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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.), Verden, DE;
Abstract
During the production of cigarette packs having an inner wrapper of thin packaging material, the blank ( ) of the inner wrapper is provided with impressed lines, namely transverse impressed lines ( ) which delimit a base wall ( ) which is first contacted by a cigarette group ( ) when the latter is wrapped in a U-shaped manner. By virtue of the impressed lines ( ), the mechanical load forces exerted on the cigarette group during the U-shaped folding process is reduced. Furthermore, a cigarette conveyor ( ) for transferring the cigarette groups ( ) is driven in a non-uniform manner, i.e. at reduced speed, when receiving a blank ( ), and at a correspondingly greater speed during other conveying operations.