Apparatus for the exiting of products, particularly packets of cigarettes and similar, from a wrapping packing line for the said products

Claim 2

Apparatus for controlled exiting of packaged products from an intermittently operable packaging machine, comprising: channel means for receiving packaged products, one at a time, from an intermittently operable packaging machine and for providing a flow path for such products, the channel means having mutually opposite ends providing respectively an entry portion and an exit portion of the flow path; transporting means for effecting intermittent transporting of packaged products onto and along the channel means, toward the exit portion; retainer means disposed adjacent to and upstream of said entry portion; means for effecting intermittent moving of the retainer means between a first position thereof, in which the retainer means is enabled to close said entry portion and to retain the received packaged products, and a second position of the retainer means, in which - pursuant to said transporting of products by the transporting means - a packaged product, if presented for entry is enabled to enter said entry portion; first sensing means, disposed adjacent to and upstream of said retainer means for effecting intermittent sensing of whether or not a packaged product is presented for entry into said entry portion; second sensing means, disposed downstream of said retainer means and upstream of said exit portion for effecting intermittent sensing to test received products as to whether or not each of them has been properly packaged; ejector means at the exit portion of the channel means; means for effecting intermittent moving of the ejector means to eject successive received products from the channel means; deviator means for selective directing of ejected products along different paths in response to the sensing of said second sensing means; control means for controlling the selective directing of ejected products by the deviator means in response to the sensing of the second sensing means; means for synchronizing the intermittent transporting, moving, controlling and sensing, with intermittent operations of the machine for packaGing products; and means for interrupting the synchronized intermittent transporting and moving and the synchronized intermittent sensing of the second sensing means, in response to sensing by the first sensing means that a packaged product is not presented for entry, and until said first sensing means senses that a packaged product is presented for entry; whereby the apparatus effects selective exiting of properly packaged products along one path, and of other products along a different path, whenever a packaged product is presented to enter the entry portion of the channel means.

Claim 3

Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said transporting means includes belt means defining lateral walls of said channel means.

Claim 4

Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said transporting means includes means for pushing a packaged product into the entry portion of said channel means, and means for pushing it therefrom toward said exit portion thereof.

Claim 5

Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said channel means comprises means for briefly storing packaged products received thereon, one behind and in contact with another; the transporting means including means, effectively disposed at said entry portion, for pushing a received packaged product toward said exit portion and for thereby pushing previously received packaged products toward said exit portion.

Claim 6

Packaging apparatus, comprising; packaging means disposed for intermittent motions thereof in connection with the packaging of products and for presenting packaged products for exiting from the packaging means; channel means for receiving presented packaged products, one at a time, from said packaging means, the channel means having mutually opposite ends providing respectively an entry portion and an exit portion of the channel means; transportation means for effecting intermittent moving of packaged products from the packaging means onto the channel means and along the latter toward the exit portion; retainer means disposed adjacent to and ahead of said entry portion; means for intermittent moving of the retainer means between a first position thereof, in which the retainer means is enabled to close said entry portion and to retain the received packaged products, and a second position of the retainer means in which - pursuant to moving of the transportation means - a packaged product, if presented by the packaging means for entry, is enabled to enter said entry portion; first sensing means, disposed between said packaging means and said retainer means for effecting intermittent sensing of whether or not a packaged product is presented for entry into said entry portion; second sensing means, disposed opposite the channel means, for effecting intermittent testing of received products as to whether or not each of them has been properly packaged by the packaging means; ejector means at the exit portion of the channel means; means for effecting intermittent moving of the ejector means to eject successive received and tested products from the channel means; deviator means for selective directing of ejected products along different paths; control means for moving in response to the testing of the second sensing means to effect the selective directing of ejected tested products; means for synchronizing the intermittent moving of said retainer means, transportation means, ejector means and control means, the intermittent sensing of said first sensing means and the intermittent testing of said second sensing means, with intermittent operations of said packaging means; and means for interrupting the synchronized intermittent moving of the retainer means, transportation means and ejector means and the synchronized intermittent testing of the second sensing means, when the first sensing means has sensed that a packaged product is not presented for entry, and until said first sensing means senses that a packaged product is presented for entry; whereby the apparatus effects selective exiting Of properly packaged products along one path, and of other products along a different path, whenever a packaged product is presented to enter the entry portion of the channel means.

Claim 7

Packaging apparatus, comprising; packaging means disposed for intermittent motions thereof in connection with the packaging of products and for presenting packaged products for exiting from the packaging means; channel means for receiving presented packaged products, one at a time, from said packaging means, the channel means having mutually opposite ends providing respectively an entry portion and an exit portion of the channel means; transportation means for effecting intermittent moving of packaged products from the packaging means onto the channel means and along the latter toward the exit portion; retainer means disposed adjacent to and ahead of said entry portion; means for intermittent moving of the retainer means between a first position thereof, in which the retainer means is enabled to close said entry portion and to retain the received packaged products, and a second position of the retainer means in which - pursuant to moving of the transportation means - a packaged product, if presented by the packaging means for entry, is enabled to enter said entry portion; first sensing means, disposed between said packaging means and said retainer means for effecting intermittent sensing of whether or not a packaged product is presented for entry into said entry portion; second sensing means, disposed opposite the channel means, for effecting intermittent testing of received products as to whether or not each of them has been properly packaged by the packaging means; ejector means at the exit portion of the channel means; means for effecting intermittent moving of the ejector means to eject successive received and tested products from the channel means; deviator means for selective directing of ejected products along different paths; control means for moving in response to the testing of the second sensing means to effect the selective directing of ejected tested products; means for synchronizing the intermittent moving of said retainer means, transportation means, ejector means and control means, the intermittent sensing of said first sensing means and the intermittent testing of said second sensing means, with intermittent operations of said packaging means; and means for interrupting the synchronized intermittent moving of the retainer means, transportation means and ejector means and the synchronized intermittent testing of the second sensing means, when the first sensing means has sensed that a packaged product is not presented for entry, and until said first sensing means senses that a packaged product is presented for entry; whereby the apparatus effects selective exiting Of properly packaged products along one path, and of other products along a different path, whenever a packaged product is presented to enter the entry portion of the channel means.