EP 1036003 A1 20000920 - METHOD FOR CHECKING THAT BATCHES OF CIGARETTES ARE COMPLETE AND THAT THE CIGARETTES ARE SUFFICIENTLY FILLED
Title (en)
METHOD FOR CHECKING THAT BATCHES OF CIGARETTES ARE COMPLETE AND THAT THE CIGARETTES ARE SUFFICIENTLY FILLED
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR KONTROLLE DER VOLLZÄHLIGKEIT VON ZIGARETTENGRUPPEN UND DER BEFÜLLUNG DER ZIGARETTEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE POUR VERIFIER QUE DES GROUPES DE CIGARETTES SONT COMPLETS ET QUE CELLES-CI SONT SUFFISAMMENT REMPLIES
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19753333 A 19971202
- EP 9807360 W 19981117
Abstract (en)
[origin: DE19753333A1] The invention relates to a method for checking that batches of cigarettes are complete and that the cigarettes are sufficiently filled. In spite of careful manufacturing, when cigarettes are produced and batches of cigarettes are filled in cigarette packs (11) using high-performance machines, it is possible that some of the packs of cigarettes manufactured have cigarettes missing or contain cigarettes which are not sufficiently filled with tobacco. The invention provides an improved, non-contact method of checking the batches of cigarettes or the individual cigarettes. According to this method, the intensity signal of a CCD camera or a CCD-line-scanning chip in subareas of the front ends (24) of the cigarettes and/or the spaces between them is measured and analysed in the front end area of the batch of cigarettes. The inventive method therefore provides a means of checking that batches of cigarettes are complete and that the cigarettes are sufficiently filled in high-performance machines such as pocket conveyors or revolving folders.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65B 19/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65B 19/32 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9928190A1
Citation (third parties)
Third party :
- DE 4100792 A1 19920716 - HAUNI WERKE KOERBER & CO KG [DE]
- US 4486098 A 19841204 - BUCHEGGER JOACHIM [US], et al
- US 4053056 A 19771011 - DAY JOHN HERBERT
- US 4511045 A 19850416 - SERAGNOLI ENZO [IT]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 19753333 A1 19990610; BR 9814714 A 20001003; BR 9814714 B1 20140930; CN 1105061 C 20030409; CN 1280541 A 20010117; DE 59810930 D1 20040408; EP 1036003 A1 20000920; EP 1036003 B1 20040303; ES 2216342 T3 20041016; JP 2001524425 A 20011204; US 6531693 B1 20030311; WO 9928190 A1 19990610
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 19753333 A 19971202; BR 9814714 A 19981117; CN 98811782 A 19981117; DE 59810930 T 19981117; EP 9807360 W 19981117; EP 98963471 A 19981117; ES 98963471 T 19981117; JP 2000523112 A 19981117; US 55563600 A 20000530