Global Patent Index - EP 3070006 A1

EP 3070006 A1 20160921 - WRAPPING METHOD AND PACKER MACHINE TO FOLD A WRAPPER AROUND A GROUP OF TOBACCO ARTICLES

Title (en)

WRAPPING METHOD AND PACKER MACHINE TO FOLD A WRAPPER AROUND A GROUP OF TOBACCO ARTICLES

Title (de)

VERPACKUNGSVERFAHREN UND VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE ZUM FALTEN EINER HÜLLE RUND UM EINE GRUPPE VON TABAKARTIKELN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET MACHINE D'EMBALLAGE POUR PLIER UNE ENVELOPPE AUTOUR D'UN GROUPE D'ARTICLES DE TABAC

Publication

EP 3070006 A1 20160921 (EN)

Application

EP 16160866 A 20160317

Priority

IT BO20150129 A 20150318

Abstract (en)

A wrapping method and a packer machine (11) to fold a wrapper (9) around a group (2) of tobacco articles with a parallelepiped shape; along a wrapping path (P1) a pocket (17) is fed, which houses the group (2) of tobacco articles; the wrapper (9) is laid on a first larger lateral wall (5a) of the group (2) of tobacco articles; initially the wrapper (9) is folded around a first transverse corner of the group (2) of tobacco articles defined between the first larger lateral wall (5a) and an upper wall (3), in order to lay the wrapper (9) on the upper wall (3) giving to the wrapper (9) an "L" shape; and subsequently the wrapper (9) is folded around a second transverse corner of the group (2) of tobacco articles defined between a second larger lateral wall (5b) and the upper wall (3), in order to complete the "U" folding of the wrapper (9).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 19/22 (2006.01); B65B 19/02 (2006.01); B65B 41/06 (2006.01); B65B 49/10 (2006.01); B65B 49/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 19/025 (2013.01); B65B 19/20 (2013.01); B65B 19/221 (2013.01); B65B 19/223 (2013.01); B65B 19/228 (2013.01); B65B 19/24 (2013.01); B65B 41/06 (2013.01); B65B 49/10 (2013.01); B65B 49/12 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 4300676 A 19811117 - FOCKE HEINZ H, et al

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3070006 A1 20160921; EP 3070006 B1 20170927; PL 3070006 T3 20180228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16160866 A 20160317; PL 16160866 T 20160317