Patents Assigned to G.D Societa' Per Azioni
  • Grouping method and unit for forming a line of products on a packing machine
    Patent number: 9527676
    Abstract: A grouping method and unit for forming a line of products on a packing machine; a first feed conveyor feeds a succession of spaced products along a straight, horizontal grouping path at a first speed; a first compacting conveyor moves a first compacting member along the grouping path, downstream from the first feed conveyor and ahead of a first product in the line, at a second speed slower than the first speed, so as to slow down the first product and compact the intermediate products in the line against the first product; and a second compacting conveyor moves a second compacting member along the grouping path, downstream from the first feed conveyor and behind a last product in the line, at a third speed higher than the first speed, so as to compact the last product against the intermediate products in the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Cavazza, Andrea Biondi, Umberto Zanetti
  • Filling Apparatus for Filling Containers and Related Method
    Publication number: 20160244310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a filling apparatus for filling containers with fluid products, and to the respective method, wherein the apparatus comprises a rest area arranged outside of a filling path and of a filling area, the rest area is accessible to the operator without interrupting the filling of the containers and actuating means to reciprocally move a first and a second filling unit from an operating condition to a rest condition; wherein in an operating condition one between a first and second filling unit is arranged in the filling area and able to be in fluid communication with the containers to be filled; and wherein in the rest condition the other between the first and second filling unit is arranged in the rest area accessible to the operator without interrupting the filling of the containers in the filling area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Cavazza, Umberto Zanetti, Andrea Biondi
  • Rigid swing-open packet of cigarettes with a self-opening hinged lid, and relative production method
    Patent number: 9403638
    Abstract: A rigid, swing-open packet of cigarettes having: an inner package containing a group of cigarettes; an inner container housing the inner package and having a hinged lid; an outer container housing the inner container and having at least one open lateral end; a connecting hinge connecting the inner container and outer container to allow the inner container to rotate between a closed position and an open position; and a control tab connecting the lid to the outer container so that rotation of the inner container with respect to the outer container and about the connecting hinge produces a corresponding rotation of the lid about a lid hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Roberto Polloni, Marco Ghini, Stefano Negrini
  • Method and Unit for Filling a Disposable Electronic-Cigarette Cartridge with a Liquid Substance
    Publication number: 20160213064
    Abstract: A method and unit for filling a disposable electronic cigarette cartridge with a liquid substance; a conveyor feeds the disposable cartridge along a filling path; a coupling device fits the disposable cartridge with a metering chamber, which is placed on top of the disposable cartridge, is of sufficient volume to contain a full measure of the liquid substance, and has a bottom outlet conduit terminating inside the disposable cartridge; a feed device feeds the liquid substance into the metering chamber so that the liquid substance falls by gravity from the metering chamber, along the outlet conduit, into the disposable cartridge; and a removing device removes the metering chamber from the disposable cartridge once all the liquid substance has fallen by gravity from the metering chamber, along the outlet conduit, into the disposable cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventor: Fulvio Boldrini
  • MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARTRIDGE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE PROVIDED WITH ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20160143363
    Abstract: A manufacturing machine and a method for producing a cartridge for an electronic cigarette comprising a supporting base and at least one electrode fitted to the supporting base are disclosed: a conveyor, which comprises a pocket for feeding the supporting base along a conveying path; a gripping device for gripping the electrode; and an actuating device, which moves the gripping device cyclically back and forth in a fitting direction perpendicular to the conveying path, so as to fit the electrode gripped by the gripping device to the supporting base during a forward stroke and to detach the gripping device from the electrode fitted to the supporting base during a return stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventor: Fulvio Boldrini
  • MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARTRIDGE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE PROVIDED WITH A HYGROSCOPIC PAD
    Publication number: 20160143362
    Abstract: A manufacturing machine and a method for producing a cartridge for an electronic cigarette having a base, a supporting base at least partly inserted inside the base, of a heating member fitted to the supporting base, having a hygroscopic pad surrounding the heating member are disclosed: a conveyor, which comprises a gripper designed to house the supporting base fitted with the heating member; a feed device for positioning the hygroscopic pad, initially flat and rectangular in shape, facing the gripper; and an insertion device for inserting the supporting base fitted with the heating member inside the gripper so as to intercept the hygroscopic pad which, as it is inserted inside the gripper, folds into a ‘U’ around the heating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventor: Fulvio Boldrini
  • MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARTRIDGE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE PROVIDED WITH A HEAT RESISTOR
    Publication number: 20160144458
    Abstract: A manufacturing machine and a method for producing a cartridge for an electronic cigarette comprising a supporting base, a pair of power electrodes fitted to the supporting base, and a heating member folded into a ‘U’ around the power electrodes are disclosed: a conveyor comprising a pocket for feeding the supporting base fitted with the power electrodes along a conveying path; a connecting unit which connects the heating member to the power electrodes while the supporting base, fitted with the power electrodes, is housed inside the pocket on the conveyor; a welding device located along the conveyor to weld a pair of terminals of a heat resistor of the heating member to the corresponding power electrodes; and a folding device, which cooperates with the connecting unit and folds the heating member into a ‘U’ before the heating member is connected to the power electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventor: Fulvio Boldrini
  • Packet of cigarettes, and method of producing a packet of cigarettes
    Patent number: 9198465
    Abstract: A packet (1) of cigarettes having: an inner package (2) defined by a group (30) of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet (29) of wrapping material having at least one tear line (32) defining a tear-off top portion (31); an inner container (4) housing the inner package (2) and having an extraction opening (10) for access to the tear-off top portion (31); an outer container (5) housing the inner container (4) in sliding manner, to allow the inner container (4) to slide, with respect to the outer container (5), between a closed position, in which the inner container (4) is inserted inside the outer container (5), and an open position, in which the inner container (4) is extracted partly from the outer container (5); and a tear-off lid (45) connected to the inner container (4) by at least one tear line (48), and covering at least part of the extraction opening (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: G.D. SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Marco Ghini, Roberto Polloni, Andrea Biondi
  • PACKING MACHINE AND PACKING METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INNER CONTAINER OF A SLIDE-OPEN PACKAGE OF TOBACCO ARTICLES AND WITH A HINGED LID
    Publication number: 20150336696
    Abstract: Packing machine and packing method for producing an inner container of a slide-open package of tobacco articles and with hinged lid by folding an inner blank about a wrapped group of tobacco articles; by way of a packing conveyor the inner blank is fed along a packing path and through a first work station, wherein portions of the inner blank are folded by way of a folding device provided with a body which is movable in a work direction perpendicular to the packing path; the folding body has a center member, two top side members, and two bottom side members which are arranged in different positions in the first work direction to perform in succession respective folds of the inner blank while the folding body moves with a continuous movement along the first work direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: G.D. SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Cavazza, Valeria Capelli, Cristian Dakessian, Michele Squarzoni
  • Packing Method and Packing Machine for Producing a Slide-Open Package of Tobacco Articles with a Hinged Lid
    Publication number: 20150336695
    Abstract: Packing method and packing machine for producing a slide-open package of tobacco articles with a hinged lid; a wrapped group of tobacco articles is obtained by means of a first packing unit; an inner container which houses the wrapped group of tobacco articles and has the hinged lid is obtained, by means of a second packing unit and by folding an inner blank about the wrapped group of tobacco articles; and an outer container which slidably houses the inner container inside and is provided with a connecting tab, that at one end is integral with the outer container and at the other end is glued to the lid of the inner container, is obtained by means of a third packing unit and by folding an outer blank about the inner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Testoni, Stefano Sarti, Marco Garganelli, Mattia Meccagni, Michele Squarzoni
  • Packing Machine and Packing Method for Producing an Inner Container of a Slide-Open Package of Tobacco Articles
    Publication number: 20150336697
    Abstract: Packing machine and packing method for producing an inner container of a slide-open package of tobacco articles by folding an inner blank about a wrapped group of tobacco articles; the inner blank is folded, by way of first folding means, so as to form a hinged lid; in a feed station, the partly folded inner blank is coupled to the wrapped group of tobacco articles so that a rear wall of the wrapped group of tobacco articles rests on a panel of the inner blank corresponding to a rear wall of the inner container; and the inner blank is folded, by second folding means arranged downstream from the feed station, about the wrapped group of tobacco articles to complete the production of the inner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Cavazza, Valeria Capelli, Cristian Dakessian, Michele Squarzoni
  • Packing Machine and Packing Method for Producing an Inner Container by Folding an Inner Blank about a Wrapped Group of Tobacco Articles
    Publication number: 20150329226
    Abstract: Packing machine and packing method for producing an inner container by folding an inner blank about a wrapped group of tobacco articles; the inner blank is fed along a packing path by way of a packing conveyor and through a work station wherein a folding device is arranged, provided with two twin folding bodies that are moved along a work direction perpendicular to the packing path for folding portions of the inner blank; each folding body has a top member, an intermediate member, and a bottom member which are arranged in different positions along the work direction to perform in succession respective folds of the inner blank while the folding body moves with a continuous motion along the work direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Testoni, Stefano Sarti, Marco Garganelli, Mattia Meccagni, Michele Squarzoni
  • Transfer or feed drum, with radial-arm-mounted operating heads, for filter or cigarette portions
    Patent number: 9089164
    Abstract: A transfer or feed drum for filter or cigarette portions, the drum having: a central body mounted to rotate about a first axis of rotation; a number of movable assemblies, each of which is fitted to the central body to rotate, with respect to the central body, about a respective second axis of rotation parallel to the first axis of rotation, and supports a pickup or feed head having at least one seat with a U-shaped cross section and for engaging at least one filter or cigarette portion; and an actuating system, which controls the angular position of each movable assembly about the respective second axis of rotation as a function of the angular position of the central body about the first axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Fulvio Pastore, Massimo Sartoni
  • Package of tobacco articles with an inner package fitted with a sealing flap fixed to a hinged lid
    Patent number: 9089165
    Abstract: A package of tobacco articles having a group of tobacco articles; a cup-shaped outer container having an open top end, and a cup-shaped lid hinged to the outer container along a hinge to rotate, with respect to the outer container, between an open position and a closed position opening and closing the open top end respectively; and an inner package, which is housed in the outer container, encloses the group of tobacco articles, and has a tobacco article extraction opening closed by a sealing flap; the sealing flap having a connecting tab glued permanently and non-removably to the lid, so that opening and closing the lid also simultaneously opens and closes the sealing flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Ivanoe Bertuzzi, Antonio Vitali, Andrea Biondi
  • Wrapping method and unit for folding a sheet of wrapping material about a group of cigarettes
    Patent number: 9073653
    Abstract: A method and unit for folding a sheet of wrapping material about a group of cigarettes includes feeding the cigarettes and wrapping material into a pocket of a wrapping conveyor so the sheet of wrapping material folds into a U inside the pocket and has an outer end projecting from the pocket, and an inner end resting on a lateral wall of the cigarettes. The method also includes folding the inner end 90° so the inner end is perpendicular to the lateral wall. The method also includes folding the outer end into an L inside the pocket, onto the lateral wall of the cigarettes and onto the inner end perpendicular to the lateral wall so as to superimpose the outer end and the inner end and impart a tubular shape to the sheet of wrapping material. The method also includes heat sealing the outer and inner ends together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: G.D SOCIETA'PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca Cavazza, Ivanoe Bertuzzi, Michele Squarzoni, Andrea Biondi
  • Packet of cigarettes, and method of producing a packet of cigarettes
    Patent number: 9033141
    Abstract: A packet (1) of cigarettes having: an inner package (2) defined by a group (30) of cigarettes wrapped in a sheet (29) of wrapping material having at least one tear line (32) defining a tear-off top portion (31); an inner container (4) housing the inner package (2) and having an extraction opening (10) for access to the tear-off top portion (31); an outer container (5) housing the inner container (4) in sliding manner, to allow the inner container (4) to slide, with respect to the outer container (5), between a closed position, in which the inner container (4) is inserted inside the outer container (5), and an open position, in which the inner container (4) is extracted partly from the outer container (5); and a tear-off lid (45) connected to the inner container (4) by at least one tear line (48), and covering at least part of the extraction opening (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: G. D. SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Marco Ghini, Roberto Polloni, Andrea Biondi
  • RIGID SWING-OPEN PACKET OF CIGARETTES WITH A SELF-OPENING HINGED LID, AND RELATIVE PRODUCTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20150108017
    Abstract: A rigid, swing-open packet of cigarettes having: at least one inner package containing a group of cigarettes; at least one inner container housing the inner package and having a hinged lid; an outer container housing the inner container and having at least one open lateral end; a connecting hinge connecting the inner container and outer container to allow the inner container to rotate between a closed position and an open position; and a control tab connecting the lid to the outer container so that rotation of the inner container with respect to the outer container and about the connecting hinge produces a corresponding rotation of the lid about a lid hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Roberto Polloni, Marco Ghini, Stefano Negrini
  • Slide-open package of tobacco articles
    Patent number: 8997979
    Abstract: A package of tobacco articles, having an inner container containing a group of tobacco articles; an outer container which houses the inner container in such a manner as to allow the inner container to slide, with respect to the outer container, between a closed position, in which the inner container is inserted inside the outer container, and an open position, in which the inner container is partly extracted from the outer container; and at least one lock member which, in releasable manner by user action from the outside, prevents the inner container in the closed position from sliding with respect to the outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: G.D Societa' per Azioni
    Inventors: Marco Ghini, Andrea Biondi
  • Slide-open package of tobacco articles with a coupon, and packing method and machine for producing the same
    Patent number: 8997980
    Abstract: A slide-open package of tobacco articles, having a parallelepiped-shaped inner container housing a group of tobacco articles and having a bottom wall, an extraction opening opposite the bottom wall, two parallel opposite major lateral walls, and two parallel minor lateral walls interposed between the major lateral walls; a parallelepiped-shaped outer container, which houses the inner container to allow the inner container to slide between a closed position, in which the inner container is inserted inside the outer container, and an open position, in which the inner container is at least partly extracted from the outer container; and a coupon folded about the group of tobacco articles and located between the group of tobacco articles and the inner container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: G.D Societa' per Azioni
    Inventors: Marco Ghini, Andrea Biondi
  • PACKING METHOD AND UNIT FOR FOLDING A BLANK ON A PACKING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20150031517
    Abstract: A packing method and unit for folding a blank on a packing machine; a first suction pickup head engages a first panel of the blank inside a store; a second suction pickup head engages a second panel of the blank inside the store; the pickup heads are moved from a withdrawal position at the store to a release position at a packing conveyor, insert the blank inside a pocket on the packing conveyor; and the blank, folded into a ‘U’, is released inside the pocket on the packing conveyor; as the pickup heads are moved from the withdrawal position to the release position, a relative movement between the first pickup head and the second pickup head is produced to fold the blank into a ‘U’ before the blank is inserted into the pocket on the packing conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
    Inventors: Luca CAVAZZA, Andrea BIONDI, Umberto ZANETTI