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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Focke, Verden, DE;
Hans-Jurgen Bretthauer, Bremen, DE;
Assignee:
Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.), Verden, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53234 ; 53228 ; 533893 ;
Abstract
In the manufacture of (cigarette) packets, especially of the soft-case type, the handling of critical, namely thin, packaging material on powerful packaging machines is problematic. A holding disc (26), to the peripheral surface (40) of which the blank (12) is adjacent, and a transverse supporting and conveying member (34) which is attached to the holding disc (26) and grasps a front end of the blank (12) by means of suction air, serve to lead blanks (12) to a rotary folding unit (10) and to take the blanks (12) by means of mandrels (11).