WO2009092419A2

WO2009092419A2 - Method and device for the production of packages for cigarettes

Info

Publication number: WO2009092419A2
Application number: PCT/EP2008/010249
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hermann Blome; Frank Oberschelp
Original assignee: Focke & Co. (Gmbh & Co. Kg)
Priority date: 2008-01-21
Filing date: 2008-12-04
Publication date: 2009-07-30
Also published as: EP2234891A2; DE102008005407A1; EP2234891B1; CN101925518A; CN101925518B; WO2009092419A3

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the production of packages for cigarettes, wherein the package is made of at least two separate cutouts (14, 33), which are inserted together into a pocket (40) of a folding revolver while at least partially folding the cutouts (14, 33). The invention provides that the cutouts (14, 33) are fixed to one another before inserting the same into the pocket (40) of the folding revolver. This is preferably carried out by means of gluing. When producing packages of the flip-top package type having a box part (10), a cover (12) disposed thereon in a pivoting manner, and a collar disposed in the box part (10), a package cutout (14) for the box part (10) and the cover (12) and a separate collar cutout (33) for the collar can be inserted together into a pocket (40) of a folding revolver while folding the package cutout (14) and the collar cutout (33) at least partially, wherein the collar cutout (33) is fixed on the package cutout (14) before inserting the same into the pocket (40) of the folding revolver.

Description

Method and device for producing packages for cigarettes

description

The invention relates to a method for producing cigarette packs, wherein the pack is formed from at least two separate blanks, which are introduced together into a pocket of a folding turret at least partially folding the blanks, according to the preamble of claim 1. Preferably, the invention in the Manufacture of packs of the type folding box with a box part, a pivotally arranged thereon cover and arranged in the box part collar to use, with a pack blank for the box part and the lid and a separate collar blank for the collar together in a pocket of a folding turret are introduced under at least partial folding of the package blank and the collar blank. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding device according to the preamble of claim 10.

For example, in the production of Hinge-Lid cigarette packs, it is sometimes common for the packs to consist of two or more separate blanks which are gathered and folded for the manufacture of the packs. The problem here is usually the exact alignment of the two blanks each other. This problem also arises in the production of other types of packages.

Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is to further develop methods for producing packs from at least two separate blanks, in particular with regard to the most exact possible manufacture of the packs.

An inventive method comprises the measures of claim 1. It is therefore provided that the blanks are fixed to each other before insertion into the pocket of the folding turret.

Preferred developments and refinements of the method according to the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the description. One advantage of the solution according to the invention is the fact that the blanks fixed to one another can no longer lose their alignment with one another. In this way it is ensured that the blanks are not shifted against each other when feeding into the folding turret or when folding.

The method according to the invention is preferably used in the production of packs of the folding box type, wherein the folding boxes have a box part, with a lid pivotably arranged thereon and a collar arranged in the box part. In this case, a package blank for the box part and the lid and a separate collar blank for the collar is inserted together in a pocket of a folding turret under at least partial folding of the package blank and the collar blank, the collar blank according to the invention before Insertion into the pocket of the folding turret is fixed to the package blank. In this way, the two blanks can no longer move to each other after they were fixed in exact position to each other.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the collar blank is glued to the package blank. In this way, a sufficiently stable and durable connection of the blanks can be ensured.

According to a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention it is provided that the collar blank is only partially fixed to the package blank, namely at least in the region of a wall of the package blank, for insertion into the pocket of the folding turret by an insertion, in particular an am Scope of the folding turret arranged stamp plate is detected. It has been recognized that a simultaneous, permanent fixation of other or all walls of the blanks obstructs the folding process.

Preferably, the collar blank is fixed to the package blank with at least two different adhesives, namely a fast-setting and permanently tacky adhesive, in particular a permanently tacky hot-melt glue, and a slow-setting adhesive, in particular a dispersion cold glue, which is durable sticky adhesive is already set when the blanks are inserted into the pocket of the folding turret and the slower the setting Adhesive only sets as soon as the package is substantially completely folded. Preferably, both adhesives are applied before the blanks are introduced together into the pocket of the folding turret.

In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention it is provided that the permanently tacky adhesive fixes the blanks in the region of the wall of the package blank, which is detected during insertion into the pocket of the folding turret and that the slower-setting adhesive for subsequent connection of the blanks in the area from other walls.

Another feature, which may also be a separate invention, is that in the area of the blank path for pack blanks, a device is provided for erecting tabs on the pack blank, wherein two erecting members of the device above or below the blank web are arranged and a first erecting member straightens the tabs and a second erecting member folds over the tabs, in particular in the transport direction of the pack blanks.

An apparatus for solving the above-mentioned problem has the features of claim 10. It is therefore provided that the collar blanks can be fed to the package blanks by means of a collar feeding device, which is arranged upstream of the folding turret.

The Kragenzuführeinrichtung is a Beleimungsaggregat for positionally accurate application of glue on collar blanks or on a material web for the production of

Collar blanks be upstream with the glued collar blanks by means of

Collar feeding the package blanks are supplied, in particular such that the glued collar blanks with outwardly facing gluing on

Scope transported by a negative pressure conveyor and are supplied to the pack blanks.

Another feature, which may also be a separate invention, relates to an alignment member. It is provided that the conveyor are designed as a suction roll, at the periphery collar blanks at least temporarily be fed by vacuum applied and that the suction roller is associated with at least one alignment member for aligning the position of the collar blanks on the circumference of the suction roll in the conveying direction, wherein the or each alignment member relative to the peripheral surface of the suction roll so movable, in particular pivotable, is that the alignment member temporarily aligning with a collar blank and temporarily freeing the collar blank to feed the collar blank to a package blank.

Further details and preferred embodiments of the method according to the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the description, moreover.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the invention will be explained with reference to the drawing. In this show:

1 shows a device for producing cigarette packs in a partial side view in the area of feeding blanks into a pocket of a folding turret,

2 shows a pack blank for a folding box for cigarettes in a plan view,

3 shows a collar blank for a folding box for cigarettes in a plan view,

Fig. 4 shows the combination of package blank and collar blank in positionally relative position for insertion into the pocket of the

folding turret,

Fig. 5 is a folding box with closed lid in perspective

Presentation,

6 is a folding box with the lid open in a perspective view, 7 shows an organ for erecting tabs of the blanks in a side view according to detail VII in FIG. 1, FIG.

8 the organ at a later time during the erection of a tab,

9 shows a cross section through the device along section line IX - IX in Fig. 7,

10 is a side view of an organ for aligning and feeding the collar blanks;

11 is a vertical section through the device along section line Xl - Xl in Fig. 10,

Fig. 12 is a vertical section through the aligning member along section line XII - XII in Fig. 11, and

FIG. 13 shows a side view of the device according to FIG. 1 in a partial representation on an enlarged scale in the area of the feed of the fixed blanks to the folding turret.

The invention will be explained below with reference to a device for producing cigarette packs of the folding box type in the "Side-Lid-Pack" version according to DE patent application 10 2006 047 812.6. It is understood, however, that the device shown in the core is also suitable for the production of other types of packages.

The folding box consists of a lower box part 10 and a lid 11 pivotally connected thereto. Box part 10 and lid 11 are formed from a common, one-piece pack blank 14 according to FIG. The cuboidal package consists in its entirety of a large front wall 12, a corresponding, opposite rear wall 13, a first side wall and an opposite second side wall 15, an end wall 16 and a bottom wall 17. The first side wall consists of two layers, namely an outer side flap 19 and an inner side lobe 20. A special feature is the cover 11 is pivotably connected to the box part 10 in the region of the (first) side wall 19, 20 via a transversely directed line joint 18. The respective outside of the package blank 14, namely on the front wall 12 on the one hand and the rear wall 13 on the other hand mounted side tabs 19, 20 are connected to form the side wall in mutual overlap by glue. Corresponding glue surfaces are located on the inside of the outer side flap 19.

To delineate the box part 10 and cover 11 in the region of the one-piece pack blank 14, in the area of front wall 12, rear wall 13 and side wall 15, a cutting line 22 is provided which has a number of selected residual joints 23. The first time the folding box open the remaining compounds 23 are severed.

In a special way, a folding flap is formed in the region of the bottom wall 17. The end wall 16 is connected in a cover 11 associated with the part of the rear wall 13 with this. Opposite, a folding tab for the bottom wall 17 is attached to the box-side part of the rear wall 13 with a peripheral connecting tab 25 which extends substantially over the full width of the bottom wall 17.

Furthermore, the folding box on an end-side folding tab, which rests as an outer cover flap 26 outside of the end wall 16 and is connected thereto. On the cover flap 26, a retaining tab 27 is mounted in the region of the side flap 19, which is separated by a punching cut 28 of the adjacent side tabs 19 and which rests in the finished package on the inside of the side wall (Fig. 4). Furthermore, 15 corner flaps 29, 30 are attached to the lying between the front wall 12 and rear wall 13 side wall, which rest against the inside of the end wall 16 and bottom wall 17. Another corner tab 31 is attached to the bottom side of the inner side flap 20. The inner side flap 20 is provided with a contoured recess 32 in an upper region facing the lid 11. In the finished folding box, the retaining tabs 27 fits into the recess 32, so that in this area the side wall remains double-layered.

The folding box made from a package blank 14 according to FIG. 2 looks so that the side tabs 19, 20 are connected together to form the side wall become. End wall 16 and bottom wall 17 are directed transversely to the rear wall 13. The connecting tab 25 is bonded to the inside of the front wall 12 adjacent to the bottom wall 17.

In the present embodiment, the folding box is provided with a collar. Within a separate collar blank 33, a collar front wall 34, a corresponding collar rear wall 35, a collar side wall 36 disposed between collar front wall 34 and collar rear wall 35, and another peripheral collar side wall 37 are defined. The collar blank 33 surrounds the package contents, namely a cigarette block 38, completely but without overlapping. The collar sidewall 36 is positioned opposite the line joint 18. The collar 33 is anchored in the box part 10 and protrudes with an upper portion of the box part 10 out.

In the manufacture of the folding box according to FIG. 4, the package blank 14 and the collar blank 33 are folded together. For this purpose, pack blanks 14 on the one hand and collar blank 33 on the other hand are fed to a folding unit, namely a folding turret, which is only indicated in FIG. As usual, the folding turret is substantially plate-shaped and can be rotated about a vertical axis. At the periphery of the folding turret, a number of pockets 40 are arranged, in each of which the blanks 14, 33 and then the package contents are introduced.

The package blanks 14 for the folding box are fed along a cutting path 41 arranged above the folding turret substantially in an obliquely downward movement of a folding station 42 above a pocket 40. In the present case, the package blanks 14 are removed individually from a magazine 39 and transported along the blank web 41. The relative position of the pack blanks 14 in the area of the blank web 41 is selected such that the front wall 12, rear wall 13, etc. lie next to one another in the conveying direction, wherein the rear wall 13 is aligned with the fold-in station 42.

The collar blanks 33 are transported along a collar web 43. The elongated collar blanks 33 are oriented transversely to the conveying direction. The collar rear wall 35 is aligned with the fold-in station 42. The collar blanks 33 are separated within the device of a continuous material web 48 in the region of a separating unit 49 and further transported along the collar web 43. The details of transportation along the collar web 43 will be described later.

The package blanks 14 and collar blanks 33 are each prepared for the manufacturing process by attaching glue. The package blank 14 is provided in the region of the box part 10 with glue for fastening the collar 33. These are glue points 44 in the region of the front wall 12, the side wall 15 and the inner side flap 20, in each case in the region of the box part 10. The glue points 44 are arranged one above the other in the region of the front wall 12 and the inner side flap 20 and serve for fixing the collar blank 33 in the region of the collar front wall 34, the collar side wall 36 and the collar side wall 37. Furthermore, further glue points, not shown, can be applied for attaching the contents of the package.

Glue is also applied to the collar blank 33, in the present case in the form of a glue strip 45. The glue strip 45 extends approximately over the entire width of the collar rear wall 35. It is understood that other glue is also used at the location of the glue strip 45 suitable glue application types can be used.

The gluing of the package blank 14 takes place in the region of the blank web 41 by a glue unit 43 arranged above the movement path for applying the glue dots 44. The glue unit 43 serves to apply the glue dots 44 to the upwardly directed, inner side of the package blank 14. The collar web 43 is also assigned a glue unit 47. The glue unit 43 transmits the glue strip on the inner side of the collar blank 33. Below the blank web 41, a glue collecting container 24 is arranged.

A special feature is that the blanks 14, 33 are fixed to each other before insertion into the pocket 40 of the folding turret. For this purpose, the blanks 14, 33 are brought together before they reach the folding station 42 and are glued together by means of a part of the applied glue. By fixing or gluing the two blanks 14, 33 before folding into the pocket 40 prevents the two blanks 14, 33 when folding or can move to each other during transport. In this way, therefore, a proper folding in the correct relative position of the blanks 14, 33 is always guaranteed.

The blanks 14, 33 are placed against each other during the continuous transport along the blank web 41 and collar web 43 in exact relative position, as shown in Fig. 4. In this case, the collar rear wall 35 comes to lie on the rear wall 13 of the box part 10 with down to the rear wall 13-facing glue strip 45. By the glue strip 45, the collar rear wall 35 and the rear wall 13 of the box part 10 are glued together.

As shown in FIG. 4, the collar rear wall 35 has a smaller width than the rear wall 13 of the box part 10. This is due to the fact that the box part 10 surrounds the collar blank 33 and thus the walls of the box part 10 have a greater width must have. In order to ensure an exact positioning of the collar blank 33 to the package blank 14, the collar rear wall 33 is aligned transversely to the transport direction centrally to the rear wall 13 of the box part 10, i. the collar rear wall 33 is positioned on the package blank 14 such that side edges of the collar rear wall 33 are equidistant from corresponding side edges of the rear wall 13.

Another special feature is the targeted selection of certain types of glue in order to control the setting of the glue joints in time. It is envisaged that the glue strip 45 consists of a fast-setting glue which is set before the blanks 14, 33 have reached the fold-in station 42. On the other hand, it is provided that the glue dots 44 consist of a slower setting glue, which is set only when the folding box is substantially finished folded. It has been recognized that the use of sorts of glue having the same or substantially the same setting time will hinder the folding of the blanks 14, 33 into the folding box.

Preferably, a permanently tacky adhesive is used for the glue strip 45, for example a permanently sticky hotmelt glue. In this way, a permanent connection of the collar blank 33 with the package blank 14 can be ensured. The glue dots 44, however, preferably consist of one Dispersion cold glue, which sets more slowly, namely only after the blanks 14, 33 have been folded into their final relative position to each other.

It is understood that other suitable adhesives can be used as a glue.

The two blanks 14, 33 are introduced into the fold-in station 42 after the combination and fixation along the blank web 41 in the relative position according to FIG. 4. The blanks 14, 33 are aligned so that the rear wall 13 of the box part 10 and the collar rear wall 35 are aligned with the pocket 40. By a common folding member, namely by a folding plate 50 collar blank 33 and pack blank 14 are detected at the top in the back wall 13 of the box part 10 and the collar rear wall 35 and introduced by downward movement in the pocket 40. During this downward movement or until the end position of the blanks 13, 44 in the pocket 40, a plurality of folding steps are carried out simultaneously or consecutively. The basic structure of the folding members, including the folding plate 50, are given by way of example from EP 1 149 690 A1. The special adaptation of the folding members to the blanks 14, 33 used in the exemplary embodiment, which are designed according to the principle of the transverse winding, results from DE 10 2006 047 812.6 of the Applicant, to which reference is made for the purpose of complete disclosure.

A further special feature of the device results from consideration of FIGS. 1 and 7 to 9. The pack blanks 14 individually removed from the magazine 39 are transported along the blank web 41 with the aid of a pair of transport rollers 51 arranged at the beginning of the blank web 41 , The package blanks 14 then pass into the region of a transport wheel 52 arranged above the blank web 41, which cooperates with a coding roller 53 positioned below the blank web 41. The coding roller 53 serves to identify the individual pack blanks 14 during the continuous transport along the blank web 41.

In the further course of the blank web 41, the package blanks 14 are transported in the region of an upper run of a toothed belt 54, the radially projecting driver 55 has, which bear against the rear in the transport direction edge of the pack blanks 14 and transport them in the conveying direction. In this way, the package blanks 14 are moved past the glue unit 46 for applying the glue dots 44, with application of glue dots 44 to the top of the package blanks 14.

In a next step, a tab 56 stamped into the package blanks 14 is erected along the blank web 41 during the continuous transport. The details are shown in Figs. 5-7. The tab 56 is located at the upper end of the side wall 15 of the box part 10 and serves as a closing aid in conjunction with an associated opening 70 in the collar side wall 36 as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The opening 70 may as well as the tab 56th be punched into the package blank 14. This can be done either inside the device or during the production of the package blanks 14.

For erecting the tab 56, an erecting unit 57 is provided which consists essentially of a Aufrichtrollenpaar, with an upper Aufrichtrolle 58 and a lower Aufrichtrolle 59. Both Aufrichtrollen 58 are rotationally driven about an axis which is transverse to the transport direction. The lower Aufrichtrolle 59 has a circumferentially arranged Aufrichtorgan in the form of a radially projecting dome 60. The rotational speed of the lower Aufrichtrolle 59 corresponds to the transport speed of the pack blanks 14. While the individual pack blanks 14 are transported past the erecting unit 57 rotates the lower Aufrichtrolle 59 such that the mandrel 60, the tab 56 in the region of the free punching edge lifts and bends up from the plane of the package blank 14. The now exposed end of the tab 56 is folded in the transport direction by a hook-shaped Aufrichtorgan 61 arranged on the circumference of the upper Aufrichtrolle 58, preferably to a position parallel to the plane of the blank web 41 (Fig. 8). For this purpose, the upper erecting roller 58 is rotationally driven at a slightly greater speed than the package blanks 14.

In order to assist the folding over of the flap 56, it is provided on the one hand that an upper guide 62 is provided in the region of the erecting unit 57, which serves to hold the folded flap 56 in its position. Furthermore, the circumference of the upper Aufrichtrolle 58 a support projection 63 is provided which rolls with its peripheral surface on the package blank 14 line-shaped before or while the tab 56 is erected. In this way it is prevented that the package blank 14 is moved out of the blank web 41 when the tab 56 is folded over.

In Fig. 9 it can be seen that at the periphery of the upper Aufrichtrolle 58 two Aufrichtorgane 61 are arranged, which are spaced from each other. In the space between the Aufrichtorganen 61 of the mandrel 60 enters the periphery of the lower Aufrichtrolle 59 a. In addition, it can be seen that the package blanks 14 are displaced in this area along a conveyor plate 64, which have guides 65 for the package blanks 14 in lateral areas, in order to prevent a skewing of the package blanks 14.

A further peculiarity of the device results when viewing FIG. 1 in conjunction with FIGS. 10 to 12. Accordingly, the continuous material web 48 is conveyed along the collar web 43 for producing collar blanks 33, wherein two pairs of transport rollers 66 are used. Subsequently, the individual collar blanks 33 are cut out of the continuous material web 48 by the separating unit 49 and separated by means of a pair of conveyor belts 67. For this purpose, the collar blanks 33 are transported between facing conveyor strands of the conveyor belts 67 along the collar web 43, wherein the conveyor belts 67 are driven faster than the material web 48, so that the successive collar blanks 33 are spaced from each other.

The collar blanks 33 are transferred from the conveyor belts 67 to a means for feeding the collar blanks 33 to the package blanks 14. In the device is a continuously rotating driven conveyor 68 at the periphery of the collar blanks 33 rest. At the circumference of the conveyor 68, the collar blanks 33 are fed to the blank web 41 and transferred to the packaging blanks 14 in a positionally accurate manner in the region of a transfer station 69. For this purpose, the conveying device 68 is positioned such that the collar blanks 33 in the transfer station 69 automatically come into contact with the package blanks 14 and are transferred to the blank web 41. During transport of the collar blanks 33 on the circumference of the conveyor 68 they are held by negative pressure on the circumference. For this purpose serve suction holes 71, which open in the peripheral surface and are in communication with a vacuum source, not shown (FIGS. 11 and 12). To transfer the collar blanks 33 to the package blanks 14, the connection to the vacuum source is disconnected, so that the collar blanks 33 detach from the circumference of the conveyor 68.

In order to be able to transfer the collar blanks 33 to the package blanks 14, the collar blanks 33 are pressed against the package blanks 14 via the peripheral surface of the conveyor 68. However, the collar blanks 33 are not applied over the entire surface to the peripheral surface of the conveyor 68, but only in the region of a raised Andrücksegments 72 of the conveyor 68. The shape and position of the Andrücksegments 72 in the peripheral surface substantially corresponds to the positioning of the glue strips 45 the collar blanks 33. However, the Andrücksegment 72 is provided in particular in the circumferential direction with an oversize to ensure that the collar blanks 33 are pressed securely against the pack blanks 14 in the region of the glue strip 45.

When pressing or transferring the collar blanks 33 to the pack blanks 14 in the region of the transfer station 69, the conveyor 68 or the pressing segment 72 cooperates with a pressure roller 73, which is arranged below the blank web 41. In this way, sufficient pressure can be exerted on the blanks 14, 33 via the pressing segment 72 in order to ensure reliable or reliable fixing via the glue connection.

Another important issue is the alignment of the individualized collar blanks 33 with respect to the package blanks 14, so that after the transfer in the transfer station 69 a correct relative position of the blanks 14, 33 to each other according to FIG. 4 is given. For this purpose, the conveyor 68 are associated with alignment members 74 which are rotatably driven together with the conveyor 68. The alignment members 74 consist essentially of a pivot lever 75 and an alignment plate 76. The alignment plate 76 is fixedly arranged at the free end of the pivot lever 75. The pivot lever 75 is pivotally mounted on the conveyor 68 so that the alignment plate 76 can be pivoted in the radial direction in the region of the peripheral surface of the conveyor 68 in order to detect a collar blank 33 back. In this position, the alignment plates 76 protrude slightly beyond the peripheral surface of the conveyor 68 addition. So that the alignment plates 76 do not interfere with the transfer of the collar blanks 33 in the region of the transfer station 69, the pivot levers 75 can be pivoted back so that the alignment plates 76 are withdrawn from the peripheral surface of the conveyor 68.

As shown in FIG. 11, each collar blank 33 is aligned by a pair of alignment members 74. For this purpose, two alignment plates 76 abut against one another in the conveying direction of the edge of the collar. A special feature consists in the fact that the contour 78 of the alignment plates 76 is adapted to the contour 79 of the collar blanks 33 in the area of contact with the collar blanks 33. FIGS. 3 and 11 show that an upper and a lower edge of the collar blanks 33 do not extend in a straight line in regions, but are contoured approximately S-shaped. In these contoured or curved areas, the alignment plates 76 come to rest against the lower edge of the collar blanks 33. In this way, the collar blanks 33 can also be aligned transversely to the conveying direction. This is particularly important if collar blanks 33 of different widths are processed on the device. In such cases, it is possible to proceed in such a way that the collar blanks 33 are fed centrally and laterally aligned by the abutment in the region of the contours 78, 78.

FIG. 11 further shows that an alignment member 74 is disposed on the outside of the conveyor 68, whereas a second alignment member 74 engages the peripheral surface, the corresponding alignment plate 76 being pivoted through an opening 77 in the peripheral surface for alignment of the collar blanks 33.

In the present case, the conveyor 68 has three pairs of alignment members 74, whose working areas are arranged distributed uniformly over the circumference of the conveyor 68. In order to align the collar blanks 33, the alignment members 74 work together with a counter-guide 80 also arranged on the circumference of the conveyor 68. The counter-guide 80 extends in regions parallel and with a small distance to the peripheral surface of the conveyor 68, namely subsequent to the transfer area of the conveyor belts 67. With the help of the counter-guide 80, the collar blanks 33 are braked relative to the transport speed of the conveyor 68. This can be done for example by friction, so by conditioning the transported at the periphery of the conveyor 68 collar blanks 33 on the counter guide 80. The slowed down in the counter-guide 80 collar blanks 33 can be detected by the alignment plates 76 of the alignment 74 back and taken , Since the position and conveying speed of the alignment members 74 are matched to the feed of the package blanks 14, this results in a positionally accurate transfer of the collar blanks 33 in the region of the transfer station 69.

From Fig. 11 it can be seen that the counter-guide 80 formed in two parts and the two parts each have only a small width and are each positioned at the edge of the peripheral surface of the conveyor 68. In this way, a linear arrangement of the collar blanks 33 results in the two parts of the counter guide 80th

The vertical section through the alignment member 74 according to FIG. 12 reveals that the pivot levers 75 of the alignment members 74 are mounted via levers 81 on a common eccentrically arranged shaft 82. This eccentric shaft 82 is rotated by a drive wheel 83 in rotation. Drive gear 83 and shaft 82 are connected by a coupling rod 84 with each other. The drive wheel 83 is in turn coupled to the engine transmission, wherein in Fig. 12 schematically a drive wheel 85 of the engine transmission is shown, which is coupled to the drive wheel 83. All three pairs of alignment members 74 are pivoted synchronously therewith. In addition, there is a coupling of the conveyor 68 with the machine cycle and thus the other organs of the device.

In Fig. 13, the transfer of the interconnected collar blanks 33 and pack blanks 14 is also shown schematically. The toothed belt 54 ends at a distance from the folding plate 50 of the folding station 42. To overcome this distance, a blank slider 86 is provided, which ensures the transport of the blanks 14, 33 in the region of this distance. The blank slide 86 is by a gear, not shown along a substantially oval slide track 87 movable. The corresponding curve is such that the blank slider 86 still detects the blanks 14, 33 in the area of the toothed belt 54 at the rear and then pushes them into the area of the folding plate 50. In the region of the distance between the toothed belt 54 and the folding plate 50, the blanks 14, 33 are supported on the underside by a support member 88. After feeding the blanks 14, 33 in the region of the folding plate 50 of the blank slide 86 is moved back to its original position. This takes place with simultaneous lowering or corresponding descent of the blank slider 86, so that it is moved back below the blank path 41 to its initial position and is lifted again shortly before reaching its initial position to capture the next blanks 14, 33. The blank slide 86 projects substantially not in the blank sheet 41, but has a protruding into the blank sheet 41 leg 89 which rests against the back of the package blank 14.

Reference number list

10 box part 52 transport wheel

11 Lid 53 Coding roller

12 front wall 54 toothed belt

13 Rear wall 55 driver

14 pack cut 56 tab

15 Sidewall 57 Erecting unit

16 end wall 58 erecting roller

17 Bottom wall 59 Erecting roller

18 line joint 60 thorn

19 Side tabs outside 61 Erecting member 0 Side tabs inside 62 Upper guide 2 Punching line 63 Support projection 3 Remaining connection 64 Conveyor plate 4 Glue catcher 65 Guide 5 Connecting tabs 66 Transport roller pair 6 Cover tabs 67 Conveyor belt 7 Holding tabs 68 Conveyor 8 Die cut 69 Transfer station 9 Corner tabs 70 Opening 0 Corner tabs 71 Suction holes 1 Corner tab 72 Pressing segment 2 recess 73 pressure roller 3 collar cut 74 alignment member 4 collar front wall 75 pivot lever 5 collar rear wall 76 alignment plate 6 collar side wall 77 opening 7 collar side wall 78 contour 8 cigarette block 79 contour 9 magazine 80 counter guide 0 pocket 81 lever 1 blank track 82 shaft 2 Folding station 83 Drive wheel 3 Collar track 84 Coupling bar 4 Glue point 85 Drive wheel 5 Glue strip 86 Blank slide 6 Glue aggregate 87 Slide track 7 Glue aggregate 88 Support element 8 Material web 89 Leg 9 Separation unit 0 Folding plate 1 Transport roller pair

Claims

claims

A method of making packages for cigarettes, the package being formed from at least two separate blanks (14, 33) which are inserted together into a pocket (40) of a folding turret, at least partially folding the blanks (14, 33), characterized in that the blanks (14, 33) are fixed to each other prior to insertion into the pocket (40) of the folding turret.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that in the manufacture of packs of the type folding box with a box part (10), a hinged thereto lid (12) and in the box part (10) arranged collar, a packing blank (14 ) for the box part (10) and the lid (12) and a separate collar blank (33) for the collar are inserted together in a pocket (40) of a folding turret at least partially folding the package blank (14) and the collar Blank (33) wherein the collar blank (33) is fixed to the package blank (14) prior to insertion into the pocket (40) of the folding turret.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the collar blank (13) is glued to the package blank (14).

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the collar blank (13) is only partially fixed to the package blank (14), namely at least in the region of a wall (13) of the package blank (14) for insertion in the pocket (40) of the folding turret by an insertion member, in particular a arranged on the circumference of the folding turret folding plate (40) is detected.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the collar blank (33) with at least two different adhesives on the package blank (14) is fixed, namely a fast-setting and permanently tacky adhesive, in particular a permanently sticky hotmelt glue, and one slower setting adhesive, in particular a dispersion cold glue, wherein the permanently tacky adhesive is already set when the blanks (14, 33) are inserted into the pocket (40) of the folding turret and wherein the slower setting adhesive first sets when the package is substantially completely folded is.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the permanently tacky adhesive fixes the blanks (14, 33) in the region of the wall (35) of the package blank (14) which engages upon insertion into the pocket (40) of the folding turret and that the slower setting adhesive serves to later join the blanks (14, 33) in the region of other walls (12, 15).

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that the fast-setting and permanently tacky adhesive over a large area on the collar blank (13) is applied and that the slower-setting adhesive is applied dot-shaped on the package blank (14).

8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the package blank (14) along a blank web (41) is conveyed to the folding turret and that the collar blank (33) continuously along a second blank web (43) positionally accurate the package - Blank (13) is supplied and brought to this plant with fixing the collar blank (33) on the package blank (14).

9. Method in particular according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the region of the blank web (41) for pack blanks (14) a device (57) for erecting tabs (56) on the pack blank (14) is provided, wherein two Aufrichtorgane (60, 61) of the device (57) above or below the blank web (41) are arranged and a first Aufrichtorgan (60) straightens the tabs (56) and a second Aufrichtorgan (61) the tabs (56) folds over , in particular in the transport direction of the pack blanks (14).

10. A device for producing packs of the type folding box with a box part (10), a pivotally arranged thereto lid (12) and a box in the part (10) arranged collar, wherein a packing blank (14) for the Box part (10) and the lid (12) and a separate collar blank (33) for the collar together in a pocket (40) of a folding turret are insertable under at least partial folding of the package blank (14) and the collar blank ( 33), characterized in that the collar blanks (33) the package blanks (14) by means of a conveyor (68) are supplied, which is arranged upstream of the folding turret.

11. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the collar blanks (33) with the conveyor (68) positionally accurate the package blanks (14) can be fed.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the conveyor (68) a glue unit (47) for the positionally accurate application of glue on collar blanks (33) or on a material web (48) for the production of collar blanks (33 ) and that they glued collar blanks (33) by means of the conveyor (68) the package blanks (14) are supplied, in particular such that the glued collar blanks (33) with outwardly facing gluing (45) on Scope of the negative pressure conveyor (68) transported and the package blanks (33) are supplied.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that the conveyor (68) are formed as a suction roll, at the periphery collar blanks (33) are at least temporarily acted upon by negative pressure and that the conveyor (68) at least one alignment member (74) is associated for aligning the position of the collar blanks (33) on the circumference of the conveyor (68) at least in the conveying direction and preferably also transversely thereto, the or each alignment member (74) relative to the peripheral surface of the conveyor (68 ) is movable, in particular pivotable, is that the alignment member (74) acts temporarily aligning on a collar blank (33) and temporarily for supplying the collar blank (33) to a package blank (14) the collar blank ( 33) releases.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that the alignment member (74) for aligning the collar blanks (33) with a partially on the circumference of the conveyor (68) arranged counter-guide (80) cooperates, such that the conveying speed of the collar blanks (33) by friction of the collar blanks (33) on the counter-guide (80) relative to the conveying speed of the conveyor (68) can be slowed down wherein the collar blank (33) is detectable and alignable by the alignment member (74).

15. The apparatus of claim 10 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that the collar blank (33) only partially applied to the circumference of the conveyor (68), namely only in the region of a glue (45) provided with wall (35) of the collar blank (33).

16. Device, in particular according to claim 10 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that in the region of the blank web (41) for the package blanks (14) means 57) for erecting tabs (56) on the package blank ( 14), two Aufrichtorgane (60, 61) of the device (57) above or below the blank web (41) are arranged with a first Aufrichtorgan (60) for erecting the tabs (56) and a second Aufrichtorgan (60) for folding over the tabs (56), in particular in the transport direction of the pack blanks (14).

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, characterized in that the means (57) for raising the work area of the conveyor (68) is arranged upstream.

18. Device according to claim 10 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that the package blanks (14) with collar blanks (33) fixed thereto can be fed on the blank web (41) in the direction of the folding turret and that the packing Blanks (14) with collar blanks (33) fixed thereto can be conveyed by a conveyor member (86) from the blank web (41) into the area of the folding turret.