CN101123891B - Testing of smoking articles - Google Patents
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Abstract
A smoking machine is disclosed for the automatic smoking of a smoking article. The smoking machine (10) includes a flexible seal (30) for occluding holes (40) in the smoking article (28) while the smoking article is smoked. This can allow ''intensive'' smoking tests to be carried out by occluding filter holes (40) in the smoking article.
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The present invention relates to be used to stop up the smoking product mesopore can test the technology of smoking product.
The routine test of cigarette on mechanical aspirator or suction machine is the pith of any cigarette production process.The suction machine is used to analyze the repeated standardized environment of cigarette suction.Propose to be used for the world or the national standard of standardization suction machine operation, comprised iso standard 3308 (2000).
The suction machine generally include at least one retainer that is used for cigarette, and be used for the control mode suction air termly in short-term the winding-up pass cigarette with the suction cigarette blowing device.
Cigarette with filter tip is usually designed to a plurality of passages that have built on the paper of filtration zone.The purpose of these passages is suction products of dilution smoker suction nozzle and lung.When the hole was blocked, the transmission of tar, carbon monoxide, nicotine and other product increased usually.
When analyzing the suction product of cigarette, have necessary obstruction and be arranged on all or part passage in the filtration zone.When carrying out like this, be known as in this method " strong suction ", abolished because be used to reduce the mechanism of tar and nicotine transmission.
A kind of known technology that is used for the blocking filter passage when strong suction that can carry out is included in cigarette and centers on whole filtration zone before being placed on the suction machine and wrap the self-adhesion ligament.But this method is subjected to the shortcoming that can not reappear reliably, may influence suction key element composition and tend to have the suction composition result of bigger diffusion.Another shortcoming is a process labour intensity height, repeatability and final result depend on tape wrap person's carefulness and technology.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of suction machine that smoking product is aspirated of being used for, this suction machine comprises the flexible seals that is used to stop up the smoking product mesopore when smoking product is aspirated.
But this machine can provide the simple and playback system that stops up the smoking product mesopore when strong suction is tested when carrying out.
Preferably, seal is made by elastomeric material.This can make seal expand or to shrink, and this can help fit seal.In addition, elastomeric material can provide the good obstruction in hole.The suitable material that is used for seal comprises synthetic and natural rubber.The sealing part is impermeable to gas preferably, to prevent by the seal intake-gas.
Preferably, the sealing part is arranged so that seal is extensible and/or shrinks.This can make seal can take smoking product can insert the primary importance (that is, wherein gapped between seal and smoking product) of seal and the seal second place of clamping smoking product wherein.Preferably, seal need not use release agent or lubricant to insert or to remove smoking product between seal and smoking product.
The sealing part can be the part of blocking device, and blocking device can comprise the rigid element that seal is attached.This can help the cooperation and the operation of seal.Rigid element can be that at least a portion of tubulose and seal can be positioned at rigid element.For seal is attached on the rigid element, at least one end of seal can have around the lip of rigid element end parcel.
Blocking device can comprise and is used for port that seal is exerted pressure and changed.For example, port can be connected to apply seal and increase pressure or reduce pressure or the pump of vacuum or Venturi tube.Then, but this device can be arranged so that the variation of seal response pressure stretches or shrink.This can make seal stretch before smoking product inserts device, in case and its insert to shrink to cooperate or to clamp smoking product.Therefore this provides and seal has been installed to smoking product and with its mode simply and easily that removes from smoking product.If desired, but can provide relief valve to stretch or contraction state so that seal is remained on.
For example, can between at least a portion of rigid element and seal, provide the air gap, and port is connected to the air gap.By port exerted pressure to change in the air gap then and can cause seal expansion or contraction so that seal can be installed and remove.
Perhaps, can use other technology seal to be stretched or contraction; For example mechanical actuator can be connected on the seal so that seal stretches or contraction.
Any flexible seals may wear and tear maybe can produce sooner or later and leak or inefficacy.If the inefficacy seal is used for the suction test, then can damages test result.In order to survey leakage or the inefficacy in the encapsulant, this device can be connected to pressure, flow or vacuum sensing device.The variation of any pressure, flow or vacuum that certain threshold is outer is represented to have in the encapsulant leakage or was lost efficacy.Replaceable then inefficacy seal.
The sealing part preferably is arranged at least some filtering holes on the filter that (during installation) cover smoking product, can aspirate test strongly.Seal covers whole filter, or seal can cover at least some filtering holes rather than whole filter.Filtering holes is stopped up fully or part is stopped up.
In some embodiments of the invention, seal is a part that is used for smoking product is remained on the retainer of suction machine.Retainer itself can stop up the hole on the smoking product like this.But this can be provided for stopping up the simple and reproducing technology in hole on the smoking product when carrying out suction test strongly.The sealing part can be the part of a plurality of suction machine retainer seals (these seals are arranged in the conventional suction machine), or the sealing part can replace a plurality of suction machine retainer seals.
In some other embodiment, can the sealing part be removed from the suction machine, and be arranged to and to be installed to smoking product before the smoking product insertion suction machine.For example, can before inserting the suction machine, smoking product in separate device, seal be installed on the smoking product.In order to help to install, seal can be the part such as above-mentioned blocking device.
The present invention also provides a kind of suction setting, comprises the suction machine and the smoking product of any above form, and wherein seal is attached to smoking product.
In some embodiments of the invention, seal is not the part of suction machine equally, but is installed to smoking product by the seal erection unit that for example separates before being arranged in smoking product insertion suction machine.
Like this, according to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of suction setting, having comprised:
Be used for suction machine that smoking product is aspirated; And
Be used for when smoking product is sucked, stopping up the flexible seals of smoking product mesopore.
This suction setting also can comprise smoking product, and seal is attachable on the smoking product.
Any feature of first aspect present invention also can be applicable to second aspect.
The suction machine of any above form or setting also can comprise the device that seal is exerted pressure and changed.In addition, suction machine or setting can comprise that also pressure, flow or vacuum sensing device are to survey the leakage or the inefficacy of seal.
Suction machine or be provided with also can comprise the device that is used to store the force value that requires, be used for the device of the sensed values of pressure and storage values comparison and the device of indication that is used for providing according to comparative result the inefficacy of seal.This can make the operator be cautioned and produce on the seal and lose efficacy.
Also can provide key character of the present invention independently, and therefore according to a further aspect in the invention, be provided with the equipment that is used to survey the inefficacy of stopping up the device that the hole is used on the smoking product, this device comprises rigid element, the air gap between flexible seals and rigid element and the flexible seals, this equipment comprises:
Be used to detect the device of the air gap pressure;
The device that is used for the predetermined value of pressure store;
Be used for sensed values and storage values device relatively with pressure; And
Be used for providing the device of indication of the inefficacy of seal according to comparative result.
The cigarette of different brands may have passage at diverse location.For strong suction test, guarantee that it is very important that seal is positioned at least some passages.Can address this problem in another aspect of this invention.
Therefore, according to a further aspect in the invention, provide to be used for seal is installed to equipment on the smoking product, this equipment comprises:
Be used for seal is installed to device on the smoking product;
Be used to store the device of smoking product upper vent hole position; And
Be used for before seal is installed to smoking product, according to the position adjustments seal that stores and the device of smoking product relative position.
Also can provide corresponding method.Therefore, according to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of method of automatically smoking product being aspirated in the suction machine, this method comprises by the hole on the flexible seals obstruction smoking product.
This method also can comprise seal exerted pressure to change makes seal expand or step of shrinking thus.This method also can comprise and detects pressure, flow or the vacuum be applied on the seal with the leakage of surveying encapsulant or the step of inefficacy.
This method also can be included in smoking product and insert before the suction machine step that seal is installed on the smoking product.
Any feature of one aspect of the present invention can be provided with any others.Apparatus characteristic can be set to the method feature and vice versa.
Preferred feature of the present invention is now only described with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of example, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows the cigarette retainer according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 shows the cigarette retainer according to second embodiment;
Fig. 3 shows according to the cigarette retainer of the 3rd embodiment and plug for seal part;
The blocking device that Fig. 4 shows the 4th embodiment is inserted into the view that cigarette is gone up mechanism;
Fig. 5 shows according to the cigarette retainer of the 4th embodiment and plug for seal part;
Fig. 6 shows the parts of seal installing mechanism; And
Fig. 7 shows the setting that is used to survey the inefficacy seal.
The invention summation
At present, when carrying out strong suction, the filter passage in the cigarette stops up by twining the self-adhesion ligament around whole filtration zone prevent on the suction machine cigarette before. But in this technology, define following problem:
The self-adhesion ligament that uses may be by any company supply of making this product. Concrete prescription may be between company the uniformity of effect of different and various bands also may change.
Binding agent with upper use may not crookedly also may form until the leakage paths of passage with non-special use and mode at random with the filter tip bonding. The nonconforming dilution of cigarette flue dust can take place then.
Be used in this with on binding agent usually need pressure to be completed into seal. Filter substrate exerted pressure to make filter in when test distortion and therefore be close to the generation that affects the flue dust composition owing to the fiber of filter. This has introduced variable for analyzing aspiration procedure again
The binding agent that uses can have the volatile ingredient that sucks cigarette and pollute analyzed plume. In addition, aspiration procedure may be gone back the composition of releasing adhesive, and it can affect the flue dust composition. From the potential difference of various adhesive tape manufacturer Binder Composition will be at random and key element difficult to the appraisal introduce aspiration procedure.
The condensate band that uses also can be between manufacturer the different and therefore gas-permeable difference of various bands. If gas-permeable passes band, because some bands are designed to like this, the chocking-up degree of passage can change in uncertain mode.
Band usually applies with hand and adds, and is difficult to realize that reproducing of this band applied adds, and especially conventional suction test needs to twine a lot of cigarettes.
When twining cigarette with the end must can not be overlapping, otherwise when on the retainer that installs to mechanical aspirator, between retainer and cigarette little gap may appear, make air can enter the suction machine, the dilution plume also provides inconsistent result again.
When attempting to form perfect docking, usually can between the end of band, stay little gap, can produce again leakage paths and not reproducible reason.
Aperture in the band is difficult for being detected, and any hole in the plugging material can exert far reaching influence to the measurement result of flue dust composition.
In an embodiment of the present invention, elastomeric seal is used for stopping up the cigarette passage strongly to aspirate. The vacuum method of installing is used for guaranteeing that seal does not leak and aperture.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the seal of being made by silicone rubber, neoprene or any other suitable elasticity material is placed in the retainer or by mechanical interface with hand and is installed to retainer. The one or both ends of sealing member material are by anchor clamps or by suitably keeping the lip stretching to be installed on the retainer. Then by encapsulant being moved to the gap that removes on the pipe than relaxation state larger diameter between seal and the keeper. The process that removes retainer and seal gap not only stretches seal, and by using vacuum, guarantees that encapsulant does not have pin hole and leakage. Owing to by vacuum pulling seal, can and the slip that records be leaked sample with nothing by the suitable pressure scale monitoring natural leak rate of buying and compare. Departing from the expression encapsulant with desirable slip any lost efficacy and can not produce around the reproduced sealing of cigarette.
Seal is in case stretch, and cigarette is placed on the seal so that encapsulant covers end regions, or comprises the part of the end regions of passage. Discharge then vacuum, then elastomer element is loosened, and forms inclusion seal around filter.
As seen the seal that uses should be selected from and closely cooperate or the best diameter that is suitable for the filter diameter; But can design the suitable system that uses general retainer and the suitable seal diameter of certain limit.
First embodiment
In this embodiment, the standard seal mechanism (generally including 3 to 4 labyrinths) that is used for the machinery suction of recommendation is by the retainer replacement of tubular structure basically.As the part of tubulose retainer, the sidepiece exhaust port is arranged.This length of tube is approximately identical with want plugged sereen.
Fig. 1 shows the cigarette retainer according to first embodiment.Referring to Fig. 1, cigarette retainer 10 comprises suction machine interface 12 and is used for the o ring seal 14 that retainer has a common boundary to suction machine (not shown).Filter plate retainer 16 is attached on the suction mechanical interface 12, and this combination seals with o ring seal 18.Filter plate retainer 16 is kept for filtering the filter plate 20 from the flue dust of cigarette suction.What insert filter plate retainer 16 is the special-purpose retainer 22 of tubular structure.The internal diameter of retainer 22 is slightly larger than the diameter of the cigarette 28 that will test.This retainer is by o ring 24 and 16 sealings of filter plate retainer.Rubber bolster 26 provide when cigarette is inserted retainer 22 fully its adjoin against step.
Elastomeric seal 30 is positioned at retainer 22 inside.Most of length of seal 30 is tubuloses, and has around the lip of the top ends parcel of retainer 22 at arbitrary end.This lip is clamped retainer and sealing to it is provided.The air gap 32 between seal and the retainer is arranged in retainer inside.Exhaust port 34 is arranged in the retainer, and is communicated with the air gap 32.This port 34 is connected to vavuum pump 35 by managing 36.Pressure sensor device 38 is connected in the pipe 36 with the pressure in the monitoring pipe.
During operation, when requiring to aspirate cigarette 28, at first port 34 is applied vacuum, and elastic sealing element 30 is pulled to the wall of retainer 22 with filtering holes 40.If seal 30 fails to expand to the wall of retainer, then seal is damaged and needs and replaces.Similarly, pressure sensor device 38 (or surveying flow or the vacuum that meets exhaust port in addition) can be determined the integrality of seal by the pressure between definite seal 30 and the retainer 22.Can leak and replace the inefficacy seal by checking the location then.
This cigarette can be aspirated in a known way by the smoking machine then.Apply vacuum when finishing the suction operation again and discharge seal to prepare operation next time.
Second embodiment
The plug for seal part is mold formed in this embodiment is held in place with cigarette one of employed described seal to comprise in ISO type retainer.Retainer is modified into and comprised large diameter pipe, and its length is about the length of filter, and has the exhaust port that can be connected to vacuum source.This vacuum can be passed through pump, venturi-effect or analog and produce.
Fig. 2 shows the cigarette retainer 50 according to second embodiment.The parts of the retainer 50 identical with retainer among first embodiment 10 give same numeral and are not described further.
Referring to Fig. 2, cigarette retainer 50 comprises the special-purpose retainer 52 that is attached to filter retainer 16 and passes through o ring seal 54 and 56 to its sealing.Retainer 52 at one end comprises a plurality of labyrinths 58, as is used to keep the conventional cigarette retainer of cigarette presents.Retainer 52 also comprises the tubular portion that extends along the axis of cigarette 28.The tubular portion of retainer 52 is provided with elastic sealing element 60.
As among first embodiment, most of length of seal 60 is tubuloses, and has lip around the top ends of retainer 52 parcel to clamp retainer and sealing is provided in its distal-most end.One of the other end of elastic sealing element 60 and labyrinth 58 are whole to be formed.
The tubular portion of retainer 52 is provided with exhaust port 64.
When operation, before cigarette 28 was inserted, plug for seal part 60 was installed on the retainer seal heap 58, and special-purpose retainer 52 is installed.The end (can be flat or profile of tooth) of stopping up keeper 60 can be rolled onto on the end of retainer 52.The effect that encapsulant presss from both sides groove into by encapsulant or clamps the retainer of larger diameter is held in place.
Then exhaust port 64 is applied vacuum and seal 60 is extracted out towards the side of retainer 52.Cigarette 28 is inserted in the whole retainer heap and flushes against buffer 26 at the inner surface place that retainer is piled up to it then.
If it is sleeve pipe is not extracted out by vacuum, then porose and it must be abandoned and installs new seal on the sleeve pipe.In addition, the minute leakage that has the detectable meeting single seal fails of indication and should replace of the scale of gaging pressure and/or vacuum.
Discharge vacuum then.The sealing part discharges around filter, so the closed vent hole.Aspiration procedure can take place now.
Suction is when running abort-the mechanical feature of suction-and can apply vacuum again and remove the cigarette of using.The sealing part can be used for other test then.
The 3rd embodiment
In the 3rd embodiment, the plug for seal part is installed on the cigarette for the test in the custom-designed separate device of this purpose.This equipment is arranged so that it arrives the block piece of expression (present) filter when cigarette is placed in the machine, makes when the plug for seal part is installed, and it aspirates machine sealing beginning and form the exact position of docking with existing seal in routine and begins.The degree of sealing is determined by the entire length of the filter of test and is selected seal length according to this basis.The brand of this block piece and employed cigarette is irrelevant.
The seal automatic or manual is loaded in the mechanism and by using vacuum expansion to form the diameter bigger than release conditions.Cigarette is loaded on the retainer and the vacuum that discharges allows seal to shrink and snugly center on filter cooperates.
The character of mechanism makes it possible to monitor vacuum to find passing the less of plug for seal part or than gross leak and provide the warning that should not use the sealing part and should replace.
Cigarette is removed and is installed on the standard cigarette retainer that uses in the suction machine.
In case aspirate this object then abandon the sealing part.
Fig. 3 shows cigarette retainer and the blocking device among the 3rd embodiment.In this embodiment, the seal retainer is a standard construction, and the blocking device that separates is used for stopping up filtering holes.In Fig. 3, the part of first or second embodiment gives same numeral and is not described further.
Referring to Fig. 3, conventional cigarette retainer 70 comprises a plurality of labyrinths 58 that are used to clamp the cigarette 28 of having inserted retainer 70.Basically the blocking device that separates 72 of tubular form within it side comprise elastic sealing element 74.Seal 74 also is the tubulose that has lip in its top ends, and this lip is clamped around the end parcel of blocking device 72 and with it.Blocking device 72 is provided with exhaust port 76, and this port 76 is connected to vavuum pump 35, and mode is identical with above-mentioned reference first and second embodiment description.Perhaps, blocking device 72 off line before being installed on the standard retainer is installed on the cigarette in separate device, and mode is identical with the 4th embodiment described below.
The 4th embodiment
In the 4th embodiment, the plug for seal part is being installed on the cigarette of test in the custom-designed separate device of this purpose.The position of passage and the degree of perforation are known, and select the length of the seal of coverage hole before assembling, in this design, and only coverage hole rather than whole filter length.This equipment is arranged so that it arrives the block piece of expression filter passage when cigarette is placed in the machine, makes that it covers all holes when the plug for seal part is installed.This block piece is variable and can be according to the brand setting of the cigarette of using.
The blocking device that Fig. 4 shows according to the 4th embodiment is inserted into the signal shape of the mechanism on the cigarette by it.Each blocking device 80 side within it comprises the elastic sealing element 82 with lip, and this lip is clamped around the end parcel of blocking device and with it.This blocking device also comprises exhaust port 84, and it makes, and this device can be connected to vacuum when device is installed on the cigarette.
Blocking device 80 automatic or manuals are loaded in the mechanism to form the cylinder of the device of preparing installation.The device of installing forms the diameter bigger than release conditions by using vacuum expansion.Cigarette is loaded on the equipment and the vacuum that discharges allows seal to shrink and snugly center on filter in the passage zone cooperates.
The character of mechanism makes it possible to monitor vacuum to find passing the less of plug for seal part or than gross leak and provide the warning that should not use the sealing part and should replace.
Then cigarette is removed and is installed on the standard cigarette retainer that uses in the suction machine.
In case Fig. 5 shows cigarette when having inserted retainer cigarette retainer and blocking device.The parts of the retainer identical with previous embodiment give same numeral and are not described further.
In case suction end of run then abandon these seals.
Fig. 6 illustrates in greater detail some parts of seal installing mechanism.Referring to Fig. 6, setting can change the motor 90 of the position of variable block piece 92 under the control of control module 94.Control module 94 has the memory of the passage position of storage different brands cigarette.Before cigarette was placed in the machine, the operator entered the brand of cigarette by keypad 96.If perhaps cigarette is not the brand of control module identification, the operator can import the position of passage in the cigarette.Control module 94 makes seal cover some or all of passages when mounted by the position of motor 90 adjusting block pieces 92 then.
Form as an alternative is not the position of regulating block piece 92, but the position of adjustable sealing spare on being installed to cigarette the time.
The detection of inefficacy seal
The detection of other flaw is very important to obtain consistent results in aspiration procedure on pin hole and the obstruction barrier film.More particularly, the position of passage is the part of so-called " strong suction " operating mode, and any paths that is drawn into smoking product at ventilation point air all can reduce measurement result and underestimate amount of substance in the master stream flue dust that is referred to as " tar ".This can cause result's highly variable in a word, can the result's of such acquisition validity be thrown doubt upon.
Fig. 7 shows the setting that can provide the simple inspection of pin hole and other flaw to guarantee making consistent seal around passage.This setting can be used for above-mentioned any embodiment, or in fact is designed for other purpose such as the seal of measuring pressure drop.
Referring to Fig. 7, plug for seal part S1 is placed on by pipeline and is connected in its formation part or keeper of valve V1, pump P1 and vacuum scale VG.In order to make cigarette can insert seal, pump P1 starts and valve V1 opens.This is to the regional exhaust that centers on of connecting pipe and obstruction barrier film.Barrier film S1 is pulled outwardly the hole that increases around forming the formation of part or keeper.Bigger hole makes the cigarette seal of can packing into.
Pressure between vacuum scale VG indication pump P1 and the flexible seals S1.Can indicate this pressure and it to compare by the analog or digital reading with the expection vacuum of pump and intact seal.If desired, can carry out this comparison by the operator.But, in shown in Figure 7 the setting, inefficacy seal probe unit D being set, it is compared actual pressure and the indication of inefficacy is provided when pressure is too high with predetermined critical.For example, can provide video or audio frequency to lose efficacy indicates alarm operation person's seal to lose efficacy.
This has guaranteed to survey " great " inefficacy before cigarette installs to seal.If the pressure of surveying is acceptable, then cigarette insertion seal and valve V1 are closed.
In the cigarette aspiration procedure, continue or the pressure among measurement line S1, VG, the V1 continually.Because do not have potted line and seal to be sealed by the perfect vacuum, all have the slow increase (loss of vacuum) of pressure.But the rate of change of calculating pressure and with the expection slip of intact seal relatively.In Fig. 7, carry out this calculating by probe unit D, and the indication of losing efficacy is provided when slip is too high.In addition, can provide video or audio frequency to indicate alarm operation person's seal to lose efficacy maybe will lose efficacy.Like this, can investigate the integrality of obstruction barrier film to guarantee the aspirating cigarette of blocking ventilation more in good condition.
Although below described preferred embodiment, can change within the scope of the present invention.For example in above all embodiment, be better than with vacuum and expand seal so that cigarette can be inserted, the sealing part can have the relaxation state that is slightly larger than cigarette, and can apply the pressure of increase so that its expansion and obstruction filtering holes to seal.In this case, vavuum pump will be substituted by the pump of supply increase pressure.
For example, seal can be made up of the pipe of pipe in the similar tire with the valve that is connected to pump.Because cigarette is inserted retainer, air is fed to pipe by valve.This tube expansion is aspirated cigarette simultaneously to block filtering holes then.In a single day test is finished and is just discharged this valve so that air can be overflowed, make pipe be retracted to its relaxation state that cigarette can be removed thus.
The present invention can be used for testing the smoking product except cigarette, such as cigar and cigarlet.
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1. one kind is used for suction machine that smoking product is aspirated, the flexible seals (30 of at least some passages (40) on described suction machine comprises in the filter of being arranged to stop up described smoking product (28); 60; 74), described suction machine is arranged in described passage (40) by described flexible seals (30; 60; When 74) stopping up described smoking product is aspirated, described flexible seals is the part of blocking device (72), and described blocking device comprises and the attached rigid element of described flexible seals (74), and described blocking device (72) comprises and is used for port (76) that described flexible seals is exerted pressure and changed.
2. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described flexible seals is made by elastomeric material.
3. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, described flexible seals is made by synthetic or natural rubber.
4. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described flexible seals is impermeable to gas.
5. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described flexible seals can expand and/or shrink.
6. suction machine as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described flexible seals can adopt smoking product can insert the primary importance of described seal and the second place that described flexible seals is clamped described smoking product.
7. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described flexible seals need not use release agent or lubricant between described flexible seals and smoking product.
8. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described rigid element is that at least a portion of flexible seals tubulose and described (74) is positioned at described rigid element.
9. suction machine as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, at least one end of described flexible seals (74) has around the lip of described rigid element end parcel.
10. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described blocking device (72) is arranged so that described flexible seals can expand in response to pressure changes or shrink.
11. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, between at least a portion of described rigid element and described flexible seals the air gap is set, described port (76) is connected to described the air gap.
12. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described blocking device is connected to upward leakage or the inefficacy to survey described flexible seals of pressure, flow or vacuum sensing device (38).
13. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described passage (40) is stopped up fully or part is stopped up.
14. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described flexible seals (30; 60) be a part that is used for described smoking product is remained on the retainer of described suction machine.
15. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises the device (35) that described flexible seals is exerted pressure and changed.
16. suction machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises pressure, flow or leakage or the inefficacy of vacuum sensing device (38) to survey described flexible seals.
17. suction machine as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, also comprise being used to store needed force value, being used for the needed force value comparison of the sensed values of pressure and described storage and the device (42) that is used for providing the inefficacy indication of described flexible seals according to the result of described comparison.
18. an aspirator comprises:
The suction machine;
Smoking product (28) is placed in the described suction machine, is used for by described suction machine drawn; And
Flexible seals (82) is attached to the passage (40) on the filter that is used for stopping up described smoking product (28) on the described smoking product when described smoking product is sucked,
Described flexible seals is the part of blocking device (80), described blocking device (80) comprises and the attached rigid element of described flexible seals (82), and described blocking device (72) comprises and is used for port (76) that described flexible seals is exerted pressure and changed.
19. aspirator as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises the device (35) that described flexible seals is exerted pressure and changed.
20. aspirator as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises pressure, flow or leakage or the inefficacy of vacuum sensing device (38) to survey described flexible seals.
21. aspirator as claimed in claim 20, it is characterized in that, also comprise being used to store needed force value, being used for the needed force value comparison of the sensed values of pressure and described storage and the device (42) that is used for providing the inefficacy indication of described flexible seals according to the result of described comparison.
22. a method of automatically smoking product being aspirated in the suction machine, described suction machine comprises flexible seals (30; 60; 74), described method is included in and passes through described flexible seals (30 when described smoking product is sucked; 60; 74) stop up passage (40) on the filter of described smoking product (28), and comprise described flexible seals exerted pressure to change and described flexible seals is expanded or shrink.
23. method as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, also comprises detecting pressure, flow or the vacuum be applied on the described flexible seals with the leakage of surveying described encapsulant or the step of inefficacy.
24. a method of automatically smoking product being aspirated in the suction machine said method comprising the steps of:
Blocking device (80) is installed on the described smoking product with the passage on the filter that stops up described smoking product (28) (40), described blocking device comprises rigid element and flexible seals (82), wherein, described flexible seals is exerted pressure to change described flexible seals is expanded or shrink; And
When described blocking device (80) stops up described passage (40), described smoking product is aspirated.
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| GB0503973.0 | 2005-02-25 | ||
| GB0503973A GB2423461A (en) | 2005-02-25 | 2005-02-25 | Device for occluding holes in smoking articles |
| PCT/GB2006/000644 WO2006090158A1 (en) | 2005-02-25 | 2006-02-24 | Testing of smoking articles |
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