US3662880A - Method and apparatus for manipulating rod-shaped articles - Google Patents

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US3662880A
US3662880A US34357A US3662880DA US3662880A US 3662880 A US3662880 A US 3662880A US 34357 A US34357 A US 34357A US 3662880D A US3662880D A US 3662880DA US 3662880 A US3662880 A US 3662880A
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Willy Rudszinat
Harry David
Otto Erdmann
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    • 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
    • A24C5/35—Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine
    • A24C5/352—Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine using containers, i.e. boats
    • A24C5/354—Filling the boats at the making machine
    • 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
    • A24C5/33—Catching or ordering devices
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/04—Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes
    • 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
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    • Y10S209/934—Moving items to sorting means in spaced relation lengthwise of feed path

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  • ABSTRACT Cigarettes of multiple unit length are severed to yield pairs of shorter cigarettes which form two rows.
  • the cigarettes of one row are inverted end-for-end and added to the other row to fonn a single third row.
  • the cigarettes of the third row are thereupon tested for the presence of defects and the defective cigarettes are segregated so that the third row contains only satisfactory articles which are stacked in chargers.
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Abstract

Cigarettes of multiple unit length are severed to yield pairs of shorter cigarettes which form two rows. The cigarettes of one row are inverted end-for-end and added to the other row to form a single third row. The cigarettes of the third row are thereupon tested for the presence of defects and the defective cigarettes are segregated so that the third row contains only satisfactory articles which are stacked in chargers.

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United States Patent Kochalski et al.
[ May 16, 1972 [54] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES [72] Inventors: Horst Kochalski, Hamburg-Lohbrugge; Willy Rudszinat', Dassendorf; Harry David; Otto Erdmann, both of Hamburg- Bergedorf; Ludwig Rode, Neu Boernsen; Hans Suck, Hamburg-Neuengamme, all of Germany [73] Assignee: Hauni-Werke Koerber 8: Co. KG, Hamburg-Bergedorf, Germany [22] Filed: May 4, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 34,357
Related U.S. Application Data [60] Division of Ser. No. 806,035, Mar. 6, 1969, Pat. No. 3,519,143, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 533,942, Mar. 14, 1966, abandoned, which is a division of Ser. No. 306,368, Sept. 3, 1963, Pat. No. 3,245,558, which is a division of Ser. No. 181,669, Mar. 22, 1965, Pat. No. 3,190,459.
[52] U.S. Cl ..209/73, 198/33 AC [51] Int. Cl. ..B07c 3/02 [58] Field of Search ..209/73, 74, 72; 198/33 AC, 198/32; 214/6 DS, 6 N; 53/148; 73/45 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/1962 Groppe ..209/74x 6/1961 Pinkham.... .1
1,188,368 6/1916 Molins ..53/l48 2,965,215 12/1960 Molins.... 198/33 AC 2,919,529 l/l960 Hi1lrnan.l ..53/148 Primary Examiner-Allen N. Knowles Attorney-Michael S. Striker [5 7] ABSTRACT Cigarettes of multiple unit length are severed to yield pairs of shorter cigarettes which form two rows. The cigarettes of one row are inverted end-for-end and added to the other row to fonn a single third row. The cigarettes of the third row are thereupon tested for the presence of defects and the defective cigarettes are segregated so that the third row contains only satisfactory articles which are stacked in chargers.
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Claims (5)

1. A method of manipulating filter cigarettes and like rodshaped articles, comprising the steps of feeding two first rows of rod-shaped articles in a predetermined direction so that the articles of both first rows travel sideways; converting said first rows into a single third row of rod-shaped articles; testing the articles of said third row for the presence of defects; segregating only defective articles from the satisfactory articles of said third row; and assembling satisfactory articles of said third row into stacks.
2. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said converting step comprises inverting all articles of one of said first rows end for end through substantially 180* and placing the thus inverted articles between the articles of the other first row.
3. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said assembly step comprises collecting satisfactory articles of said third row into groups and stacking such groups on top of each other.
4. Apparatus for manipulating filter cigarettes and like rod-shaped articles, comprising means for feeding two first rows of rod-shaped articles in a predetermined direction so that the articles of both first rows travel sideways; converting means including inverting means for inverting articles of one first row end for end and for placing the thus inverted articles between the articles of the other first row to form therewith a single third row of articles which move sideways; testing means for testing the articles of said third row for the presence of defects and for segregating only defective articles of said third row from satisfactory articles; and means for assembling the satisfactory articles of said third row into stacks of superimposed parallel articles.
5. Apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein said inverting means comprises a rotary member and means for turning the articles of the one first row end for end through substantially 180* while the articles of the one first row travel with said rotary member.
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US4277678A (en) * 1978-09-18 1981-07-07 Hauni-Werke Korber & Co Kg. Method and apparatus for testing cigarettes or the like

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US1188368A (en) * 1916-03-03 1916-06-20 Walter Everett Molins Apparatus for packing cigarettes and the like.
US2919529A (en) * 1956-10-18 1960-01-05 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for collecting cigarettes
US2965215A (en) * 1956-08-09 1960-12-20 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for collecting or arranging cigarettes
US2988198A (en) * 1958-05-08 1961-06-13 American Mach & Foundry Cigarette turn around device
US3034645A (en) * 1960-03-23 1962-05-15 American Mach & Foundry Cigarette rejector

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US1188368A (en) * 1916-03-03 1916-06-20 Walter Everett Molins Apparatus for packing cigarettes and the like.
US2965215A (en) * 1956-08-09 1960-12-20 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for collecting or arranging cigarettes
US2919529A (en) * 1956-10-18 1960-01-05 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for collecting cigarettes
US2988198A (en) * 1958-05-08 1961-06-13 American Mach & Foundry Cigarette turn around device
US3034645A (en) * 1960-03-23 1962-05-15 American Mach & Foundry Cigarette rejector

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