US 2024/0417119 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING PRODUCTS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY SNUS, FROM A PRODUCTION MACHINE TO A PACKAGING MACHINE

Abstract

A method for feeding products of the tobacco industry, particularly snus, from a production machine to a packaging machine, includes making the products advance along an advancement direction; and feeding to the packaging machine groups of products(S) having a predetermined number of products; wherein this feeding of groups of products includes: in a position for receiving the products, placing the products inside containers that are brought to the receiving position one after another, by depositing a predetermined number of products inside each container, so as to form, inside each container, a group of products of predetermined number; and transporting the containers containing the formed groups of products to a position for delivery of the products to the packaging machine.

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Dependent claims

A method for feeding products of a tobacco industry, including snus, from a production machine to a packaging machine, the method comprising:

making the products advance along an advancement direction;
feeding to the packaging machine groups of products having a predetermined number of the products;
wherein feeding groups of products includes:
in a receiving position for receiving the products, placing the products inside containers that are brought to the receiving position one after another, by depositing a predetermined number of the products inside each container, so as to form, inside each container, a group of products of the predetermined number;
and
transporting the containers containing the groups of products to a delivery position for delivery of the products to the packaging machine.

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An apparatus for feeding products of the tobacco industry, including snus, from a production machine to a packaging machine, the apparatus comprising:

a plurality of containers for receiving products made by the production machine;
a first station for feeding containers of the plurality of containers for bringing in succession empty containers to a receiving position for receiving products made by the production machine;
a second station for feeding the containers for bringing the containers, each of which contains a predetermined number of products, to a delivery position for delivery of the products to the packaging machine;
and
at least one conveyor for transporting the containers from the first station to the second station.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for feeding products of the tobacco industry, particularly snus, from a production machine to a packaging machine

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Method and apparatus for feeding products of the tobacco industry, particularly snus, from a production machine to a packaging machine

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Abstract

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