CN101495003B - Cigarette-making machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a cigarette-making machine (100) of the tobacco-injecting type includes an improvement being a handgrip (160) that provides improved ergonomics to a user of the machine. The handgrip (160) is configured to project upward from a top surface (112) of the housing of the machine to position the user's hand distal from the compacting chamber and the hollow nipple, thereby preventing potential user injuries. Furthermore, the handgrip (160) is configured on the top surface (112) to provide the user with a convenient location to apply a downward force to the machine to prevent the machine from sliding on a surface without damaging components of the machine. In another embodiment, a cigarette-making machine (100) of the tobacco-injecting type includes an improvement being an adjustable volume compacting chamber. The cigarette-making machine may include a volume-adjusting member (170) that is configured to axially partition the compacting chamber into a tobacco-receiving portion and a vacant portion.
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Technical field
The present invention totally belongs to the cigarette-making machine of injector type, the method that particularly relates to a kind of improved injector type cigarette-making machine and use this cigarette-making machine.
Background technology
The cigarette-making machine of injector type is known.(title is for " Cigarette Making Machine " to authorize the United States Patent(USP) No. 2731971 of Kastner; Open day is on January 24th, 1956) a kind of family expenses cigarette-making machine disclosed; The a part of loose tobacco leaf of this cigarette-making machine compression and Linear Leaf Speedwell cigarette equivalent, the tobacco leaf that will compress through plunger then injects preformed cigarette tube.In the process that tobacco leaf partly injects, this preformed empty cigarette tube remains on an end of the hollow nipple of cigarette-making machine.In case the tobacco leaf of compression injects preformed cigarette tube fully, it just discharges from cigarette-making machine, so that carry out smoking, perhaps stores so that smoking later on.
(title is for " CigaretteMachine " to authorize the United States Patent(USP) No. 3127900 of Kastner; Open day is on April 7th, 1964), (title is " Cigarette Making Machine " to authorize the United States Patent(USP) No. 4411278 of Kastner; Be October 25 nineteen eighty-three in open day) with the United States Patent(USP) No. 6557560 of authorizing Kastner (title is " CigaretteMaking Machine ", and open day is on May 6th, 2003) the various improvement to cigarette-making machine described in the United States Patent(USP) No. 2731971 are provided.For example, United States Patent(USP) No. 3127900 discloses the version of above-mentioned cigarette-making machine, so that make it be fit to make cigarette through having the filter-tip cigarette tube that is pre-formed.United States Patent(USP) No. 4411278 discloses a kind of cigarette-making machine of general type same as described above, but has provided the new manufacturing method of the production cost that is used for reducing greatly existing device.All aforementioned patent are all expired.Although aforementioned patent provides the multiple favourable improvement that is used for injector-type machines, and they have all obtained the success of sizable coml, and this machine still has so far still an open question.
A problem of aforementioned machines is that neither one improves processing safety and the human engineering property for the user.As everyone knows, use the cigarette-making machine of aforementioned type to cause the user of machine injured sometimes, particularly the operation of machine is unfamiliar with and is not read operation indication and the rawness user of points for attention in the machine.Below with reference to figure 1, represented the use of the machine shown in Fig. 8 of United States Patent(USP) No. 3127900 among the figure, cigarette-making machine 10 in use has two possible danger.Make with a certain amount of tobacco leaf compress chamber 12 and be full of after, wherein compacting part 14 moves in compressing chamber 12, the user holds displacer handle 16 in hand with first, this displacer handle 16 is oriented in the starting position.Then, the user places his or her another hand on the machine 10, so that machine is applied downward force, is used for when displacer handle 16 clockwise directions rotate, preventing that machine 10 from sliding from the teeth outwards.As shown in the figure, the user usually with his or her hand place machine 10, near on the turning that compresses chamber 12 and hollow nipple 18, injector spoon (spoon) (for example 230 of Fig. 7) is through this hollow nipple 18 protrusions.Shown in hand position, the user possibly receive the type that the scratches injury of punching press injury and/or the injector spoon of compacting part 14.Therefore, the cigarette-making machine of injector type has when selling or otherwise provides warning (for example being arranged in stickers or pad pasting on the machine) and operation indication, is used for instruction and warns inexperienced user, so that the proper operation machine.
Although warning has roughly reduced user's injury effectively basically, warning makes many users operate machines improperly, causes machine breakdown or other fault.Particularly, the user who has much noted this warning will operate machines-have only a hand excessively carefully on displacer handle 16.These excessive careful users make handle 16 turn clockwise usually, are applying downward force on the handle 16 to prevent slip from the teeth outwards in the clockwise direction rotary course of machine 10 at displacer handle 16 simultaneously.Really prevented that machine 10 from sliding although on handle 16, apply downward force, this downward force undesirably makes the machine part (for example rotating shaft, neck bush, linkage etc.) that connects handle 16 and compacting part 14 produce additional wear and tear.A lot of cigarette-making machine manufacturers guarantee that this causes loss in revenue to the machine of user's maintenance free/replacing damage.Therefore, be desirable to provide a kind of machine that improves human engineering, be used to make security of users maximum, and reduce incorrect machine operation.
Another well known challenge of injector type cigarette-making machine is to make the adjustability of different size cigarette.The paper tube of making in advance has a variety of sizes and style.For example the paper tube of " 100mm " size, " especially big " size and " normally " size can be used for filter tip and " straight (straight) " (promptly not having filter tip) style, length and/or diameter that other pipe of each Guan Youyu is slightly different.Should be known in that when the cigarette-making machine of injector type can not be used for the paper tube of different size the problem of face is with too much or in the tobacco leaf ascending pipe very little, thereby forms inappropriate cigarette.When attempting to make the injector type cigarette-making machine to be used to fill the paper tube of two kinds or more sizes, this machine is provided with regulates action bars 20, as shown in fig. 1.When the user moves when regulating action bars 20, the distance of protrusion will change injector spoon (for example 230 of Fig. 7) from hollow nipple 18.Although the adjusting action bars 20 of machine 10 can be worked at least in theory; But be to use user to have been found that this adjustings action bars 20 is not easy to fill the paper tube of two kinds or more different sizes, because adjusting action bars 20 can not be regulated the volume that compresses chamber 12 with machine of regulating action bars 20.Therefore, can fill the paper tube of different size in order to make machine 10, the user need change that he or she is dispensed to the tobacco leaf amount that compresses in the chamber 12.And the user possibly locate, arrange or otherwise be provided with tobacco leaf in compressing chamber 12.For example, the user can be arranged in tobacco leaf the center and left side (promptly near the hollow nipple 18) part of chamber 12, so that suitably compress and insert than in the short paper pipe.Because this machinery requirement user much intervenes, therefore be desirable to provide a kind of machine that can improve the adjustability that adapts to the different size paper tube.
Summary of the invention
On the one hand, the invention provides a kind of cigarette-making machine that overcomes foregoing problems.In one embodiment, the cigarette-making machine of tobacco leaf injection type comprises the handle that has improved, and this handle provides improved human engineering property for the user of machine.Handle is arranged to from the top surface of machine case protruding upward, so that user's hand is positioned to away from compressing chamber and hollow nipple.And handle is arranged on the top surface, is convenient to downward force is applied to the position that makes things convenient on the machine so that provide to the user, thereby prevents that machine from sliding from the teeth outwards, can not damage the parts of machine simultaneously.In another embodiment, the cigarette-making machine of tobacco leaf injection type comprises the improvement that adjustable volume is compressed chamber.Cigarette-making machine can comprise the volume adjustment parts, and these volume adjustment parts are arranged to axially be separated into tobacco leaf receiving unit and vacant part with compressing chamber.For be used for axially separating the volume adjustment parts that compress chamber and cooperate, compacting part can comprise at least one slit, this slit is basically parallel to the direction of motion of compacting part.On the other hand, a kind of method of using improved cigarette-making machine is provided.
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Fig. 1 has represented the injector type cigarette-making machine of prior art;
Fig. 2 has represented the perspective view according to an injector type cigarette-making machine embodiment, improved;
Fig. 3 has represented the enlarged drawing that compresses chamber of the embodiment of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 has represented the plan view from above of the embodiment of Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 has represented the front view of the embodiment of Fig. 2;
Fig. 6 A-C has represented plan view from above, side view and the front view of volume adjustment parts shown in Figure 2 respectively; And
Fig. 7 has represented the upward view of the embodiment of Fig. 2, wherein partly shows internal part.
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With reference to accompanying drawing, improved cigarette-making machine is provided among the figure below.As shown in Figure 2, the improvement cigarette-making machine 100 of an embodiment is injector type, and wherein, a certain amount of tobacco leaf that is used for single cigarette compresses compressing chamber, injects preformed paper cigarette tube through syringe then.Machine 100 comprises the housing of essentially rectangular, and this housing comprises top part 110 and bottom part 130.Upper and lower part 110,130 can be processed by any suitable material, for example metal, plastics etc.Top part 110 comprises roughly flat top surface 112 and dangles downwards and be approximately perpendicular to leading flank 114, trailing flank 116, right flank 118 and the left surface 120 of top surface 112.As shown in the figure, bottom part 130 also comprises dangles downwards and respectively from leading flank 114, trailing flank 116, right flank 118 and left surface 120 outward-dipping leading flank 132, trailing flank 134, right flank 136 and left surface 138.Therefore, the side 132-138 of the top surface 112 of top part 110 and side 114-120 and bottom part 130 has confirmed to be used to hold the internal cavities of the moving component (for example link assembly, cam, motion arm, syringe etc.) of machine 100.The parts of machine 100 are known (for example referring to above-described patent), therefore for the sake of simplicity, introduce no longer in detail here.As shown in the figure, bottom part 130 can comprise substrate 102, and this substrate 102 is removably mounted on the bottom of bottom part 130, and being used to provides the path near moving component, so that cleaning, maintenance, repairing etc.Substrate 102 can be processed by any suitable material, but preferably, and substrate 102 be an anti-slip material, and rubber etc. for example is so that in use reduce machine 100 motion (for example slip) from the teeth outwards as far as possible.
In addition, as shown in Figure 2, top surface 112 comprises hole 142, and the opening that compresses chamber (140 among Fig. 3) has been confirmed to lead in this hole 142, wherein, compresses chamber 114 translation in compressing chamber, so that a certain amount of tobacco leaf of compression arrangement in chamber 140.Machine 100 is included on the left surface 120 of top part 110 and near the hollow nipple 146 of leading flank 114, this hollow nipple 146 with compress chamber 140 and be communicated with.And hold assembly 148 is arranged near ozzle 146.Known, compression, roughly cylindricality tobacco leaf partly the effect through syringe (230 among Fig. 7) move through hollow nipple 146 and get into and be arranged in the prefabricated paper cigarette tube on the ozzle 146 from compressing chamber 140.Hold assembly 148 cooperates with ozzle 146, so that in the tobacco leaf injection process, prefabricated paper cigarette tube is remained on the ozzle 146.As shown in the figure, machine 100 also is included in the actuator 150 and handle 160 on the top surface 112.Rotation is through the angle of about 180 degree, so that drive the internal part that connects actuator 150 and compacting part 144 in the plane of actuator 150 on top surface 112.
As shown in the figure; Actuator 150 moves to its compacted position (promptly roughly and a little forward protrusion) to the right from its starting position (promptly roughly backward and to the right protrusion) along bow-shaped route; Move to its drain position (promptly roughly protruding forward and a little left) then; This starting position is represented by the dotted line that is labeled as " S " that in Fig. 2 this compacted position is represented by the solid line that is labeled as " C ", and this drain position is represented by the dotted line that is labeled as " I ".When actuator 150 was in starting position S, compacting part 144 was return (i.e. translation backward) fully, compressed chamber 140 loading tobacco leaves so that can make.When actuator 150 when S rotates to compacted position C from the starting position, compacting part 144 travels forward (promptly towards leading flank 114 motions), so that be pressed on the tobacco leaf that compresses in the chamber 140.Then; When actuator 150 further when compacted position C rotates to injection position I; Compress chamber 144 and roughly keep static, the syringe (not shown), is arranged in the paper cigarette tube on the ozzle 146 so that the tobacco leaf that compresses is got into through compressing chamber 140 and hollow nipple 146 to left.Through making actuator 150 from injection position I (counterclockwise promptly) motion in opposite direction; Syringe is retracted in the internal cavities, and like this, the cigarette of completion can be taken out from ozzle 146; And compacting part 144 translation backward is so that make machine 100 prepare to make another cigarette.
Although should be known in to have selectable minimizing slip (for example rubber) substrate 102, machine 100 still possibly carry out undesirable motion from the teeth outwards in the rotary course of actuator 150.Therefore; Provide handle 160; Like this, the user can apply downward force to machine 100, moves in the process of making cigarette to avoid machine 100; Thereby machine 100 (for example neck bush 152, internal part etc.) is damaged, and this damage puts on actuator 150 last times generation in downward force usually.And handle 160 is arranged on the top surface 112, so that improve the human engineering property for the user of machine 100.And handle provides the device of being convenient to handle and transport machine 100.
The clearest shown in Fig. 2 and 4, handle 160 is arranged in the left, rear corner of top surface 112, and protruding upward from this top surface 112.Handle 160 is arranged on the left side of actuator 150; Be basically parallel to leading flank and trailing flank 114,116; Like this, make the user with his or her another hand (be user, the hand of rotary actuator 150 not) be arranged to away from compress chamber 144, away from hollow nipple 146 with away from the bow-shaped route of actuator 150.Be arranged to be roughly parallel to leading flank and trailing flank 114,116 although handle 160 is expressed as, handle 160 also can otherwise be provided with, and for example tilts or is roughly parallel to right flank and left surface 118,120.Like Fig. 2, shown in 4 and 5, in the illustrated embodiment of improving cigarette-making machine 100, handle 160 is handles, but handle 160 also can be a knob, or other rigidity or the semi-rigid parts that are used to apply power, keep or transport object known in the art.Like Fig. 2, shown in 4 and 5, shown in handle 160 be roughly elongated U-shaped, C shape or D shape handle, they are arranged to kept and caught by user's finger, but handle 160 also can have other shape.For example, handle 160 can comprise human engineering processing known in the art (for example referring to groove, pad etc.) in addition, is used to improve the gripping property and the fatigue that reduces hand, wrist and arm of handle 160.Handle 160 can be integrally formed with housing (for example the top part 110) or be in aggregates, perhaps can be installed on this housing, for example passes through securing member such as screw, bolt, pin etc.In certain embodiments, handle 160 can be removed.
Following with reference to figure 2-6, cigarette-making machine 100 can also further be modified into and make that compressing chamber 140 has the adjustable volume of user.As shown in Figure 2, cigarette-making machine can comprise volume adjustment parts 170, and these volume adjustment parts 170 can move on machine 100, so that change the volume that compresses chamber 140.As shown in Figure 2, volume adjustment parts 170 can be removed from machine 100 in addition.Machine 100 comprises fixed mechanism 180, and this fixed mechanism 180 is arranged so that volume adjustment parts 170 are connected with machine 100.And; As hereinafter described; Fixed mechanism 180, compacting part 144 and volume adjustment parts 170 can cooperate so that make volume adjustment parts 170 motion that in compressing chamber 140, (promptly is roughly parallel to the horizontal direction of leading flank and trailing flank 114,116) vertically, thereby are provided for receiving the appropriate volume of scheduled volume tobacco leaf.
The clearest as shown in Figure 3; Compacting part 144 comprises left slot 144a and right slot 144b; Slit 144a, the spaced apart predetermined shaft of 144b be to horizontal range, and extend backward and generally perpendicularly from bending (for example hemispherical) pressing surface 145 of compacting part.Although being expressed as, compacting part 144 comprises that two slit 144a, 144b, this compacting part 144 also can comprise still less or more slit, so that more or less volume adjustment ability is provided.In an example; Compacting part 144 can include only a slit; Like this, machine 100 is arranged to fill the paper cigarette tube of two kinds of different sizes-when the volume adjustment parts are packed this single slot into, be first size, and when the volume adjustment parts take out from this single slot, is second size.As shown in Figure 3; Post 113a, 113b are arranged among slit 144a, the 144b; Be respectively applied for from top surface 112 and extend perpendicularly to the base plate that compresses chamber 140, so that prevent compacting part 144 axially-movables and be bonded at (for example in compressing the process of a part of tobacco leaf) in the chamber 140.Although post 113a, 113b are expressed as basic cylindrical shape, post 113a, 113b can have other shape, for example are rectangle or square pole or pipe.Can know that by Fig. 2-4 slit 144a, 144b are arranged to when volume adjustment parts 170 are connected with machine 100 through fixed mechanism 180, receive the part of these volume adjustment parts 170.Just, the part of volume adjustment parts 170 is arranged to insert and is compressed in the chamber 140, and like this, volume adjustment parts 170 cooperate with at least one slit 144a, 144b, so that axially separate this chamber 140.
The clearest shown in Fig. 6 A-C, volume adjustment parts 170 can be formed or machining by suitable rigid material (for example metal, plastics etc.).For example, volume adjustment parts 170 can be by steel plate or sheet materials and are formed single-piece part.Side surface 174 (Fig. 6 B) that as shown in the figure, volume adjustment parts 170 comprise roughly flat top surface 172 (Fig. 6 A), dangle downwards from the left side edge of top surface 172 and the front surface 176 (Fig. 6 C) that dangles downwards from the leading edge of top surface 172.The clearest as shown in Figure 4, when side surface 174 is arranged in when compressing in the chamber 140, top surface 172 is arranged to top (right-hand side) part of coverage hole 142.Also as shown in Figure 4, when being arranged in when compressing in the chamber 140, side surface 174 is used to provide partitioned portion, and it will compress chamber 140 and axially be separated into vacant (right-hand side) part that tobacco leaf receives (left-hand side) part and covered by top surface 172.It is basic identical with the width in hole 142 that side surface 174 is arranged to width, and extend to top surface 112 from the base plate that compresses chamber 140 highly basically.Shown in Fig. 6 C; The front surface 176 of volume adjustment parts 170 comprises the perpendicular grooves (left groove 176a and right groove 176b) opened between two and projection 177 forward; This forward projection 177 be convenient to catch, handle or make volume adjustment parts 170 motion, particularly when it is connected with machine 100.Although front surface 176 comprises perpendicular grooves 176a, the 176b that opens between two, front surface 176 can comprise still less or more grooves, so as basically with compacting part 144 in the slit number equate.For example, include only a slit at compacting part 144, thereby make machine 100 be arranged to fill in the previous embodiment of paper cigarette tube of two kinds of different sizes, volume adjustment parts 170 include only a groove.The clearest as shown in Figure 5, groove 176a, 176b are arranged to be connected with fixed mechanism 180, and like this, side surface 174 aligns in slit 144a, 144b, and prevent that volume adjustment parts 170 from axial direction moving.
Figure 4 and 5 have been represented volume adjustment parts 170, and these volume adjustment parts 170 are connected with machine 100, and right groove 176b is arranged on the fixed mechanism 180, and like this, volume adjustment parts 170 are arranged on left-most position.When volume adjustment parts 170 were arranged on left-most position, as shown in the figure, side surface 174 was packed among the left slot 144a, so that make the volume of the tobacco leaf receiving unit that compresses chamber 140 minimum.The left-most position of volume adjustment parts 170 can fill the paper cigarette tube of " normally " size corresponding to the user.Similarly; When volume adjustment parts 170 are connected with machine 100; And left groove 176a is arranged in 180 last times of fixed mechanism, and volume adjustment parts 170 are arranged on right-most position, like this; Side surface 174 is packed among the right slot 144b, so that increase the volume of the tobacco leaf receiving unit that compresses chamber 140 a little with respect to left-most position.The right-most position of volume adjustment parts 170 can fill supersize paper cigarette tube corresponding to the user.And, when volume adjustment parts 170 when machine 100 is removed, the whole volumes that compress chamber 140 all can be used for filling tobacco, like this, the user can fill the paper cigarette tube of " 100mm " size.Although compacting part 140 has been arranged to two slit 144a, 144b; And these two slit 144a, 144b are corresponding with corresponding recesses 176b, the 176a of volume adjustment parts 170, thereby can fill the paper cigarette tube of three kinds of sizes, but also can select; Compacting part 140 can be arranged to a slit; And volume adjustment parts 170 have been arranged to a groove, and like this, the paper cigarette tube that can fill two kinds of sizes (promptly; The paper tube of reduced size can use volume adjustment parts 170 to fill, and the paper tube of large-size can fill through volume adjustment parts 170 are removed from machine 100).
Like Fig. 2, shown in 4 and 5, fixed mechanism 180 protrudes forward from leading flank 114 in the middle of right flank and left surface 118,120.As shown in the figure, fixed mechanism 180 one embodiment comprises securing member 182, this securing member 182 passes leading flank 114 and extends, and threaded portion 184 is arranged, this threaded portion 184 has been located head 186 (Fig. 7) at first end (promptly in internal cavities).First nut 188 that is expressed as rubber fruit cap nut be arranged in securing member 182, on outside and second end away from head 186; And second nut 190 that is expressed as the knurled nut is arranged on the threaded portion 184, and can between first nut 188 and leading flank 114, move.Be used to prevent that second nut 190 from leaving securing member 182 although should be known in first nut 188, also can select to omit this first nut 188.Through making knurled nut 190 front and back motion on threaded portion 184, the user can unclamp volume adjustment parts 170 fixing (being clamping) respectively on leading flank 114 and from this leading flank 114.Although an embodiment such as said setting of fixed mechanism 180 also can suitably utilize other mechanism arrangement known in the art to come detachable and/or adjustable ground makes volume adjustment parts 170 axially motion in compressing chamber 140.For example, fixed mechanism 180 can be lock pin, buckle etc.
With reference to figure 7, represented the plane of the internal cavities of machine 100 among the figure below, part has been represented internal part.As shown in the figure, arm 210 pivotally is connected with axle 200 at its first end place, and this axle 200 is connected with actuator 150 on top surface 112.Connecting rod 220 at one end with arm 210, pivotally be connected away from second end of axle 200.Second end of connecting rod 220 pivotally is connected with syringe 230.When actuator 150 rotates to injection position when (representing with I among Fig. 2) from compacted position (representing with C Fig. 2); Arm 210 carries out hinged with connecting rod 220; And make injector spoon 230 through compressing chamber 140 with hollow nipple 146 and translation; So that the tobacco leaf that compresses is charged into the paper cigarette tube, this paper cigarette tube is arranged on the ozzle 146.Should know; In various conventional injector-type cigarette-making machines (the for example machine shown in Fig. 1); Guarantee that holding lever 240 receives the spring bias voltage, and be connected, be used for the process in the tobacco leaf ascending pipe is being remained on hollow nipple 146 with the paper cigarette tube with hold assembly 148.And; In this common machines; Guarantee that holding lever 240 (or the parts that are connected with it) provides retainer; Excessively rotate (being that actuator 150 is crossed injection position I) so that prevent actuator 150, this excessive rotation can make connecting rod that syringe 230 is excessively stretched in the paper tube, because this excessive rotation for example possibly cause damaging the filter end of pipe.In an embodiment of machine 100; In order to prevent that actuator 150 from excessively rotating (being that actuator 150 is crossed injection position I); Securing member 182 is arranged on the leading flank 114 and in the centre of left surface and right flank 120,118; Like this, the head 186 of securing member 182 is provided for the retainer of actuator 150, rather than guarantees that holding lever 240 provides retainer.Just, for embodiment shown in Figure 7, head 186 is to projecting inward, and is so that block second end of connecting rod 220, as shown in the figure.Like this; Head 186 blocks second end of connecting rod 220; So that prevent arm 210 and guarantee that holding lever 240 contacts; Because at arm 210, connecting rod 220 with guarantee that the contact of holding between the lever 240 possibly make that the paper cigarette tube is permanent and unclamp from ozzle 146, perhaps make arm 210, connecting rod 220 and lever 240 constrain in together, thereby cause incorrect operation and/or damage internal part.
In yet another aspect, a kind of method of using improved injector type cigarette-making machine is provided.At first, the user should make machine prepare to receive a part of tobacco leaf, for example realizes through making actuator rotate to the starting position.The paper cigarette tube is arranged on the hollow nipple, and a part of tobacco leaf is arranged in compresses in the chamber.The user places first hand (for example user's the right hand) on the actuator, and second hand (for example user's left hand) placed on the handle.The user can apply downward force on handle, and makes actuator rotation (for example along clockwise direction in a horizontal plane) through user's another hand.In the rotary course of actuator, the user can intermittently or apply downward force basically continuously on handle, slides so that prevent machine, is full of tobacco leaf up to the paper cigarette tube, thereby processes complete cigarette.
In some cases, the user possibly hope to make the cigarette of different size.At this moment, the user at first confirms to be arranged in the size of the paper cigarette tube on the hollow nipple.Then, the user selects according to the paper cigarette tube size of confirming or otherwise regulates to compress the volume of chamber, and makes this volume selected or that otherwise regulate be full of tobacco leaf.Then, the user can follow said process: his or her hand is placed on actuator and the handle; Apply downward force to handle; And actuator is rotated.In order to select to compress the volume of chamber, the user can arrange in compressing chamber or the volume adjustment parts otherwise are set, so that axially separate this chamber, receives volume and vacant volume thereby produce tobacco leaf.In some embodiment of machine, maximum in order to make tobacco leaf receive volume, the user can remove the volume adjustment parts from compress chamber.
Here by the agency of different embodiments of the invention.Should be known in that illustrated embodiment just carries out example, the scope that is not intended to limit the invention.
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1. cigarette-making machine comprises:
Housing, this housing comprises the top surface with hole;
Actuator, this actuator moves along bow-shaped route above top surface;
In housing, compress chamber, this compresses chamber and is communicated with this hole;
Compacting part, this compacting part is arranged in and compresses in the chamber, and is connected with actuator, and this compacting part is according to the motion of actuator and translation;
Hollow nipple, this hollow nipple are arranged on the housing and near this hole, this hollow nipple with compress chamber and be communicated with;
Handle, this handle are on housing, and this handle comprises an opening, and this opening is used to receive the user's who passes this opening finger, and this handle is provided with away from bow-shaped route, compresses chamber and hollow nipple; And
The volume adjustment parts, these volume adjustment parts can insert and compress in the chamber, and these volume adjustment parts are arranged to be separated into vacant volume and receive volume near the tobacco leaf of hollow nipple compressing chamber.
2. cigarette-making machine according to claim 1 also comprises: fixed mechanism, this fixed mechanism are arranged to the volume adjustment parts are held in place along compressing chamber length.
3. cigarette-making machine according to claim 2, wherein, compacting part comprises:
Pressing surface, this pressing surface extends along the length that compresses chamber; And
At least one slit, this at least one slit roughly vertically extends from pressing surface, and wherein, the volume adjustment parts comprise the partitioned portion in this at least one slit that is used to pack into.
4. cigarette-making machine according to claim 3, wherein: the volume adjustment parts comprise at least one groove, this at least one groove is arranged to cooperate with fixed mechanism, so that partitioned portion is alignd in this at least one slit.
5. cigarette-making machine according to claim 2, wherein, this fixed mechanism comprises:
Securing member with threaded portion, this securing member are arranged to pass housing at place, the end protrusion near said hole, and this securing member comprises head, and this head is at the end in said housing of this threaded portion; And
Nut, this nut is arranged on the threaded portion in outside, and this nut is arranged to the volume adjustment parts are clamped on the housing.
6. cigarette-making machine comprises:
Housing, this housing comprises the top surface with hole;
Actuator, this actuator moves along bow-shaped route above top surface;
In housing, compress chamber, this compresses chamber and is communicated with this hole;
Compacting part, this compacting part is arranged in and compresses in the chamber, and is connected with actuator, and this compacting part is according to the motion of actuator and translation;
Hollow nipple, this hollow nipple are arranged on the housing and near this hole, this hollow nipple with compress chamber and be communicated with; And
The volume adjustment parts, these volume adjustment parts can insert and compress in the chamber, and these volume adjustment parts are arranged to be separated into vacant volume and receive volume near the tobacco leaf of hollow nipple compressing chamber.
7. cigarette-making machine according to claim 6 also comprises: fixed mechanism, this fixed mechanism are arranged to the volume adjustment parts are held in place along compressing chamber length.
8. cigarette-making machine according to claim 7, wherein, compacting part comprises:
Pressing surface, this pressing surface extends along the length that compresses chamber; And
At least one slit, this at least one slit roughly vertically extends from pressing surface, and wherein, the volume adjustment parts comprise the partitioned portion in this at least one slit that is used to pack into.
9. cigarette-making machine according to claim 8, wherein: the volume adjustment parts comprise at least one groove, this at least one groove is arranged to cooperate with fixed mechanism, so that partitioned portion is alignd in this at least one slit.
10. cigarette-making machine according to claim 7, wherein, this fixed mechanism comprises:
Securing member with threaded portion, this securing member are arranged near the place, end in said hole and protrude from said housing, and this securing member comprises head, and this head is at the end in said housing of this threaded portion; And
Nut, this nut is arranged on the threaded portion in outside, and this nut is arranged to the volume adjustment parts are clamped on the housing.
11. cigarette-making machine according to claim 10, wherein: head is arranged to provide retainer, crosses the end motion of bow-shaped route so that prevent actuator.
12. cigarette-making machine according to claim 6 also comprises: handle, this handle is fixed on the housing, and this handle is arranged to away from bow-shaped route, is compressed chamber and hollow nipple.
13. cigarette-making machine according to claim 12, wherein: handle is arranged on the left rearward office of top surface.
14. make the method for cigarette through the injector type cigarette-making machine for one kind, this cigarette-making machine comprises: housing, this housing comprises the top surface with hole; Actuator, this actuator rotates along bow-shaped route above top surface; In housing, compress chamber, this compresses chamber and is communicated with this hole; Compacting part, this compacting part is arranged in and compresses in the chamber, and is connected with actuator, is used for according to the rotation of actuator and translation; Hollow nipple, this hollow nipple with compress chamber and be communicated with, and be arranged on housing one side and, and handle near this hole, this handle is fixed on the housing, this handle is arranged to away from bow-shaped route, is compressed chamber and hollow nipple, this method comprises:
Make said machine prepare to receive a part of tobacco leaf;
A part of tobacco leaf is arranged in compresses in the chamber;
The paper cigarette tube is arranged on the hollow nipple;
Hold actuator in hand with first;
Hold handle in hand with second;
Apply downward force through second hand to handle; And
Make the actuator motion through first hand;
Confirm to be arranged in the size of the paper cigarette tube on the hollow nipple;
Paper cigarette tube size with respect to being confirmed by abovementioned steps is regulated the volume that compresses chamber; And
Make the volume of described adjusted be full of tobacco leaf.
15. method according to claim 14, wherein, regulating step comprises:
With the volume adjustment arrangements of components in compressing chamber; And
The volume adjustment parts are moved along the length that compresses chamber, be separated into vacant volume and receive volume near the tobacco leaf of hollow nipple so that will compress chamber.
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