Machine for wrapping groups of cigarettes in packets
AssigneeG.D S.p.A.
InventorsIvanoe Bertuzzi, Luca Petrucci, Gilberto Spirito, Stefano Negrini
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Abstract
In a cigarette packer, groups of single cigarettes are first assembled by a formation unit and placed in trays carried by a conveyor, then directed in succession along a set feed path, advancing sideways-on, toward a wrapping unit by which each one is enveloped in a transparent or at least partly transparent wrapper; during the transfer from the formation unit to the wrapping unit, the trays are directed past a print unit stationed along the feed path, by which at least one graphic element such as lettering or a logo is impressed on at least one cigarette making up each group.
Claims17
A machine for wrapping groups of cigarettes in packets, comprising:
- a formation unit by which groups of cigarettes are assembled, each consisting in at least one layer of cigarettes lying side by side;
- a wrapping unit by which each group is enveloped in an at least partly transparent wrapper;
- a conveyor by which the groups are transferred along a predetermined feed path from the formation unit toward the wrapping unit;
- at least one print unit located along the feed path, by which a graphic element is printed on at least one cigarette of the group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.