Patent ID: 6098533
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A conveyor for stabilizing packets (2) of cigarettes coming off a packing machine, each said packet (2) being substantially in the form of a rectangular parallelepipedon and comprising a pair of opposite minor lateral surfaces (4, 5); the conveyor comprising two opposite facing conveyor belts (11) for engaging respective said minor lateral surfaces (4, 5) of said packets (2) and feeding said packets (2) along a stabilizing path (P); and being characterized in that at least one of said two belts (11) engages a first portion (28) of each respective said minor lateral surface (4, 5), and leaves a second portion (29) of said minor lateral surface (4, 5) exposed; the conveyor (1) comprising a marking station (S) located along said stabilizing path (P) and in turn comprising a laser marking unit (30) for impressing a code (C) on at least one said second portion (29) of each said packet (2).