Cigarette prodn. and packaging unit - has conveyor for filling containers from inlet hopper and trolleys carrying sets of containers between stations

摘要

The cigarette production and packaging installation has a conveyor (12-14) which feeds the cigarettes directly from the exit of a forming machine (2) to an inlet hopper (15) of a packaging machine (3). An auxiliary conveyor unit (4) for cigarette containers (6) communicates at one end with the conveyor and at the other end with the inlet hopper. It comprises at least one trolley (9) having an upper frame (43) and a lower frame (44) each supporting several containers (6) and an inlet-exit station (7) having an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor for the containers (6). Each frame is vertically movable between an upper position disposed above the level of the upper and lower conveyor respectively, and a lower position disposed below the level of the upper and lower conveyor respectively.