CN1042591C

CN1042591C - Combined manufacturing-filter assembly unit for producing filter-tipped cigarettes

Info

Publication number: CN1042591C
Application number: CN94115630.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菲奥雷泽·德盖提
Original assignee: GD SpA
Current assignee: GD SpA
Priority date: 1993-09-01
Filing date: 1994-08-31
Publication date: 1999-03-24
Anticipated expiration: 2014-08-31
Also published as: DE69417659D1; ITBO930357A0; ITBO930357A1; DE69417659T2; EP0641524A1; CN1104072A; IT1264201B1; EP0641524B1

Abstract

A combined device for producing filter-tipped cigarettes, wherein one frame supports a U-shaped manufacturing line presenting a first and second branch arranged substantially side by side and parallel to each other, and an intermediate transverse branch connecting the output of the first branch to the input of the second branch; the first branch being defined by a line for producing cigarette portions; the second branch being defined by a line for connecting the cigarette portions to respective filters and so producing filter-tipped cigarettes; and the intermediate branch being defined by a transfer unit, the output of which is defined by a device for rotating the cigarette portions substantially 90 DEG about an axis perpendicular to their own axis prior to feeding them to the second branch.

Description

Produce the composite set of cigarette with filter tip

The present invention relates to a kind of composite set of producing cigarette with filter tip.

As everyone knows, the feature of the production line of cigarette with filter tip is that a cigarette machine is series at least one filter assembly by grass-hopper; Because this production line has two or more in-line arrangement machines, thereby seem inevitably heavy and every at least one operator of machine requirement.

US-A-4807738 discloses a kind of composite set of producing cigarette with filter tip, this composite set has a framework and the production line that is bearing on the framework, and having first branch and second branch, a medial fascicle is connected in the output of first branch input of second branch; Described first branch is limited by the line of producing cigarette portions; Second branch limits by being used for that thereby cigarette portions is connected to the filter tip assembly line that filter tip forms cigarette with filter tip.

In fact, above-mentioned known composite set comprises a cigarette machine, it is aimed at a filter assembly and is connected with filter assembly by a medial fascicle, medial fascicle is bearing on the elongate frame with above-mentioned two machines, because its length, thereby need two operators at least.

The composite set that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of production cigarette with filter tip of compactness, it only needs to be handled by a people.

According to the invention provides a kind of composite set of producing cigarette with filter tip, this composite set has a framework; And a cigarette production line is bearing on the framework, and has first branch and second branch, and a medial fascicle is connected in the output of first branch input of second branch; Described first branch is limited by the line of producing cigarette portions; Second branch limits by being used for that thereby cigarette portions is connected to the filter tip assembly line that filter tip forms cigarette with filter tip; Described composite set is characterised in that: described cigarette production line is a U-shaped; Described first and second branches arrange substantially side by side and in parallel to each other with overlapping substantially relation; Described medial fascicle is a transverse branch, is limited by a grass-hopper, and this grass-hopper has a position changing device that is used to make cigarette portions to wind substantially to rotate perpendicular to an axis of himself axis 90 °.

According to a preferred embodiment of combinations thereof device, described grass-hopper has and passes on part in the middle of one, is used for laterally along medial fascicle conveying cigarettes part and is provided with being parallel to first branch, is used to accept the seat of each cigarette portions; Part is passed in a input along first branch's output, is used for taking out cigarette portions and with it longitudinally in succession from first branch, pass in the middle of sending into with being parallel to himself on the part in; And one output pass on part, this output is passed on part and is passed on part and comprise described position changing device in the middle of being connected in.

Now contrast the following drawings, describe a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention in detail with way of example.

Fig. 1 is according to the main body figure of a preferred embodiment of composite set of the present invention, does not for clarity sake draw some part;

Fig. 2 is the amplification of thin portion among Fig. 1, and the plane that part is cut open is not for clarity sake drawn some part.

The composite set of cigarette with filter tip is produced in label 1 representative among Fig. 1.

Composite set 1 has that a framework 2 and one are used to make cigarette with filter tip and is bearing in U-shaped line 3 on the framework 2.

Line 3 has first branch 4 and second branch 5 that is parallel to each other substantially side by side and arranges, and an intermediate lateral branch 6 that the output of branch 4 is connected in the input of branch 5.Branch 4 is limited by the part of the line 7 of producing cigarette portions 8, branch 5 by being used for cigarette portions 8 is connected in each filter tip (drawing) thus the filter tip assembly line 9 that forms cigarette with filter tip (picture) limits; Medial fascicle 6 is limited by a grass-hopper 10, and grass-hopper 10 is used for the axis that cigarette portions winds perpendicular to himself axis is rotated 90 ° of angles substantially.

Line 7 is production lines of a kind of known type, in illustrated example, line 7 is a kind of as United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 366, No. 812 described pair of bar cigarette production lines, has the device that is used for the flow of tobacco (not drawing) of chopping is delivered to bottom

transverse conveying device

12,12 bottoms that flow of tobacco transferred to the sort of lifting device 13 described in the above-mentioned United States Patent (USP) of conveying device.In lifting device 13, the flow of tobacco of chopping is divided into two identical flow of tobacco from known mode (draw), is sent to known conveyer belt (drawing) respectively and is sent by conveyer belt (drawing) again and overregulate device 14 and a device 15 that is formed on two continuous cigarette rods 16 of vertical 17 operations that are parallel to branch 4 to form two tobacco layers (drawing), two tobacco layers.In adjusting device 14, the thickness of two tobacco layers (draw) is regulated in known manner by planing device (drawing, can be described the sort of for No. the 4th, 304,243, United States Patent (USP) for example); In building mortion 15 (be preferably United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 366, No. 812 described the sort of), two tobacco layers (not drawing) are placed on respectively on the paper tape separately, and are transferred along a beam 18 that is used to form cigarette rod 16.

Output 19, two cigarette rods 16 along line 7 sent a cutting head 20 with direction 17, and cutting head 20 is preferably United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 398, and No. 438 described the sort of, and cigarette rod is cut the cigarette portions 8 that continues that is cut into of head.

As shown in Figure 1, under the shared cover 21 of production line 7 online 7 and 9, extend along the front portion of machine; Filter tip assembly line 9 is arranged side by side with line 7, and is parallel with line 7, is in the position of stepping back with respect to the front portion of machine, and average height is higher than line 7, so that make an operator control line 7 and line 9 simultaneously.More particularly, line 9 is to be parallel to but extend in contrast to the direction 22 of direction 17, have one and be assemblied in the input roller of framework 2 so that rotate around the axis 24 that is basically perpendicular to direction 22, and be higher than feed surface 25, feed surface 25 is used for cigarette portions from cutting head 20 downstream transport.

Line 9 is that (for example United States Patent (USP) the 5th for a kind of known filter tip assembly line, 033, No. 482 described the sort of), be used for continuously cigarette with filter tip (not drawing) being sent to output transport 26, conveyer 26 extends with direction 22, is between device 11 and 13, above device 12 and discharge conveyer 27, discharge conveyer 27 is parallel to conveyer 26, is used to accept the cigarette of discharging from line 9.

As shown in Figure 1, particularly as shown in Figure 2, grass-hopper 10 has a middle part that passes on, and is used for laterally along medial fascicle 6 conveying cigarettes parts 8, also have one and be assemblied in the roller 28 that rotates around axis 29 on the framework 2, axis 29 is parallel to branch 4 and is in identical height with axis 24 substantially.Roller 28 is that Deutsche Bundespatent OSP4203571.1 number is described the sort of, and a seat 30 that is parallel to branch 4 and is used to accept each cigarette portions 8 is arranged.

Device 10 also has an axis 32 that winds perpendicular to branch 4 and rotates, and along the line 7 output 19 is arranged and part 31 is passed in the input of basic and

axis

24 and 29 coplanes.It is described the sort of that the part 31 that passes on belongs to Deutsche Bundespatent OSP4203517.1 number, is used in succession than cigarette portions 8 is taken out and with it longitudinally from line 7, sends into 30 on the roller 28 with being parallel to self.As shown in Figure 2, passing on part 31 has the cylindrical bar 33 of a device on the power transmission shaft 34 coaxial with changeing line 32; And some from the outstanding axle 35 of platform 33, every axle 35 has a pick-up head 36 along the path movement that is tangential on surface 25, is used for picking up from surface 25 two cigarette portions 8 and it is transferred to seat 30 on the roller 28.Platform 33 adorns in known manner that a transmission device (draw) is used in an identical manner but the direction turning cylinder 35 opposite with platform 33, thereby makes 36 always to keep parallel with self along its path.

Device 1 also has an output that is connected in roller 28 and passes on part, is made of a conical butt roller 37, and roller 37 is around axis 38 rotations basic and

axis

24,29 and 32 coplanes, and angle is approximately 90 °.Roller 37 is tangent with the input roller 23 of roller 28 and filter tip assembly line 9, so that made cigarette portions 8 rotate 90 ° around an axis perpendicular to himself axis before delivering to cigarette portions 8 on the roller 23.

Can easily understand the work of device 1 from accompanying drawing, thereby this specification repeats no more.But, what should be noted that a bit is, except filter tip assembly line 9 and line 7 stagger side by side and backward to save sizable space, the average height of line 9 exceeds an amount that equals platform 33 radiuses than line 7, thereby makes the operator who stands in device 1 the place ahead advance to prevent the observation of fault and intervene.

Claims

1. produce the composite set of cigarette with filter tip, this composite set (1) has a framework (2); And a cigarette production line (3) is bearing on the framework (2), and has first branch (4) and second branch (5), and a medial fascicle (6) is connected in the output of first branch (4) input of second branch (5); Described first branch (4) is limited by the line (7) of producing cigarette portions (8); Second branch (5) by being used for cigarette portions (8) thus being connected to the filter tip assembly line (9) that filter tip forms cigarette with filter tip limits; Described composite set (1) is characterised in that: described cigarette production line (3) is a U-shaped; Described first and second branches (4,5) arrange substantially side by side and in parallel to each other with overlapping substantially relation; Described medial fascicle (6) is a transverse branch, is limited by a grass-hopper (10), and grass-hopper (10) has a position changing device (37) that is used to make cigarette portions (8) to wind substantially to rotate perpendicular to an axis of himself axis 90 °.

2. composite set as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described grass-hopper (10) has a middle part (28) that passes on, it is used for laterally along medial fascicle (6) conveying cigarettes part (8), passing on part (28) and have and be parallel to first branch (4) in described centre, is used to accept the seat (30) of each cigarette portions (8); Part (31) is passed in an input of arranging along the output of first branch (4), its be used for one after the other from first branch (4) take out cigarette portions (8) and it longitudinally, is sent into with being parallel to self in the middle of pass on each (30) on the part (28); One output is passed on part (37) and is passed on part (28) and have position changing device (37) in the middle of being connected in.

3. composite set as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: pass on part (28) and have and pass on roller (28) in the middle of one in described centre, rotate and be higher than the described output (19) of first branch (4) around the axis that is parallel to first branch (4).

4. composite set as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: described input is passed on part (31) and is rotated around an axis perpendicular to first branch (4) (32).

5. as claim 3 or 4 described composite sets, it is characterized in that: described filter tip assembly line (9) has an input roller (23) that winds perpendicular to axis (24) rotation of second branch (5); Described output pass on part (37) have be substantially the frustroconical roller (37) at 90 ° of angles and be tangential in the middle of pass on the input roller (23) of roller (28) and filter tip assembly line (9).

6. composite set as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: it is coplane substantially that described frustroconical roller (37), centre pass on the pivot center (38,29,24) of input roller (23) of roller (28) and filter tip assembly line (9).