Patent · US Expired

Process and apparatus for producing packs

US6308492A · kind A · utility

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8References

5Claims

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Assignee

Focke & Co. · DE

Inventors

Heinz Focke · Verden, DE
Henry Buse · Rotenburg (Wümme), DE
Gisbert Engel · Kirchlinteln, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 18, 1999
Grant date	Oct 30, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65B57/02
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for producing packs, in particular cigarette packs. A change in the type of pack makes it necessary for the operators carefully to provide the correct packaging material assigned to the new type of pack. In practice, this change of material often takes place incorrectly. The invention avoid errors when the type of pack is changed in that markings, which are assigned to packaging material of different designs and are provided on the packaging material and/or the carrier thereof, in particular on a core of the reel, and/or the pack, are used to identify the packaging material and to check it for correct assignment in relation to the type of pack which is to be produced.

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