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EP1077036A1 - Method and device for separating rod-shaped tobacco items from the surrouding wrapping material - Google Patents

Method and device for separating rod-shaped tobacco items from the surrouding wrapping material Download PDF

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EP1077036A1
EP1077036A1 EP00116562A EP00116562A EP1077036A1 EP 1077036 A1 EP1077036 A1 EP 1077036A1 EP 00116562 A EP00116562 A EP 00116562A EP 00116562 A EP00116562 A EP 00116562A EP 1077036 A1 EP1077036 A1 EP 1077036A1
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Josef Glösmann
Heiko Lührs
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/36—Removing papers or other parts from defective cigarettes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
    • B07B7/00—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents
    • B07B7/02—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents by reversal of direction of flow
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
    • B07B7/00—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents
    • B07B7/04—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents by impingement against baffle separators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B69/00—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for

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  • the invention relates to a method for separating rod-shaped tobacco articles, preferably cigarettes, wrapping material surrounding them.
  • the invention also relates to an arrangement for separating rod-shaped Tobacco articles, preferably cigarettes, from the wrapping material surrounding them.
  • Tobacco articles are understood primarily to mean cigarettes, but the invention is also applicable to other rod-shaped tobacco articles, for example cigarillos or the like.
  • block-shaped formations of cigarettes also called cigarette blocks
  • a so-called inner wrapper made of paper laminated with metal being almost always first wrapped around the cigarette blocks.
  • the cigarette block can also be inserted into prefabricated inner wraps.
  • a so-called collar is placed on so-called hinged-lid boxes.
  • the inside wrap with the cigarettes is finally surrounded by an outside wrap made of paper or cardboard. Errors can occur in the production of groups of cigarette blocks with and without a collar, which are encased in internal wraps.
  • Such faulty groups are removed from the packaging machine and fed to a separation arrangement in which wrapping material and cigarettes are separated from one another.
  • the tobacco present in the cigarettes can then be added to the fresh tobacco to produce new cigarettes.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a new way of separating cigarettes and surrounding envelopes, preferably internal ones.
  • the method according to the invention consists in moving groups, each consisting of cigarettes and wrapping material, against an impact surface on which a separation takes place as a result of the impact, and that the cigarettes and the wrapping material are subsequently removed separately.
  • the preferably faulty groups can be pneumatically, for. B. by suction, against the baffle. It is also within the scope of the invention, the groups in other ways, for. B. mechanically to fling against the impact surfaces.
  • the groups consisting of cigarette blocks and the surrounding wrapping material are blown up, thereby causing the separation of cigarettes and wraps. Then the cigarettes and the wrapping material are separated.
  • the flow velocity of the air after the impact can preferably be reduced by increasing the effective cross section such that the cigarettes of a group sink downward after the impact, while the wrapping material is removed upward by the air. On their way down, the cigarettes can be guided by a guide surface.
  • the impact material initially conveyed upwards by the flowing air can sink downwards through a shaft.
  • Both components of the groups i.e. both the cigarettes and the wrapping material, are placed in separate containers at the end of the separation process.
  • the separation is advantageously carried out in a packaging machine following the production of defective groups, preferably consisting of cigarette blocks and inner wraps and / or collars enveloping them.
  • the air for moving the groups against the impact surface can advantageously be conveying air, through which defective groups are conveyed from the packaging machine to the separating arrangement.
  • the arrangement according to the invention described at the outset is characterized by an impact surface against which groups, each consisting of cigarettes and wrapping material, are moved, and on which a separation takes place as a result of the impact.
  • air preferably suction air
  • the impact surface can be followed by a viewing zone in which the flow velocity of the air is reduced, preferably by increasing the effective cross section, in such a way that the cigarettes sink downwards while the wrapping material is removed with the air.
  • the cigarettes can be guided downwards by means of a guide surface.
  • the wrapping material / packaging material can first be conveyed upwards by the flowing air and then sink downwards through a channel.
  • the collecting containers holding cigarettes and packaging material are advantageously designed as removable drawers.
  • a shut-off means is provided for separating the containers from the conveying and sifting air flow.
  • the impact surface is advantageously arranged downstream of a packaging machine for cigarettes.
  • faulty groups preferably consisting of cigarette blocks and inner envelopes and / or collars enveloping them, are fed to it.
  • the conveying air for feeding defective groups can simultaneously be used to move the groups against the impact surface.
  • the invention has the advantage that the separation process of cigarettes and Packaging material, especially of internal wraps, very simple and reliable is.
  • the conveying air for feeding faulty groups can be very advantageously both for moving the groups against the baffle for the subsequent viewing and separation of the separated group components be used.
  • Defective groups 2 each consisting of a cigarette block 3, an inner wrap 4 made of paper laminated with metal and a collar 6, pass through a pipeline 1, from a packaging machine 7 known per se via a deflection arrangement 8 with a funnel 9 and via a further pipeline 11 to a separating arrangement 12.
  • So-called hinged-lid boxes, of which the groups form two parts, are produced in the packaging machine 7, which is known per se and is not shown in detail. If fault sensors in the packaging machine detect faulty groups 2, they are transferred into the pipeline 1, from which they reach the separation arrangement 12 by means of suction air as the conveying medium.
  • the separating arrangement 12 has a housing 13 with an inlet 15 and two collecting containers 14 and 16, into which the cigarettes 17 and the wrapping material 4, 6 are placed.
  • the suction air flow through the pipes 1 and 11 is generated by a vacuum source 18, which is connected to the interior of the housing 13 via an outlet 19 and a pipe 21.
  • a sieve for holding packaging material is shown at 22.
  • the cigarette blocks 3 are initially relatively firmly surrounded by the packaging material 4 and 6, so that a certain force is required for an automatic separation. This force is generated by the kinetic energy with which the groups 2 are brought up in the suction air flow.
  • a baffle in the form of a baffle plate 23 against which the groups 2 are moved, whereby they burst open or are blown open, so that the cigarette blocks 3 are broken down into individual cigarettes 17 and the packaging material 4, 6 is separated.
  • a separation zone 24 is used for the separation of cigarettes and packaging material, in which the cigarettes 17 sink as a result of the reduction in air speed due to the enlarged flow cross section and are guided downwards from a sliding surface 26 into the collecting container 14.
  • the larger-area packaging material components, in the example inner folds 4 and collar 6, are conveyed up by the suction air flow flowing to outlet 19 on a separate discharge path and reach a channel 27 in which the wrapping material sinks down and arrives in the collecting container 16.
  • the collecting containers 14 and 16 are advantageously designed as drawers. With the drawer 14, the cigarettes 17 can be removed and supplied to known tear-open arrangements for the recovery of the tobacco.
  • the packaging material 4, 6 can be removed with the container 16 and disposed of.
  • a gate valve 28 is moved over the respective container 14 or 16, so that the container is shut off from the system arranged above with the flow of conveying and classifying air.
  • the cigarettes or the packaging material can then be removed with the containers without having to interrupt the separation and viewing process.
  • cigarette blocks are also made of other packaging materials separable as indicated in the examples. It is also possible to have different types Smoke sticks such as cigarillos or the like from their packaging material or parts separate from it.

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Abstract

Groups (2) of cigarettes (3,17) in their wrappings (4,6) are moved against an impact surface (23), the cigarettes are separated from their wrapping due to the impact, and both are removed separately. The groups are moved pneumatically, pref. using suction air. The speed of the air flow after the impact within a filtering zone (24) is reduced by increasing the size of the flow, so that after impact the cigarettes drop to the ground and the wrappings are removed upwards by the air, and are collected in separate containers (14,16).

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Trennen von stabförmigen Tabakartikeln, vorzugsweise Zigaretten, von diese umgebendem Einschlagmaterial. Die Erfindung betrifft außerdem eine Anordnung zum Trennen von stabförmigen Tabakartikeln, vorzugsweise Zigaretten, von diese umgebendem Einschlagmaterial.The invention relates to a method for separating rod-shaped tobacco articles, preferably cigarettes, wrapping material surrounding them. The invention also relates to an arrangement for separating rod-shaped Tobacco articles, preferably cigarettes, from the wrapping material surrounding them.

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Tabakartikel" werden vor allem Zigaretten verstanden, doch ist die Erfindung auch bei anderen stabförmigen Tabakartikeln, z. B. Zigarillos oder dergl., anwendbar.
Bei der Herstellung von Zigarettenpackungen in Verpackungsmaschinen werden blockförmige Formationen von Zigaretten, auch Zigarettenblöcke genannt, mit Einschlagmaterial/Verpackungsmaterial umhüllt, wobei fast stets zunächst ein sogenannter Inneneinschlag aus mit Metall kaschiertem Papier um die Zigarettenblöcke gewickelt wird. Der Zigarettenblock kann aber auch in vorgefertigte Inneneinschläge eingeschoben werden. Danach wird bei sogenannten Hinged-Lid-Schachteln ein sogenannter Kragen aufgelegt. Der Inneneinschlag mit den Zigaretten wird schließlich von einem Außeneinschlag aus Papier oder Karton umgeben. Bei der Herstellung von Gruppen aus mit Inneneinschlägen umhüllten Zigarettenblöcken mit und ohne Kragen können Fehler auftreten. Derartige fehlerhafte Gruppen werden aus der Verpackungsmaschine ausgeschleust und einer Trennanordnung zugeführt, in der Einschlagmaterial und Zigaretten voneinander getrennt werden. Der in den Zigaretten vorhandene Tabak kann dann zur Produktion neuer Zigaretten dem Frischtabak zugemischt werden.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen neue Art der Trennung von Zigaretten und diese umgebenden Einschlägen, vorzugsweise Inneneinschlägen, zu schaffen.
Das Verfahren gemäß der Erfindung besteht darin, dass Gruppen, jeweils bestehend aus Zigaretten und Einschlagmaterial, gegen eine Prallfläche bewegt werden, an der eine Trennung infolge des Aufpralls statt findet, und dass die Zigaretten und das Einschlagmaterial anschließend getrennt abgefördert werden.
Die vorzugsweise fehlerhaften Gruppen können gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung pneumatisch, z. B. mittels Saugluft, gegen die Prallfläche bewegt werden. Es liegt aber auch im Rahmen der Erfindung, die Gruppen auf andere Weise, z. B. mechanisch, gegen die Prallflächen zu schleudern. Durch den Aufprall an der Prallfläche werden die aus Zigarettenblöcken und diese umgebendem Einschlagmaterial (vorzugsweise Inneneinschläge mit und ohne Kragen) bestehenden Gruppen aufgesprengt, wodurch die Trennung von Zigaretten und Einschlägen bewirkt wird. Danach werden die Zigaretten und das Einschlagmaterial separiert. Hierzu kann in weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung vorteilhaft die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit der Luft nach dem Aufprall vorzugsweise durch Vergrößerung des wirksamen Querschnitts verringert werden derart, dass die Zigaretten einer Gruppe nach dem Aufprall nach unten sinken, während das Einschlagmaterial nach oben von der Luft abgefördert wird. Auf ihrem Weg nach unten können die Zigaretten von einer Führungsfläche geleitet werden. Under the term
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Tobacco articles "are understood primarily to mean cigarettes, but the invention is also applicable to other rod-shaped tobacco articles, for example cigarillos or the like.
In the manufacture of cigarette packs in packaging machines, block-shaped formations of cigarettes, also called cigarette blocks, are wrapped with wrapping material / packaging material, a so-called inner wrapper made of paper laminated with metal being almost always first wrapped around the cigarette blocks. However, the cigarette block can also be inserted into prefabricated inner wraps. Then a so-called collar is placed on so-called hinged-lid boxes. The inside wrap with the cigarettes is finally surrounded by an outside wrap made of paper or cardboard. Errors can occur in the production of groups of cigarette blocks with and without a collar, which are encased in internal wraps. Such faulty groups are removed from the packaging machine and fed to a separation arrangement in which wrapping material and cigarettes are separated from one another. The tobacco present in the cigarettes can then be added to the fresh tobacco to produce new cigarettes.
The invention has for its object to provide a new way of separating cigarettes and surrounding envelopes, preferably internal ones.
The method according to the invention consists in moving groups, each consisting of cigarettes and wrapping material, against an impact surface on which a separation takes place as a result of the impact, and that the cigarettes and the wrapping material are subsequently removed separately.
The preferably faulty groups can be pneumatically, for. B. by suction, against the baffle. It is also within the scope of the invention, the groups in other ways, for. B. mechanically to fling against the impact surfaces. As a result of the impact on the impact surface, the groups consisting of cigarette blocks and the surrounding wrapping material (preferably internal wraps with and without a collar) are blown up, thereby causing the separation of cigarettes and wraps. Then the cigarettes and the wrapping material are separated. For this purpose, in a further embodiment of the invention, the flow velocity of the air after the impact can preferably be reduced by increasing the effective cross section such that the cigarettes of a group sink downward after the impact, while the wrapping material is removed upward by the air. On their way down, the cigarettes can be guided by a guide surface.

Das von der strömenden Luft zunächst nach oben geförderte Einschlagmaterial kann durch einen Schacht nach unten sinkt. Beide Komponenten der Gruppen, also sowohl die Zigaretten als auch das Einschlagmaterial, werden am Ende des Trennverfahrens in getrennte Behälter verbracht.
Die Trennung wird gemäß der Erfindung vorteilhaft im Anschluss an die Herstellung von fehlerhaften vorzugsweise aus Zigarettenblöcken und diese umhüllenden Inneneinschlägen und/oder Kragen bestehenden Gruppen in einer Verpackungsmaschine vorgenommen. Die Luft zum Bewegen der Gruppen gegen die Prallfläche kann vorteilhaft Förderluft sein, durch die fehlerhafte Gruppen von der Verpackungsmaschine zur Trennanordnung gefördert werden.The impact material initially conveyed upwards by the flowing air can sink downwards through a shaft. Both components of the groups, i.e. both the cigarettes and the wrapping material, are placed in separate containers at the end of the separation process.
According to the invention, the separation is advantageously carried out in a packaging machine following the production of defective groups, preferably consisting of cigarette blocks and inner wraps and / or collars enveloping them. The air for moving the groups against the impact surface can advantageously be conveying air, through which defective groups are conveyed from the packaging machine to the separating arrangement.

Die Eingangs beschriebene Anordnung gemäß der Erfindung ist gekennzeichnet durch eine Prallfläche, gegen die Gruppen, jeweils bestehend aus Zigaretten und Einschlagmaterial, bewegt werden, und an der eine Trennung infolge des Aufpralls stattfindet.
In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung kann Luft, vorzugsweise Saugluft, als Antriebsmittel zum Bewegen der Gruppen gegen die Prallfläche dienen. Zur endgültigen Separation der vereinzelten Zigaretten und des Einschlagmaterials werden letztere in weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung auf getrennten Abförderbahnen abgefördert und vorteilhaft in getrennte Auffangbehälter verbracht. Hierzu kann nach der Erfindung der Prallfläche eine Sichtzone nachgeschaltet sein, in der die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit der Luft vorzugsweise durch Vergrößerung des wirksamen Querschnitts verringert wird derart, dass die Zigaretten nach unten sinken, während das Einschlagmaterial mit der Luft entfernt wird. Insbesondere auf dem unteren Teil ihres Weges können die Zigaretten dabei mittels einer Führungsfläche nach unten geleitet werden. Das Einschlagmaterial/Verpackungs-material kann in weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung von der strömenden Luft zunächst nach oben gefördert werden und dann durch einen Kanal nach unten sinken. The arrangement according to the invention described at the outset is characterized by an impact surface against which groups, each consisting of cigarettes and wrapping material, are moved, and on which a separation takes place as a result of the impact.
In a further embodiment of the invention, air, preferably suction air, can serve as drive means for moving the groups against the impact surface. For the final separation of the separated cigarettes and the wrapping material, the latter are transported in a further embodiment of the invention on separate discharge conveyors and are advantageously placed in separate collecting containers. For this purpose, according to the invention, the impact surface can be followed by a viewing zone in which the flow velocity of the air is reduced, preferably by increasing the effective cross section, in such a way that the cigarettes sink downwards while the wrapping material is removed with the air. In particular, on the lower part of their path, the cigarettes can be guided downwards by means of a guide surface. In a further embodiment of the invention, the wrapping material / packaging material can first be conveyed upwards by the flowing air and then sink downwards through a channel.

Die Zigaretten und Verpackungsmaterial aufnehmenden Auffangbehälter sind vorteilhaft als entfernbare Schubladen ausgebildet. Um die Trennung und Sichtung weiterer zugeführter Gruppen bei der Entnahme nicht zu stören, ist gemäß einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung ein Absperrmittel zum Trennen der Behälter von dem Förder- und Sichtluftstrom vorgesehen.
Die Prallfläche ist vorteilhaft einer Verpackungsmaschine für Zigaretten nachgeordnet. Ihr werden insbesondere fehlerhafte vorzugsweise aus Zigarettenblöcken und diese umhüllenden Inneneinschlägen und/oder Kragen bestehende Gruppen Zugeführt. Dabei kann die Förderluft zum Zufördern fehlerhafter Gruppen gleichzeitig zum Bewegen der Gruppen gegen die Prallfläche verwendet werden.The collecting containers holding cigarettes and packaging material are advantageously designed as removable drawers. In order not to disturb the separation and sifting of further supplied groups during the removal, according to a preferred development of the invention, a shut-off means is provided for separating the containers from the conveying and sifting air flow.
The impact surface is advantageously arranged downstream of a packaging machine for cigarettes. In particular, faulty groups, preferably consisting of cigarette blocks and inner envelopes and / or collars enveloping them, are fed to it. The conveying air for feeding defective groups can simultaneously be used to move the groups against the impact surface.

Die Erfindung weist den Vorteil auf, dass der Trennvorgang von Zigaretten und Verpackungsmaterial, insbesondere von Inneneinschlägen, sehr einfach und betriebssicher ist. Die Förderluft zum Zufördern fehlerhafter Gruppen kann in sehr vorteilhafter Weise sowohl zum Bewegen der Gruppen gegen die Prallfläche als zum anschließenden Sichten und Separieren der getrennten Gruppenbestandteile verwendet werden.The invention has the advantage that the separation process of cigarettes and Packaging material, especially of internal wraps, very simple and reliable is. The conveying air for feeding faulty groups can be very advantageously both for moving the groups against the baffle for the subsequent viewing and separation of the separated group components be used.

Die Erfindung wird anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert:The invention is explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment:

Durch eine Rohrleitung 1 gelangen fehlerhafte Gruppen 2, jeweils bestehend aus einem Zigarettenblock 3, einem Inneneinschlag 4 aus mit Metall kaschiertem Papier und einem Kragen 6, von einer an sich bekannten Verpackungsmaschine 7 über eine Umlenkanordnung 8 mit einem Trichter 9 und über eine weitere Rohrleitung 11 zu einer Trennanordnung 12. In der im Einzelnen nicht dargestellten an sich bekannten Verpackungsmaschine 7 werden sogenannte Hinged-Lid-Schachteln hergestellt, von denen die Gruppen 2 Teile bilden. Stellen Fehlersensoren in der Verpackungsmaschine fehlerhafte Gruppen 2 fest, so werden diese in die Rohrleitung 1 überführt, von der sie mittels Saugluft als Fördermedium zu der Trennanordnung 12 gelangen.
Die Trennanordnung 12 weist ein Gehäuse 13 mit einem Einlass 15 sowie zwei Auffangbehälter 14 und 16 auf, in die die Zigaretten 17 bzw. das Einschlagmaterial 4, 6 abgelegt werden. Der Saugluftstrom durch die Rohrleitungen 1 und 11 wird von einer Unterdruckquelle 18 erzeugt, die mit dem Inneren des Gehäuses 13 über einen Auslass 19 und eine Rohrleitung 21 in Verbindung steht. Mit 22 ist ein Sieb zum Zurückhalten von Verpackungsmaterial dargestellt. In den zugeführten Gruppen 2 sind die Zigarettenblöcke 3 zunächst relativ fest von dem Verpackungsmaterial 4 und 6 umgeben, so dass für eine automatische Trennung eine gewisse Kraft erforderlich ist. Diese Kraft wird durch die kinetische Energie erzeugt, mit der die Gruppen 2 in dem Saugluftstrom herangefördert werden. In dem Förderweg der Gruppen 2 befindet sich eine Prallfläche in Form eines Prallblechs 23, gegen die die Gruppen 2 bewegt werden, wobei sie aufplatzen oder aufgesprengt werden, so dass die Zigarettenblöcke 3 in Einzelzigaretten 17 aufgelöst werden und das Verpackungsmaterial 4,6 abgetrennt wird. Zur Separation von Zigaretten und Verpackungsmaterial dient eine Sichtzone 24, in der die Zigaretten 17 infolge der Verringerung der Luftgeschwindigkeit durch den vergrößerten Strömungsquerschnitt absinken und von einer Gleitfläche 26 nach unten in den Auffangbehälter 14 geleitet werden. Die größerflächigen Verpackungsmaterialkomponenten, in dem Beispiel Inneneinschläge 4 und Kragen 6, werden von dem zu Auslas 19 strömenden Saugluftstrom auf einer getrennten Abförderbahn hochgefördert und gelangen in einen Kanal 27, in dem das Einschlagmaterial nach unten sinkt und in den Auffangbehälter 16 gelangt. Die Auffangbehälter 14 und 16 sind vorteilhaft als Schubladen ausgebildet. Mit der Schublade 14 können die Zigaretten 17 entnommen und bekannten Aufreißanordnungen zur Wiedergewinnung des Tabaks zugeführt werden. Das Verpackungsmaterial 4, 6 kann mit dem Behälter 16 entnommen und entsorgt werden. Vor der Entnahme von Zigaretten oder Verpackungsmaterial wird ein Absperrschieber 28 über den jeweiligen Behälter 14 bzw. 16 bewegt, so dass der Behälter von dem darüber angeordneten System mit dem Förder- und Sichtluftstrom abgesperrt ist. Die Zigaretten oder das Verpackungsmaterial kann dann mit den Behältern entnommen werden, ohne dass der Trenn- und Sichtprozess unterbrochen werden muss.Defective groups 2, each consisting of a cigarette block 3, an inner wrap 4 made of paper laminated with metal and a collar 6, pass through a pipeline 1, from a packaging machine 7 known per se via a deflection arrangement 8 with a funnel 9 and via a further pipeline 11 to a separating arrangement 12. So-called hinged-lid boxes, of which the groups form two parts, are produced in the packaging machine 7, which is known per se and is not shown in detail. If fault sensors in the packaging machine detect faulty groups 2, they are transferred into the pipeline 1, from which they reach the separation arrangement 12 by means of suction air as the conveying medium.
The separating arrangement 12 has a housing 13 with an inlet 15 and two collecting containers 14 and 16, into which the cigarettes 17 and the wrapping material 4, 6 are placed. The suction air flow through the pipes 1 and 11 is generated by a vacuum source 18, which is connected to the interior of the housing 13 via an outlet 19 and a pipe 21. A sieve for holding packaging material is shown at 22. In the supplied groups 2, the cigarette blocks 3 are initially relatively firmly surrounded by the packaging material 4 and 6, so that a certain force is required for an automatic separation. This force is generated by the kinetic energy with which the groups 2 are brought up in the suction air flow. In the conveyor path of groups 2 there is a baffle in the form of a baffle plate 23, against which the groups 2 are moved, whereby they burst open or are blown open, so that the cigarette blocks 3 are broken down into individual cigarettes 17 and the packaging material 4, 6 is separated. A separation zone 24 is used for the separation of cigarettes and packaging material, in which the cigarettes 17 sink as a result of the reduction in air speed due to the enlarged flow cross section and are guided downwards from a sliding surface 26 into the collecting container 14. The larger-area packaging material components, in the example inner folds 4 and collar 6, are conveyed up by the suction air flow flowing to outlet 19 on a separate discharge path and reach a channel 27 in which the wrapping material sinks down and arrives in the collecting container 16. The collecting containers 14 and 16 are advantageously designed as drawers. With the drawer 14, the cigarettes 17 can be removed and supplied to known tear-open arrangements for the recovery of the tobacco. The packaging material 4, 6 can be removed with the container 16 and disposed of. Before the removal of cigarettes or packaging material, a gate valve 28 is moved over the respective container 14 or 16, so that the container is shut off from the system arranged above with the flow of conveying and classifying air. The cigarettes or the packaging material can then be removed with the containers without having to interrupt the separation and viewing process.

Mit der Erfindung sind Zigarettenblöcke auch von anderen Verpackungsmaterialen als in den Beispielen angegeben abtrennbar. Außerdem ist es möglich, andersartige Rauchstäbe wie Zigarillos oder dergl. von ihrem Verpackungsmaterial oder Teilen davon zu trennen.With the invention, cigarette blocks are also made of other packaging materials separable as indicated in the examples. It is also possible to have different types Smoke sticks such as cigarillos or the like from their packaging material or parts separate from it.

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Verfahren zum Trennen von stabförmigen Tabakartikeln, vorzugsweise Zigaretten, von diese umgebendem Einschlagmaterial, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Gruppen, jeweils bestehend aus Zigaretten und Einschlagmaterial, gegen eine Prallfläche bewegt werden, an der eine Trennung infolge des Aufpralls stattfindet, und dass die Zigaretten und das Einschlagmaterial anschließend getrennt abgefördert werden.Process for separating rod-shaped tobacco articles, preferably cigarettes, of this surrounding wrapping material, characterized in that Groups, each consisting of cigarettes and wrapping material, against one Impact surface is moved, where a separation takes place as a result of the impact, and that the cigarettes and the wrapping material are then removed separately become. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Gruppen pneumatisch, vorzugsweise mittels Saugluft, gegen die Prallfläche bewegt werden.A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the groups pneumatically, preferably by means of suction air, against the impact surface. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 und/oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die aus Zigarettenblöcken und diese umgebendem Einschlagmaterial bestehenden Gruppen durch den Aufprall an der Prallfläche aufgesprengt werden/aufplatzen.A method according to claim 1 and / or 2, characterized in that the consisting of cigarette blocks and wrapping material surrounding them Groups are blown up / burst by the impact on the impact surface. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit der Luft nach dem Aufprall vorzugsweise durch Vergrößerung des Strömungsquerschnitts verringert wird derart, dass die Zigaretten einer Gruppe nach dem Aufprall nach unten sinken, während das Einschlagmaterial nach oben von der Luft abgefördert wird.Method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized characterized that the flow velocity of the air after the impact is preferably reduced by increasing the flow cross section such that a group’s cigarettes drop down after impact, while the wrapping material is carried upwards by the air. Verfahren nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zigaretten entlang einer Führungsfläche nach unten geführt werden.A method according to claim 4, characterized in that the cigarettes are guided down along a guide surface. Verfahren nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Einschlagmaterial im Anschluss an die vorzugsweise nach oben erfolgende Abförderung durch einen Schacht nach unten sinkt. A method according to claim 4, characterized in that the wrapping material following the preferably upward removal sinks down through a shaft. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zigaretten und das Einschlagmaterial in getrennte Behälter verbracht werden.Method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized characterized that the cigarettes and the wrapping material in separate Containers are brought. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Trennung im Anschluss an die Herstellung von fehlerhaften vorzugsweise aus Zigarettenblöcken und diese umhüllenden Inneneinschlägen und/oder Kragen bestehenden Gruppen in einer Verpackungsmaschine vorgenommen wird.Method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized characterized that the separation following the manufacture of defective, preferably from blocks of cigarettes and these inside wraps and / or collar existing groups in a packaging machine is made. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Förderluft zum Zufördern der Gruppen zum Bewegen der Gruppen gegen die Prallfläche und zum Separieren der Zigaretten und des Einschlagmaterials verwendet wird.Method according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the conveying air for conveying the groups for moving the groups against the baffle and for separating the cigarettes and the Wrapping material is used. Anordnung zum Trennen von stabförmigen Tabakartikeln, vorzugsweise Zigaretten von diese umgebendem Einschlagmaterial, gekennzeichnet durch eine Prallfläche (23), gegen die Gruppen (2) jeweils bestehend aus Zigaretten (3, 17) und Einschlagmaterial (4, 6), bewegt werden, und an der eine Trennung infolge des Aufpralls stattfindet.Arrangement for separating rod-shaped tobacco articles, preferably cigarettes of the surrounding wrapping material, characterized by a Baffle (23), against the groups (2) each consisting of cigarettes (3, 17) and wrapping material (4, 6), and on which a separation due to the Impact takes place. Anordnung nach Anspruch 10, gekennzeichnet durch Luft, vorzugsweise Saugluft, zum Bewegen der Gruppen (2) gegen die Prallfläche (23).Arrangement according to claim 10, characterized by air, preferably Suction air, for moving the groups (2) against the impact surface (23). Anordnung nach Anspruch 10 und/oder 11, gekennzeichnet durch getrennte Abförderbahnen (26, 27) für die Zigaretten (17) und das Einschlagmaterial (4, 6).Arrangement according to claim 10 and / or 11, characterized by separate Abförderbahnen (26, 27) for the cigarettes (17) and the wrapping material (4, 6). Anordnung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 10 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Prallfläche (23) eine Sichtzone (24) nachgeordnet ist, in der die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit der Luft vorzugsweise durch Vergrößerung des Strömmungsquerschnitts, verringert wird derart, dass die Zigaretten (17) nach unten sinken, während das Einschlagmaterial (4, 6) mit der Luft entfernt wird.Arrangement according to one or more of claims 10 to 12, characterized characterized in that the impact surface (23) is followed by a viewing zone (24) in which the flow velocity of the air preferably by increasing the Flow cross-section is reduced such that the cigarettes (17) down sink while the wrapping material (4, 6) is removed with the air. Anordnung nach Anspruch 13, gekennzeichnet durch eine Führungsfläche (26) zum Leiten der Zigaretten (17) nach unten.Arrangement according to claim 13, characterized by a guide surface (26) for guiding the cigarettes (17) downwards. Anordnung nach Anspruch 13 und/oder 14, gekennzeichnet durch einen Kanal (27), durch den das zunächst von der Luft nach oben geförderte Einschlagmaterial (4, 6) nach unten sinkt.Arrangement according to claim 13 and / or 14, characterized by a channel (27), through which the impact material initially conveyed upwards by the air (4, 6) drops down. Anordnung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 10 bis 15, gekennzeichnet durch getrennte Behälter (14, 16) für die Zigaretten (17) und das Einschlagmaterial (4, 6).Arrangement according to one or more of claims 10 to 15, characterized by separate containers (14, 16) for the cigarettes (17) and the wrapping material (4, 6). Anordnung nach Anspruch 16, gekennzeichnet durch ein Absperrmittel (28) zum Trennen der Behälter (14, 16) von dem Förder- und Sichtluftstrom.Arrangement according to claim 16, characterized by a shut-off means (28) for separating the containers (14, 16) from the conveying and classifying air flow. Anordnung nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 10 bis 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Prallfläche (23) einer Verpackungsmaschine (7) für Zigaretten nachgeordnet ist, und dass ihr fehlerhafte vorzugsweise aus Zigarettenblöcken (3) und diese umhüllenden Inneneinschlägen (4) und/oder Kragen (6) bestehende Gruppen (2) zuführbar sind.Arrangement according to one or more of claims 10 to 17, characterized characterized in that the baffle (23) of a packaging machine (7) for cigarettes is subordinate, and that your faulty preferably from cigarette blocks (3) and these enveloping inner folds (4) and / or collar (6) existing Groups (2) can be fed.
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