EP 0007837 B1 19810729 - DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE FIRMNESS OF CIGARETTES OR SIMILAR ARTICLES
Title (en)
DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE FIRMNESS OF CIGARETTES OR SIMILAR ARTICLES
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 7820929 A 19780713
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4224822A] A device for measuring the compactness of cylindrically shaped smoking articles, such as cigarettes and the like, comprising a supply unit for bringing the articles to a positioning and delivering assembly, two units for measuring the compactness mounted on either side of said assembly, which assembly defines a rectilinear path extending substantially from one measuring unit to the other to allow each article to be moved from a central reception position towards an outermost measuring position, means for positioning the articles when in said reception position alternately in two different angular positions and means for displacing the articles along said path alternately towards one and the other measuring unit.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
A24C 5/34 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT DE GB IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0007837 A1 19800206; EP 0007837 B1 19810729; AT E122 T1 19810815; DE 2960535 D1 19811029; FR 2430730 A1 19800208; FR 2430730 B1 19801205; US 4224822 A 19800930
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 79400465 A 19790705; AT 79400465 T 19790705; DE 2960535 T 19790705; FR 7820929 A 19780713; US 5250879 A 19790627