EP0792809B2 - Device for transferring groups of rod-like tobacco articles from a guide channel to an exit conveyor - Google Patents

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EP0792809B2
EP0792809B2 EP97102481A EP97102481A EP0792809B2 EP 0792809 B2 EP0792809 B2 EP 0792809B2 EP 97102481 A EP97102481 A EP 97102481A EP 97102481 A EP97102481 A EP 97102481A EP 0792809 B2 EP0792809 B2 EP 0792809B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
    • B65B35/20—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
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    • B65B19/10—Arranging cigarettes in layers each comprising a predetermined number

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  • the invention relates to a device for Transfer groups from rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, especially in the form of blocks of cigarettes, from a fixed guide channel on a conveyor, the cigarette blocks by advancing with increasing and decreasing speed and in the transfer zone during one Delay phase emerging from the guide channel downwards Push rams are fed.
  • Devices of the type mentioned at the outset are part of a packaging line for packaging tobacco articles, such as cigarettes, which are generally transported or transferred to a part-wrapped (inner film wrap) or, in exceptional cases, also as an un-wrapped block formation for carrying out the necessary folding operations by means of appropriate conveying means.
  • the conveying elements mentioned at the beginning guarantee an effective working method or a continuous conveying flow within the packaging line.
  • the invention has for its object along the entire conveyor line and in particular the critical transfer points always have a controlled one Handling and positioning of the article groups to ensure.
  • a reliable braking effect is achieved according to an advantageous embodiment in that the braking means are designed to increase the friction of the cigarette blocks in the guide channel on at least one wall of the guide channel.
  • a simple and effective embodiment consists in the braking means being designed as suction channels opening into the guide channel.
  • these suction channels preferably open into the guide channel from the lower channel wall.
  • braking means are designed as pressure medium constricting the cross section of the guide channel, which according to a further development is designed as a resilient wall section of the upper channel wall of the guide channel that can be acted upon by a pressure tappet.
  • a pressure tappet can be specifically activated when this missing group passes the wall section mentioned.
  • the resilient wall section can have suction channels opening into the guide channel.
  • the braking means according to the invention are particularly suitable for an arrangement according to which the discharge means is designed as a receiving pocket which can be moved back and forth relative to and in alignment with the guide channel and into which projecting guide tongues protrude from the walls of the guide channel in the transfer position.
  • the braking means according to the invention ensure that the article groups which are brought up in rapid succession are positioned exactly in the receiving pocket.
  • the suction channels expediently emerge from the bottom guide tongues.
  • the bottom and side guide tongues extend into corresponding wall recesses in the receiving pocket. This enables article groups to be moved into the transfer position before the receiving pocket moving in the opposite direction has reached its transfer position.
  • the advantage achieved with the invention is in that in the course of the delayed plunger movement braked article groups at any time the tappet contact maintained and by doing so a quasi-tied overpass a defined handover position ingest on the conveyor.
  • the invention is based on a embodiment shown in the drawing explained in more detail.
  • the transfer device shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is part of a complete packaging line for cigarettes (not shown further) and has a stationary guide channel 1, in which two groups of articles are normally pushed in the form of cigarette blocks 4 in the direction of arrow 6, which are wrapped by a push rod 2 are fed and transferred to a discharge means in the form of a receiving pocket 8 which is moved back and forth in the direction of arrow 7 relative to and aligned with the guide channel 1.
  • the push plungers 2 are fastened according to FIG. 5a to an endless conveyor 11 rotating in the direction of the arrow 9.
  • braking means in the form of suction channels 12 are provided in the bottom wall thereof, which open into the guide channel 1.
  • the suction channels 12 according to FIG.
  • the cigarette block 4 passes over the openings of the suction channels 12, which are permanently loaded with suction air, as a result of which it is braked and kept under control by permanent contact with the delayed push rod 2, so that a quasi-tied transfer into the receiving pocket 8, which is open on both sides, takes place.
  • the receiving pocket 8 In the transfer position according to FIG. 5b, the receiving pocket 8 has reached its rest position, the cigarette block 4, which is now advanced due to the now more delayed advance of the push rod 2 and is correspondingly braked by driving over the suction channels 12, is pushed completely into the receiving pocket 8.
  • the transfer position according to FIG. 5c the direction of movement 7 of the receiving pocket 8 has reversed, the receiving pocket 8 now being accelerated in the same direction and the even more decelerated push rod 2 having almost the same speeds.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Überführen von Gruppen aus stabförmigen Artikeln der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere in Form von Zigarettenblöcken, aus einem ortsfesten Führungskanal auf ein Abfördermittel, wobei die Zigarettenblöcke durch mit an- und abschwellender Geschwindigkeit vorlaufende und in der Überführungszone während einer Verzögerungsphase aus dem Führungskanal nach unten austauchende Schubstößel zugeführt werden.The invention relates to a device for Transfer groups from rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, especially in the form of blocks of cigarettes, from a fixed guide channel on a conveyor, the cigarette blocks by advancing with increasing and decreasing speed and in the transfer zone during one Delay phase emerging from the guide channel downwards Push rams are fed.

Vorrichtungen der eingangs bezeichneten Gattung sind als Teilaggregat einer Verpackungslinie zum Verpacken von Tabakartikeln, wie Zigaretten, die in der Regel als teilumhüllte (Folieninneneinschlag) oder in Ausnahmefällen auch als unumhüllte Blockformation zur Ausführung der erforderlichen Faltoperationen mittels entsprechender Förderorgane transportiert bzw. auf diese überführt werden.
Die dabei eingesetzten, eingangs genannten Förderorgane garantieren eine effektive Arbeitsweise bzw. einen kontinuierlichen Förderfluß innerhalb der Verpackungslinie.Devices of the type mentioned at the outset are part of a packaging line for packaging tobacco articles, such as cigarettes, which are generally transported or transferred to a part-wrapped (inner film wrap) or, in exceptional cases, also as an un-wrapped block formation for carrying out the necessary folding operations by means of appropriate conveying means.
The conveying elements mentioned at the beginning guarantee an effective working method or a continuous conveying flow within the packaging line.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, entlang der gesamten Förderstrecke und insbesondere an den kritischen Überführungsstellen jederzeit eine kontrollierte Handhabung und Positionierung der Artikelgruppen zu gewährleisten.The invention has for its object along the entire conveyor line and in particular the critical transfer points always have a controlled one Handling and positioning of the article groups to ensure.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch in der Überführungszone während der Stößelverzögerung wirksam werdenden und auf die Zigarettenblöcke einwirkende Bremsmittel.
Auf einfache Weise wird eine sichere Bremswirkung gemäß einer vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung dadurch erreicht, daß die Bremsmittel die Reibung der Zigarettenblöcke im Führungskanal an wenigstens einer Wandung des Führungskanals erhöhend ausgebildet sind.
Besonders bei umhüllten mit einem Folieneinschlag versehenen Zigarettengruppen besteht eine einfache und effektive Ausgestaltung darin, daß die Bremsmittel als in den Führungskanal einmündende Saugkanäle ausgebildet sind. Nach einem weiteren Vorschlag münden diese Saugkanäle vorzugsweise aus der unteren Kanalwand in den Führungskanal ein. Bei dieser Anordnung kann sogar auf besondere Steuermittel zum Aktivieren und Deaktivieren der Saugluft verzichtet werden, da sich die Saugluft und damit die Bremswirkung beim Überfahren der Saugkanäle durch die Zigarettenblöcke selbst steuert.This object is achieved according to the invention by brake means which become effective in the transfer zone during the tappet deceleration and act on the cigarette blocks.
In a simple manner, a reliable braking effect is achieved according to an advantageous embodiment in that the braking means are designed to increase the friction of the cigarette blocks in the guide channel on at least one wall of the guide channel.
Particularly in the case of enveloped cigarette groups provided with a foil wrap, a simple and effective embodiment consists in the braking means being designed as suction channels opening into the guide channel. According to a further proposal, these suction channels preferably open into the guide channel from the lower channel wall. In this arrangement, special control means for activating and deactivating the suction air can even be dispensed with, since the suction air and thus the braking effect are controlled by the cigarette blocks themselves when the suction channels are passed over.

Eine vorteilhatte Variante, die sich insbesondere zur Abbremsung unumhüllter Artikelgruppen eignet, besteht darin, daß die Bremsmittel als den Querschnitt des Führungskanals verengendes Druckmittel ausgebildet sind, welches gemäß einer Weiterbildung als durch einen Druckstößel beaufschlagbarer federelastischer Wandabschnitt der oberen Kanalwand des Führungskanals ausgebildet ist. Ein derartiger Druckstößel kann bei einer unumhüllten Artikelgruppe, die einer Fehlgruppe entspricht, gezielt aktiviert werden, wenn diese Fehlgruppe den genannten Wandabschnitt passiert.
Zusätzlich kann nach einem weiteren Vorschlag der federelastische Wandabschnitt in den Führungskanal einmündende Saugkanäle aufweisen.
Die erfindungsgemäßen Bremsmittel eignen sich besonders für eine Anordnung, gemäß der das Abfördermittel als relativ und fluchtend zum Führungskanal hin- und herbewegbare Aufnahmetasche ausgebildet ist, in welche in der Überführungsstellung aus den Wandungen des Führungskanals vorspringende Führungszungen hineinragen. Durch die erfindungsgemäßen Bremsmittel ist gewährleistet, daß die in schneller Folge herangeführten Artikelgruppen exakt in der Aufnahmetasche positioniert werden. Zweckmäßigerweise treten nach einem weiteren Vorschlag die Saugkanäle aus den bodenseitigen Führungszungen aus. Darüber hinaus erstrecken sich die bodenseitigen und seitlichen Führungszungen in entsprechende Wandausnehmungen der Aufnahmetasche hinein. Damit können Artikelgruppen bereits in die Überführungsposition vorbewegt werden, bevor die entgegenbewegte Aufnahmetasche ihre Überführungsposition erreicht hat.An advantageous variant, which is particularly suitable for braking uncovered article groups, consists in that the braking means are designed as pressure medium constricting the cross section of the guide channel, which according to a further development is designed as a resilient wall section of the upper channel wall of the guide channel that can be acted upon by a pressure tappet. In the case of an uncovered article group which corresponds to a missing group, such a pressure tappet can be specifically activated when this missing group passes the wall section mentioned.
In addition, according to a further proposal, the resilient wall section can have suction channels opening into the guide channel.
The braking means according to the invention are particularly suitable for an arrangement according to which the discharge means is designed as a receiving pocket which can be moved back and forth relative to and in alignment with the guide channel and into which projecting guide tongues protrude from the walls of the guide channel in the transfer position. The braking means according to the invention ensure that the article groups which are brought up in rapid succession are positioned exactly in the receiving pocket. According to a further proposal, the suction channels expediently emerge from the bottom guide tongues. In addition, the bottom and side guide tongues extend into corresponding wall recesses in the receiving pocket. This enables article groups to be moved into the transfer position before the receiving pocket moving in the opposite direction has reached its transfer position.

Der mit der Erfindung erzielte Vorteil besteht darin, daß die im Zuge der verzögerten Stößelbewegung abgebremsten Artikelgruppen jederzeit den Stößelkontakt aufrecht erhalten und auf diese Weise durch eine quasi gefesselte Überführung eine definierte Übergabepostion auf dem Abfördermittel einnehmen.The advantage achieved with the invention is in that in the course of the delayed plunger movement braked article groups at any time the tappet contact maintained and by doing so a quasi-tied overpass a defined handover position ingest on the conveyor.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert.The invention is based on a embodiment shown in the drawing explained in more detail.

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Figur 1
Einen Führungskanal mit Bremsmitteln für umhüllte und unumhüllte Zigarettengruppen,
Figur 2
eine alternative Betätigungsstellung eines Bremsmittels für unumhüllte Zigarettengruppen,
Figur 3
eine Ansicht des Führungskanals entlang der Linie A-B gemäß Figur 1,
Figur 4
eine Ansicht des Führungskanals entlang der Linie C-D gemäß Figur 1 und
Figuren 5a bis 5d
unterschiedliche Arbeitsstellungen der Überführungsvorrichtung bei der Überführung umhüllter Zigarettengruppen.
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Figure 1
A guide channel with brake means for wrapped and uncovered cigarette groups,
Figure 2
an alternative actuation position of a brake means for uncovered cigarette groups,
Figure 3
2 shows a view of the guide channel along line AB according to FIG. 1,
Figure 4
a view of the guide channel along the line CD of Figure 1 and
Figures 5a to 5d
different working positions of the transfer device when transferring wrapped cigarette groups.

Die in den Figuren 1 bis 5 dargestellte Überführungsvorrichtung ist Bestandteil einer nicht weiter dargestellten kompletten Verpackungslinie für Zigaretten und weist einen ortsfesten Führungskanal 1 auf, in welchem durch Schubstößel 2 Artikelgruppen normalerweise in Form von mit einem stirnseitig noch offenen Folieneinschlag 3 umhüllten Zigarettenblöcken 4 in Pfeilrichtung 6 zugeführt und auf ein Abfördermittel in Form einer relativ und fluchtend zum Führungskanal 1 in Pfeilrichtung 7 hin- und herbewegten Aufnahmetasche 8 überführt werden. Die Schubstößel 2 sind gemäß Figur 5a an einem in Pfeilrichtung 9 umlaufenden Endlosfördermittel 11 befestigt.
Im Überführungsbereich am Abgabeende des Führungskanals 1 sind in dessen Bodenwand Bremsmittel in Form von Saugkanälen 12 vorgesehen, die in den Führungskanal 1 einmünden. Zum Teil befinden sich die Saugkanäle 12 gemäß Figur 4 in vorspringenden Führungszungen 13 des Führungskanals 1, welche sich in der Überführungsstellung der Aufnahmetasche 8 in deren entsprechende Wandausnehmungen 14 hinein erstrecken. Zusätzliche, seitlich vorspringende Führungszungen 16 des Führungskanals 1 erstrecken sich in entsprechende seitliche Wandausnehmungen 17 der Aufnahmetasche 8.
Zusätzliche bzw. alternativ aktivierbare Bremsmittel in Form von oberseitig angreifenden, den Kanalquerschnitt einengenden Druckmitteln 18 für nicht erwünschte und später ausgesonderte, unumhüllte Zigarettenblöcke 19 gemäß Figur 2 bestehen aus einem auf einen federelastischen Wandabschnitt 21 der oberen Kanalwand einwirkenden Druckstößel 22, welcher bei einem im Verlauf des Führungskanals 1 ermittelten unumhüllten Zigarettenblock 19 gemäß Figur 2 aktiviert wird, wodurch der Zigarettenblock 19 durch den Wandabschnitt 21 kraft- bzw. reibschlüssig beaufschlagt und abgebremst wird. Den Wandabschnitt 21 durchsetzen ebenfalls Saugkanäle 23, die in den Führungskanal 1 einmünden.The transfer device shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is part of a complete packaging line for cigarettes (not shown further) and has a stationary guide channel 1, in which two groups of articles are normally pushed in the form of cigarette blocks 4 in the direction of arrow 6, which are wrapped by a push rod 2 are fed and transferred to a discharge means in the form of a receiving pocket 8 which is moved back and forth in the direction of arrow 7 relative to and aligned with the guide channel 1. The push plungers 2 are fastened according to FIG. 5a to an endless conveyor 11 rotating in the direction of the arrow 9.
In the transfer area at the discharge end of the guide channel 1, braking means in the form of suction channels 12 are provided in the bottom wall thereof, which open into the guide channel 1. In part, the suction channels 12 according to FIG. 4 are located in projecting guide tongues 13 of the guide channel 1, which extend into the corresponding wall recesses 14 in the transfer position of the receiving pocket 8. Additional, laterally projecting guide tongues 16 of the guide channel 1 extend into corresponding lateral wall recesses 17 of the receiving pocket 8.
Additional or alternatively activatable brake means in the form of pressure means 18 acting on the top and constricting the channel cross-section for unwanted and later discarded, uncovered cigarette blocks 19 according to FIG of the guide channel 1 determined uncovered cigarette block 19 is activated according to Figure 2, whereby the cigarette block 19 is acted upon by the wall section 21 in a non-positive or frictional manner and braked. The wall section 21 also penetrate through suction channels 23 which open into the guide channel 1.

Die Wirkungsweise wird nachfolgend anhand ausgewählter, zeitlich aufeinanderfolgender Überführungsstellungen eines Schubstößels 2, der Aufnahmetasche 8 und eines umhüllten Zigarettenblocks 4 gemäß den Figuren 5a bis 5d näher erläutert.
In der Überführungstellung gemäß Figur 5a, in welcher der Schubstößel 2 in den stirnseitig offenen Folieneinschlag 3 eintaucht und den Zigarettenblock 4 stirnseitig beaufschlagt, werden die Aufnahmetasche 8 und der Schubstößel 2 mit dem Zigarettenblock 4 in Richtung der Pfeile 7 bzw. 6 mit abnehmender Geschwindigkeit des Schubstößels 2 aufeinanderzubewegt. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt überfährt der Zigarettenblock 4 die Öffnungen der permanent mit Saugluft beaufschlagten Saugkanäle 12, wodurch er abgebremst und durch permanenten Kontakt mit dem verzögerten Schubstößel 2 unter Kontrolle gehalten wird, so daß eine quasi gefesselte Überführung in die beidseitig offene Aufnahmetasche 8 erfolgt.The mode of operation is explained in more detail below on the basis of selected, chronologically successive transfer positions of a pusher 2, the receiving pocket 8 and a wrapped cigarette block 4 according to FIGS. 5a to 5d.
In the transfer position according to FIG. 5a, in which the push rod 2 dips into the film wrap 3 open at the end and acts on the end of the cigarette block 4, the receiving pocket 8 and the push rod 2 with the cigarette block 4 in the direction of the arrows 7 and 6, respectively, decrease with decreasing speed of the Push ram 2 moved towards each other. At this time, the cigarette block 4 passes over the openings of the suction channels 12, which are permanently loaded with suction air, as a result of which it is braked and kept under control by permanent contact with the delayed push rod 2, so that a quasi-tied transfer into the receiving pocket 8, which is open on both sides, takes place.

In der Überführungsstellung gemäß Figur 5b hat die Aufnahmetasche 8 ihre Ruhestellung erreicht, wobei der durch den nunmehr verstärkt verzögerten Vorschub des Shubstößels 2 vorbewegte und durch Überfahren der Saugkanäle 12 entsprechend abgebremste Zigarettenblock 4 ganz in die Aufnahmetasche 8 eingestoßen wird.
In der Überführungsstellung gemäß Figur 5c hat sich die Bewegungsrichtung 7 der Aufnahmetasche 8 umgekehrt, wobei die nunmehr in gleicher Richtung beschleunigte Aufnahmetasche 8 und der noch stärker verzögerte Schubstößel 2 nahezu gleiche Geschwindigkeiten aufweisen.
Durch die im Anschluß an die Überführungsstellung gemäß Figur 5c mit gleichbleibender Geschwindigkeit bewegte Aufnahmetasche 8 und gleichzeitig zunehmende Verzögerung des Schubstößels 2 löst sich der Schubstößel 2 von der Stirnfläche des Zigarettenblocks 4 und tritt schließlich aus dem stirnseitig offenen Folieneinschlag 3 heraus, so daß er gemäß Figur 5d der Bewegung des Endlosfördermittels 11 in Pfeilrichtung 9 folgen und aus dem geradlinigen Förderweg 6 nach unten wegtauchen kann.
Die sich in Pfeilrichtung 7 entfernende Aufnahmetasche 8 überführt den Zigarettenblock 4 zu nicht dargestellten Förder- und Falteinrichtungen zwecks Komplettierung der Zigarettenpackung.
Eine vergleichbare und deshalb nicht noch einmal wiederholte Wirkungsweise ergibt sich bei der Überführung von unumhüllten Zigarettenblöcken 19 gemäß Figur 2, welche in diesem Fall statt durch relativ unwirksam angreifende Saugluft durch Verformung des oberen Wandabschnitts 21 kraffschlüssig beaufschlagt und damit durch erhöhte Reibung im ortsfesten Führungskanal 1 abgebremst werden.In the transfer position according to FIG. 5b, the receiving pocket 8 has reached its rest position, the cigarette block 4, which is now advanced due to the now more delayed advance of the push rod 2 and is correspondingly braked by driving over the suction channels 12, is pushed completely into the receiving pocket 8.
In the transfer position according to FIG. 5c, the direction of movement 7 of the receiving pocket 8 has reversed, the receiving pocket 8 now being accelerated in the same direction and the even more decelerated push rod 2 having almost the same speeds.
By following the transfer position shown in Figure 5c moving at a constant speed pocket 8 and at the same time increasing deceleration of the plunger 2, the plunger 2 detaches from the end face of the cigarette block 4 and finally emerges from the front open foil wrap 3, so that it according to Figure 5d follow the movement of the endless conveying means 11 in the direction of arrow 9 and can dip downward out of the straight conveying path 6.
The receiving pocket 8, which moves away in the direction of the arrow 7, transfers the cigarette block 4 to conveying and folding devices (not shown) for the purpose of completing the cigarette pack.
A comparable and therefore not repeated operation results in the transfer of uncovered cigarette blocks 19 according to FIG become.

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  1. Apparatus for transferring groups of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular in the form of cigarette blocks (4; 19), from a stationary guide channel (1) to a discharge-conveying means, the cigarette blocks being fed by push rams (2) advancing at increasing and decreasing speed and emerging downward from the guide channel in the transfer zone during a deceleration phase, characterized by braking means (12; 18, 21) becoming active in the transfer zone during the ram deceleration and acting on the cigarette blocks (4; 19).
  2. Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the braking means (12; 18, 21) are designed to increase the friction of the cigarette blocks (4; 19) in the guide channel (1) on at least one wall.
  3. Apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the braking means are designed as suction ports (12) opening into the guide channel (1).
  4. Apparatus according to Claim 3, characterized in that the suction ports (12) open into the guide channel (1) preferably from the lower channel wall.
  5. Apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the braking means are designed as pressure means (18) narrowing the cross-section of the guide channel (1).
  6. Apparatus according to Claim 5, characterized in that the pressure means is designed as a resilient wall portion (21) of the upper channel wall of the guide channel (1), which wall portion can be acted on by a pressure ram (22).
  7. Apparatus according to Claim 6, characterized in that the resilient wall portion (21) has suction ports (23) opening into the guide channel (1).
  8. Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the discharge-conveying means is designed as a receiving pocket (8) which is movable to and fro relatively to and in alignment with the guide channel (1) and into which guide tongues (13, 16) protruding from the walls of the guide channel project in the transfer position.
  9. Apparatus according to Claim 8, characterized in that the suction ports (12) come out from the bottom guide tongues (13).
  10. Apparatus according to Claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the bottom and lateral guide tongues (13; 16) extend into corresponding wall recesses (14; 17) of the receiving pocket (8).
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