摘要:
Packaging machine (12) and wrapping method for the production of a pack (1) of tobacco articles; a first wrapping unit (14), which creates an inner wrapping (3) around a group (4) of tobacco articles by folding a wrap (7; 9); a second wrapping unit (15), which creates an outer container (2) around the inner wrapping (3) by folding a blank (10; 45); and a feeding unit (16), which receives the inner wrapping (3) from the first wrapping unit (14) in an input station (S1) and releases the inner wrapping (3) to the second wrapping unit (15) in an output station (S2); the feeding unit (16) comprises: a first feeding wheel (17) supporting at least one first pocket (19), which advances along a first feeding path (P1); a second feeding wheel (20) supporting at least one second pocket (22), which advances along a second feeding path (P2); and a transfer device (23), which is arranged in a transfer station (S3) and transfers the inner wrapping (3) from the first pocket (19) to the second pocket (22); a feeding wheel (17; 20) is mounted movable so as to change, when the packaging machine (12) is brought to a standstill, its relative position with respect to the other feeding wheel (20; 17) in order to change the position of the transfer station (S3) along its own feeding path (P1; P2).
摘要:
A feed unit (1) for feeding sheets (2) to a packing line, wherein a pickup device (6) engages a withdrawal opening (5), formed in a vertical hopper (3) housing a stack (4) of sheets (2), to withdraw a single sheet (2) from the stack (4) and feed the sheet (2) to the packing line; two rollers (11) are located on opposite sides of the stack (4) at the withdrawal opening (5) in the hopper (3), and each has a lateral surface (12), on which rests a bottom portion of the stack (4), and rotates continuously about a respective longitudinal axis (14) of symmetry in such a direction as to push the sheets (2) in the stack (4) upwards.
摘要:
Packaging machine (12) and wrapping method for the production of a pack (1) of tobacco articles; a first wrapping unit (14), which creates an inner wrapping (3) around a group (4) of tobacco articles by folding a wrap (7; 9); a second wrapping unit (15), which creates an outer container (2) around the inner wrapping (3) by folding a blank (10; 45); and a feeding unit (16), which receives the inner wrapping (3) from the first wrapping unit (14) in an input station (S1) and releases the inner wrapping (3) to the second wrapping unit (15) in an output station (S2); the feeding unit (16) has: a first feeding wheel (17) supporting at least one first pocket (19), which advances along a first feeding path (P1); a second feeding wheel (20) supporting at least one second pocket (22), which advances along a second feeding path (P2); and a transfer device (23), which is arranged in a transfer station (S3) and transfers the inner wrapping (3) from the first pocket (19) to the second pocket (22); when the packaging machine (12) is brought to a standstill, the position of the transfer station (S3) along the first feeding path (P1) and/or along the second feeding path (P2) can be changed, thus changing the length of the first feeding path (P1) or of the second feeding path (P2) and in order to change the orientation given to the inner wrapping (3) as it moves through the feeding unit (16).
摘要:
A packer machine (29) and a wrapping method to fold a wrap (21) around a group (14) of smoking articles; there are: a spindle (32), which is designed to accommodate the group (14) of smoking articles; a wrapping drum (30), which moves the spindle (32) along a first circular wrapping path (PI); a first feeding device (44), which is designed to insert the group (14) of smoking articles into the spindle (32); a second feeding device (48), which is designed to feed the wrap (21) to the spindle (32); a first folding device (53), which is arranged along the first wrapping path (P1) and is designed to fold the wrap (21) in a "U"-shape around the spindle (32); a first linear wrapping conveyor (57), which is designed to pull the group (14) of smoking articles, together with the "U"-folded wrap (21), out of the spindle (32) and is designed to move the group (14) of smoking articles, wrapped in the "U"-folded wrap (21), along a second straight wrapping path (P2), which is parallel to a rotation axis (31) of the wrapping drum (30); a second folding device (58), which is arranged along the second wrapping path (P2) and is designed, on each side of the "U"-folded wrap (21), to fold two longitudinal wings (23, 24) on top of one another, so as to give to the wrap (21) a tubular shape having one single open end; a second linear wrapping conveyor (61), which receives the group (14) of smoking articles, together with the tubular wrap (21), from the first wrapping conveyor (57) and is designed to move the group (14) of smoking articles, wrapped in the tubular wrap (21), along a third straight wrapping path (P2), which is perpendicular to the second straight wrapping path (P2); and a third folding device (63), which is arranged along the third wrapping path (P3) and is designed to fold two longitudinal wings (26, 27) of the open end of the tubular wrap (21) on top of one another.
摘要:
Packaging machine (12) and wrapping method for the production of a pack (1) of tobacco articles; a first wrapping unit (14), which creates an inner wrapping (3) around a group (4) of tobacco articles by folding a wrap (7; 9); a second wrapping unit (15), which creates an outer container (2) around the inner wrapping (3) by folding a blank (10; 45); and a feeding unit (16), which receives the inner wrapping (3) from the first wrapping unit (14) in an input station (S1) and releases the inner wrapping (3) to the second wrapping unit (15) in an output station (S2); the feeding unit (16) has: a first feeding wheel (17) supporting at least one first pocket (19), which advances along a first feeding path (P1); a second feeding wheel (20) supporting at least one second pocket (22), which advances along a second feeding path (P2); and a transfer device (23), which is arranged in a transfer station (S3) and transfers the inner wrapping (3) from the first pocket (19) to the second pocket (22); when the packaging machine (12) is brought to a standstill, the position of the transfer station (S3) along the first feeding path (P1) and/or along the second feeding path (P2) can be changed, thus changing the length of the first feeding path (P1) or of the second feeding path (P2) and in order to change the orientation given to the inner wrapping (3) as it moves through the feeding unit (16).
摘要:
A packer machine (29) and a wrapping method to produce a rigid pack (1) of smoking articles having: a wrap (3) obtained by folding a wrapping sheet (21) around a group (14) of smoking articles, and an outer container (2) obtained by folding a blank (28) and a collar (17) around the wrap (3). There are: a forming conveyor (36), which moves a plurality of first pockets (35) along a forming path (P1); a hopper (33), which is arranged in front of the forming conveyor (36) and along the forming path (PI) and is provided with at least one output mouth (34), from which the group (14) of smoking articles can be pulled out; a wrapping conveyor (37), which is arranged downstream of the forming conveyor (36) and is designed to move the group (14) of smoking articles and the wrapping sheet (21) along a first straight and horizontal wrapping path (P2); a first wrapping drum (62), which is arranged downstream of the wrapping conveyor (37), supports at least one second pocket (63) designed to contain the wrap (3) and the collar (17), and is mounted so as to rotate around a first horizontal rotation axis (64), which is parallel to the first wrapping path (P2), in order to move the second pocket (63) along a second circular wrapping path (P4); a second wrapping drum (74), which is arranged downstream of the first wrapping drum (62), supports at least one third pocket (75) designed to contain the wrap (3), the collar (17) and the blank (28), and is mounted so as to rotate around a second horizontal rotation axis (76), which is parallel to the first rotation axis (64), in order to move the third pocket (75) along a third circular wrapping path (P5); and a transfer conveyor (60), which is interposed between the wrapping conveyor (37) and the first wrapping drum (62) and transfers the wrap (3) from the wrapping conveyor (37) to the first wrapping drum (62) along a transfer path (P3), which is perpendicular to the first wrapping path (P2) and perpendicular to the first rotation axis (64).
摘要:
A wrapping unit (15) and method for folding a wrap (10) around an article (3); there are provided: a wrapping conveyor (29), which supports a pocket (31), which is designed to contain the article (3) partially wrapped in the wrap (10), and a seat (33), which is arranged opposite the pocket (31) and is designed to hold the sole wrap (10); a first feeding station (S4), wherein the wrap (10) is fed to the seat (33); a second feeding station (S5), which is arranged downstream of the first feeding station (S4) and wherein the article (3) is fed into the pocket (31) together with the wrap (10) previously arranged in the seat (33) opposite the pocket (31); a pusher (36), which, in the second feeding station (S5), rests against the article (3) on the side opposite the wrap (10) and pushes the article (3) into the pocket (31) together with the wrap (10); and a moving device, which, in the second feeding station (S5), at first moves the wrap (10) away from the pocket (31), thus moving the wrap (10) close to the article (3), before the article (3) is pushed into the pocket (31) together with the wrap (10).
摘要:
Orientation unit (16) and method for causing a change in orientation of a parallelepiped-shaped article (3) in a packing machine (12); the orientation unit (16) having: an input station (S1) in which the article (3) is oriented according to an input plane (A); an output station (S2) in which the article (3) is oriented according to an output plane (B); and an orientation drum (17) which can rotate around a rotation axis (18) and supports a parallelepiped-shaped pocket (19) which advances along an orientation path (P1) between the input station (S1) and the output station (S2); the rotation axis (18) of the orientation drum (17) is arranged obliquely, i.e. neither parallel nor perpendicular with respect to the input plane (A) and to the output plane (B) and/or the rotation axis (18) of the orientation drum (17) is arranged obliquely, i.e. neither parallel nor perpendicular with respect to the walls of the pocket (19).