Global Patent Index - EP 3473112 B1

EP 3473112 B1 20210331 - CRIMPING UNIT

Title (en)

CRIMPING UNIT

Title (de)

CRIMPEINHEIT

Title (fr)

UNITÉ DE SERTISSAGE

Publication

EP 3473112 B1 20210331 (EN)

Application

EP 18200720 A 20181016

Priority

IT 201700117800 A 20171018

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3473112A1] This invention relates to a crimping unit for crimping a web (100) of material used to make tobacco industry products, comprising: - a crimping station (20) which comprises a first crimping roller (21) and a second crimping roller (22) operatively coupled to make a plurality of longitudinal easy folding lines on the web (100) in transit between the two crimping rollers (21, 22); - a gathering station (30), located downstream of the crimping station (20) and configured to receive the web (100) and progressively gather it in order to give it a substantially cylindrical shape; the gathering station also comprises: - a pre-shaping member (31) whose cross-sectional shape transverse to the feed direction of the web (100) is curved and shaped and configured to give the web (100) a shape substantially like that of a U; - a shaping device (32) provided with a shaping duct (32a).

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24C 5/18 (2006.01); A24D 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US); A24C 5/01 (2020.01 - EP US); A24C 5/18 (2013.01 - EP); A24D 3/0204 (2013.01 - EP); A24D 3/0229 (2013.01 - EP)

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)

EP 3473112 A1 20190424; EP 3473112 B1 20210331; IT 201700117800 A1 20190418; PL 3473112 T3 20210906

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18200720 A 20181016; IT 201700117800 A 20171018; PL 18200720 T 20181016