FIELD: cigarette packing equipment.
SUBSTANCE: packing machine 1 comprises packing wheel 2 having at least one conveyer head 4 carrying socket 5, which may be moved together with packing wheel along closed packing path P. Conveyer head 4 travels in step-by-step mode through the first station S1 into which product 6 is fed into socket 5 and through the second station S2 into which gripping means 21 engages and stably fixes wrapping sheet near orifice 9 of socket 5 in predetermined position. Conveyer head further moves through outlet station S3 into which product 6 is pushed out of socket 5 and forced to engage with wrapping sheet 8. After that product together with wrapping sheet are moved to another packing wheel 14. Machine has control means 30 located outside packing wheel 2, which are used to operate gripping means 21.
EFFECT: simplified structure due to arranging control means outside packing wheel.
16 cl, 4 dwg
