Global Patent Index - EP 0375631 A1

EP 0375631 A1 19900627 - A system for supplying tobacco to cigarette-making machines.

Title (en)

A system for supplying tobacco to cigarette-making machines.

Title (de)

System zum Beschicken von Zigarettenmaschinen mit Tabak.

Title (fr)

Système pour l'alimentation en tabac des machines de fabrication de cigarettes.

Publication

EP 0375631 A1 19900627 (EN)

Application

EP 89830537 A 19891206

Priority

IT 6812488 A 19881219

Abstract (en)

The system includes an overhead conveyor (1,2) including a guide rail (1) and a plurality of motor-driven carriages (2). Each carriage (2) carries a container (7) having an outlet (7b) at its lower end with a shut-off device (8-11) which can be opened as a result of the coupling of the outlet (7b) with the loading hopper (27) of a cigarette-making machine (26). A loading station (12) is located in a fixed position near the conveyor rail (1) and includes discharge means (15-23) adapted to pour a predetermined quantity of tobacco into the container (7) of each carriage (2 ) . There is a resetting device (35) near the loading station (12) for reclosing the shut-off devices (8-11) for the outlets (7b) of the carriages (2). A control system (25, 25a) regulates the movement of the carriages (2) along the rail (1) between the loading station (12) and the cigarette-making machines (26) in a predetermined manner.

IPC 1-7

A24C 5/39

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/39 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/391 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0375631 A1 19900627; EP 0375631 B1 19931006; AT E95390 T1 19931015; DE 68909763 D1 19931111; DE 68909763 T2 19940127; ES 2040190 T1 19931016; ES 2040190 T3 19940101; IT 1224006 B 19900926; IT 8868124 A0 19881219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89830537 A 19891206; AT 89830537 T 19891206; DE 68909763 T 19891206; ES 89830537 T 19891206; IT 6812488 A 19881219