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

IPC: A24C5/34 ,  A24C5/32

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.

公开(公告)号：US10952462B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16483616

申请日：2018-02-21

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Giuliano Gamberini ,  Daniele Salvadeo ,  Alberto Dani ,  Massimo Sartoni ,  Luca Federici

IPC: A24C5/32 ,  B65G43/10 ,  B65G47/84 ,  A24C5/47

Abstract: A method and a kit for adjusting a machine for wrapping or packing articles, including a conveyor associated with an electric motor where, in an operating condition, the motor drives the conveyor in rotation about its axis of rotation. The method includes associating the conveyor with a reference integral with the conveyor and disposed at an angular position about its axis of rotation; detecting the angular position of the conveyor relative to the force of gravity by measuring the angle between a radial line passing through the reference and the force of gravity; detecting the angular position of the axis of the motor relative to a zero reference associated with an angular position transducer of the motor; calculating and storing the angular displacement between the angular positions of the motor and the conveyor corresponding to the angular displacement between the zero reference and the force of gravity.