APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-SEGMENT ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:EP4378327A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-05

    申请号:EP22210654.4

    申请日:2022-11-30

    IPC分类号: A24C5/47 A24D3/02

    摘要: An assembling apparatus (1) provided with a number of feeding modules (20, 70) adapted to feed at least one of a number of segments (A, B, C, D, E), for manufacture of multi-segment articles containing the segments (A, B, C, D, E), and corresponding assembling drums (31, 31', 31", 31‴ 31"") and conveying drums (32, 32', 32", 32‴, 32""), a number of wrapping modules (40, 80), and at least one cutting unit (50), characterised in that the modules (20, 40, 70, 80) of the apparatus (1) are adapted to be arranged in any order in groups of modules while maintaining the order within the group: the feeding module (20), the wrapping module (40), looking in the direction (T) of the flow of the assembled segments, whereas the feeding modules (20, 20', 20", 20"') can furthermore be grouped together in any order to form an assembling apparatus (10) performing the functions of a multiple feeding module, the assembling drums (31, 31', 31", 31‴) being adapted to assemble the segments (A, B, C, D, E) with gaps (H).

    A MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING FILTER RODS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3808192A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-21

    申请号:EP19203623.4

    申请日:2019-10-16

    IPC分类号: A24D3/02

    摘要: A machine for manufacturing tobacco industry filter rods (1), the filter rods (1) comprising single-length longitudinal objects (2), wherein the machine comprises: a preparation unit (11) for preparing a strand (F) of filtering fibers; a forming unit (12) for forming a continuous filter rod (CR) from the strand (F) of the filtering fibers; a feeding unit (13) for feeding multiple-length longitudinal objects (6); a cutting unit (14) for cutting the multiple-length longitudinal objects (6) into the single-length longitudinal objects (2); a transferring unit (15) for transferring the single-length longitudinal objects (2); a positioning unit (16) for placing the single-length longitudinal objects (2) in the continuous filter rod (CR) while it is being formed; a cutting head (17) for cutting the formed continuous filter rod (CR) that comprises the filtering fibers and the single-length longitudinal objects (2), into individual filter rods (1).

    TRANSFERRING APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING OF ROD-LIKE ARTICLES OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY, AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION OF CONFIGURATION OF A STREAM OF SUCH ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:EP3629780A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-08

    申请号:EP18737974.8

    申请日:2018-05-22

    IPC分类号: A24D3/02

    摘要: The object of the application is a transferring apparatus (1) for transferring of a stream of rod-like articles (40) from an apparatus (100) feeding rod-like articles to an apparatus (200) receiving the rod-like articles in the machines of the tobacco industry, whereas in the feeding apparatus (100) the rod-like articles (40) are conveyed in a first stream (S1) of rod-like articles in which the rod-like articles are arranged in a first configuration, and in the receiving apparatus (200) the rod-like articles (40) are conveyed in a second stream (S2) of rod-like articles in which the rod-like articles (40) are arranged in a second configuration, comprising: a transferring wheel (30); non-slidable lugs (33) situated on the circumference of the transferring wheel (30); a guiding surface (34) to guide the rod-like article, the rod-like articles being conveyed axially, tangentially to the guiding surface (34); characterised by having a slidable lug (22) being slidable relative to the circumference of the transferring wheel (30) by means of a drive mechanism (10) so that the said slidable lug (22) varies its position relative to an adjacent non-slidable lug (33).

    FEEDING MODULE FOR FEEDING SEGMENTS, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-SEGMENT ARTICLES AND METHOD OF FEEDING THE SEGMENTS FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF MULTI-SEGMENT ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:EP4374715A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-29

    申请号:EP22209347.8

    申请日:2022-11-24

    IPC分类号: A24C5/47 A24D3/02

    摘要: A feeding module (20, 70) for feeding segments for the manufacture of multi-segment articles adapted to cut a rod (MA, ME) into segments (A, E) and to feed the segments (A, E), comprising a hopper (21, 71) for storing the rods (MA, ME), a receiving drum (22, 72) for receiving the rods (MA, ME) from the hopper (21, 71), a cutting head (24, 74) for cutting the rod (MA, ME) into individual segments (A, E), a shifting drum (25, 75) for varying the mutual position of the segments (A), an aligning drum (26, 76) for forming at least one stream of the segments (A, E), characterised in that the feeding module (20, 70) is provided with feeding channels (110, 116) extending from the hopper (21, 71) to the receiving drum (22, 72), and a filling sensor (115) generating an empty flute (28) signal when the flute (28) of the receiving drum (22, 72) remains empty in the measuring area of the filling sensor (115), furthermore, the feeding module (20, 70) is adapted to feed the rod (MA, ME) into the empty flute (28) of the receiving drum (22, 72) by means of a feeding apparatus (118) situated downstream of the filling sensor (115) in response to a signal of an empty flute (28) of the receiving drum (22, 72).