Packer machine and wrapping method to manufacture a packet of tobacco articles containing two distinct groups of tobacco articles

    公开(公告)号:US11136152B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US15765589

    申请日:2016-10-14

    Abstract: Packer machine and wrapping method to manufacture a packet of tobacco articles containing two distinct groups of tobacco articles; the following are provided: a coupling wheel which rotates with continuous motion around a rotation axis and supports a pair of coupling pockets; a feeding station in which a first group of tobacco articles is fed to a first coupling pocket and, subsequently, a second group of tobacco articles is fed to a second coupling pocket; an actuating device which brings, downstream of the feeding station, the two coupling pockets closer to each other, until the two coupling pockets are side by side; and a releasing station, in which the two groups of tobacco articles are extracted together from both the coupling pockets arranged side by side, so that the two groups of tobacco articles are side by side when they come out of the coupling pockets.

    CUTTING UNIT FOR THE CUTTING OF A SUBSTRATE BAND FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND RELATED CUTTING ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20210197418A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US16755704

    申请日:2018-10-18

    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.

    Variable-capacity store
    53.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11026447B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16754475

    申请日:2018-10-12

    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.

    RIGID PACKAGE FOR TOBACCO ARTICLES WITH A HINGED LID AND WITH A WRAP PROVIDED WITH A RE-STICK SEALING FLAP

    公开(公告)号:US20200247605A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US15769815

    申请日:2016-10-28

    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.

    Rigid pack for tobacco articles with lid and provided, at the bottom, with a pull-out 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

    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.

    RIGID PACKAGE FOR SMOKING ARTICLES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190352041A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16481598

    申请日:2018-02-09

    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.

    Rigid pack with hinged lid and internally provided with a collar having an upper wall

    公开(公告)号:US10427864B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15545741

    申请日:2015-04-22

    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.

    Manufacturing Machine for the Production of Disposable Cartridges for Electronic Cigarettes

    公开(公告)号:US20190246697A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16344043

    申请日:2017-10-26

    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.

    System and method for in-line controlling the ultrasonic welding of plastic components of an electronic cigarette

    公开(公告)号:US10363707B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US15695116

    申请日:2017-09-05

    Abstract: A system for in-line controlling of the ultrasonic welding of plastic components of an electronic cigarette, in which plastic components are welded to one another at a welding zone to define a welded group; the plastic components are such that the welded group has an air passage duct having a first open end and a second open end. The system includes: a chamber for receiving the welded group; a closure for closing the first open end; air supply for supplying air into the chamber. The system further includes an air exit, connecting the welding zone with the outside of the chamber; a continuous pressure control and adjustment for continuously controlling and regulating the air pressure that enters the air passage duct to keep a fixed air pressure; an air passage nozzle having a predetermined cross section, position between the continuous pressure control and adjustment and the second open end; and a pressure sensor for detecting the air back pressure generated in the chamber after the introduction of air into the air passage duct.

    Rigid Pack for Tobacco Articles with Lid and Provided, at the Bottom, with a Pull-Out Container

    公开(公告)号:US20190202626A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US16301541

    申请日:2017-05-19

    CPC classification number: B65D85/1045 B65D85/1081

    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.

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