CN103315388A

CN103315388A - Machine for making tobacco industry products

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Publication number: CN103315388A
Application number: CN2013101630085A
Authority: CN
Inventors: F·帕斯托; P·坎波; L·塞尔米; N·维斯坎蒂; M·萨托尼
Original assignee: GD SpA
Current assignee: GD SpA
Priority date: 2012-03-22
Filing date: 2013-03-15
Publication date: 2013-09-25
Anticipated expiration: 2033-03-15
Also published as: EP2641482B1; CN103315388B; ITBO20120154A1; PL2641482T3; EP2641482A1

Abstract

A machine for making tobacco industry products, which forms the object of this invention, comprises a base (2) having a vertical front wall (3) supporting a plurality of operating elements (4) and an air suction system (6) having at least one suction source (7) and comprising a tubular structure (8) which connects the source (7) directly to at least one operating element (4); according to a preferred embodiment, the tubular structure (8) feeds each operating element (4) through at least two air flow routes formed by secondary conduits (14) forming part of the tubular structure (8).The machine allows the uniform distribution of the air suction flow access to a use position and makes quick response to an instant state and to a normal state of the machine.

Description

Machine for the manufacture of tobacco industry products

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of machine for the manufacture of tobacco industry products.

Background technology

Should be understood that term " tobacco industry products " is expression, for example, cigarette, cigarette with filter tip, various types of cigarette filters, particularly, and by two sections or the filter tip that forms of multistage more, tobacco bale, duricrust or soft shell cigarette, cigarette case and similar these other products.

Fig. 1 schematically totally represents a kind of manufacturing machine of prior art, illustrates with Reference numeral 100, comprises the matrix with vertical wall, and these vertical walls support a plurality of executive components 101.

Most executive components 101 is the swing rollers that rotate around horizontal axis of rotation, and these swing rollers are installed on the vertical support wall.

More specifically, swing roller is provided with a plurality of suction chambers, to admit in process and the reservation tobacco product.

Each manufacturing machine 100 also comprises the air suction system 103 for swing roller, and this air suction system is designed to produce predetermined negative pressure in corresponding suction chamber.

The suction system 103 of the manufacturing machine 100 of prior art comprises air suction source 102 and main collector 105, and this main collector is communicated with along machine 100 extensions and with air suction source 102 fluids.

Swing roller 101 is connected with the inner respective compartment 104 that forms of matrix, and is connected to main collector 105 by flow openings 106.

More specifically, compartment 104 is delimitd a boundary line by vertical wall and the internal zone dividing of supporting swing roller 101, limits larger space in matrix, as shown in Figure 2.

In use, air suction source 102 in the predetermined negative pressure of each compartment 104 interior generation, stands to result from negative pressure in the same compartment 104 so that be connected to the swing roller 101 of compartment 104 in main collector 105 and by flow openings 106.

Above-mentioned suction system 103 is called as " pectination system " technically, and because it has primary section, that is main collector 105, this main collector are branched off in the continuous use location that is in the compartment 104.

But this structural scheme is not immaculate.

In fact, in suction system 103, the distribution of air suction flow is not uniformly, this be because the air suction streams distance air suction source 102 farthest the use location or a little less than compartment 104 can become more and more.

And when the air suction flow need to be improved in some use locations, air suction source 102 increased air mass flow in whole system, though and unwanted position also be like this.

Further, suction system 103 aspect power consumption be poor efficiency and aspect transient response, lack reactive, namely recover normal operating condition slower, this is because emptying compartment 104 need to take a long time, and need to be from air suction source 102 expensive energy.

And, may turbulization in compartment 104, this can reduce the efficient of suction system 103.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of machine for the manufacture of tobacco product, this machine can overcome above-mentioned shortcoming.

More specifically, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of machine for the manufacture of tobacco product, this machine comprises suction system, allows towards the even distribution of the air suction flow of use location, and makes fast reaction to transient state with mechanical recovery to normal operating condition.

Pointed technical purpose and target are to realize by a kind of machine for the manufacture of tobacco industry products, and it comprises the technical characterictic of record in the independent claims 1.

Description of drawings

The present invention describes with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows, and these accompanying drawings show nonrestrictive embodiment of the present invention, wherein:

---Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic elevational view for the manufacture of the machine of tobacco industry products of prior art;

---Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the details of Fig. 1;

---Fig. 3 is as described in the present invention for the manufacture of the stereogram of the suction system of the machine of tobacco industry products;

---Fig. 4 is the schematic elevational view of the suction system of Fig. 3.

The specific embodiment

With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Reference numeral 1 schematically shows a kind of machine for the manufacture of tobacco industry products, and this machine comprises matrix 2, and matrix 2 has vertical front wall 3 and towards the rear vertical wall 9 of vertical front wall 3.

Manufacturing machine 1 comprises a plurality of executive components 4, and these executive components are by vertical front wall 3 supportings.

Executive component 4 is swing rollers 5, and each swing roller rotates around corresponding rotation with respect to vertical wall 3 basic horizontal.

Machine 1 comprises air suction system 6, and this system comprises at least suction source 7.More specifically, suction source 7 produces predetermined negative pressure according to the duty of executive component 4.

Preferably, suction system 6 comprises the single suction source 7 that can serve whole system 6.

More specifically, suction system 6 comprises tubular structure 8, and this tubular structure is connected directly to executive component 4 with suction source 7.

Unlike the prior art, the tubular structure 8 of suction system 6 by a plurality of

pipelines

10,14 determine, these pipelines are 4 branches from suction source 7 to executive component so that the latter and suction source 7 itself directly fluids be communicated with.

Tubular structure 8 is so that be sucked the significant spatial that system 6 occupies and reduce in the matrix 2, this is because the large space of vacating that is comprised of aforementioned compartment has no longer needed.

Preferably, the

pipeline

10,14 of tubular structure 8 has the cross section that is essentially rectangle.

Advantageously, tubular structure 8 means the structure of making as independent parts, and it is designed to be installed to matrix 2 inside of machine 1.

More specifically, by example, single part places between vertical front wall 3 and the rear vertical wall 9.

Tubular structure 8 is annular, is formed by the trunk line 10 with two air inlet openings 11 that are communicated with suction source 7.

Tubular structure 8 comprises main ring 12 and at least one secondary ring 13.In the embodiment of describing, have 4 secondary rings 13.

Main ring 12 is formed by trunk line 10, and each secondary ring 13 is extended and the secondary pipeline 14 that is communicated with trunk line 10 fluids forms from suction source 7 by at least one.

Thereby each secondary ring 13 is formed by at least a portion of at least one secondary pipeline 14 and trunk line 10.

More specifically, each secondary pipeline 14 has the air inlet openings 15 that is communicated with suction source 7 and the connection opening 16 that is communicated with trunk line 10.So the secondary pipeline 14 of each secondary ring 13 is connected to trunk line 10.

That secondary pipeline 14 that means tubular structure 8 also directly is communicated with trunk line 10 by connection opening 16 with suction source 7.

The structure of tubular structure 8 is determined by the layout of trunk line 10 and secondary pipeline 14 simultaneously.More specifically, main ring 12 and each secondary ring 13 have and are essentially polygonal shape, and these rings have pipe extension 17 on their summit, and have straight tube extension 18 in their side.

This structure depends on the layout of executive component 4 on the vertical front wall 3 of machine 1 basically, so that executive component 4 can be connected directly to suction source 7.

For executive component 4 is communicated with suction source 7 fluids, tubular structure 8 comprises the branch 19 of a plurality of attended operation elements 4.

More specifically, at each branch 19 place, tube element 8 has corresponding accessory 19a to connect corresponding executive component 4.

More specifically, trunk line 10 comprises a plurality of branches 19, and these branches arrange one by one along tubular structure 8, and each secondary pipeline 14 comprises at least one branch 19.Branch 19 has the opening 20 of giving vent to anger accordingly, is connected directly to executive component 4 in these these branches of opening part of giving vent to anger by accessory 19a.

Preferably, branch 19 arranges along straight tube extension 18, because they are without undergoing the concentrfated load loss that betides pipe extension 17.

In the embodiment of describing, each straight tube extension 18 of trunk line 10 has at least two branches 19, and each straight tube extension 18 of corresponding secondary pipeline 14 has one or more branches 19.

The structure of the layout of branch 19 and tubular structure 8 has determined path P, and the air that is drawn in the

pipeline

10,14 along this path circulates.

As shown in Figure 4, supply each executive component 4 along the air of path P circulation by at least two air flow circuits that formed by at least a portion of at least one secondary pipeline 14 and trunk line 10.

In other words, suction source 7 can flow and the predetermined negative pressure of generation in each executive component 4 along path P in main ring 12 and secondary ring 13 by making air.

This is possible, because suction source 7 is communicated with the air inlet openings 15 that is connected to the secondary pipeline 14 of trunk line 10 with two air inlet openings 11 of trunk line 10 simultaneously, therefore, air is by at least two streams supply executive components 4.

In order to regulate the suction air flow that is produced and circulated by suction source 7 in tubular structure 8, suction system 6 comprises the flow regulator 21 of self placing along tubular structure 8.More specifically, flow regulator 21 is placed along trunk line 10 and secondary pipeline 14 simultaneously, thus the air mass flow of regulating suction main ring 12 and each secondary ring 13.

Advantageously, the annular of the tubular structure 8 of suction system 6 can equally be divided suction flow, because as mentioned above, each executive component 4 is communicated with suction source 7 by two streams by trunk line 10 and secondary pipeline 14 at least.

In addition, the direct connection between executive component 4 and the suction source 7 has greatly strengthened the reactivity of suction system 6 for transient state, that is to say, for nonequilibrium condition, allows to recover in the short period of time normal operating condition.

In alternate embodiments, the connecting

pipe

10,14 of tubular structure 8 is based upon matrix 2 inside.

In the first embodiment, above-mentioned machine 1 is the machine of making tobacco, especially for the machine of making cigarette with filter tip.

In different embodiments, above-mentioned machine 1 is the machine of making cigarette filter, particularly by two sections or the filter tip that forms of multi-segment filter section more.

In another embodiment, above-mentioned machine 1 is the packaging machine for the manufacture of tobacco bale or tobacco bale group.

Claims

1. machine for the manufacture of tobacco industry products, described and comprise the matrix (2) of (3) that has vertical front wall, by a plurality of executive components (4) of described vertical front wall (3) supporting and the air suction system (6) that comprises at least one suction source (7), it is characterized in that, described suction system (6) comprises the tubular structure (8) that described suction source (7) is connected directly at least one executive component (4).

2. machine as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described tubular structure (8) comprises that at least one is connected directly to described suction source (7) in the pipeline (10,14) of at least one executive component (4).

3. machine as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described tubular structure (8) be annular and comprise the trunk line (10) with two air inlet openings (11) that are communicated with described suction source (7); Described executive component (4) is connected directly to described suction source (7) by described trunk line (10).

4. such as each described machine among the claim 1-3, it is characterized in that, described tubular structure (8) comprises main ring (12) and at least one secondary ring (13); Described main ring (12) is formed by described trunk line (10), and described secondary ring (13) is formed by at least a portion of at least one secondary pipeline (14) and described trunk line (10); Described secondary pipeline (14) has the air inlet openings (15) that is communicated with described suction source (7) and the connection opening (16) that is communicated with described trunk line (10).

5. such as each described machine among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that, the structure of described tubular structure (8) depends on the position of described executive component (4) on the vertical front wall (3) of described machine (1), the structure of described tubular structure (8) determines that air is pumped into trunk line and the inner path (P) of secondary pipeline (10,14) of described tubular structure (8).

6. machine as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described tubular structure (8) comprises a plurality of branches (19) that connect described executive component (4).

7. such as each described machine among the claim 1-6, it is characterized in that, described tubular structure (8) is supplied each executive component (4) by at least two Air Flow streams along described path (P), and at least a portion of the described secondary pipeline of described air flow stream route (14) and described trunk line (10) forms.

As before the described machine of each claim, it is characterized in that, described suction system (6) comprises the Air Flow adjusting device (21) along described tubular structure (8) location.

As before the described machine of each claim, it is characterized in that, described tubular structure (8) by insert described matrix (2) and place described vertical front wall (3) and described rear vertical wall (9) between single part make.

As before the described machine of each claim, it is characterized in that, the pipeline (10,14) of described tubular structure (8) has the cross section that is essentially rectangle.