System for producing and packing articles
OwnerLuca CERATI, Gaetano DE PIETRAinventors
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Abstract
A cigarette manufacturing and packing system having a connecting unit connected to a data-gathering computer; a sensor device for detecting a code identifying a work material; and a signalling device for emitting a signal relative to an instant the work material starts to be used; the connecting unit acts as a server to make available to the data-gathering computer, for a given length of time, the data received from the sensor device and the signalling device.
Claims22
1) A system—line—for producing and packing tobacco articles, the system (1) comprising at least one manufacturing machine (2a;
- 2b);
- at least one machine (2c;
- 2d;
- 2e) for packing said articles;
- at least one data-gathering computer (6);
- a first communication network (5) to which the data-gathering computer (6) is connected;
- and at least one sensor device (7) for detecting a code (C) identifying a work material (8), and for emitting a relative signal;
- the system (1) being characterized by comprising:
- at least a first signalling device (9a;
- 9b) for emitting a signal relative to an instant the system (1) starts using the work material (8);
- and
- a connecting unit (10) connected to the first communication network (5), to the sensor device (7), and to the signalling device (9a;
- 9b);
- the connecting unit (10) receiving and memorizing data (D1, D2) relative to the code (C) identifying the work material (8), and to the instant the system (1) starts using the work material (8);
- and the connecting unit (10) making the memorized said data (D1, D2) available to allow the data-gathering computer (6) to acquire the data (D1, D2) over the first communication network (5).
21) A method of producing and packing tobacco articles;
- the method comprising a read step to read a code (C) identifying a work material (8);
- and the method being characterized by comprising a signalling step to emit a signal relative to an instant at which the work material (8) starts to be used;
- a memorizing step to memorize data (D1, D2) acquired at the signalling and read steps;
- and an application step to apply on each product (P), container, and/or article a code (E) indicating when the product (P) was produced.
22) A method of identifying at least one work material used to produce a product (P), in particular a container and/or article, in the tobacco industry;
- the method comprising a read step to read a code (C) identifying a work material (8);
- and the method being characterized by comprising a signalling step to emit a signal relative to an instant at which the work material (8) starts to be used;
- a memorizing step to memorize data (D1, D2) acquired at the signalling and read steps;
- an application step to apply on the product (P) a code (E) indicating when the product (P) was produced;
- a second read step, after said read, signalling, and application steps, to read the code (E) applied to the product (P);
- and an analysing step to compare the read code (E) with the memorized data (D1, D2) to identify the material (8) used to produce the product (P).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.