Abstract:
An arrangement for checking blocks of cigarettes comprises an electron camera tube for forming an image of ends of cigarettes of the block, and electric means responsive to illumination of elements of said image for creating a control effect under the control of said element illumination.
Abstract:
An arrangement for checking blocks of cigarettes comprises a photomultiplier for forming an image of ends of cigarettes of the block, and electric means responsive to illumination of elements of said image for creating a control effect under the control of said element illumination.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a control arrangement for an automatic machine tool wherein a master cam is mounted on a movable carrier. The shape of the master cam is sensed by a main follower which controls a milling tool operating in a rotating workpiece. An auxiliary cam is rotated with the workpiece and an auxiliary follower co-operates with the auxiliary cam. The auxiliary follower is coupled to the carrier and the coupling is selectably operable to cause displacement of the master cam in either one of two mutually opposite directions in response to displacement of the auxiliary follower in a predetermined direction. The profile of the master cam has two linear portions at respectively opposite ends of its profile and each linear portion is parallel to the direction of displacement of the carrier, whereby the displacement of the master cam when the main follower is in contact with either one of the linear end portions does not result in displacement of the master follower.
Abstract:
In machines for wrapping rectangular block-like articles such as cigarette packets, the articles are enveloped in wrapping material in a first part of the machine and the wrapping material is heat sealed in a second part of the machine. Each part is provided with drive means so that when the first part is inoperative (during changing of a reel of wrapping material) the second part remains operative and damage to the articles due to overheating, while stationary in the second part, is avoided. The parts may be driven by separate motors, or a single motor employing a clutch. Alternatively, an auxiliary motor may drive the second part when a main motor driving both parts is inoperative. The speed at which the second part is driven may be related to the temperature at which the wrapping material is heat sealed.
Abstract:
A rotatably mounted drum provided with a plurality of axially extending troughs having openings disposed around the circumferential surface of the drum, is disclosed. Cigarettes are fed radially into the openings as the drum rotates. The troughs are of such a depth that the cigarettes do not project above the drum surface, consequently, as the drum rotates in contact with a movable belt extending over an arcuate portion of its circumference, the troughs are closed while covered by the belt. While the troughs are so closed, air under pressure is injected into the closed troughs and a vacuum source is applied, via an axial bore in a piston pressed against the cigarettes'' end surface, to the respective cigarette. The resulting air displacement, if any, is monitored and, where it exceeds a predetermined amount, indicating that the cigarette wrapping paper is faulty - the cigarette is rejected.
Abstract:
A device for wrapping block-like articles in sheets of wrapper material is disclosed. The device comprises a first revolver provided with a plurality of cell defining means each adapted to receive one such article, a second revolver provided with a plurality of cell defining means each adapted to receive a web of such wrapper material of channel section, the revolvers being so rotatable stepwise about respective axes of rotation that the revolvers come to rest at successive orientations such that one cell defining means of the second revolver is in alignment with one cell defining means of the first revolver in a direction parallel to the rotational axes of the respective revolvers, the mutually aligned cell defining means then being situated next adjacent mutually opposite ends of guide means comprising a plurality of guide members arranged to define a guide channel therebetween. A pusher member is mounted to be displaceable along a feed path extending through said one cell defining means of the first revolver and through the guide channel. A portion of the pusher member extends through and is displaced along a slot defined in one of the guide members during traverse by the pusher member of a portion of the feed path. During a forward stroke of the pusher member, the pusher member displaces one such article from said one cell defining means of the first revolver through the guide channel into the channel defined by the wrapper material in said one cell defining means of the second revolver. During a return stroke of the pusher member, the latter is retracted towards its initial position in such a manner as to traverse at least that portion of the feed path extending through the guide channel.
Abstract:
A sheet processing device including an elongate storage magazine and a suction conveyor device, is disclosed. The magazine is so mounted that the longitudinal dimension of the magazine is inclined at an angle of about 15* to the horizontal and the stacking direction of sheets stored in the magazine with their adjacent flat faces in contact extends in a direction only slightly inclined to the horizontal. Thus, one end portion of the magazine is maintained at a lower level than the respective other end portion. The magazine is provided with a plurality of endless belts, each of which has one of its runs in contact with the edges of sheets stacked in the magazine. As the endless belts are rotated, the belts contacting the edges of the stacked sheets exert a frictional force tending to urge the sheets towards the lower end portion of the magazine. The wall portions adjacent the lower end portion of the magazine are perforate to permit a stream of gas to be blown into the magazine to loosen sheets stacked in the lower end portion thereof. The magazine is associated with a rotary suction roller assembly which is arranged to extract the sheets singly from the lower end portion of the magazine. Each sheet so removed is transferred to suction conveyor means comprising permeable endless belts through which suction is applied to each such sheet to maintain it in contact with the permeable belts whilst being conveyed thereby to a reception station of a cigarette packaging machine. Due to the horizontal orientation of the magazine the sheets, after being removed therefrom and transferred to the permeable belt conveyor, are substantially vertically orientated. It is therefore necessary for the permeable belt conveyor to cause the sheets to transverse an L-shaped path in order that they may be horizontally orientated when fed to the reception station of the packaging machine.
Abstract:
AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CREATING A DELAYED ELECTRIC CONTROL EFFECT IN RESPONSE TO THE RECEPTION OF AN ELECTRIC IMPULSE COMPRISES A RELAY CHAIN INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF RELAYS CONNECTED SO THAT ON ENERGIZATION OF ANY OF THER RELAYS (EXCEPT FOR THE LAST RELAY OF THE CHAIN) A SUCCEEDING RELAY IS PREPARED FOR BEING ENERGIZED AND RECEIVED VOLTAGE TO ENERGIZE SAID SUCCEEDING RELAY WHEN SUBSEQUENTLY A SWITCH ACTUATOR OPERATES A TIMING SWITCH, THE ELECTRIC IMPULSE ENERGIZING THE FIRST RELAY OF SAID RELAY CHAIN, AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE SUCCEEDING RELAYS HAVING MEANS FOR CREATING THE CONTROL EFFECT WHEN SAID ONE RELAY IS ENERGIZED. THE RELAYS OF THE RELAY CHAIN MAY BE ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAYS OR PHOTOELECTRIC RELAYS.