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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1999
Heinz Focke, Verden, DE;
Burkard Roesler, Blender, DE;
Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.), Verden, DE;
Abstract
In the production of cigarette packs, it is necessary to form cigarette groups ( ) from a plurality of cigarettes ( ) arranged in layers, to be precise by virtue of the cigarette group ( ) (or a sub-group) being pushed out of shafts ( ) of a cigarette magazine ( ) with the aid of push rods ( ) which can be moved back and forth. Once a cigarette group ( ) has been pushed out, the cigarettes ( ) in the magazine shafts ( ) drop under their own weight into the pushing-out position. By virtue of the downward movement of the push rods ( ) during the return movement into a starting position, the dropping movement of the cigarettes ( ) is initiated before the push rods ( ) have reached their starting position.