Patent ID: 6062000
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method for operating a packaging machine for the manufacture of packs (10), said packaging machine having plurality of operating components including at least one folding assembly, a store for storing pack contents, a first conveying member (16) for conveying units of pack contents, and a second conveying member (28) for conveying completely or partially finished packs (10) each containing one of said units, said method comprising the following steps wherein, in order to empty the packaging machine of the units:said components are coordinated with one another in terms of work cycles of the machine, in such a way that, when an emptying operating state is initiated at a reduced working speed or number of work cycles of the packaging machine, a last one of the units of pack contents is identified;said components are controlled, according to passage of units progressing through the packaging machine, in such a way that each component is switched off, according to the packaging progress after said last unit has passed said each component;wherein the store is a cigarette magazine (13), the folding assembly is a folding turret (18), and the first conveying member comprises a pocket chain (16), andwherein, for the production of cigarette packs (10), when the emptying operating state is initiated, a slide member (35) for pushing cigarette groups (11) out of the cigarette magazine (13) into pockets (15) of a pocket chain (16) is first halted in a retracted position in a region of the cigarette magazine (13), and wherein the pockets (15) of the pocket chain (16) which are filled last determine the halting of subsequent feeding assemblies.