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US 2015/0068868 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for filling trays with rod-shaped smokers' articles
AssigneeG.D S.p.A.
InventorsMarco ESPOSTI, Massimo SARTONI
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AssigneeG.D S.p.A.
InventorsMarco ESPOSTI, Massimo SARTONI
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An apparatus for filling trays with rod-shaped smokers articles comprises a station for filling the trays, a conveying apparatus for directing the smokers' articles in bulk to the filling station, a first conveyor assembly for directing the empty trays in succession to the filling station, and a second conveyor assembly for removing the full trays in succession from the filling station; the conveying apparatus has an outlet in communication with the filling station, and the apparatus comprises a delivery device for delivering the smokers' articles, in communication with the outlet and insertable into each tray to be filled, and a movement device for reciprocally moving the delivery device and each tray while the tray is being filled.
an apparatus for filling trays with rod-shaped smokers' articles, the apparatus comprising a station for filling the trays, conveyor means for directing the smokers' articles in bulk to the filling station, a first conveyor assembly for directing the empty trays in succession to the filling station, and a second conveyor assembly for removing the full trays in succession from the filling station;
A method for filling trays with rod-shaped smokers' articles, the method comprising the steps of feeding the smokers' articles in bulk towards a filling station through the agency of conveyor means, directing the empty trays in succession towards the filling station through the agency of a first conveyor assembly, removing the full trays in succession from the filling station through the agency of a second conveyor assembly;
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