Focke & Co.

Piller Gmbh

Hauni Maschinenbau Ag

Harald Gosebruch

Heinz H Focke

Uwe Heitmann

Henry Buse

Hans-Jurgen Bretthauer

Thomas Hafker

Norbert Ueffing

Robert G Colley

An apparatus for uninterruptedly supplying power includes an electrical machine including a rotor and being designed and arranged to be connected to a load to be supplied with alternating current. Coupling units include a differential transmission including three input/output shafts. A flywheel is designed and arranged to store kinetic energy and to be connected to the rotor by the coupling units. Control units include a controllable brake and at least one electrical auxiliary machine to be operated as a motor. The electrical auxiliary machine and the controllable brake engage the third input/output shaft. The control units keep the number of rotations of the electrical machine approximately constant when the electrical machine is operated as a generator by kinetic energy being stored in the flywheel. The control units are being designed and arranged to operate the electrical auxiliary machine as a motor to realize a desired final number of rotations of the flywheel during operation of the electrical machine as a motor.

Apparatus for uninterruptedly supplying power including an electrical machine and a flywheel

Valve, in particular glue valve, having a magnetostrictive actuator (,) for actuating a closure member (,) in consequence of a change in a magnetic field. In order to nullify the effects of uncontrolled changes in length of the actuator (,), in particular in consequence of temperature fluctuations, the actuator (,) is connected to a holder, more specifically a holding block (,), which can be moved with inertia.

Valve, in particular glue valve

Conventional cigarette packets with flap-tops are often referred to as hinge-lid packets. They consist of a packet portion 12, a lid 13 connected to the packet portion 12 by a hinge, and a collar 35 disposed in the packet portion 12. In order to create new appeal for hinge-lid packets, openings 52, 53 are formed with the packet portion 12 and the lid 13 so that imprinting may be displayed. The openings or recesses 52, 53 are closed on the side pointing towards the packet contents, namely the block of cigarettes 45. Regions 50, 51 of the collar front wall 36 and lid inner flap 43, respectively, serve as carriers for the imprinting so that it may be displayed through the openings 52 and 53.

Hinge-lid packet for cigarettes

The adjustment of machines (10) during the installation of the same at the location they are to be used is costly in terms of time and manpower, because a precise positioning of the machine is a precondition for a permanent fault-free operation. A reliably and precisely reproducible adjustment of the machine (10) is attained in that the load forces exerted on the machine feet (11) are measured and, by adjusting the machine feet (11), adapted to predefined nominal load forces (40). These calibration load forces are determined in advance, especially empirically, by using exact measurement methods. The values constitute reproducible values for the adjustment of the machine.

Process for adjusting machines

To increase the output of packaging machines for cigarettes, a common cigarette stock, in particular a cigarette magazine, is assigned a plurality of independently working packaging units (11, 12, 13, 14). These are fed with cigarette groups, for packaging, by the cigarette magazine (10) via a common conveyor. The packaging units (11 to 14) consist of a folding unit (24), of a material unit and of a drive unit. Depending on the desired output, a pluraity of packaging units (11 to 14) can be combined as part of the packaging machine. The packaging units (11 to 14) are subdivided again into units to be handled independently, in particular into a folding unit (24), a material unit and a drive unit. These are exchangeable and, for the operation of the packaging machine, are connected functionally to one another.

Packaging machine for the production of cigarette packs

A hinged-lid box for cigarettes or the like, and a blank for producing the box from thin cardboard, includes a hinge of Z-bold configuration for pivotally attaching the lid to the rear wall so that in the closed position the lid encloses and overlaps an upper region of the box.

Hinge-lid box for cigarettes or the like

An apparatus for handling reels of webs of material includes a reel conveyor (35), having a downwardly directed supporting journal (41) which can be accurately positioned, serves which for handling reels (10) formed from a wound web of material, especially from packaging material. The supporting journal enters a central orifice (11) of the reel (10) and engages the reel. The supporting journal (41) is accurately alignable with the respective position of the reel (10) or a working journal (33) of a packaging machine or the like by separately operable pressure medium cylinders (47, 48, 49). The working journal (33) at the packaging machine is driven rotatably and, at the same time, tiltably between an upright position and two opposed horizontal positions.

Apparatus for handling reels of webs of material

Device for transporting and storing cigarettes

For high-performance packaging machines, a correspondingly large stock of cigarettes must be supplied. A container magazine (11 ) serves for receiving a plurality of containers (12) combined to form storage units (18). Each container receives a relatively large number of cigarettes. Filling takes place via a bottom wall (17). The storage units (18) can be moved up and down and transversely within the container magazine (11). The containers (12) are also designed in a special way, in order to guarantee fault-free filling and emptying.

Apparatus for the transport and stocking of cigarettes

Pack for stick-shaped articles, especially cigarettes. Hinge-lid packs are a customary form of packaging for cigarettes or similar articles (29). To arrange a plurality of articles (29) within the pack at a distance from one another, supporting walls (32, 33) are arranged at a distance from one another in a pack part (10) of the pack. The articles (29) pass through coaxially arranged recesses (35, 35) of the supporting walls (32, 33) and are thereby positioned in an exact relative position in relation to one another. The supporting walls (32, 33) are part of a supporting insert (42) which consists of a blank and which at the same time also forms a collar (38) arranged within the pack part (10).

Hinge-lid pack for stick-shaped articles, such as cigarettes, and

In order to connect a new web (13), which is to be drawn off from a new bobbin (12), to a runoff web (10), drawn off from a runoff bobbin (11), of packaging material, a free end, namely an end piece (25), of the new web (13) is gripped by a drawing-off member (20) and drawn in one conveying cycle into the region of a connecting assembly (18). The runoff web (10) also runs through the connecting assembly (18). In the region of the connecting assembly (18), the two webs are laid against one another and are severed jointly by a cutter (41). After removing a web piece (45) of the runoff web (10), the web end (32), of the runoff web (10), and the web beginning (33) of the new web (13) are free. A connecting strip (47) can be brought to bear, from the free side, against the two webs.

Process and apparatus for connecting material webs, in particular of

For better protecting the cigarettes of a soft pack, the outer wrapping thereof is configured from paper or film such that a removal opening (25), which can be re-closed a number of times by a closure flap (27), is formed. The closure flap (27) covers over the removal opening (25) and is releasably fixed on a front wall (14) of the pack. The cigarettes (10) or the cigarette group (11) is enclosed by an inner blank (12) consisting of paper or tin foil. This is provided on the front side with a pull-off flap (57) in order to ensure access to the cigarettes when the pack is used.

Soft pack for cigarettes

Soft packs for paper tissues are usually made of a thin foil. A tear-open flap is formed from weakening lines and can be torn with an attached adhesive tape (22) in order to open the pack. To avoid a further accidental tearing of the pack, reinforcements which locally increase the tearing resistance of the wrapper are arranged in the region of weakening line ends (21).

Soft pack, especially cuboid paper tissue pack

Disclosed is a pack for cigarettes or the like. The best known pack types for cigarettes, in particular hinge lid pack and soft cup, both have their advantages and disadvantages. The upper portion (top part 15) of the present pack is in the form of a hinge lid pack and the lower portion (bottom part 16) is in the form of a soft cup pack. As a result, the pack can be handled like a hinge lid pack but requires a smaller expenditure of material. This pack type can also be equipped with a collar which is integrally connected to a blank for the top part (15) which is in the form of a hinge lid pack. The bottom part (16) may also form part of an overall outer wrapper (outer wrapping).

Pack for cigarettes or the like

A soft pack for paper tissues is disclosed. Soft packs for paper tissues which have a reclosable tear-open flap (21) are often provided with large-surfaced wide adhesive labels (24) to ensure a better stability. These adhesive labels are made by punching from a web of material (26) corresponding to the width of the adhesive label (24). When the adhesive is applied, an area is left out to form an adhesive-free grip tab (25). The grip tab (25) is colorcoded with an appropriate coating. A marginal strip (31) is left free from the adhesive and free from the colored coating. The punch cut is applied in the region of this strip (31).

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Verden, Germany

Harald Gosebruch