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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Antonio Portaro, Milan, IT;
Antonio Gigante, Bologna, IT;
Fabio Sassi, Imola, IT;
Bruno Belvederi, S. Martino Di Monte S. Pietro, IT;
Assignee:
G.D Societa' Per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53444 ; 53148 ; 53150 ; 53151 ; 1984181 ; 221252 ; 221296 ;
Abstract
A method of feeding a continuous packing machine with groups of tobacco items, in particular cigarettes, composed of at least one layer of items, whereby a continuously-moving conveyor with pockets for respective groups is supplied successively with the groups, each of which is expelled from a feedbox in a substantially transverse direction in relation to the items by arresting the items inside the feedbox and over the expelled items.