公开(公告)号：US5214969A

公开(公告)日：1993-06-01

申请号：US657677

申请日：1991-02-19

申请人： Wayne B. Adkins ,  Charles T. Higgins ,  Hugh J. McCafferty ,  Edgar L. Moss ,  Jose I. Roncero

发明人： Wayne B. Adkins ,  Charles T. Higgins ,  Hugh J. McCafferty ,  Edgar L. Moss ,  Jose I. Roncero

IPC分类号： A24C5/32 ,  A24C5/34

CPC分类号： A24C5/32 ,  A24C5/34 ,  Y10S131/908 ,  Y10S83/931

摘要： A flexible automatic test facility for measuring physical parameters of smoking articles and components of smoking articles, e.g., filter portions. The test facility includes a microprocessor based controller device, apparatus for severing the filter portion from the article, a plurality of instruments for performing the desired measurements and a computer-controlled robot for gripping and maneuvering one cigarette at a time to one or more of the instruments or severing apparatus to measure one or more physical characteristics of each article or its components in accordance with software instructions. A hopper feeder device containing a plurality of sample sets in separate bins in an indexing mechanism may be provided for extended unattended operation. Each sample set is provided with a code and a database including the nominal physical characteristics of the samples in the set and the test sequence for the cigarettes in the sample set. The test sequence and parameters for each article in each set are obtained from the database, and the controller instructs the robot to grip a fed cigarette and to advance that cigarette to one or more of the instruments for performing measurements or processing station for severing filter in accordance with the predetermined sequence of measurements. At the conclusion of the samples in a given sample set, the next sample set is loaded, identified, and the process continues in accordance with the predetermined sequence for that sample set.

公开(公告)号：US5150719A

公开(公告)日：1992-09-29

申请号：US657523

申请日：1991-02-19

申请人： Wayne B. Adkins ,  Jose I. Roncero

发明人： Wayne B. Adkins ,  Jose I. Roncero

IPC分类号： A24C5/28 ,  A24C5/34

CPC分类号： A24C5/28 ,  A24C5/34

摘要： An automated method and apparatus for removing tobacco shreds from the end of a smoking article filter severed from a tobacco containing smoking article, such as a cigarette. A mechanical arm of a robot, having opposing gripping members, is used to grip and insert the filter into the deshredding apparatus whereupon a deshredding tool is rotated to contact, and a stream of high-pressure air is simultaneously directed at, any tobacco shreds remaining in the tobacco end of the severed filter portion. An exhaust removes the loosened tobacco shreds. The robot then removes the filter from the apparatus. The filter is then ready to be subjected to characterization tests.

公开(公告)号：US4843801A

公开(公告)日：1989-07-04

申请号：US198497

申请日：1988-05-25

申请人： Jose I. Roncero

发明人： Jose I. Roncero

IPC分类号： B65B69/00

CPC分类号： B65B69/0033

摘要： Methods and apparatus for opening containers such as cigarette packages without damaging the contents of the containers. If desired, the methods and apparatus may be extended to include emptying the containers after they have been opened.

摘要翻译： 用于打开诸如香烟包装的容器的方法和装置，而不损坏容器的内容物。 如果需要，方法和装置可以扩展到包括在打开容器之后排空容器。