REJECT STATION AND METHOD FOR EXPELLING A FLAWED GROUP OF CIGARETTES FROM A POCKET OF A CIGARETTE PACKING MACHINE GROUP-FORMING CONVEYOR

摘要

Reject station (S2) for expelling a flawed group (2) of cigarettes from a pocket (5) of a cigarette packing machine group-forming conveyor (4); the reject station (S2) comprises: a first push device (6) located alongside the group-forming conveyor (4) and which, to expel the flawed group (2) of cigarettes from the pocket (5), pushes some of the cigarettes in the group (2) in an expulsion direction (D) perpendicular to the feeding path (P) of the group-forming conveyor (4); and a second push device (7) which is located alongside the group-forming conveyor (4), on the opposite side with respect to the first push device (6)and, to expel the flawed group (2) of cigarettes from the pocket (5), pushes the rest of the cigarettes in the group (2) in an expulsion direction (D) opposite to that of the first push device (6).