 28, 34 is determined by a technically sensible limitation, as in the case of the storage tapes 30, 31 or 33 and 34.
  • the storage tape 32 has a relatively small length due to the close proximity of the input station 38 and the removal station 41.
  • the drive roller 35 and the deflection roller 36 of adjacent storage belts 28..34 are arranged at a distance from one another.
  • a vertical conveyor 22 or 24 of the cigarette feed conveyor 17 and the cigarette discharge conveyor 18 opens into this area.
  • vertical belts 26 end at a distance below the storage belts 28. 34.
  • a small space is bridged by side guide walls 42.
  • the upward-moving cigarette stream 27 reaches the area of effect of the adjacent storage tapes 28th. 34th.
  • annular storage stream 43 results from approximately radially oriented cigarettes 15 with different levels. This is monitored by suitable control devices (light barriers or the like) in such a way that the storage current 43 is set between a maximum level 44 and a minimum level 45.
  • the former has a height of, for example, 30 cm, the latter a height of 5 cm, so that in the exemplary embodiment described, the storage area has a height of 25 cm.
  • a portion of the storage stream 43 is directed downward into a vertical conveyor 24 arranged between adjacent storage belts 28.24 for feeding to a packaging machine 13, 14.
  • a vertical conveyor 24 arranged between adjacent storage belts 28.24 for feeding to a packaging machine 13, 14.
  • one of the cigarette conveyors 18 is continuously changed Maintaining processing capacity of the packaging machine 13, 14 corresponding cigarette stream 27.
  • the storage tapes 28, 34 are arranged such that an upper run 46 forms the support for the cigarettes 15 and for the content of the cigarette store 16, respectively.
  • the storage tapes 28..34 have a significantly greater width than the length of the cigarettes 15. These lie transversely to the longitudinal direction of the storage tapes 28..34, without any lateral boundaries or guides.
  • the formation of the transverse or radially oriented cigarettes is relatively stable, so that lateral guides on the storage tapes 28 to 34 are not required.
  • Each storage belt 28..34 is supported by a drive roller 35 and a deflection roller 36.
  • the axially directed rollers are mounted on the outer edge of the support plate 20, namely on an upright support wall 47 in the area of a radially outward projection 48 of the support plate 20.
  • Drive roller 35 such as deflection roller 36 are frustoconical in shape with a smaller diameter on the radially inner side Page. This results in the circular arc shape of the storage tapes 28-34.
  • a continuous guide rib 49 is formed on the underside thereof and engages with an annular groove 50 of the drive roller 35 and deflection roller 36. This form-fitting mounting of the storage belts 28, 34 on the drive roller 35 and deflection roller 36 avoids lateral displacements of the same on the rollers.
  • a drive motor 51 is assigned to each storage tape 28.34. This is mounted on the inside of the storage tapes 28 to 34 on the support plate 20.
  • the drive motor 51 engages with a shaft 53 of the drive roller 35 via drive wheels 52.
  • the storage tapes 28. 34 driven in the same direction always transport the storage stream 43 in one direction of the cigarette store 16.
  • cigarettes in the area of the input stations 37, 38, 39 become the Storage stream 43 supplied and removed in the area of the removal stations 40, 41.
  • the storage tapes 28, 34 can be driven at different speeds, also in relation to one another, so that differences in the area of the cigarette supply or be compensated in the area of cigarette withdrawal.

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In the making and packaging of cigarettes, the capacity of one or more cigarette-making machines (10, 11, 12) is to be matched to the efficiency of one or more packaging machines (13, 14). The cigarettes are conveyed by cigarette conveyors directly from the cigarette-making machines to the packaging machines. In the region of the conveying path is a cigarette magazine (16) for compensating differences in performance. The known cigarette magazines are designed in accordance with the principle of single-access magazines. The new cigarette magazine is to permit better adaptation to the efficiency of the linked machines, avoiding a single-access magazine. …<??>The new cigarette magazine (16) is designed as a circular continuous-type magazine, to which the cigarettes supplied by the cigarette-making machines (10, 11, 12) are fed at various points, that is in the region of input stations (37, 38, 39), and from which cigarettes are removed in the region of removal stations (40, 41) to be passed on to the packaging machines (13, 14). In the region of the closed, circular cigarette magazine (16) a magazine flow (43) is constantly conveyed in one direction and hence passed to the removal stations (40, 41). …<??>The cigarette magazine (16) permits substantial adaptation to differences in performance both in the feeding and in the removal of the cigarettes. In addition, gentle treatment of the cigarettes is provided, with avoidance of the single-access magazine effect. …<IMAGE>…

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einrichtung zum Herstellen und Ver­packen von Zigaretten, mit wenigstens einer Zigaretten-Her­stellmaschine und wenigstens einer Verpackungsmaschine, wobei Zigaretten-Herstellmaschine und Verpackungsmaschine durch einen Zigaretten-Förderer miteinander verbunden sind, der einen Ziga­retten-Strom von quer zur Förderrichtung orientierten Zigaret­ten von der Zigaretten-Herstellmaschine zur Verpackungsmaschine fördert und der einen bogenförmigen Zigaretten-Speicher zur Aufnahme eines Zigaretten-Vorrats aufweist.The invention relates to a device for the production and packaging of cigarettes, with at least one cigarette manufacturing machine and at least one packaging machine, the cigarette manufacturing machine and packaging machine being connected to one another by a cigarette conveyor which detects a flow of cigarettes of cigarettes oriented transversely to the conveying direction which conveys the cigarette manufacturing machine to the packaging machine and which has an arc-shaped cigarette store for holding a cigarette store.

Bei der großtechnischen Herstellung und Verpackung von Zigaret­ten ist eine optimale Abstimmung von Zigaretten-Herstellmaschi­ne(n) und Verpackungsmaschine(n) wichtige Voraussetzung für die Erzielung von Höchstleistungen. Es ist bereits bekannt, Ziga­ retten-Herstellmaschinen und Verpackungsmaschinen förder­technisch direkt miteinander zu koppeln und die fortlau­fend hergestellten Zigaretten durch einen Zigaretten-För­derer unmittelbar einen Verpackungsmaschine zuzuführen. Im Bereich des Zigaretten-Förderers kann dabei ein Zigaret­ten-Speicher gebildet sein, der einen Zigaretten-Vorrat zum Ausgleich von Leistungsunterschieden im Bereich der Zigaretten-Herstellmaschine oder der Verpackungsmaschine aufnimmt.In the large-scale manufacture and packaging of cigarettes, optimal coordination of the cigarette manufacturing machine (s) and packaging machine (s) is an important prerequisite for achieving top performance. It is already known, Ziga coupling rescue manufacturing machines and packaging machines directly with each other in terms of conveyor technology and feeding the continuously produced cigarettes directly to a packaging machine by means of a cigarette conveyor. A cigarette store can be formed in the area of the cigarette conveyor, which stores a cigarette to compensate for performance differences in the area of the cigarette manufacturing machine or the packaging machine.

Bei einer bekannten Vorrichtung dieser Art (GB-PS 1 299 174) ist der Zigaretten-Speicher bogenförmig ausge­bildet, und zwar entweder als Kreisbogen bzw. Teilkreisbo­gen oder schraubenförmig. Die durch den Zigaretten-Förde­rer zugeführten Zigaretten werden teilweise in den Ziga­retten-Speicher eingefördert, der in der einen und in der anderen Richtung antreibbare, bogenförmige Förderbänder aufweist. Der Zigaretten-Speicher ist als Sack-Speicher ausgebildet. Die Zigaretten werden an ein und derselben Stelle eingefördert und für die Entleerung des Speichers entnommen.In a known device of this type (GB-PS 1 299 174), the cigarette store is arched, either as an arc or partial arc or helical. The cigarettes fed by the cigarette conveyor are partly fed into the cigarette store, which has arcuate conveyor belts which can be driven in one direction and in the other. The cigarette store is designed as a bag store. The cigarettes are fed in at the same point and removed for emptying the storage.

Sack-Speicher sind aus grundsätzlichen Erwägungen nachtei­lig, da beträchtliche Restbestände an Zigaretten im Spei­cher über längere Zeiträume zurückbleiben. Diese sind dann für den Verbrauch nicht mehr geeignet.Sack stores are disadvantageous for fundamental reasons, since considerable amounts of cigarettes remain in the store over long periods of time. These are then no longer suitable for consumption.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Einrichtung zum Herstellen und Verpacken von Zigaretten in der ein­gangs genannten Ausführung dahingehend weiterzuentwickeln und zu verbessern, daß bei schonender Behandlung der Ziga­retten eine leistungsfähige Förderung von gegebenenfalls mehreren Zigaretten-Herstellmaschinen zu gegebenenfalls mehreren Verpackungsmaschinen möglich ist unter Bereit­stellung eines wirksamen Zigaretten-Speichers.The invention has for its object to further develop and improve a device for the manufacture and packaging of cigarettes in the above-mentioned embodiment in such a way that with careful handling of the cigarettes an efficient promotion of possibly several cigarette manufacturing machines to possibly several packaging machines is possible while providing a effective cigarette store.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist die erfindungsgemäße Ein­ richtung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Zigaretten-Spei­cher als Durchlaufspeicher ausgebildet ist, dem Zigaretten an wenigstens einer Eingabestation zuführbar und aus dem Zigaretten an wenigstens einer mit Abstand von der Einga­bestation gebildeten Entnahmestation abförderbar sind.To solve this problem, the A according to the invention Direction characterized in that the cigarette store is designed as a continuous storage, the cigarettes can be fed at at least one input station and can be removed from the cigarettes at at least one removal station formed at a distance from the input station.

Der ringförmige bzw. kreisbogenförmige Zigaretten-Speicher besteht erfindungsgemäß aus einer Mehrzahl von in horizon­taler Ebene sich erstreckenden Speicherbändern, die stets in einer Richtung angetrieben sind, nämlich von einer Ein­gabestation zu einer Entnahmestation. Mehrere jeweils kreisbogenförmige Speicherbänder schließen aneinander an unter Bildung eines geschlossenen Ringes. Diesem werden Zigaretten über mehrere Eingabestationen zugeführt und über mehrere Entnahmestationen entnommen. Eingabestation und Entnahmestation sind jeweils zwischen aufeinanderfol­genden bogenförmigen Speicherbändern gebildet.According to the invention, the ring-shaped or arc-shaped cigarette store consists of a plurality of storage tapes which extend in the horizontal plane and are always driven in one direction, namely from an input station to a removal station. Several circular-shaped storage tapes adjoin one another to form a closed ring. This is fed to cigarettes via several input stations and removed via several removal stations. The input station and the removal station are each formed between successive arc-shaped storage tapes.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist eine Ausführung, bei der drei Zigaretten-Herstellmaschinen mit annähernd gleichen Ab­ständen voneinander unterhalb des ringförmigen Zigaretten-­Speichers angeordnet sind. Die gefertigten Zigaretten wer­den über kurze Zigaretten-Förderer mit einem aufrechten Förderabschnitt dem Zigaretten-Speicher zugeführt. Zwei entsprechend leistungsfähige Verpackungsmaschinen sind mit Abstand vom ringförmigen Zigaretten-Speicher angeordnet. Sie werden über je eine Entnahmestation mit - im Grundriß gesehen - tangential anschließendem Zigaretten-Förderer aus dem Zigaretten-Speicher versorgt.An embodiment is particularly advantageous in which three cigarette-making machines are arranged at approximately equal distances from one another below the ring-shaped cigarette store. The manufactured cigarettes are fed to the cigarette store via short cigarette conveyors with an upright conveying section. Two correspondingly powerful packaging machines are arranged at a distance from the ring-shaped cigarette store. They are each supplied with a tangential subsequent cigarette conveyor from the cigarette store via a removal station, as seen in the floor plan.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Einrichtung durchlaufen demnach alle Zigaretten den Zigaretten-Speicher. Es bleiben in diesem keine "Rückstände". Der Zigarettenpegel im Zigaret­ten-Speicher wird laufend überwacht. Daraus können Steuer­signale abgeleitet werden für den Betrieb der Zigaretten-­Herstellmaschinen einerseits und die Verpackungsmaschinen andererseits. Weiterhin kann anhand des gemessenen Ziga­ rettenpegels im Zigaretten-Speicher die Antriebsgeschwin­digkeit der Speicherbänder verändert werden, und zwar - soweit erforderlich - individuell für jedes Speicherband.In the device according to the invention, all cigarettes therefore pass through the cigarette store. There are no "residues" in this. The cigarette level in the cigarette store is continuously monitored. From this, control signals can be derived for the operation of the cigarette manufacturing machines on the one hand and the packaging machines on the other. Furthermore, based on the measured Ziga rescue level in the cigarette store, the drive speed of the storage tapes can be changed - if necessary - individually for each storage tape.

Die Speicherbänder sind so ausgebildet, daß ein oberer Fördertrum zur Auflage der Zigaretten annähernd zur hori­zontal gerichtet ist, gegebenenfalls mit einer geringfügig abfallenden Neigung zum Mittelpunkt hin. Die Speicherbän­der bzw. deren Gurte sind breiter als die Länge der Ziga­retten, so daß diese ohne seitliche Begrenzungen frei auf dem Speicherband bzw. dem Fördertrum aufliegen können. Die Speicherbänder werden über kegelstumpfförmige Umlenkwalzen geleitet.The storage tapes are designed in such a way that an upper conveyor run for supporting the cigarettes is oriented approximately horizontally, possibly with a slightly decreasing inclination towards the center. The storage tapes or their straps are wider than the length of the cigarettes, so that they can rest freely on the storage tape or the conveyor belt without lateral limitations. The storage tapes are passed over frustoconical deflection rollers.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung betreffen die Ausbildung des Zigaretten-Speichers und der Einzelheiten desselben sowie die Ausbildung der Zigaretten-Förderer.Further features of the invention relate to the design of the cigarette store and the details thereof and the design of the cigarette conveyor.

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

  • Fig. 1 ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Einrichtung im schema­tischen Grundriß,
  • Fig. 2 eine Seitenansicht bzw. einen diametralen Quer­schnitt zu der Einrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 in ver­größertem Maßstab,
  • Fig. 3 einen Teil eines Zigaretten-Speichers im Grundriß, bei nochmals vergrößertem Maßstab,
  • Fig. 4 einen Abschnitt des Zigaretten-Speichers in Sei­tenansicht bzw. Vertikalschnitt.
An embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
  • 1 shows an embodiment of the device in a schematic plan view,
  • 2 is a side view or a diametrical cross section of the device according to FIG. 1 on an enlarged scale,
  • 3 shows a part of a cigarette store in plan view, on a further enlarged scale,
  • Fig. 4 shows a section of the cigarette store in side view or vertical section.

Bei der industriellen Herstellung und Verpackung von Ziga­retten ist eine Abstimmung zwischen der Leistungsfähigkeit von Zigaretten-Herstellmaschinen einerseits und Ver­ packungsmaschinen andererseits erforderlich, wenn die Zi­garetten von der Zigaretten-Herstellmaschine ohne größere Zwischenspeicher unmittelbar an Verpackungsmaschinen über­geben werden.In the industrial manufacture and packaging of cigarettes, there is a need to coordinate the performance of cigarette manufacturing machines on the one hand and Ver Packing machines, on the other hand, are required if the cigarettes are transferred directly from the cigarette manufacturing machine to packaging machines without a large buffer.

Bei dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist eine Kapazi­tätsabstimmung in der Weise gegeben, daß drei Zigaretten-­Herstellmaschinen 10, 11, 12 zwei Verpackungsmaschinen 13, 14 zugeordnet sind. Aufbau und Arbeitsweise der Ziga­retten-Herstellmaschinen 10, 11, 12 einerseits und der Verpackungsmaschinen 13, 14 andererseits können konventio­neller Art sein.In the illustrated embodiment, capacity is matched in such a way that three cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 are assigned to two packaging machines 13, 14. Construction and mode of operation of the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 on the one hand and the packaging machines 13, 14 on the other hand can be conventional.

Die von den Zigaretten-Herstellmaschinen 10, 11, 12 gefer­tigten Zigaretten 15 werden einem gemeinsamen Verteiler bzw. Zigaretten-Speicher 16 zugeführt und von diesem ent­sprechend der Kapazität an die Verpackungsmaschinen 13, 14 abgegeben. Der Zigaretten-Speicher 16 ist im Grundriß kreisringförmig ausgebildet. Von den Zigaretten-Herstell­maschinen 10, 11, 12 kommende Zigaretten-Zuförderer 17 transportieren die Zigaretten 15 in den Zigaretten-Spei­cher 16. Entsprechend ausgebildete Zigaretten-Abförderer 18 führen die Zigaretten 15 den Verpackungsmaschinen 13, 14 zu.The cigarettes 15 manufactured by the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 are fed to a common distributor or cigarette store 16 and are released by the latter to the packaging machines 13, 14 according to their capacity. The cigarette store 16 is circular in plan. Cigarette feeders 17 coming from the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 transport the cigarettes 15 into the cigarette store 16. The cigarettes 15 are fed to the packaging machines 13, 14 by appropriately trained cigarette conveyors 18.

Der Zigaretten-Speicher 16 ist als praktisch geschlossene Kreisförderbahn auf erhöhtem Niveau, nämlich oberhalb der Zigaretten-Herstellmaschinen 10, 11, 12 und der Ver­packungsmaschinen 13, 14 angeordnet, beim vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel auf einer mittigen Tragsäule 19 mit am oberen Ende angebrachten Tragteller 20. An dessen äußerem Rand befindet sich der als Zigaretten-Förderer ausgebilde­te Zigaretten-Speicher 16.The cigarette store 16 is arranged as a practically closed circular conveyor at an elevated level, namely above the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 and the packaging machines 13, 14, in the present exemplary embodiment on a central support column 19 with a support plate 20 attached to the upper end the outer edge of which is the cigarette store 16 designed as a cigarette conveyor.

Die Zigaretten-Zuförderer 17 der Zigaretten-Herstellma­schinen 10, 11, 12 bestehen aus einem Horizontalförderer 21 und einem Vertikalförderer 22. Ersterer schließt unmit­ telbar an die Zigaretten-Herstellmaschinen 10, 11, 12 an, während der Vertikalförderer 22 im Zigaretten-Speicher 16 mündet.The cigarette feeders 17 of the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 consist of a horizontal conveyor 21 and a vertical conveyor 22. The former closes immediately telbar to the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12, while the vertical conveyor 22 opens into the cigarette store 16.

Gleichermaßen besteht der Zigaretten-Abförderer 18 aus ei­nem Horizontalförderer 23 und einem Vertikalförderer 24.Likewise, the cigarette conveyor 18 consists of a horizontal conveyor 23 and a vertical conveyor 24.

Die Zigaretten-Zuförderer 17 und Zigaretten-Abförderer 18 bestehen aus Förderbändern, nämlich Horizontalbändern 25 und Vertikalbändern 26. Zwischen jeweils zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordneten Horizontalbändern 25 bzw. zwi­schen zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordneten Vertikal­bändern 26 wird ein Zigarettenstrom 27 gefördert. Dieser besteht aus quer zur Förderrichtung orientierten, parallel gerichteten, im übrigen aber ungeordneten Zigaretten 15. Die Abmessungen der Förderbänder (Horizontalbänder, Verti­kalbänder) bzw. die Abstände der Fördertrums derselben voneinander ist so gewählt, daß sich bei gleichgerichteter Antriebsbewegung derselben ein sich ständig weiterbewegen­der Zigarettenstrom 27 ergibt.The cigarette feed conveyor 17 and cigarette removal conveyor 18 consist of conveyor belts, namely horizontal belts 25 and vertical belts 26. A cigarette stream 27 is conveyed between two horizontal belts 25 arranged at a distance from one another and between two vertical belts 26 arranged at a distance from one another. This consists of cigarettes 15 oriented transversely to the direction of conveyance, parallel, but otherwise unordered. The dimensions of the conveyor belts (horizontal belts, vertical belts) or the spacing of the conveying strands of the same are selected such that a cigarette stream which is constantly moving continues with the same directional drive movement 27 results.

Die Horizontalförderer 21 bzw. 23 sind bei dem vorliegen­den Beispiel - im Grundriß der Einrichtung gesehen - tan­gential zum kreisförmigen Zigaretten-Speicher 16 gerich­tet. Die Zuführung der Zigaretten 15 zu diesem erfolgt von unten. Ebenso werden die Zigaretten 15 dem Zigaretten-­Speicher 16 in Richtung nach unten entnommen.In the present example, the horizontal conveyors 21 and 23 are directed tangentially to the circular cigarette store 16, as seen in the plan of the device. The cigarettes 15 are fed from below. Likewise, the cigarettes 15 are removed from the cigarette store 16 in the downward direction.

Der Zigaretten-Speicher 16 besteht aus mehreren einander zu einem geschlossenen Kreis ergänzenden kreisbogenförmi­gen Speicherbändern 28, 29..34. Jedes dieser Speicherbän­der 28..34 ist über kegelstumpfförmige Walzen geführt, nämlich jeweils eine Antriebswalze 35 und eine Umlenkwalze 36. Die Speicherbänder 28..34 haben unterschiedliche Län­ge. Zum einen ist die Länge der Speicherbänder 28..34 durch die örtliche Lage von den Zigaretten-Zuförderern 17 zugeordneten Eingabestationen 37, 38 und 39 bestimmt und zum anderen durch die Position von den Zigaretten-Abförde­rern 18 zugeordneten Entnahmestationen 40, 41. Speicher­bänder 28..34 enden jeweils im Bereich der vorgenannten Stationen. Des weiteren ist die Länge der Speicherbänder 28..34 durch eine technisch sinnvolle Begrenzung bestimmt, wie im Falle der Speicherbänder 30, 31 bzw. 33 und 34. Das Speicherband 32 hat eine verhältnismäßig geringe Länge durch die enge Nachbarschaft der Eingabestation 38 sowie der Entnahmestation 41.The cigarette store 16 consists of a plurality of arcuate storage tapes 28, 29, 34 which complement one another to form a closed circle. Each of these storage belts 28.34 is guided over frustoconical rollers, namely one drive roller 35 and one deflection roller 36. The storage belts 28.34 have different lengths. On the one hand, the length of the storage tapes 28, 34 is determined by the local position of the input stations 37, 38 and 39 assigned to the cigarette feeders 17 on the other hand, due to the position of the removal stations 40, 41 assigned to the cigarette conveyors 18. Storage belts 28, 34 each end in the area of the aforementioned stations. Furthermore, the length of the storage tapes 28, 34 is determined by a technically sensible limitation, as in the case of the storage tapes 30, 31 or 33 and 34. The storage tape 32 has a relatively small length due to the close proximity of the input station 38 and the removal station 41.

Im Bereich der genannten Stationen 37..41 sind jeweils An­triebswalze 35 und Umlenkwalze 36 benachbarter Speicher­bänder 28..34 mit Abstand voneinander angeordnet. In die­sem Bereich mündet jeweils ein Vertikalförderer 22 oder 24 der Zigaretten-Zuförderer 17 und der Zigaretten-Abförderer 18. Wie insbesondere aus Fig. 4 ersichtlich enden Verti­kalbänder 26 mit Abstand unterhalb der Speicherbänder 28..34. Ein kleiner Zwischenraum wird durch seitliche Füh­rungswände 42 überbrückt. Oberhalb derselben gelangt der aufwärts geförderte Zigarettenstrom 27 in den Wirkungsbe­reich der benachbarten Speicherbänder 28..34. Diese bewir­ken eine Umlenkung des Zigarettenstroms 27 in die Ebene des Zigaretten-Speichers 16 und einen Weitertransport längs der Kreisbahn desselben in stets ein und derselben Richtung.In the area of the stations 37..41 mentioned, the drive roller 35 and the deflection roller 36 of adjacent storage belts 28..34 are arranged at a distance from one another. A vertical conveyor 22 or 24 of the cigarette feed conveyor 17 and the cigarette discharge conveyor 18 opens into this area. As can be seen in particular from FIG. 4, vertical belts 26 end at a distance below the storage belts 28. 34. A small space is bridged by side guide walls 42. Above this, the upward-moving cigarette stream 27 reaches the area of effect of the adjacent storage tapes 28th. 34th. These effect a deflection of the cigarette stream 27 into the plane of the cigarette store 16 and a further transport along the circular path of the same in one and the same direction.

Im Bereich des Zigaretten-Speicher 16 ergibt sich ein ringförmiger Speicherstrom 43 aus annähernd radial orien­tierten Zigaretten 15 mit unterschiedlichem Niveau. Dieses wird durch geeignete Kontrollorgane (Lichtschranken oder dgl.) überwacht, derart, daß sich der Speicherstrom 43 zwischen einem Maximalpegel 44 und einen Minimalpegel 45 einstellt. Ersterer hat eine Höhe von beispielsweise 30 cm, letzterer eine Höhe von 5 cm, so daß bei dem be­schriebenen Ausführungsbeispiel der Speicherbereich eine Höhe von 25 cm aufweist.In the area of the cigarette store 16, an annular storage stream 43 results from approximately radially oriented cigarettes 15 with different levels. This is monitored by suitable control devices (light barriers or the like) in such a way that the storage current 43 is set between a maximum level 44 and a minimum level 45. The former has a height of, for example, 30 cm, the latter a height of 5 cm, so that in the exemplary embodiment described, the storage area has a height of 25 cm.

Im Bereich der Entnahmestation 40, 41 wird ein Teil des Speicherstroms 43 nach unten geleitet in einen zwischen benachbarten Speicherbändern 28..24 angeordneten Vertikal­förderer 24 zur Zuführung an eine Verpackungsmaschine 13, 14. In den Zigaretten-Abförderern 18 wird auf diese Weise ständig ein der Verarbeitungskapazität der Verpackungsma­schine 13, 14 entsprechender Zigarettenstrom 27 aufrecht­erhalten.In the area of the removal station 40, 41, a portion of the storage stream 43 is directed downward into a vertical conveyor 24 arranged between adjacent storage belts 28.24 for feeding to a packaging machine 13, 14. In this way, one of the cigarette conveyors 18 is continuously changed Maintaining processing capacity of the packaging machine 13, 14 corresponding cigarette stream 27.

Die Speicherbänder 28..34 sind so angeordnet, daß ein Obertrum 46 jeweils die Auflage für die Zigaretten 15 bzw. für den Inhalt des Zigaretten-Speichers 16 bildet. Die Speicherbänder 28..34 haben eine deutlich größere Breite als die Länge der Zigaretten 15. Diese liegen quer zur Längsrichtung der Speicherbänder 28..34 auf diesen, und zwar ohne seitliche Begrenzungen oder Führungen. Die For­mation der quer bzw. radial orientierten Zigaretten ist verhältnismäßig formstabil, so daß es seitlicher Führungen auf den Speicherbändern 28..34 nicht bedarf.The storage tapes 28, 34 are arranged such that an upper run 46 forms the support for the cigarettes 15 and for the content of the cigarette store 16, respectively. The storage tapes 28..34 have a significantly greater width than the length of the cigarettes 15. These lie transversely to the longitudinal direction of the storage tapes 28..34, without any lateral boundaries or guides. The formation of the transverse or radially oriented cigarettes is relatively stable, so that lateral guides on the storage tapes 28 to 34 are not required.

Jedes Speicherband 28..34 wird durch eine Antriebswalze 35 und eine Umlenkwalze 36 getragen. Die mit ihren Achsen ra­dial gerichteten Walzen sind am Außenrand des Tragtellers 20 gelagert, und zwar an einer aufrechten Tragwand 47 im Bereich eines radial nach außen gerichteten Vorsprungs 48 des Tragtellers 20. Antriebswalze 35 wie Umlenkwalze 36 sind kegelstumpfförmig ausgebildet mit kleinerem Durchmes­ser an der radial innenliegenden Seite. Dadurch ergibt sich der kreisbogenförmige Verlauf der Speicherbänder 28..34. An der Unterseite desselben ist jeweils eine durchgehende Führungsrippe 49 angeformt, die mit einer Ringnut 50 der Antriebswalze 35 und Umlenkwalze 36 in Ein­griff steht. Durch diese formschlüssige Lagerung der Spei­cherbänder 28..34 auf Antriebswalze 35 und Umlenkwalze 36 werden Querverschiebungen derselben auf den Walzen vermie­den.Each storage belt 28..34 is supported by a drive roller 35 and a deflection roller 36. The axially directed rollers are mounted on the outer edge of the support plate 20, namely on an upright support wall 47 in the area of a radially outward projection 48 of the support plate 20. Drive roller 35 such as deflection roller 36 are frustoconical in shape with a smaller diameter on the radially inner side Page. This results in the circular arc shape of the storage tapes 28-34. A continuous guide rib 49 is formed on the underside thereof and engages with an annular groove 50 of the drive roller 35 and deflection roller 36. This form-fitting mounting of the storage belts 28, 34 on the drive roller 35 and deflection roller 36 avoids lateral displacements of the same on the rollers.

Jedem Speicherband 28..34 ist ein Antriebsmotor 51 zuge­ordnet. Dieser ist an der Innenseite der Speicherbänder 28..34 am Tragteller 20 gelagert. Über Antriebsräder 52 steht der Antriebsmotor 51 in Eingriff mit einer Welle 53 der Antriebswalze 35.A drive motor 51 is assigned to each storage tape 28.34. This is mounted on the inside of the storage tapes 28 to 34 on the support plate 20. The drive motor 51 engages with a shaft 53 of the drive roller 35 via drive wheels 52.

Die in gleicher Richtung angetriebenen Speicherbänder 28..34 bewirken einen Transport des Speicherstroms 43 in stets einer Richtung des Zigaretten-Speichers 16. Unter Veränderung des Pegels im Bereich zwischen Maximalpegel 44 und Minimalpegel 45 werden Zigaretten im Bereich der Ein­gabestationen 37, 38, 39 dem Speicherstrom 43 zugeführt und im Bereich der Entnahmestationen 40, 41 entnommen. Je nach momentaner Leistungs- bzw. Aufnahmefähigkeit der Zi­garetten-Herstellmaschinen 10, 11, 12 einerseits und der Verpackungsmaschinen 13, 14 andererseits können die Spei­cherbänder 28..34 mit unterschiedlichen Geschwindigkeiten angetrieben werden, auch im Verhältnis untereinander, so daß Unterschiede im Bereich der Zigarettenzuführung oder im Bereich der Zigarettenentnahme ausgeglichen werden.The storage tapes 28. 34 driven in the same direction always transport the storage stream 43 in one direction of the cigarette store 16. By changing the level in the range between the maximum level 44 and minimum level 45, cigarettes in the area of the input stations 37, 38, 39 become the Storage stream 43 supplied and removed in the area of the removal stations 40, 41. Depending on the current performance or capacity of the cigarette manufacturing machines 10, 11, 12 on the one hand and the packaging machines 13, 14 on the other hand, the storage tapes 28, 34 can be driven at different speeds, also in relation to one another, so that differences in the area of the cigarette supply or be compensated in the area of cigarette withdrawal.

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1. Einrichtung zum Herstellen und Verpacken von Zigaretten, mit wenigstens einer Zigaretten-Herstellmaschine und wenigstens einer Verpackungsmaschine, wobei Zigaretten-Herstellmaschine und Verpackungsmaschine durch einen Zigaretten-Förderer mitein­ander verbunden sind, der einen Zigaretten-Strom von quer zur Förderrichtung orientierten Zigaretten von der Zigaretten-Her­stellmaschine zur Verpackungsmaschine fördert und der einen bo­genförmigen Zigaretten-Speicher zur Aufnahme eines Zigaretten-­Vorrats aufweist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet , daß der Ziga­retten-Speicher (16) als Durchlaufspeicher ausgebildet ist, dem Zigaretten (15) in wenigstens einer Eingabestation (37, 38, 39) zuführbar und aus dem Zigaretten (15) in wenigstens einer mit Abstand von der Eingabestation gebildeten Entnahmestation (40; 41) abförderbar sind.1. Device for the production and packaging of cigarettes, with at least one cigarette-making machine and at least one packaging machine, the cigarette-making machine and the packaging machine being connected to one another by a cigarette conveyor which blocks a cigarette flow of cigarettes oriented transversely to the conveying direction Conveying machine to the packaging machine and which has an arc-shaped cigarette store for holding a cigarette store,
characterized in that the cigarette store (16) is designed as a continuous store, can be supplied to the cigarette (15) in at least one input station (37, 38, 39) and from the cigarette (15) in at least one Distance from the removal station (40; 41) formed from the input station can be removed. 2. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Zigaretten-Speicher (16) aus wenigstens einem kreisbogenförmigen, angetriebenen Speicherband (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34) besteht, auf dessen oberen, in einer horizontalen Ebene geführten Obertrum (46) ein Zigaretten­vorrat (Speicherstrom 43) gebildet und von einer Eingabe­station zu einer Entnahmestation förderbar ist.2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cigarette store (16) consists of at least one circular arc-shaped, driven storage tape (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34), on the upper, in a horizontal plane guided upper run (46) a cigarette supply (storage stream 43) is formed and can be conveyed from an input station to a removal station. 3. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß das Speicherband (28..34) bzw. dessen Ober­trum (46) ausschließlich in einer Richtung des kreisförmi­gen Zigaretten-Speichers (16) antreibbar ist.3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the storage tape (28..34) or its upper run (46) can only be driven in one direction of the circular cigarette store (16). 4. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß dem Zigaretten-Speicher (16) mehrere, insbesondere drei Ziga­retten-Herstellmaschinen (10, 11, 12) und mehrere, insbe­sondere zwei Verpackungsmaschinen (13, 14) zugeordnet sind, wobei jede Zigaretten-Herstellmaschine (10, 11, 12) eine Eingabestation (37, 38, 39) und jede Verpackungsma­schine (13, 14) eine Entnahmestation des Zigaretten-Spei­chers (16) aufweist.4. Device according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the cigarette store (16) several, in particular three cigarette manufacturing machines (10, 11, 12) and several, in particular two packaging machines (13, 14) are assigned, each cigarette manufacturing machine (10, 11, 12) having an input station (37, 38, 39) and each packaging machine (13, 14) having a removal station of the cigarette store (16). 5. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 4 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Eingabestationen (37, 38, 39) und die Entnahmestationen (40, 41) des Zigaretten-Speichers (16) längs des Umfangs desselben verteilt angeordnet sind, wobei benachbarte Ein­gabestation (37, 38, 39) und Entnahmestation (40, 41) jeweils durch ein Speicherband (28..34) miteinader verbun­den sind.5. Device according to claim 4 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the input stations (37, 38, 39) and the removal stations (40, 41) of the cigarette store (16) are arranged distributed along the circumference thereof, the adjacent input station (37, 38, 39) and removal station (40, 41) are each connected to one another by a storage tape (28..34). 6. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ziga­ retten (15) dem Zigaretten-Speicher (16) von unter her zu­führbar und/oder nach unten entnehmbar sind, insbesondere jeweils im Bereich von in Umfangsrichtung aufeinanderfol­genden Speicherbändern (28..34).6. Device according to claim 1 and one or more further claims, characterized in that the Ziga rescue (15) the cigarette store (16) from below and / or can be removed downwards, in particular in the area of successive circumferential storage tapes (28th, 34th). 7. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die (drei) Zigaretten-Herstellmaschinen (10, 11, 12) unterhalb des Zigaretten-Speichers (16) mit etwa gleich großen Abständen voneinander angeordnet und durch Zigaret­ten-Zuförderer (17) aus Horizontalförderer (21) und Verti­kalförderer (22) an den Zigaretten-Speicher (16) ange­schlossen sind.7. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the (three) cigarette manufacturing machines (10, 11, 12) below the cigarette store (16) arranged at approximately equal distances from each other and by cigarette feeders (17) from horizontal conveyors (21) and vertical conveyor (22) are connected to the cigarette store (16). 8. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die (zwei) Verpackungsmaschinen (13, 14) mit Abstand vom Zigaretten-Speicher (16) angeordnet und über einen Zi­garetten-Abförderer (18) mit Horizontalförderer (23) und Vertikalförderer (24) mit diesem verbunden sind.8. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the (two) packaging machines (13, 14) at a distance from the cigarette store (16) and via a cigarette conveyor (18) with horizontal conveyor (23) and vertical conveyor (24) associated with this. 9. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf den einen geschlossenen Kreisring bildenden, jeweils mit Abstand aneinander anaschließenden Speicherbändern (28..34) ein Speicherstrom (43) aus Zigaretten gebildet ist, dessen Maximalpegel (44) und Minimalpegel (45) über­wacht ist.9. Device according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that a storage stream (43) of cigarettes is formed on the storage tapes (28..34) forming a closed circular ring, in each case adjoining one another at a distance, the maximum level ( 44) and minimum level (45) is monitored. 10. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 2 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die kreisbogenförmig verlaufenden Speicherbänder (28..34) über kegelstumpfförmige Walzen (Antriebswalze 35, Umlenkwalze 36) geführt sind und auf diesen formschlüssig aufliegen, insbesondere durch eine in eine Ringnut (50) von Antriebs­walze (35) und Umlenkwalze (36) eintretende Führungsrippe (49) an der Unterseite der Speicherbänder (28..34).10. The device according to claim 2 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the arcuate storage tapes (28..34) are guided over frustoconical rollers (drive roller 35, deflection roller 36) and rest positively on this, in particular by a in an annular groove (50) of drive roller (35) and deflection roller (36) entering guide rib (49) on the underside of the storage tapes (28..34). 11. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Zigaretten (15) bzw. der aus diesen gebildete Speicher­strom (43) auf dem Obertrum (46) der Speicherbänder (28..34) ohne Seitenbegrenzung und Seitenführung aufliegt, wobei der Obertrum (46) deutlich breiter ist als die Länge der Zigaretten (15).11. The device according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the cigarettes (15) or the storage stream (43) formed therefrom rests on the upper run (46) of the storage tapes (28..34) without side limitation and lateral guidance, the upper run (46) clearly is wider than the length of the cigarettes (15). 12. Einrichtung nach Anspruch 1 sowie einem oder mehreren der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Speicherbänder (28..34) am Außenumfang eines tellerförmi­gen Traggestells (Tragteller 20) mit zentraler Tragsäule (19) angeordnet sind.12. The device according to claim 1 and one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the storage tapes (28..34) are arranged on the outer circumference of a plate-shaped support frame (support plate 20) with a central support column (19).
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