Global Patent Index - EP 3434608 A1

EP 3434608 A1 20190130 - FOLDING METHOD AND DEVICE

Title (en)

FOLDING METHOD AND DEVICE

Title (de)

FALTVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE PLIAGE

Publication

EP 3434608 A1 20190130 (EN)

Application

EP 18184240 A 20180718

Priority

IT 201700086788 A 20170728

Abstract (en)

Folding device and method in which a tax tag (32), which has been partially glued to a first wall (33') of a package (33) of smoking articles, comprises two flaps to be folded that protrude beyond the first wall on opposite sides of the first wall; a unit (5), which is movable along a closed loop path (4), comprises a support (8), an arm (10) articulated to the support and a die (34) that is articulated to the arm and comprises a contact surface (35) that is counter-shaped with respect to the portion of package to which the entire tag has to be applied; the unit and the package are conveyed parallel side by side along a straight advancement portion at the same advancement speed, whilst the die is moved so that a central portion (35') of the contact surface comes into contact against the first wall of the package and simultaneously two side portions (35a; 35b) of the contact surface fold the two flaps of the tag, bringing the tags into contact against another two walls (33a; 33b) of the package. [Fig. 11]

IPC 8 full level

B65C 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65C 1/045 (2013.01)

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 3434608 A1 20190130; IT 201700086788 A1 20190128

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18184240 A 20180718; IT 201700086788 A 20170728