Cigarette container buffer store - has transfer between loading and unloading stations by trolleys

摘要

A buffer store for filled and empty cigarette containers is provided between a cigarette making machine and a cigarette packing machine so that either of the machines may be kept running if the other stops. In one example the buffer store consists of separate cigarette loading and unloading stations between which the cigarette containers are carried in trolleys. In a further example, the loading and unloading stations are combined into a single unit which is adapted to either load or unload containers depending on the operating conditions of the machines, the containers again being carried in trolleys.