GB2323516B - An optical quality control unit for cigarettes - Google Patents

An optical quality control unit for cigarettes

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Publication number
GB2323516B
GB2323516B GB9802897A GB9802897A GB2323516B GB 2323516 B GB2323516 B GB 2323516B GB 9802897 A GB9802897 A GB 9802897A GB 9802897 A GB9802897 A GB 9802897A GB 2323516 B GB2323516 B GB 2323516B
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Prior art keywords
cigarettes
control unit
quality control
optical quality
optical
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9802897A
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GB2323516A8 (en
GB2323516A (en
GB9802897D0 (en
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Armando Neri
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Classifications

    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
GB9802897A 1997-03-28 1998-02-12 An optical quality control unit for cigarettes Expired - Fee Related GB2323516B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT97BO000186A IT1292831B1 (it) 1997-03-28 1997-03-28 Unita' per il controllo ottico di sigarette.

Publications (4)

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GB9802897D0 GB9802897D0 (en) 1998-04-08
GB2323516A GB2323516A (en) 1998-09-30
GB2323516A8 GB2323516A8 (en) 2001-01-03
GB2323516B true GB2323516B (en) 2001-09-05

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GB9802897A Expired - Fee Related GB2323516B (en) 1997-03-28 1998-02-12 An optical quality control unit for cigarettes

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DE (1) DE19805958A1 (it)
GB (1) GB2323516B (it)
IT (1) IT1292831B1 (it)

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1461903A (en) * 1974-10-31 1977-01-19 Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg Monitoring device on a rod machine of the tobacco-procesing industry
GB1576004A (en) * 1976-11-03 1980-10-01 Molins Ltd Cigarette end testing
US4553847A (en) * 1981-11-24 1985-11-19 Maschinenfabrik Alfred Schmermund Gmbh & Co. Packaging quality control method and apparatus

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1461903A (en) * 1974-10-31 1977-01-19 Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg Monitoring device on a rod machine of the tobacco-procesing industry
GB1576004A (en) * 1976-11-03 1980-10-01 Molins Ltd Cigarette end testing
US4553847A (en) * 1981-11-24 1985-11-19 Maschinenfabrik Alfred Schmermund Gmbh & Co. Packaging quality control method and apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ITBO970186A1 (it) 1998-09-28
DE19805958A1 (de) 1998-10-01
IT1292831B1 (it) 1999-02-11
GB2323516A8 (en) 2001-01-03
GB2323516A (en) 1998-09-30
ITBO970186A0 (it) 1997-03-28
GB9802897D0 (en) 1998-04-08

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Effective date: 20070212