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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Ricardo Villarinho, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Ricardo Villarinho, Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Souza Cruz S.A., Rio de Janeiro, BR;
Abstract
The present invention refers to a machine for opening cigarette packs and inspecting cigarettes (), used to recover cigarettes contained in soft cup type packs (), comprising: cigarette pack accumulator (); transfer channel (); first drum (); cigarette pack holding pouches (); device for opening the flaps of the aluminum foil lining (); guide means (); flap pressing and label housing displacing device (); unopened packs rejection device (); second drum (); guide means; cigarette storage bin (); counter-rotating roll (); inspection drum (); cigarette inspection device (); cigarette rejection device; storage bins for label housings (), aluminum foil linings (), and cigarettes (); rejected packs storage bin (); selected cigarettes collector belt (); and frame ().