CN1579265A - Method and apparatus for producing a filter rod - Google Patents
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The apparatus for producing filter rod (16) in tobacco processing industry comprises a process conveying filter material (15) containing multicomponent-fiber to a mold (13), a process pressing the filter material (15) of the filter rod (16), a process feeding energy (19) to the pressed filter material (15) to make the filter material (15) able to bond at a contact point, and a process cooling the pressed filter material (15).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be used to make the method and apparatus of the filter rods of the tobacco industry, here, the device of the above-mentioned type comprises a filter-tip material feedway that can whereby filter-tip material be flowed to conveying device.
Background technology
By DE3130827A1 corresponding device thereof and corresponding method are disclosed for example.In the document, so make the filler of cigarette filter, soon continuously filler fibre web or materials flow are guided on the discaling roll, and discaling roll is driven with such speed, and promptly fiber is discerped into the bar of different length by tooth and is output in any direction from roller.Discerp fiber and shaken off to travelling belt and be given to carrier strip continuously, carrier strip is made of identical or different filter-tip materials.Carrier strip and filler are formed as filter rod subsequently.When making filter rod, filter rod is fed to a set frame, and in set frame, carrier strip is by horizontal pressing and form bar bar continuously.Therefore, just be shaped when its Y transports at filter rod.Then, after making filter rod, filter rod is become filter rods by fixed ruler cutting.
Summary of the invention
By comparison, task of the present invention is to propose a kind of method and apparatus that is used for effectively making filter rods, and try one's best in this energy space produces the reliable filter tip of performance uniformity littlely.
This task is finished by a kind of method that is used to make the filter rods of the tobacco industry, and this method has following steps: have the filter-tip material of at least a multicomponent fibre to send in the mould at least one; Suppress filter-tip material by the matched moulds that makes mating die and this mould, obtained predetermined filter-tip material moulding at this; Give the filter-tip material input that suppresses energy, so that filter-tip material is bonded on the contact point of contacted filter tip material; Cool off downtrodden filter-tip material.
Especially because use mould to suppress filter-tip material and can make filter rods effectively.For this reason, suitably the even conveying stream of filter-tip material is sent in this mould.By setting uniform conveying stream, especially can produce the filter rods of homogeneous simply.
If carry other fiber as filter-tip material, then the filter rods manufacturing is very diversified.If one type multicomponent fibre is a bicomponent fibre, just can fiber be coupled together.About bicomponent fibre or multicomponent fibre and performance thereof, be called the EP03004594.2 european patent application of " cigarette filter and manufacture method thereof " referring to the applicant's name comprehensively.The disclosure of this application should be included in the application's the disclosure fully.
Core and skin that multicomponent fibre has different materials are suitable, and here, the fusing point of cladding material is lower than core.Here, can in filter tip, produce very reliable fiber and engage, wherein, for this reason, filter tip or provide use as filter-tip material or produce filter-tip fibre blend and be heated to a temperature that is slightly higher than the cladding material fusing point.So, just realized the corresponding bonding of filter tip component.
The length of multicomponent fibre is preferably 0.5mm-30mm.The length of multicomponent fibre is preferably 2mm-8mm and particularly 3mm-6mm.Multicomponent fibre is bicomponent fibre preferably.In a kind of suitable bicomponent fibre, cladding material is made by polyethylene (PE), and core is for example made by polyester or PETG (PET).The cladding material fusing point is 127 ℃, and the core fusing point is 256 °.Therefore, this is the very stable bicomponent fibre of a kind of shape, and the fusing point of its cladding material is lower than the core fusing point.Trevira company (65926 Frankfort, Germany) provides a kind of suitable bicomponent fibre.The ion of a preferred bicomponent fibre that uses of Trevira company is exactly a model 255, its fiber number is 3.0 dtexs (dtex), shearing length is 3mm-6mm, core is made by PES (polyester chemical fibre) and a covering or a cladding material of being made by copolymerization of ethylene is arranged, this covering or cladding material improve tack ground through modification, have promptly added the additive that causes surface tension less.
After energy was flowed to the filter-tip material of compacting, at least a portion filter tip component was just adhered to and/or is bonded on the contact point of contact multicomponent fibre.In the application's framework, contact point also can be crosspoint and attachment point.When filter tip component and especially multicomponent fibre are heated to a temperature that is higher than the covering fusing point, just realized adhering to and/or boning.In this case, corresponding thawing of covering or fusion, the result can produce on contact point and other adhering to of filter tip component is connected or bonds.After corresponding filter tip component cooling, just produce a filter tip that shape is very stable.
Also can use the fiber of other kind, for example cellulose fibre or for example contain the graphite fibre of active carbon.Also can use hemp or cotton fiber.So, just can produce good filter tip performance, because corresponding fiber absorbs and/or received the smog of tobacco effectively.At last, just can produce suitable environment-friendly type filter tip.
Contain at least a additive by filter-tip material, then filter tip can further be strengthened the effectiveness of tobacco smoke.Within the scope of the present invention, additive is meant particle, powder, squeeze-up, gel capsule, liquid or seasoning silk.
In a preferred implementing form of the inventive method, filter-tip material mixes before carrying or in during carrying.For this reason, activated carbon granule is injected in the fibre stream.Fibre stream may mainly comprise the fiber of dispersion, as mentioned above.The fiber that disperses can be made by commonsense method or device, for example as described in the applicant's European patent 03007672.3.This patent application also should be included among the application fully.
If the energy input occurs in the zone of this filter-tip material of compacting at least in part, just produce a filter rods that shape is very stable.Be cooled to below the fusing point of the covering of multicomponent fibre for example in filter-tip material cooling that will compacting or with its part or after under the activation temperature of binding agent, filter rods is dished out in the mould and is proceeded processing and handle, and for example is hinged with on tobacco rods so that make the filter tip cigarette.This for example finishes by filter rods is blown out from the concave surface of mould or groove.
In addition, this task is also finished by a kind of device that is used to make the filter rods of the tobacco industry, this manufacturing installation has a filter-tip material feeding device that whereby filter-tip material is flowed to conveying device, this conveying device comprises at least one mould, and this mould can be realized the predetermined moulding of filter rods.
By device of the present invention, can make filter rods very effectively, it allows to produce the filter rods that strainability is consistent, and here, it is very compact that this device can be designed to be.Preferably be provided with at least one mating die, it and mould mating reaction.If mating die is structure in echelon, can both avoid killing during then in when compacting and in the demoulding with this mould.Preferably be provided with a plurality of moulds and a plurality of mating die, they can be interlaced and cooperating correspondingly.
If the orientation of longitudinal axis that at least one groove and this groove are set in this mould just can be made filter rods especially effectively apace transverse to the throughput direction of conveying device.Being preferably in and being provided with an a plurality of grooves and especially 2-5 groove in this mould, is 3 or 4 grooves best.In the present invention, term " groove " also can be understood that concave surface.By using a mould and a mating die, just can very actually suppress the filter rods that uniform density is especially arranged effectively according to the present invention ground.Mating die preferably has some corresponding to the groove number ground of each mould and refers to that these refer to and can stretch in the groove.
If conveying device comprises first feed belt, wherein, described at least one mould is placed on the feed belt, and then this is a device that is very easy to realization.Further preferably, described at least one mating die is placed on second feed belt.Therefore be preferably in correspondingly be arranged side by side on these feed belts a plurality of moulds or mating die, a row's mould and a mating die respectively arranged, they are interlaced to interact in other words.This mould or these moulds preferably respectively have at least two grooves to be used for receiving filtration mouth material.Correspondingly, these mating dies also preferably have at least two grooves, and they are formed on the corresponding finger, and these refer to itself to stretch into again in the groove of this mould or in the concave surface.
The filter-tip material feeding mechanism preferably mixes and/or separator.In mixing and/or separator, can realize the separation of fibrous filter-tip material or the mixing of these materials, so that realize the uniform filter rods that distributes also so can produce homogeneous.In addition, preferably also can realize mixing with other filter tip constituent.At this can be particle, powder or squeeze-up, perhaps also can be different filter fiber materials.About mixing and/or separator complete European patent 03007672.3 referring to the applicant.At the mixing of present patent application indication and/or separator can be that label from above-mentioned European patent is 115 separator.
This conveying device is preferably breathed freely, thereby, on conveying device, for example just can add negative pressure, suction function perhaps can flow to mould or filter-tip material with hot gas or cold air in filter-tip material.It is breathable that best described mould is configured to.
If mould and/or mating die can temporarily be heated at least, the processing to filter-tip material then can take place in this device at least partly.The welding of covering or fibrous outer material and curing subsequently for example can take place.For this reason, for example on feed belt, stipulate certain zone, heating material in this zone.On throughput direction, be arranged in the zone in downstream, the thermal treatment zone by another, for example can make cold air stream be sent to these moulds or filter-tip material.In addition, a material casting zone is arranged, in this zone, mainly the filter rods of moulding is dished out and send to presumable continuation Working position by blowing or air pressure in the downstream of filter tip shaping area.
For heating and filtering mouth material in apparatus of the present invention, be provided with corresponding heater such as air blast.Certainly, infrared lamp or stove is set also can be set.Correspondingly, also be provided with a cooling device for cold filtration mouth bar.Be meant fan here, it flows to cold air in the zone or belt position of filter rods.Certainly, also can be that refrigerator or amber paste your element.
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Below, according to embodiment the present invention is described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings also.About all details of the present invention of detailed descriptionthe not in literal, clearly referring to accompanying drawing.Accompanying drawing is depicted as:
Fig. 1 is that schematic side view is cutd open by the office of filter rods manufacturing installation of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 represents to be used to make the schematic diagram of apparatus of the present invention of the filter rods of the tobacco industry.In a mixing and/or separator 10, send into corresponding fiber by fiber feeding mechanism 11 earlier.These fibers are mixing and/or 10 li continuation of separator conveying downwards.Then, in the particle input port 12 li give fibre stream with particle transport.According to the corresponding input speed and the corresponding fiber transporting velocity of particle, particle and fiber mix in mixing and/or separator.Mixing and/or 10 li of separators, the separation that does not illustrate more accurately for example can be undertaken by such device, and this device is described in detail with label 115 in applicant's European patent 03007672.3 with representing.Corresponding separator is for example also disclosed by EP0616056B1 and EP0188454B1.The disclosure of these three pieces of documents should all be included in the disclosure of present patent application.
The filter-tip material that mixes (fiber and particle can certainly only be used one or more fibers) is fed to a mould 13 or a plurality of mould 13, and these moulds are placed on the feed belt 24 and carry on throughput direction 29.Filter-tip material accumulates in 28 li of corresponding groove 28 or concave surfaces then.Shaken off on the mould 13 or in the zone of 13 li of moulds at filter-tip material, 18 li of suction areas are applied to suction air 17 on the feed belt.In the suction district, form negative pressure.The feed belt that adds negative pressure is breathed freely.Preferably also breathing freely in the bottom of these moulds, thereby just makes filter-tip material 15 reliably attached to 28 li of the concave surface of mould 13 or grooves.Filter-tip material 15 mainly is made of uniform homogeneous blend, and this mixture is by weight percentage by 5%-15% and preferably 10% bicomponent fibre and 85%-95% and be preferably 90% activated carbon granule and form.
Mould 13 is arranged on the feed belt 24, and feed belt is around directive wheel 26 commutations.End in zone 18, mating die 14 beginnings lump together with a mould 13.Mating die 14 is pressed into 28 li of the grooves of mould 13.Thereby just correspondingly suppress filter-tip material.Also by 25 transportations of a feed belt, mating die 14 is placed on this feed belt mating die 14.In the zone of compacting filter-tip material 15, hot-air 19 is transfused to for 20 li in this fusion zone.Like this, especially heated filter-tip material 15, thereby made bicomponent fibre each other or also be in the same place simultaneously with other fiber and particle bond, and since in the cooling zone 22 li feed cold airs 21 quickens sclerosis after the firm combination of formation.
The shape of groove 28 and the shape that is arranged in the groove 30 on finger 31 ends of mating die 14 have provided the ideal form of the filter rods 16 that will make.After making filter rods 16, these filter rods are blown out for 13 li from mould in right directive wheel 26 zones of belt feeder 24, promptly by blowing 27, and be sent to a feed belt 23, this belt is with filter rods 16 another Working positions of input that process.Replace blowing 27 or as the ancillary method of drying, a comb glassware can be set also, it is not shown in Fig. 1.
Whole process flow is such, at first, makes fiber separation and carried out premixed under a stable condition, and then, the input particle also mixes with fiber.Then, insert in the mould and thereby measure, here, also can be convenient to measure by a uniform filter-tip material stream.Behind filler, then suppress filter-tip material, heating then, so that the mutual combination of material, cooling, the demoulding make mating die 14 and mould 13 separate when the demoulding subsequently, then pay out filter rods.
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The 10-mixing/or separator; 11-fiber feeding mechanism; 12-particle input port; The 13-mould; 14-Mating die; The 15-filter-tip material; The 16-filter rods; 17-aspirates air; The 18-suction areas; The 19-hot-air; The 20-fusion zone; The 21-cold air; The 22-cooling zone; 23,24,25-transmits skin Band; The 26-directive wheel; The 27-blowing; The 28-groove; The 29-throughput direction; The 30-groove; 31-refers to;
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1. be used to make the method for the filter rods (16) of the tobacco industry, it may further comprise the steps:
-there is the filter-tip material (15) of at least a multicomponent fibre to send into a mould (13) lining at least a,
-suppress this filter-tip material (15) by making a mating die (14) and this mould (13) matched moulds, obtained the predetermined moulding of this filter rods (16) at this,
-to this filter-tip material (15) conveying capacity (19) of suppressing, so that this filter-tip material (15) is bonded on the contact point of this filter-tip material of contact (15),
-cooling downtrodden this filter-tip material (15).
2. by the described method of claim 1, it is characterized in that, the fiber that separates is carried as this filter-tip material (15).
3. by claim 1 and/or 2 described methods, it is characterized in that at least a multicomponent fibre is a bicomponent fibre.
4. by one of claim 1-3 or multinomial described method, it is characterized in that this filter-tip material (15) contains at least a additive.
5. by one of claim 1-4 or multinomial described method, it is characterized in that this filter-tip material (15) mixes before carrying or in during carrying.
6. by one of claim 1-5 or multinomial described method, it is characterized in that described energy (19) input is carried out in the lining, zone (20) of this filter-tip material of compacting (15) at least in part.
7. be used to make the device of the filter rods (16) of the tobacco industry, it has a filter-tip material feeding mechanism (10), by this filter-tip material feeding mechanism, filter-tip material (15) is supplied to a conveying device (24), it is characterized in that, this conveying device (24) has at least one mould (13), and this mould can be realized the predetermined moulding of filter rods (16).
8. by the described device of claim 7, it is characterized in that, be provided with at least one mating die (17), it and this mould (13) mating reaction.
9. by the described device of claim 8, it is characterized in that this mating die (14) is designed to trapezoidal.
10. by one of claim 7-9 or multinomial described device, it is characterized in that, be provided with at least one groove (28) in this mould (13) lining, the orientation mould of the vertical trend of this groove is in the throughput direction (29) of this conveying device.
11. by one of claim 7-10 or multinomial described device, it is characterized in that this conveying device (24) comprises first feed belt (24), described at least one mould (13) is placed on this feed belt (24).
12., it is characterized in that at least one mating die (14) is placed on second feed belt (25) by one of claim 8-11 or multinomial described device.
13., it is characterized in that this filter-tip material feeding mechanism (10) is a mixing/or separator by one of claim 7-12 or multinomial described device.
14., it is characterized in that this conveying device (24) is breathed freely by one of claim 7-13 or multinomial described device.
15., it is characterized in that this mould (13) and/or this mating die (14) are at least temporarily can heat by one of claim 7-14 or multinomial described device.
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