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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2018
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Alberto Monzoni, Bologna, IT;
Stefano Malossi, Bologna, IT;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus () and a method to fetch an end portion of a sheet () of material wound in a bobbin (), the apparatus including: a rotatable bobbin holder () adapted to be inserted in a bobbin; an articulated arm (); a suction device () having a contact surface () including a first portion () capable of exerting a first suction power and a second portion () capable of exerting a second suction power different from zero, wherein the first suction power is higher than the second suction power, the suction device being attached to the articulated arm; and a control unit (), adapted to command a movement of the articulated arm so that the first portion of the contact surface of the suction device contacts the bobbin. The invention also relates to a method to fetch an end portion of a sheet of material wound in a bobbin.