METHOD FOR SETTING UP A MOVABLE OPERATING MEMBER OF AN AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING OR PACKAGING CONSUMER ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220380144A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17641806

    申请日:2020-09-10

    IPC分类号: B65G47/82 B65G43/00

    摘要: A method to set up at least one moveable operating member of an automatic machine for manufacturing consumer articles and comprising the steps of defining a first motion profile of the movable operating member and defining a corresponding second motion profile of an electric actuator system, which moves the moveable operating member with the first motion profile. The method calls for the further steps of: determining possible imperfections in the processing of the articles caused by the movable operating member; correcting, by means of an interface device and on the basis of the possible imperfections, the first motion profile, thus obtaining a first changed profile of the moveable operating member; and calculating, through a control unit, a reverse kinematics of the first changed profile so as to obtain a corresponding second changed profile to be commanded to the electric actuator system.

    PACKING METHOD AND UNIT TO PACK ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR STRAWS, WITH AUTOMATIC REJECTION OF DEFECTIVE ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220306327A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17698947

    申请日:2022-03-18

    摘要: 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.

    PACK FOR SMOKING ARTICLES WITH A SLIDING OPENING

    公开(公告)号:US20220258958A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17631319

    申请日:2020-07-31

    IPC分类号: B65D85/10 B65D5/38

    摘要: A pack for smoking articles comprising: a group of smoking articles housed in an inner container; an outer container, housing on the inside and in a sliding manner, the inner container; and a locking system. The locking system comprises an abutment element integral with and arranged inside the outer container; a first wing integral with the inner container and movable relative thereto so as to be arranged in abutment against the abutment element when the inner container is in a closed position, thus preventing the inner container from sliding from the closed position to an open position; and a second wing obtained on and movable relative to the outer container so as to be pressed inwards and, hence, move the underlying first wing accordingly to release the first wing abutting against the abutment element and allow the inner container to slide from the closed position to the open position.

    TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY COMPLETE CARTRIDGE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE

    公开(公告)号:US20220219911A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:US17610146

    申请日:2020-06-12

    摘要: A transport system for an at least partially complete cartridge has: at least one piece of movable equipment provided with at least one seat designed to contain the cartridge and delimited by a first wall and by a second wall beside and opposite one another; a conveyor to move the movable equipment along a path; and an operating device arranged along the path, outside of and independent from the movable equipment. The first wall is mounted on the movable equipment and movable closer to and away from the second wall between a holding position, in which there is a minimum distance between the first and second walls and a release position, in which there is a maximum distance between the first and second walls. An elastic element that pushes the first wall towards the holding position, and a control appendage moves the first wall towards the release position.

    MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CARTRIDGE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE

    公开(公告)号:US20220125126A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17424730

    申请日:2020-01-21

    发明人: Fulvio Boldrini

    摘要: A manufacturing machine and method for the production of a cartridge for an electronic cigarette can include at least one movable plate, where at least one first seat is present, which is designed to house a support of a heating device, and at least one second seat, which is axially aligned with the first seat and is designed to house a mouthpiece; an assembling conveyor to cyclically move the movable plate along an annular assembling path; a first feeding station arranged along the assembling path, in which a support of a heating device is fed into the first seat; a second feeding station arranged along the assembling path, in which a mouthpiece is fed into the second seat; and a transfer station, in which a support of a heating device and a mouthpiece are simultaneously removed from the movable plate.

    Manufacturing machine for the production of disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes

    公开(公告)号:US11191305B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-07

    申请号:US16344043

    申请日:2017-10-26

    摘要: A manufacturing machine for the production of disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes provided with a base; a support body, coupled to the base and is provided with a number of electrodes; a heating member electrically connected to the electrodes; and a substrate which surrounds the heating member. The manufacturing machine is provided with feeding conveyor, which feeds a semi-finished disposable cartridges along a 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 or to carry out a processing of the components of the semi-finished disposable cartridges. The feeding conveyor has an annular guide arranged in a fixed position along the forming path; and a number of slides, each of which is coupled to a respective carriage designed to house the semi-finished disposable cartridges.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE ULTRASONIC WELDING OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE OR OF AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CARTRIDGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210276273A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US16332552

    申请日:2017-09-21

    IPC分类号: B29C65/08 B29C65/00

    摘要: A method and a device for the ultrasonic welding of a first component to a second component of an electronic cigarette cartridge, wherein both components are made of a plastic material; the device includes an ultrasound generator, which delivers an electric pulse to a vibrating assembly, which, in turn, includes a converter designed to turn the electric pulse into a mechanical vibration movement and transfers it to a sonotrode, which directly transmits the energy in the form of vibrations to the two components to be welded; the sonotrode is designed so as to simultaneously weld a plurality of first components to the respective second components and cooperates with a plurality of striker elements, each associated to a respective first component and to a respective second component to be welded; and wherein each striker element is connected to a sensor, which is designed to detect a parameter of the welding process carried out to weld the first component to the second component and to control the welding process carried out to weld the first component to the second component based on the parameter.