Abstract: Apparatus or gear mechanism for producing linear movements for pushers, carry-along elements and similar elements, in particular during reciprocating movement. The pushers (24, 25) are connected to a gear mechanism (33), in the case of which use is made exclusively of rotating or circulating elements. Each pusher (24, 25) is connected to a lever (37) which is moved by the gear mechanism such that the connection of the lever (37) to the pusher (24, 25) is moved exclusively on a rectilinear path.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for handling objects to package the same. The handling device comprises a lifting head (17) placed in an extension arm (16) having multiple levers (59, 60, 61), with ends (62, 67) placed on linear drives (63, 68) that can be independently controlled and are flexibly interconnected to the opposite ends (65, 69). The displacement of the linear drives (63, 68) makes it possible to move back and forth the ends (62, 67) of the levers (59, 60, 61) that are flexibly connected to the linear drives (63, 68), thereby enabling the ends (62, 65, 67, 69) of the levers (59, 60, 61) to pivot. These pivotal movements allow the lifting head (17) that is placed on the extension arm (16) to move up and down in a vertical direction and back and forth in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A hinge-lid box for cigarettes has a box part (10) and a lid (11). Hinge-lid boxes have, because of their design or structure, four vertical edges. These edges have a particular design, ie., two vertical edges are designed as rounded edges (24, 25), and the two other edges as angular edges (26, 27) with a rectangular cross-section. The rounded edges (24, 25) can be located in the area of one and the same side wall (14/19) or be in diagonally opposite positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for producing packs, in particular cigarette packs. A change in the type of pack makes it necessary for the operators carefully to provide the correct packaging material assigned to the new type of pack. In practice, this change of material often takes place incorrectly. The invention avoid errors when the type of pack is changed in that markings, which are assigned to packaging material of different designs and are provided on the packaging material and/or the carrier thereof, in particular on a core of the reel, and/or the pack, are used to identify the packaging material and to check it for correct assignment in relation to the type of pack which is to be produced.

Abstract: A single-piece hinged-lid cigarette box which has a collar (12) connected to a main section (33), in the area of a front panel (13) of the box, by tabs (34, 35), the collar being part of the single-piece box. A front panel (30) of the collar is provided with recesses (41, 42) in order to avoid a multi-layer structure in the area of the tabs (34, 35) which are folded into a Z shape (34, 35). At least partial areas of the folded tabs (34, 35) fit into these recesses (41, 42).

Abstract: Lifting device, in particular a pallet device (10), comprising a pivotal arm (19) at the free end of which in the area of a controllable rotary mount (42) is mounted a separate support element for a lifting head (43), i.e. a pivotal support arm (46) at the free end of which the lifting head (43) is rotary mounted, and the rotary movements of the lifting head (43) are carried out by an operating cylinder (49), preferably with two end positions.

Abstract: In the production of packages made of relatively rigid packaging material, e.g. cardboard, it is not possible to directly fold the blank around the pack contents, if the pack contents are composed of articles which may not be mechanically strained, as for example, soft packs. A folding sleeve (47) which can be moved together with the pack contents makes it possible to fold a cardboard blank (28) around the pack contents. The folding sleeve (47) surrounding the pack contents absorbs the mechanical strain occurring in the folding process. Before completing the package, the folding sleeve (47) is pulled out of the region of the pack contents.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for opening an outer wrapping (11) of a reel (10) of, in particular, packaging material For the provision of a reel (10) of, for example, packaging material, such as paper, tinfoil or the like, it is necessary to remove an outer wrapping (11). The latter usually consists of an outer wound layer of the material. To open the wrapping (11), a material strip, namely an opening strip (32) is torn out of the wrapping (11). For this purpose, a tear-off member, namely a tear-off band (35), is placed with strong adhesion against the outside of the reel (10), On account of the relative movement, the opening strip (32) is torn out of the wrapping (11).

Abstract: Process and apparatus for folding or shaping a continuous material web (10) made of thin packaging material. In this case, the material web (10) is directed through a shaping subassembly (27) which uses fixed shaping elements, namely shaping webs (46, 47 and 50, 52) and a mating web (53), to deform the material web (10) during transportation of the same.

Abstract: Apparatus for handling reels (10) by means of a vertical reel conveyor (15). The latter is provided with a lifting head (18) which can be moved up and down on a vertical bearing column (17) and has a projecting conveyor journal (19) for moving into a centre opening (11) in a reel (10) which is to be picked up. The reels (10) are arranged one above the other in the region of a stock of reels (13), with their centre openings (11) running vertically. The lifting head (18) or part of this head can be rotated in order to transfer the reel (10) to the working journal (16).

Abstract: Packaging container for cigarettes, in which a group of cigarette packets (10), namely two rows of packets (12, 13), is surrounded by an outer wrapping (11) made of paper, foil or other packaging material. A coupon (30)is added to the packaging container, namely a print carrier with advertising or other printing on it. The large-area coupon (30) extends over a plurality of cigarette packets (10), for example three, and is arranged at the side between a (front) wall (20) and the group of cigarette packets (10) or between the latter, namely between rows of packets (12, 13).

Abstract: Device for checking objects composed of a plurality of parts, layers or the like with the aid of a checking set (23) past which the object, in particular a cigarette group (12), a material web or the like is moved, reflected light from the object being picked up by an optoelectronic checking member, specifically by a CCD linear array chip (10) which is arranged transverse to the direction of movement and/or transverse to the longitudinal extent of the object. A profile of the object is taken by the CCD linear array chip (10) by means of regions of different light intensity, and processed in an evaluation unit.

Abstract: Blanks (10) made of thin cardboard for hinge-lid packets or similar are produced in the region of a packaging machine. To this end, a material web (19) made of thin cardboard and if necessary partially pre-prepared, is led through a blanks device (20) in the region of the packaging machine. The blanks device (20) can if necessary apply printing (29) to the material web (19) as well as embossing, grooves, punched-out lines, until the blanks (10) are completely produced by a transverse severance cut (32).

Abstract: Known devices for the opto-electrical scanning of individual cubic or cuboid-shaped packets 10, 19, transported at a distance from one another, have the disadvantage that they do not permit simultaneous scanning of all the packet walls. In the device according to the invention, the conveying distance 26 for transporting the packets is interrupted in the region of a testing station 27. The packets 10, 19 to be examined are moved in this region along an aerodynamic trajectory or falling distance. Consequently, all the walls of the packets 10, 19 to be scanned may be scanned simultaneously on all sides.

Abstract: On hinge-lid packets, a collar (31) is usually arranged in a packet portion (10) and is fastened with a lower partial region of collar front wall and collar side flaps (33, 34) to inner sides of packet front wall (12) and packet side walls (14, 15) by gluing. An upper region of the collar (31) protruding out of the packet portion (10) forms visible surfaces (54). These are preferably provided over their whole area with printing or a printed color layer (40) and an outer protective layer (42). Fastening surfaces (51, 52) lying in the packet portion (10) are free of printed color layers and protective layers.

Abstract: A handling installation disclosed, in particular for cigarettes. Known installations for handling cigarettes have a reservoir for temporarily storing the cigarettes, a maker (10) for the cigarettes and a packer (11). The maker (10) is arranged upstream of the reservoir (12) and the packer (11) is arranged downstream of the reservoir (12). In known installations, synchronising the action between reservoir (12), packer (11) and maker (10) causes problems. In the disclosed installation, the working speed of the maker (10) and the packer (11) is controlled depending on a measured filling level of the reservoir (12). When the filling level of the reservoir (12) is low, the working speed of the maker (10) is increased, when the filling level is high, said speed is decreased. On the contrary, the working speed of the packer (11) is increased when the filling level is high but reduced when the filling level is low.

Abstract: Packaging machine for the production of packs having at least one wrapping consisting of packaging material, the wrapping being provided with a changeable print, in particular a code. A printing mechanism (11) having printing tools (25, 26) serves for applying printing characters or codes to packaging material. These printing tools must be capable of being actuated at short time intervals in order to adapt the code. For this purpose, a printing roller (14) receiving the printing tools (25, 26) can be moved out of a working position into an adjusting position.