公开(公告)号：US11932434B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17698947

申请日：2022-03-18

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Massimo Fortini ,  Fabrizio Fazzioli ,  Gaetano Balboni ,  Giuliano Gamberini

IPC: B65B35/26 ,  B65B11/10 ,  B65B19/34 ,  B65B57/10

CPC classification number: B65B35/26 ,  B65B11/10 ,  B65B19/34 ,  B65B57/10

Abstract: A packing method and unit to pack articles, includes: moving first seats by a first conveyor and second seats by a second conveyor along first and second paths at first and second moving speeds, respectively; and cyclically transferring an article from a first seat to a second seat in a transfer station. The first seats and second seats each designed to house an article. During normal operation with no rejected articles, the first moving speed is functionally equal to the second moving speed, and the same number of first and second seats pass through the transfer station in a given time interval. Where at least one article is rejected in a first seat, the second moving speed is functionally decreased relative to the first moving speed so that two first seats (one containing the rejected article) passes through the transfer station in the time interval as one second seat.

公开(公告)号：US20230221715A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US17925301

申请日：2021-06-23

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Matteo Degli Esposti ,  Maurizio Zanotti ,  Giuliano Gamberini

IPC: G05B23/02

CPC classification number: G05B23/0283

Abstract: A method for the predictive maintenance of an automatic machine for manufacturing or packing consumer articles comprising the steps of: detecting and recording at least a sampling series relating to at least one motorization metric of at least one electric actuator, by means of at least one respective local control unit; transmitting the recorded sampling series to a data processing unit; defining at least one multidimensional tolerance horizon within an anomaly matrix having as dimensions at least two statistical features based on at least one sampling series detected and relative at least to the detected motorization metric; calculating the two statistical features in order to define the position of an actual condition within the anomaly matrix; determining, based on the position of the actual condition in the anomaly matrix and the multidimensional tolerance horizon, the imminence of necessary maintenance.

公开(公告)号：US11844373B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17716706

申请日：2022-04-08

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Roberto Polloni ,  Luca Paradiso ,  Luca Lanzarini ,  Roberto Ghiotti ,  Giuliano Gamberini

IPC: B65D85/10 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F15/20

CPC classification number: A24F15/01 ,  A24F15/20

Abstract: Rigid pack for rod-shaped articles includes; a parallelepiped-shaped container, which houses the group of articles and has at least a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls; and a support system arranged in the container and has at least a first containing wall, which is parallel to the lower wall and is provided with a plurality of through holes, each engaged by a corresponding smoking article. The support system consists of a first articulated parallelogram having a frame glued to the rear wall of the container, two cranks and a connecting rod, which only rests against the front wall of the container, so that, while the rigid pack is being manufactured, the support system can be formed with the first articulated parallelogram in a flat condition and can subsequently be expanded by opening the first articulated parallelogram by rotation of both cranks.

公开(公告)号：US20230117199A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17968670

申请日：2022-10-18

Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI

Inventor： Roberto Polloni ,  Luca Paradiso ,  Lorena D'Alfonso ,  Giuliano Gamberini

IPC: B65D85/10 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20

Abstract: The invention relates to a package of smoking articles comprising: a front wall; a rear wall; a bottom; two side walls; and at least a first support wall, which has a first group of seats for receiving, each one, a smoking article and is arranged in proximity to the front wall so as to be transversal to the front wall and to the rear wall. Each side wall has: a first portion proximal to the front wall; a second portion proximal to the rear wall; and a folding line arranged between the first portion and the second portion so as to allow the folding of the first portion on the second portion, or vice versa, causing the mutual distancing and approach of the front wall and of the rear wall.