US 11,945,663 B2
Extraction station for the extraction from a transport system for an at least partially complete cartridge, in particular for an electronic cigarette
Luca Testoni, Bologna (IT); Valerio Amorati, Bologna (IT); Francesco Renco, Bologna (IT); and Luca Federici, Bologna (IT)
Assigned to G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI, Bologna (IT)
Appl. No. 17/610,147
Filed by G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI, Bologna (IT)
PCT Filed Jun. 12, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/055539
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/250197, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000008823 (IT), filed on Jun. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396436 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 47/90 (2006.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01); B65G 11/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01)
CPC B65G 47/907 (2013.01) [A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B65B 43/46 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01); B65G 11/143 (2013.01); B65G 47/71 (2013.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); B65G 2201/0226 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An extraction station (S7) for the extraction from a transport system (6) for an at least partially complete cartridge (1); the extraction station (S7) comprising:
a collecting device (27) having an inlet opening (32) arranged horizontally and comprising at least one container (30) and a discharge duct (31), which extends from the inlet opening (32) to an outlet opening (33) arranged in the area of the container (30);
at least one holding head (28), which is designed to grab at least one end of the cartridge (1); and
a first moving device (29), which supports the holding head (28) and moves the holding head (28) between a pick-up position, in which the holding head (28) is in the area of the transport system (6) and grabs the cartridge (1), and a release position, in which the holding head (28) releases the cartridge (1) in the inlet opening (32) of the collecting device (27).