Global Patent Index - EP 1138215 B1

EP 1138215 B1 20040707 - Parting drum for axially spacing two coaxial cigarette portions on a filter assembly machine

Title (en)

Parting drum for axially spacing two coaxial cigarette portions on a filter assembly machine

Title (de)

Trenntrommel zum axialen Positionieren von zwei koaxialen Zigarettenportionen in einer Filteransetzmaschine

Title (fr)

Tambour séparateur pour écarter axialement deux portions coaxiales de cigarette sur une machine d'assemblage de filtre

Publication

EP 1138215 B1 20040707 (EN)

Application

EP 01107290 A 20010323

Priority

IT BO20000180 A 20000331

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1138215A1] On a filter assembly machine (1), two coaxial cigarette portions (5a, 5b), initially contacting each other end to end, are parted by a parting drum (2), wherein a rotary conveyor (8) for pairs (4) of cigarette portions (5) is mounted for rotation on a cam drum (17), and has at least one pair of cigarette portion holder slides (10) moved axially in opposite directions along the rotary conveyor (8) by the cam drum (17); the distances between the slides (10) at a pickup station (3) and a release station (7), where the cigarette portions (5) are picked up and released respectively, is adjusted by adjusting an angular position of the cam drum (17) with respect to the pickup station (3) and the release station (7). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A24C 5/47

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/47 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/478 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1138215 A1 20011004; EP 1138215 B1 20040707; CN 1180733 C 20041222; CN 1317276 A 20011017; DE 60104159 D1 20040812; DE 60104159 T2 20041125; IT 1320967 B1 20031218; IT BO20000180 A1 20011001

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01107290 A 20010323; CN 01112087 A 20010330; DE 60104159 T 20010323; IT BO20000180 A 20000331