Wrapping method and unit for folding a sheet of wrapping material about a group of cigarettes

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EP 2 130 774 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	24.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/12

(43)	Date of publication:
	09.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/50

(21)	Application number: 09160844.8

(22)	Date of filing: 20.05.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65B 19/22^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

26.05.2008 IT BO20080327

(71)	Applicant: G.D Societa' per Azioni
	40133 Bologna (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Squarzoni, Michele 44100 Ferrara (IT) Serafini, Stefano 40014 Crevalcore (IT) Degli Esposti Paolo 40133 Bologna (IT) Biondi, Andrea 40133 Bologna (IT)

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

(54)	Wrapping method and unit for folding a sheet of wrapping material about a group of cigarettes

(57) A wrapping method and unit (12) for producing a package (1) containing a group (2) of cigarettes and having a cigarette extraction opening (3); a sheet (6) of wrapping material, complete with the cigarette extraction opening (3), is fed into a pocket (19) of a wrapping wheel (18) so that the sheet (6) of wrapping material folds into a U inside the pocket (19); then the group (2) of cigarettes is fed into the pocket (19) containing the U-folded sheet (6) of wrapping material.