EP0268919A3 - Cigarette packaging machine - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0268919A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: packaging machine; cigarette packaging; cigarette; machine; packaging
Prior art date: 1986-11-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP87116545A

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0268919B1 (en

EP0268919A2 (en

Inventor

Heinz Focke

Kurt Liedtke

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG

Original Assignee

Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1986-11-27

Filing date

1987-11-10

Publication date

1989-03-22

1987-11-10 Application filed by Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG

1988-06-01 Publication of EP0268919A2 publication Critical patent/EP0268919A2/en

1989-03-22 Publication of EP0268919A3 publication Critical patent/EP0268919A3/en

1993-02-17 Application granted granted Critical

1993-02-17 Publication of EP0268919B1 publication Critical patent/EP0268919B1/en

2007-11-10 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
- B65B19/28—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines
- B65B19/30—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines responsive to presence of faulty articles, e.g. incorrectly filled cigarettes

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Toxicology (AREA)
Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)

EP87116545A 1986-11-27 1987-11-10 Cigarette packaging machine Expired - Lifetime EP0268919B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3640491		1986-11-27
DE19863640491 DE3640491A1 (en)	1986-11-27	1986-11-27	PACKING MACHINE FOR CIGARETTES

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0268919A2 EP0268919A2 (en)	1988-06-01
EP0268919A3 true EP0268919A3 (en)	1989-03-22
EP0268919B1 EP0268919B1 (en)	1993-02-17

Family

ID=6314868

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP87116545A Expired - Lifetime EP0268919B1 (en)	1986-11-27	1987-11-10	Cigarette packaging machine

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4931633A (en)
EP (1)	EP0268919B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0620892B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR8706406A (en)
CA (1)	CA1304727C (en)
DE (2)	DE3640491A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3812689A1 (en) *	1988-04-16	1989-11-02	Focke & Co	DEVICE FOR CHECKING CIGARETTES
DE3822520A1 (en) *	1988-07-04	1990-01-18	Focke & Co	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING CIGARETTES
US5010904A (en) *	1989-12-21	1991-04-30	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Method and apparatus for detecting loose ends of cigarettes
DE4302777A1 (en) *	1993-02-02	1994-08-04	Focke & Co	Device for testing cigarettes
DE4424045A1 (en) *	1994-07-11	1996-01-18	Focke & Co	Testing cigarettes regarding correct formation of end regions esp. correct filling of tobacco
AU4160499A (en) *	1998-06-22	2000-01-10	Tobacco Research And Development Institute Limited	A channel starvation detector
DE10021838A1 (en) *	2000-05-05	2001-11-08	Focke & Co	Device for manufacturing products and method for controlling such a device
CN102963553A (en) *	2012-12-13	2013-03-13	广东中烟工业有限责任公司	Method and device for detecting glass paper for cigarette bar
CN114166304B (en) *	2020-09-11	2025-01-28	云南喜科科技有限公司	A light inspection method and device suitable for quantitative analysis of the filling amount of the smoke section of an aerosol generating product

Citations (5)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB839162A (en) *	1957-12-05	1960-06-29	Industrial Nucleonics Corp	Improvements in and relating to automatic inspection and rejection apparatus
US4174780A (en) *	1977-06-30	1979-11-20	Molins Limited	Feeding cigarettes and similar rod-like articles
GB2073576A (en) *	1980-04-01	1981-10-21	Gd Spa	Cigarette quality control
EP0110125A1 (en) *	1982-11-23	1984-06-13	Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)	Device for fault testing cigarettes or the like
US4496055A (en) *	1982-09-28	1985-01-29	Molins Plc	Apparatus for forming groups of cigarettes

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
IT1108245B (en) *	1978-06-01	1985-12-02	Gd Spa	FEEDING AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR LAYERS OF CIGARETTES IN PACKAGING MACHINES FOR CIGARETTES IN PACKAGES
IT1208082B (en) *	1982-08-04	1989-06-06	Sasib Spa	DEVICE FOR THE QUALITY CONTROL OF THE CIGARETTES IN THE HOPE OF FEEDING OF THE PACKAGING MACHINES
DE3437580C2 (en) *	1983-10-28	1995-11-16	Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg	Device for the optical inspection of a cigarette rod
DE3407168A1 (en) *	1984-02-28	1985-08-29	Focke & Co, 2810 Verden	DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CIGARETTE GROUPS
DE3442462C1 (en) *	1984-11-22	1986-04-03	Maschinenfabrik Alfred Schmermund Gmbh & Co, 5820 Gevelsberg	Device for feeding cigarettes to a packaging station

1986
- 1986-11-27 DE DE19863640491 patent/DE3640491A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1987
- 1987-11-10 DE DE8787116545T patent/DE3784221D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1987-11-10 EP EP87116545A patent/EP0268919B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-18 CA CA000552136A patent/CA1304727C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-24 US US07/124,517 patent/US4931633A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-11-26 BR BR8706406A patent/BR8706406A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1987-11-27 JP JP62299641A patent/JPH0620892B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB839162A (en) *	1957-12-05	1960-06-29	Industrial Nucleonics Corp	Improvements in and relating to automatic inspection and rejection apparatus
US4174780A (en) *	1977-06-30	1979-11-20	Molins Limited	Feeding cigarettes and similar rod-like articles
GB2073576A (en) *	1980-04-01	1981-10-21	Gd Spa	Cigarette quality control
US4496055A (en) *	1982-09-28	1985-01-29	Molins Plc	Apparatus for forming groups of cigarettes
EP0110125A1 (en) *	1982-11-23	1984-06-13	Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)	Device for fault testing cigarettes or the like

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE3784221D1 (en)	1993-03-25
EP0268919B1 (en)	1993-02-17
DE3640491A1 (en)	1988-06-09
JPS63152515A (en)	1988-06-25
JPH0620892B2 (en)	1994-03-23
BR8706406A (en)	1988-07-19
US4931633A (en)	1990-06-05
CA1304727C (en)	1992-07-07
EP0268919A2 (en)	1988-06-01

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB8601282D0 (en)	1986-02-26	Packaging machine
GB2216885B (en)	1991-12-04	Packaging machines
EP0281206A3 (en)	1989-04-26	Packaging machine
DE3471286D1 (en)	1988-06-23	Format-adjustable packaging machine
EP0291133A3 (en)	1989-08-09	Packaging machine
GB2195314B (en)	1990-07-11	Cigarette packaging machinery
HUT56318A (en)	1991-08-28	Packing machine
GB8702486D0 (en)	1987-03-11	Packaging machine
GB2174638B (en)	1987-05-13	Packaging machine
DE3467880D1 (en)	1988-01-14	Packaging machine
GB2193480B (en)	1990-07-25	Bagger machine
EP0253027A3 (en)	1989-01-25	Packaging machine
GB2158034B (en)	1987-09-09	Packaging machine
EP0268919A3 (en)	1989-03-22	Cigarette packaging machine
GB2188606B (en)	1989-11-15	Wrapping machine
GB2221137B (en)	1992-09-16	Cigarette making machine
GB2188024B (en)	1990-04-18	Wrapping machine
GB2215578B (en)	1992-07-29	Cigarette making machine
GB8700592D0 (en)	1987-02-18	Cigarette manufacturing machine
IE842295L (en)	1986-05-06	Packaging machine
IE860025L (en)	1986-07-07	Packaging machine
GR860375B (en)	1986-02-18	Tobacco machine
DE3567424D1 (en)	1989-02-16	Drop-loading packaging machine
GB8706319D0 (en)	1987-04-23	Cigarette packing machines
GB8711396D0 (en)	1987-06-17	Wrapping machine

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