公开(公告)号：US20240251842A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18421529

申请日：2024-01-24

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Fausto MENGOLI ,  Massimo ROMAGNOLI

IPC: A24C5/34 ,  A24C5/47

CPC classification number: A24C5/3412 ,  A24C5/47

Abstract: A method for determining the conformity of a type of filter being processed in a machine of the tobacco industry, in particular a combining or filter tip attachment machine, the method comprising the step of transversely feeding a filter segment through the inspection module. The inspection module comprises a detector arranged and/or configured in such a way that, while the filter segment is being fed, the detector faces a frontal surface of the filter segment. The method further comprises a step of detecting the frontal surface of the filter via the detector and a step of generating, via the detector, a signal representative of the structure and/or composition of at least one frontal portion of the filter segment. The method further comprises a step of processing the representative signal to obtain an information identifying the conformity of the type of filter.