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

    公开(公告)号:US20240067375A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18280973

    申请日:2022-03-09

    IPC分类号: B65B19/30 B65B51/10 B65B57/08

    CPC分类号: B65B19/30 B65B51/10 B65B57/08

    摘要: A method to set up at least one movable operating member (5, 7) of an automatic machine (1) for manufacturing consumer articles (3) comprising the steps (16, 17) of: defining a first motion profile (FP) of the movable operating member (5, 7), determining possible imperfections in the processing of the articles (3), defining a corresponding second motion profile (SP) of an electric actuator system (8, 9), which, through a motion transmission system (12), is mechanically connected to the movable operating member (5, 7) and moves the movable operating member (5, 7) with the first motion profile (FP), correcting, by means of an interface device (15) of the automatic machine (1) and based on the possible determined imperfections, at least one conversion parameter (50) concerning the processing on the articles (3) performed by the movable operating member (5, 7); processing the first motion profile (FP), thus obtaining a first modified profile (MFP) of the movable operating member (5, 7).

    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.

    METHOD FOR THE PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF AN AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING OR PACKING CONSUMER ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20230221715A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17925301

    申请日:2021-06-23

    IPC分类号: G05B23/02

    CPC分类号: G05B23/0283

    摘要: A method for the predictive maintenance of an automatic machine for manufacturing or packing consumer articles comprising the steps of: detecting and recording at least a sampling series relating to at least one motorization metric of at least one electric actuator, by means of at least one respective local control unit; transmitting the recorded sampling series to a data processing unit; defining at least one multidimensional tolerance horizon within an anomaly matrix having as dimensions at least two statistical features based on at least one sampling series detected and relative at least to the detected motorization metric; calculating the two statistical features in order to define the position of an actual condition within the anomaly matrix; determining, based on the position of the actual condition in the anomaly matrix and the multidimensional tolerance horizon, the imminence of necessary maintenance.

    RIGID PACKAGE OF ARTICLES, IN PARTICULAR FROM SMOKE, SHAPED LIKE A ROD AND ITS METHOD OF REALIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230075912A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17716706

    申请日:2022-04-08

    IPC分类号: A24F15/01 A24F15/20

    摘要: Rigid pack for rod-shaped articles includes; a parallelepiped-shaped container, which houses the group of articles and has at least a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls; and a support system arranged in the container and has at least a first containing wall, which is parallel to the lower wall and is provided with a plurality of through holes, each engaged by a corresponding smoking article. The support system consists of a first articulated parallelogram having a frame glued to the rear wall of the container, two cranks and a connecting rod, which only rests against the front wall of the container, so that, while the rigid pack is being manufactured, the support system can be formed with the first articulated parallelogram in a flat condition and can subsequently be expanded by opening the first articulated parallelogram by rotation of both cranks.

    RIGID PACK OF SMOKING ARTICLES WITH A HINGED AND SLIDING LID

    公开(公告)号:US20230051682A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17796569

    申请日:2021-01-29

    IPC分类号: B65D85/10 B65D5/66

    摘要: A pack of smoking articles having: a container; an inner wrap enclosing a group of smoking articles housed in the container; a hinged lid movable between open and closed positions; a collar glued on the inside of the container so as to partially project out of an open top end and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid when the lid is in a closed position; a slider firmly connected to the lid and coupled in a sliding manner to the container so as to slide relative to the container; and a locking system interposed between the container and the slider and, in the closed position of the lid, prevents the slider from sliding relative to the container. The hindering of the slider can be deactivated by external action of the user who elastically deforms at least part of the front wall of the container.

    Rigid pack of smoking articles with a hinged and sliding lid

    公开(公告)号:US11891233B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17796569

    申请日:2021-01-29

    IPC分类号: B65D85/10 B65D5/66

    CPC分类号: B65D85/10564 B65D5/6691

    摘要: A pack of smoking articles having: a container; an inner wrap enclosing a group of smoking articles housed in the container; a hinged lid movable between open and closed positions; a collar glued on the inside of the container so as to partially project out of an open top end and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid when the lid is in a closed position; a slider firmly connected to the lid and coupled in a sliding manner to the container so as to slide relative to the container; and a locking system interposed between the container and the slider and, in the closed position of the lid, prevents the slider from sliding relative to the container. The hindering of the slider can be deactivated by external action of the user who elastically deforms at least part of the front wall of the container.

    Rigid package of articles, in particular from smoke, shaped like a rod and its method of realization

    公开(公告)号:US11844373B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US17716706

    申请日:2022-04-08

    IPC分类号: B65D85/10 A24F15/01 A24F15/20

    CPC分类号: A24F15/01 A24F15/20

    摘要: Rigid pack for rod-shaped articles includes; a parallelepiped-shaped container, which houses the group of articles and has at least a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls; and a support system arranged in the container and has at least a first containing wall, which is parallel to the lower wall and is provided with a plurality of through holes, each engaged by a corresponding smoking article. The support system consists of a first articulated parallelogram having a frame glued to the rear wall of the container, two cranks and a connecting rod, which only rests against the front wall of the container, so that, while the rigid pack is being manufactured, the support system can be formed with the first articulated parallelogram in a flat condition and can subsequently be expanded by opening the first articulated parallelogram by rotation of both cranks.