Device for measuring the compactness of cigarettes or the like
US4224822A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/34
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for measuring the compactness of cylindrically shaped smoking articles, such as cigarettes and the like, comprising a supply unit for bringing the articles to a positioning and delivering assembly, PA1 two units for measuring the compactness mounted on either side of said assembly, which assembly defines a rectilinear path extending substantially from one measuring unit to the other to allow each article to be moved from a central reception position towards an outermost measuring position, PA1 means for positioning the articles when in said reception position alternately in two different angular positions and PA1 means for displacing the articles along said path alternately towards one and the other measuring unit.
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