EP 1397962 B1 20061206 - Transport and transfer of articles from the tobacco-manufacturing industry
Title (en)
Transport and transfer of articles from the tobacco-manufacturing industry
Title (de)
Fördern und Entnahme von Artikeln der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie
Title (fr)
Transport et transfert d'articles de l'industrie du tabac
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 02020640 A 20020913
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1397962A1] The method of feeding cigarettes (4) involves using a feed drum (2) with a high vacuum to hold the cigarettes in place. The cigarettes are released onto an extractor drum (3). The vacuum holding the cigarettes onto the feed drum is stopped and that on the extractor drum created during the transfer procedure. The high vacuum can be lifted by air pressure. claims include a conveyor using the method and a cigarette making machine using the conveyor.
IPC 8 full level
A24C 5/34 (2006.01); A24C 5/39 (2006.01); A24C 5/32 (2006.01); A24C 5/345 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24C 5/327 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1397962 A1 20040317; EP 1397962 B1 20061206; AT E347280 T1 20061215; CN 1319479 C 20070606; CN 1489947 A 20040421; DE 50208901 D1 20070118; JP 2004105183 A 20040408; JP 4410520 B2 20100203; PL 207883 B1 20110228; PL 362168 A1 20040322; US 2004050666 A1 20040318
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02020640 A 20020913; AT 02020640 T 20020913; CN 03158808 A 20030912; DE 50208901 T 20020913; JP 2003321157 A 20030912; PL 36216803 A 20030912; US 66076503 A 20030912