CN107072292A - The apparatus and method manufactured for filter tip - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/0275—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features
- A24D3/0279—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features with tubes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/08—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as carrier or major constituent
- A24D3/10—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as carrier or major constituent of cellulose or cellulose derivatives
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/0275—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features
- A24D3/0287—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features for composite filters
Abstract
A kind of filter rod for smoking product, it includes the hardening tubular element of the extrusion forming formed by the filter tip material of the solidification plasticizer with entrainment, and the packing material being arranged in tubular element continuous core.A kind of equipment for being used to manufacture such filter rod is also disclosed, the equipment includes pipeline, and it has the entrance for being used for receiving filter tow material and plasticizer, and outlet.Pipeline is tapered between the inlet.Heart axle is at least partially located in pipeline and fixed relative to pipeline.Heart axle is hollow and including extending through the inner passage of heart axle, can pass through the inner passage and convey packing material.Passage is included in the outlet at the distal end of heart axle, can discharge packing material by the outlet.Heating region is configured to heat filter tip material.The equipment is constructed such that to be compressed into tubular rods around heart axle by the filter tow material and plasticizer of pipeline, and the packing material for the inner passage supply for passing through heart axle is discharged from channel outlet to fill the hole of tubular rods.Tubular rods are heated to solidify plasticizer at least in part in heating region, to produce continuous filter rod, and the filter rod includes the tubular rods of hardening filter tip material and the continuous core of packing material.The method for also disclosing filter rod as a kind of manufacture.
Description
Technical field
In this manual, the apparatus and method manufactured for filter tip are described, and there is filling in particular for manufacture
Core, for the apparatus and method for the filter tip being used together with smoking product.
Background technology
Apparatus and method for manufacturing smoking article filter are known, and it includes continuous opium pipe band（garniture
belt）, the opium pipe band is fed into the continuous band of filter stick wrappage by the opium pipe pipeline being tapered or " tongue " conveying
On filter tow material.In opium pipe tongue, opium pipe band wraps up filter stick wrappage around filter tow material, and by the material
Material, which is compressed into, can then be cut into the continuous tubular parcel rod of desired length.
The content of the invention
In this specification, describe a kind of embodiment of the filter rod for smoking product, filter rod include by with
The hardening tubular element of the extrusion forming of the filter tip material formation of the solidification plasticizer of entrainment, and it is arranged on filling out in tubular element
Fill the continuous core of material.
Filter tip material may include the cellulose acetate tow hardened with plasticizer.Filter rod does not include preferably surrounding tubulose
Any outer wrap thing of element.
The packing material of core may include cellulose acetate, and may include that particulate aerosol is material modified in embodiment.
In an alternative embodiment, packing material may include tobacco or tobacco derivative.
The present invention also provides a kind of filter tip for smoking product, and it includes filter rod as described above, and the second filter tip
Section, the second filter segment is axially aligned with filter rod and is connected by the filter stick wrappage around filter rod and the second filter segment
To filter rod.
The present invention a kind of smoking product is also provided, it include tobacco rod and be connected to the tobacco rod an end as
Upper described filter rod or filter tip.
The present invention also provides a kind of equipment for being used to manufacture the filter rod of the extrusion forming for smoking product, the equipment bag
Include：Pipeline, the pipeline has entrance and exit, and the entrance is configured to receive filter tow material and plasticizer, described
Pipeline is tapered between the entrance and the outlet；Heart axle, it is at least partially located in the pipeline and relative
Fixed in the pipeline, wherein, the heart axle is hollow and including extending through the inner passage of the heart axle, can be passed through
The inner passage conveys packing material, and the passage is included in the outlet at the distal end of the heart axle, can be by described
The outlet discharge packing material；And it is configured to heat the heating region of filter tip material；The equipment is constructed such that to lead to
The filter tow material and plasticizer for crossing the pipeline are compressed into tubular rods around the heart axle, and by described
The packing material of the inner passage supply of heart axle is discharged from channel outlet to fill the hole of the tubular rods, and tubular rods are adding
It is heated to solidify the plasticizer at least in part in thermal region, to produce continuous filter rod, the filter rod includes hardening and filtered
The tubular rods of mouth material and the continuous core of packing material.
The inner passage of hollow mandrel may include the portion that is tapered narrowed on the direction of the distal end towards heart axle
Point.
The external dimensions of hollow mandrel may include the portion that is tapered narrowed on the direction of the distal end towards heart axle
Point.
Distance between the outer surface of heart axle and the inner surface of pipeline can exist along at least a portion of the length of pipeline
Reduce on towards the direction of the distal end of heart axle.
The distal end of heart axle can be located at the downstream of the outlet of pipeline.Heart axle can extend completely through the length of pipeline.Replace
For property, the distal end of heart axle can be positioned in pipeline.Heart axle may extend into heating region.
Pipeline may include Part I and Part II, wherein, Part I is tapered from entrance to Part II, and
And Part II has constant cross section, and wherein, the distal end of heart axle is placed in Part II.
The distal end of heart axle can be placed in heating region.
Heart axle can be with pipeline placed coaxial.
Heating region may include that the steam for heating filter tip material and plasticizer is supplied.Heating region may include around pipe
The vaporium that the part in road is formed, and pipeline may include steam blow vent, to allow the steam for being fed to vaporium to enter
So as to directly heat filter tip material in pipeline.
Equipment can also include the conveying direction of the continuous filter rod relative to extrusion forming in the rear solid of heating region downstream
Change treating stations, and solidify afterwards treating stations may be structured to further make the outer surface of the continuous filter rod of extrusion forming becomes light
It is sliding.
Solidify afterwards treating stations may include the electric heater for being configured to heat the outer surface of continuous filter rod.Electric heater can
It is configured to the outer surface of continuous filter rod being heated between 100-200 degrees Celsius.
Solidify afterwards treating stations may be structured to melt the plasticizer on the outer surface of continuous filter rod, so as to the appearance of fusing
Face can then be solidified as smooth finish.
Solidify afterwards treating stations may include to spray station, and spraying station includes injection nozzle and be connected to the liquid handling of injection nozzle
Source, liquid handling is ejected on the outer surface of continuous filter rod to form smooth outer covering layer.Sprayed from injection nozzle
Liquid handling may include plasticizer, and may include triacetate.
Equipment can also include cutting station, and it is configured to cutting into the filter rod of continuously extruding and molding into discrete filter tip
Rod.
The present invention also provides a kind of method for the filter tip for manufacturing the extrusion forming for smoking product, methods described include with
Lower step：Filter tow material and plasticizer are supplied in the entrance of pipeline, the pipeline is between the inlet gradually
Attenuate；Filter tow material is conveyed by pipeline and around hollow mandrel（It is at least partially located in pipeline and relative to
Pipeline is fixed）So that filter tip material is compressed into tubular rods；Filling material is conveyed along the inner passage for extending through hollow mandrel
Material；Packing material is discharged from the outlet of the inner passage at the distal end in heart axle, to fill tubular rods with packing material
Hole；And tubular rod to solidify plasticizer at least in part, to produce continuous filter rod, the filter rod includes hardening and filtered
The tubular rods of mouth material and the continuous core of packing material.
Methods described may include at the downstream of the outlet of pipeline from the inner passage outlet at the distal end in heart axle
Discharge packing material.In methods described may include upstream end in pipe outlet at the distal end of the heart axle in pipeline
Portion's channel outlet discharge packing material.
Methods described may include to heat filter tip material and plasticizer using steam in the heating region of equipment.
Methods described may include before the hole of tubular rods is filled with packing material, and filter tip material is heated in heating region
To solidify plasticizer at least in part.
Methods described may include that before the hole of tubular rods is filled with packing material compression filter tow material is with least portion
Ground is divided to form tubular rods.
Methods described may include to provide cellulose acetate tow as packing material.
Methods described may include that provide preformed filter rod is used as packing material by heart axle.
Methods described may include to provide tobacco as packing material.
Methods described can also include implementing solidify afterwards processing to continuous filter rod, to provide ratio from adding for continuous filter rod
The surface texture that exists more smooth outer surface when thermal region is discharged.
Solidify afterwards processing may include to heat the outer surface of continuous filter rod with electric heater and outer surface is become smooth.
Solidify afterwards processing may include abundant exterior surface, so that the plasticizer fusing on the outer surface of continuous filter rod,
And it is smooth finish then to solidify the outer surface of the fusing.
Methods described may include the outer surface of continuous filter rod being heated between 100-200 degrees Celsius.
Solidify afterwards processing may include to spray liquid handling on the outer surface of continuous filter rod, to form smooth be cladded with
Layer, and may include to be ejected into plasticizer on the outer surface of continuous filter rod, plasticizer may include triacetate.
Methods described can also include cutting into the filter rod of continuously extruding and molding into discrete filter rod.
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Embodiment will be only described with reference to by way of example now, in the accompanying drawings：
Fig. 1 schematically shows the cross section of the first embodiment of the equipment for manufacturing filter rod；
Fig. 2 shows the zoomed-in view of the Part I for the equipment irised out in Fig. 1 with dotted line；
Fig. 3 shows the enlarged drawing of the Part II for the equipment irised out in Fig. 1 with dotted line；
Fig. 4 show along the X-X cross sections that pass through Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 equipment；
Fig. 5 show the first embodiment of the filter rod of the device fabrication using Fig. 1 along the transversal of the line Y-Y shown in Fig. 1
Face view；
Fig. 6 shows the first embodiment of the smoking product of the filter tip including being made up of the filter rod shown in Fig. 5；
Fig. 7 shows the cross section of the second embodiment of the smoking product of the filter tip including being made up of the filter rod shown in Fig. 5
View；
Fig. 8 schematically shows the cross section of the second embodiment of the equipment for manufacturing filter rod；And
Fig. 9 show the second embodiment of the filter rod of the device fabrication using Fig. 8 along the transversal of the line Z-Z shown in Fig. 8
Face view.
Embodiment
Referring now to Figure 1, the equipment 10 of first embodiment is shown as being used to manufacture filter rod, and including with entrance
12 and outlet 13 pipeline 11.Pipeline 11 includes：Part I 11a, its cross section is for circle and from entrance 12 to intermediate point 15
Narrow；With the Part II 11b with constant circular cross-section, it extends to outlet 13 from intermediate point 15.Via compressed air
Port 14 provides compressed air source to pipeline 11（As arrow ' shown in C'）, in use, compressed air source contributes to filter tip silk
Beam material 16 is pushed into and by pipeline 11.
Heart axle 17 is placed in pipeline 11 and including elongated Cylinder shape constructional element, and it has extends through in the axial direction
The hollow channel 18 at the center of heart axle 17.Passage 18 is included in the entrance 18a at the proximal end of heart axle and the phase in heart axle 17
To distal end at outlet 18b.Heart axle 17 extends through both Part I 11a and Part II 11b of pipeline 11.The heart
The distal end of axle 17 is positioned to the outlet 13 more than pipeline 11.Heart axle 17 is fixedly secured in equipment 10 so as to relative to pipe
Road 11 is fixed.
The Part II 11b of pipeline 11 has the centre bore 19 of circular cross section, such as from Fig. 4 it can be seen that.Pipeline 11
The cross section in Part II 11b hole 19 is constant along its length.
Heating region 20 is combined and around second pipe part 11b part setting.Heating region 20 is included around the
Two pipe section 11b and the sealing chamber 21 with steam inlet 22.Second pipe part 11b includes multiple steam blow vents 23,
Its steam for allowing to provide to room 21 in use enters in second pipe part 11b hole 19.Dry steam source（It is not shown）
Steam inlet 22 is connected to, the dry steam of heat is fed to room 21.
Cutting station 24 is arranged on the downstream of the outlet 13 of pipeline 11 and including cutting blade 25.
In use, filter tow material 16（The cellulose acetate tow such as mixed with plasticizer）It is fed into pipeline
In 11 entrance 12.Filter tip material 16 and plasticizer（Such as triacetate）Mixed with by weight about 17% ratio, although
Other ratios of plasticizer are it is also possible to use within the scope of the invention, such as by weight between 4% to 50%.With entrainment
The filter tow of plasticizer use the jet of compressed air by the offer of compressed air port 14 to be pumped through the first pipe
Road part 11a.Strand material 16 is transmitted around heart axle 17, and the quilt when it passes through the first pipe section 11a being tapered
It is compressed into the filter rod 26 of tubular.Strand material 16 forms around heart axle 17 and is therefore compressed into the tubulose with hollow core
Filter rod 26.Meanwhile, packing material 27 is fed into the open end 18a of the passage 18 of heart axle 17 and is pumped through leading to
Road 18.It is illustrated in cross-section in Fig. 4 being formed by the filter tow material 16 compressed around heart axle 17 and comprising packing material
27 filter rod 26.
When tubulose filter rod 26 passes through second pipe part 11b around heart axle 17, about 170 degrees Celsius of dry steam
It is supplied to room 21 and passes through steam blow vent 23 and enter in filter rod 26.Steam soak simultaneously heats filter rod 26.Filter tip
Rod 26 is also contacted and is heated by the second pipe part 11b being heated by steam with itself.The heat solidification or basic of supply
The plasticizer carried secretly in upper solidification filter tow material 16 so that continuous filter rod 26 hardens to form rigid continuous filter tip
Rod.The continuous filter rod of hardening leaves heating region 20 and leaves pipeline 11 by outlet 13.
Packing material 27 is conveyed by the passage 18 in heart axle 17 and the hollow core of filter rod 26 is discharged to from outlet 18b
In.This causes the continuous filter rod 28 of the hardening of the continuous core 27 with packing material.
After the continuous filter rod 28 of hardening leaves the outlet 13 of pipeline 11, it is delivered to cutting station 24, in cutting station
Cutting blade 25 cuts into the continuous filter rod 28 of hardening the discrete filter rod 29 of independent length, the discrete filter tip at 24
Rod 29 has the continuous core filled with packing material 27.These can be adapted to be used in combination with single tobacco rod it is single to be made
The single length plug rod 29 of the size of smoking product.Alternatively, the filter rod 29 of discrete filled core can be " 2 sections（2-
up）", " 4 section " rod will be either connected in finished product smoking product tobacco rod single length plug multiple other length
Degree.The filter tip of such multiple length can be supplied to follow-up smoking product manufacture machine, with the quilt in subsequent processing steps
Cut into length.
The filter that the discrete core of the invention manufactured using the above apparatus and method is filled is show in cross section in Figure 5
Mouth rod 29.Filter rod 29 is substantially cylindrical and is along its length continuous on cross section.Filter rod 29 includes hardening
The outer tubular portion 30 of strand material 16 and the core 31 of packing material 27.
The filter rod 29 that the core manufactured using the above apparatus and method is filled is hard enough and firm, it is not necessary to apply any
External filter wraps up nitride layer to maintain its shape and structural intergrity.Therefore, filter rod 29 can be provided directly to subsequent suction
Smoking article making process, and do not need external filter wrappage to mean that the manufacturing process is simpler than known filter tip manufacturing process
It is single, more rapidly, it is more effective and more cost effective, follow-up filter rod parcel step is performed in known filter tip manufacturing process
Suddenly, this needs extra machinery and material.Filter rod 29 can also be manufactured to it is accurately symmetrical on their central axis,
That is, cross section is accurately circular.This is because can be connect by the stacked filter stick wrappage of the filter tip of known parcel at least in part
Any ovalizing deflection caused by seam is avoided.
Fig. 6 shows a representative configuration of the smoking product 40 for being incorporated to discrete filter rod 29 as described above.（Although
As described above, in smoking product, filter segment can be the part cut from multiple length plug rods 29, but smoking system
Filter rod section in product 40 will be referred to as " filter rod 29 " herein）.Smoking product 40 includes tobacco rod 41, wherein filter rod
One end of 29 adjoining tobacco rods 41 is simultaneously connected to the end by tipping paper 42, the tipping paper 42 covering tobacco rod 41 and filter
Joint between mouth rod 29.In exemplary smoking product 40, passage 43 is provided with when user aspirates suction in use
During tobacco product 40, it is allowed to which surrounding air is inhaled into filter rod 29 to increase ventilation.Equally in exemplary smoking product 40,
Core 31 is visible in the end of smoking product 40.This can provide the type and its related filter tip of smoking product 40 for consumer
Performance and/or local flavor are visually indicated.
In one embodiment, the packing material 27 being supplied in the entrance 18a of the passage 18 of heart axle 17 can be loose
Filter tow material, such as cellulose acetate.Loose strand material can be pumped through leading under pressure or power effect
Road 18, and/or heart axle 17 can be pulled through by conveying downstream outer filter tip material 16, the outside filter tip material 16 is surrounded
Loose strand material.Passage 18 may be structured to be tapered towards outlet 18b so that when strand material is pumped through leading to
It is compressed during road 18.So as to which the core 31 of resulting continuous filter rod 28 may include the filter tow material of compression.Including filling out
Filling the filter tow material of material 27 may include the plasticizer of entrainment, and it may include triacetate, and it can be in above-mentioned
Ratio by weight.However, different ratios can be used.Especially, the plasticizer of minor proportion can be used into the filler material,
So that the core 31 of filter rod 29 is more soft than outer tubular portion 30 and to being aspirated through the flue gas more permeability of filter rod 19.
Solidification of the filter tow material 16 in pipeline 11 can be advantageously carried out by extending completely through the heart axle 17 of pipeline 11
Or it is partially cured, without making heat influence the packing material 27 in the passage 18 of heart axle 17.Equally, tubulose filter rod 26 can be
Packing material 27 is hardened at least in part before being introduced in its hollow core.However, shown in the present invention is not intended to be limited to
Embodiment, central shaft 17 extends completely through pipeline 11.In an alternative embodiment, the distal end of heart axle 17 can be disposed
In the pipeline 11 for exporting 13 upstreams.In such embodiments, the tubular filter that packing material 27 will be discharged in pipeline 11
In the hollow core of mouth rod 26.The distal end of heart axle 17 can be placed in heating region 20, or can be placed in heating region 20
Downstream but in the upstream of the outlet 13 of pipeline 11.
It is supplied to and/or can be advantageously facilitated continuous filter rod 26 in the core packing material 27 of compression material under stress
Be formed as intended shape.This be due to compression packing material 27 formed outer tubular portion 30 around filter tow material
Apply outside power on 16.Especially, in above-mentioned alternate embodiment（The distal end of central shaft 17 is placed in pipeline 11）
In, the power helps to press filter tow material 16 against the inwall in second pipe part 11b hole 19, and therefore promotes filter
The inwall of mouth strand material 16 and pipeline 11 is hardened with closely conforming to.This is also contributed on the outer surface of continuous filter rod 26
Filter tow material 16 fiber by flattening so that the circularity of the hardening filter rod 29 contributed to obtained by improving and smooth
Degree.
In the alternate embodiment of the present invention, packing material 27 can be that flue gas is material modified, and may include for example
Granular materials（Such as spices or activated carbon）.These only can be provided as packing material 27, or can be entrained in carrier
In material, for example, it is entrained in cellulose acetate tow.In addition, packing material 27 may include the spices of entrainment.Spices can be with
Solid particulate materials（Such as perfume particle）It is provided, or can be to be absorbed to carrier material（Such as cellulose acetate tow）
In liquid be provided.
In any one of the above embodiment of the present invention, if packing material 27 includes such as cellulose acetate tow
Filter tip material, then the tow of packing material 27 can be the tow identical with forming the filter tip material 16 of outer tubular portion 30
Composition, or can have different compositions.If packing material 27 is the cellulose acetate tow of heterogeneity, this can be core 31
The filtering features different from outer tubular portion 30 are provided.For example, core 31 can have it is more greater or lesser than outer tubular portion 30
Draw resistance.Core 31 may be selected with the relative jam resistance of outer tubular portion 30 to control to be drawn through filter in use
The amount of the flue gas of each part of mouth rod 29.If for example, core 31 have the draw resistance lower than outer tubular portion 30,
The flue gas stream of larger proportion may flow through core 31 rather than by outer tubular portion 30.Therefore, it is possible to control the ratio with true
It is fixed（For example）The amount for the spices that may be entrained in flue gas stream, or the flue gas stream through activated carbon granule ratio.It is outside
The hardening of tubular portion 30 and the level increase of plasticizer can give outer tubular portion ratio inner core 31 increased draw resistance.
In the exemplary embodiment, outer tubular portion 30 may include the vinegar containing 10% to 20% plasticizer by weight
Acid cellulose, and core may include the cellulose acetate containing 3-8% plasticizer by weight.
The outer tubular portion 30 being hardened provides structural strength during consumer's smoking for smoking product 40,50.This
The deformation of filter tip during smoking can be helped prevent, and to any " chewing " to consumer on filter tip also during smoking
Behavior provides tactile resistance.
In the alternate embodiment of the present invention, packing material 27 may include tobacco or reconstituted tobacco.Tobacco fill material
Therefore tobacco flavor can be assigned to the ratio of the flue gas stream of the core 31 through filter rod 29.
In the further embodiment of the present invention, packing material 27 can be coloring, and therefore can be with outer tubular
The filter tow material 16 of part 30 is contrasted.This can be provided the user to the flavor property of filter tip and/or filter rod 29
Visually indicate.For example, the pigmentable of packing material 27 with menthol local flavor is green.In addition, it is possible to provide a series of smoking systems
Product, it provides a series of smoking properties, the different filtering properties of such as flavor type or intensity.Such a variety of smokings
The core 31 of the filter rod 29 of product can be coloured with the different light and shades or different colours of particular color, described different to indicate
Property.The packing material 27 of the coloring of core 31 can also be during the smoking of smoking product 40,50 by covering up or at least in part
Hide to fade caused by flue gas composition that is carrying secretly in the flue gas for be drawn through filter tip and by filter tip being retained and filled out to reduce
Fill the coloring of material 27.This is probably favourable in the following example, wherein, the draw resistance of core 31 is less than outer tubular portion
Points 30 draw resistance so that the major portion for being drawn through the flue gas of filter tip is drawn through core 31.
In above-mentioned smoking product 40, single discrete filter rod 29 is configured to abut tobacco rod 41, and therefore
The core 31 of filter rod 29 is visible in the mouth end of smoking product 40.This can provide advantages described above.However, it is contemplated that simultaneously
The alternate embodiment of the smoking product of the filter tip of above-mentioned core filling is entered.Such smoking product may include multistage filter tip.Inhale
The second embodiment of tobacco product 50 is illustrated in cross-section in the figure 7.The feature similar to the first embodiment of smoking product 40 is protected
Stay identical reference.The smoking product 50 of second embodiment includes multistage filter tip 51, and it includes filter rod as described above
First filter segment 29 as 29 and second filter segment 52 adjacent with the first filter segment.Second filter segment 52 includes such as acetic acid
The core of the plug of the material of cellulose, the preferably particulate additive without entrainment or different packing materials.
Filter stick wrappage 53 extends around the first and second filter segments 29,52.Filter tip 51 is connected to cigarette by tipping paper 42
Careless rod 41.Filter tip 51 is positioned to so that the second filter portion 52 is placed in the mouth end of smoking product 50, and the first filter
Mouth section 29 is placed between the second filter segment 52 and tobacco rod 41.The smoking product 50 of second embodiment in the following cases may
It is favourable, wherein, the core 31 of the first filter segment 29 includes granular materials, and it is being entrained in carrier material as described above
In, or only as core material.If for example, core 31 includes charcoal particle or the tobacco being entrained in cellulose acetate tow.At this
In the case of kind, when user aspirates smoking product 50 in use, the second filter segment 52 prevents granular materials from the first filter segment
Out and entered in 29 core 31 in the mouth of user.It can also provide the outward appearance of routine for the mouth end of smoking product 50, that is, have
There are the filter ends of the flat end of continuous filter tip material.This filter tip that may be beneficial to be filled using core as described above is realized
Improved filtering and/or local flavor delivery functions are provided, without being presented to consumer with its conventional preferred smoking product visually
Different smoking products.
Figure 8 illustrates and similar with the equipment 10 of first embodiment for the equipment 110 of second embodiment.First and
Similar features between the equipment 10,110 of two embodiments retain identical reference and detailed description thereof will not be repeated.The
The difference that the equipment 110 of two embodiments has is that equipment 110 includes pacifying relative to the conveying direction of continuous filter rod 26
Put the solidify afterwards treating stations 111 in the downstream of heating region 20.Solidify afterwards treating stations 111 are placed in the upstream of cutting station 24.
Solidify afterwards treating stations 111 are provided in continuous filter rod 26 and are formed and added in the 11b of second pipe part
Thermal region 20 further makes its outer surface become smooth after hardening.Filter tow material 16 is used to produce filter rod 29,
The filter rod 29 may include many discrete filaments being intertwined.The continuous of hardening is formed in the equipment of first embodiment
During filter rod 28, some ends of filament can keep upright and look like very thin upright from the outer surface of filter rod 28
" hair ".Therefore, solidify afterwards treating stations 111, which are directed on continuous filter rod 28, provides further processing, to eliminate these hairs
Send out and make final discrete filter rod 29 that there is more smooth exterior finish.
Solidify afterwards treating stations 111 include central passage 112 and electrical heater element 113.Central passage 112 can be with pipeline
11 is continuous so that continuous filter rod 26 is directly delivered to the central passage 112 of solidify afterwards treating stations 111 from the outlet 13 of pipeline 11
In.
In use, when continuous filter rod 26 passes through from the outlet 13 of pipeline 11, through heating region 20 and it has been cured
Or when being at least partly cured, it enters in solidify afterwards treating stations 111.Electrical heating elements 113 heat filter rod 26 so that filter tip
Strand material and the plasticizer fusing of the outmost surface of rod 26.This also to stand upright on any in the outmost surface of filter rod 26
Very thin hair can also melt.When the hardening filter rod with filled core 28 leaves solidify afterwards treating stations 111, the outer surface of fusing
Cool down and harden, so as to form thin and smooth outer covering layer around continuous filter rod 28.
After solidify afterwards treating stations 111, according to the first embodiment of previously described equipment 10, filter rod 28 is in cutting
Stand and be cut into discrete filter rod 129 at 24.
Fig. 9 shows the cross section of the second embodiment of the filter rod 129 along the line Z-Z shown in Fig. 8.It is real with first
Apply as the filter rod 29 of example, the filter rod 129 of second embodiment includes the exterior tube of the continuous core 31 with packing material 27
Shape part 30.However, filter rod 129 also includes the thin and light as described above formed by the tow and plasticizer that melt and harden
Sliding outer covering layer 130.
The equipment 110 of second embodiment is configured with the transporting velocity of filter rod 26 and the power of heating element heater 113 so that
Only the thin outer surface of filter rod 26 is melted in solidify afterwards treating stations 111 and heat will not permeate far by filter rod
26 thickness.This, which makes most of body of filter rod 26 not handled by solidify afterwards, is influenceed.Heating process is preferably by filter rod
27 are heated between 100-200 degrees Celsius.The scope due to it is following be optimal：Heat enough is to realize the molten of plasticizer and tow
Change, but not overheat so that filter rod 26 is overheated, this may cause the intrinsic melt material of filter rod rather than only melt
Thin outer layer, this will cause filter tip unavailable, because the inside fusing of filter rod 26 will make its impermeable.
The equipment of alternate embodiment（It is not shown）The downstream that may include to be placed in heating region 20 and in cutting station 24
The different configuration of the solidify afterwards treating stations 111 of upstream.This alternative constructions of solidify afterwards treating stations still can be provided so that
The outer surface of continuous trough of belt filter rod 26 becomes smooth.However, substituting includes being used to heat and melt continuous filter rod 26
The heating element heater of outer surface, solidify afterwards treating stations can include one or more injection nozzles indoors, and continuous filter rod 26 is defeated
Send by room.In use, injection nozzle can spray the outer surface of continuous filter rod 26 with liquid coating, and the liquid coating can be hard
Change to form thin and smooth layer around continuous filter rod 26.Liquid coating may include plasticizer and may include three acetic acid
Ester.Alternatively, coating may include liquid polymers, such as polypropylene.After the alternative constructions of solidify afterwards treating stations, root
According to the first and second embodiments of aforementioned device 10,110, continuous filter rod 26 can be cut into discrete filter tip at cutting station
Rod.The filter rod so obtained can be filter rod 129 as shown in Figure 9, and it has smooth outer covering layer 130.
In the equipment 110 of second embodiment, electrical heating elements 113 are described as heating filter rod 26 so that filter rod
26 outmost surface strand material and plasticizer fusing, and/or also fusing stand upright on it is any in the outmost surface of filter rod 26
Very thin hair.However, the invention is not restricted to this construction and operating method, and equipment 110 can be constructed and be operated such that
Heating element heater 113 will not be such that the plasticizer in the outer surface of filter rod 26 substantially melts, but only softening and physical horizon entire filter
Any upright hair on mouth rod, is acted on " flatiron " and acted.In such operating method, will not exist by fusing and
The coating for the obvious solidification that the tow and plasticizer of hardening are formed on the outer surface of filter rod 26.However, final filter tip will
With smooth outer surface.In such operating method, the given conveying for passing through solidify afterwards treating stations 111 for filter rod 26
Speed, the temperature of heating element heater 113 is controlled to be less than the temperature of the plasticizer melted in filter rod 26.
In the equipment 10 of above-mentioned first embodiment, the distal end of heart axle 17 is placed under the outlet 13 of pipeline 11
Trip.This arrangement can advantageously facilitate the formation of the constant cross-section of above-mentioned filter rod 29.Once this is probably due to pipeline 11
Its most narrow point is reached, packing material 27 is just only introduced in the core of outer tubular portion 30 of filter rod 26 so that outside
The filter tip material 16 of tubular portion 30 is sufficiently compressed before packing material 27 is introduced into.Equally, heart axle 17 wherein is remote
Side end is placed in the alternate embodiment in pipeline 11, any outside pressure applied by packing material 27 therefore effect
On compressed filter tip material 16.However, the invention is not restricted to the construction, and heart axle is alternately with distal end in pipe
The first of road 11 is tapered in the 11a of part and terminated.
The solidify afterwards treating stations 111 of the equipment 110 of second embodiment can be integrally formed with pipeline 11, or alternatively
It can be the equipment separated with pipeline 11, and be positioned to abut with pipeline 11 so that continuous filter rod 26 is directly from pipeline 11
Outlet 13 be delivered in the central passage 112 of solidify afterwards treating stations 111.In addition, within the scope of the invention, solidify afterwards processing
Stand 111 can be spaced apart with the outlet 13 of pipeline 11 so that continuous filter rod 26 will not be stood after the outlet 13 of pipeline 11 is left
It is delivered in the central passage 112 of solidify afterwards treating stations.
Equipment 10,110 and the opium pipe band and filter stick wrappage for avoiding using routine for the method that filter tip is manufactured, therefore keep away
The increased complexity and material and therefore relevant cost of the manufacture of convention filter approach are exempted from.In addition, being capable of high-speed production
During, the continuous core of packing material is provided with filter rod 29,129.Such equipment 10,110 also avoid for
The need for complicated travel mechanism, such as other kinds of filter tip is being manufactured（It has spaced element in filter tip in-core）In can
Those that can be needed.The such mechanism that capsule or other elements can be intermittently inserted in into filter tip in-core with aturegularaintervals is
Complicated, and the control system of complexity may be needed to keep alignment exactly, so that it is guaranteed that produced filter tip is consistent
And with the core element that is inserted with correct interval.Therefore, such mechanism is expensive in terms of production and maintenance.
In the said equipment 10,110, heating region 20 is formed around a part for pipeline 11.This can be advantageouslyed allow for
Compact equipment construction.However, the present invention is not intended to be limited to such construction, and in an alternative embodiment, heating zone
Domain 20 may be provided at single pipe section office, and compressed and extrusion forming continuous filter rod 26 is fed into the pipe section
In.Latter alternative constructions can advantageously facilitate maintained equipment, because heating region can be compressed into company with wherein filter tip material
The pipe section separation of continuous filter rod, easily enters and cleans so as to realize.
Heart axle 17 may include to be easy to the device that packing material 27 is transported to outlet 18b by passage 18 from entrance 18a.This
The device of sample may include to be connected to the compressed air supply of heart axle 17, so as to how to be conveyed with loose filter tow material 16
Compressed air is set to pass through passage together with packing material 27 by the similar mode of pipeline 11.Heart axle 17 may include to extend through it
One or more compressed air ports of side wall（It is not shown）, for compressed air to be fed in passage 18.However, of the invention
Such construction is not limited to, and packing material 27 can be by being entrained in the filter tow material 16 that conveying passes through pipeline 11
And it is drawn through heart axle 17.
The passage 18 of heart axle 17 is shown as becoming narrow gradually between entrance 18a and outlet 18b.However, not purport of the invention
There can be constant cross section along its length in the passage 18 being limited in such construction, and heart axle 17.
In addition, the outer surface of heart axle 17 is shown as narrowing from entrance 18a ends.However, the invention is not restricted to such
Construction, and heart axle 17 can have constant cross section along its length.
The favorable structure of the equipment 10,110 of the present invention includes at least a portion of length of the pipeline 11 along heart axle 17 gradually
Narrow.That is, the distance between the inner surface of the outer surface of heart axle 17 and pipeline 11 is in the defeated of filter tow material 16
At least a portion of the length on direction along pipeline 11 is sent to reduce.This helps to introduce filling in the passage 18 from heart axle 17
Filter tow material 16 is compressed before material 27 and filter tow material 16 is formed as hollow tubular portion at least in part
30。
The method of the said equipment 10,110 and the present invention include packing material 27 being incorporated into outer tubular portion 30
In hollow.Although packing material 27 is probably loose, such as fibre bundle or granular materials, the present invention are not intended to be limited to
Such packing material 27.In an embodiment of the present invention, it is contemplated that packing material 27 may include preformed elongated continuous filter tip
Rod, to form the core 31 of discrete filter rod 29,129.Then, filter tow material 16 will be around preformed elongated filter rod
Formed.There can be the chi such as in known ultra-fine long smoking product as preformed filter rod as packing material 27
It is very little.In such embodiments, preformed elongated filter rod can be pulled by the conveying by filter tow material 16 around
By being pumped through equipment 10,110.In all embodiments, continuous filter rod 28 can pass through downstream feed drive device（Not
Show）（Such as, one or more driven vollers, wheel or band）It is drawn through pipeline 11.
The favorable structure and method and the feature for the filter rod 29,129 being consequently formed of the equipment 10,110 of the present invention exist
Formed in the material of core 31 and each free general uniform of outer tubular portion 30, although these materials are each single material
Material.That is, the material of core 31 is not mixed or adulterated with the material in outer tubular portion 30, and in each of filter rod 29,129
There is clearly border between part.Except providing unique and cleaning outward appearance, this also allows the filter for accurately controlling the present invention
The filtering feature and performance of mouth rod 29,129.This may be advantageous by packing material to be incorporated into the core of tubulose filter rod 26
In before solidify or filter tow material 16 be at least partially cured and be promoted.This can be by the way that the distal end of heart axle 17 be placed in
In heating region 20 or downstream is realized.
In the embodiment of the equipment 10,110 of the present invention, heart axle 17 is extended in heating region 20.That is, heart axle
17 distal end can be placed in heating region 20 or downstream.For example, the pipeline that heart axle 17 is extended in vaporium 21
In 11 region and/or or more than being formed at least one in steam blow vent 23 in pipeline 11.This can be advantageously
The filter tow material 16 to form outer tubular portion 30 is set to be at least partially cured before packing material 27 is introduced.This can be favourable
Ground helps avoid collapsing for during shaping outer tubular portion 30.The heart axle 17 for extending completely through heating region can be favourable
Ground makes it possible to improve the hardening of the outer tubular portion 30 around heart axle before packing material 27 is introduced, and therefore provides core
31 improved circularity.
The equipment 10,110 and method of the invention described above include that room 21 will be fed in about 170 degrees Celsius of dry steam
With through steam blow vent 23 and enter filter rod 26 in.However, the invention is not restricted to the actual temp, and dry steam
Temperature can change within the scope of the invention.For example, between 100-200 degrees Celsius, and can 120-190 degrees Celsius it
Between, and can be between 150-180 degrees Celsius.In addition, the temperature of steam can be selected to and be entrained in filter tow material
The amount of plasticizer in 16 and/or transporting velocity also to the filter tow material 16 by pipeline 11 are proportional.
In the favorable structure of the equipment 10,110 of the present invention, pipeline 11 and heart axle 17 are elongated and including corresponding
Central axis, and pipeline 11 and heart axle 17 are coaxial.This can be advantageously carried out the formation of symmetrical and uniform filter rod 29,129.
In the second embodiment of above-mentioned smoking product 50, multistage filter tip 51 include around the first and second filter segments 29,
The filter stick wrappage 53 of 52 extensions.This advantageously aids in manufacture, because multistage filter tip can be assembled before independent step, in list
It is unrivalled it is rapid in its tobacco rod is connected to smoking product is made.Moreover, be in independent number of assembling steps to be combined with tobacco rod with
Before production smoking product, the multistage filter tip of multiple length（Such as 2 sections or 4 section rods）It can be produced as having and be wrapped up by filter stick
The filter segment of thing connection.However, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the construction of such smoking product, and expected first and second
Filter segment 29,52 is axially aligned with and is only linked together by tipping paper 42 and be connected to tobacco rod 41 without also including
Filter stick wrappage.The latter construction can advantageous by single assembling process by tobacco rod and the first and second filter tips
Section is all combined together with tipping paper, to reduce the quantity of smoking product number of assembling steps.
As it is used herein, term " smoking product " includes smokable product（Such as cigarette, cigar and
Cigarlet）, regardless of whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivative, expanding tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitute, and heat not
Combustion products and other nicotine delivery products such as aerosol generating device including electronic cigarette.Smoking product is settable to be had
For the filter tip by smoker's intake-gas stream.It is being intended to be used for heating not combustion products and other nicotine delivery products one
Rise in the embodiment used, the reference of " flue gas " and " flue gas is material modified " should be interpreted to cover smoke abatement in specification above
Other aerosols and inhalant outside the combustion product of gas and material.
In order to solve various problems and improve prior art, being shown in which entirely through explanation of the displosure can put into practice
（It is multiple）Invention claimed and the various embodiments that remarkable filter tip is provided, and for manufacturing equipment and the side of filter tip
Method.The advantages and features of the disclosure are only the representative illustration of embodiment, and are not detailed and/or exclusive.Their quilts
Present merely to auxiliary understands and instructs feature claimed.It will be understood that, the advantage of the disclosure, embodiment, example, work(
Energy, feature, structure and/or other aspects are not regarded as being the limitation to disclosure defined by the claims or to right
It is required that equivalent limitation, and using other embodiment and can be without departing substantially from the scope of the present disclosure and/or spirit
In the case of make modification.Various embodiments suitably can include the following, are made up of the following or substantially by following
Person constitutes：The various combinations of disclosed element, part, feature, part, step, device etc..In addition, the disclosure is included at present
It is not claimed but following other inventions that can be claimed.
Claims (44)
1. a kind of filter rod for smoking product, the filter rod is included by the filter tip material of the solidification plasticizer with entrainment
The hardening tubular element of the extrusion forming of formation, and the packing material being arranged in the tubular element continuous core.
2. filter rod according to claim 1, wherein, the filter tip material includes the cellulose acetate hardened with plasticizer
Tow.
3. the filter rod described in claim 1 according to claim 2, wherein, the filter rod does not include surrounding the tubulose
Any outer wrap thing of element.
4. the filter rod according to any preceding claims, wherein, the packing material of the core includes acetate fiber
Element.
5. the filter rod according to any preceding claims, wherein, the packing material includes particulate aerosol and is modified material
Material.
6. the filter rod according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, the packing material includes tobacco or tobacco
Derivative.
7. a kind of filter tip for smoking product, it includes the filter rod according to any preceding claims, and the second filter
Mouth section, second filter segment is axially aligned and by around the filter rod and second filter segment with the filter rod
Filter stick wrappage be connected to the filter rod.
8. a kind of smoking product, it includes tobacco rod and an end for being connected to the tobacco rod according to any foregoing right
It is required that described filter rod or filter tip.
9. a kind of equipment for being used to manufacture the filter rod of the extrusion forming for smoking product, the equipment includes：
Pipeline, the pipeline has entrance and exit, and the entrance is configured to receive filter tow material and plasticizer, described
Pipeline is tapered between the entrance and the outlet；
Heart axle, the heart axle is at least partially located in the pipeline and fixed relative to the pipeline；
Wherein, the heart axle is hollow and including extending through the inner passage of the heart axle, can be logical by the inside
Road conveys packing material；
The passage is included in the outlet at the distal end of the heart axle, can discharge the packing material by the outlet；
With
It is configured to heat the heating region of filter tip material；
The equipment is constructed such that filter tow material and plasticizer by the pipeline around the heart axle
Tubular rods are compressed into, and the packing material for the inner passage supply for passing through the heart axle is discharged from the channel outlet
To fill the hole of the tubular rods, and the tubular rods be heated to solidify at least in part in the heating region it is described
Plasticizer, to produce continuous filter rod, the continuous filter rod includes the tubular rods of hardening filter tip material and the company of packing material
Continuous core.
10. equipment according to claim 9, wherein, the inner passage of the hollow mandrel is included in towards described
The part that is tapered narrowed on the direction of the distal end of heart axle.
11. the equipment according to claim 9 or claim 10, wherein, the external dimensions of the hollow mandrel is included in
The part that is tapered narrowed on towards the direction of the distal end of the heart axle.
12. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 11, wherein, the outer surface of the heart axle and the pipeline
At least a portion along the length of the pipeline of the distance between inner surface in the distal end towards the heart axle
Direction on reduce.
13. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 12, wherein, the distal end of the heart axle is located at
The downstream of the outlet of the pipeline.
14. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 13, wherein, the heart axle extends completely through the pipe
The length in road.
15. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 12, wherein, the distal end positioning of the heart axle
In the pipeline.
16. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 15, wherein, the heart axle extends to the heating region
In.
17. the equipment described in claim 16 according to claim 15 or when being subordinated to claim 15, wherein, the pipe
Road includes Part I and Part II, wherein, the Part I is tapered from the entrance to the Part II, and
And the Part II has constant cross section, and wherein, the distal end of the heart axle is placed in described second
In part.
18. according to claim 9 to 12,15 or when being subordinated to claim 15 any one of 16 to 17 described in set
It is standby, wherein, the distal end of the heart axle is placed in the heating region.
19. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 18, wherein, the heart axle and the pipeline placed coaxial.
20. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 19, wherein, the heating region includes being used to heat institute
State the steam supply of filter tip material and plasticizer.
21. equipment according to claim 20, wherein, the heating region includes the part formation around the pipeline
Vaporium, and the pipeline includes steam blow vent, enters the pipeline with the steam for allowing to be fed to the vaporium
In so as to directly heating the filter tip material.
22. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 21, it also includes continuous relative to the extrusion forming
The conveying direction of filter rod is in the solidify afterwards treating stations in the heating region downstream, and the solidify afterwards treating stations are configured into one
Step makes the outer surface of the continuous filter rod of the extrusion forming become smooth.
23. equipment according to claim 22, wherein, the solidify afterwards treating stations are described continuous including being configured to heating
The electric heater of the outer surface of filter rod.
24. equipment according to claim 23, wherein, the electric heater is configured to the institute of the continuous filter rod
Outer surface is stated to be heated between 100-200 degrees Celsius.
25. the equipment according to claim 23 or claim 24, wherein, the solidify afterwards treating stations are configured to fusing
The plasticizer on the outer surface of the continuous filter rod so that the outer surface of the fusing can then be solidified as light
Face finishing.
26. equipment according to claim 22, wherein, the solidify afterwards treating stations include spraying station, described to spray station bag
Include injection nozzle and be connected to the liquid handling source of the injection nozzle, the liquid handling is ejected into the continuous filter tip
To form smooth outer covering layer on the outer surface of rod.
27. equipment according to claim 26, wherein, the liquid handling sprayed from the injection nozzle includes plasticising
Agent, and may include triacetate.
28. the equipment according to any one of claim 9 to 27, it also includes cutting station, and the cutting station is constructed
For the filter rod of the continuously extruding and molding to be cut into discrete filter rod.
29. a kind of method for the filter tip for manufacturing the extrusion forming for smoking product, the described method comprises the following steps：By filter tip
Strand material and plasticizer are supplied in the entrance of pipeline, and the pipeline is tapered between the entrance and exit；By institute
Filter tow material conveying is stated by the pipeline and around hollow mandrel, the hollow mandrel is at least partially located at described
Fix in pipeline and relative to the pipeline so that the filter tip material is compressed into tubular rods；Along extend through it is described in
The inner passage conveying packing material of hollow shaft；By the packing material from the inside at the distal end in the heart axle
The outlet discharge of passage, to fill the hole of the tubular rods with the packing material；And the tubular rods are heated with least portion
Divide ground solidification the plasticizer, to produce continuous filter rod, the filter rod includes tubular rods and the filling of hardening filter tip material
The continuous core of material.
30. method according to claim 29, it is included in the downstream of the outlet of the pipeline from the heart axle
The distal end at the inner passage outlet discharge packing material.
31. method according to claim 29, it is included in the upstream of the pipe outlet from the institute in the pipeline
State the inner passage outlet discharge packing material at the distal end of heart axle.
32. the method according to any one of claim 29 to 31, its including the use of steam the equipment heating
The filter tip material and plasticizer are heated in region.
33. method according to claim 32, it is included in the hole that the tubular rods are filled with the packing material
Before, the filter tip material is heated in the heating region to solidify the plasticizer at least in part.
34. the method according to any one of claim 29 to 33, it is included in described with packing material filling
Before the hole of tubular rods, compress the filter tow material and be at least partially formed the tubular rods.
35. the method according to any one of claim 29 to 34, it includes providing cellulose acetate tow as institute
State packing material.
36. the method according to any one of claim 29 to 34, it includes the preformed filter rod of offer and passes through institute
Heart axle is stated as the packing material.
37. the method according to any one of claim 29 to 34, it includes providing tobacco as the packing material.
38. the method according to any one of claim 29 to 37, it is also included after implementing to the continuous filter rod
Curing process, to provide more smooth than the surface texture existed when being discharged from the heating region for the continuous filter rod
Outer surface.
39. the method according to claim 38, wherein, the solidify afterwards processing includes described continuous with electric heater heating
The outer surface of filter rod simultaneously makes the outer surface become smooth.
40. the method according to claim 39, wherein, the solidify afterwards processing includes fully heating the outer surface, with
Melt the plasticizer on the outer surface of the continuous filter rod, and then solidify the outer surface of the thawing be
Smooth finish.
41. method according to claim 40, it includes the outer surface of the continuous filter rod being heated to 100-
Between 200 degrees Celsius.
42. the method according to claim 38, wherein, the solidify afterwards processing includes liquid handling spraying the company
On the outer surface of continuous filter rod, to form smooth outer covering layer.
43. method according to claim 42, it includes being ejected into plasticizer into the appearance of the continuous filter rod
On face, the plasticizer may include triacetate.
44. the method according to any one of claim 29 to 43, it is also included the filter of the continuously extruding and molding
Mouth rod cuts into discrete filter rod.
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