Global Patent Index - EP 0672355 B1

EP 0672355 B1 20000906 - Method and apparatus for transporting filter rods

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for transporting filter rods

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Fördern von Filterstäben

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif de transport de tiges de filtre

Publication

EP 0672355 B1 20000906 (DE)

Application

EP 95102810 A 19950228

Priority

DE 4408494 A 19940314

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0672355A1] The transport system has a pneumatic feed line, to which the cigarette filters are fed individually from a supply reservoir, via axis parallel reception pockets (2) in a rotary transfer wheel (1). The pockets are indexed past an ejection zone, in which the filter is displaced along its axis by pressurised air, for input to the pneumatic line. The longitudinal movement of the filter in the ejection zone is monitored, with a fault signal supplied when the filter fails to be ejected from the pocket in a given time interval, pref. defined between the entry of the pocket into the ejection zone and the exit of the pocket from the ejection zone.

IPC 1-7

A24C 5/32; A24C 5/31

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/47 (2006.01); A24C 5/31 (2006.01); A24C 5/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24C 5/31 (2013.01 - EP US); A24C 5/323 (2013.01 - EP US); A24C 5/328 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0672355 A1 19950920; EP 0672355 B1 20000906; AT E196062 T1 20000915; CN 1047071 C 19991208; CN 1112815 A 19951206; DE 4408494 A1 19950921; DE 59508693 D1 20001012; ES 2149894 T3 20001116; JP 3681430 B2 20050810; JP H0838142 A 19960213; US 5641250 A 19970624

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95102810 A 19950228; AT 95102810 T 19950228; CN 95102947 A 19950313; DE 4408494 A 19940314; DE 59508693 T 19950228; ES 95102810 T 19950228; JP 5281595 A 19950313; US 39734995 A 19950302