CN107734980A - For handling the improved filter rod forming machine of rigid package web material - Google Patents

For handling the improved filter rod forming machine of rigid package web material Download PDF

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CN107734980A
CN107734980A CN201680040136.2A CN201680040136A CN107734980A CN 107734980 A CN107734980 A CN 107734980A CN 201680040136 A CN201680040136 A CN 201680040136A CN 107734980 A CN107734980 A CN 107734980A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/47Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces
    • A24C5/478Transport means for filter- or cigarette-rods in view of their assembling

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A kind of filter rod forming machine includes operating desk, for forming wrapped filter rod;Cutting blade, for the wrapped filter rod to be cut into bar section (104);And conveyer, the conveyer include rotating cylinder (100), the rotating cylinder has multiple grooves (102) spaced apart on the outer surface of the cylinder, and the groove is used to receive the bar section (104) when the cylinder rotates.The cylinder is included in the stop device (106) of the end of each in the groove, and when the filter rod is received into the groove, the filter rod abuts with the stop device.The stop device (106) includes the pin (108) with main cylinder, the main cylinder has the first diameter (D1) and extended between the first end and a second end along the axis (F) of the groove (102), at the first end, the pin is attached to framework.The pin (108) includes the adjacent part (118) of second end extension along the axis (F) from the main cylinder, the adjacent part (118) has the Second bobbin diameter (D2) less than first diameter (D1) and substantially flat surface is presented, for abutting the end of the elongated filter rod.

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For handling the improved filter rod forming machine of rigid package web material
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of setting for filter rod for being used for manufacture and being used when manufacturing the smoking product of cigarette with filter tip etc. It is standby.
Background technology
Cigarette with filter tip generally includes the tobacco cut filler bar surrounded by wrapping paper and with the relation of joining end to end with being wrapped The tobacco rod alignment of dress and the cylindrical filter being attached by tipping paper with it.Filter tip is generally by the one of fiber filter material Individual or multiple cigarette holder compositions.A kind of suitable fiber filter material is the acetic acid of the usual plasticizer treats with similar to glyceryl triacetate Cellulose tow.One or more cigarette holders are surrounded by the paper material of commonly referred to as " cigarette holder packaging ".
It is included in generally longitudinally to move filter filament on direction by continuous fiber filter filament manufacture filter rod and leads to Continuous processing step is crossed to be directed at bunch fiber;Predetermined shape is collected, compresses and is formed as in tow, such as substantially Plasticiser and/or other additives are applied to fiber before upper cylindrical bar.In addition, manufacturing process include with cigarette holder pack come Fibre bundle bar is packed, to manufacture wrapped filter rod.
For this target, filter rod forming machine includes being used for receiving fibre strip tow and with filter paper packaging bar from forming table Shape fibre bundle is to form the package post of continuous filter rod.Package post includes annular belt conveyor (for example, being provided as annex bar Band), it is configured in a predetermined direction advance along circular path;And feeding means, for filter-paper-tape to be fed to On belt conveyer in the Part I in path.In addition, package post includes induction element, for being passed by moving towards each other Send the lateral edges of band that conveyer is gradually converted into the pipe in the Part II in the path of first path portion downstream. For example, such filter rod forming machine described in US 4768526.
In more detail, conveyer generally includes the conveyer belt being looped around around two return idlers.One of conveyer belt Branch slideably runs along the longitudinal groove being provided in induction element or annex.Groove has the entrance point in guiding piece The section constantly changed between the port of export, and the section is substantially cylindrical at the port of export.Slide in the trench Dynamic conveyer belt forms annex band, is guided from the filter-paper-tape that first path is partially advanced by the annex band and second It is packaged in path sections around fibre bundle bar.Therefore, in package post, filter-paper-tape winding fibre strip tow so that filter The marginal portion of paper tape is overlapping.
In addition, filter rod forming machine includes being used for one or two side that suitable adhesive is applied to filter-paper-tape Edge so that the bonding device being bonded to each other when lateral edges are overlapping.Adhesive can be along packing material in applicator region It is applied in packaging paper web web material, or alternately, enters from packaging web material in the annex of package post Upstream be applied to packaging web material on.
By means of example, heat-activatable adhesive can be applied on one or two lateral edges of filter-paper-tape, and is filtered Mouth bar forming machine further comprises the thermal source for activated adhesive, and the thermal source is arranged in a certain opening position along annex.
In addition, filter rod forming machine generally further comprises being used to cool down adhesive so that the quick-setting dress of adhesive Put.It is known that filter rod forming machine includes cooling rod, packaging web material road of the cooling rod along thermal source downstream Footpath is operably connected in a certain opening position with annular belt conveyor.One such cooling rod is commonly configured to during use At a temperature of from about -5 DEG C to about 6 DEG C.Bar is being packed along during cooling rod traveling, adhesive solidifies and forms sealing Longitudinal seam.
Then the wrapped filter rod thus manufactured can be cut into the section with predetermined length to be filtered Cigarette holder element.Specifically, Filter tip shaping machine includes the cutting assembly of a certain opening position positioned at cooling rod downstream, for inciting somebody to action The continuous wrapped filter rod for leaving package post cuts into the filter tip with the length corresponding to some filter-tip elements Bar part.These filter rods can be then partially transferred to filter tip combiner or tipping machine to be attached to tobacco rod.For This target, the platform that leaves of filter rod forming machine include transfer drum, and it includes multiple grooves, and the groove leaves bag suitable for receiving Fill the filter rod part of platform and for filter rod to be partially transferred into another operating unit.
For some applications, rigid thicker packaging web material can be preferably used, it is bigger to assign filter tip Rigidity.However, this may make it difficult to form the filter rod with low ovality.In addition, because rigid package web material with Along the friction increase in packaging web material path between the part of filter rod forming machine, so producing more heats and therefore The sealing effectiveness of cooling rod may be influenceed.
Simultaneously as the inherent trend that rigid thicker packaging web material returns resiliently to its original planar state increases Add, it is therefore desirable to a greater amount of adhesive come correctly seal winding fibre strip tow packaging web material overlapping side edge Edge.However, this may have following undesired effect:Excessive adhesive accumulate in received when leaving package post it is wrapped On the surface of the transfer drum of filter rod part.For this reason, filter rod forming machine must may often stop, therefore machine Downtime undesirably increases.
Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a kind of be used to manufacture the filter rod used when manufacturing smoking product so that can be effectively The equipment for solving disadvantages mentioned above.In particular, it is desirable to providing this kind of equipment so that machine stopping time can be substantially reduced, Ensure to meet required production requirement by the filter rod that equipment obtains in same time simultaneously, for example, with regard to airtight quality, ellipse Degree, visual effect etc..
The content of the invention
According to aspects of the present invention, there is provided a kind of equipment for being used to manufacture the filter rod used when manufacturing smoking product. The equipment includes being used to receive filter-tip material and packaging web material and for by filter-tip material and wrapping paper Web material forms the operating desk of wrapped filter rod.The equipment also includes elongated for wrapped filter rod to be cut into At least one cutting blade of bar section.In addition, the equipment includes conveyer, the conveyer is included in the outer surface of cylinder The upper rotating cylinder with multiple grooves spaced apart, the groove are constructed and arranged to receive elongate strip section when cylinder rotates.Cylinder Further comprise the stop device of the end of in a groove each, when elongated filter rod is received into groove, institute Elongated filter rod is stated to dispose against the stop device.Stop device includes the pin with main cylinder, the main cylinder tool There is the first diameter (D1) and extend between first end and second end relative with first end along the axis (F) of groove, At the first end, pin is attached to a framework.In addition, pin includes the neighbour of the second end extension along axis (F) from main cylinder Socket part point, the adjacent part have the Second bobbin diameter (D2) less than the first diameter (D1) and substantially flat table are presented Face, for abutting the end of elongated filter rod.
Term " ovality " is used for the shape for describing the lateral part of filter rod in this manual, and specifically, For describing its deviation angle with standard round.In the present case, ovality can be expressed as length and its mathematics It is defined as follows and provides:
Ovality=(b-a).
In order to determine the ovality of the section of filter rod, one end is checked along the longitudinal direction of filter rod.For example, filter rod It can be disposed on transparent operation platform on its end so that the image of the end of filter rod is by suitable below workbench Imaging device records.Size " a " is considered as the section in the minimum outer diameter held downstream, and size " b " is considered as the area Section is in the maximum outside diameter held downstream.For with same design, ten filter rods repeat the process altogether, and by ten The digital average value of ellipticity measurement value is recorded as the ovality of the design for filter rod.
It is opposite with known device, there is provided a kind of filter rod forming machine, the filter rod forming machine is equipped with new for transmitting The improved conveyer of the filter rod section of formation.The conveyer includes multiple with what is be spaced apart on the outer surface of cylinder The rotating cylinder of groove, wherein the groove is constructed and arranged to receive elongate strip section when cylinder rotates.The cylinder is included in groove In the end of each stop device, when elongated filter rod is received into groove, the elongated filter rod with only Dynamic device adjoining.Stop device includes presenting substantially planar surface with the pin of the end of the elongated filter rod of adjoining.The pin exists End includes the part contacted when in use with elongated filter rod, and the part has what is reduced compared with the main cylinder of pin Diameter.
By provide present one of the surface area of reduction for being used for directly contacting with the filter rod section newly formed it is such only Dynamic device, the possibility that adhesive is accumulated on stop device are advantageously substantially reduced.It is not intended to be limited to theory, it should be appreciated that The radial center part of the adjoining ends contact filter rod section of pin, wherein in general adhesive is not present in expection.Meanwhile only Dynamic device and the periphery of filter rod section, i.e. most possibly exist in filter rod section and leave small between the part of adhesive Gap, because the part has been used for forming sealing between the overlapping vertical side of the edge of packaging web material.
Therefore, the number of the stop of filter rod forming machine and frequency are substantially reduced, and therefore machine stopping time is overall On advantageously reduce.Therefore, rigid thicker wrapping paper is included especially suitable for manufacture according to the filter rod forming machine of the present invention Filter rod, or for packaging web material to be sealed in reliably and safely filter-tip surrounding materials and need a greater amount of glue Any time of stick.Should from following description it became apparent that, by some preferred embodiments, can obtain and filter tip The relevant other favourable improvement of the feature of bar, such as airtight quality, ovality and visual effect.
Include being used to receive filter-tip material and packaging web material and for by filtering according to the equipment of the present invention The operating desk of cigarette holder material and packaging filter rod of the web material formed with packaging.In addition, the equipment includes being used for having bag The filter rod of dress cuts at least one cutting blade of elongate strip section.In addition, the equipment includes being used to transmit what is newly formed The conveyer of elongate strip section.Conveyer is included in the rotating cylinder on the outer surface of cylinder with multiple grooves spaced apart, described Groove is constructed and arranged to receive elongate strip section when cylinder rotates.Cylinder further comprises the end of each in a groove Stop device, when elongated filter rod is received into groove, the elongated filter rod disposes against the stop device.Only Dynamic device includes the pin with main cylinder, and the main cylinder has the first diameter (D1) and in first end and and first end Extend between the second relative end along the axis (F) of groove, at the first end, pin is attached to a framework.In addition, pin bag The adjacent part of the second end extension along axis (F) from main cylinder is included, the adjacent part, which has, is less than the first diameter (D1) Second bobbin diameter (D2) and substantially flat surface is presented, for abutting the end of elongated filter rod.Preferably, it is adjacent Socket part point has cylinder form.
Second bobbin diameter (D2) is preferably less than about the 80% of the first diameter (D1).Additionally or as an alternative solution, Two diameters are at least about the 50% of the first diameter (D1).These values are favourable, because having at the periphery of filter rod section enough Wide annular region does not abut with the flat surfaces of stop device, thus minimizes the possibility that adhesive can be picked up with tube. In some particularly preferred embodiments, Second bobbin diameter (D2) is about the 75% of the first diameter.By means of example, the first diameter (D1) it can be 8mm and Second bobbin diameter (D2) can be 6mm.
Preferably, the length (L) of the adjacent part measured along the axis (F) of groove is to be at least about 0.5mm.In addition Or alternately, the length (L) of the adjacent part measured along the axis (F) of groove is less than about 2mm.These values It is favourable, because therefore leaving sufficiently wide axial direction between the outer peripheral areas of filter rod section and the flat surfaces of stop device Gap.This, which is additionally aided, minimizes the possibility that adhesive can be picked up with tube.In some particularly preferred embodiments, along The length (L) for the adjacent part that the axis (F) of groove measures is about 1mm.
The operating desk of equipment generally includes annex, and the annex is operationally connected and is configured with annular belt conveyor Filter-tip surrounding materials are packaged in into receiving filter-tip material and packaging web material, and by packaging web material, are made The first and second longitudinal edges that web material must be packed are overlapping to form wrapped filter rod.In addition, operating desk includes using In supplying heat-activatable adhesive to pack the applicator of the first and second overlapping longitudinal edges of web material.Can heat Activated adhesive can be applied on one or two vertical side of the edge of packaging web material.
Operating desk further comprises the thermal source for activated adhesive, and the thermal source is arranged in a certain position along annex Place.In more detail, annex is preferably operably connected with heating rod, and the heating rod is applied to apply heat to wrapping paper The first and second overlapping longitudinal edges of web material, while it is supported on the annular belt conveyor slideably advanced in annex Vertical side of the edge.Heating rod preferably includes the groove with curved profile, sealed has bag for receiving at least in part The filter rod of dress.
Even further preferably, heating rod includes a pair of heating rod ridges, each heating rod ridge delimits heating rod ditch on side Groove and support surface is presented on another side so that the support surface of ridge be applied to conveyer belt along annex slideably before The vertical side of the edge of the annular belt conveyor of V-shaped arrangement (when finding in cross-section) is supported when entering.
In fact, heating rod is arranged to heating rod grooved surface against the upper table of the conveyer belt to advance in the groove of annex Face.When conveyer belt advances along annex, (outside) support surface of vertical side of the edge against the heating rod ridge of conveyer belt slides, And sealed wrapped filter rod is substantially enclosed in structure between the upper surface of conveyer belt and the surface of heating rod groove Into volume in.This is favourable, because so preventing correct middle position of the conveyer belt out of annex from removing.In addition, so Advantageously form the filter tip with low ovality.
Preferably, heating rod ridge has substantially triangular-section, and support surface tilts so that the longitudinal direction of conveyer belt Lateral edges form at least about 30 degree of angle therebetween (between V-arrangement arrangement).It is highly preferred that support surface tilts so that conveyer belt Vertical side of the edge form at least about 45 degree of angle therebetween.In some preferred embodiments, support surface tilts so that transmission The vertical side of the edge of band forms about 60 degree of angle.
In addition, operating desk preferably includes cooling rod, the cooling rod and annex and annular belt conveyor are operationally warm Connection, for cooling down adhesive and causing the solidification of adhesive.Cooling rod is arranged in the downstream of thermal source.In a preferred embodiment, Cooling rod is closely arranged in the downstream of heating rod and may be mounted on identical bracket.
Cooling rod is included in the longitudinal groove extended between cooling rod entrance and the outlet of cooling rod, and is arranged to longitudinal direction The upper surface of the opposite conveyer belt to advance in the groove of annex of grooved surface so that the groove is applied to receive at least in part Wrapped filter rod.Preferably, in cooling rod porch, the section of groove is substantially semicircle.
In fact, cooling rod is arranged at a certain distance away from annex so that the path for conveyer belt is limited to annex Between cooling rod.Groove is preferably laterally delimited by lateral ridge, the lateral ridge present be applied to cooling rod and annex it Between the respective external abutment surface of the vertical side of the edge cooperation of conveyer belt that advances, and the surface area in the section of groove is preferably Reduce between cooling rod entrance and the outlet of cooling rod.
Therefore, when conveyer belt advances along annex, the distance between apparent surface of vertical side of the edge of conveyer belt with Conveyer belt to reach cooling rod entrance and increase, and the vertical side of the edge of conveyer belt contacts with cooling down the lateral ridge of rod groove.This It is favourable, is then slided because therefore conveyer belt avoids relative to the remainder of cooling rod, therefore, cooling rod will not be by Heated up in conveyer belt relative to the friction of cooling rod.Meanwhile the heat with the overlapping side edge for packing web material is living The wrapped filter rod for changing adhesive is maintained between the upper surface of conveyer belt and the surface of cooling rod groove, and in conveyer belt Upper surface and cool down rod groove surface between advance.Therefore it provides in packaging web material overlapping vertical side of the edge it Between and the adhesive of previously passed thermal source heating cooled down, and the rapid curing of adhesive can be realized.
In some preferred embodiments, equipment further comprises the compression set being operably connected with annex, the pressure Compression apparatus is arranged in the downstream end of annex and suitable in the first and second overlapping longitudinal direction along packaging web material The a certain opening position at edge cooperates with wrapped filter rod.Compression set is configured and arranged to will be substantially along packaging Filter rod radial direction orientation compression load be applied to wrapped filter rod.When use rigidity or thicker packaging paper web During material, this is particularly advantageous, because the packaging web material of winding can be effectively canceled out by providing such compression set The inherent trend removed from the perfect cylindrical arrangement of filter-tip surrounding materials, this is understood to the main original for producing ovality Therefore one.
Preferably, compression set includes the cooperation part with made of substantially spherical shape.It is advantageous in that, is filled in compression Put and relatively smooth cooperate is provided between the outer surface of wrapped filter rod so that the face coat of wrapped filter rod Do not influenceed significantly, while reduce ovality.Hence it is advantageous to improve the overall visual impact of wrapped filter rod.
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The schema of refer to the attached drawing is further described into the present invention only by means of example, wherein:
Fig. 1 illustrates the perspective schematic view of the details of the conveyer of the equipment according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the perspective schematic view of the cylinder framework of Fig. 1 conveyer;
Fig. 3 shows the schematic side view of the stop device of Fig. 1 conveyer;
Fig. 4 shows the annex of operating desk and the diagrammatic cross-sectional of heating rod of the preferred embodiment of the equipment according to the present invention Face figure;
Fig. 5 shows the perspective schematic view of the cooling rod of the preferred embodiment of the equipment according to the present invention;And
Fig. 6 shows the schematic side view of the compression set of the preferred embodiment of the equipment according to the present invention.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the details of the conveyer of the equipment according to the present invention.Conveyer includes rotating cylinder 100, the rotating cylinder With multiple grooves 102 spaced apart on the outer surface of cylinder 100.Groove 102 is constructed and arranged to when cylinder 100 rotates Receive elongate strip section 104.Cylinder 100 further comprises the stop device 106 of the end of each in groove 102, when thin When long filter rod section 104 is received into groove 102, the elongated filter rod section disposes against the stop device.
As being also described in more detail in figure 3, stop device 106 includes the pin 108 with main cylinder 110, the master First diameter D1 of the cylinder with about 8mm and the edge between first end 112 and second end 114 relative with first end 112 Axis (F) extension of groove, at the first end, pin is attached to the cylinder framework 116 on cylinder 100 (referring to Fig. 2). In addition, pin 108 includes the adjacent part 118 of the second end 114 extension along axis (F) from main cylinder 110.Adjacent part 118 have about 6mm Second bobbin diameter D2.Substantially flat surface 120 is presented in adjacent part 118, for abutting elongated filter tip The end of bar section 104.In fig. 1-3 in embodiment described, adjacent part 118 with cylinder form and with along The length L that about 1mm axis (F) measures.
Fig. 4 shows the signal of the annex 200 and heating rod 202 of the operating desk of the preferred embodiment of the equipment according to the present invention Property cross-sectional view.Annex 200 is operably connected with annular belt conveyor 204.In addition, annex 200 is configured to receive filtering Cigarette holder material and packaging web material, and packaging web material is packaged in filter-tip surrounding materials so that packaging paper web First and second longitudinal edges of material are overlapping to form wrapped filter rod.Annex 200 is operable with heating rod 202 in addition Ground connects, and the heating rod supply heat is applied to one or two longitudinal direction side of packaging web material to activate in upstream position Adhesive on edge.Meanwhile heating rod is supported on the vertical side of the edge for the endless belt 204 slideably advanced in annex 200. Heating rod 202 includes the groove 206 with curved profile, for receiving at least in part through thermosealed wrapped filter tip Bar.As illustrated in Figure 4, heating rod 202 includes a pair of heating rod ridges 208,210, and each heating rod ridge 208,210 is on side Delimit heating rod groove 206 and support surface 212,214 is presented on another side.Conveyer belt along annex 200 slidably When ground advances, the support surface 212,214 of heating rod ridge 208,210 is applied to support the longitudinal direction side of the conveyer belt of V-shaped arrangement Edge.The volume limited by the upper surface of conveyer belt 204 and the surface of heating rod groove 206 has bag substantially surrounded by sealed The filter rod of dress.During use, this advantageously prevents conveyer belt 204 from being removed from correct middle position, and advantageously forms Wrapped filter rod with low ovality.In the fig. 4 embodiment, hopper ridge 208,210 is cut with substantially triangle Face, and support surface 212,214 tilts so that and the vertical side of the edge of conveyer belt forms about 60 degree of angle α therebetween.
Operation of the apparatus according to the invention platform preferably further comprises cooling rod, the cooling rod and annex and annular Belt conveyor is operationally thermally coupled to cool down adhesive and cause the solidification of adhesive, and the adhesive is supplied to wrapping paper The vertical side of the edge of web material is with the filter-tip surrounding materials sealing packaging web material.Cooling rod is closely arranged in The downstream of heating rod.Illustrate the details of such cooling rod 300 in Fig. 5.Cooling rod 300 be included in cooling rod entrance 304 with The longitudinal groove 302 extended between cooling rod outlet 306.Cooling rod groove 302 is wrapped suitable for receiving at least in part Filter rod.When in use, cooling rod 300 is arranged to longitudinal groove 302 facing to the conveyer belt to advance in the groove of annex Upper surface, and be disposed at a certain distance away from annex (not shown) so that the path for conveyer belt is defined in attached Between part and cooling rod.At cooling rod entrance 304, the section of cooling rod groove 302 is substantially semicircle.Cool down rod groove 302 are laterally delimited by lateral ridge 306,308, and the biography being applied to advancing between cooling rod 300 and annex is presented in the lateral ridge The respective external abutment surface for sending the vertical side of the edge of band to cooperate.The surface area in the section of groove 302 cooling rod entrance 304 with Reduce between cooling rod outlet 306.Therefore, when conveyer belt advances along annex, the relative table of the vertical side of the edge of conveyer belt The distance between face increases as conveyer belt reaches cooling rod entrance 304, and the vertical side of the edge of conveyer belt and cooling rod 300 lateral ridge 306,308 contacts.Hence it is advantageous to avoid cooling rod 300 of the conveyer belt relative to cooling rod entrance 304 downstream Remainder slide, or at least conveyer belt and cooling rod 300 between cooperate it is significantly restricted.It is advantageous in that, cools down rod 300 will not significantly be heated up due to the friction between conveyer belt and cooling rod 300.Meanwhile wrapped filter rod is in conveyer belt Advancing between surface with cooling down rod groove so that the adhesive activated by heating rod becomes thermally coupled with cooling rod, and The rapid curing of adhesive can be realized.
Illustrate the compression set 400 used in a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention in Fig. 6.Compression set 400 are operably connected with annex, and are disposed in the downstream end of annex and suitable for along packaging web material The a certain opening position of the first and second overlapping longitudinal edges cooperates with wrapped filter rod.In more detail, compression set 400 are configured and arranged to apply the compression load oriented substantially along the radial direction of wrapped filter rod.Fig. 5's In embodiment, compression set 400 includes the cooperation part 402 with made of substantially spherical shape.
Compression set advantageously offsets rigidity or thicker packaging web material from the wrapped filter rod newly formed The trend that the perfect cylindrical arrangement of filter-tip surrounding materials is removed, this be understood to produce ovality the reason for.In addition, by In spherical form, compression set 400 provides for compression set 400 and packed smooth cooperating between the outer surface of filter rod. Therefore, the face coat of wrapped filter rod is essentially unaffected, therefore the overall visual impact for packing filter rod is favourable Improved on ground.

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1. a kind of equipment for being used to manufacture the filter rod used when manufacturing smoking product, the equipment include:
Operating desk, for receiving filter-tip material and packaging web material and for by the filter-tip material and described Pack filter rod of the web material formed with packaging;
At least one cutting blade, for the wrapped filter rod to be cut into elongate strip section;And
Conveyer, the conveyer include rotating cylinder, and the rotating cylinder has multiple spaced apart on the outer surface of the cylinder Groove, the groove are constructed and arranged to receive the elongate strip section when the cylinder rotates, and the cylinder further comprises The stop device of the end of each in the groove, when the elongated filter rod is received into the groove, institute Elongated filter rod is stated to dispose against the stop device;
Wherein described stop device includes the pin with main cylinder, and the main cylinder has the first diameter (D1) and the Extend between one end and the second end relative with the first end along the axis (F) of the groove, at the first end, institute State pin and be attached to a framework;And
Wherein described pin includes the adjacent part of second end extension along the axis (F) from the main cylinder, institute Stating adjacent part has the Second bobbin diameter (D2) less than first diameter (D1) and substantially flat surface is presented, and is used for The end of the adjacent elongated filter rod.
2. equipment according to claim 1, wherein the Second bobbin diameter (D2) is less than the pact of first diameter (D1) 80%.
3. equipment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the Second bobbin diameter (D2) be first diameter (D1) at least About 50%.
4. the equipment according to any one of Claim 1-3, wherein being measured along the axis (F) of the groove The length (L) of the adjacent part be at least about 0.5mm.
5. equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein being measured along the axis (F) of the groove The length (L) of the adjacent part be less than about 3mm.
6. equipment according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the operating desk includes:
Annex, the annex be operably connected with annular belt conveyor and be configured to receive the filter-tip material and The packaging web material, and the packaging web material is packaged in the filter-tip surrounding materials so that the bag The first and second longitudinal edges for filling web material are overlapping to form the wrapped filter rod;And
Applicator, for supplying adhesive with seal it is described packaging web material the first and second overlapping longitudinal edges Edge.
7. equipment according to claim 6, wherein the annex is operably connected with heating rod in addition, for heat to be supplied Should arrive it is described packaging web material the first and second overlapping longitudinal edges and can in the annex for being supported on The vertical side of the edge for the annular belt conveyor being slidingly advanced, wherein the heating rod is included with curved profile Groove, for receiving the sealed wrapped filter rod at least in part.
8. equipment according to claim 7, wherein the heating rod includes a pair of heating rod ridges, each heating rod ridge is one The groove is delimited on side and support surface is presented on another side so that the support surface of the ridge is applied to support The vertical side of the edge of the annular belt conveyor of V-shaped arrangement when observing in cross-section, and the endless belt The edge of conveyer slideably advances outside the groove, therefore conveyer belt is maintained in the annex substantially In middle position.
9. equipment according to claim 8, wherein the ridge has substantially triangular-section, and the support surface Tilt so that the vertical side of the edge of the conveyer belt forms at least about 30 degree of angle therebetween.
10. equipment according to claim 6, wherein the equipment further comprises cooling down rod, the cooling rod with it is described Annex is operationally thermally coupled to cool down the adhesive and cause the solidification of the adhesive;The cooling rod is included in cooling The longitudinal direction cooling rod groove extended between rod entrance and the outlet of cooling rod, and it is arranged to the longitudinal groove facing in institute The upper surface of the conveyer belt to advance in annex is stated, to limit the path for the conveyer belt so that the groove is applied to extremely Partially receive the wrapped filter rod;Wherein described cooling rod groove is laterally delimited by lateral ridge, and the lateral ridge is in Now it is applied to the respective external abutment surface to be cooperated with the vertical side of the edge of the conveyer belt, and the groove is described The surface area in section reduces between the cooling rod entrance and the cooling rod outlet.
11. equipment according to claim 6, it includes compression set, and the compression set and the annex are operationally Connection, it is arranged in the downstream end of the annex and suitable for along described overlapping the first of the packaging web material Cooperated with a certain opening position at second longitudinal direction edge with the wrapped filter rod, to will be substantially along described having packaging Filter rod radial direction orientation compression load be applied to the wrapped filter rod.
12. equipment according to claim 11, wherein the compression set includes the cooperation with made of substantially spherical shape Part.
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