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公开(公告)号:US11324250B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-10
申请号:US16767469
申请日:2018-11-28
Applicant: G.D S.P.A.
Inventor: Marco Esposti , Daniele Salvadeo , Ivano Montoleone , Giuliano Gamberini , Luca Federici
Abstract: An inspection device for the quality control of rod-shaped smoking articles includes a drum and an inspection assembly. Each transfer drum has a succession of peripheral retaining portions, each having a retaining groove aligned with the axis of rotation of the transfer drum and configured to receive a respective smoking article to be inspected. Each inspection assembly, which is rotatable about the axis of rotation of the transfer drum, is equipped with a succession of detectors. Each detector has a cavity configured to insertably receive an end portion of the respective smoking article to be inspected and is equipped with a sensor adapted to detect an internal structure within the smoking article. The inspection device also comprises a movement device configured to move each peripheral retaining portion and the corresponding detector reciprocatingly towards and away from each other during the rotation of the transfer drum.