EP0847925A1 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing cigarette packages - Google Patents

Abstract

In the method when a pack type has to be changed, or at the end of a shift, a packing machine for cigarettes is run at reduced operating speed and a last group of cigarettes (11), forming the contents of a pack, are identified so that the units forming the packing machine, including a folding carousel (18) for paper and foil, a cigarette magazine (13), together with conveyors etc., are switched off progressively as they have performed their operation on the last pack and it has moved to the next operation. Preferably, cigarette groups are transferred from the magazine in pockets (15) of a chain conveyor (16) and the last filled pocket controls the stoppage of the downstream units.

Description

The invention relates to a method for operating packaging machines, especially for the manufacture of cigarette packs, with at least one folding unit, for example Folding turret, a storage for packaging goods, for example Cigarette magazine, with conveyors for the packaging goods, for example pocket chain for cigarette groups, funding bodies for packaging material, for example cutting units, and with funding bodies for fully or partially completed Packs, for example conveyors. The invention further relates to a packaging machine, especially for manufacturing of cigarette packs.

Packaging machines for the manufacture of cigarette packs, for example of the soft cup type, have a complex structure. This means business interruptions, for example due to termination one working shift due to format change of the packs or problematic because of a change of the (cigarette) brand. The reason for this is that there is always a large amount of packaging goods (cigarettes) and packaging material within the packaging machine.

The invention is based on the object of proposing measures, the operation of packaging machines in the event of business interruption facilitate.

The method according to the invention is used to achieve this object characterized in that to empty the packaging machine the units and organs involved with regard to Work processes are coordinated, such that when Initiate the operating status of the packaging machine emptying with preferably reduced working speed or Bar count a last unit of the package contents, in particular a cigarette group, is identified and according to the Passing through the packaging machine the units involved and organs are controlled so that each aggregate or organ shutdown according to packaging progress after the last unit of the package, if necessary with blanks, the relevant aggregate or organ happened.

According to the invention, the packaging machine is accordingly set up to that in the event of a business interruption from the aforementioned The operation of the packaging machine continued is until a "last" packaging unit all units and Organs, i.e. the entire packaging process. During the passage of this last unit, in particular a group of cigarettes, the aggregates involved and Organs stopped or stopped with regard to their function, if the package contains the relevant aggregate or organ happened.

When manufacturing cigarette packs, the content, namely a cigarette group, formed in the area of a magazine by pushing the cigarette group out of the cigarette magazine. To empty such a packaging machine for cigarettes after the appropriate operating status has been initiated first the slide for ejecting the cigarette groups stopped from the cigarette magazine. Then follow Aggregates and organs such as pocket chains for the cigarette groups, Cutting units for the transfer of internal cuts and Paper blanks (for soft cup packs) on a folding turret, a transfer revolver and an adjoining one Drying revolver to hold finished cigarette packs in elongated drying shafts.

Appropriately, the procedure is such that after initiating the Operating state empty driving the process described in a certain position of the movable organs of the packaging machine is initiated. When defining the positions Movable organs based on a 360 ° movement cycle for example, the process of empty running can be performed at 20 ° per cycle be introduced in the area of the cigarette magazine.

Organs for stopping the slide for the cigarette magazine in the correct position are designed according to the invention in a special way. Furthermore, the drying turret is a special feature ensure that all are in the drying shafts Cigarette packs are properly ejected. The drying turret is used for this purpose during the final phase of empty driving is cyclically driven.

When starting up the packaging machine after emptying is carried out in an analogous, reverse manner with regard to the Start of operations of the units and organs.

Fig. 1

wichtige Einzelheiten einer Verpackungsmaschine für Zigaretten in vereinfachter Seitenansicht,

Fig. 2

einen Ausschnitt der Verpackungsmaschine gemäß Fig. 1 im Bereich eines Trockenrevolvers, in vergrößertem Maßstab,

Fig. 3

eine Einzelheit im Bereich eines Zigarettenmagazins in perspektivischer Darstellung, bei deutlich vergrößertem Maßstab,

Fig. 4

die Einheit gemäß Fig. 3 im Grundriß,

Fig. 5

eine Grundrißdarstellung analog zu Fig. 4 bei veränderter Position von Organen,

Fig. 6

eine Einzelheit im Bereich des Trockenrevolvers in Seitenansicht, teilweise geschnitten,

Fig. 7

eine Einzelheit des Trockenrevolvers gemäß Fig. 6 in radialgerichteter Ansicht entsprechend Pfeil VII in Fig. 6.

Further details of the method and the packaging machine are explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiment of a packaging machine shown in the drawings. It shows:

Fig. 1

important details of a packaging machine for cigarettes in a simplified side view,

Fig. 2

1 in the area of a drying turret, on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 3

a detail in the area of a cigarette magazine in perspective, on a significantly enlarged scale,

Fig. 4

3 in plan,

Fig. 5

4 shows a change in the position of organs,

Fig. 6

a detail in the area of the drying turret in side view, partially cut,

Fig. 7

6 shows a detail of the dry turret according to FIG. 6 in a radially directed view according to arrow VII in FIG. 6.

The details shown in the drawings relate a preferred application example, namely manufacturing of cigarette packs 10 of the soft cup pack type, In this type of pack, a cigarette group 11 is one Completely surrounded paper or tin foil interior. A cigarette block 12 formed in this way is on the outside from above partially surrounded open cups of paper, foil or the like.

Fig. 1 shows the basic concept of a packaging machine for the Production of such cigarette packs 10. The cigarettes become the packaging machine in the area of a cigarette magazine 13 passed. This is a packaging machine Organ used for storing cigarettes of cigarettes and for the delivery of cigarette groups 11 accordingly the contents of a pack of cigarettes 10. The cigarette magazine For this purpose, 13 is in the lower area with magazine shafts provided that summarized as shaft groups 14 are. Each shaft group 14 becomes a cigarette group 11 by slider 32 and in pockets 15 of a pocket chain 16 inserted, in the area of a lower conveyor run 17.

The pocket chain 16 transports the cigarette groups 11 a folding turret 18, which you can slide out of your pockets 15 of the pocket chain 16 are passed. Details about the Structure of both the cigarette magazine 13 and the pocket chain 16 and the folding turret 18 result from EP 226 812.

The folding turret 18 has a plurality along the circumference provided by folding mandrels 19. These are used to hold blanks made of paper or tinfoil for the inner wrapping and for the outer casing or the cup. Inside the folding mandrels 19 a cigarette group 11 is kept ready and lengthways along with the folded blanks pushed out or pushed off.

Organs are assigned to the folding turret for feeding the packaging material. In the present embodiment on the one hand it is an aggregate for feeding blanks for the inner wrapping, i.e. around a tinfoil unit 20. This suitably corresponds to the subject of DE 196 44 079.3. The cuts are made from a material web 21 separated. The transport or feed of the material web is effected by feed rollers 22.

An aggregate for feeding the outer casing is analogous to this formed to the folding turret 18, namely a paper unit 23. In this, a material web 24 is also made by feed rollers 25 funded.

The - except for an outer wrapping made of foil - manufacture cigarette packs 10 become 18 after leaving the folding turret handed over to a drying turret 26. In this are the regarding cigarette packs that have not yet set 10 maintaining for a long period of time the exact cuboid shape stabilized. Of the The drying turret is designed, for example, as from EP 605 838 can be seen. After formatting and solidifying the cigarette packs 10 are fed via a belt conveyor 27, the details of which also result from EP 605 838, taken from the drying turret 26 and a conveyor 28 for the finished cigarette packs 10 fed.

A banding device 29 is assigned to the drying turret 26, the (control) banderoles 30 passes to the drying turret 26 for positioning on an end face of the cigarette pack 10. The structure of the banding device 29 results from DE 196 47 670.4. The delivery of the banderoles 30 is in detail from EP 437 201 in connection with EP 605 838.

Located between the folding turret 18 and the drying turret 26 there is a transfer revolver 31 for taking over the cigarette packs 10 from the folding turret 18 and for transfer to the Dry turret 26. The design of the transfer turret 31 results from EP 96 112 395.7 as an example.

The peculiarity of those described and shown in the concept Packing machine is that it consists of different operational reasons can be driven empty. To this Purpose is a program "run empty" installed, for example initiated by pressing an appropriate switch becomes. The program "empty run" is on the working cycle or cycle of the entire packaging machine. This becomes - as is generally known - with regard to the positions of the movable organs considering 360 ° as complete Work cycle defined, with each movable organ too a certain position is assigned at any time, defined in angular degrees.

When the "empty run" operating state is initiated, the vehicle drives the machine to a certain position, expressed for example through a 20 ° position. Starting with this starting position is the machine in terms of working speed shut down, for example to 50% speed. The first step is then the extension of Cigarette groups 11 stopped from the cigarette magazine 13. The last in pockets 15 of the pocket chain 16 inserted cigarette groups 11 are still completely through the packaging machine drive through until it is completely empty.

The cigarette group identified as the last cigarette group 11 is transferred to the folding turret 18 in the manner described. After feeding the tinfoil cut in the area of Stanniolaggregat 20 this is stopped. So there will be no further tinfoil blanks fed to the folding turret 18. For example, the feed rollers are used for this purpose 22 stopped exactly.

The same procedure is followed for the paper unit 23. If the last cigarette block 12 with a paper blank is provided, the paper unit 23 is switched off, in particular by stopping the feed rollers 25.

The cigarette packs located in the area of the folding turret 18 10 are glued and finished folded and over transfer the transfer turret 31 to the dry turret 26. This is then also emptied. The banderole apparatus 29 is switched off in the correct position.

A functional and constructive specialty is in the area of the cigarette magazine 13 given with regard to the ejection organs for the cigarette groups 11. In the present embodiment are four shaft groups 14 at the bottom of the Cigarette magazine 13 provided for simultaneous ejection of four cigarette groups 11 and insertion into a corresponding one Number of pockets 15 of the pocket chain 16.

Each shaft group is for the ejection of the cigarette groups 11 14 a slide 32 is assigned. Accordingly, there are four Slider 32 provided. Each slider consists of a number of webs 33, each in a shaft of the shaft group 14 occur. Each web 33 detects two or three superimposed ones Cigarettes in the shaft and pushes them out.

The four slides 32 are in the correct position with a carrier, namely connected to a cross member 34 and thus form a slide member 35. This is moved back and forth as a unit to be pushed out the cigarette groups 11 from the shaft groups 14 (End position according to FIG. 4) and to return to a starting position corresponding to FIG. 5.

The slide member 35 is for performing the linear movement connected to a carriage 36. It can be moved mounted on guides, namely on guide rods 37, 38. The cross member 34 sits on the top of the plate-shaped Slide 36.

On the free, rear side of the slide member 35 or the cross member 34 engages an actuating gear 39. This consists of a drive element, namely a pivotable operating lever 40. The stationary and pivoted operating lever 40 is articulated via a coupling rod 41 with the Slider member 35 connected. Swinging back and forth of the actuating lever 40 thus effect via the coupling rod 41 a corresponding reciprocating movement of the Gate 35.

The drive movements are based on a drive lever 42 transfer the operating lever 40. The drive lever is fixed thus non-rotatably, mounted on a shaft 43. The same back and forth in an angular range of, for example, 30 ° Pivotal movements of the drive lever 42 are one rotating cam gear generated, namely from a rotating driven Cam 44. The outer contour of the Drive lever 42 with a support roller 45. The cam 44 is driven continuously rotating via a stationary Drive pin 46.

To ensure the constant contact of the support roller 45 on the Cam 44 is the principle in this embodiment realized a "double positive rotor curve". An under a predetermined angle to the drive lever 42 on the shaft 43 supported support lever 47 lies with a support roller 48 on the Contour of a second cam plate 49. This is designed that on the shaft 43 of the drive lever 42 with the support roller 45 always reliably to the contour of the cam disk 44 is pressed.

The drive for the slide member 35 is for stopping the same from the continuously continued drive due to the Drive lever 42 can be uncoupled. In the present embodiment is moved so that the actuation lever 40th is freely rotatable on the shaft 43 so that when stationary Actuating lever 40 the shaft 43 back and forth driven rotating. For transferring movements to the slide member 35 becomes the operating lever 40 with the drive lever 42 (detachably) connected.

In the present embodiment, the operating lever 40 from two matching partial levers 50, 51, congruent and rotatable at an axial distance from each other the shaft 43 are mounted. Is between the partial levers 50, 51 a coupling member is mounted, namely a coupling segment 52. This can be pivoted on the actuating lever via a rotary bearing 53 40 mounted, namely between the partial levers 50, 51. The coupling segment 52 is pivotable by an actuator, namely by a pressure medium cylinder 54. This is with one end articulated on the actuating lever 40. A piston rod 55 is formed with one end of the as a two-armed lever Coupling segment 52 connected.

The coupling segment is to and fro with the actuating lever 40 moveable. A connecting member occurs in the operating position as a locking element in a recess or recess 56 of the coupling segment 52 a. By the locking engagement (Fig. 4) Drive connection to the drive lever 42 is established.

For this purpose, a connecting lever 57 is on the shaft 43 stored, non-rotatably, so rotating with the shaft 43. At the free end of the connecting lever 57 is a swivel Locking block 58 attached. This is designed and converging occurs in the locked position (Fig. 4) in a form-fitting manner formed recess 56 of the coupling segment 52 a. In this way, a firm connection between the Drive lever 42 and the actuating lever 40 manufactured, namely via the connecting lever 57, which with the coupling segment 52 is connected.

To stop the slide member 35, the operating lever 40 disconnected from the drive. For this purpose, the coupling segment 52 pivoted clockwise (Fig. 4). The rest connection will be solved. The locking block 58 leaves the recess 56. On further back and forth movement the locking block 58 slides outside the area of the coupling segment 52 along its outer contour (Fig. 5).

The drive connection for the operating lever 40 is in a retracted position of the slide 32 according to FIG. 5 carried out. In this position there is a fixed one Locking element, namely a rotatable locking roller 60, in terms of Coupling segment 52 in a locking position, namely adjacent to a trough-shaped locking recess 61. This enters the Locking roller 60 due to the pivoting movement of the coupling segment 52 clockwise (Fig. 5). The slide member 35 is now fixed in the retracted position. In the operating position (Fig. 4), the locking roller 60 is outside the range of motion of the coupling segment 52.

To the operating position of the drive for the slide head 35 too secure or monitor is a non-contact button 62 provided a so-called initiator. This will be correct Operating position acted upon by the coupling segment 52. If the coupling segment 52 does not have this position, the machine can cannot be put into operation.

In the "empty travel" operating state, the slide member 35 is in 5 retracted position when the hand over last cigarette groups 11 to pocket chain 16 have been.

Another specialty concerns the area of the dry turret 26.

The drying turret 26 consists of a variety of along the Circumferentially arranged, axially parallel recordings for one Multiple packs of cigarettes 10. These are elongated shafts 63 or chambers. These are in essentially designed as described in EP 605 838. How 6, each shaft 63 consists of an in Cross section of U-shaped packing channel positioned parallel to the axis 64. This surrounds the cigarette packs 10 in a partial area of the cross section. In the area of the open side - in Direction of rotation of the drying turret 26 in front - is a pressing member arranged, namely a pressure bar 65. This comes on a narrow, longitudinal side surface of cigarette packs 10 within the pack channel 64 to the system. The dimensions of the packing channel 64 are on those of the cigarette packs 10 matched so that these be formed within the shafts 63. The pressure bars 65 are pivotable about a pivot bearing 66. The pressure or the relative position of the pressure bar 65 is a Swivel lever 67 controlled with a feeler roller 68 on a Cam expires.

A take-over turret 79 is assigned to the drying turret 26, the cigarette packs 10 directly from the transfer turret 31 takes over. This takeover turret 79 is shown in FIG. 7 indicated by means of a pocket 80 of the same. The takeover turret 79 is part of the drying turret 26 or with this connected to a unit. The in the pockets 80 of the Takeover turret 79 recorded cigarette packs 10 are in the axially parallel direction in the neighboring and each assigned slots 63 inserted.

When a cigarette packet 10 is inserted into a shaft 63 the cigarette packs located in this shaft 63 - In the present embodiment three packs of cigarettes 10 - around a corresponding section in axially parallel Direction shifted further inside the shaft 63. One leaves on the opposite side to the insertion side The cigarette pack 10 positioned the shaft 63 on the side and arrives on the belt conveyor 27, the finished cigarette pack 10 transported away.

If the packaging machine is in an empty state no further cigarette packs are in the final phase 10 fed from the folding turret 18 to the drying turret 26. The cigarette packs still inside the chutes 63 10 must nevertheless in the described Way.

For this purpose, an extension member is provided, which during of the empty driving operating state comes into action, namely after the last cigarette packet 10 in a shaft 63 has been inserted. An extension member 69 is stationary positioned outside the path of movement of the drying turret 26, namely in the working area of the belt conveyor 27. Das Extending member 69 consists of a U-shaped here Driver 70, which with a transverse finger 71 in the each adjacent shaft 63 or in the packing channel 64 enters and the cigarette packs 10 on the insertion side, So on the back in the direction of movement, detected and around a section corresponding to the length of a pack of cigarettes 10 moves. This occurs on the opposite side a cigarette packet 10 out of the packing channel 64 and arrives on the belt conveyor 27.

For this purpose, the driver 70 is in the direction parallel to the axis slidable. A pressure medium cylinder 72 is provided for this, namely in the design of a rodless cylinder. A laterally emerging approach 73 is with the driver 70 connected and moves this in the axis-parallel direction a section according to the dimensions of a pack of cigarettes 10 in the longitudinal direction of the shaft 63. The driver 70 emerges in the region of a longitudinal slot 81 from the shaft 63 or from the packing channel 64. The longitudinal slot 81 arises from the design of the shaft 63, namely by the distance between the U-shaped packing channel 64 and the pressure bar 65.

The extension member 69 or the pressure cylinder 72 with the Carriers 70 can be moved into an inoperative position. To for this purpose, the pressure medium cylinder 72 is pivotable on one fixed pivot bearing 74 attached. A pivot lever 75 can the pressure medium cylinder 72 together with the driver 70 from the operating position 6 to the waiting position according to FIG. 2, by an actuating cylinder 76.

The drying turret 26 is due to the operation of the extension member 69 rotated in cycles during this phase, such that successively the shafts 63 in the extended position Fig. 6 are moved adjacent to the extension member 69. The driver 70 will come out of the shaft after each extension stroke 63 or the packing channel 64 moved out, so that the drying turret 26 can be switched by one clock until finally gradually all the packs of 10 cigarettes out of all Shafts 63 are pushed out.

7, the driver 70 is in a Level between the drying turret 26 and the transfer turret 31 moved in a pivoting sense, namely in the extended position or out of it.

The ejected cigarette packs 10 are from during this operating phase also driven cyclically Transfer belt conveyor 27 to a rotationally driven star wheel 77. This conveys the cigarette packs 10 into the conveyor 28

When restarting the packaging machine, the procedure is analogous to the movable or described organs and units in the order of the flow of the cigarette groups 11 can be switched on again. This means that first at a certain position (position within 360 °) Slider member 35 is put back into operation and cigarette groups 11 passes to the pocket chain 16. At a given time the tinfoil unit 20 and then the paper unit 23 put back into operation. In the same way, the subsequent organs effective, that is the banderole apparatus 29.

In the area of the drying turret 26, a special feature should be noted. The bands 30 are, as described in EP 605 838, between the end face and the bottom face successively Cigarette packs 10 positioned in the area of the chutes 63. As for the first arriving cigarette packets Supporting the band 30 on an adjacent one Cigarette pack 10 is not possible, the first group the cigarette packs 10 driven without a label. This so far defective cigarette packaging are in the area of Drying revolver 26 separated out by a discharge unit 78. This discharge unit 78 has a structure and function described in EP 96 116 464.7. The banding device 29 is therefore only put into operation when the first group of banderole-free cigarettes in the drying turret or in the Shafts 63 are inserted so that the ßanderolen in the area the bottom surfaces of these cigarette packs can.

Reference symbol list :

10th

Pack of cigarettes

11

Cigarette group

12th

Block of cigarettes

13

Cigarette magazine

14

Shaft group

15

bag

16

Pocket chain

17th

Funding strand

18th

Folding turret

19th

Folding mandrel

20th

Foil aggregate

21

Material web

22

Feed roller

23

Paper aggregate

24th

Material web

25th

Feed roller

26

Dry turret

27

Belt conveyor

28

Conveyor

29

Banderole apparatus

30th

Sleeve

31

Transfer turret

32

Slider

33

web

34

traverse

35

Gate valve

36

carriage

37

Guide rod

38

Guide rod

39

Actuating gear

40

Operating lever

41

Coupling rod

42

Drive lever

43

wave

44

Cam

45

Support roller

46

Drive pin

47

Support lever

48

Support roller

49

Cam

50

Partial lever

51

Partial lever

52

Coupling segment

53

Pivot bearing

54

Pressure cylinder

55

Piston rod

56

deepening

57

Connecting lever

58

Rest block

59

Support segment

60

Locking roller

61

Rest recess

62

Button

63

Shaft

64

Packing channel

65

Pressure bar

66

Pivot bearing

67

Swivel lever

68

Tracer roller

69

Extension member

70

Carrier

71

finger

72

Pressure cylinder

73

approach

74

Swivel bearing

75

Swivel lever

76

Actuating cylinder

77

Star wheel

78

Discharge unit

79

Takeover turret

80

bag

81

Longitudinal slot

Claims (15)

Method for operating packaging machines, in particular for the production of cigarette packs (10), with at least one folding unit, for example folding turret (18), a storage for packaging goods, for example cigarette magazine (13), with conveying elements for the packaging goods, for example pocket chain ( 16) for cigarette groups (11), and conveying elements for fully or partially finished (cigarette) packs (10), for example discharge conveyors (28) , characterized in that the units and organs involved are coordinated with one another with regard to the work processes in order to empty the packaging machine , in such a way that a last unit of the package contents, in particular a last cigarette group (11), is identified when the operating state is emptied at a preferably reduced operating speed or the number of cycles of the packaging machine, and the units and organ involved are corresponding to the passage through the packaging machine e can be controlled in such a way that each unit or organ is switched off in accordance with the progress of the pack after the last unit of the package contents, possibly with blanks, has passed the unit or organ in question. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that aggregates and organs for the supply of packaging material, in particular blanks, to the folding turret (18) and / or to a drying turret (26) can be switched off with regard to the supply of the packaging material or the blanks as soon as the the last unit of the package contents has been supplied with packaging material or blanks. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for the production of cigarette packs (10), in particular of the (soft) cup pack type, when the operating mode empty driving is initiated, a slide member (35) for pushing out is first in the area of the cigarette magazine (13) Cigarette groups (11) from the cigarette magazine (13) in pockets (15) of a pocket chain (16) stopped in a retracted position and that the last filled pockets (15) of the pocket chain (16) determine the stopping of the subsequent aggregates and organs. Method according to Claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that after the initiation of the empty driving operating state, a specific, fixed position of the units and organs of the packaging machine is controlled, in particular measured in degrees for an overall cycle or working cycle of 360 ° - and in that when this position of the units and organs has been reached, the empty driving operating state is set in motion, the packaging machine preferably being reduced to a reduced working speed immediately after the operating state has been initiated. Method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that a drying turret (26) arranged downstream of the folding turret (18) and having shafts (63) for receiving a plurality of cigarette packs (10) lying against one another in the longitudinal direction of the shaft (63) for emptying is cyclically driven, with a cigarette packet (10) being pushed out of a shaft (63) with each working cycle. Method according to Claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that when a packaging machine which has been run empty is restarted, the cigarette magazine (13) or the pusher member (35) associated therewith is put back into operation and then the other units and Organs. Packaging machine, in particular for the manufacture of cigarette packs (10), with at least one folding unit, preferably a continuously revolving folding turret (18), at least one cigarette magazine (13), a pocket chain (16) with pockets (15) for holding cigarette groups (11) as well as with the folding unit or folding turret (18) associated units for the supply of packaging material, in particular a tinfoil unit (20) and a paper unit (23) for transferring blanks to the folding turret (18), characterized in that a to empty the packaging machine the last cigarette group (11) identified at the start of the empty operation operating mode can be conveyed through the entire packaging machine until the cigarette pack (10) is finished and that the tinfoil unit (20) and paper unit (23) can be switched off in succession in accordance with the passage of the last cigarette groups (11). Packaging machine according to claim 7, characterized in that after the operating state of empty driving has been initiated, a slide member (35) assigned to the cigarette magazine (13) for ejecting cigarette groups (11) can be locked in a retracted position outside the cigarette magazine (13). Packaging machine according to claim 8, characterized in that the slide member (35) has a plurality of side-by-side slides (32) for each shaft group (14) of the cigarette magazine (13), the sliders (32) being combined to form the slide member (35) and as Unit with a carriage (36) can be moved back and forth on a guide. Packaging machine according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the slide member (35) can be moved by a continuously acting drive, in particular by a drive lever (42) which can be pivoted back and forth, and that the slide member (35) for locking the latter from the drive, in particular the drive lever (42) can be uncoupled. Packaging machine according to claim 10 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the drive of the slide member (35), in particular the drive lever (42), with the slide member (35), preferably with an actuating lever (which transfers the movement to the slide member (35)) 40) is connected via a movable coupling element, in particular via a pivotable coupling segment (52), which can be gearingly connected to the drive lever (42) by means of a locking element, in particular locking block (58), which can be inserted into a recess (56) of the coupling segment (52). Packaging machine according to claim 11 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the coupling member, in particular the coupling segment (52), is locked in the position uncoupled from the drive, preferably by means of a locking roller (60) entering a locking recess (61) in the coupling segment (52) ). Packaging machine according to claim 7 or one of the further claims, characterized in that a drying turret (26) with pack receptacles, in particular shafts (63), for receiving a plurality of cigarette packs (10) supported on one another and ejecting a cigarette pack (10) from the pack receptacle When a newly inserted cigarette pack (10) is inserted, the pack receptacles, in particular shafts (63), are emptied when the drying turret (26) is driven in cycles, with a cigarette pack (10) coming out of the shaft (63) at at least one cycle with each cycle. can be pushed out. Packaging machine according to claim 13, characterized in that for the ejection of a cigarette packet (10) from the shaft (63) a driver (70) enters the shaft (63) in the region of an entry side and the cigarette packs (10) located within the shaft (63) Moves distance that corresponds at least to the dimension of a cigarette pack (10), such that a cigarette pack (10) can be pushed out of the shaft (63) on the opposite side. Packaging machine according to claim 14 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the driver (70) enters the shaft (63) with a finger (71) via an open side of the shaft (63) extending in the longitudinal direction thereof, in particular via a longitudinal slot (81) formed between a packing channel (64) and a lateral pressure bar (65).

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