A METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGE OF SMOKING ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240174391A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18553259

    申请日:2022-03-21

    申请人: G.D S.p.A.

    摘要: A method for producing a package of smoking articles having an ordered group of packets arranged in mutual contact, including: advancing the packets in a row and receiving one packet after another between a first and a second ring-shaped moving member, accumulating the packets between the moving members so as to extend the row of packets, without interruptions, between the moving members; applying onto the accumulated packets, a continuous band of adhesive sheet; separating by a given distance an ordered group of packets from the remaining packets of the row, which are located upstream of the moving members; cutting the band at a tract within the distance between the ordered group of packets and row of packets, so as to separate a strip of adhesive sheet from the band, which is applied to the ordered group of packets and holds together the packets of the group.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING THE TIGHTNESS OF A CONTAINER CLOSED BY A MEMBRANE

    公开(公告)号:US20230400376A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18326479

    申请日:2023-05-31

    申请人: G.D S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: G01M3/32

    CPC分类号: G01M3/3209

    摘要: A method and relative apparatus for testing the tightness of a container closed by a membrane are described. The method includes steps of: submitting the container to a deforming action to increase the pressure inside the container; submitting the membrane to an abutting action to counteract the deformation of the membrane caused by the deforming action; maintaining the action of abutting the membrane at the same time as the action of deforming the container for a set period of time; interrupting the action of abutting the membrane at the end of the period of time; detecting at least one parameter related to a membrane profile when the abutting action has ceased; and comparing the at least one parameter related to the membrane profile with a predefined threshold to verify whether the tightness of the container is to be classified as defective.

    COUPLING DEVICE FOR COUPLING A COMPONENT TO AN ARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230271734A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18006848

    申请日:2021-07-26

    申请人: G.D S.P.A.

    摘要: A coupling device for coupling a component to an article includes a first retaining member that retains the component, a second retaining member that retains the article, a movement system for moving the first retaining member and the second retaining member between a non-operating position where the component and the article are spaced apart from one another, and an operating position where the component and the article are in a coupling position, and a detection system for detecting the positioning of the component on the first retaining member. The detection system includes an image detector device for capturing at least one image of the component when the component is retained by the first retaining member, and a processing unit provided for analysing the image captured by the image detector device and verifying if the component is retained on the first retaining member in a predefined position.

    TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANSFER PROCESS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230234738A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18006374

    申请日:2021-07-26

    申请人: G.D S.P.A.

    摘要: In a transfer device and a process for discrete elements, fed in a line with a predetermined spacing, variations in the dimensions of the discrete elements resulting in a variation in a release spot included in a release segment, are absorbed by an alignment of the receiving elements. A transport device of the transfer device has receiving elements, each configured to receive a respective discrete element and moving along a transport path at a predetermined speed. The discrete elements are transported on a release device of the transfer device along a release path with a linear development. The release path has a release segment intersecting the transport path at a receiving segment of the transport path. The transport device includes a moving mechanism for the receiving elements to align the receiving elements at the receiving segment, where the release segment is superimposed on the transport path at the receiving segment.