Apparatus for producing cigarette packs provided with coupons

US7591120B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG) · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Hafker · Langwedel, DE
• Jens Schmidt · Höflaweg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 7, 2004
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2009
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65C9/1869
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

During the production of (cigarette) packs by packers (13), the pack, depending on its configuration, has printing carriers, namely coupons which may be folded a number of times, added to it. These are produced by a coupon-production device (16) in a coupon arrangement (15) and are introduced into containers, namely magazines (20), in a filling station (18). A number of these magazines, in turn, which corresponds to requirements is kept on vehicles, namely transporting carts (42, 43), in order to be fed to the packer (13). The relevant machines and subassemblies are connected to a central control unit (91) which defines the quantity of coupons which are to be produced and causes the magazines (20) and/or the transporting carts (42, 43) to be coded, with the result that the supply of the packers (13) with coupons is controlled in accordance with the batch of packs which is to be produced.