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AssigneeFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
InventorsHeinz Focke, Martin Stiller, Jens Schmidt, Ralph Sgodzai
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Process and apparatus for providing codings on (cigarette) packs. For coding (cigarette) packs (10) in the region of a conveyor, in particular in the region of a (drying) turret (34), it is ensured that a region of an outer pack surface, in particular of a side surface (14), is exposed during the coding. For this purpose, it is possible for the conveying elements to be arranged or designed correspondingly and/or for pocket walls (42) to be dimensioned correspondingly. Alternatively, the packs (10) are removed from the conveyor, or moved out of the pockets (33), into the region of action of a laser coder (19).
Process for providing markings or printing on free outer surfaces of packs (10) by means of a printing unit, in particular for providing codings on (cuboidal) cigarette packs by means of a laser coder (19), the printing unit or laser coder (19) being positioned in a stationary manner alongside an endless conveyor for the packs (10), characterized in that the packs (10) are moved past by way of an at least partially free outer surface of the pack (10), said outer surface being directed towards the printing unit/laser coder (19) and not being covered by the endless conveyor, and in that the printing or coding is provided on the free outer surface, or on the free part of the outer surface, of the pack (10) during the conveying movement or during a temporary standstill of the packs (10).
Apparatus for providing markings or printing on free outer surfaces of packs (10) by a printing unit, in particular for providing codings on (cuboidal) cigarette packs by a laser coder (19), it being possible for the packs (10) to be moved past the printing unit or laser coder (19) by a conveyor, in particular a pack conveyor, characterized in that the packs (10) are retained by the pack conveyor such that the pack surfaces which are to be provided with the printing or coding are at least partially exposed such that the relevant pack surfaces or parts thereof for the printing or coding, during transport or during a standstill phase, are directed towards the printing unit or laser coder (19).
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