EP0731024B1 - Dispositif pour contrÔler des cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP0731024B1
EP0731024B1 EP96107154A EP96107154A EP0731024B1 EP 0731024 B1 EP0731024 B1 EP 0731024B1 EP 96107154 A EP96107154 A EP 96107154A EP 96107154 A EP96107154 A EP 96107154A EP 0731024 B1 EP0731024 B1 EP 0731024B1
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Heinz Focke
Dietrich Below
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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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  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)

Claims (4)

  1. Dispositif de contrôle des bouts de cigarettes (10) dans la zone de canaux de contrôle verticaux (17) dans chacun desquels une file (18) de cigarettes (10) superposées, leurs bouts dirigés vers le côté, sont déplaçables de haut en bas, en particulier dans un magasin à cigarettes (12) d'une empaqueteuse, dans la zone d'un plan de contrôle (20) étant placé sur un côté des canaux de contrôle (17) un bloc de contrôle (46) qui comporte des capteurs (28 à 31), à savoir des émetteurs (28, 29) et des récepteurs (30, 31) pour l'émission et la réception d'un faisceau de contrôle dans la zone de faces de bout (47) d'un groupe de contrôle (45) des cigarettes (10) et des surfaces latérales de celles-ci voisines, caractérisé par le fait que, sur un côté des canaux de contrôle (17) opposé au bloc de contrôle (46), est placé un bloc de positionnement (49) qui soumet élastiquement et individuellement les cigarettes (10) à une pression dans leur direction longitudinale.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le bloc de positionnement (49) présente dans la zone du plan de contrôle (20), pour chaque cigarette (10), des organes presseurs (57) sollicitables élastiquement, en particulier des poussoirs (50), et, pour chaque groupe de contrôle (45), le nombre d'organes presseurs (57) est accordé au nombre de cigarettes (10) par groupe de contrôle (45).
  3. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé par le fait que les organes presseurs (57) sollicités élastiquement associes aux cigarettes (10) à contrôler s'appuient par leurs poussoirs (50) sur les faces de bout (48) de filtres (11) des cigarettes (10).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé par le fait que le bloc de positionnement (49) est monté mobile transversalement sur des tiges de guidage (55) de façon telle qu'il puisse être soulevé du magasin à cigarettes (12).
EP96107154A 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Dispositif pour contrÔler des cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP0731024B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4302777 1993-02-02
DE4302777A DE4302777A1 (de) 1993-02-02 1993-02-02 Vorrichtung zum Prüfen von Zigaretten
EP94906175A EP0681545B1 (fr) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Dispositif permettant de verifier des cigarettes

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EP94906175.8 Division 1994-01-29
EP94906175A Division EP0681545B1 (fr) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Dispositif permettant de verifier des cigarettes

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

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EP96107154A Expired - Lifetime EP0731024B1 (fr) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Dispositif pour contrÔler des cigarettes
EP94906175A Expired - Lifetime EP0681545B1 (fr) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Dispositif permettant de verifier des cigarettes

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EP94906175A Expired - Lifetime EP0681545B1 (fr) 1993-02-02 1994-01-29 Dispositif permettant de verifier des cigarettes

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

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DE4424045A1 (de) * 1994-07-11 1996-01-18 Focke & Co Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Prüfen von Zigaretten
DE19641988A1 (de) * 1996-10-11 1998-04-16 Focke & Co Verpackungsmaschine mit optischen Überwachungsorganen
DE19753333A1 (de) * 1997-12-02 1999-06-10 Focke & Co Verfahren zur Kontrolle der Vollzähligkeit von Zigarettengruppen und der Befüllung der Zigaretten
US6169600B1 (en) 1998-11-20 2001-01-02 Acuity Imaging, Llc Cylindrical object surface inspection system
ITBO20080031A1 (it) * 2008-01-21 2009-07-22 Gd Spa Unita per il controllo ottico di articoli di forma allungata del settore del tabacco.
PL233110B1 (pl) * 2014-10-14 2019-09-30 Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia Człon osłaniający elementy prętopodobne, w szczególności sztabki i/lub bezkońcowy wałek, dla głowicy pomiarowej stosowanej w urządzeniach przemysłu tytoniowego i odpowiednia głowica pomiarowa
US11882438B2 (en) * 2018-10-29 2024-01-23 Zorday IP, LLC Network-enabled electronic cigarette

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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 (de) * 1984-02-28 1985-08-29 Focke & Co, 2810 Verden Vorrichtung zur kontrolle von zigaretten-gruppen
DE3620735A1 (de) * 1986-06-20 1987-12-23 Focke & Co Verfahren und vorrichtung zum aussondern fehlerhafter zigaretten im zusammenhang mit einer zigaretten-verpackungsmaschine
GB8618639D0 (en) * 1986-07-30 1986-09-10 Molins Plc Cigarette ends testing
DE3628088A1 (de) * 1986-08-19 1988-02-25 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh Einrichtung zur optischen ueberpruefung der oberflaeche von stabfoermigen rauchartikeln und/oder filterstaeben fuer die tabakindustrie
DE3640491A1 (de) * 1986-11-27 1988-06-09 Focke & Co Verpackungsmaschine fuer zigaretten
GB2202628A (en) * 1987-03-17 1988-09-28 Molins Plc Cigarette segregating apparatus
DE3725366A1 (de) * 1987-07-31 1989-02-09 Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg Vorrichtung zur messung der dichte eines tabakstranges
DE3729213A1 (de) * 1987-09-02 1989-03-16 Focke & Co Vorrichtung zum pruefen von zigaretten und aussondern fehlerhafter zigaretten
DE3812689A1 (de) * 1988-04-16 1989-11-02 Focke & Co Vorrichtung zum pruefen von zigaretten
IT1220409B (it) * 1988-06-29 1990-06-15 Gd Spa Metodo per il controllo di estremita' di sigarette disposte ammassate
DE3822520A1 (de) * 1988-07-04 1990-01-18 Focke & Co Verfahren und vorrichtung zur ueberpruefung von zigaretten
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BR9000404A (pt) * 1990-01-31 1991-10-08 Philip Morris Marketing Sa Sistema de deteccao optica
IT1246008B (it) * 1991-06-06 1994-11-07 Gd Spa Metodo e dispositivo per il controllo dell'integrita' esteriore di sigarette.
EP0553699A1 (fr) * 1992-01-30 1993-08-04 Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif de test pour l'extrémité des cigarettes

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DE59407353D1 (de) 1999-01-07
EP0681545A1 (fr) 1995-11-15
US5675144A (en) 1997-10-07
EP0731024A3 (fr) 1996-11-20
DE59401267D1 (de) 1997-01-23
WO1994018074A1 (fr) 1994-08-18
BR9405821A (pt) 1995-12-26
EP0731024A2 (fr) 1996-09-11
EP0681545B1 (fr) 1996-12-11
DE4302777A1 (de) 1994-08-04
JPH08506308A (ja) 1996-07-09

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