Global Patent Index - EP 4294731 A1

EP 4294731 A1 20231227 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING SMOKING ARTICLES

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING SMOKING ARTICLES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM VERPACKEN VON RAUCHARTIKELN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ D'EMBALLAGE D'ARTICLES À FUMER

Publication

EP 4294731 A1 20231227 (EN)

Application

EP 22706127 A 20220128

Priority

  • IT 202100004028 A 20210222
  • IT 2022050012 W 20220128

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022175996A1] There are described an apparatus (10) and a method for forming an assembly (A) comprising an organized group of smoking articles (11), an accessory element (12) and a reinforcement element (13), wherein the apparatus (10) comprises a forming conveyor (15) provided with a plurality of forming pockets (24), each configured to receive the assembly (A), a member (14) to feed the accessory element (12) and the reinforcement element (13), which is configured to feed them inside the pockets (24) according to a configuration whereby the accessory element (12) and the reinforcement element (13) are partly overlapping each other, and a thrust member (32) configured to introduce the organized group of smoking articles (11) inside the pocket (24).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 19/22 (2006.01); B65B 41/02 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 19/22 (2013.01); B65B 19/223 (2013.01); B65B 19/226 (2013.01); B65B 41/02 (2013.01); B65B 41/06 (2013.01); B65B 61/20 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022175996A1

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022175996 A1 20220825; EP 4294731 A1 20231227; IT 202100004028 A1 20220822

DOCDB simple family (application)

IT 2022050012 W 20220128; EP 22706127 A 20220128; IT 202100004028 A 20210222