Abstract: Containers that include a housing that includes a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The container also includes an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package includes a first layer and a second layer. The container also includes an insert positioned between the inner surface of the front wall of the box and the outer surface of the front wall of the inner package. The insert is positioned entirely below the sealing region and is positioned so that the lowest point of the upper edge of the box is lower than the highest point of the upper edge of the insert.

Abstract: A spacer support for packets of smoking articles comprises a plurality of through housing compartments to receive at least one packet and having a pair of apertures on opposite sides for introducing or extracting the packets, and wherein the spacer support also comprises a pair of lateral walls having a plurality of opposite windows, and a pair of connection walls which extend between the connecting lateral walls. A plurality of positioning elements and a plurality of said access openings are disposed alternately one after the other, in succession in the longitudinal direction (X), so that each housing compartment is delimited by the pair of opposite lateral walls and by said positioning elements so as to stably retain inside them each of said packets in a static manner, in the longitudinal direction (X).

Abstract: Containers that include a housing that includes a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The container also includes an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package includes a first layer and a second layer. The container also includes an insert positioned between the inner surface of the front wall of the box and the outer surface of the front wall of the inner package. The insert is positioned entirely below the sealing region and is positioned so that the lowest point of the upper edge of the box is lower than the highest point of the upper edge of the insert.

Abstract: A packaging machine to make an airtight wrapper (12) comprising a wrapping sheet (112) wrapped airtight around a structured assembly (11) consisting of an organized group of smoking articles (14) associated with a reinforcement insert (16) comprises, in working sequence on one or more cyclical conveyor devices (39, 71) of the wheel or carousel type: a structured assembly formation unit (30), a combination unit (31) suitable to combine the structured assembly (11) with said wrapping sheet (112), a wrapping sheet work unit (32) and a welding unit (34).

Abstract: A container (10) for consumer goods, the container comprising: an outer housing comprising a box portion (12), a lid portion (14) moveable between a closed position and an open position, and a hinged connector (16) connecting the box portion (12) and the lid portion (14); a plurality of consumer goods (20) received within the box portion (12); and an inner frame (18) slidably received within the outer housing and positioned between the plurality of consumer goods (20) and the box portion (12). The inner frame (18) is slidable between a lowered position and a raised position and comprises an inner frame front wall (36), an inner frame back wall (38), opposed inner frame side walls and a lifting element (48), depending from the bottom edge of a wall of the inner frame (18) and extending into the opening at the bottom end of the inner frame. At least part of the lifting element (18) is positioned between a box portion bottom wall and the consumer goods.

Abstract: Method to feed and form organized groups of smoking articles, providing to feed a plurality of pockets of a transfer conveyor with pockets moved step-wise, thrusting said organized groups of smoking articles, by means of thrusters actuated independently from each other, in a direction of transfer and through respective forming drawers, into said pockets on the basis of a predefined production rhythm. The method provides, in the event of obstruction, stoppage or blockage of a forming drawer, to vary the operating speed of the thrusters associated with the other forming drawers in coordination and in synchrony with the step-wise feed speed of said transfer conveyor with pockets, in order to obtain an effective production rhythm equal or near to said predefined production rhythm.

Abstract: Transfer device configured to transfer smoking articles in a direction of transfer from a feed store to a transfer conveyor with pockets of an apparatus to feed and form organized groups of smoking articles. The transfer device includes a forming drawer comprising an upper wall and a bottom wall. The upper wall is disposed fixed in a position opposite the bottom wall and the bottom wall is configured automatically mobile with respect to the fixed upper wall between a closed position and an open position.

Abstract: A container (10) for consumer goods, the container comprising: an outer housing comprising a box portion (12), a lid portion (14) moveable between a closed position and an open position, and a hinged connector (16) connecting the box portion (12) and the lid portion (14); a plurality of consumer goods (20) received within the box portion (12); and an inner frame (18) slidably received within the outer housing and positioned between the plurality of consumer goods (20) and the box portion (12). The inner frame (18) is slidable between a lowered position and a raised position and comprises an inner frame front wall (36), an inner frame back wall (38), opposed inner frame side walls and a lifting element (48), depending from the bottom edge of a wall of the inner frame (18) and extending into the opening at the bottom end of the inner frame. At least part of the lifting element (18) is positioned between a box portion bottom wall and the consumer goods.

Abstract: A packaging machine (1) for forming packets (3) of smoking articles (2), in particular cigarettes, comprises movement means for moving groups of smoking articles at least partially wrapped by an inner wrapping sheet (4), along a movement direction, a wrapping wheel (13) to receive the groups of smoking articles wrapped by the inner wrapping sheet (4) and to move them along a substantially circular wrapping path (P), and transfer means (22) to transfer the groups of smoking articles wrapped by the inner wrapping sheet (4) from the movement means to the wrapping wheel. The transfer means (22) transfer the groups of smoking articles wrapped by the inner wrapping sheet (4) along a transfer direction (T) radial with respect to the wrapping path (P), in order to reduce the bulk of the packaging machine (1).

Abstract: Containers that comprise a housing 12 that comprises a box 14 and a lid 20 that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a front wall 24 that has an inner surface 22, an outer surface 26 and a bottom edge. The container also comprises an inner package 30 disposed at least partially within the housing 12 and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package 30 comprises a first layer 40 and a second layer 50. The first layer 40 comprises a flap 44 which is attached to the inner surface 22 of the lid 20 and is configured to be releasably attached to a sealing region 72 of the second layer 50 to open and close the inner package by opening and closing the lid of the container. The container also comprises an insert 60 positioned between the inner surface 17 of the front wall 16 of the box 14 and the outer surface 33 of the front wall 32 of the inner package 30.

Abstract: Packet for smoking articles, comprising an external shell and an internal shell to contain smoking articles. The external shell comprises an external containing body, a closing lid hinged to the internal shell and a connection tongue configured to connect the closing lid to the external containing body. Moreover, the internal shell is configured to slide, with respect to the external containing body, between a closed configuration where the internal shell is completely inserted inside the external shell, and an open and extracted configuration where the internal shell is partly extracted from the external containing body.

Abstract: A packet is suitable to contain products in loose or organized form and comprises at least two elements such as a mobile lid, affecting the upper part of the packet, and a containing body. The containing body consists of two lateral, a rear wall, a front wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, all defining a front bulk and a lateral bulk. The elements are connected to each other by movement means. The mobile lid is suitable to assume a closed position and an open position. The mobile lid, the walls of the containing body and the movement means define a kinematic mechanism suitable to make the mobile lid assume an open position as well.

Abstract: Packet for smoking articles, comprising an external shell and an internal shell to contain smoking articles. The external shell comprises an external containing body, a closing lid hinged to the internal shell and a connection tongue configured to connect the closing lid to the external containing body. Moreover, the internal shell is configured to slide, with respect to the external containing body, between a closed configuration where the internal shell is completely inserted inside the external shell, and an open and extracted configuration where the internal shell is partly extracted from the external containing body.

Abstract: Method to command and control an electric motor of an automation unit. The unit comprises a mechanical member, driven by a drive shaft, a central command and control unit, and a position detection mean. The method provides that the central command and control unit receives the position signals of the shaft of the electric motor and/or of the mechanical member from the position detection mean, divides the operating cycle into a plurality of sub-phases equal with respect to each other, consisting of elementary units and, for each of said sub-phases, or multiple of sub-phases, selects predefined or self-learnt current reference values, and generates a signal consisting of an instantaneous current reference (feed forward) for the electric motor.

Abstract: A cigarette packaging machine provided with a wrapping wheel to wrap products in wrapping sheets. The wrapping wheel has peripheral pockets to receive the products and the wrapping sheets, a first loading station to load the products in succession into the peripheral pockets, and a second loading station to load, in succession, first wrapping sheets of the wrapping sheets into the peripheral pockets. The wrapping wheel also has a third loading station to load, in succession, second wrapping sheets of the wrapping sheets into the peripheral pockets, thus reducing the bulk of a packaging machine.

Abstract: There is described a device for winding an envelope (A) around a product (B), in particular defined by a group of cigarettes or the like, to be packaged in a corresponding box-shaped body, or packet, which comprises means (10) for winding said envelope (A) around said product (B) and means (20) that are adapted to supply said product (B) and said envelope (A) to said winding means (I0).

Abstract: Method to control the interference and/or collision between mechanical members of at least two operating or one operating unit with respect to fixed positions. At least one operating unit is associated with a position detector or with a position simulator, and is equipped with an electric which drives a mechanical member. The method is managed by a management and control unit. The control of the operating units occurs in two phases, verifying point-by-point the position of the mechanical member as a function of the current dynamics and the braking or acceleration times and spaces (first phase), and verifying the intensity of point-by-point current supplied to at least one electric motor (second phase).

Abstract: A device is provided for winding an envelope (A) around a product (B), such as a group of cigarettes or the like. The product is to be packaged in a corresponding box-shaped body, or packet. The device includes an apparatus (10) for winding the envelope (A) around the product (B) and an apparatus (20) adapted to supply the product (B) and the envelope (A) to the winding apparatus (10).

Abstract: A packet is suitable to contain products in loose or organized form and comprises at least two elements such as a mobile lid, affecting the upper part of the packet, and a containing body. The containing body consists of two lateral, a rear wall, a front wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, all defining a front bulk and a lateral bulk. The elements are connected to each other by movement means. The mobile lid is suitable to assume a closed position and an open position. The mobile lid, the walls of the containing body and the movement means define a kinematic mechanism suitable to make the mobile lid assume an open position as well.

Abstract: Method to control the interference and/or collision between mechanical members of at least two operating or one operating unit with respect to fixed positions. At least one operating unit is associated with a position detector or with a position simulator, and is equipped with an electric which drives a mechanical member. The method is managed by a management and control unit. The control of the operating units occurs in two phases, verifying point-by-point the position of the mechanical member as a function of the current dynamics and the braking or acceleration times and spaces (first phase), and verifying the intensity of point-by-point current supplied to at least one electric motor (second phase).