GB1347221A - System for detecting defective cigarettes - Google Patents
System for detecting defective cigarettesInfo
- Publication number
- GB1347221A GB1347221A GB1761172A GB1761172A GB1347221A GB 1347221 A GB1347221 A GB 1347221A GB 1761172 A GB1761172 A GB 1761172A GB 1761172 A GB1761172 A GB 1761172A GB 1347221 A GB1347221 A GB 1347221A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- cigarettes
- reflected light
- fibre optic
- detector
- probe
- Prior art date
- 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
Links
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
- G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
- G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
- G01N21/94—Investigating contamination, e.g. dust
-
- 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
- A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
- A24C5/3412—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
- G01N21/84—Systems specially adapted for particular applications
- G01N21/88—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination
- G01N21/95—Investigating the presence of flaws or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
- G01N21/952—Inspecting the exterior surface of cylindrical bodies or wires
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S131/00—Tobacco
- Y10S131/908—Sensing unique characteristic or specific condition of finished product
Landscapes
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
- Biochemistry (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Immunology (AREA)
- Pathology (AREA)
- Toxicology (AREA)
- Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
Abstract
1347221 Monitoring cigarettes photoelectrically BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO Ltd 17 April 1972 [3 Sept 1971] 17611/72 Heading G1A [Also in Division A2] The ends of cigarettes 18 Fig.1 being moved normally to their length by a conveyor 12 are monitored in respect of tobacco packing by applying light to the end surface by means of a fibre optic probe and measuring the reflected light by means of a detector suitably disposed to receive the reflected light or by a detector at the end of a second branch of a split fibre optic. The output may be arranged to actuate a rejector apparatus via a wheatstone bridge after a desired delay and the probe which may be of cigarette diameter may be at the discharge end of a making machine, at a filter tip attachment machine or at the entrance of a packaging machine. A pair of probes may monitor the two ends.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US17762771A | 1971-09-03 | 1971-09-03 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
GB1347221A true GB1347221A (en) | 1974-02-27 |
Family
ID=22649323
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
GB1761172A Expired GB1347221A (en) | 1971-09-03 | 1972-04-17 | System for detecting defective cigarettes |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US3729636A (en) |
DE (1) | DE2236218A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1347221A (en) |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2420930A1 (en) * | 1978-03-31 | 1979-10-26 | Schmermund Maschf Alfred | DEVICE TO CONTROL THE QUALITY OF THE FILLING OF THE END OF CIGARETTES |
US4445520A (en) * | 1982-02-08 | 1984-05-01 | Philip Morris Incorporated | Cigarette detection and rejection device |
EP0110125A1 (en) * | 1982-11-23 | 1984-06-13 | Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) | Device for fault testing cigarettes or the like |
GB2155630A (en) * | 1983-10-28 | 1985-09-25 | Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg | Apparatus for testing rod-shaped products of the tobacco processing industry |
US4762138A (en) * | 1985-12-13 | 1988-08-09 | B.A.T. Cigarettenfabriken Gmbh | Device for monitoring the end dropout of cigarettes |
GB2205727A (en) * | 1987-06-11 | 1988-12-21 | Celanese Canada Inc | Non-contact measurement of filter rod recess depth |
Families Citing this family (28)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
GB1388189A (en) * | 1972-06-29 | 1975-03-26 | Gallaher Ltd | Optical inspection apparatus |
US3818223A (en) * | 1973-03-08 | 1974-06-18 | Liggett & Myers Inc | Device for detecting carbon on cigarette filter tips |
IT1010706B (en) * | 1974-03-22 | 1977-01-20 | Amf Sasib | PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR THE OPTICAL CHECK OF THE FILLING DEGREE OF THE CIGARETTE HEADS |
GB1474454A (en) * | 1974-09-23 | 1977-05-25 | Gallaher Ltd | Cigarettes |
IT1033891B (en) * | 1975-06-03 | 1979-08-10 | Amf Sasib | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE FILLING DEGREE OF CIGARETTE HEADS |
DE2653298A1 (en) * | 1975-12-01 | 1977-06-02 | Molins Ltd | TESTING DEVICE FOR TESTING THE ENDS OF CIGARETTES |
GB1539122A (en) * | 1976-03-27 | 1979-01-24 | Molins Ltd | Ejection mechanisms |
DE2800083C2 (en) * | 1977-11-28 | 1986-05-15 | Gallaher Ltd., London | Device for monitoring the surface, in particular of a cigarette |
IT1133263B (en) * | 1980-04-01 | 1986-07-09 | Gd Spa | CIGARETTE INTEGRITY CONTROL DEVICE IN A PACKAGING MACHINE |
IT1145039B (en) * | 1981-03-06 | 1986-11-05 | Gd Spa | TRANSFER AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR GROUPS OF CIGARETTES |
DE3113248C2 (en) * | 1981-04-02 | 1987-03-19 | Eppendorf Gerätebau Netheler + Hinz GmbH, 2000 Hamburg | Device for withdrawing liquids from analytical-scale containers |
DE3146506A1 (en) * | 1981-11-24 | 1983-06-01 | Maschinenfabrik Alfred Schmermund Gmbh & Co, 5820 Gevelsberg | METHOD AND TEST DEVICE FOR CHECKING THE LEVEL OF FILLING OF CIGARETTE ENDS |
US4486098A (en) * | 1982-02-23 | 1984-12-04 | Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. Kg | Method and apparatus for testing the ends of cigarettes or the like |
US4496055A (en) * | 1982-09-28 | 1985-01-29 | Molins Plc | Apparatus for forming groups of cigarettes |
US4707652A (en) * | 1983-11-30 | 1987-11-17 | Philip Morris Incorporated | Impurity detector measuring parallel polarized scattered electromagnetic radiation |
IT1172941B (en) * | 1983-12-06 | 1987-06-18 | Sasib Spa | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SLIDING PLUGS FOR THE CONTROL OF ORDERED GROUPS OF CIGARETTES OR SIMILAR |
IT1189535B (en) * | 1985-06-11 | 1988-02-04 | Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg | DEVICE, TO OPTICALLY CONTROL THE ENDS OF TOBACCO-SHAPED ARTICLES |
DE3638519A1 (en) * | 1986-11-11 | 1988-05-19 | Focke & Co | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING / DISCARDING CIGARETTES |
DE3822520A1 (en) * | 1988-07-04 | 1990-01-18 | Focke & Co | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING CIGARETTES |
US5235649A (en) * | 1991-06-13 | 1993-08-10 | Videk Corporation | Cigarette inspection method |
EP0553699A1 (en) * | 1992-01-30 | 1993-08-04 | Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft | Apparatus for testing the ends of cigarettes |
US5419441A (en) * | 1993-10-08 | 1995-05-30 | United States Surgical Corporation | Needle blank sorting apparatus |
DE19921721A1 (en) * | 1999-05-12 | 2000-11-16 | Focke & Co | Method and device for checking cigarette heads |
DE202005010375U1 (en) * | 2005-07-01 | 2005-10-20 | Tews Elektronik Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Tews | Method for detecting faulty cigarettes in production facility using proximity sensors applied to the cigarette ends |
CN102431668B (en) * | 2010-09-29 | 2013-12-25 | 中国科学院沈阳自动化研究所 | On-line detection and rejection device for cigarette packaging machine to reject cigarette |
US10234400B2 (en) * | 2012-10-15 | 2019-03-19 | Seagate Technology Llc | Feature detection with light transmitting medium |
ITUA20162840A1 (en) * | 2016-04-22 | 2017-10-22 | Gd Spa | Diagnostic method to analyze the operation of at least part of a packaging line in the tobacco industry. |
CN110865051A (en) * | 2019-11-28 | 2020-03-06 | 南京大树智能科技股份有限公司 | Cigarette loose end defect detection method based on multi-wavelength photoelectric detection |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2410104A (en) * | 1942-08-27 | 1946-10-29 | Fed Telephone & Radio Corp | Light directing device |
US2524929A (en) * | 1946-02-21 | 1950-10-10 | Wm S Scull Company | Photoelectric method and apparatus for testing vacuum conditions in containers |
US3192389A (en) * | 1962-03-01 | 1965-06-29 | Schmermund Alfred | Photoelectric feeler alignment device for checking packs of elongated articles |
US3305689A (en) * | 1963-06-26 | 1967-02-21 | Sanders Associates Inc | Electro-optical signal converter system |
GB1112687A (en) * | 1965-03-12 | 1968-05-08 | Schmermund Alfred | Improvements in or relating to arrangements for testing blocks of cigarettes |
-
1971
- 1971-09-03 US US00177627A patent/US3729636A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
-
1972
- 1972-04-17 GB GB1761172A patent/GB1347221A/en not_active Expired
- 1972-07-24 DE DE2236218A patent/DE2236218A1/en active Pending
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2420930A1 (en) * | 1978-03-31 | 1979-10-26 | Schmermund Maschf Alfred | DEVICE TO CONTROL THE QUALITY OF THE FILLING OF THE END OF CIGARETTES |
US4445520A (en) * | 1982-02-08 | 1984-05-01 | Philip Morris Incorporated | Cigarette detection and rejection device |
EP0110125A1 (en) * | 1982-11-23 | 1984-06-13 | Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.) | Device for fault testing cigarettes or the like |
US4907607A (en) * | 1982-11-23 | 1990-03-13 | Focke & Company | Process and device for testing cigarettes or the like for faults |
GB2155630A (en) * | 1983-10-28 | 1985-09-25 | Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg | Apparatus for testing rod-shaped products of the tobacco processing industry |
US4762138A (en) * | 1985-12-13 | 1988-08-09 | B.A.T. Cigarettenfabriken Gmbh | Device for monitoring the end dropout of cigarettes |
GB2205727A (en) * | 1987-06-11 | 1988-12-21 | Celanese Canada Inc | Non-contact measurement of filter rod recess depth |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US3729636A (en) | 1973-04-24 |
DE2236218A1 (en) | 1973-03-29 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
GB1347221A (en) | System for detecting defective cigarettes | |
US4486098A (en) | Method and apparatus for testing the ends of cigarettes or the like | |
US4011950A (en) | Cigarette monitoring apparatus | |
US7176696B2 (en) | Method of detecting and eliminating foreign bodies in a flow of tobacco | |
US3395570A (en) | Method and apparatus for testing cigarettes or the like | |
EP0214040A3 (en) | Fiber-optic sensor and method of use | |
US4212541A (en) | Method and apparatus for testing a forward-moving strand | |
GB1467764A (en) | Optical cigarette end inspection method and device | |
US3854587A (en) | Optical inspection apparatus | |
NO163658C (en) | TESTING DEVICE FOR AA TEST FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH FIBER OPTICS. | |
DE3582438D1 (en) | FIBER OPTICAL SENSOR FOR MEASURING DYNAMIC ACCELERATIONS. | |
US6021782A (en) | Method of and system for cigarette tipping glue skip detection and rejection | |
US5406376A (en) | Apparatus for testing end portions of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry | |
GB1245016A (en) | Cigarette loose end detector-rejector mechanism | |
US4090794A (en) | Optical cigarette end inspection device | |
DE3618190A1 (en) | DEVICE FOR THE OPTICAL INSPECTION OF THE END OF ROD-SHAPED TOBACCO ARTICLES | |
GB1422992A (en) | Method of and apparatus for determining the density or the filling power of a cigarette rod or other rod of tobacco or filter material | |
FR2371889A1 (en) | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE PRESENCE OF DEFECTS IN THE ENVELOPE OF SMOKING ARTICLES IN THE FORM OF STICKS | |
CA1048809A (en) | Optical cigarette end inspection device | |
GB1604110A (en) | Method and arrangement for controlling the supply of tobacco | |
MY110119A (en) | Method and apparatus for detecting and eliminating cigarettes with loose filter tips during cigarette manufacturing | |
FR2455438A1 (en) | DEVICE FOR TESTING AND MONITORING CIGARETTES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS | |
US3720095A (en) | Method of testing cigarette paper | |
FR2372085A1 (en) | HOPPER FOR CIGARETTE PACKAGING MACHINES, EQUIPPED WITH MEANS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF DEFECTIVE CIGARETTES | |
US3703235A (en) | Cigarette testing apparatus |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
PS | Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949] | ||
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |