Elastic contact element for wrapping a sheet around a group of segments
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorsGabriele Benni, Fulvio Pastore, Marco Esposti, Giuliano Gamberini
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AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorsGabriele Benni, Fulvio Pastore, Marco Esposti, Giuliano Gamberini
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A wrapping device 1 for wrapping a sheet 3 around a group 5 of segments comprises a wrapping conveyor 7 and a contact element 25. The wrapping conveyor 7 comprises a conveyor surface 9 for receiving the group 5 of segments. The contact element 25 provides a counter surface 31. The counter surface 31 is arranged at a distance to the conveyor surface 9 of the wrapping conveyor 7. The counter surface 31 faces the conveyor surface 9 of the wrapping conveyor 7. The counter surface 31 is configured to engage the group 5 of segments and the sheet 3 when the group 5 of segments is moved along the counter surface 31 by the wrapping conveyor 7 to cause rotation of the group 5 of segments to wrap the group 5 of segments with the sheet 3. At least a first portion 41 of the contact element 25 comprising at least a first part 35 of the counter surface 31 is formed by a first material being an elastic material having a shore hardness between 30 A and 70 A.
A wrapping device for wrapping a sheet around a group of segments, the wrapping device comprising:
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