DE3163489D1 - Method and apparatus for counting articles travelling in a continuous stream - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for counting articles travelling in a continuous stream

Info

Publication number: DE3163489D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: continuous stream; counting articles; articles travelling; travelling; counting
Prior art date: 1980-06-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

DE8181302827T

Other languages

English (en)

Inventor

Rodney William Hiekel

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co

Original Assignee

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1980-06-23

Filing date

1981-06-23

Publication date

1984-06-14

1981-06-23 Application filed by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co filed Critical RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co

1984-06-14 Application granted granted Critical

1984-06-14 Publication of DE3163489D1 publication Critical patent/DE3163489D1/de

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
- A24C5/322—Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing
- A24C5/326—Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing with lateral transferring means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
- A24C5/321—Counting means
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06M7/00—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor
- G06M7/08—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor wherein the direction of movement of the objects is changed at the station where they are sensed

Landscapes

Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
Control Of Conveyors (AREA)
Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)

DE8181302827T 1980-06-23 1981-06-23 Method and apparatus for counting articles travelling in a continuous stream Expired DE3163489D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US06/162,272 US4390779A (en)	1980-06-23	1980-06-23	Method and apparatus for detecting articles moving in a continuous stream

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE3163489D1 true DE3163489D1 (en)	1984-06-14

Family

ID=22584924

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE8181302827T Expired DE3163489D1 (en)	1980-06-23	1981-06-23	Method and apparatus for counting articles travelling in a continuous stream

Country Status (17)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4390779A (de)
EP (1)	EP0042763B1 (de)
JP (1)	JPS592959B2 (de)
KR (1)	KR850000399B1 (de)
AR (1)	AR224452A1 (de)
AT (1)	ATE7354T1 (de)
AU (1)	AU542366B2 (de)
BR (1)	BR8103963A (de)
CA (1)	CA1175927A (de)
CS (1)	CS225843B2 (de)
DE (1)	DE3163489D1 (de)
DK (1)	DK267481A (de)
ES (1)	ES503276A0 (de)
IE (1)	IE51227B1 (de)
PH (1)	PH18625A (de)
PT (1)	PT73220B (de)
ZA (1)	ZA813756B (de)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB8324510D0 (en) *	1983-09-13	1983-10-12	Molins Plc	Cigarette making machine
US5100019A (en) *	1991-02-25	1992-03-31	Scovill Fasteners Inc.	Feed assembly
US5163073A (en) *	1991-03-18	1992-11-10	Ball Corporation	Can end counting system
US5502755A (en) *	1995-04-10	1996-03-26	Trion Industries, Inc.	High speed, high accuracy parts counting system
ITBO20040046A1 (it) *	2004-02-03	2004-05-03	Gd Spa	Unita' combinata per la realizzazione di articoli da fumo
JP2007215295A (ja) *	2006-02-08	2007-08-23	Denso Corp	風力発電装置

Family Cites Families (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB1041224A (en) *	1962-03-21	1966-09-01	Molins Organisation Ltd	Apparatus for handling rod-like smoking articles such as cigarettes
NL300885A (de) *	1962-11-23
US3581067A (en) *	1968-12-02	1971-05-25	Spartanics	Pitch matching detecting and counting system
DE2018195C2 (de) *	1970-04-16	1982-07-15	Hauni-Werke Körber & Co KG, 2050 Hamburg	Verfahren und Anordnung zum Überwachen der Ausbringung von tabakverarbeitenden Maschinen
CH527093A (de) *	1970-08-03	1972-08-31	Sig Schweiz Industrieges	Abzähleinrichtung für gleichmässig geformte, vorzugsweise flache Gegenstände, z.B. Biskuits
CH544972A (de) *	1971-11-11	1973-11-30	Sig Schweiz Industrieges	Vorrichtung zum Überwachen von Gegenständen
US3935997A (en) *	1973-10-29	1976-02-03	Loje Michael R	Pleat counter apparatus
US4057709A (en) *	1976-07-06	1977-11-08	Joergen Lyngsgaard	Particle detector
US4217491A (en) *	1978-06-29	1980-08-12	Nolan Systems Inc.	Counting system for articles conveyed in a stream

1980
- 1980-06-23 US US06/162,272 patent/US4390779A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
1981
- 1981-05-26 IE IE1169/81A patent/IE51227B1/en unknown
- 1981-06-04 AU AU71342/81A patent/AU542366B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1981-06-04 ZA ZA00813756A patent/ZA813756B/xx unknown
- 1981-06-05 AR AR285606A patent/AR224452A1/es active
- 1981-06-12 CS CS814426A patent/CS225843B2/cs unknown
- 1981-06-16 JP JP56091649A patent/JPS592959B2/ja not_active Expired
- 1981-06-17 KR KR1019810002205A patent/KR850000399B1/ko active IP Right Grant
- 1981-06-17 PT PT73220A patent/PT73220B/pt unknown
- 1981-06-18 DK DK267481A patent/DK267481A/da not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1981-06-19 PH PH25783A patent/PH18625A/en unknown
- 1981-06-22 CA CA000380296A patent/CA1175927A/en not_active Expired
- 1981-06-22 ES ES503276A patent/ES503276A0/es active Granted
- 1981-06-23 BR BR8103963A patent/BR8103963A/pt unknown
- 1981-06-23 AT AT81302827T patent/ATE7354T1/de active
- 1981-06-23 DE DE8181302827T patent/DE3163489D1/de not_active Expired
- 1981-06-23 EP EP81302827A patent/EP0042763B1/de not_active Expired

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
IE51227B1 (en)	1986-11-12
EP0042763B1 (de)	1984-05-09
DK267481A (da)	1981-12-24
PT73220B (en)	1982-07-01
EP0042763A1 (de)	1981-12-30
PH18625A (en)	1985-08-21
BR8103963A (pt)	1982-03-09
AR224452A1 (es)	1981-11-30
ATE7354T1 (de)	1984-05-15
CA1175927A (en)	1984-10-09
ES8300212A1 (es)	1982-10-01
ES503276A0 (es)	1982-10-01
US4390779A (en)	1983-06-28
AU542366B2 (en)	1985-02-21
AU7134281A (en)	1982-01-07
JPS5731099A (en)	1982-02-19
JPS592959B2 (ja)	1984-01-21
IE811169L (en)	1981-12-23
PT73220A (en)	1981-07-01
ZA813756B (en)	1982-06-30
KR830005665A (ko)	1983-09-09
KR850000399B1 (ko)	1985-03-25
CS225843B2 (en)	1984-02-13

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1989-06-08	8339	Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee