Patent ID: 6751934
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A process for producing cigarette packs during a product change over operating phase including a changeover of at least one of a pack contents and packaging material, with the aid of at least one packaging machine to which cigarettes and the packaging material are fed, said packaging material being fed as at least one of a continuous material web and blanks, said process comprising the steps of:a) determining, upon initiation of said product changeover operating phase, a quantity, remaining to be processed of at least one of previous cigarettes and previous packaging material b) limiting the feed to the packaging machine, of at least one of said previous cigarettes and said previous packaging material, to the quantity remaining to be processed; c) providing for feeding to the packaging machine at least one of new cigarettes, which are to be packaged, and new packaging material, which is to be processed following respectively at least one of the previous cigarettes and the previous packaging material; and identifying and separating out at least one of (1) the last cigarette pack with at least one of the previous cigarettes and the previous packaging material, and (2) the first cigarette pack with at least one of the new cigarettes and the new packaging material, and if said packaging material is the continuous material web, processing of the new packaging material following the processing of the previous packaging material without interruption, and connecting a start of a new web is connected to an end of an old web a web connection, at least one of the cigarette pack and a cigarette multipack having the web to form connection, with at least one web connection being identified and separated out.