A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR EMPTYING VARIOUS TYPES OF TRAYS FILLED WITH ROD LIKE ARTICLES OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, AND CONVERTING UNIT DESIGNED TO CHANGE TRAY'S CONFIGURATION - Patent 3484313

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EP 3 484 313 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	22.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/21

(21)	Application number: 17742973.5

(22)	Date of filing: 12.07.2017

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A24C 5/356^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2017/067504

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2018/011250 (18.01.2018 Gazette 2018/03)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

13.07.2016 EP 16179252

(71)	Applicant: International Tobacco Machinery Poland SP. Z O.O.
	26-600 Radom (PL)

(72)	Inventor:
	OWCZAREK, Radoslaw 26-600 Radom (PL)

(74)	Representative: Markieta, Jaroslaw Franciszek
	Kancelaria Rzeczników Patentowych J. Markieta, M. Zielinska-Lazarowicz Sp. p. Bukowinska 2 lok 160 02-703 Warszawa 02-703 Warszawa (PL)

(54)	A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR EMPTYING VARIOUS TYPES OF TRAYS FILLED WITH ROD LIKE ARTICLES OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, AND CONVERTING UNIT DESIGNED TO CHANGE TRAY'S CONFIGURATION