Global Patent Index - EP 3197302 B1

EP 3197302 B1 20181107 - MACHINE FOR MAKING SMOKERS' ARTICLES

Title (en)

MACHINE FOR MAKING SMOKERS' ARTICLES

Title (de)

MASCHINE ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON RAUCHERARTIKELN

Title (fr)

MACHINE DE FABRICATION D'ARTICLES POUR FUMEURS

Publication

EP 3197302 B1 20181107 (EN)

Application

EP 15775810 A 20150907

Priority

  • IT BO20140528 A 20140926
  • IB 2015056833 W 20150907

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016046678A1] A unit for recovering tobacco from rejected products in machines for making smokers' articles, in particular cigarettes (S), comprises conveyor means (2) configured to move a sequence of smokers' articles (S) along a feed direction (B) transversal to their axes (A) between a pickup position and a disposal position, at least one tobacco recovery channel (7), at least one reject collector (3) and a cutting unit (12) operatively interposed between the pickup position and the disposal position and configured to separate the main portion (S1 ) from the filter (F) of each smokers' article (S). The unit also comprises pneumatic means (6) associated with the tobacco recovery channel (7), operatively located along the conveyor means (2) and configured to generate a negative pressure or an overpressure at at least one smokers' article (S) along the conveyor means (2) in order to extract the tobacco (T) from the main portion (S1).

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/36 (2013.01)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016046678 A1 20160331; EP 3197302 A1 20170802; EP 3197302 B1 20181107; PL 3197302 T3 20190531

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2015056833 W 20150907; EP 15775810 A 20150907; PL 15775810 T 20150907