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Title:
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING END FILLING OF TOBACCO ARTICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3946840
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method designed so as not to affect the read value of sensor with a distance between the end part of cigarette as controlled system and the sensor.
SOLUTION: Concerning the method for controlling end filling of a slender tobacco article 2, one collimate beam 16 of electromagnetic radiations at least is guided to series of photosensors 19 aligned parallelly to a lengthwise axis 3 of article 2 and partially shielded by one end of article 2, a signal generated by each photosensor 19 irradiated with the non-shielded part of beam 16 is refused by using threshold value measurement, and a signal generated by each photosensor 19 irradiated with one part of beam 16 shielded by the article 2 and permeated into the article 2 is compared with a critical value range for terminal filling.


Inventors:
Armando Neri
Maurizio Cotti
Alberto Bonetti
Application Number:
JP28742397A
Publication Date:
July 18, 2007
Filing Date:
October 20, 1997
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Assignee:
G.D SOCIETA PER AZIONI
International Classes:
A24C5/34; A24C5/345; G01B11/00; B65B19/30; G01N21/952; (IPC1-7): A24C5/34; //A24C5/345; G01B11/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP5095777A
JP6067300A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takashi Ishida
Kenzo Hiraiwa
Toshio Toda
Masaya Nishiyama