Transfer method and transferring apparatus for transferring rod-shaped article

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9862549-B2
Application number	US-201615331131-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2016
Priority date	Oct 21, 2015
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

The object of the application is a transferring method and apparatus for transferring of a rod-like article from a delivery apparatus to a receiving apparatus, whereas the article is transferred lengthwise between the delivery apparatus and the receiving apparatus, comprising an inlet unit for the lengthwise transfer of the rod-like article and for giving an inlet speed to the rod-like article, an outlet unit for the lengthwise transfer of the rod-like article and for giving an outlet speed to the rod-like article, a transferring channel through which a rod-like article is transferred between the inlet unit and the outlet unit characterized in that between the inlet unit and the outlet unit is situated a transferring unit designed to give a transferring speed to the rod-like article and to transfer the rod-like article along the transferring channel to the outlet unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for transferring of a rod-like article between a delivery apparatus and a receiving apparatus, whereas the rod-like article is transferred lengthwise between the delivery apparatus and the receiving apparatus wherein
the rod-like article delivered from the delivery apparatus is given an inlet speed by an inlet unit and is inserted into a transferring channel,
the rod-like article is given a transferring speed by a transferring unit adapted to reduce and to increase the transferring speed,
the rod-like article is transferred by means of the transferring unit to the outlet unit,
the rod-like article is given an outlet speed by the outlet unit and the rod-like article is delivered to the receiving apparatus wherein during the transfer of the rod-like article in the transferring channel the speed of the rod-like article is reduced relative to the inlet speed, and during the transfer of the rod-like article in the transferring channel, after the reduction of speed, the speed of the rod-like article is increased by the transferring unit.

2. The method as in claim 1 characterised in that the speed of the rod-like article is reduced to zero.

3. The method as in claim 1 characterised in that the speed of the rod-like article is increased to the outlet speed or a greater speed.

4. The method as in claim 1 characterised in that the transferring and/or outlet speed of the rod-like article is given by means of the transferring unit and/or the outlet unit in synchronisation with the position of the receiving apparatus.

5. The method as in claim 2 characterised in that the transferring and/or outlet speed of the rod-like article is given by means of the transferring unit and/or the outlet unit in synchronisation with the position of the receiving apparatus.

6. The method as in claim 1 characterised in that the transferring and/or outlet speed of the rod-like article is given by means of the transferring unit and/or the outlet unit in synchronisation with the position of the receiving apparatus.

7. The method as in claim 3 characterised in that the transferring and/or outlet speed of the rod-like article is given by means of the transferring unit and/or the outlet unit in synchronisation with the position of the receiving apparatus.

8. A transferring apparatus for the transferring of a rod-like article from a delivery apparatus to a receiving apparatus, whereas the rod-like article is transferred lengthwise between the delivery apparatus and the receiving apparatus, comprising an inlet unit for the lengthwise transfer of the rod-like article and for giving an inlet speed to the rod-like article, an outlet unit for the lengthwise transfer of the rod-like article and for giving an outlet speed to the rod-like article, a transferring channel through which the rod-like article is transferred between the inlet unit and the outlet unit characterised in that between the inlet unit and the outlet unit a transferring unit is situated, wherein the transfer unit is designed to give a transferring speed to the rod-like article and to transfer the rod-like article along the transferring channel to the outlet unit wherein the transferring unit is provided with speed reducing means adapted to reduce the speed of rod-like article relative to the inlet speed, and the transferring unit is adapted to increase the speed of the rod-like article during the transfer of the rod-like article in the transferring channel, after the reduction of speed.

9. The transferring apparatus as in claim 8 characterised in that the speed reducing means includes abutting elements.

10. The transferring apparatus as in claim 8 characterised in that the speed reducing means includes vacuum openings in the transferring channel.

11. The transferring apparatus as in claim 8 characterised in that the receiving apparatus is a moveable receiving apparatus, and the transferring apparatus is designed to give a transferring and/or outlet speed to the rod-like article by means of the transferring unit and/or the outlet unit synchronously with the position of the moveable receiving apparatus.

12. The transferring apparatus as in claim 9 characterised in that the receiving apparatus is a moveable receiving apparatus, and the transferring apparatus is designed to give a transferring and/or outlet speed to the rod-like article by means of the transferring unit and/or the outlet unit synchronously with the position of the moveable receiving apparatus.

13. The transferring apparatus as in claim 10 characterised in that the receiving apparatus is a moveable receiving apparatus, and the transferring apparatus is designed to give a transferring and/or outlet speed to the rod-like article by means of the transferring unit and/or the outlet unit synchronously with the position of the moveable receiving apparatus.

Assignees

• Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp Zoo
• Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp Zoo

Inventors

• Stanikowski Robert
• Owczarek Radoslaw
• Pozorski Robert
• Zadęcki Robert

Classifications

• A24C5/322 Primary

  Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing · CPC title

• A24C5/00

  Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes · CPC title

• B65G51/03

  over a flat surface or in troughs · CPC title

• B65G19/02

  for articles, e.g. for containers · CPC title

• B65G13/02 Primary

  having driven rollers · CPC title