Patent ID: 6357208
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B65B,B65H

Abstract:
A method of feeding collars to a continuous packing line for producing rigid packets cigarettes, the method comprising a feed step to feed a strip (24) in steps to a cutting station (25); a cutting step to cut said strip (24) and obtain from the strip (24) a succession of collars (2); and a transfer step to transfer the collars (2) continuously to a packing wheel (10); and being characterized in that, during said cutting step, a cutting knife (41) and a pickup member (62) for picking up a said collar (2) are swung in time with each other substantially about a same first axis (38) and with concordant, substantially identical laws of motion, so that, at said cutting station (25), said cutting knife (41) and said pickup member (62) are maintained substantially contacting each other with, in between, a said collar (2) just cut off said strip (24).