Process and apparatus for providing codings on (cigarette) packs

US6614023B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Focke & Co. · DE

Inventors

• Heinz Focke · Verden, DE
• Martin Stiller · Verden, DE
• Jens Schmidt · Höflaweg, DE
• Ralph Sgodzai · Ritterhude, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 24, 2001
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2003
• Expiry date: May 10, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B61/002
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

For coding (cigarette) packs (10) in the region of a conveyor, in particular in the region of a (drying) turret (34). A region of an outer pack surface, in particular of a side surface (14), is exposed during the coding. For this purpose, it is possible for the conveying elements of the conveyor to be arranged or designed correspondingly and/or for the walls (42) of the conveyor pockets (33) to be dimensioned correspondingly. Alternatively, the packs (10) are removed from the conveyor, or moved out of the pockets (33), into the region of action of a laser coder (19).