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US 6,553,742 B2Granted
Method and machine for wrapping cigars
AssigneeG.D Societa' Per Azioni
InventorMario Spatafora
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Abstract
A method and machine for wrapping cigars provides for feeding the cigars continuously along a given path, along which a sheet of wrapping material is folded about each cigar, the sheet of wrapping material is closed about the cigar and at the opposite ends to form a closed wrapping, and the closed wrapping is sealed.
Claims18
A method of wrapping cigars on a wrapping machine (1);
- each cigar (2) extending between two opposite ends (4);
- the method comprising the steps of feeding with a constant speed the cigars (2) along a given path (P) in order to fold a sheet (3) of heat-sealable wrapping material about each cigar (2), close the sheet (3) of wrapping material about the cigar (2) and at the opposite ends (4) to form a closed wrapping (W), and seal said closed wrapping (W) using sealing members (50, 65, 79, C) fed together with said cigars (2) along respective portions of said path (P);
- said sheet (3) of wrapping material being fed crosswise to said path (P), and being folded into an L-shape about said cigar (2) on a first wrapping wheel (11);
- said sheet (3) of wrapping material being folded into a U-shape about said cigar (2) as said cigar (2) and the respective sheet (3) of wrapping material are transferred from the first wrapping wheel (11) to a second wrapping wheel (12);
- the U-folded said sheet (3) of wrapping material having a first and second portion (52, 53) opposite and facing each other.
2 more elements
A method of wrapping cigars on a wrapping machine (1);
- each cigar (2) extending between two opposite ends (4);
- the method comprising feeding with a constant speed the cigars (2) along a given path (P) in order to fold a sheet (3) of heat-sealable wrapping material about each cigar (2), close the sheet (3) of wrapping material about the cigar (2) and at the opposite ends (4) to form a closed wrapping (W), and seal said closed wrapping (W) using sealing members (50, 65, 79, C) fed together with said cigars (2) along respective portions of said path (P).
A method of wrapping cigars on a wrapping machine (1);
- each cigar (2) extending between two opposite ends (4);
- the method comprising feeding with a constant speed the cigars (2) along a given path (P) in order to fold a sheet (3) of heat-sealable wrapping material about each cigar (2), close the sheet (3) of wrapping material about the cigar (2) and at the opposite ends (4) to form a closed wrapping (W), and seal said closed wrapping (W) using sealing members (50, 65, 79, C) fed together with said cigars (2) along respective portions of said path (P);
- said sheet (3) of wrapping material being fed crosswise to said path (P), being folded into an L-shape about said cigar (2) and then being folded into a U-shape about said cigar (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.