UNIT FOR PICKING UP AND FORWARDING ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY

This invention relates to a unit (1) for picking up and forwarding rod-shaped articles (A) of the tobacco industry, comprising a pickup conveyor (2) configured to pick up a succession of articles (A) from an ordered flow (F) of rod-shaped articles (A) of the tobacco industry, a conveyor buffer (4) l...

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Main Authors SALVADEO, Daniele, BENNI, Gabriele, GAMBERINI, Giuliano
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 17.11.2021
Subjects
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
STORING
TOBACCO
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:This invention relates to a unit (1) for picking up and forwarding rod-shaped articles (A) of the tobacco industry, comprising a pickup conveyor (2) configured to pick up a succession of articles (A) from an ordered flow (F) of rod-shaped articles (A) of the tobacco industry, a conveyor buffer (4) located downstream of the pickup conveyor (2) and configured to receive the succession of articles (A) from the pickup conveyor (2) and to store the articles (A) in at least one ordered succession, where each article (A) is in contact with at least one other adjacent article (A), a release device (5) associated with the conveyor buffer (4) and configured to release each article (A) individually from the succession of articles (A) disposed in the conveyor buffer (4) and a forwarding device (6), located downstream of the release device (5) and configured to receive single articles (A) from the release device (6) and to send the single articles (A) to an inspection and/or processing station.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20210172950