公开(公告)号：US20210197418A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US16755704

申请日：2018-10-18

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Luca Testoni ,  Carlo Moretti ,  Simone Lazzaroni ,  Luca Lanzarini ,  Luca Federici

IPC: B26F1/40 ,  B26D7/32 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A cutting unit for the cutting of a substrate band for an aerosol-generating device, and a related cutting assembly, wherein the substrate band has a longitudinally-extending axis and wherein the cutting unit comprises: feed means for feeding the substrate band along a feed direction parallel to the extension axis; a cutting head comprising a cutting edge having a closed profile for cutting a substrate portion from the substrate band, which cutting head is movable in a movement direction transversal to the feed direction between a cutting position, in which it cuts the substrate portion, and a release position, in which it releases the substrate portion; and conveying means, which are arranged and shaped so as to receive the substrate portion from the cutting head when the cutting head is in the release position, and convey the substrate portion towards an output section.

公开(公告)号：US11026447B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16754475

申请日：2018-10-12

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Luca Calzolari ,  Michele Ferrari ,  Luca Federici

IPC: A24C5/35 ,  A24C5/32 ,  B65G47/51 ,  B65G21/18

Abstract: Variable-capacity store for cylindrical articles of the tobacco processing industry; the store comprises a conveying assembly comprising a first conveyor having a substantially helical shape; a second conveyor having a substantially helical shape and arranged above the first conveyor; and a linear transfer conveyor, which is adapted to convey the articles from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, having a variable length and, by extending and shortening, changes the area of the first conveyor from which it picks up the articles and the area of the second conveyor to which it feeds the articles, thus varying the capacity of the store.

公开(公告)号：US20210161198A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US16636054

申请日：2018-08-08

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Francesco Milandri ,  Fabrizio Ronzani ,  Simmone Scagliarini ,  Michele Squarzoni

IPC: A24C5/39 ,  B65B1/36 ,  B65B37/20 ,  A24F40/70

Abstract: Filling unit for a manufacturing machine for the production of disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes; the filling unit has: a cylindrical tank which is arranged horizontally, is mounted so as to rotate in a stepwise manner around a vertical rotation axis, is delimited, at the bottom, by a base disc having a circular shape, and is delimited, on the sides, by a cylindrical side wall; a feeding duct that feeds a flow of tobacco inside the tank; a plurality of groups of seats, each of which is obtained in the base disc and is adapted to receive and contain a corresponding dose of tobacco; and a transfer device which is arranged in a fixed position and cyclically transfers the doses of tobacco contained inside the seats of a group standing still.

公开(公告)号：US10946987B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US15759541

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Roberto Claudio Franco Ghiotti ,  Stefano Negrini

IPC: B65B1/12 ,  B65B1/36 ,  B65B1/06 ,  A24C5/39 ,  A24D1/14 ,  B65B29/00 ,  A24F47/00 ,  B65B1/32

Abstract: A machine to manufacture cartridges for electronic cigarettes comprising a casing made of plastic material inside which a quantity of powdered tobacco is contained; the machine is provided with a drum which receives an orderly mass of empty casings, and feeds them to a filling station in which a quantity of powdered tobacco is inserted into each empty casing and a filling unit which is arranged in correspondence to the filling station for feeding a quantity of powdered tobacco inside each empty casing from above; the filling unit is provided with a first hopper for the collection of powdered tobacco and a plurality of discs among which a first disc defining a bottom wall of the first hopper; wherein, between the first disc and a second disc a plurality of compartments is defined, each designed to contain the quantity of powdered tobacco to be inserted into a respective casing from above; and wherein the first disc and the second disc are mobile relative to one another, so as to vary the volume of the compartments and the quantity of powdered tobacco contained inside them.

公开(公告)号：US10889394B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US15759259

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Roberto Claudio Franco Ghiotti ,  Stefano Negrini

IPC: B65B1/04 ,  B65B9/04 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65B1/06 ,  B65B1/36 ,  B65B5/12 ,  B29C51/14 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B65B11/52 ,  B65D83/02

Abstract: A machine to manufacture cartridges for electronic cigarettes comprising a casing made of plastic material; the manufacturing machine comprises a drum rotating at a predetermined pitch around its own vertical rotation axis, which receives an orderly mass of empty casings from a feeding conveyor, in correspondence to a collecting station, and feeds them through a succession of processing stations; in which, the first drum is provided with a plurality of peripheral seats, each designed to receive a respective casing and which are divided into groups comprising the same number of seats arranged substantially in line so as to form, in plan view, a polygon on the surface of the first drum; in which the casings of the seats of a same group are simultaneously subjected to the processes in correspondence to the succession of processing stations.

公开(公告)号：US20200247605A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US15769815

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Roberto Polloni ,  Alver Tacchi ,  Luca Federici ,  Luca Paradiso

IPC: B65D85/10

Abstract: A rigid package for tobacco articles with a hinged lid and having: at least one group of tobacco articles; at least one wrap, which encloses the group of tobacco articles and has a tobacco article extraction opening closed by a re-stick sealing flap; an outer container, which houses the wrap; a lid having a rear wall, which is hinged to the rear wall of the outer container so as to allow the lid to rotate relative to the outer container; an inner container, which houses the wrap and is arranged inside the outer container in a sliding manner; and a lifting mechanism, which moves the inner container relative to the outer container, using the rotation movement of the lid, between a lowered position, in which the inner container is completely inserted into the outer container, and an extracted position, in which the inner container is partially extracted from the outer container.

公开(公告)号：US10556739B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US16301541

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Angelo LiVigni ,  Alver Tacchi ,  Luca Federici

IPC: B65D85/10

Abstract: A rigid pack for tobacco articles having: at least one wrap of parallelepiped shape, which encloses a group of tobacco articles; a rigid container whose inner volume is divided into a top chamber, which houses the wrap and a bottom chamber which is available; a rigid lid hinged to the container; a rigid collar, which is folded in a “U”-shape, and is arranged inside the container; a drawer, which is arranged in the area of the bottom chamber, is cup-shaped and has a sliding opening by means of linear movement between a closed position in which the drawer is completely arranged inside the container and an open position in which the drawer is partially pulled out of the container and projects outwards from the container; and a limit stop device, which fulfils the function of stopping the outward movement of the drawer from the container in a maximum open position, namely of preventing the drawer from being completely pulled out of the container by setting a maximum limit for the pull-out movement of the drawer from the container.

公开(公告)号：US20190352041A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16481598

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Roberto Polloni ,  Marcello Tenaglia ,  Luca Federici

IPC: B65D5/02 ,  B65D75/58 ,  B65D85/10 ,  B65B19/22 ,  B65D5/66

Abstract: Package for smoking articles having: a group of smoking articles; an outer container having an open top end; a lid hinged to the outer container to close the open top end; a collar which is glued on the inside of the outer container so as to partially project outwards from the open top end and has a through pull-out opening, through which the smoking articles can be pulled out; and a sealing flap, which is glued to the collar, is arranged on the outside of the collar and on top of the collar itself, covers, at least when the lid is in the closed position, the pull-out opening, and is provided with a connecting tab which is permanently and non-removably glued to a front wall of the lid by means of a permanent glue so that the opening and closing of the lid also simultaneously opens and closes the pull-out opening.

公开(公告)号：US10427864B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15545741

申请日：2015-04-22

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA′ PER AZIONI

Inventor： Roberto Polloni ,  Giuseppe Marchitto ,  Michele Ferrari ,  Alessandro Venturoli ,  Luca Federici

IPC: B65D85/10

Abstract: Rigid pack for tobacco articles comprising: a container, which has a parallelepiped shape and has an open upper end; a lid which is hinged to the container and has a parallelepiped shape; an inner wrap which encloses a group of tobacco articles, and is housed on the inside of the container; and a collar, which embraces the inner wrap, is internally glued to the container, protrudes from the open upper end of the container, and has a front wall which is superimposed and glued to a front wall of the container, and two lateral walls which are superimposed and glued to the lateral walls of the container; the collar has an upper wall, a rear wall, and a pull-out opening for the tobacco articles that is defined by a through-incision and involves a portion of the front wall and a portion of the upper wall.

公开(公告)号：US20190246697A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16344043

申请日：2017-10-26

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Giovanni Madera ,  Carlo Moretti ,  Luca Lanzarini ,  Luca Federici

IPC: A24F47/00

CPC classification number: A24F47/008 ,  B23P19/04

Abstract: A manufacturing machine for the production of disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes provided with a base; a support body, which is coupled to the base and is provided with a number of electrodes suited to be electrically connected to the base; a heating member, which is electrically connected to the electrodes; and a substrate which surrounds the heating member; the manufacturing machine is provided with a first feeding conveyor, which feeds the semi-finished disposable cartridges along a first forming path; and a number of operating stations arranged along the first forming path to alternatively carry out the supplying of a corresponding component of the semi-finished disposable cartridges carried by the first feeding conveyor or to carry out a processing of the components of the semi-finished disposable cartridges; wherein the first feeding conveyor comprises an annular guide which is arranged in a fixed position along the first forming path; and a number of slides, each of which is coupled to a respective carriage designed to house the semi-finished disposable cartridges and is coupled to the annular guide so as to freely slide along the annular guide independently of the other slides.