EP 0784012 B1 20020724 - Feed hopper for delicate cylindrical objects, particularly for cigarettes, or similar, and espcially in cigarette packing machines
Title (en)
Feed hopper for delicate cylindrical objects, particularly for cigarettes, or similar, and espcially in cigarette packing machines
Title (de)
Zuführtrichter für empfindliche,zylindrische Gegenstände,insbesondere für Zigaretten und insbesondere in Zigarettenverpackungsmaschinen
Title (fr)
Trémie d'alimentation pour objets délicats cylindriques spécialement pour cigarettes et spécialement pour machine d'emballage de cigarettes
Publication
Application
Priority
- IT GE960003 A 19960110
- IT SV960004 A 19960126
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0784012A1] A feed hopper for delicate cylindrical objects, particularly like cigarettes, or similar, and especially intended for use in cigarette packing machines, comprises a compartment for a disordered mass of cigarettes, orientated so as to be parallel to one another and has at its bottom at least one discharge opening (1), with at least one discharge duct (2), particularly several discharge ducts (2) for the cigarettes (S), extending one next to the other and in the same substantially vertical direction, each of these ducts (2) being meant to seat one vertical row of single cigarettes (S) with a substantially vertical arrangement, one over the other. According to the invention, inside the duct or ducts (2) for the discharge of the cigarettes (S), or at least in part of it/them there is fed (8, 9) an air flow in the direction of discharge of the cigarettes (S). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65B 19/04 (2006.01); B65B 19/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 19/04 (2013.01); B65B 19/10 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0784012 A1 19970716; EP 0784012 B1 20020724; DE 69714093 D1 20020829; DE 69714093 T2 20030327
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97100144 A 19970107; DE 69714093 T 19970107