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AssigneeG. D S.p.A.
InventorsMarco Brizzi, Antonio Gamberini
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Divisible packs consisting in two wrappers breasted frontally one with another are conveyed broadside, singly and in succession, to the point of being taken up between paired belt loops carrying teeth which are timed to impinge on the two wrappers and bring them into vertical alignment. Thereafter, the pack draws level with an applicator station where labels are affixed to the now perfectly matched end faces of the wrappers, then passes on to a further station at which correct application of the labels is verified by two pneumatic control elements: these consist in suction cups or nozzles connected to respective transducers which, by sensing changes in the pressure levels registering at the end faces of the wrappers, will detect any pack from which either or both of the labels may be missing.
A method of joining at least two packages of cigarettes, each said package containing at least one cigarette packet and wrapped by a respective exterior wrapper, comprising the steps of:
A device for joining at least two packages of cigarettes, each said package containing at least one cigarette packet and wrapped by a respective exterior wrapper, said device comprising:
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