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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2011
Fiorenzo Draghetti, Medicina, IT;
Fiorenzo Draghetti, Medicina, IT;
GIMA TT SPA, Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO), IT;
Abstract
A packaging machine () for forming packets () of smoking articles (), in particular cigarettes, comprises movement means for moving groups of smoking articles at least partially wrapped by an inner wrapping sheet (), along a movement direction, a wrapping wheel () to receive the groups of smoking articles wrapped by the inner wrapping sheet () and to move them along a substantially circular wrapping path (P), and transfer means () to transfer the groups of smoking articles wrapped by the inner wrapping sheet () from the movement means to the wrapping wheel. The transfer means () transfer the groups of smoking articles wrapped by the inner wrapping sheet () along a transfer direction (T) radial with respect to the wrapping path (P), in order to reduce the bulk of the packaging machine ().