Patent ID: 7669387

Claim:
A packaging machine, for the production of cigarette packs ( 41 ), with a folding turret ( 16 ) that has pockets ( 18 ) for accommodating blanks or packs on a carrier ( 17 ), characterized by the following features: a) the folding turret ( 16 ) exchangeably arranged in the packaging machine and is replaceable with other folding turrets ( 16 ) having a different configuration with respect to size and/or design of the pockets ( 18 ), b) the folding turret ( 16 ) has a flat, plate-shaped carrier ( 17 ) for the pockets ( 18 ), c) the carrier ( 17 ) is detachably attached at a top end of an upright shaft journal by screws, d) attached to each of the folding turrets ( 16 ) is a transponder ( 20 ) which stores data relating to the respective folding turret ( 16 ), namely with respect to the size and/or the design of the pockets ( 18 ), e) the transponder ( 20 ) is arranged at a bottom side of the carrier ( 17 ), f) the transponder ( 20 ) is embedded in a recess ( 21 ) in a wall of the carrier ( 17 ), g) in the packaging machine, an electronic read unit ( 15 ) is arranged in a stationary position and directed toward the transponder ( 20 ) of the respective folding turret ( 16 ) mounted in the packaging machine for the purpose of reading the stored data, h) the read unit ( 15 ) is arranged below the carrier ( 17 ) in the region of the transponder ( 20 ), and i) the read unit ( 15 ) is connected to a central evaluation unit in which the read data of the transponder ( 20 ) is compared with stored data of the type of cigarette packs ( 41 ) to be produced in each case.