Modular packing system

A packaging system and packaging box technology, applied in the direction of packaging, packaging machines, packaging cigarettes, etc., to achieve the effect of huge cost savings

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-22
PHILIP MORRIS PROD SA
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[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems discussed above, and at the same time

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[0034] The packaging system configuration represented in Figure 1 is an exemplary configuration used to illustrate the reconfigurable modular nature of some embodiments of the invention. The packaging system is intended to be used for packaging cigarettes or other stick-shaped articles, but the invention is not limited to packaging this type of article and may be extended to packaging other types of articles, such as various food products, including confectionary products; writing Stationery, such as colored pencils or crayons or other stick-shaped items.

[0035] Similarly, the present invention is not limited to any particular packaging system configuration. Indeed, the invention allows reconfiguration of the modules in order to carry out different types of packaging for different types of items.

[0036] The arrangement represented in Figure 1 is intended to be used for packaging collating stacks of cigarettes in packs having rigid plastic end caps and metallized foils wra...

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A cigarette packing system comprises a plurality of reconfigurable modules (100). Each module includes tooling for performing a section of the packaging process. Product is transferred between modules by robots (110) mounted on the modules and controlled from individual modules. Interface protocols between modules control transfers between modules. The product may be transferred with or without a carrier between modules. The modules may be reconfigured for a different assembly process and modules added or removed. Process specific tooling maybe changed. Reconfigurable modules reduces the time and cost of changing to a different packaging process.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a modular machine for packaging goods. This particularly concerns modular machines that need to be reconfigured at any time as product packaging requirements change. Background technique [0002] In the tobacco industry, finished cigarettes are usually sent to a packaging machine where they are formed into a collating pile and around which a pack is formed. Many different types of packaging can be used, for example rigid or flexible packaging. The packaging process is complex and involves multiple steps performed sequentially. These steps can include cardboard treatment, scoring, cutting, folding and gluing, embossing, foiling, cellophane wrapping and gluing. [0003] For manufacturers, packaging machines are a very heavy investment. However, high production speeds and long packaging runs can make packaging lines more economical. [0004] Efficient and economical production of a limited number of cigarette packs (eg severa...

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IPC IPC(8): B65B59/04B65B65/00B65B19/22
CPCB65B65/003B65B19/223B65B59/04B65B65/00B65B19/22
Inventor 托马斯·W·贝勒迈克尔·安德肯斯迈克尔·J·卡西尔
Owner PHILIP MORRIS PROD SA
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