EP 1795076 B1 20100317 - A device and procedure for the batch transfer of tobacco products
Title (en)
A device and procedure for the batch transfer of tobacco products
Title (de)
Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum chargenweisen Transfer von Tabakprodukten
Title (fr)
Dispositif et procédure pour le transfert par lots de produits du tabac
Publication
Application
Priority
IT BO20050733 A 20051201
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1795076A1] Cigarettes are transferred in batches adopting a procedure that includes the steps of feeding loose cigarettes (2) en masse into a hopper (13) with a back wall (22) and two side walls (23) delimiting a top inlet (24a) and a bottom outlet (24b), also a shutter (25) by which the bottom outlet (24b) is opened or closed, and actively varying the geometry of the side walls (23) so that the internal volume of the hopper (13) is adapted to accommodate the quantity of cigarettes (2) admitted through the inlet (24a), by means of an actuator mechanism (31) connected to the side walls (23). Thus, it becomes possible to monitor and control both the rate at which the cigarettes (2) flow into the hopper (13), and the pressure to which the single cigarettes (2) are subjected while occupying the hopper (13) and during the process of filling a tray (3).
IPC 8 full level
A24C 5/354 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24C 5/354 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1795076 A1 20070613; EP 1795076 B1 20100317; AT E460851 T1 20100415; CN 1973702 A 20070606; DE 602006012917 D1 20100429; IT BO20050733 A1 20060302; US 2007137662 A1 20070621
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06125020 A 20061129; AT 06125020 T 20061129; CN 200610163956 A 20061130; DE 602006012917 T 20061129; IT BO20050733 A 20051201; US 60613706 A 20061130