WO2023042112A3 - Method and system for inspecting smoking articles - Google Patents

Method and system for inspecting smoking articles Download PDF

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WO2023042112A3
WO2023042112A3 PCT/IB2022/058702 IB2022058702W WO2023042112A3 WO 2023042112 A3 WO2023042112 A3 WO 2023042112A3 IB 2022058702 W IB2022058702 W IB 2022058702W WO 2023042112 A3 WO2023042112 A3 WO 2023042112A3
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smoking articles
mta
longitudinal axis
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Dalia COPPI
Riccardo VASUMINI
Giuliano Gamberini
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
    • A24C5/345—Removing defective cigarettes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
    • A24C5/3412—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
    • G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
    • G01N21/952—Inspecting the exterior surface of cylindrical bodies or wires

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Abstract

This disclosure relates to a method for inspecting smoking articles, wherein each smoking article includes an elongate tubular wrapper extending along a longitudinal axis (AC), a filling material (MTA) wrapped in the wrapper (IC) and an elongate body (CP) embedded in the filling material (MTA) at a predetermined position. The method comprises the following steps: capturing an image (IMM) of the smoking article or a part thereof, viewed along an optical path oriented along the longitudinal axis (AC); through a processor, feeding the image (IMM) to a machine-learned model (MA), the machine-learned model (MA) being trained to identify the body (CP) in the image (IMM).
PCT/IB2022/058702 2021-09-17 2022-09-15 Method and system for inspecting smoking articles WO2023042112A2 (en)

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CN202280061878.9A CN117956910A (en) 2021-09-17 2022-09-15 Method and system for inspecting smoking articles

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GB201013072D0 (en) 2010-08-04 2010-09-15 British American Tobacco Co Smoking article
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ITBO20080755A1 (en) * 2008-12-18 2010-06-19 Gd Spa METHOD FOR SETTING UP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTROL DEVICE IN A MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SMOKE ITEMS.
EP3067823A1 (en) * 2013-11-07 2016-09-14 Nuctech Company Limited Detection method and device
DE102014203158A1 (en) * 2014-02-21 2015-08-27 Hauni Maschinenbau Ag Optical inspection of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry
WO2018185722A1 (en) * 2017-04-07 2018-10-11 International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. Z O.O. Apparatus and method for rejection of defective rod-like articles from a mass flow of rod-like articles of the tobacco industry
EP3476228A1 (en) * 2017-10-25 2019-05-01 International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. z o.o. Method and apparatus for filling transport containers with rod-like articles of tabacco industry
CN111972700A (en) * 2019-05-22 2020-11-24 上海烟草集团有限责任公司 Cigarette appearance detection method and device, equipment, system and medium thereof
WO2021239494A1 (en) * 2020-05-28 2021-12-02 Jt International S.A. Method and system for identifying smoking articles

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