EP0585686B1 - Optical cigarette filling control device - Google Patents
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- 235000019504 cigarettes Nutrition 0.000 title claims description 21
- 241000208125 Nicotiana Species 0.000 description 5
- 235000002637 Nicotiana tabacum Nutrition 0.000 description 5
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
- A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
- A24C5/3412—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
- B65B19/28—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines
- B65B19/30—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines responsive to presence of faulty articles, e.g. incorrectly filled cigarettes
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- the present invention relates to an optical cigarette filling control device.
- the present invention relates to a control device for determining the presence or absence of tobacco at the open end of cigarettes on a cigarette manufacturing and/or filter assembly and/or packing machine.
- the present control device is of the type disclosed in GB-A-1112687 and comprises a sensor, and fixed-focus optical means having an optical axis and a given focusing plane, the optical means being aligned in a fixed position along the optical axis; and the focusing plane being, in use, tangent to an end edge of a cigarette positioned substantially coaxial with said optical axis.
- the cigarettes are normally subjected to numerous controls, one of which provides for determining the presence or absence of tobacco at the open end of the cigarettes.
- an optical comparator comprising a fixed-focus optical device such as a telecamera or similar optical monitoring unit for producing an image of the front open-end surface of a cigarette; and a comparing unit for receiving the monitored image and comparing it with a specimen image.
- the comparing unit normally also provides for emitting a reject signal in the event the difference between the monitored and specimen images exceeds a given limit.
- the difference between the two images is one of shading, which, as we know, in the case of the monitored image, varies according to the presence of gaps in the front open-end surface due to the absence of tobacco.
- the shading of the monitored image has been found to depend largely not only on the presence of said gaps, but also on the colour of the tobacco employed, so that known devices of the aforementioned type, and in particular that disclosed in GB-A-1112687, involve long, high-cost setup procedures whenever a different type of tobacco is used.
- an optical device for controlling the filling of cigarettes comprising a sensor, and fixed-focus optical means having an optical axis and a given focusing plane, the optical means being aligned in a fixed position along the optical axis; and the focusing plane being, in use, tangent to an end edge of a cigarette positioned substantially coaxial with said optical axis; characterized in that said sensor is a contrast detecting sensor, and said optical means have a substantially zero depth of field.
- the device set forth above preferably further comprises a light source for illuminating the end surface of said cigarette; said contrast detecting sensor being designed to receive a beam reflected by said end surface towards said optical means.
- the device set forth above further comprises comparing means for emitting a reject signal in response to a signal emitted by said contrast detecting sensor and below a given threshold value.
- Number 1 in Fig.1 indicates an optical device for controlling the filling of end portion 2 of a cigarette 3.
- Device 1 comprises a light source 4 for emitting a beam 5 impinging on and for illuminating front end surface 6 of portion 2; and a biconvex lens 7 having an optical axis 8 and a fixed focus 9.
- Device 1 presents a focusing plane 10 at a given distance A from lens 7, and a substantially zero depth of field; and cigarette 3 is positioned facing lens 7, coaxial with axis 8, and in such an axial position that end edge 11 of cigarette 3 is tangent to focusing plane 10.
- Device 1 also comprises a sensor 12 located along axis 8, on the opposite side of focus 9 to lens 7, on the opposite side of lens 7 to cigarette 3, and at a given distance B from lens 7, which sensor 12 provides for detecting the contrast value of the image of surface 6 viewed through lens 7 and proportional to the filling of portion 2 of cigarette 3, and may, for example, be of the type described in USA Patent n. 5,107,337.
- Device 1 also comprises a comparing and control unit 13 for receiving the contrast value of the monitored image from sensor 12, comparing it with a threshold contrast value C, and emitting a reject signal in the event the incoming contrast value is below the threshold value.
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- Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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ITBO920312A IT1258140B (it) | 1992-09-03 | 1992-09-03 | Dispositivo ottico per il controllo del riempimento di sigarette |
ITBO920312 | 1992-09-03 |
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EP0585686A1 EP0585686A1 (en) | 1994-03-09 |
EP0585686B1 true EP0585686B1 (en) | 1997-11-12 |
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EP93112964A Revoked EP0585686B1 (en) | 1992-09-03 | 1993-08-12 | Optical cigarette filling control device |
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EP (1) | EP0585686B1 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP2548889B2 (ja) |
DE (1) | DE69315143T2 (ja) |
IT (1) | IT1258140B (ja) |
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DE102012203579B3 (de) * | 2012-03-07 | 2013-06-06 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Messvorrichtung und Messverfahren zur Bestimmung einer Messgröße an einem Ende eines stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
DE102012210037A1 (de) | 2012-06-14 | 2013-12-19 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Messvorrichtung und Verfahren zur optischen Prüfung einer Stirnfläche eines queraxial geförderten stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
DE102012210031A1 (de) | 2012-06-14 | 2013-12-19 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Bewertung einer Stirnfläche eines stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
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IT1263446B (it) * | 1993-06-28 | 1996-08-05 | Gd Spa | Metodo per il controllo ottico per il riempimento di sigarette. |
IT1288494B1 (it) * | 1996-11-20 | 1998-09-22 | Sasib Spa | Metodo e dispositivo per il controllo senza contatto diretto delle teste delle sigarette, o simili. |
IT1290673B1 (it) * | 1997-02-11 | 1998-12-10 | Gd Spa | Metodo di controllo di sigarette. |
US6169600B1 (en) | 1998-11-20 | 2001-01-02 | Acuity Imaging, Llc | Cylindrical object surface inspection system |
DE19921721A1 (de) | 1999-05-12 | 2000-11-16 | Focke & Co | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Prüfen von Zigarettenköpfen |
DE19921725A1 (de) * | 1999-05-12 | 2000-11-16 | Focke & Co | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Prüfen von Zigarettenköpfen |
US6213128B1 (en) * | 1999-06-04 | 2001-04-10 | Philip Morris Incorporated | Apparatus and method for making and inspecting multi-component wrapped article |
WO2011114439A1 (ja) * | 2010-03-16 | 2011-09-22 | 日本たばこ産業株式会社 | シガレット検査装置 |
WO2012035608A1 (ja) * | 2010-09-14 | 2012-03-22 | 日本たばこ産業株式会社 | シガレット検査装置 |
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GB1112687A (en) * | 1965-03-12 | 1968-05-08 | Schmermund Alfred | Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes |
US3812349A (en) * | 1973-04-06 | 1974-05-21 | Laser Sciences Inc | Apparatus for inspecting cigarettes or the like |
IT1010706B (it) * | 1974-03-22 | 1977-01-20 | Amf Sasib | Procedimento e dispositivo per il controllo ottico del grado di riem pimento delle teste delle sigarette |
DE2813866A1 (de) * | 1978-03-31 | 1979-10-04 | Schmermund Maschf Alfred | Vorrichtung zur pruefung des fuellungsgrades von zigarettenenden |
JPS5632907A (en) * | 1979-08-28 | 1981-04-02 | Iseki Agricult Mach | Automatic changeeover device of rice transplanter |
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IT1234506B (it) * | 1988-05-31 | 1992-05-19 | Gd Spa | Metodo per il controllo elettro-ottico di sigarette |
DE3822520A1 (de) * | 1988-07-04 | 1990-01-18 | Focke & Co | Verfahren und vorrichtung zur ueberpruefung von zigaretten |
IT1225366B (it) * | 1988-11-25 | 1990-11-13 | Sasib Spa | Dispositivo ottico di controllo delle teste di sigarette |
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- 1993-08-12 DE DE69315143T patent/DE69315143T2/de not_active Revoked
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- 1993-09-03 JP JP5220236A patent/JP2548889B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
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DE102012203579B3 (de) * | 2012-03-07 | 2013-06-06 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Messvorrichtung und Messverfahren zur Bestimmung einer Messgröße an einem Ende eines stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
EP2636320A1 (de) | 2012-03-07 | 2013-09-11 | HAUNI Maschinenbau AG | Messvorrichtung und Messverfahren zur Bestimmung einer Messgröße an einem Ende eines stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
DE102012210037A1 (de) | 2012-06-14 | 2013-12-19 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Messvorrichtung und Verfahren zur optischen Prüfung einer Stirnfläche eines queraxial geförderten stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
DE102012210031A1 (de) | 2012-06-14 | 2013-12-19 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Bewertung einer Stirnfläche eines stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
EP2677273A1 (de) | 2012-06-14 | 2013-12-25 | HAUNI Maschinenbau AG | Messvorrichtung und Verfahren zur optischen Prüfung einer Stirnfläche eines queraxial geförderten stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
EP2679950A1 (de) | 2012-06-14 | 2014-01-01 | Hauni Maschinenbau AG | Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Bewertung einer Stirnfläche eines stabförmigen Produkts der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
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JP2548889B2 (ja) | 1996-10-30 |
DE69315143T2 (de) | 1998-06-10 |
JPH07289227A (ja) | 1995-11-07 |
IT1258140B (it) | 1996-02-20 |
ITBO920312A1 (it) | 1994-03-03 |
ITBO920312A0 (it) | 1992-09-03 |
DE69315143D1 (de) | 1997-12-18 |
EP0585686A1 (en) | 1994-03-09 |
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