CARTONER WITH INK JET CODER

A cigarette cartoner apparatus comprising a folding station configured to wrap a carton blank about a pre-arranged bundle of cigarette packets; means for repetitively dispensing carton blanks along a pathway; a signal generator adjacent a print location along the aforementioned pathway; at least one...

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Main Authors CAMPBELL, STEVEN, M, RHINEHART, STEVEN, R, KUCERA, ROBERT, C., JR, COOPER, RICKY, N, BOWMAN, RICHARD, E., JR, WEBB, RICHARD, N, BROWN, STEPHEN, D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 18.04.2001
Edition7
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
UNPACKING
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Summary:A cigarette cartoner apparatus comprising a folding station configured to wrap a carton blank about a pre-arranged bundle of cigarette packets; means for repetitively dispensing carton blanks along a pathway; a signal generator adjacent a print location along the aforementioned pathway; at least one fluid jet print head adjacent the print location; a controller configured to operate the print head responsively to the signal generator; and a guide arrangement within the cartoner defining a contact-free path portion as the packaging material is progressed from said print location.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19990914887