Transfer station for bobbin-type cigarette packaging material
AssigneeMaschinenfabrik Alfred Schmermund GmbH & Co.
InventorHarald Beckmann
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Abstract
Apparatus for transferring bobbins containing packaging material to, and/or removing the cores of empty bobbins from, a receiving device of a cigarette packaging machine includes a transfer station having a chassis, an axle mounted on the chassis for rotation about an axis angularly oriented with respect to the axes of incoming full bobbins, at least a first arm affixed to and angularly extending from the axle and a gripping device movably supported on each arm. Full and empty bobbins are transported to and from the transfer station with their axes of rotation oriented generally transverse to a movable support plate which may be positioned for cooperation with the gripping devices.
Claims13
Apparatus for transferring bobbins to a bobbin receiving device of a cigarette packaging machine, the bobbins each having an axis of rotation, said apparatus comprising:
- a. means for transporting bobbins to a transfer position, said bobbin transporting means including a base plate for supporting at least one bobbin, said base plate defining a bobbin support plane which is generally transverse to the axis of rotation of a bobbin positioned thereon;
- b. a chassis;
- c. an axle supported on said chassis for rotation about a first axis which lies in a plane which is generally perpendicular to said bobbin support plane, said first axis being oriented at an angle of about 45 degrees to said support plane;
- d. at least a first arm extending angularly from said axle, said first arm defining a second axis and being movable in response to rotation of said axle between at least a first position wherein said second axis is generally parallel to the axis of rotation of a bobbin positioned on said base plate and a second position wherein said second axis is generally transverse to the axis of rotation of a bobbin positioned on said base plate;
- e. gripping means for engaging a bobbin, said gripping means including a first gripper movably mounted on said first arm and being displaceable along said first arm, said first gripper including gripping arms for gripping a bobbin on the perimeter thereof;
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- f. a turntable mounted on said chassis for rotation between at least two positions, said turntable including at least two receiving journals for receiving bobbins from said gripping means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.