WO2003012750A2

WO2003012750A2 - Method and device for recovering separated cigarette packs

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Publication number: WO2003012750A2
Application number: PCT/EP2002/008056
Authority: WO
Inventors: Manfred Drabner; Hartmut Wellmann
Original assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
Priority date: 2001-07-20
Filing date: 2002-07-19
Publication date: 2003-02-13
Also published as: WO2003012750A3; DE10135484A1; AU2002333255A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and device for recovering separated cigarette packs having given valuation signs. The aim of the invention is to obtain a final recovery based on the values represented by the cigarette packs that are separated or to be separated which should result in significantly reducing the costly manual operations for sorting. To this end, the method involves the following essential steps: routing (1) cigarette packs into and/or out of a separating area (13), whereby the routing ensues while maintaining a defined position of the cigarette packs; maintaining and/or setting (2) a conveying position of cigarette packs out of the separating area (13); conveying (3) position-stable cigarette packs, and involves additional following steps: pre-registering (8) valuation signs (65); devaluing (9) valuation signs (65), and; post-registering (10) devaluated valuation signs (66), whereby the steps pre-registering (8) valuation signs (65), devaluing (9) valuation signs (65), and post-registering (10) devaluated valuation signs (66) are executed during the conveyance (3) of the cigarette packs (18) whereby being able to achieve an evaluation (11) of both registrations (8, 10) with a recovery (12) of the given values in a recovery area (16).

Description

Method and device for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs

description

The invention relates to a method for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with predefined evaluation signs and an associated device. A method and an associated device for the recovery of tobacco from cigarette packs are described in the publication EP 0 534 623, in particular sorted out defective cigarette packs of different dimensions, in particular different heights, and treated in a device for opening cigarette packs. Cigarette packs are discarded or are considered defective if imprints, texts and / or banderoles deviate from an originally defined position and / or existing interior of cigarette packs at least from the company standard. The discarded cigarette packs are taken up with the aid of a first means for receiving and a first means for transport (endless belt) along a guideway in the arch region thereof by means for setting a transport position and for holding cigarette packs (lateral mounting elements) and transported further as well as with the aid of means for opening packaging at the top and bottom regions by separating the packaging walls present there at the top and bottom regions from the rest of the packaging body.

The cigarette packs opened at the top and bottom are then transported to a linear region of the guideway, in which means are provided for loosening the interior of cigarette packs (pressure devices) which press against the side walls of the cigarette pack in order to loosen the cigarettes therein, which are then subjected to gravity fall out of the deformed packaging into a cigarette holder. The emptied packagings are then transported to another guideway area by means of a second means in which they are passed through as waste material Window are thrown out into a second means for receiving the remaining waste material (second container).

The means for opening the cigarette packs on the head and foot region side are two rotating cutting rotary knives which are mounted on two associated axially spaced-apart shafts, each of which is rotatably mounted on two parallel-spaced housing plates transversely to the guideway and between which the upright and held, positionally stable cigarette packs. The shaft assigned to the head has a length which is sufficient to adjust the associated cutting rotary knife so that it can be displaced into vertical positions, the position set in each case depending on the height of the cigarette pack. At lower pack heights, the cutting knife on the head side is moved with the shaft to a lower position, which then also enables the wall on the head area to be separated. For better execution of the opening gate, the shaft of the cutting rotary knife arranged on the head side can be slightly inclined to the vertical. The position of the shaft associated with the foot is determined by the transport position of the cigarette pack on the means for transport. The head-side and foot-side cutting rotary knives can be designed and arranged so precisely that neither e.g. the filter filter of the packaged cigarettes on the head side and the associated opposite tobacco tobacco end in the packs during the opening cut.

After the cigarette pack has fallen out of the held and deformed cigarette pack due to gravity due to the upright position of the pack, they become via a means for holding cigarettes to a means for recovering tobacco, while the empty packs are transported into a means for holding residual packaging material (containers).

Furthermore, a method and a device for the recovery of tobacco from cigarette packs are known from the publication EP 0 447 208, wherein after the cigarettes have been pushed out of the packs and the cigarette tobacco has subsequently been separated from the filter waste and from the cigarette paper, a tobacco value recovery is achieved becomes.

A recovery of cigarette tobacco and a separation of cellophane-wrapping packaging material is also described in US Pat. No. 5,473,654.

Another method and an associated device are known from the publications DE 198 39 852 AI and DE 199 23 028 AI, in which faulty cigarette packs are recognized and separated from the faultless packs in the final area of quality control by the faulty packs being marked by a Ejection device are catapulted away at least laterally from a cigarette pack ejection or, as described in US Pat. No. 5,784,855, are separated out with a discharge wheel, a pack conveyor and a branch conveyor with an associated discharge chute.

A device for rejecting, in particular, individual packs in a cigarette packing machine is described in the document EP 0 635 429 A1, in which faulty cigarette packs with a projecting carrying holder on a nem rotatably mounted lever arm are pushed out of the transport path of the packs.

In many countries, the sealing areas of cigarette packs are provided with tax banners in accordance with the respective existing legal guidelines, the tax banners mostly being stuck onto the packaging sealed with a sealing cap after the cigarette matrix has been introduced into the packaging. In most cases, the banderole is attached, in particular glued, over at least part of the sealing cover, so that the banderole can be destroyed and thus devalued when the packaging is opened. As an expression of the originality and quality of the content, but also of the competition, each manufacturer defines the location of the banderole and existing essential imprints, in particular valuation marks or design details, to a limited extent, in order to convey to the consumer that this is the case specifically deals with the original cigarettes packaged by him.

In particular, faulty cigarette packs (packing weft) are also sorted out if, for various reasons, consistently defined positions of the banderoles or the imprints cannot always be realized consistently in the packaging process, whereby a process is described in the publication DE 199 04 671 AI and a device for checking cigarette packs for correct positioning of banderoles is specified. There, to check the correct position of tax bands in the closure area on the cigarette packs with the help of two sensors measuring or checkpoints compared in relation to each other. If the banderole is misaligned, the determined cigarette pack is rated as defective and is discarded from the cigarette packaging machine.

Depending on the type of packaging machine, the banderoles can be glued mainly transversely or longitudinally on the head side, along the end walls adjacent to the head side, longitudinally or transversely on the wall parts, thereby covering the sealing lid or the opening area of the cigarette pack. When a cigarette packet is opened manually, the banderole is torn and thus invalidated. This only applies to normal consumption, but not to pack shot-related cigarette packs in the internal packaging process. There is a discarded value that is invoiced to the company in accordance with legal guidelines, which, if the recovery is ignored, represents a loss of capital that must be avoided.

At present, manual actions are predominantly necessary in order to use the tax stamp assigned tax stamps for a confirmable and acceptable value recovery.

Another problem with the known solutions is that after the pack shot-defined separation, the relevant pack shot-associated, stuck-on control banderoles for the recovery of value are mostly removed manually from a container with packaging material, are glued and accounted for by a further manual activity on designated bullets, which are then used for the recovery of value can be demonstrated. The manual activities mentioned are consequently material and labor intensive and are contrary to the efforts of a company to increase production output and save time in the production of cigarettes and their automatic packaging. In addition to the production output, the reject of faulty cigarette packs (packing weft) and the associated effort to recover the value of the banderoles of the discarded cigarette packs also develop.

The invention is based on the object of developing a method and a device for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs which are suitably designed such that the values represented by the cigarette packs are to experience a final recovery of value, the recovery time, in particular, of banderole values being shortened and the time-consuming manual tasks that are required for this should be significantly restricted.

The object is achieved with the features of patent claim 1. The method claimed in claim 1 for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with predetermined rating marks comprises the following essential steps: a) smuggling cigarette packs to be discarded into and / or out of a discard area, the smuggling taking place while maintaining a defined position of the cigarette packs, b) maintaining and / or cessation of a transport position of cigarette packs from the separation area and c) transport of positionally stable cigarette packs to which the following further steps are assigned: d) pre-registration of the evaluation marks, e) devaluation of evaluation marks and f) post-registration of devalued evaluation marks, the steps - pre-registration, devaluation and post-registration - being carried out during the transport of the cigarette packs in such a way that an evaluation of the two is carried out in a recovery area Registrations can be achieved with a recovery of the specified values.

A transfer of the cigarette packs and / or a takeover of the cigarette packs from the separation area can be part of the smuggling of cigarette packs, the cigarette packs preferably being transferred from a cigarette packaging machine.

The method for recovering the value based on the banderole values of discarded cigarette packs, on which banderoles with the rating marks specified thereon are derived, includes the following essential steps: a) Smuggling cigarette packs to be discarded into and / or out of a discard area, the smuggling taking over after a The cigarette packs are handed over while maintaining the defined position of the cigarette packs, b) maintaining and / or setting a transport position of cigarette packs out of the separation area and c) transporting positionally stable cigarette packs to which the following further steps are assigned: d) pre-registration of banderoles, e) Cancellation of banderoles and f) post-registration of canceled banderoles, the steps - pre-registration, cancellation and post-registration - being carried out during the transport of the cigarette packs in such a way that an evaluation of the two registrations can be achieved in a value recovery area with a recovery of the banderole values.

The transport of positionally stable cigarette packs can optionally be followed by the following process steps: - opening of packaging,

- separation of tobacco / cigarette rods from the packaging material,

- transfer of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces to a tobacco / cigarette rod recovery area and - transfer of packaging material to a waste area.

The rejection area can preferably be a rejection device that can belong to a cigarette packaging machine and consist of a memory in which the cigarette packs are stored in the defined position. When the cigarette packs to be discarded or discarded are smuggled, the defined position of the cigarette packs is expediently used as part of the transfer in the form of a lock for carrying out the subsequent method steps.

Furthermore, before the tobacco / cigarette rod pieces and packaging material are separated, cigarette packs can be divided into at least two pack sections, in particular at least into a cigarette pack section and into a filter pack section, where after the tobacco / cigarette rod pieces are separated from the packaging material.

The division of the cigarette packs can be carried out before, during or after the pre-registration, the cancellation and the post-registration.

Pre-registration, cancellation and post-registration can take place before and / or while opening the cigarette packaging.

The cigarette packs can preferably be divided into predetermined pack sections after the pre-registration of banderoles.

The means with which the specified method steps can be carried out are listed below: The cigarette packs to be discarded are smuggled out with the aid of a separation area using at least one means for smuggling cigarette packs, and the maintenance and / or adjustment of a transport position of cigarette packs is carried out with the aid of means to maintain and / or adjust a transport position in the transport direction, the transport of positionally stable cigarette packs is carried out with the aid of means for transporting cigarette packs, the opening of packaging, preferably on two opposite sides of the pack, is carried out with means for opening, the division of cigarette packs takes place with means for cutting cigarette packs into pack sections, The separation of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces from the packaging material is provided with means for transporting separated and / or separated wall parts, with means for taking over cigarette pack sections, with means for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections, with means for pushing out cigarette rod pieces, with means for transport of cigarette rod pieces is provided, the transfer of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces to a tobacco / cigarette rod piece recovery area takes place via a tobacco / cigarette rod piece return line to a tobacco / cigarette rod piece silo, and the transfer of packaging material to a waste area is carried out with means for transporting separated wall parts Means for taking over filter pack sections, with means for holding and for transporting filter pack sections, optionally with means for pushing out filter plugs, optionally with means for transporting on filter empty packaging, with means for transporting empty cigarette packaging, optionally with means for collecting filter waste into a means for holding packaging material, the pre-registration of banderoles is carried out with means for pre-registration of banderoles, the cancellation of banderoles is carried out with means for validation, the post-registration of validated banderoles is carried out with means for post-registration of validated banderoles, the evaluation of the two registrations is carried out with means for evaluating banderole values and the banderole values are recovered using at least one means for recovering banderole values and one means for outputting recovered banderole values.

After the division of the cigarette packs, in particular cigarette pack section, the separation of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces and packaging material is in each case related to means for taking over cigarette pack sections, with means for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections, means for pushing out cigarette rod pieces from the cigarette pack sections, and filter pack section with means for taking over filter pack sections, with means for holding and for transporting filter pack sections, optionally with means for pushing out filter plugs and optionally with means for transporting filter empty packs.

In the case of a direct connection of the device to a cigarette packaging machine, the rejection device can be designed as a memory for the cigarette packs with a defined position and thus assigned to the cigarette packaging machine or can be provided as a pack shot container independent of the cigarette packaging machine from which the separated cigarette packs ( Pack shot) can be removed in a defined position, the takeover of cigarette packs preferably starting with a defined transport position of the cigarette packs, which is maintained by a retaining setting during the transport of the cigarette packs.

The pre-registration of banderoles preferably represents a pre-registration of evaluation marks on banderoles that Cancellation of banderoles preferably a destruction / unmarking of rating marks on banderoles and the re-registration of canceled banderoles preferably post-registration of destroyed or unmarked rating marks on canceled banderoles.

The pre-registration of valuation marks on banderoles and the subsequent registration of devalued valuation marks on devalued banderoles are connected with an evaluation for value recovery, with a data processing system optionally being available in the value recovery area, which preferably has at least one associated software module as a means for evaluation and as Has means for recovering banderole values, including at least one banderole counting system and at least one data output unit as means for outputting recovered banderole values.

The evaluation is preferably based on a comparison of evaluation marks and devalued evaluation marks in at least one means for evaluation and one means for recovering the predetermined values.

The device according to the invention for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with predetermined rating marks essentially contains at least one means for smuggling cigarette packs, means for maintaining and / or adjusting a defined transport position or a predetermined geometric position of cigarette packs, and at least one means for transporting cigarette packs according to the specified method according to the invention. According to the invention, a means for pre-registering rating marks located in the area of the means for transporting cigarette packs, means for validating rating marks, at least one validation point devaluing one or more rating marks being applied to the cigarette packs, and a means for Post-registration of devalued valuation marks provided.

Furthermore, the following means can optionally be assigned or connected to the transport of cigarette packs and the two registrations within the device according to the invention: means for opening cigarette packs, means for separating cigarette packs into pack sections, means for recovering cigarette tobacco and also means for separating Packaging material for cigarette packs.

The specified, selected rating marks can also be partially or all on the banderoles stuck on the cigarette packs.

In the latter case, in the device for recovering value according to the invention, at least one means for preregistering rating marks on banderoles, which is located in the area of the means for transporting cigarette packs, is at least one means for validating rating marks on banderoles, at least one or more A validation point devaluing the validation mark is applied to the banderole, and there is at least one means for re-registering the devalued valuation mark of the validated banderoles. The means for post-registration of devalued valuation marks of devalued banderoles is positioned in relation to the banderoles of the respective cigarette packs in such a way that the devaluation, in particular at least one voiding point assigned to the valuation marks, can be sufficiently registered, in particular visually recognized.

To carry out the two registrations, at least one recognition system, a camera and / or a sensor can be used in the means for preregistration of rating marks on banderoles and in the means for post-registration of canceled valuation marks on tied banderoles.

The information for the recovery of the values, in particular the banderole values, as proof of the separated and subsequently dismantled cigarette packs can be present in lists, billable chips, chip cards and / or similar readable memories with banderole value compilations as a means for outputting recovered values (band reel values) and can be taken from the means for evaluating and recovering predetermined values (banderole values).

The means for opening cigarette packs can be means for opening on both sides, preferably means for opening on the head and foot region sides, with the wall parts being separated and / or separated exposing the contents of the cigarette packs.

The means for opening, in particular for opening the cigarette packs on the two-sided or head and foot area sides, are above a means for transporting separated walls manure parts in connection with the means for separating packaging material, the means for transporting separated wall parts leading to a means for receiving packaging material.

After the means for severing cigarette packs into pack sections and preferably after the means for re-registering canceled valuation marks of canceled stamps, means for taking over filter pack sections and means for taking over cigarette pack sections can be arranged in a branch to the means for transporting cigarette packs, the means for taking over filter pack sections and the means for taking over cigarette pack sections in construction and processing can be arranged separately from one another in different transport directions.

The means for taking over filter pack sections can optionally be associated with means for holding and transporting filter pack sections, which hold the filter pack sections and bring them into a first separation position, and which are connected to a means for pushing filter plugs out of the filter pack sections, the means for holding and transporting filter pack sections is optionally connected to the means for taking over filter pack sections.

The means for pushing filter plugs out of filter pack sections can optionally be followed by means for transporting filter plugs and means for transporting filter empty packaging, the means for transporting filter plugs having a separate means for receiving the Filter waste and / or with the means for receiving packaging material and the means for transporting filter empty packaging is also connected to the means for receiving packaging material.

Means for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections can be connected to the means for taking over cigarette pack sections, which transport the cigarette pack sections, preferably holding them separately from the filter pack sections.

The means for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections can preferably be connected to a means for ejecting cigarettes from the cigarette pack sections, the means for holding and transporting cigarette packs optionally as an integrated part of the means for taking over cigarette pack sections assigned.

The means for ejecting cigarettes from cigarette pack sections can be followed by at least one means for transporting cigarettes and one means for transporting empty cigarette packs, the means for transporting cigarettes optionally subsequently with means for tearing open cigarettes and for sorting into tobacco and cigarette paper can be connected, which can be connected to a tobacco silo via a cigarette tobacco return line and to the means for receiving packaging material via a cigarette paper return line.

After the cigarette rod pieces have been pushed out of the cigarette pack sections, empty cigarettes can Packaging are other content packaging materials (such as aluminum foil), which can also be transported in the means for receiving packaging material.

The means for transporting cigarette empty packaging can preferably be connected to the means for receiving packaging material in which the cigarette empty packaging is deposited.

Optionally, the means for receiving packaging material can be divided into different material separation departments with regard to the type and shape of the packaging waste material (paper, cardboard, cardboard, aluminum, plastic) in such a way that sorted recycling can be carried out.

The separated cigarette packs can be brought into a position-defined, preferably horizontal position during the transfer from the separating device with the aid of the means for maintaining and / or setting a transport position / transport direction and can be locked by means of associated means for holding, the cigarette packs with the help of means for transporting cigarette packs are guided past the means for opening the head and foot area, the means for holding locking the cigarette packs to be opened both in the area of the cigarette pack sections and in the area of the filter pack sections.

The means for opening cigarette packs on the head and foot region side can be assigned at least one driven shaft, preferably horizontally and transversely to the direction of transport, which is parallel to the preferably horizontally held cigarette packs arranged and storage-stable.

An opening knife on the foot side and an opening knife on the head side are attached to the shaft, and depending on the dimensioning of the cigarette packs, the opening knife on the head side can be locked in an adjustable manner along the shaft.

The means for the devaluation of evaluation marks on banderoles can be a marking rotary knife applied on the same shaft, the radius of which is smaller than the radii of the two opening knives.

The radius of the tear-off rotary knife is preferably designed such that when it comes into contact with the cigarette packs, at least the banderole is preferably cut up and devalued within its defined rating marks, the tear-off rotary knife devoidingly cutting or cutting through the banderole approximately centrally in the area of the rating marks, the central incision is intended to represent an incision site. If the relevant rating marks are located in another area of the banderole, the marking rotary knife with its own shaft can be placed at a different location.

In order to bring about a division into filter pack sections and cigarette pack sections directly related to the separation of cigarette rod pieces and packaging material, the means for severing cigarette packs in the area of the connection area (interface) between filter plug and cigarette rod piece, like the opening knives, is designed as a package-related cutting knife is located either on the driven shaft or on a second driven shaft.

The means for opening cigarette packs on the head and foot region sides can optionally have a smaller radius than the means for severing cigarette packs, as a result of which the separated wall parts remain connected to the pack sections on one side.

The opening knife on the head area, the marking rotary knife and the cutting knife are arranged on a shaft in relation to the fixed position of the opening knife on the foot area.

The means for the devaluation of evaluation marks on banderoles can thus be designed and arranged in such a way that the banderole can be destroyed and thus devalued according to its position on the closure area of the cigarette packs.

The means for the devaluation of valuation marks on banderoles can optionally be designed to be associated with banderoles, with predetermined cuts, punched holes or also color imprints as devaluations and for destroying in particular the valuation marks of the banderoles.

Depending on the existing cigarette packaging machines with manufacturer-related different banderole positions on the cigarette packs, the means for devaluing evaluation marks on banderoles can be technically and positionally selectable in each case specifically for the position of the banderole on the cigarette packs. Depending on the circumstances, the means for the devaluation of evaluation marks on banderoles can also represent an additional means for changing essential imprints on the banderoles, the means depending on the form of the voiding point being integrated in the construction and / or on the means for opening the cigarette packs is.

The means for severing cigarette packs, in particular the cutting knife, can be used in a defined manner as a means for devaluing evaluation marks on banderoles.

By means of maintaining and adjusting the transport position / transport direction, the cigarette packs can be adjustable in a horizontal as well as in an angle-defined or also vertical, upright position in which the registrations, the cancellation and the recovery of the band values take place.

In the areas of the means for taking over filter pack sections and the means for taking over cigarette pack sections, the subsequent transport positions of the respective pack sections of the cigarette packs can be set differently.

The device can be a machine part that directly belongs to the cigarette packaging machine in the form of an additional device or can be designed as a connecting device that can optionally be connected to at least one cigarette packaging machine, the separated cigarette packs being packaged and removable in such a way that they can be supplied to the connecting device in an orderly manner. In addition to an energy supply unit, the device can have at least one electronic control and / or regulating device which allows all process steps to be carried out in a coordinated manner and which switches the means connected to it in terms of signaling and programming.

In the design of a machine part of a cigarette packaging machine, the device can be connected to the energy supply unit and the electronic control and / or regulating device of the cigarette packaging machine.

The devaluation of the valuation marks, particularly on banderoles, can be a fixed demarking, printing, cutting, cutting and / or destroying of the valuation marks during the verifiable registration process and is associated with a recovery of the value of the cigarette packs, especially the devalued banderoles.

Further developments and advantageous refinements of the invention are described in further subclaims.

The invention is explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment and several drawings.

Show it:

1 is a block diagram of the method according to the invention for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with applied banderoles, Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the device for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with applied banderoles and

Fig. 3 is a schematic cross section along the line I-I in Fig. 2 with means for opening cigarette packs and with a means for validating banderoles.

The same reference numerals are used for the same parts with the same functions.

1 shows a block diagram of a method for recovering the value, in particular, of banderole values from discarded cigarette packs on which banderoles with at least one predefined evaluation symbol are applied, which comprises the following essential steps:

A smuggling 1 of cigarette packs to be separated out into and out of a rejection area 13, with the pick-up 1 taking place 75 after handing over 74 of the cigarette packs while maintaining a defined position of the cigarette packs, and wherein the rejecting area 13 is preferably assigned a cigarette packaging machine in which the geometrically defined position of the discarded cigarette packs is maintained, maintenance and / or adjustment 2 of a transport position of cigarette packs from the separation area 13, transport 3 of positionally stable cigarette packs, and pre-registration 8 of banderoles before the opening 4, 4 'of packs, a cancellation 9 of banderoles and a subsequent registration 10 of canceled banderoles, the steps - pre-registration 8, cancellation 9 and post-registration 10 - are carried out during the transport 3 of the cigarette packs in such a way that an evaluation 11 of the two registrations 8, 10 with a recovery 12 of the band values can be achieved in a value recovery area 16.

The process steps can optionally:

An opening 4, 4 'of packaging, preferably on two opposite packaging sides of the cigarette packs, a separation 5 of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces from the packaging material, a transfer 6 of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces to a tobacco recovery area 14 and a transfer 7 of packaging material to a waste area 15 in the above-mentioned process steps can be integrated or can also be continued in separate processing additional devices.

Before the separation 5 of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces and packaging material, 17 of cigarette packs 18 can be divided into pack sections, in particular into a cigarette pack section and a filter pack section. Depending on requirements, after the pre-registration 8 of banderoles, the division 17 of the cigarette packs into the prescribed pack sections can take place.

The pre-registration 8, the cancellation 9 and the post-registration 10 can optionally take place before and / or during the opening 4, 4 'of packaging. The division 17 can optionally be carried out before, during or after the pre-registration 8, the cancellation 9 and the post-registration 10.

The schematic method steps shown in FIG. 1 can be carried out in common consideration with FIG. 2 with the following means and return lines: The smuggling 1 of cigarette packs 18 from a special area 13 is carried out with at least one means 19 for smuggling cigarette packs 18 that A transport position of cigarette packs is maintained and / or set 2 with the aid of means 21 for maintaining and / or setting a transport position 67, the transport 3 of cigarette packs 18 is carried out with the aid of means 20 for transporting cigarette packs 18, the opening 4 , 4 'of packaging, preferably on two opposite sides of the packaging, is carried out with at least one means 22, -221, 222 for opening, the division 5 of cigarette packs 18 into dimensionally prescribed pack sections 44, 45 is carried out with means 36 for separating cigarette packs 18 into packs Sections 44, 45 are carried out, the separation 5 of tobacco 24 / cigarette rod pieces 39 from the packaging material 26 is carried out with means 43 for taking over cigarette pack sections 45 and with means 42 for taking over filter pack sections 44, the transfer 6 of tobacco 24 / cigarette rod pieces 39 to a tobacco recovery area 14 takes place with means 55 for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections 45, with means 57 for pushing out cigarette rod pieces 39, with means 63 for transporting cigarette rod pieces 39 and with means 59 for tearing open cigarette rod pieces 39 in order to expose the tobacco 24, and preferably via a tobacco / cigarette rod return line 62 to a tobacco silo 60 which Transfer 7 of packaging material to a waste area 15 is optionally with means 41 for transporting separated wall parts 181, 182, with means 46 for holding and for transporting filter pack sections 44, optionally with means 50 for pushing out filter plugs 38, optionally with means 52 for transporting empty filter packs 48, with means 47 for transporting cigarette empty packaging 58, optionally with means 53 for receiving filter waste and via a cigarette paper return line 61 to means 54 for receiving packaging material 26, the pre-registration 8 of banderoles 28 is carried out with Means 27 for pre-registration of banderoles 28, the cancellation 9 of banderoles 28 is carried out with means 29 for the cancellation of banderoles 28, the post-registration 10 of canceled banderoles 31 is carried out with means 30 for registration of canceled banderoles

31, the evaluation 11 of the two registrations 8 and 10 is carried out with means 40 for evaluating banderole values and the recovery 12 of the banderole values is carried out with at least one means 64 for recovering banderole values and a means 71 for outputting recovered banderole values. Pre-registration 8 of banderoles 28 preferably pre-registers rating marks 65 on banderoles 28, cancellation 9 of banderoles 28 preferably destroys / unmarked rating marks 65 on banderoles 28, and post-registration 10 of canceled banderoles 31 preferably post-registers of destroyed ones / Unmarked mark 66 on stamped banderoles 31.

The rejection device 13 can be a transport packaging of rejected cigarette packs or a pack shot container belonging to the cigarette packaging machine, from which the rejected cigarette packs (pack shot) 18 can be removed, the lock 1 taking place in the form of the takeover 75 of cigarette packs 18 by the device 73 according to the invention. By storing the cigarette packs 18 in the separating device 13, a defined transport position of the cigarette packs 18 in the transport direction 67 is preferably already adjustable, the transport position 67 being provided by means 21 and 20 for maintaining and / or adjusting 2 and for transporting 3 cigarette packs 18 in the invention Procedure can be adopted.

Banderoles 28 represent sealing strips with selectable rating marks, including tax notes on the cigarette packs 18. The pre-registration 8 of the selected, predetermined rating marks 65, preferably of banderoles 28 and the subsequent registration 10 of defined destroyed rating marks 66 of validated banderoles 31 are to be evaluated 11 Value recovery 12 connected, wherein in the value recovery area 16 optionally a data processing processing system (not shown) is present, which can preferably contain an associated software module as means 40 for evaluating and means 64 for recovering banderole values, including a banderole counting system and at least one means 71 for outputting recovered banderole values (data output unit).

FIG. 2 schematically shows a top view of a device 73 based on the method according to the invention for recovering the banderole value of discarded cigarette packs 18 with applied banderoles 28, the device 73 according to the invention essentially comprising at least means 19 for smuggling cigarette packs 18, means 21 for Maintaining and / or adjusting a defined transport position 67 or a predetermined geometric position of cigarette packs 18, means 20 for transporting cigarette packs 18, optionally means 22 for opening, preferably for opening head and foot region side of cigarette packs 18, means 36 for severing (division ) of cigarette packs 18 in pack sections 44, 45, means 23 for recovering tobacco 24 and means 25 for separating packaging material 26 from cigarette packs 18.

According to the invention, device 73 includes at least one means 27 for pre-registering banderoles 28, which is arranged between means 19 for sluicing separated cigarette packs 18 and means 22 for opening, in particular means 221, 222 for opening on the head and foot area side, at least one means 29 for the validation of banderoles 28, wherein optionally a device destroying the banderole 28, in particular a predetermined evaluation mark 65 scoring incision line 32 is added through the rating mark 65, and at least one means 30 for the re-registration of validated banderoles 28, the latter two means 29, 30 in the disassembly process before the means 23, 25 for recovering tobacco 24 and for separating packaging material 26 are arranged. The means 30 for post-registration of canceled banderoles 28 is positioned in relation to the banderoles 28 of the respective cigarette pack 18 in such a way that the cancellation, which is preferably provided by a cancellation office, can be sufficiently registered. That is, the detection systems, cameras or sensors used for this purpose can also be arranged, for example, perpendicular to the cancellation point 32.

In the device 73, the means 27 for pre-registering banderoles 28 preferably provide a means for pre-registering rating marks 65 on banderoles 28, the means 29 for canceling banderoles 28 preferably a means for destroying / unmarking rating marks 65 on banderoles 28 and the like Means 30 for post-registration of canceled banderoles 31 preferably represent a means for post-registration of destroyed / demarked evaluation marks 66 on the canceled banderoles 31.

The evaluation 11 is associated in each case with a comparison of the pre-registered banderole 28 and the associated post-registered banderole 31 in the means 40 for the evaluation and the means 64 for the recovery of banderole values. Banderole value lists can be created as proof of the unsold and subsequently disassembled cigarette packs 18. Information on the recovery of value on billable chips or chip cards or similar readable memories can also be used as a serve as wise, which can be taken from the means 40 for evaluation and from the means 64 for the recovery of banderole values with the aid of the means 71 for the output of recovered banderole values (data output unit).

The means 22, -221, 222 for opening or for opening the cigarette packs 18 on the two-sided or head and foot area sides can, in the case of the section of the wall parts 181, 182, use a means 41 for transporting packaging parts cut off on two sides with the means 25 for separation of packaging material are connected, in which case the means 41 can be connected to a means 54 for receiving packaging material 26.

After the means 36 for severing cigarette packs and preferably after the means 30 for re-registering canceled banderoles 31, means 42 for taking over filter pack sections and means 43 for taking over cigarette pack sections can be arranged in a branching separation from means 20 for transporting cigarette packs 18, whereby the means 42 for taking over filter pack sections 44 and the means 43 for taking over cigarette pack sections 45 can be arranged technically separately from one another in terms of structure and processing.

In the areas of means 42 for taking over filter pack sections 44 and means 43 for taking over cigarette pack sections 45, the transport position 69 of filter pack sections 44 and transport position 70 of cigarette pack sections 45 branch for further processing and can be set differently. The means 42 for taking over filter pack sections 44 can be connected to means 46 for holding and transporting filter pack sections 44, which hold the filter pack sections 44 and each bring them into a first separation position 49 and which optionally have a means 50 for pushing out filter plugs 38 the filter pack sections 44 are connected. The means 46 for holding and transporting filter pack sections 44 can also be connected to the means 42 for taking over filter pack sections 44.

The optionally used means 50 for pushing filter plugs 38 out of filter pack sections 44 can be followed by means 51 for transporting filter plugs 38 and means 52 for transporting filter empty packages 48, the means 51 for transporting filter plugs 38 having a separate means 53 for receiving the filter waste and / or can be connected to the collecting means 54 for receiving packaging material 26, and the means 52 for transporting filter empty packaging 48 is also connected to the collecting means 54 for receiving packaging material 26.

The means 43 for taking over cigarette pack sections 45 can be followed by a means 55 for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections 45, which preferably transport the cigarette pack sections 45 separately from the filter pack sections 44. The means 55 for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections 45 are preferably connected to a means 57 for pushing out cigarette rod pieces 39 from the cigarette pack sections 45. The middle 55 can also be assigned as an integrated part to the means 43 for taking over cigarette pack sections 45. The means 57 for pushing out cigarette rod pieces 39 from the cigarette pack sections 45 are followed by means 63 for transporting cigarette rod pieces 39 and means 47 for transporting empty cigarette packs 58, the means 63 for transporting cigarette rod pieces 39 with means 59 for tearing open cigarette rod pieces 39 and for sorting in tobacco 24 and cigarette paper 72, as shown in FIG. 3, which can optionally be connected to a tobacco silo 60 via a cigarette tobacco return line 62 and to the means 54 for receiving packaging material 26 via a cigarette paper return line 61.

The means 47 for transporting cigarette empty packaging 58 can be connected to the means 54 for receiving packaging material 26, it being possible for the cigarette empty packaging 58 to be deposited there.

Depending on requirements, the means 54 for receiving packaging waste material 26 can be divided into different material separation departments with regard to the type and shape of the packaging waste material (paper, cardboard, cardboard, aluminum, plastic) so that sorted recycling is possible.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross section along the line I-I according to FIG. 2.

The cigarette packs 18 are in a horizontal horizontal position, are held in a position-defined manner by means 21 for adjusting the transport position / direction 67 and are transported with the aid of means 20 for transporting the cigarette packs. Packs 18 are transported, the cigarette packs 18 each being individually guided past the means 221, 222 to the opening on the head and foot region.

The means 20 for transporting the cigarette packs and the means 21 for maintaining and / or adjusting the transport position can be assigned means for holding, in particular holding elements, which in the area of the cigarette pack sections 45 and in the area of the filter pack sections 44 at least up to the cigarette packs 18 to be opened to cut through the cigarette packs 18 and optionally lock beyond the division.

A cigarette packet 18 has a lower side wall 33, an upper side wall 34, a foot-side wall 182, a head-side wall 181 and a front end wall 183 and a rear end wall 184 (as shown in FIG. 2). The cigarette pack 18 is preferably brought into a horizontal position with the aid of the means 21 for maintaining and / or adjusting the transport position / direction 67 and is locked by the means for holding (not shown) cigarette packs.

The cigarette pack 18 can rest on its lower side wall 33, while the side wall 34 on the other side faces the means 221, 222 (cutting rotary knife - opening knife) for opening (cutting off or cutting open) the associated wall parts 181, 182 on the head and foot region side.

The means 22, -221, 222 for opening cigarette packs 18 on the head and foot region sides have a horizontally gerte, driven shaft 35 which is arranged parallel to the horizontally held cigarette pack 18. The shaft 35 can be designed to be stable in storage and the cigarette pack 18 held by the means 21 for maintaining and / or adjusting the transport position can be pushed past it. A shaft-side opening knife 222 and a head-side opening knife 221 are attached to the shaft 35 for separating or separating the wall parts 182, 181, the head-side opening knife 221 being adjustably locked along the shaft 35 depending on the height of the cigarette pack 18. The means 29 for the cancellation of banderoles 28 can be a marking rotary knife 29 applied to the same shaft 35 for destroying at least one rating mark 65, the radius of the marking rotary knife 29 being substantially smaller than the radii of the two opening knives 221, 222. The radius of the marking rotary knife 29 is preferably designed in such a way that when it comes into contact with the cigarette pack 18, at least the banderole 28 is violated in its defined rating marks, ie is devalued. In FIGS. 2, 3, the marking rotary knife 29 cuts the banderole 28, including at least one evaluation mark 65, approximately in the middle and devalues the banderole 28.

The means 36 for severing cigarette packs 18 in the area of the connection surface (interface) 37 between the filter plug 38 and the cigarette rod 39 can also be a cutting knife, like the opening knives 221, 222, which can also be located on the shaft 35. Just like the opening knife 221 on the head region, the scribing rotary knife 29 and the cutting knife 36 can be arranged on the shaft 35 in an adjustable manner in relation to the fixed position of the opening knife 222 on the foot region. The means 29 for the cancellation of banderoles 28 can also be designed to be assigned a rating mark. For example, in addition to the specified cuts, punched holes and / or also color prints can be provided as cancellation options and thus for the destruction of the selected rating marks, in particular the rating marks of the bands 28.

The means 29 for the cancellation of banderoles 28 can therefore and on the other hand, depending on the circumstances, also represent an additional means for changing essential imprints on the banderole 28, the means 29 structurally in and / or on and / or next to the means 22 for opening the Cigarette packs 18 can be arranged integrated. Even the cutting knife 36 can be used in a defined manner as a means 29 for the cancellation of banderoles 28 if the banderoles 28 and thus their essential rating symbols are applied to the cigarette packs 18 in the area of the connecting parts 37. It is essential that the process of the cancellation 9 destroys the bands 28 and the canceled bands 31 are registered as such.

Faulty cigarette packs 18 to be rejected or rejected are e.g. those whose banderole 28 deviates significantly from a defined position or is missing, and those in which e.g. the wrapping film is missing or incorrectly executed and / or other quality features are not met.

In FIGS. 2, 3, for example, the device 73 according to the invention is shown on horizontally transported cigarette packs 18 in the transport position / transport direction 67. directed explained in more detail. On the other hand, the cigarette packs 18 can be brought into an angle-defined or also vertical position by means 21 for maintaining and / or adjusting the transport position, the banderole value can be recovered in this position and then dismantled. When the cigarette packs 18 are in an upright transport position, the means 50 for pushing out filter plugs or the means 57 for pushing out cigarette rod pieces 39 from the corresponding packaging sections 44 and 45 can also be dispensed with, for example due to the effect of gravity. _^ . The subsequent transport positions 69, 70 of the pack sections 44, 45 of the cigarette packs 18 can also be set differently in the area of the means 42, 43.

The method according to the invention and the devices for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs, which can be embodied for this purpose, can be incorporated as a direct component in relation to the type of cigarette packaging machine or can represent a machine part that can be connected directly to the cigarette packaging machine, or a combination of an agent for ejection and belonging to the cigarette packaging machine Packaging of defective cigarette packs while maintaining their position and a means of taking the defective packs from their packaging and disassembling the packs.

Furthermore, the separated cigarette packs 18 provided by various cigarette packaging machines can be packaged and positioned in such a way that they are then brought up to the free-standing device 73 which is separate from the cigarette packaging machines and on the input side can be supplied in an orderly manner, which then, as the central device 73, undertakes the recovery of the band values and the disassembly of the cigarette packs 18.

The packing shot can thus also be processed in a facility that is directly channeled to the cigarette packaging machines.

Preferably, the device according to the invention for recovering the value, in particular of banderole values, of discarded cigarette packs can have an electronic control and regulating device which allows all process steps to be carried out in a coordinated manner and which switches the means associated with the device without errors.

The cigarette rod pieces 39 can also be further processed and recycled for tobacco recovery in a conventional facility.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 smuggling of cigarette packs

2 Maintenance and / or cessation of a transport position of cigarette packs

3 Transport of cigarette packs. 4 Opening of packaging on one side

4 'Opening of packaging on an opposite side

5 Separation of tobacco from the packaging material

6 Transfer of tobacco / cigarette rod pieces to a tobacco recovery area. 7 Transfer of packaging material to a waste area

8 Pre-registration of rating marks

9 Cancellation of valuation marks Reregistration of devalued evaluation marks Evaluation Recovery Separation area Tobacco recovery area Waste area Value recovery area Division of cigarette pack Partition on the head area side wall part Foot area side wall part Means for smuggling cigarette packs Means for transporting cigarette packs Means for maintaining and / or adjusting a transport position Means for opening Means for opening the foot area side Tobacco Tobacco Means for the separation of packaging material Packaging material Means for the pre-registration of banderoles Banderole Means for the validation of banderoles Means for the post-registration of validated banderoles The validated banderole validation point first side wall second side wall Wave Means for cutting cigarette packs Connecting parts filter plug cigarette rod piece means for evaluation means for transporting separated wall parts means for taking over filter pack sections means for taking over cigarette pack sections filter pack section cigarette pack section means for holding and for transporting filter pack sections means for transporting cigarette empty packs filter empty packs first separation position for pushing out filter plugs for transporting filter plugs Means for transporting filter empty packaging Means for holding filter waste Means for holding packaging material Means for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections Second separation position Means for ejecting cigarette rod pieces Cigarette empty packaging (with contents packaging material) Means for tearing open cigarette rod pieces Tobacco silo Cigarette paper return line Tobacco return line around transport of cigarette rod pieces means for the recovery of banderole values Transport position / transport direction (arrow) Sealing area Transport position of filter pack sections Transport position of cigarette pack sections Means for dispensing recovered banderole values Cigarette paper equipment Handover of cigarette packs Transfer of cigarette packs

Claims

claims

1. A method for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with predetermined rating marks, comprising the following essential steps: a) smuggling (1) of cigarette packs to be discarded into and / or out of a discard area (13), the smuggling (1) while maintaining a defined one The position of the cigarette packs takes place, b) maintenance and / or adjustment (2) of a transport position of cigarette packs from the separation area (13) and c) transport (3) of positionally stable cigarette packs, to which the following further steps are assigned: d) pre-registration (8 ) of valuation marks (65), e) cancellation (9) of valuation marks (65), f) subsequent registration (10) of canceled valuation marks (66), the steps - pre-registration (8) of valuation marks (65), cancellation ( 9) of valuation marks (28) and subsequent registration (10) of devalued valuation marks (31) - during transport (3) of the cigarette pack are carried out in such a way that an evaluation (11) of the two registrations (8, 10) can be achieved with a recovery (12) of the specified values in a value recovery area (16).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer (1) of cigarette packs includes a handover (74) of cigarette packs and / or a takeover (75) of cigarette packs, preferably the handover (74) of cigarette packs from a cigarette packaging machine is carried out.

3. The method according to claim 1 and / or 2, characterized in that the following essential steps are carried out for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with predetermined evaluation marks on applied banderoles: a) Smuggling (1) of cigarette packs into and / or out of a separation area (13 ), with the takeover (75) after a handover (74) of the cigarette packs while maintaining a defined position of the cigarette packs, b) maintaining and / or adjusting (2) a transport position of cigarette packs and c) transporting (3) stable positions Cigarette packets to which the following further steps are assigned: d) pre-registration (8) of banderoles (28), e) cancellation (9) of banderoles (28), f) subsequent registration (10) of canceled banderoles (31), the steps - Pre-registration (8) of banderoles (28), cancellation (9) of banderoles (28) and post-registration (10) of canceled banderoles ( 31) - during the transport (3) of the cigarette packs in such a way that in a value recovery area (16) a Evaluation (11) of the two registrations (8, 10) can be achieved with a recovery (12) of the band values.

4. The method according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that the transport (3) of positionally stable cigarette packs are optionally followed by the following process steps: g) opening (4,4 ') of packaging, h) separation (5) of tobacco (24) / Pieces of cigarette (39) from the packaging material, i) transfer (6) of tobacco (24) / pieces of cigarette

(39) to a tobacco recovery area (14) and k) transfer (7) of packaging material to a waste area (15).

5. The method according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the pre-registration (8), the cancellation (9) and the post-registration (10) takes place before and / or during the opening (4,4 ') of the packaging.

6. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that before the separation (5) of tobacco (24) / cigarette rod pieces (39) from the packaging material, a division (17) of cigarette packs into at least two pack sections, in particular in each case into a cigarette pack section and into a filter pack section.

7. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that after the pre-registration (8) of rating marks / banderoles, the division (17) of the cigarette packs into predetermined pack sections takes place.

8. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the division (17) before, during or after the pre-registration (8), the cancellation (9) and the post-registration (10) is carried out.

9. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

- The smuggling (1) of cigarette packs (18) into and / or out of a separation area (13) with one

Means (19) for smuggling cigarette packs (18),

- maintaining and / or adjusting (2) a transport position of cigarette packs with the aid of a means (21) for maintaining and / or setting a transport position (67),

- the transport (3) of positionally stable cigarette packs (18) with the aid of a means (20) for transporting cigarette packs (18),

the opening (4,4 ') of packaging, preferably on two opposite packaging sides with means (22, -221,222) for opening packaging, - The division (17) of cigarette packs (18) with means (36) for separating cigarette packs (18) into pack sections (44, 45), the separation (5) of tobacco (24) / cigarette rod pieces (39) from the packaging material (26 ) optionally with funds

(41) for transporting separated wall parts, with means (43) for taking over cigarette pack sections (45), with means (55) for holding and for transporting cigarette pack sections (45), with means (57) for pushing out cigarette rod pieces (39) , with means (63) for transporting cigarette rod pieces (39) optionally via a tobacco / cigarette rod return line (62) to a tobacco / cigarette rod silo (60), - the transfer (7) of packaging material to a waste area (15) optionally with means (41) for transporting separated wall parts (181, 182), with means (42) for taking over filter pack sections (44), with means (46) for holding and for transporting filter pack sections (44), optionally with means (50) for pushing out Filter plugs (38), optionally with means (52) for transporting empty filter packaging (48), with means (47) for transporting empty cigarette packaging (58), optional as with means (53) for receiving filter waste and a means (54) for receiving packaging material (26),

- the pre-registration (8) of banderoles (28) with means (27) for pre-registration of banderoles (28),

- the cancellation (9) of banderoles (28) with means (29) for cancellation, - the subsequent registration (10) of validated banderoles (31) with means (30) for the registration of validated banderoles (31),

- The evaluation (11) of the two registrations (8,10) with means (40) for evaluation and

- The recovery (12) of the band values is carried out with at least one means (64) for the recovery of band values and one means (71) for the output of recovered band values.

10. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pre-registration (8) of banderoles preferably a pre-registration of the rating marks (65) on banderoles (28), the cancellation (9) of banderoles (28) preferably destruction and / or demarcation of evaluation marks (65) on banderoles (28) and the re-registration (10) of canceled banderoles preferably represent a re-registration of destroyed and / or unmarked evaluation marks (66) on canceled banderoles (31).

11. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the division (17) of cigarette packs (18) with means (36) for separating cigarette packs (18) into at least two pack sections (44, 45), after which the separation (5) of tobacco (24) / pieces of cigarette (39) from the packaging material (26) is mainly carried out in relation to the packing section.

12. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the separation (5) of tobacco (24) / cigarette rod pieces (39) from the packaging material (26) by the division (17) of the cigarette packs (18) also includes cigarette pack sections Means (43) for taking over cigarette pack sections (45), with means (55) for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections (45), means (57) for pushing out pieces of cigarette packs (39) from the cigarette pack sections (45) as well as related to the filter pack section Means (42) for taking over filter pack sections (44), with means (46) for holding and transporting filter pack sections (44), optionally with means (50) for pushing out filter plugs (38) and optionally with means (48) for transport of filter empty packaging (48) is carried out.

13. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rejection area (13) preferably has a rejection device which fills a transport packaging or a pack shot container associated with a cigarette packaging machine with cigarette packs in a defined position, from which the rejected ones Cigarette packs (pack shot) with a defined position can be removed, the transfer (75) of cigarette packs (18) preferably starting with a defined transport position (67) of the cigarette packs (18).

14. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pre-registration (8) of evaluation marks (65) on banderoles (28) and the post-registration (10) of destroyed / demarked evaluation marks (66) on invalid banderoles (31) are connected to an evaluation (11) for recovery (12), a data processing system optionally being present in the recovery area (16), which preferably includes at least one associated software module as means (40, 64) for evaluating and recovering banderole values, including Contains at least one banderole counting system and at least one means (71) for outputting recovered banderole values (data output unit).

15. The method according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the evaluation (11) compares evaluation marks (65) of the valid banderoles (28) and destroyed / demarked evaluation marks (66) of banderoles (31) in one means (40 ) for evaluation and in a means (64) for the recovery of banderole values.

16. Device for recovering the value of discarded cigarette packs with predefined evaluation marks using the method according to the invention, essentially containing at least Means (19) for smuggling cigarette packs (18) into and / or out of a rejection device,

- Means (21) for maintaining and / or adjusting a defined transport position (67) or a predetermined geometric position of cigarette packs (18) and

- Means (20) for transporting cigarette packs (18), and

- means (27) for pre-registering rating marks (65),

Means (29) for canceling valuation marks (65), at least one valuation mark-related cancellation point (32) being provided on the banderole (28), and - means (30) for re-registering canceled valuation marks (66).

17. The device according to claim 16, characterized in that the means (19) for smuggling cigarette packs (18) contain means for transferring (74) and / or means for taking over (75) cigarette packs in the separation area (13).

18. Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the separating device assigned to the separating area (13), in the case of a direct connection to a cigarette packaging machine, is designed as a storage for the cigarette packs with a defined position or is provided as a pack shot container decoupled from the cigarette packaging machine from which the discarded cigarette packs can be removed in a defined position.

19. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (27, 29, 30) for pre-registration, cancellation and post-registration are aligned with predefined evaluation marks on banderoles (28).

_20th Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it optionally has - means (22) for opening cigarette packs (18),

Means (36) for severing cigarette packs (18) into pack sections (44, 45),

- Means (23) for the recovery of tobacco (24) / cigarette rod pieces (39) and - Means (25) for separating packaging material (26) from cigarette packs (18) for disassembling the cigarette packs (18).

₂₁ . Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (27) for pre-registration of banderoles (28) preferably a means for pre-registration of rating marks (65) on banderoles (28), that the means (29) for cancellation of banderoles (28) preferably a means for destroying / unmarking rating marks (65) on banderoles (28) and that the means (30) for Post-registration of canceled banderoles (31) is preferably a means for post-registration of destroyed / demarked rating marks (66) on canceled banderoles (31).

22 Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (30) for re-registering destroyed / demarked evaluation marks (66) of invalid bands (31) thus positions the pre-registered bands (28) of the respective cigarette packs (18) it is arranged that the cancellation (9), in particular the cancellation point (32), can be sufficiently registered, in particular is visually recognizable.

23. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that detection systems, cameras and / or sensors in the means (27) for pre-registration of rating marks on banderoles (28) and in the means (30) for subsequent registration of destroyed and / or unmarked evaluation marks (66) of canceled bands (31) are used.

24. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that information for the recovery (2) of the banderole values, in particular as proof of the separated and subsequently dismantled cigarette packs (18) on lists, billable chips, chip cards and / or the like. baren memory with banderole value combinations and from the means (71) for outputting recovered banderole values can be taken.

2 ₅ . Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (22) for opening cigarette packs (18) are means for opening on both sides, preferably means (221, 222) for opening on the head and foot region side, with separated and / or separated wall parts (181, 182) expose the contents of the cigarette packs (18).

26. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (22; 221, 222) for opening, in particular for two-sided or head and foot area side opening of cigarette packs (18) optionally via a means (41) for transport of separated wall parts (181, 182) are connected to the means (25) for separating packaging material, the means (41) for transporting separated wall parts (181, 182) leading to a means (54) for receiving packaging material (26).

27. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that after the means (36) for cutting cigarette packs (18) into pack sections (44, 45) and pre- preferably after the means (30) for re-registering destroyed / unmarked rating marks (66) invalidated banderoles (31) means (42) for taking over filter pack sections (44) and means (43) for taking over cigarette pack sections (45) in a branch to the mean (20) for transporting cigarette packs (18) are arranged, the means (42) for taking over filter pack sections (44) and the means (43) for taking over cigarette pack sections (45) preferably separate from one another in terms of structure and processing are arranged.

28. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (42) for taking over filter pack sections (44) are optionally connected to means (46) for holding and transporting filter pack sections (44) which connect the filter pack sections ( 44) and bring each into a first separation position (49) and which are connected to a means (50) for pushing filter plugs (38) out of the filter pack sections (44), the means (46) for holding and transporting of filter pack sections (44) are optionally connected to the means (42) for taking over filter pack sections (44).

29. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (50) for pushing out filter plugs (38) from filter pack sections (44) optionally means (51) for transporting filter plugs (38) and means (52) for transporting filter empty packaging (48) are arranged downstream, the means (51) for transporting filter plugs (38) with a separate means (53) for receiving the filter waste and / or is connected to the collecting means (54) for receiving packaging material (26) and wherein the means (52) for transporting filter empty packaging (48) is also connected to the means (54) for receiving packaging material (26).

30. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a means (55) for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections (45) is connected to the means (43) for taking over cigarette pack sections (45), said cigarette pack sections (45) preferably transported separately from the filter pack sections (44) and held away.

31. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (55) for holding and transporting cigarette pack sections (45) preferably with a means (57) for pushing out cigarettes (39) from the cigarette pack sections (45) in Connected, the means (55) optionally being assigned as an integrated part to the means (43) for taking over cigarette pack sections (45).

2. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (57) for pushing out cigarettes (39) from cigarette pack sections (45) means (63) for transporting cigarettes (39) and means (47) for transporting Cigarette empty packaging (58) are subordinate.

33. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (47) for transporting empty cigarette packaging (58) is connected to the means (54) for receiving packaging material (26) in which the empty cigarette packaging (58) is deposited become.

34. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cigarette packs (18) are preferably brought into a position-defined, preferably horizontal position by means of the means (21) for maintaining and adjusting a transport position (67) and by associated means can be locked to the holder, the positionally stable cigarette packs (18) being guided past the means (221, 222) for opening on the head and foot area sides by means of the means (20) for transporting cigarette packs (18), the said means for holding both in the area the cigarette pack sections (45) as well as in the area of the filter pack sections cuts (44) lock the cigarette packs (18) to be opened.

³⁵ • Device according to claim 34, characterized in that the means (22; 221, 222) for opening cigarette packs (18) on the head and foot region side are assigned at least one driven shaft (35) which is preferably mounted horizontally and transversely to the transport direction (67) which are arranged parallel to the preferably horizontally held cigarette packs (18) and are designed to be stable in storage.

36. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (29) for devaluing evaluation marks (65) on banderoles (28) is designed and arranged in such a way that the banderole (28) corresponds to its position on the Sealing area (68) of the cigarette packs (18) can be destroyed and can therefore be canceled.

37. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the shaft (35) a foot-side opening knife (222) for the separation and / or separation of the foot-side wall part (182) and a head-side opening knife (221) for the removal and / or separation of the head-side wall part (181) are attached, the head-side opening measurement depending on the dimensioning of the cigarette packs (18) ser (221) along the shaft (35) can be locked adjustable.

38. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for opening cigarette packs on the head and foot region sides optionally have a smaller radius than the means for severing cigarette packs, as a result of which the separated wall parts remain connected on one side to the pack sections ,

39. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, on the same shaft (35), the means (29) for devaluing valuation marks (65) on banderoles (28) in the form of an applied cracking rotary knife for destroying the valuation marks (65). is applied, the radius of the scribing rotary knife being smaller than the respective radii of the two opening knives (221, 222).

40. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the radius of the tearing rotary knife (29) is preferably designed such that when it comes into contact with the cigarette packs (18) at least the banderole (28) preferably within its defined, designated valuation marks (65) is divided and devalued, the tear-off rotary knife (29) devaluing the sleeve (28) in the loading range of the specified evaluation marks (65) preferably cut approximately in the middle.

41. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the scribing rotary knife with a different shaft is placed at a different location in the area of the means (20) for transporting cigarette packs (18), which are indicated by the relevant evaluation marks of the banderoles (28) is specified.

42. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (36) for severing cigarette packs (18) in the region of the connection surface (interface) (37) between filter plug (38) and cigarette rod (24) like the opening knife ( 221, 222) is a cut-through knife defined in the package section, which is located on the driven shaft (35) or optionally on a second driven shaft.

43. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening knife (221) on the head area, the marking rotary knife (29) and the cutting knife (36) in relation to the fixed position of the opening knife (222) on the foot area on a shaft (35) are arranged adjustable.

44. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (29) for the devaluation of rating marks (65) on banderoles (28) is designed to be assigned rating marks, optionally with predetermined cuts, punched holes and / or color imprints as devaluations and Destruction / demarcation of the rating marks (65; 66) of the banderoles (28; 31) are provided.

45. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, depending on the existing cigarette packaging machines with manufacturer-related different banderole positions on the cigarette packs (18), the means (29) for devaluing evaluation marks (65) on banderoles (28) is variable is selectable.

46. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (29) for the cancellation of valuation marks (65) on banderoles (28), depending on the circumstances, also represents an additional means for changing essential imprints on the banderole (28) , Depending on the shape of the cancellation point (32), the means (29) is structurally integrated in and / or on the means (22) for opening the cigarette packs (18).

47. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means (36) for severing cigarette packs (18), in particular the cutting knife (36), can be used in a defined manner as means (29) for devaluing evaluation marks (65) on banderoles (28) when the banderoles applied to the pack (28) and thus their essential banding data are applied to the cigarette packs (18) in the area of the connection points (37) inside the pack between the cigarette filter plug (38) and the connection of the cigarette tobacco (24) of the cigarettes (39).

48. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cigarette packs (18) by means (21) for maintaining and adjusting the transport position / transport direction (67) both in a horizontal and in an angle-defined or also vertical, upright position can be set, in which the registration (8, 10), the cancellation (9) and the recovery (12) of the banderole values take place.

₄₉ . Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the areas of the means (42) for taking over filter pack sections (44) and the means (43) for taking over cigarette pack sections (45) the transport position (69 ) of filter pack sections (44) and transport position (70) of cigarette pack sections (45) branch for further decomposition and can be set differently.

⁵⁰ • Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a machine part directly associated with the cigarette packaging machine or as a connecting device which can optionally be connected to at least one cigarette packaging machine, the separated cigarette packs (18) being packaged and removable in this way are that they can be supplied to the machine part or the connection device in an orderly manner.

5 ₁ . Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has, in addition to an energy supply unit, at least one electronic control and / or regulating device which allows all process steps to be carried out in a coordinated manner and which switches the means connected to it in terms of signaling and programming.

52. Device according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the form of a machine part of a cigarette packaging machine, it is connected to the energy supply unit and the electronic control and / or regulating device of the cigarette packaging machine. With 3 sheets of drawings