EP 1113729 B1 20030416 - CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING MACHINE AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR
Title (en)
CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING MACHINE AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR
Title (de)
ZIGARETTENHERSTELLUNGSMASCHINE UND STEUERSYSTEM DAFÜR
Title (fr)
MACHINE DE FABRICATION DE CIGARETTES ET SYSTEME DE COMMANDE CORRESPONDANT
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 99943074 A 19990901
- EP 98307594 A 19980918
- GB 9902863 W 19990901
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0016647A1] A cigarette manufacturing apparatus comprises a tobacco rod maker for making double length tobacco rods, a tipper for applying filters to tobacco rods to form filter tipped cigarettes, and a transfer apparatus for transferring double length tobacco rods from the rod maker to the tipper. Each of the tipper and the rod maker comprises a plurality of field devices for monitoring and/or affecting parameters of the rod maker, the tipper or the cigarettes being manufactured. A motion controller controls a plurality of synchronised motors. A PC based controller controls the motion controller, the devices on the tipper and the rod maker and communicates with an HMI which is running on the same or a separate PC. The devices and the controller are linked by a field bus. The HMI PC and the motion controller are connected to the system controller either over their own links or via the fieldbus.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A24C 5/00 (2006.01); A24C 5/18 (2006.01); A24C 5/34 (2006.01); A24C 5/28 (2006.01); A24C 5/31 (2006.01); A24C 5/38 (2006.01); A24C 5/52 (2006.01); A24C 5/58 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0016647 A1 20000330; AR 020476 A1 20020515; AT E237240 T1 20030515; AU 5635999 A 20000410; BG 105343 A 20011229; BR 9913847 A 20010612; CN 1153527 C 20040616; CN 1317940 A 20011017; CZ 2001831 A3 20020612; DE 69907000 D1 20030522; DE 69907000 T2 20040429; EE 200100165 A 20021015; EP 1113729 A1 20010711; EP 1113729 B1 20030416; HU P0104798 A2 20020429; HU P0104798 A3 20020528; ID 29075 A 20010726; JP 2002526054 A 20020820; KR 20010075106 A 20010809; MX PA01002804 A 20020424; PL 346655 A1 20020225; RU 2223016 C2 20040210; TR 200100745 T2 20010821; UA 68391 C2 20040816
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9902863 W 19990901; AR P990104692 A 19990917; AT 99943074 T 19990901; AU 5635999 A 19990901; BG 10534301 A 20010314; BR 9913847 A 19990901; CN 99810980 A 19990901; CZ 2001831 A 19990901; DE 69907000 T 19990901; EE P200100165 A 19990901; EP 99943074 A 19990901; HU P0104798 A 19990901; ID 20010865 A 19990901; JP 2000573615 A 19990901; KR 20017003301 A 20010314; MX PA01002804 A 19990901; PL 34665599 A 19990901; RU 2001111039 A 19990901; TR 200100745 T 19990901; UA 2001031795 A 19990901