公开(公告)号：US20250066067A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18722016

申请日：2022-12-19

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Roberto POLLONI ,  Andrea MORINI ,  Luca PARADISO ,  Giuliano GAMBERINI

IPC: B65D5/38 ,  B65D85/10

Abstract: A packet for smoking articles includes: a group of smoking articles; a container having a containing portion for receiving the smoking articles, wherein an empty space, devoid of smoking articles, is defined in the containing portion; a covering body of said container having a tubular wall extending along a reference axis, within which the container is inserted and configured for moving along the reference axis, between a safety position wherein the container is in a retracted condition within the covering body and access to the group of smoking articles is impeded, and a use position wherein the container is in an extracted condition with respect to the covering body for providing access to the group of smoking articles. The packet may include a blocking system arranged to prevent movement of the container from the safety position to the use position and to enable this movement via an unlocking element.

公开(公告)号：US20250062388A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18722478

申请日：2022-12-21

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Enrico Campagnoli ,  Andrea Biondi ,  Luca Cavazza ,  Ivanoe Bertuzzi ,  Fabrizio Nanni

IPC: H01M10/04 ,  B65H19/22

Abstract: Manufacturing machine (9) and method for manufacturing a cylindrical electrochemical cell (2) consisting of a spiral winding of a composite material (8) comprising at least two conductor bands (4, 6) and at least two separator bands (5, 7) overlapping one another. They are provided: a plurality of winding heads (13), each of which supports a holding device (14) which is configured to grab an end of the composite material (8) and to rotate on itself around a first rotation axis (15) so as to obtain a spiral winding of the composite material (8); a drum (11) which supports the winding heads (13) and is rotatably mounted to rotate with a continuous law of motion around a second rotation axis (12) so as to move the winding heads (13) along a processing path (P2); and a feeding unit (10) configured to feed the composite material (8) to the winding heads (13). A segment of the processing path (P2) is substantially straight and each holding device (14) is configured to grab one end of the composite material (8) and hence start the spiral winding of the composite material (8) while the corresponding winding head (13) moves along the substantially straight segment of the processing path (P2).

公开(公告)号：US20250055014A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18722567

申请日：2022-12-21

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Andrea Biondi ,  Enrico Campagnoli ,  Luca Cavazza ,  Fabrizio Nanni ,  Ivanoe Bertuzzi

IPC: H01M10/04

Abstract: An apparatus (100) for making a coil (B) comprises a feed unit (2) configured to feed at least one strip-shaped article (N) and a winding unit (1). The winding unit includes a plurality of winding heads (10) and a movement device for moving (3) said winding heads (10) configured to displace said winding heads (10) along a working path (P). Each winding head (10) supports a gripping device (11) which is configured to grasp a portion of said strip-shaped article (N) and is configured to wind said strip-shaped article (N) so as to make said coil (B). The movement device (3) is further configured so as to displace a respective winding head (10), when it is grasping said portion of said strip-shaped article (N), along an operative segment (P1) of said working path (P) in a direction discordant to a feed direction (f) of the strip-shaped article.

公开(公告)号：US20250050448A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18722404

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Enrico Campagnoli ,  Andrea Biondi

IPC: B23K26/10 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/082 ,  B23K101/16

Abstract: A method for non-contact processing on a ribbon-like article includes providing at least two operating units configured to perform non-contact processing on the non-contact ribbon-like article. Operating units are movable along a loop path. The operating units is provided with a set of processing instructions on the basis of which to carry out a predetermined non-contact processing on the ribbon-like article. The non-contact ribbon-like article advances on a conveyor device. At least one of said operating units performs the predetermined non-contact processing on the ribbon-like article. One of the operating units is provided with a further set of processing instructions on the ribbon-like article when said operating unit transits along a reset portion of the loop path. The operating unit performs the further predetermined non-contact processing provided.

公开(公告)号：US20250018990A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18768654

申请日：2024-07-10

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Andrea BIONDI ,  Salvatore CARBONI ,  Antonio VITALI

IPC: B62B3/10 ,  B62B3/04

Abstract: A magazine for a bundle of blanks includes vertical supports, each including supporting members spaced vertically along the vertical support at to support said bundle of blanks from below; a base structure has seats, each to receive an end portion of one of the vertical supports, said end portion and the base structure removably coupled to each other at the seats, a coupling between the vertical supports and the base structure defines a vertically-extended channel having an upper opening for inserting/extracting said bundle of blanks, said seats arranged in the base structure at predetermined distances from each other to allow a first positioning of said vertical supports, defining a first configuration of said channel, and a second positioning of said vertical supports, defining a second configuration of said channel different from the first configuration; a releasable fastening system fastens the vertical supports to the base structure.

公开(公告)号：US12129070B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18006848

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Vladi Negrini ,  Maria Eleonora Cesarini

IPC: B65B7/00 ,  B65B7/28 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B65B43/50 ,  B65B51/14 ,  B65B57/08

CPC classification number: B65B7/2878 ,  B65B29/022 ,  B65B43/50 ,  B65B51/14 ,  B65B57/08

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20240292882A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18662725

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Massimo SARTONI ,  Fausto MENGOLI

IPC: A24C5/32 ,  A24D3/02

CPC classification number: A24C5/327 ,  A24C5/323 ,  A24D3/0291 ,  A24D3/0254

Abstract: A device for moving tubular bodies, includes feeding means for feeding a plurality of tubular pieces, each extending along a respective axis of extension, where the feeding means are configured in such a way as to provide a succession of groups of tubular pieces where each group is defined by a predetermined number of tubular pieces positioned in succession along the respective axis of extension and transversely offset therefrom, and at least one translational transfer means configured to move the pieces along the respective axis of extension to juxtapose them and define an ordered succession of pieces. The translational transfer means is provided with at least one housing for containing at least one tubular piece and with blowing means operating inside the housing and configured to produce an air cushion by which the tubular piece is transferred translationally outside the housing along its respective axis of extension.

公开(公告)号：US12043430B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17643887

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Davide Parazza ,  Luca Federici

IPC: B65B35/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J15/02 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B19/02 ,  B65B35/02 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B35/40 ,  B65B35/52 ,  B65B41/08 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65D25/10 ,  B65D57/00 ,  B65D77/04 ,  B65G25/02 ,  B65G37/00

CPC classification number: B65B35/16 ,  B25J9/0084 ,  B25J9/0093 ,  B25J15/0253 ,  B65B5/105 ,  B65B19/02 ,  B65B35/02 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B41/08 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B61/207 ,  B65D25/10 ,  B65D57/00 ,  B65D57/005 ,  B65G25/02 ,  B65G37/005 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B35/405 ,  B65B35/52 ,  B65B2220/16 ,  B65D77/042

Abstract: A method and a feeding apparatus for feeding spacers for cigarette packs are disclosed, in which each spacer comprises a substantially rectangular flat body, the spacers being insertable in cartons for cigarette packs to space out packs with dimensions smaller than the standard dimensions; the spacers are stacked on a pallet that is positioned in a withdrawal station; the stacks of spacers are withdrawn from the withdrawal station and transferred to a respective hopper by passing each stack of spacers through an upper opening of the hopper, to then unload the spacers one by one through a lower opening of the hopper.

公开(公告)号：US11964785B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17851104

申请日：2022-06-28

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Alan Armeni ,  Davide Parazza ,  Giuliano Gamberini

IPC: B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/04 ,  B65B13/32

CPC classification number: B65B13/04 ,  B65B13/32

Abstract: A method is described for making a pack of smoking products having an ordered group of packets containing smoking products and positioned in contact with each other, wherein the group of packets has a closed lateral surface around a theoretical axis of the group of packets, which delimits two opposite surfaces of the group of packets, each of which surfaces is defined by the set of homologous surfaces of all the packets. The method includes unwinding from a reel at least one adhesive tape and applying it to the closed lateral surface and completely around the latter, to hold the packets of the group together solely by means of the at least one adhesive tape.

公开(公告)号：US11845595B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US18037235

申请日：2020-11-25

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Anthony Puccini ,  András Selmeczy ,  Sip Hoo Liew ,  Enrico Bernardi ,  Gabriele Benni

IPC: B65D55/02

CPC classification number: B65D55/02 ,  B65D2201/00

Abstract: A container management system including a lid assembly configured to engage/disengage a collar of a container to close and open an aperture thereof, wherein the lid assembly includes an interior lid compartment in communication with an interior portion of the container when the lid assembly engages the collar, a reactive substance configured to undergo a physical change in response to a change of an environment condition at the aperture when the lid assembly engages the collar. The physical change of the reactive substance turns the lid assembly from a first operative condition wherein the lid assembly can be disengaged from the collar to open the aperture to a second operative condition wherein a portion of the lid assembly cannot be disengaged from the collar and closes the aperture.