Abstract: For the application of glue to band labels (10) or other kinds of blanks, the latter are transported by means of a band label conveyor, in particular by means of a suction belt (15) with conveyor strand (16). Glue is applied by means of glue nozzles (30, 31), which spray glue on the band labels (10) in a substantially horizontal direction. In order to prevent any deleterious effects caused by dripping glue remnants, the band labels (10) are transported in a special manner, in such a way that that an already glued band label (10) is located in a position beneath the glue nozzles (30, 31) when the latter are active.

Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing bag packs each having a portion (10) of cut tobacco or the like. For the purpose of producing bag packs with portions (10) of different weights, the portions (10) are compressed in the region of a pressing chamber (14) such that the portion (10) which has to be introduced into the bag (11) is always of the same size--irrespective of the weight. During compaction, the portion (10) is simultaneously formatted so that it corresponds to the interior of the bag (11).

Abstract: Method of operating machines with rotating units and machine with a rotating unit, in particular a packaging machine with a (folding) turret. Rotating units, in particular folding turrets (10) of packaging machines, must be supplied with oil as a lubricant. At the same time, areas supplied with oil must be sealed with respect to those areas into which oil must not penetrate. In the case of a folding turret (10), a supporting part (11) is confined with respect to a rotating part (12) by means of a rotating supporting rim (46) and a supporting ring (48) surrounding the latter. The supporting rim (46), as a rotating element, is provided with grooves (52, 53, 54) which prevent passage of oil in the area of a sealing gap (51) formed between the supporting rim (46) and the supporting ring (48).

Abstract: Process and apparatus for producing packs and for transporting blanks (10), for producing the packs, along a conveying path (11). For the purpose of monitoring and/or for the optoelectronic sensing of the blanks (10), monitoring elements (15) with sensors (16, 17) are arranged in the region of the conveying path (11). The blanks (10) are guided in the region of the monitoring element (15) such that the blanks (10) are moved beyond at least one of the sensors (16, 17) with sliding abutment, in order for the sensor to be cleaned constantly.

Abstract: In the production of large packs (10) each comprising a pack group (11), in particular comprising cigarette packs (12), different-wrapper versions have to be taken into account. For this purpose, two folding turrets (21, 22) for different packaging material are provided, namely a folding turret (21) for cardboard blanks (13) and a folding turret (22) for blanks (20) made of paper or film. The two folding turrets (21, 22) are arranged one beside the other in horizontal alignment. Each folding turret (21, 22) is provided with four pockets which each run through three operating stations.

Abstract: A cuboidal pack for cigarettes, such as a soft pack or a box with a hinged lid, is provided with a separate printed carrier, or coupon-like insert, that is used for advertising purposes or conducting drawings, contests and the like. The separate printed carrier is inserted between adjacent layers of the wrappers forming the pack and is of a size that is adapted to be folded to cover one end wall and a portion of the front and/or back walls, while not covering the usually visible surfaces of the front and/or back walls of the pack to an excessive extent. When the outer wrapper is opened, the separate printed carrier can be removed, as by pulling on a tongue-shaped gripping piece that is folded across the top of the pack.

Abstract: Apparatus for handling or producing packs made of packaging material, it being the case that folding elements, pressure-exerting elements, push rods, slides etc. act on blanks of the packaging material. In order to convert any possible incorrect positioning of the moveable elements, in particular of the push rods, immediately into an error signal, a folding turret (10) is assigned a stationary monitoring unit (32) which is equipped with mechanical actuating elements, namely contact lugs (29,30,31). In the event of any possible incorrect positioning, one of the contact lugs (29,30,31) is actuated with the effect of a switching movement.

Abstract: Stacks of blanks (10) for cigarette packets and other types of application are delivered on pallets (19). The stacks of blanks (10) are arranged in rows (20) and layers (21) on the pallet (19). A depalletizing device (25) is provided to empty the pallet (19), on the articulated arm (28) of which device a pick-up head (29) is arranged for grasping and handling one stack of blanks at a time. The pick-up head (29) is fitted with two holding jaws (30, 31), positioned at a right angle to one another and which grasp the stack of blanks (10) on two adjacent upright surfaces, namely a side surface (11) and an end sumrface (14), and hold them by suction air.

Abstract: For the transportation of articles or of groups of articles between a fixed, predetermined receiving position (20) and a likewise predetermined, fixed set-down position (19), in particular within a folding carton (11) which is open at the top, use is made of a lifting conveyor (21) which transports a lifting head (18) back and forth exclusively along a predetermined inverted U-shaped movement path. The movement path is provided by: two upright vertical movement legs, namely in the set-down position (19), on the one hand, and on the other hand, in the receiving position (20); and a top, horizontal conveying section which interconnects the top of the two vertical movement legs and which is of unchangeable horizontal length.

Abstract: Stacks of blanks (10) comprising a largish number of pre-fabricated blanks made of (thin) cardboard are usually made available on pallets (12). The stacks of blanks (10), provided if necessary with a band label (11), are aligned on the pallet (12) in rows (13) and disposed in a plurality of layers (16) the one above the other. A pick-up head (18) serves to unload the stacks and is movable on a support structure (19), configured like a portal, in a vertical and in a horizontal direction. The pick-up head (18) grasps respectively one group of stacks of blanks (10) and sets same down on an onward conveyor (14).

Abstract: In the manufacture of certain types of packets, rotary folding units (10) are used which have along their perimeter a plurality of hollow folding mandrels (14) projecting at one side. On these mandrels, blanks, namely inner blank (10) and pouch blank (11) are folded in succession. Holding bands (34, 59) serve to position the blanks exactly on the folding mandrels (14), said bands extending outside the movement region of the folding mandrels (14) and lying with a holding bight (35) against the side of the folding mandrels (14), or the blanks, lying radially on the outside, fixing same as they do so.

Abstract: Method and device for manufacturing hinge-lid packets for cigarettes from individual, prefabricated blanks (11) which are delivered as piles (10) of blanks. Before being transferred to a packaging machine, each pile (10) of blanks is laterally aligned in respect of the exact relative position of the blanks (11), by aligning devices (21, 25, 27, 28) acting on all the upright side faces of the pile (10) of blanks. A separate aligning member, namely a slide (37) serves to align a lower, incorrectly positioned blank (11). This slide is effective in the region of a residual pile of the pile (10) of blanks, namely by raising a predominant upper partial pile.

Abstract: In the manufacture of packets on which folding flaps or other packaging parts are connected to one another by glue, the latter is applied to the blank (10) of the packet by glue nozzles 16. When there is a temporary breakdown, the gluing unit (15) is moved into a waiting position remote from the rotary folding unit (11) and held here in an operating position in a phased manner by the release of glue portions.

Abstract: A packaging machine for producing hinge-lid boxes for cigarettes has a rotating folding turret which has a plurality of pockets (21) which are open in the radial direction. For the purpose of securing blanks (11) or partially completed hinge-lid boxes (10) in the pockets (21) of the folding turret, protrusions (32) are arranged in the pockets (21) and have a supporting surface (34) for abutting a closure edge (18) of an inner side tab (14) of the blank (11). For the purpose of discharging a hinge-lid box (10) from the pocket (21), the retaining force which is exerted by the protrusion (32) is overcome.

Abstract: Soft packs for cigarettes, especially soft-cup packs, acquire an additional reinforcement in the region of a bottom wall (20) by means of a two-layer or multi-design layer design of a cup blank (21, 22) in the region of the bottom wall (20). The two-layer or multi-layer reinforcement of the cup blank (22) can also extend into the region of adjoining pack walls.

Abstract: The core of a packaging machine for cigarette packets or similar packets is a rotary folding unit (11). On the perimeter of the folding unit, there are arranged holding members for packets or packet contents, for example folding mandrels (18) on the one hand and holding pockets (21) on the other hand. For reasons to do with their construction and/or function, the latter are positioned at an axial spacing from one another. In order to transfer packets or packet parts from the folding mandrels (18) to the holding pockets (21), the latter may moved relative to one another, in such a way that, in a transfer region, the folding mandrels (18) and the associated coaxial holding pockets (21) lie directly against one another.

Abstract: Lifting apparatus, especially a palletizing device, with a lifting head (13) attached to an articulated arm (12) for receiving, transporting and setting down objects, especially cardboard boxes. The cardboard boxes or other objects are to be set down on pallets (10). For increased efficiency, a plurality of pallet stations is formed in the working area of the palletizing device (11) for depositing cardboard boxes. In order to transport empty pallets (10) from time to time to the pallet stations, an additional apparatus can be put on the lifting head (13), namely a pallet grab (36). The latter is actuated from the lifting head (13) in the sense of opening and closing grasping members, namely carrying legs (55, 56).

Abstract: To improve the efficiency of powerful packaging machines for cigarettes or the like, the blanks (10) for wrapping the cigarettes or the like are monitored in respect of correct formation whilst being conveyed along a blanks path (27) to a revolving folding unit (28). Bifurcate photoelectric barriers are positioned on side regions of the blanks path (28) as monitoring units (40, 41). These barriers monitor the state of folding flaps (19. .24), arranged at the side, of the transported blanks (10).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing labels and for applying each of the labels to an end wall of a cigarette packet. The method includes separating the labels from a continuous web moving in a horizontal direction with the width of the web parallel to a vertical plane. Only one side of the web is provided with printed areas for a succession of the labels, and severance cuts are provided in the web to form the labels between the areas. Separation of the labels occurs at the cuts. After the labels are separated, they are continuously transported by a suction conveyor belt moving in a vertical plane substantially parallel to the vertical plane of the web. The labels are held separated from each other by negative pressure from the belt which acts on the printed side. Glue is applied to the print-free side of the labels on the belt by a phased and non-contact application of at least on row of successive glue spots extending along the longitudinal dimension of the label. Then the labels are applied to the packets.

Abstract: Cigarette packs, namely hinge-lid packs and soft-cup packs in particular, are designed in such a way that the pack content, namely a cigarette group, is surrounded on all sides by an inner wrapping (11) consisting of paper with a decorative print applied on the outside. For reasons of cost above all, the print is applied only on those surface regions of the inner wrapping (11) which are exposed when the pack (hinge-lid pack) is open or by virtue of construction. The inner wrapping (11) is produced by being severed from a paper web which, depending on the design of the inner wrapping and depending on the folding construction, has printed zones (34, 35), arranged at a distance from one another, or a continuous strip-shaped printed zone (43, 51) located along the edge of the web.