Packaging machine, especially for cigarettes

Abstract

The supply of web-like packaging material to high-performance packaging machines has hitherto involved a high outlay in terms of labor. The packaging material in the form of reels (13) has to be fed to the packaging machine conveyed up to a working journal (11, 12). Manual involvement has hitherto been needed for this. However, according to the Disclosure, the fully mechanical transfer of reels (13), from a reel stock (15) to one of two working journals (11, 12) a transport journal (20) mounted on a transport arm (21) is used. The transfer of the reels (13) onto a working journal (11, 12) is carried out by the axis-parallel displacement of a catch, in particular of a push sleeve (44) actuated by the transport arm. Furthermore, a reel core (1) of a reel (13a) which has run empty is stripped from the working journal (11, 12) by the transport arm (21) and tube strippers 51, 52) mounted thereon. Thus, the supply of reels (13) of packaging material to the packaging machine takes place completely automatically and without any manual involvement.

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