Global Patent Index - EP 1876099 A1

EP 1876099 A1 20080109 - Method of transferring groups of cigarettes on a cigarette packing machine

Title (en)

Method of transferring groups of cigarettes on a cigarette packing machine

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Übertragen von Zigarettengruppen auf eine Zigarettenverpackungsmaschine

Title (fr)

Procédé de transfert de groupes de cigarettes sur une machine d'emballage de cigarettes

Publication

EP 1876099 A1 20080109 (EN)

Application

EP 07111680 A 20070703

Priority

IT BO20060516 A 20060704

Abstract (en)

A method of transferring groups (3) of cigarettes on a packing machine (2), whereby a group (3) of cigarettes, as it travels along a first path (P1), is arrested in a pickup position inside a transfer station (5), in which a gripper device (46), after being closed about the group (3) of cigarettes, is moved in a given transfer direction (50) to transfer the group (3) of cigarettes from the pickup position to a release position along a second path (P2), and is opened to release the group (3) of cigarettes in the release position.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 19/22 (2006.01); B65B 19/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 19/223 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1876099 A1 20080109; CN 101100225 A 20080109; IT BO20060516 A1 20061003; US 2008050215 A1 20080228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07111680 A 20070703; CN 200710122742 A 20070704; IT BO20060516 A 20060704; US 77289307 A 20070703