GB1112687A - Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes

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GB1112687A
GB1112687A GB10480/65A GB1048065A GB1112687A GB 1112687 A GB1112687 A GB 1112687A GB 10480/65 A GB10480/65 A GB 10480/65A GB 1048065 A GB1048065 A GB 1048065A GB 1112687 A GB1112687 A GB 1112687A
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cigarette
cigarettes
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photo
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GB10480/65A
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Maschinenfabrik Alfred Schmermund GmbH and Co
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Maschinenfabrik Alfred Schmermund GmbH and Co
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Priority to GB10480/65A priority Critical patent/GB1112687A/en
Priority to US531550A priority patent/US3579703A/en
Priority to DE19661532268 priority patent/DE1532268B1/de
Priority to US532635A priority patent/US3473037A/en
Priority to CH334166A priority patent/CH462690A/de
Priority to BE677612D priority patent/BE677612A/xx
Publication of GB1112687A publication Critical patent/GB1112687A/en
Priority to US798844A priority patent/US3557375A/en
Priority to US798843A priority patent/US3557374A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/04—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers
    • G05B19/07—Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers where the programme is defined in the fixed connection of electrical elements, e.g. potentiometers, counters, transistors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S131/00—Tobacco
    • Y10S131/908—Sensing unique characteristic or specific condition of finished product

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
  • Motor And Converter Starters (AREA)
GB10480/65A 1965-03-12 1965-03-12 Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes Expired GB1112687A (en)

Priority Applications (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB10480/65A GB1112687A (en) 1965-03-12 1965-03-12 Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes
US531550A US3579703A (en) 1965-03-12 1966-03-03 Arrangements for creating delayed electric control effects in response to the reception of electric impulses
DE19661532268 DE1532268B1 (de) 1965-03-12 1966-03-07 Pruef-und Kontrollvorrichtung fuer die Stirnenden von Zigarettenblocks
US532635A US3473037A (en) 1965-03-12 1966-03-08 Apparatus for checking blocks of cigarettes by optically imaging their ends upon a matrix of photocells which conforms to a normal image
CH334166A CH462690A (de) 1965-03-12 1966-03-09 Prüf- und Sortiervorrichtung für einzelne Zigaretten, Zigarettenlagen oder -blocks
BE677612D BE677612A (de) 1965-03-12 1966-03-10
US798844A US3557375A (en) 1965-03-12 1968-12-19 Arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes by optically imaging their ends on a vidicon tube
US798843A US3557374A (en) 1965-03-12 1968-12-23 Arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes by optically imaging their ends on a photomultiplier cathode

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GB10480/65A GB1112687A (en) 1965-03-12 1965-03-12 Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes

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GB1112687A true GB1112687A (en) 1968-05-08

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US (4) US3579703A (de)
BE (1) BE677612A (de)
CH (1) CH462690A (de)
DE (1) DE1532268B1 (de)
GB (1) GB1112687A (de)

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FR2427067A1 (de) * 1978-06-01 1979-12-28 Gd Spa
EP0585686A1 (de) * 1992-09-03 1994-03-09 G.D Societa' Per Azioni Optische Prüfvorrichtung beim Füllen von Zigaretten
EP0630586A2 (de) * 1993-06-28 1994-12-28 G.D Societa' Per Azioni Optische Prüfvorrichtung für die Füllung von Zigaretten
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DE3602428A1 (de) * 1986-01-28 1987-07-30 Focke & Co Verfahren und vorrichtung zum pruefen von zigaretten
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DE3638519A1 (de) * 1986-11-11 1988-05-19 Focke & Co Verfahren und vorrichtung zum ueberpruefen/aussondern von zigaretten
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EP0553699A1 (de) * 1992-01-30 1993-08-04 Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft Prüfanordnung zum Prüfen der Enden von Zigaretten
US5432600A (en) * 1992-05-15 1995-07-11 Philip Morris Incorporated Systems for optically inspecting cylindrical surfaces
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CH462690A (de) 1968-09-15
US3473037A (en) 1969-10-14
US3557375A (en) 1971-01-19
US3579703A (en) 1971-05-25
BE677612A (de) 1966-08-01
US3557374A (en) 1971-01-19
DE1532268B1 (de) 1971-11-11

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