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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Jörg Thierig, Aystetten, DE;
Burkard Roesler, Blender, DE;
Thomas Häfker, Langwedel, DE;
Henry Buse, Visselhövede, DE;
Konrad Popp, Augsburg, DE;
Holger Witzmann, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Jörg Thierig, Aystetten, DE;
Burkard Roesler, Blender, DE;
Thomas Häfker, Langwedel, DE;
Henry Buse, Visselhövede, DE;
Konrad Popp, Augsburg, DE;
Holger Witzmann, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG), Verden, DE;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for filling, closing, folding and transporting away tobacco bags () or pouches, using a turret () that rotates about a horizontal axis and has preferably six mounts (), each for one bag (), arranged along the circumference in the region of planar wall portions (). The bags are conveyed through a plurality of processing stations, in particular through a filling station, suction-extraction station, closing station and wrapping station, by the turret () with cyclic rotary movement. A plurality of sub-turrets, each with corresponding mounts (), can be arranged one beside the other in the axial direction.