EP0731024A3 - Device for checking cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP0731024A3
EP0731024A3 EP96107154A EP96107154A EP0731024A3 EP 0731024 A3 EP0731024 A3 EP 0731024A3 EP 96107154 A EP96107154 A EP 96107154A EP 96107154 A EP96107154 A EP 96107154A EP 0731024 A3 EP0731024 A3 EP 0731024A3
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checking cigarettes
cigarettes
checking
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EP96107154A
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French (fr)
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EP0731024A2 (en
EP0731024B1 (en
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Heinz Focke
Dietrich Below
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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    • 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
    • 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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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
EP96107154A 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Device for checking cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP0731024B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4302777 1993-02-02
DE4302777A DE4302777A1 (en) 1993-02-02 1993-02-02 Device for testing cigarettes
EP94906175A EP0681545B1 (en) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Device for verifying cigarettes

Related Parent Applications (2)

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EP94906175A Division EP0681545B1 (en) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Device for verifying cigarettes
EP94906175.8 Division 1994-01-29

Publications (3)

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EP0731024A2 EP0731024A2 (en) 1996-09-11
EP0731024A3 true EP0731024A3 (en) 1996-11-20
EP0731024B1 EP0731024B1 (en) 1998-11-25

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EP96107154A Expired - Lifetime EP0731024B1 (en) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Device for checking cigarettes
EP94906175A Expired - Lifetime EP0681545B1 (en) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Device for verifying cigarettes

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EP94906175A Expired - Lifetime EP0681545B1 (en) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Device for verifying cigarettes

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US5675144A (en)
EP (2) EP0731024B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH08506308A (en)
BR (1) BR9405821A (en)
DE (3) DE4302777A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1994018074A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

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DE4424045A1 (en) * 1994-07-11 1996-01-18 Focke & Co Testing cigarettes regarding correct formation of end regions esp. correct filling of tobacco
DE19641988A1 (en) * 1996-10-11 1998-04-16 Focke & Co Packaging machine with optical monitoring devices
DE19753333A1 (en) * 1997-12-02 1999-06-10 Focke & Co Procedure for checking the completeness of cigarette groups and the filling of the cigarettes
US6169600B1 (en) 1998-11-20 2001-01-02 Acuity Imaging, Llc Cylindrical object surface inspection system
ITBO20080031A1 (en) * 2008-01-21 2009-07-22 Gd Spa UNIT FOR OPTICAL CONTROL OF EXTENDED TOBACCO FIELD ITEMS.
PL233110B1 (en) * 2014-10-14 2019-09-30 Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia A unit protecting bar-like elements, in particular bars and/or endless shaft for the measuring head used in the tobacco industry equipment and appropriate measuring head
US11882438B2 (en) * 2018-10-29 2024-01-23 Zorday IP, LLC Network-enabled electronic cigarette

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3620735A1 (en) * 1986-06-20 1987-12-23 Focke & Co METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCONNECTING DEFECTIVE CIGARETTES IN CONNECTION WITH A CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE
DE3808964A1 (en) * 1987-03-17 1988-10-06 Molins Plc DEVICE FOR SEPARATING CIGARETTES
EP0307661A1 (en) * 1987-09-02 1989-03-22 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) Device for checking cigarettes and singling out faulty ones
EP0338241A2 (en) * 1988-04-16 1989-10-25 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) Device for checking cigarettes

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US4486098A (en) * 1982-02-23 1984-12-04 Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. Kg Method and apparatus for testing the ends of cigarettes or the like
DE3407168A1 (en) * 1984-02-28 1985-08-29 Focke & Co, 2810 Verden DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CIGARETTE GROUPS
GB8618639D0 (en) * 1986-07-30 1986-09-10 Molins Plc Cigarette ends testing
DE3628088A1 (en) * 1986-08-19 1988-02-25 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh DEVICE FOR THE OPTICAL INSPECTION OF THE SURFACE OF ROD-SHAPED SMOKE ARTICLES AND / OR FILTER RODS FOR THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY
DE3640491A1 (en) * 1986-11-27 1988-06-09 Focke & Co PACKING MACHINE FOR CIGARETTES
DE3725366A1 (en) * 1987-07-31 1989-02-09 Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE DENSITY OF A STRING OF TOBACCO
IT1220409B (en) * 1988-06-29 1990-06-15 Gd Spa METHOD FOR THE CONTROL OF END OF CIGARETTES ARRANGED IN CLUSTER
DE3822520A1 (en) * 1988-07-04 1990-01-18 Focke & Co METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING CIGARETTES
IT1233298B (en) * 1989-01-13 1992-03-26 Gd Spa SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL OF END OF CIGARETTE GROUPS
BR9000404A (en) * 1990-01-31 1991-10-08 Philip Morris Marketing Sa OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM
IT1246008B (en) * 1991-06-06 1994-11-07 Gd Spa METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTROL OF THE EXTERNAL INTEGRITY OF CIGARETTES.
EP0553699A1 (en) * 1992-01-30 1993-08-04 Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft Apparatus for testing the ends of cigarettes

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3620735A1 (en) * 1986-06-20 1987-12-23 Focke & Co METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCONNECTING DEFECTIVE CIGARETTES IN CONNECTION WITH A CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE
DE3808964A1 (en) * 1987-03-17 1988-10-06 Molins Plc DEVICE FOR SEPARATING CIGARETTES
EP0307661A1 (en) * 1987-09-02 1989-03-22 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) Device for checking cigarettes and singling out faulty ones
EP0338241A2 (en) * 1988-04-16 1989-10-25 Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) Device for checking cigarettes

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DE59401267D1 (en) 1997-01-23
US5675144A (en) 1997-10-07
JPH08506308A (en) 1996-07-09
BR9405821A (en) 1995-12-26
EP0681545A1 (en) 1995-11-15
EP0731024A2 (en) 1996-09-11
DE59407353D1 (en) 1999-01-07
EP0681545B1 (en) 1996-12-11
WO1994018074A1 (en) 1994-08-18
EP0731024B1 (en) 1998-11-25
DE4302777A1 (en) 1994-08-04

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