EP 4365093 A1 20240508 - FORMING METHOD TO FORM A GROUP OF SMOKING ARTICLES AND RESPECTIVE FORMING DEVICE

Title (en)

FORMING METHOD TO FORM A GROUP OF SMOKING ARTICLES AND RESPECTIVE FORMING DEVICE

Title (de)

FORMUNGSVERFAHREN ZUR FORMUNG EINER GRUPPE VON RAUCHARTIKELN UND ZUGEHÖRIGE FORMUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION POUR FORMER UN GROUPE D'ARTICLES À FUMER ET DISPOSITIF DE FORMATION RESPECTIF

Publication

EP 4365093 A1 20240508 (EN)

Application

EP 23203185 A 20231012

Priority

IT 202200022035 A 20221025

Abstract (en)

A forming method to form a group (1) of smoking articles (2) comprising a plurality of rows of smoking articles (2) overlapping one another and wherein at least one row of smoking articles (2) internally has a gap (3) due to the absence of the respective smoking article (2); the forming method comprises the steps of: forming a first sub-group (5; 5I) in a first forming station (7; 7I); moving the first sub-group (5; 5I) from the first forming station (7; 7I) to a second forming station (7; 7II); forming a second sub-group (5; 5II) in the second forming station (7; 7II); wherein at least one of the first and second sub-groups (5; 5I, 5II) is provided with at least one gap (3) in the area of one of its edges; and joining, in the second forming station (7; 7II), the second sub-group (5; 5II) to the first sub-group (5; 5I) to complete the forming of the group (1) of smoking articles (2) and so that the gap (3) is placed inside the group (1) of smoking articles (2).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 19/10 (2006.01); B65B 19/24 (2006.01); B65B 35/40 (2006.01); B65B 35/50 (2006.01); B65B 35/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 19/10 (2013.01); B65B 19/245 (2013.01); B65B 35/405 (2013.01); B65B 35/50 (2013.01); B65B 35/54 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 4700825 A 19871020 - MATTEI RICCARDO [IT], et al
EP 0790186 B1 20020116 - GD SPA [IT]
EP 3753864 A1 20201223 - JT INT SA [CH]

Citation (search report)

[X] US 4700825 A 19871020 - MATTEI RICCARDO [IT], et al
[X] EP 0790186 B1 20020116 - GD SPA [IT]
[X] EP 3753864 A1 20201223 - JT INT SA [CH]

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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4365093 A1 20240508

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23203185 A 20231012