Method and machine for producing a package of tobacco articles complete with a folded coupon

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EP 1 464 583 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/10

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	06.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/41

(21)	Application number: 03104344.1

(22)	Date of filing: 24.11.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65B 61/20, B65B 19/20, B65D 85/10, B31D 1/02, B31B 1/90, B65H 45/28, B65H 45/22

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

01.04.2003 IT BO20030184

(71)	Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
	40133 Bologna (BO) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Draghetti, Fiorenzo 40059 Medicina (IT) Spatafora, Mario 40100 Bologna (IT)

(74)	Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
	STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)

(54)	Method and machine for producing a package of tobacco articles complete with a folded coupon

(57) A method and machine (1) for producing a package (2) of tobacco articles complete with a folded coupon (5), whereby a flat strip (12) is unwound off a reel (13) and fed to a folding station (14) where the strip (12) is folded over along at least one fold line (15) parallel to the travelling direction of the strip (12); the folded strip (12) is then fed to a cutting station (16), where the folded strip (12) is cut along a cutting line crosswise to the travelling direction of the strip (12) to detach from the strip (12) the folded coupon (5), which is engaged by a gripping head (10) cooperating with the cutting station (16), and is fed to a seat (7) on a packing conveyor (6) and onto a packet (3, 4) of tobacco articles carried by the seat (7).

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