(19)
(11) EP 3 822 182 A8

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

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.08.2021 Bulletin 2021/33

(43) Date of publication:
19.05.2021 Bulletin 2021/20

(21) Application number: 20208485.1

(22) Date of filing: 18.11.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65B 43/50(2006.01)
B65G 47/82(2006.01)
 A24F 40/70(2020.01)
B65G 47/84(2006.01)
(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:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 18.11.2019 IT 201900021369

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

(72) Inventors:
  • MILANDRI, Francesco
    40133 Bologna (IT)
  • GROSSO, Daniele
    40133 Bologna (IT)
  • LEGNANI, Mirco
    40133 Bologna (IT)
  • LANZARINI, Luca
    40133 Bologna (IT)

(74) Representative: Maccagnan, Matteo et al
Studio Torta S.p.A. Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) MANUFACTURING MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGES


(57) A manufacturing machine (9) and manufacturing method for the production of disposable cartridges (1). Each disposable cartridge (1) has a tubular casing (2) and a quantity (4) of product housed in the tubular casing (2). The following are provided: a manufacturing drum (10), which is mounted so as to rotate in a stepped manner around a first vertical rotation axis (11) and supports at least one group (12) of first seats (13), each designed to house a corresponding tubular casing (2); and a feeding unit (18), which is designed to insert a plurality of tubular casings (2) into respective first seats (13) of the group (12) of first seats (13) standing still in a feeding station (S1). The feeding unit (18) has: a feeding drum (25), which is mounted so as to rotate in a stepped manner around a second vertical rotation axis (26) parallel to the first rotation axis (11), supports at least one group (27) of second seats (28), each designed to house a corresponding tubular casing (2), and at the feeding station (S1) partially overlaps the manufacturing drum (10), so that, in the feeding station (S1) each second seat (28) is vertically aligned with a corresponding first seat (13); a first transfer device (29) which is arranged in the feeding station (S1) and is designed to transfer the tubular casings (2) from the second seats (28) to the first seats (13) by means of a vertical movement; and a second transfer device (30) which is arranged in a first transfer station (S9) and is designed to transfer the tubular casings (2) to the second seats (28) by means of a vertical movement.