摘要 |
A cigarette packer ( 1 ) incorporates a station at which cigarettes ( 2 ) are formed into groups ( 12 ) and from which the groups ( 12 ) are advanced by a first conveyor ( 13 ) along a first feed path (P) toward a wrapping station ( 16 ). A first inspection device ( 24 ) located along the first feed path (P) detects initially whether or not there are any defective cigarettes ( 2 ) in each group ( 12 ), and a second inspection device ( 45 ) located along a second conveyor ( 30 ) then identifies the single defective cigarettes ( 2 ) detected by the first device ( 24 ); the second inspection device ( 45 ) operates in conjunction with a rejection unit ( 46 ) by which defective cigarettes ( 2 ) are removed from the second conveyor ( 30 ). |