WO2015144278A1

WO2015144278A1 - Apparatus for producing and/or packaging products in the tobacco industry

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Publication number: WO2015144278A1
Application number: PCT/EP2015/000341
Authority: WO
Inventors: Thomas Rudolph; Christian LINCK
Original assignee: Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co. Kg)
Priority date: 2014-03-24
Filing date: 2015-02-17
Publication date: 2015-10-01
Also published as: CN106232479B; DE102014004135A1; EP3122638A1; EP3122638B1; CN106232479A

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for producing and/or packaging products (13) in the tobacco industry, in particular for packaging cigarette packs (13) in multipacks (21), having a conveying mechanism (34) which can be moved preferably back and forth, for example a conveying mechanism which is intended for pushing or thrusting the products and by means of which at least in each case one product (13) can be conveyed, in particular pushed or thrust, in an in particular non-curved conveying plane, with at least temporary abutment against the conveying mechanism (34), from a first position into a second position. The invention is characterized by an electro-optical detecting device (32) which is oriented onto the side (36) of the product (13), the conveying mechanism (34) butting at least temporarily against said side - product-abutment side - and can detect the product-abutment side (36), in at least one movement state of the conveying mechanism (34), from the direction of the conveying mechanism (34).

Description

Device for producing and / or packaging tobacco industry products

description

The present invention relates to a device for producing and / or packaging products of the tobacco industry, in particular for packaging cigarette packs in bundle packs, with a preferably reciprocable conveying member, such as a conveying member for pushing or pushing the products, with at least one each Product in a particular non-curved conveying plane under at least temporary contact with the conveying member from a first position to a second position is conveyed, in particular slidable or shockable. Such reciprocating conveying members are used, for example, in so-called bundle packers, which produce bundle packs by wrapping several cigarette packs as a group in at least one wrapping. In this case, a reciprocating slider usually pushes the package group into the pocket of a folding turret, taking a wrapping blank in a horizontal conveying plane.

In the cigarette industry, the packaging and manufacturing processes are increasingly monitored, in particular by cameras, scanners, etc. comprehensive, electro-optical detection devices. This not least with regard to "track and trace" requirements. However, for example, in the above-mentioned process of inserting a pack group into a folding turret, it is difficult to properly detect the individual sides of the cigarette packs facing the slider in the inserting operation. Because for cameras, etc. is due to the moving slider little space.

CONFIRMATION COPY Proceeding from this, it is an object of the present invention to develop a device of the type mentioned, in particular with regard to the best possible electro-optical detection of the respective conveying member opposite sides of the corresponding, at least one product.

This object is achieved by a device having the features of claim 1 and a device having the features of claim 16.

Thereafter, an apparatus for producing and / or packaging products of the tobacco industry of the type mentioned according to the invention an electro-optical detection device, which is aligned on the side of the product to which the conveying member at least temporarily applied during the conveying movement - product plant side - or in the context of this funding movement is opposed to the funding body. In such a way that the detection device can detect the product plant side in at least one state of movement of the conveying member from the direction of the conveying member.

Accordingly, the product plant side is regularly detected from one direction, which lies substantially parallel to the conveying plane or within this. This ensures that geometrical distortions of the product system sides in the corresponding image recordings of the product installation sides generated by the electro-optical detection device are largely avoided. This applies in particular to the main application of the invention, in which the product plant sides are perpendicular to the conveying plane, as is the case with a packer, in which a group of cigarette packs is moved by a slider into the pocket of a folding turret in the region of a plug-in station. The detection direction of the detection device would then run perpendicular to the side opposite the slide pack sides or the sides on which the slide during the conveying movement of the packs at least temporarily applied.

Incidentally, in the context of this application, products of the tobacco industry are understood to mean not only end products, such as cigarette packs or Bundle packs, but for example, all preliminary or intermediate products that can be moved by an above-mentioned conveyor organ. In one embodiment of the invention, such a conveying member for conveying the products at least one, preferably arranged in the conveying plane mirror, and the detection means at least one arranged outside the conveying plane, electro-optical detection element, such as a (CCD or line) camera, a Scanner or the like. The electro-optical detection element and the mirror are then positioned and aligned in such a way that electromagnetic radiation, usually light rays (usually visible light or IR light), falls on the mirror of the conveyor element at least in the state of movement of the conveyor element from the product contact side and subsequently (optionally after diversion by further mirrors) to the detection element. If the conveying plane is a horizontal plane, for reasons of space, the sensing element would advantageously be arranged either above the conveying plane or below the conveying plane. In order to make this possible, the mirror may for example be arranged on the conveyor member such that its mirror surface is inclined with respect to the conveyor plane, for example inclined by 45 °. In this case, the light originating from the product plant side would be deflected out of the conveying plane and, in particular, out of the region of the conveying member, towards an otherwise free region in which the detecting member can be placed. As a rule, there is sufficient space above or below the conveyor.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the mirror is arranged in an interior of the conveyor element which is closed at least in areas, preferably completely outwards, which is bounded at least partially by transparent material or a transparent wall (for example, made of glass) in the direction of the product installation side is such that emanating from this side electromagnetic radiation at least in the one state of movement of the conveying member through the transparent material can get to the mirror of the conveyor. The background of this measure is that in the area of machines for the production / packaging of products of the tobacco industry, tobacco dust is regularly encountered, which, in the case where the mirror is arranged on the conveyor element without further protection shielding it from the environment, on the mirror and thereby affect the quality of the image taken by the Specifically, the transparent material can form an outer wall of the conveying member or a part thereof. Regularly, it will be the actual conveying side or conveying wall of the conveying member, which is at least partially transparent, ie the side which contacts the respective product or against which the product is in contact with it from the first position to the second position move.

Advantageously, it is provided that the interior of the conveying member (also) in the direction of the electro-optical detecting member is at least partially limited by transparent material or a corresponding wall, so that the originating from the product system side beams through the mirror of the conveying member through this transparent material through to the electro-optical Can reach detection device. Regularly, another side than the delivery side of the conveying member corresponding to such a transparent region or be formed wholly or partly from this, so that the rays coming from the product plant side first fall on the mirror, then in the interior of the conveying member, for example, upwards, downwards or be deflected to the side, through the transparent material of the corresponding side of the conveyor member through again emerge from the interior and finally fall on the detection member.

Of course, there are various possibilities for the viewing direction of the detection member or the corresponding arrangement of the latter, from which the viewing direction ultimately results. This may for example be directed parallel to the conveying direction, so that at least one further, arranged between the mirror of the conveying member and the detection member mirror is necessary, deflected by the deflected by the mirror of the conveying member from the conveying plane light or the deflected beams again in the appropriate line of sight of the operator. Of course, it is also possible to dispense with such a further mirror if the viewing direction of the detection member is directed directly onto the mirror of the conveying member.

In a further embodiment of the invention can be provided not to place the detection member at a distance from the conveying member outside the conveying plane, but to arrange directly on the conveying member. In this case, the viewing direction of the electro-optical detection member would be directed parallel to the conveying plane to the product plant side. Preferably, the electro-optical detection member sits in place of the above-mentioned mirror in the interior of the conveying member. The interior can in turn be partially or completely closed to the outside. It is important that the gaze of the capturing device on the product installation sides is free, so that the corresponding electromagnetic radiation can reach the detection element. Preferably, the conveying member or the conveying side of the conveying member is therefore limited in this embodiment in the direction of the product contact side at least partially by transparent material, so that the rays can fall accordingly to the arranged behind the detection member.

Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the appended claims, the following description of preferred embodiments, and from the accompanying drawings. Show:

Fig. 1 is an oblique view of a packaging system for packaging

Cigarette pack groups in bundle packs

(Cigarette rods),

Fig. 2 is a side view of the packaging system in the direction of arrow II in

Fig. 1,

3 shows a first embodiment of a detail of the system in the region III in Fig. 2, a section through the detail of FIG. 3 along the section line IV-IV in Fig. 3, an alternative embodiment to the detail of the system of FIG. 3 in a correspondingly analogous representation, a section through the alternative embodiment of FIG. 5 along the Section line VI-VI, a further alternative embodiment to the detail of FIG. 3 in a correspondingly analog representation, another alternative embodiment to the detail of FIG. 3 in a correspondingly analog representation, a side view of the system according to the line of sight IX-IX in Fig. 1, a further alternative embodiment in an oblique view, a schematic representation of control technical relationships.

The embodiments of the invention described below relate to a so-called packager 10. However, the invention is not limited to pack packers, but can also be used in various other devices for the manufacture and / or packaging of products of the tobacco industry, such as cardboard packers, Packers for the production of individual cigarette packs, etc. Bundle packers have long been known in the art and described for example in DE 10 201 1 103 821 A1, the contents of which are fully integrated into the present application.

Such or the packer packer 10 comprises a plug-in station 1 1, in which on an endless conveyor 12, in this case an inlet belt, to 5 000341

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Pack groups 20 grouped cigarette packs 13 intermittently one after the other, in each case taking along a (cardboard) blank 15 originating from a cutting apparatus 14, are inserted into a pocket 16 of a folding turret 17 held ready in each case.

On the (cardboard) blank 15, production data are previously applied by means of a printing unit 56, such as a laser writer, such as fire data, the production date, plant data, etc.

Each pack group 20 consists of two superimposed rows of several, in the present case five, in the direction of the endless conveyor 12 juxtaposed packs 13. After inserting the pack group 20 in the prepared pocket 16 of the folding turret 17 is rotated further until the next free revolver pocket 16th at the height of the endless conveyor 12 or in the region of the insertion station 1 1, so that the next pack group 20 can be inserted.

The folding members 18, 19 then fold the blank 15 of the pack group 20 in the pocket 16 around the respective pack group 20. The group 20 thus enveloped in the (cardboard) blank 15 is then transferred to another folding turret 22, in the region of which an outer envelope 23 enveloping the folded (cardboard) blank 15 is made of film or alternatively of paper.

The individual blanks for the outer sheath 23 are thereby separated from a continuous material web 24 by means of a separation unit 25 comprising a knife roller 26 in the present case.

As an alternative to the above-described application of the production data on the (cardboard) blank 15 in the region of the insertion station 1 1 production data can be applied by means of a printing unit 57 on the outer sheath 23, in particular on the continuous web 24. This in particular, if the Außenumhüllung 23 is not transparent, but, for example. A Papierumhüllung is. The further folding turret 22 leaving bundles of packs 21 are then conveyed along a present horizontal transport path 27 to another conveyor, in the present case a vertical conveyor 28. Along the transport path 27, a labeling apparatus 31 is arranged, which provides the bundles of packages 21 with labels.

Along the vertical conveyor 28, two shrinking stations 29, 30 are arranged, at which the outer envelope 23 is shrunk from film.

Subsequent to the vertical conveyor 28 is followed by a (horizontal) discharge conveyor, which further promotes the bundle packs 21, in particular to a subsequent, unillustrated carton packer, each of which packs a predetermined number of bundles of packs 21 in a carton.

In order to be able to generate image recordings of packs of cigarettes 13 packaged by the respective bundle packs 21, the slide-in station 11 is assigned a special detection device 32 for the electro-optical detection of cigarette packs 13 or group 20. These image recordings can then be used, for example, in order to enable a traceability of the cigarette packs contained in the packs of packs 21 in the sense of a "track and trace" which is still described later. Regardless of the detection device 32 could also be used for other testing or monitoring purposes.

The detection device 32 is part of a device 33 for conveying or inserting the cigarette group 20 transversely to the endless conveyor 12 in the respective prepared pocket 16 of the folding turret 17, in the present case along or in a horizontal conveying plane.

In this case, this device 33 comprises a conveying member 34, which in the present case likewise reciprocates in the horizontal plane, namely a slide. The side 35 of the conveying member 34 facing the packs 13 or the pack group 20 is the conveying side of the conveying member 34, which moves towards the pack group 20 in the course of an insertion movement (forward movement), contacting them and at least Temporary system moves at the same in the direction of the folding turret pocket 16 and pushes into this.

After insertion of the pack group 20 in the ready held pocket 16, the folding turret 17 rotates until a next free pocket 16 of the folding turret 17 is in the region of the insertion station 11. Furthermore, the conveying member 34 moves in a reverse movement in the opposite direction (movement) in a retracted position in which the next on the endless conveyor 12 next packing group 20 can be promoted in the region of the insertion station 11 / is. The conveying member 34 then conveys this (next) packing group 20 located in the insertion region as part of the next conveying cycle with a renewed insertion movement into the further pocket 16 of the folding turret 17 located in the region of the insertion station 11 and then moves again into the retracted position. The described processes repeat themselves intermittently.

The electro-optical detection device 32 is formed in a special way due to the cramped conditions in the region of the insertion station 11 to optimally detect those sides of the cigarette packs 13 of the respective pack group 20, which are contacted by the folding member 34 or at least during this insertion movement temporarily. In the present application these pages are referred to as attachment pages. In the exemplary embodiments described, these are the bottom sides 36 of the cigarette packs 13. Of course, it is also within the scope of the invention to have other sides of the cigarette packs 13 show as attachment sides 36 in the direction of the conveying member 34 and then to capture accordingly with the detection device 32. The detection device 32 is aligned with the abutment sides 36 of the cigarette packs 13, in such a way that the abutment sides 36 can be detected from the direction of the conveying member 34, that is substantially parallel to the conveying direction of the conveying member 34th For this purpose, the detection device 32 comprises a plurality of electro-optical detection elements 37, for example a camera or a scanner, with which the system sides 36 or, if appropriate, parts thereof can be detected or with which corresponding image recordings can be made. The detection device 32 further comprises lighting elements 55, for example LEDs, for illuminating the plant sides 36 or the parts thereof. In the present case, respective illuminating members 55 are arranged on each of the detection members 37.

FIGS. 3-7 show three different embodiments of a detection device 32, which detects the contact sides 36 from the direction of the conveying element 34, in which the detection elements 37 are positioned outside, namely above or above the conveying plane of the cigarette packet group 20, for space reasons, ie outside / above them Plane in which the cigarette pack group 20 is moved during its conveying movement in the folding turret pocket 16.

In order to ensure in this constellation that the detection device 32 can detect the plant sides 36 or in the present case the bottom sides of the cigarette packs from the direction of the conveying member 34, the conveying member 34 in the embodiment of Figs. 3 and 4, an elongated, parallel to the pack group 20 extending, all detection organs 37 common mirror 38. The mirror 38 is arranged in the conveying plane and extends inclined to the same or inclined to the conveying direction of the conveying member 34th

In the present case, it is arranged in an interior space 39 of the conveying member 34, namely on an inclined wall 40. The mirror 38 is arranged at a distance from the conveying side 35 of the conveying member 34, namely offset in the direction of the side of the conveying member 34 facing away from the packing group 20 The conveying side 35 is the side of the conveying member 34 at which the packs 13 of the pack group 20 at least temporarily rest during the insertion movement of the conveying member 34 or with which the packs 13 of the pack group 20 are effectively inserted. In other words, the mirror 38 is thus present in the conveying member 34 arranged that from the plant sides 36 of the cigarette packs 13 outgoing light rays, which extend substantially parallel to the conveying direction, meet the mirror 38.

In the embodiment of Figs. 3 and 4, the detecting members 37 are arranged in a row which extends in the region of the insertion station 1 1 parallel spaced from the respective pack group 20, namely laterally offset above the same. In each case, two cigarette packs 13 arranged one above the other are assigned to a detection element 37 in the present case. In other words, the respective detection member 37 generates corresponding image recordings of the two packs associated therewith 13. Of course, various other assignments are possible, for example, a Erfassurigsorgan 37 for all packs 13 of the pack group 20 or pack 13 each one detection device 37 etc.

The inclination of the mirror 38 (here 45 °) to the conveying plane of the conveying member 34 and the arrangement of the detection members 37 are coordinated such that in at least one state of movement of the conveying member 34, namely in the movement state shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a Light path is formed along the parallel to the conveying plane extending, outgoing from the contact surfaces 36 of the cigarette packs 13 light rays are guided on the mirror 38 and are deflected by this, in the present case upwards, in the direction of the detection members 37. Correspondingly, in the state of movement shown, the detection elements 37 can generate image recordings of the installation sides 36 or of the bottom sides of the cigarette packs 13.

In the case of the abovementioned light beams coming from the installation sides 36, the present case is largely the light of the illumination elements 55, which is reflected by the installation sides 36. Because the coordination described above between the mirror 38 and detection organs 37 or Anlageseiten 36 also includes the lighting organs 55 so that it is ensured that the light of the lighting organs 55 can reverse the light path described above and correspondingly impinges on the plant pages 36. As can be seen from the drawings, it is not possible in this embodiment to produce in all states of movement of the conveying member 34 images of the plant sides 36 of the packs 13, since the light rays do not meet in other than the state of motion shown on the detection members 37. Because the viewing directions of the detection members 37 are then no longer directed to the mirror 38.

In order to allow the entry of the light rays coming from the plant sides 36 in the interior 39 of the conveying member 35, the delivery side 35 and the corresponding conveyor wall is formed transparent. For example, made of a transparent plastic or glass. The same applies to a region 42 in another side of the conveying member 34, in this case the upper side 41, through which the light deflected by the mirror 38 in the direction of the detection elements 37 emerges from the inner space 39.

Instead of using transparent materials, of course, in a simpler embodiment of the invention, it is also possible to arrange recesses in the delivery side 35 or in the corresponding other side of the delivery member 34 from which the light exits again. By using the transparent materials, however, it is possible to complete the interior 39 completely to the outside or to the environment, so that, for example, tobacco dust deposits on the mirror 38 are avoided.

In contrast to the previously described embodiment of the detection device 32 according to FIGS. 3 and 4, the conveying element 34 in the alternative embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6 does not have all of the detection elements 37 jointly assigned, one-piece, elongated mirror 38, but each detection member 37 is each assigned its own, separate mirror 38. In this case, the individual mirrors 38 are arranged successively on the conveying member 34 in a row running parallel to the packing group 20 located in the insertion position or in the insertion region. In the present case (also) in the interior 39 thereof. Each mirror 38 or its reflecting mirror surface is - as is the case with the elongate mirror of the embodiment according to FIGS. 3 and 4 - inclined with respect to the conveying plane. However, the mirrors 38 and the mirror surfaces are not aligned perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying member 34, but include with the conveying direction a deviating from 90 ° angle. The mirror surfaces are rotated by a particular small angle about a vertical or perpendicular to the conveying plane axis of rotation to avoid disturbing light reflections.

In the alternative embodiment according to FIG. 7, in contrast to the embodiment of FIGS. 3 and 4, the detection elements 37 are arranged on the one hand in a common housing 43. Alternatively, each detection member 37 could also be arranged in a separate or separate housing 43.

On the other hand, the respective viewing directions of the respective detection organs 37 are not directed directly to the mirror 38. Rather, the viewing directions of the detection members 37 are each parallel to the conveying direction of the conveying member 34. In the housing 43, therefore, a further mirror 44 is arranged (or alternatively a plurality of mirrors 44), which is aligned so that in the movement state of the conveying member shown in Fig. 7 34 coming from the plant sides 36 of the packs 13 light incident upon the mirror 38 of the conveyor member 34 through a corresponding inlet opening in a (lower) wall in the housing 43 passes through the mirror 44, which then this light in the line of sight of the detection member 37 distracts. The inlet opening of the housing 43 is likewise covered by transparent material, such as glass. By the (or) the housing 43, the respective detection members 37 - in a similar manner as the mirror 38 through the closed interior 39 of the conveying member 34 - kept free of tobacco dust or the like.

FIG. 8 shows a further alternative embodiment in which, with the omission of mirrors, the detection member 37 is arranged directly on the conveying member 34, namely in the interior 39 thereof. The viewing direction of the detection member 37 extends directly in the conveying direction on the opposite sides of the packs 36 of the packs 13th Finally, FIG. 10 shows an alternative in which the detection member 37 is not arranged on the conveying member 34 but is placed obliquely above it. The viewing direction thereof is accordingly directed obliquely from above onto the contact sides 36.

With the detection device 32 described above, of each cigarette pack group 20, which is located in the region of the insertion station 1 1 or in the insertion area, immediately before, during or immediately after the insertion process image captures are generated.

If the detection devices 37 are designed, for example, as scanners, image recordings of barcodes 48 arranged on the contact sides 36 of the cigarette packs 13 of the pack group 20 can be generated, or in other words such barcodes 48 can be read therefrom. As part of a "trace and tracking" process, the bar codes 48 can then be linked by a suitable controller in a database 49 with a corresponding code 50 which can identify the bundle of packets 21 into which the respective cigarette packs 13 are packaged.

This code 50 for the bundle pack 21 can then be written onto the bundle pack 21, for example by means of a printing unit 46, for example a laser writer, which can be positioned approximately in the region of the transport path 27.

As can be seen in FIG. 11, the codes 50 of the bundle packs 21 can be read out by means of a further detection device 51 a when leaving the region of the bundle packer 10. On the other hand, they can be read out again by a further detection device 51 b upon entry into the area of a carton packer and be linked in the database 49 with a (dash) code 54 identifying a carton 47. Namely, the code 54 of the carton 47 in which the individual bundle packs 21 are packed. In a further step, a further printing unit 52 can then write the identification code 54 onto the cardboard 47.

Finally, a further detection device 53 may be provided which reads out the corresponding identification code 54 of the boxes 47. These codes are then optionally linked in the database 49 with a corresponding code identifying a pallet on which the boxes 47 are placed.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 bars or 41 top

Container packer 42 area

11 insertion station 43 housing

12 endless conveyor 44 mirrors

13 cigarette pack 46 printing unit

14 blanking device 47 cardboard

15 carton blank 48 barcode

16 bag 49 database

17 folding turret 50 barcode

18 folding member 51a detection device

19 folding member 51 b detection device

20 group 52 printing unit

21 bundle pack 53 Detection device

22 Folding turret 54 Barcode

23 outer sheath 55 lighting organs

24 web 56 printing unit

25 Separating unit 57 Printing unit

6 knife roller

7 transport route

8 vertical conveyors

9 shrinking station

0 shrinking station

1 labeller

2 detection device

3 conveyor

4 conveyor

5 production side

6 investment page

7 detection device

8 mirrors

9 interior

0 wall

Claims

claims

1. A device for producing and / or packaging products (13) of the tobacco industry, in particular for packaging cigarette packs (13) in bundle packs (21), with a preferably reciprocable conveying member (34), such as a conveying member for pushing or Pushing the products, with at least one product (13) in a particular non-curved conveying plane under at least temporary investment in the conveying member (34) from a first position to a second position is conveyed, in particular pushable or shockable, characterized by a on the page

(36) of the product (13) on which the conveying member (34) at least temporarily applied - product side - aligned, electro-optical detection means (32), the product plant side (36) in at least one state of movement of the conveying member (34) from the direction of the conveying member (34) can capture.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the conveying member (34) at least one, preferably arranged in the conveying plane mirror (38) and the detection means (32) at least one arranged outside the conveying plane, electro-optical detection member

(37), in particular a camera or a scanner, wherein the electro-optical detection element (37) and the mirror (38) are positioned and aligned in at least one movement state of the conveyor (34) such that the electro-optical detection element (37) from the product side (36) coming, in the direction of the mirror (38) extending, reflected by this electromagnetic radiation, in particular light rays, can receive.

3. A device according to claim 2, characterized in that the mirror (38) is arranged on the conveying member (34) such that its mirror surface is inclined relative to the conveying plane, in particular by 45 °.

4. The device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the mirror (38) in an at least partially, preferably completely closed to the outside interior (39) of the conveying member (34) is arranged in the direction of the product system side (36) at least partially is limited by transparent material, so that from the product from the plant side (36) coming electromagnetic radiation in at least one moving state of the conveying member (34) through the transparent material to the mirror (38) can pass.

5. Device according to one or more of the further claims 2-4, characterized in that the mirror (38) is arranged in an at least partially, preferably completely outwardly closed interior (39) of the conveying member (34), in the direction of the electro-optical Detection member (37) at least partially limited by transparent material, so that from the product plant side (36) originating electromagnetic radiation at least in one state of movement of the conveying member (34) via the mirror (38) through the transparent material to the electro-optical detection member (37) can reach.

6. Device according to one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the electro-optical detection member (37) is arranged outside the conveying plane, that the viewing direction of the electro-optical detecting member (37) extends at an angle to the conveying plane, in particular perpendicular, and that the electro-optical detecting member (37) is aligned without the interposition of further mirrors at least in the one state of movement of the conveying member (34) directly on the mirror (38) of the conveying member (34).

7. Device according to one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the electro-optical detection member (37) is arranged outside the conveying plane, that the viewing direction of the electro-optical detecting member (37) runs parallel to the conveying plane, and that the electro-optical detecting member (37). with the interposition of at least one further mirror (44) at least in one Movement state of the conveying member is indirectly aligned with the mirror (38) of the conveying member (34).

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that the electro-optical detection member in a closed housing (43) is arranged with a wall region of transparent material through which the product from the plant side (36) outgoing, via the mirror (38) of the conveying member ( 34) reflected electromagnetic radiation in the housing (43) can reach the detection member (37).

9. Device according to one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the electro-optical detection member (37) on the conveying member (34) is arranged.

10. The device according to claim 9, characterized in that the viewing direction of the electro-optical detection member (37) is directed parallel to the conveying plane on the product plant side (36).

1 1. Apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the electro-optical detection member (37) is arranged in an at least partially, preferably completely outwardly closed interior (39) of the conveying member (34) in the direction of the product plant side (36) is limited at least partially by transparent material, so that coming from the product system side (36) coming electromagnetic radiation through the transparent material to the electro-optical detection member (37).

12. The device according to one or more of the further claims, characterized in that the detection device (32) has at least one illumination member (55), with the product plant side (36) at least in the one movement state of the conveying member (34) is illuminated, in particular an illuminating member (55) disposed in the vicinity of or on the electro-optical detecting member (37) such that the light beams thereof are at least in the one moving state of the conveying member (34) fall on the mirror (38) of the conveying member (34) and are reflected by this in the direction of the product side (36).

13. Device according to one or more of the further claims, characterized in that with the conveying member (34) all products (13) of a group (20) of preferably perpendicular to the conveying direction juxtaposed products (13), in particular a group (20) of Cigarette packs (13), with at least temporary contact of each product (13) of the product group (20) on the conveying member (34) are each conveyed from the first to the second position, wherein the detection device (32) is aligned with the product contact sides (36) of the respective products (13) of the product group (20), and wherein the detection means (32) for each product (13) or for pairs of products (13) each having an associated, separate electro-optical detection member (17), the respective (n ) Product plant side (s) (36) of the assigned product (s) are detected at least in the one movement state of the conveyor organ (34).

14. The device according to claim 2 and 13 and optionally one of the further claims, characterized in that all electro-optical detection members (37) and each one of the respective detection member (37) associated mirror (38) of the conveying member (34) respectively at least in the one movement state of the conveying member (34) are positioned and aligned in such a way that each electro-optical detection element (37) emanates from the product-side (s) (36) of the respectively assigned product / product pair, in the direction of the respective associated mirror (38) of the conveying member (34) ), from this reflected electromagnetic radiation, in particular light rays, can receive.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that each electro-optical detection member (34) is associated with a separate mirror (38) or all detection members (37) a common, in particular perpendicular to the conveying direction extending mirror (38).

16. Apparatus for producing bundle packs (21) for cigarettes (13), wherein in the bundle pack (21) a plurality of cigarette packs (13) as Group (20) in at least one sheath (15, 23) are wrapped with a reciprocable slide (34), with a group (20) of cigarette packs (13) at least temporarily conditioning the cigarette packs (13) on the Slide (34) in a preferably horizontal conveying plane from a first position to a second position is conveyed, in particular by an endless conveyor (12) in a pocket (16) of a folding turret (17), preferably with entrainment of a wrapping blank (15, 23), characterized by a, on the respective sides (36) of the cigarette packs (13) on which the conveying member (34) each at least temporarily applied - Produktanlageseiten - oriented, electro-optical detection means (32), the Produktanlageseiten (36) in at least one state of movement of the conveying member (34) from the direction of the conveying member (34) can detect.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, characterized by one or more features of claims 1-15.