DE102012207582A1 - Production of filter cigarettes - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing filter cigarettes (30.1, 30.2) from assembled tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups (30). The method is characterized in that in a series transversely axially successively arranged tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups (30), preferably on conveyor members of a filter attachment machine (F) are conveyed transversely, the conveyed tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups (30 ) by means of a first perforation (152) each with two longitudinal axial spaced apart perforation patterns (M1) are provided, the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups (30) before or subsequently cut into simply long filter cigarettes (30.1, 30.2) , So that two parallel rows of each transverse axial successively arranged single long filter cigarettes (30.1, 30.2) are formed, then from the simply long transversely axially funded filter cigarettes (30.1, 30.2) a single-lane, single-layer flow (FS) of queraxial successively in a series of simply long filter cigarettes (30.1 , 30.2) is formed, and then the single-length filter cigarettes (30.1, 30.2) of the single-lane, single-layer flow are perforated individually by means of a second perforation device (160) on its circumference. Furthermore, the invention relates to a machine (F) of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine (F), for the production of filter cigarettes (30.1, 30.2), with conveying members, in particular conveyor drums for Queraxialen conveying cross-axial successively arranged rod-shaped articles, especially tobacco sticks and / or filter plugs and / or filter cigarettes (30.1, 30.2).

Description

The invention relates to a method for producing filter cigarettes from assembled tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups.

The invention further relates to a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular Filteransetzmaschine, for the production of filter cigarettes, with conveying members, in particular conveyor drums for Queraxialen conveying cross-axial successively arranged rod-shaped articles, in particular tobacco rods and / or filter plugs and / or filter cigarettes.

Under the name "MAX" Filteransetzmaschinen HAUNI Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, are known.

By a filter attachment machine is meant a device for the production of filter cigarettes with means for receiving tobacco rods of double length use, with means for cutting these double-length tobacco sticks in tobacco sticks of simple length, with means for introducing filter plugs double length between the tobacco sticks simple use length, with means for Connecting the double-length filter plugs to the single-length tobacco rods by wrapping with a tipping paper sheet which is severed from a supplied tipping strip by means of a cutter, with means for making a cut through the double-length filter plug so that filter cigarettes of normal or simply long use length are produced. In a single-lane filter tufting machine, a series or series of tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups arranged and transported transversely axially one behind the other is supplied as a one-lane material flow to a pad device.

In DE-A-40 08 475 For example, a filter attachment machine is disclosed.

Starting from this state of the art, the object of the invention is, in the manufacture of filter cigarettes, e.g. to make the perforation of filter cigarettes variable on a filter attachment machine, the equipment required for this should be kept as low as possible.

This object is achieved by a method for producing filter cigarettes from assembled tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, which is further developed by double-length, in a row transversely axially successively arranged tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, preferably on conveyor members of a filter attachment machine, transversely promoted, the conveyed tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are provided by means of a first Perforationseinrichtung individually with two, preferably longitudinally spaced apart, Perforationsmustern, the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups before or subsequently in simply long filter cigarettes by means of a Cutting device are cut so that two parallel paths or parallel rows of each transverse axial successively arranged single-long filter cigarettes are formed into a two-lane flow, then from the einf After long cross-axially funded filter cigarettes a single-lane, single-ply flow of Queraxial successively arranged in a row arranged single long filter cigarettes and then the single-length filter cigarettes of the single-lane, single-ply flow individually perforated by means of a second perforating on its circumference.

The invention is based on the idea that two perforation devices are provided in the production of filter cigarettes on a filter attachment machine, wherein the rod-shaped articles (tobacco sticks and / or filter plugs) are first arranged on a first perforation device and arranged in a single row, in particular twice long, Tobacco stick filter plug tobacco rod groups are perforated, in each case a perforation pattern for each of the two from a perforated tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod group resulting by cutting filter cigarettes is provided. In each case, two single-length filter cigarettes are cut by cutting the perforated tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, each of the single use filter cigarettes formed therefrom each having a perforation pattern produced by the first tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod group perforating means. having.

In an alternative embodiment, the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are cut already upstream of the first perforating device in the conveying direction.

For the production of filter cigarettes on a filter attachment machine is provided, for example, that after the acquisition of tobacco rods double length, preferably from a rod maker of the tobacco processing industry, the double-length tobacco sticks are cut by a first cutter on a first cutting drum into tobacco sticks simple length and the Tobacco sticks simple length longitudinally axially spaced from each other, then filter plug twice the length between the longitudinally spaced apart tobacco sticks simple length on a compilation drum are introduced, the tobacco sticks of simple length with the double-length filter plug as tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are provided on a covering device each with a tipping paper leaflet, wherein the tipping paper leaflets are each separated by a cutter of the pad means of a supplied tipping paper strip, the tobacco rod filter plug Tobacco stick groups by wrapping with the respective tipping paper leaflets using a rolling device on a conveyor drum, which is designed as a rolling drum, are connected together. In a further step, filter cigarettes of normal, ie, simple, use length are formed from the interconnected tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups by performing a separation cut through the double-length filter plug by means of a second cutter on a second cutting drum.

After perforating the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups and cutting these groups into filter cigarettes of simple length, the filter cigarettes obtained are provided with a perforation pattern according to the invention. Subsequently, the double-row conveyed perforated single-long filter cigarettes are formed into a single-lane, single-ply flow, so that the filter cigarettes of the single-lane, single-ply flow are fed to the second perforator. Here, the already provided with a first Perforationsmuster (by the first perforation) on the second perforation with a second perforation pattern, in particular, the perforation patterns are circumferentially formed on the filter cigarettes circumferentially.

In accordance with the invention, this creates two sets of perforation traces or patterns on the single-filament cigarettes. Preferably laser perforating means are provided as perforating means, in which case at each laser perforating means a laser primary beam is split by means of one or more beam splitters in order to produce corresponding perforation patterns on the circumference of the rod-shaped articles, i. Form tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups or simply long filter cigarette. In addition, the laser primary rays provided for perforation can be controlled independently of each other at both perforation devices, whereby the formed perforation patterns can be designed individually.

For this purpose, it is advantageously provided in a development of the method that during the formation of Perforationsmustern means of the first perforating the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups on the first perforating about their respective longitudinal axes, preferably in the widened receiving troughs of a rolling drum or by means of movable or pivotable or rotatable receiving troughs of a trough drum or a laser drum, are rotated. Here, during the formation of the perforation pattern on their sheaths, the respective tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are in particular stable in position about their longitudinal axes, e.g. rotated by means of a rolling cam, so that in the rod-shaped article groups a perforation pattern, in particular two perforation pattern at the same time, is formed in the circumferential direction of the article groups. In this case, when forming the perforation pattern of the wrapping strip of the respective tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, the corresponding article group is rotated about its longitudinal axis in the region of the first perforation device on the roller drum. In particular, for example, a roll cam or other rolling device is provided in engagement with the double-length article group to be perforated during the formation of the perforation pattern. At least one perforation pattern is formed on the first perforation device for a filter cigarette of simple length to be subsequently formed.

Moreover, in a development of the method, it is preferred that during the formation of Perforationsmustern means of the second perforating the filter cigarettes simple length at the second perforation in the, preferably rotatable or pivotable receiving troughs of a trough drum during the transverse axial conveying movement, in particular rotational movement of the conveyor drum be conveyed past, wherein the receiving wells are simultaneously rotated or pivoted about their longitudinal axes. In this case, in the production of a second perforation pattern on the wrapping strip of the individual filter cigarettes on the second perforating device, a drum with movable, preferably rotatable or pivotable receiving cavities is provided in order to convey the filter cigarettes of the single-layer conveying stream transversely. In this case, the individual filter cigarettes are held in the movable, preferably rotatable or pivotable, receiving troughs of the trough drum by means of suction air, wherein the individual cigarettes are pivoted or rotated in the receiving troughs about their longitudinal axes.

In a further development of the method it is also provided that the double-length tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are cut centrally before or after their perforation at the first perforating means by means of a cutting device, for example on a cutting drum in single cigarettes. The perforated double-length tobacco rod Filter plug tobacco rod groups passed to a conveyor drum, which is designed as a cutting drum, wherein a rotating cutting blade is stored separately and arranged on the machine frame to cut the article groups into two corresponding individual filter cigarettes. Here, when cutting a tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod group two filter cigarettes simple use length is formed, wherein the cut of the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups between the perforations formed by the first and longitudinal axial spaced apart perforation patterns, preferably centrally.

Moreover, in one embodiment of the method is further provided that when forming the single-lane, single-layer flow from Queraxial successively arranged in a row single long filter cigarettes, the single-length filter cigarettes of the flow have the same orientation, so that the filter plugs and the tobacco sticks of single-long filter cigarettes of the flow rate are respectively arranged on the same side in the transverse axial direction one behind the other or are. As a result, the filter cigarettes are conveyed to the second perforation device in such a way that the filter plugs of the filter cigarettes of simple use length are all aligned with the same side on the conveyor elements, in particular conveyor drums. As a result, the perforation of the single-length filter cigarettes on the second perforation device is facilitated accordingly, so that only a single-lane perforation device is to be provided.

In addition, the method is characterized by the fact that the single-length filter cigarettes of the single-layer delivery flow conveyed past the second perforation device are each provided with two, in particular longitudinal axial spaced, perforation patterns. In this case, a perforation pattern is formed by the first perforation device and at least one second perforation pattern is formed by the second perforation device.

In the production of filter cigarettes, it is also preferred according to a development that after formation of a two-lane flow consisting of two individual parallel rows or webs of each transverse axial succession arranged single long filter cigarettes by cutting the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, the two juxtaposed and funded rows of single-length filter cigarettes before formation of the single-lane, single-layer flow longitudinally axially from each other, preferably on a spreader drum, spaced. As a result, the filter cigarettes formed by cutting from a tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod group in a subsequent step on a conveyor drum, in particular on a spreading drum, longitudinally spaced apart or spread apart.

In addition, a further method step of the method is characterized in that before the supply of single-length filter cigarettes of the single-lane, single-layer flow to the second perforating, and in particular before formation of the single-lane, single-ply flow with single long, in a row queraxial successively arranged filter cigarettes, the Simply long filter cigarettes of both webs or both single-layer rows by means of a, preferably first, testing device are each tested individually. In this case, in particular, the two rows of single-long filter cigarettes longitudinally axially spaced apart, so that the filter cigarettes of both rows, for example, a test device to be conveyed. For example, under the name OCIS (Optical Cigarette Inspection System), an optical line scan camera based inspection device of HAUNI Maschinenbau AG is known. Furthermore, a test drum may be provided, on which pneumatic sensors are provided, by means of which, in particular, the draw resistance and / or the degree of ventilation of the individual filter cigarettes are determined.

Furthermore, it is provided in one embodiment of the method that the single-long filter cigarettes of the single-lane, single-ply flow after the second perforation by means of a, in particular second, testing device are each tested individually. In this case, for example, by means of the second test device, a pneumatic and / or optical testing of the filter cigarettes is carried out on a corresponding test drum.

In addition, it is preferred in one embodiment of the method that after forming two single-layer rows each with transaxially successively arranged single long filter cigarettes, the filter cigarettes of a row or the first web by means of a turning device, in particular by means of a Kegelwenders be turned, in particular the simple long filter cigarettes of the other (second) row or web are not turned and / or wherein in particular the formation of the single-lane, single-ply flow with a series Queraxial successively arranged single-long filter cigarettes the inverted filter cigarettes and the non-turned filter cigarettes are arranged alternately transversely in succession. In this case, by means of a turning device, the filter cigarettes of one or both webs or the filter cigarettes of a row or web in rotated their orientation, wherein by a Kegelwender a reorientation device for the filter cigarettes is provided. As a result, the filter cigarettes of a row or web are reoriented, wherein the reoriented filter cigarettes are each inserted between two successive, transversely spaced-apart articles of non-turned filter cigarettes. As a result, a single-lane, single-layer flow for the second perforation device is formed from two parallel webs with single-ply rows of single-length filter cigarettes.

An embodiment of the method is characterized in that the second perforation device is controlled or controlled as a function of the test results, in particular of the determined test results for the degree of ventilation and / or the draft resistance of the filter cigarettes.

In addition, the object is achieved by a machine of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular Filteransetzmaschine for the production of filter cigarettes, with conveying members, in particular conveyor drums for Queraxialen conveying cross-axial successively arranged rod-shaped articles, in particular tobacco rods and / or filter plugs and / or filter cigarettes, the is further developed that the machine with a transaxially in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped article first perforating device for perforating, in particular doubly long and interconnected tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, arranged with one or in operative connection and adjacent to the first perforating device A conveyor drum, in particular a roller drum or drum with movable receiving wells, for tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups to be perforated, with a cutting device for cutting the tobacco rod filter plug n-tobacco rod groups in filter cigarettes simple length, with a, in particular in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped article downstream, means for forming a single-lane, single-layer flow with arranged in a row queraxial axially behind one another long filter cigarettes, downstream, in particular in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped article second perforating means for perforating the single-length filter cigarettes of the conveying stream and having a conveying drum operatively connected to and adjacent to the second perforating means, in particular drum with movable receiving troughs rotatable about their longitudinal axes, for the filter cigarettes to be perforated.

By means of the provided machine, it is possible to carry out the method described above.

In addition, an embodiment of the machine is characterized in that, based on the transverse axial conveying direction of the rod-shaped article on the machine between the first perforation and the second perforation a, in particular first, testing device for, preferably two-lane, testing the single-length filter cigarettes and / or a turning device, in particular a cone turner, for turning filter cigarettes of a row with transaxially successively arranged filter cigarettes and the second perforating downstream one, in particular second, testing device for testing, in particular two-perforated, filter cigarettes of the single-lane, single-ply flow are provided.

After the formation of interconnected, double-length tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, a drum assembly is provided on the machine according to the invention, in particular Filteransetzmaschine, based on the conveying direction of the rod-shaped article on the machine, the drum assembly of a roller drum with on or adjacent to and provided with this operatively connected roller drum first perforating device, a cutting drum, a spreading drum, a turning device, preferably a Kegelwender, and a subsequent hollow drum with a provided on or adjacent to and in operative connection with the drum drum second perforating device for perforating Filter cigarettes is formed. Subsequently, a test drum is optionally provided in the conveying direction of the double-perforated filter cigarettes after the hollow drum.

By using two perforation devices, preferably laser perforation devices, perforations are introduced into the rod-shaped articles on a filter attachment machine on two conveyors, in particular conveyor drums. Here, the perforations are performed first on tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups and then on a conveyor drum for single cigarettes or filter cigarettes. As a result, filter cigarettes simple use length are made, which are provided with two independently created Perforationsmustern.

Furthermore, it is preferred in the case of the machine that a data transmission device and / or control device are provided for the second perforation device, which devices are used for transmitting and / or processing test results of the respective filter cigarettes, in particular the determined actual position. Values of the degree of ventilation and / or the draft resistance of the filter cigarettes, are formed.

Further features of the invention will become apparent from the description of embodiments according to the invention together with the claims and the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the invention may satisfy individual features or a combination of several features.

The invention will be described below without limiting the general inventive idea by means of embodiments with reference to the drawings, reference being expressly made to the drawings with respect to all in the text unspecified details of the invention. Show it:

1 schematically a filter attachment machine for producing filter cigarettes in a front view according to the prior art,

2 1 is a schematic view of a drum arrangement according to the invention of a filter attachment machine in a cutaway view;

3 schematically a flow diagram of a filter cigarette attachment machine according to the invention for the production of filter cigarettes.

In the following figures, identical or similar elements or corresponding parts are provided with the same reference numerals, so that a corresponding renewed idea is dispensed with.

In 1 a Filteransetzmaschine F is shown in fragmentary form in a front view, wherein the Filteransetzmaschine F via a drum assembly T for supplying tobacco sticks from a schematically drawn cigarette rod machine P tobacco sticks double the length of use receives.

A cigarette rod machine is known under the name "PRO-TOS" of HAUNI Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg. Under the name "MAX" is a filter attachment machine of HAUNI Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, known as a machine of the tobacco processing industry.

In the 1 Filter attachment machine F shown schematically has various functional units: a tobacco rod feed device 211 with a drum assembly T, a filter feeder 212 with a drum arrangement M, a tipping paper feed device 213 , a cigarette manufacturing facility 214 , a cigarette testing device 215 and a cigarette dispenser 216 ,

The drum assembly T of the tobacco rod feeder 211 has several conveyor drums 118 . 119 . 120 on. After the transfer of the double-length tobacco sticks from the cigarette rod maker P to a transfer drum 118 The double-length tobacco rods are conveyed cross-axially and to a cutting drum 119 Passing on the double-length tobacco sticks by means of one on the cutting drum 119 arranged cutting knife can be cut into simply long tobacco sticks. From the cutting drum 119 the tobacco sticks are easier to use length to a spreading drum 120 passed on the cut tobacco rod pairs longitudinally axially spaced or spread apart. Subsequently, the longitudinally axially spaced tobacco rod pairs to Zusammenstelltrommel 121 transported.

On her way to a compilation drum 121 the tobacco rods are cut twice the length of use and spread longitudinally axially. On the compilation drum 121 be twice as long filter plug over a further drum assembly M of the filter feeder 212 transported, which are each inserted between two longitudinally axially spaced tobacco rods. This will be on the compilation drum 121 a series of tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups arranged transversely axially one behind the other.

To double-length filter plugs between the longitudinally axially spaced tobacco rod pairs on the assembly drum 121 insert or arrange, the drum assembly M has a removal drum 114 , by means of the filter rods from a filter rod magazine 100 be removed and using on or in the region of the removal drum 114 arranged cutting blades are cut into filter plugs twice the length. Subsequently, the filter plug to a spreading drum 115 and a subsequent season drum 116 to hand over. The staggered double-length filter plugs are then removed from the staggering drum 116 to a subsequent insert drum 117 handed over and cross-axial to the compilation drum 121 promoted, so on the compilation drum 121 Article groups from tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are formed.

The compiled article groups of tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are taken from the assembly drum 121 to a conveyor drum 122 to hand over. At the same time are from a covering apparatus 110 the tipping paper supply device 213 Tipping paper leaflets are fed synchronously to the assembled tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups. In DE-C-39 18 137 is a detailed example of a coating apparatus described in full in the content of the present application.

A glued and promoted tipping paper strip 111 is here in the pad 110 on a cutting drum 112 from the knives of a knife drum 113 cut into covering sheets or connecting sheets. The cut compound leaflets are respectively attached to the article groups or tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups on the conveyor drum 122 handed over or pinned.

After attaching the cut and the individual connection papers to one article group, the article groups continue to form a subsequent roller drum 126 and a rolling device 127 by means of which the compound leaflets are completely wrapped around the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups. The rolling device 127 consists in one embodiment of a web wheel, a rolling hand with a rolling surface and the output side of a rolling roller, wherein the rolling surface and the rolling drum 126 form a rolling channel, are wrapped in the article groups with the connecting papers, which are twice as long filter cigarettes are formed.

The double-length filter cigarettes are according to the prior art to a conveyor drum 128 and then to a conveyor drum designed as a cutting drum 129 passed and provided for further processing on a filter attachment machine. Adjacent to a cutting drum 129 is a cutting knife 132 arranged, which produces from the double-length filter cigarettes through a central separating cut filter cigarettes simple use length.

The filter cigarettes of simple use length are then removed from the cutting drum 129 to a spreading drum 133 to hand over. On the spreading drum 133 the Filterzigarettenpaare longitudinally axially spaced from each other and then to a first double-track test drum 134 to hand over. At the test drum 134 is a first test organ 144 arranged, which the filter cigarettes a first test, for. B. a head end test.

It is possible that the manufactured filter cigarettes on the first Prügangan 144 a leak test and / or a head end test and / or a ventilation test. In addition, it is possible that by means of the Prüforgans 144 a visual inspection of the cigarettes on the drum 134 is carried out.

Subsequently, the cigarettes are removed from the test drum 134 to a subsequent second test drum 135 passed, at the second Prüforgan 145 is arranged to give the cigarettes further quality checks and / or at least one of the aforementioned on the test drum 134 not undergo a test.

From the test drum 135 the filter cigarettes are attached to a conveyor drum 136 to hand over. At the conveyor drum 136 is a sampling drum 137 arranged to selectively remove individual samples from the article flow of finished filter cigarettes.

From the conveyor drum 136 be the two rows formed with Queraxial successively arranged filter cigarettes simple use length to a turning drum 138 with one at the turning drum 138 arranged turning device 139 pass, so that when dispensing the filter cigarettes from the beater 138 to a subsequent conveyor drum 140 the filter cigarettes are arranged in a row one behind the other transaxially or conveyed in one lane. From the conveyor drum 140 Then the produced filter cigarettes to a dispensing drum 141 delivered by means of the filter cigarettes are passed to a Ablegerband.

In the filter rod magazine 100 the filter rods required for the filter cigarette manufacture are provided in stock, the filter rods being provided laterally on the filter rod magazine 100 arranged, feeding device 50 be filled for the filter rods. By means of the feeder 50 be at the with an inlet 101 trained feed side of the filter rod magazine 100 as rod-shaped article filter rods in the storage space or storage space of the filter rod magazine 100 under Queraxialer promotion in the filter rod magazine 100 brought in.

The feeder 50 has a horizontal conveyor channel 51 that at the inlet 101 of the filter rod magazine 100 flows out and over that of the feeder 50 provided rod-shaped filter rods in the filter rod magazine 100 be conveyed. For this purpose, the delivery channel has 51 on its underside via at least one conveyor belt, so that on the conveyor belt of the conveyor channel 51 deposited filter rods under Queraxialer promotion of the filter rods on the inlet for filling the filter rod magazine 100 be pushed into it.

In 2 schematically a section of a drum assembly of the filter attachment machine F is shown, wherein the inventive filter attachment F in 2 opposite to the 1 illustrated Filteransetzmaschine according to the prior art with respect to the conveying direction of rod-shaped article following the roller drum 126 is modified.

Upon production of the interconnected tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups, the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are removed from the roller drum 126 to a subsequent roller drum 151 passed, at the first perforation device 152 is arranged to apply on the double-length tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups two longitudinally spaced apart perforation pattern on the tipping paper leaflets of the article groups.

At the roller drum 151 is also a schematically drawn roll cams 153 in the area of the perforation device 152 provided to rotate the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups around its central longitudinal axis when forming the perforation pattern. Here, the roller drum 151 widened receiving troughs in order to keep the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups during the perforation in the appropriate position stable. Subsequently, the perforated tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are attached to a cutting drum 154 passed, with a cutting device 155 , For example, a cutting blade, is operatively connected to cut the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups each into two individual filter cigarettes simple use length, each with a perforation pattern.

When cutting the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups arise while two parallel to each other on the cutting drum 154 formed single-ply rows of filter cigarettes, each row is formed of transaxially one behind the other single-layered filter cigarettes simple length. Under Queraxialer further promotion of the two rows of filter cigarettes, the filter cigarettes of both rows and the filter cigarette pairs formed by the cutting drum 154 to a subsequent spreading drum 156 pass, on which the filter cigarettes of both rows longitudinally and the filter cigarette pairs are spaced apart. In particular, in each case two filter cigarettes arranged in a receiving trough or coaxially aligned one or the filter cigarette pairs are spread apart in the longitudinal axial direction.

After spreading on the spreading drum 156 be the two rows with Queraxial successively arranged individual and perforated filter cigarettes from the spreading drum 156 to a beater 157 passed, so that the two rows formed with Queraxial successively arranged filter cigarettes simple use length of a beater 157 with one at the turning drum 157 arranged turning device 158 be passed, so that when dispensing the filter cigarettes from the beater 157 to a subsequent conveyor drum or bowl drum 159 the filter cigarettes are formed in a row one behind the other transaxially to a single-lane, single-layer flow from successively arranged transaxially filter cigarettes or are.

By means of the schematically designated turning device 158 the filter cigarettes of a row are reoriented in their orientation, so that after delivery of the turned filter cigarettes or return to the beater 157 a single-lane, single-layer flow is formed with identically oriented filter cigarettes. For example, in DE-A-2 020 138 described a Kegelwendeeinrichtung for cigarettes.

After that are from the turning drum 157 the individual filter cigarettes of the single-layer flow to a drum as a drum 159 discharged conveyor drum, so that on the drum 159 funded filter cigarettes at a second perforating device 160 are conveyed past, so that a second perforation pattern are formed on the tipping paper leaflet of the single-length filter cigarettes of the flow FS, the filter cigarettes during the Vorbeiförderung means of pivoting and / or rotatable receiving troughs of the drum 159 be rotated about their longitudinal axes.

Subsequently, from the hollow drum 159 the double-perforated filter cigarettes to a subsequent conveyor drum 161 to hand over. Here, the conveyor drum 161 be designed as a test drum. Then the finished filter cigarettes from the conveyor drum 161 to a subsequent conveyor drum 162 issued.

In an embodiment of the drum arrangement not shown here, for example, between the spreading drum 156 and the beater 157 a further test drum for the two-row parallel juxtaposed filter cigarettes be provided to those through the first perforator 152 perforated filter cigarettes, for example, to check the degree of ventilation accordingly.

Furthermore, it is provided in one embodiment of the drum arrangement that instead of the rolling drum 151 at the first perforating device 152 a bowl drum 159 with movable, in particular pivotable or rotatable, receiving troughs for the rod-shaped article, is provided.

In 3 is a flow chart for making double perforated single long Filter cigarettes shown. Here are of the cigarette rod machine P double long tobacco sticks 10 to the takeover drum 118 the filter attachment F passed. Subsequently, the tobacco sticks 10 on the cutting drum 119 (see. 1 ) in tobacco sticks simple use length 10.1 . 10.2 cut.

On the following spreading drum 120 Tobacco sticks are easier to use 10.1 . 10.2 longitudinally axially spaced apart, so that subsequently between the tobacco sticks simple use length 10.1 . 10.2 a filter plug of double use length 20 is inserted and subsequently the formed tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod group is covered by a tipping paper leaflets. These operations are based on the in 1 shown drums 122 and 126 carried out.

Subsequently, the compiled tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups enveloped by a tipping paper leaflet 30 from the trolley 126 to the roller drum 151 (see. 2 ), so that by means of the roller drum 151 provided first perforation 152 (see. 2 ) are formed two longitudinally spaced apart perforation pattern M1. Subsequently, the perforated tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups 30 to the cutting drum 154 pass, so by a central cut filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 each with a perforation pattern M1 arise.

The following are the filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 to the spreading drum 156 pass, leaving the two rows with the filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 be spaced longitudinally axially apart. After that, the filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 two lanes or two rows to a test drum 165 passed, which is formed with corresponding measuring systems, wherein by means of the test drum 165 provided measuring systems the filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 be checked in an optical and / or pneumatic or pneumatic electronic manner.

The tested filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 are subsequently to the turning drum or the turning device 158 pass, leaving the single-ply row with the filter cigarettes 30.2 is reoriented, creating a single-lane, single-layer flow FS with equally oriented and alternating successively arranged filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 arises. After that, the filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 of the flow FS to the drum as a drum 159 passed trained conveying drum, so that by means of the second perforating device 60 a second perforation pattern M2 on the filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 is trained.

In the next step, the double-perforated filter cigarettes 30.1 . 30.2 to a corresponding discharge station transversely further conveyed, so that at the discharge station a mass flow of perforated filter cigarettes is formed.

All mentioned features, including the drawings alone to be taken as well as individual features that are disclosed in combination with other features are considered alone and in combination as essential to the invention. Embodiments of the invention may be accomplished by individual features or a combination of several features.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

double-length tobacco rod

10.1, 10.2

 Tobacco stick of simple length

20

 double-length filter plug

30

 Tobacco-filter tip-tobacco strip group

30.1, 30.2

 filter cigarette

50

 feeding

51

 delivery channel

100

 Filter rod magazine

101

 inlet

110

 covering apparatus

111

 Covering paper strip

112

 suction roll

113

 knife roll

114

 removal drum

115

 spreading drum

116

 staggering drum

117

 insert drum

118

 transfer drum

119

 cutting drum

120

 spreading drum

121

 Assembly drum

122

 conveyor drum

126

 rolling drum

127

 rolling device

128

 conveyor drum

129

 cutting drum

132

 cutting blade

133

 spreading drum

134

 testing drum

135

 testing drum

136

 conveyor drum

137

 Sampling drum

138

 beater

139

 turning device

140

 conveyor drum

141

 Dispenser

144

 Review body

145

 Review body

151

 rolling drum

152

 (first) perforating device

153

 roll cams

154

 cutting drum

155

 cutter

156

 spreading drum

157

 beater

158

 turning device

159

 trough drum

160

 (second) perforation device

161

 conveyor drum

162

 conveyor drum

165

 testing drum

211

 Tobacco rod feeder

212

 Filter feeder

213

 Covering paper feeder

214

 Zigarettenherstelleinrichtung

215

 Zigarettenprüfeinrichtung

216

 Cigarette delivery device

F

 filter attachment

FS

 flow

M1

 perforation

M2

 perforation

M

 Drum arrangement (filter plug)

P

 Cigarette-making machine

T

 Drum arrangement (Tobacco sticks)

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Cited patent literature

• DE 4008475 A [0005]
• DE 3918137 C [0041]
• DE 2020138 [0057]

Claims (12)

Method for producing filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) from assembled tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ), characterized in that in a series of tobacco juxtaposed tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ), preferably conveyed on conveying elements of a filter attachment machine (F), transversely, wherein the promoted tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ) by means of a first perforation device ( 152 ) are each provided individually with two longitudinally spaced-apart perforation patterns (M1), the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ) before or afterwards in simply long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) are cut so that two parallel rows of each transverse axial succession arranged single-long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), then from the simply long cross-axially funded filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) a single-lane, single-layer flow (FS) of transversely axially behind one another in a row arranged single-length filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) and then the simply long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of the single-lane, single-ply flow individually by means of a second perforation device ( 160 ) are perforated on their circumference. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that during the formation of perforation patterns (M1) by means of the first perforation device ( 152 ) the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ) at the first perforation device ( 152 ) about their respective longitudinal axes, preferably in the widened receiving troughs of a rolling drum ( 151 ) or by means of pivotable or rotatable receiving troughs of a drum ( 159 ), are rotated. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that during the formation of perforation patterns (M2) by means of the second perforation device ( 160 ) the filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) at the second perforation device ( 160 ) in the, preferably rotatable or pivotable, receiving wells of a drum ( 159 ) are conveyed past. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that when forming the single-lane, single-layer conveying stream (FS) of transversely axially arranged one behind the other in a row single-long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) the simply long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) have the same orientation, so that the filter plugs and the tobacco sticks of the single-length filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of the delivery stream (FS) are each arranged on the same side in succession or are. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that after formation of a two-lane flow consisting of two parallel rows of each transverse axial succession arranged single-long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) by cutting the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ) the two juxtaposed and conveyed rows of single-length filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) prior to formation of the single-lane, single-layer flow (FS) longitudinally axially from each other, preferably on a spreading drum ( 156 ), be spaced. Method according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that before the delivery of single-length filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) to the second perforation device ( 160 ), and in particular prior to the formation of the single-lane, single-layer flow (FS) with single-length, in a series Queraxial successively arranged filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), the simply long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of both tracks by means of a, preferably first, testing device are each tested individually. Method according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the single-long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of the single-lane, single-layer conveying flow (FS) after the second perforation device ( 160 ) are tested individually by means of one, in particular second, testing device. Method according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that after formation of two rows each with transaxially successively arranged single long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) the filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of one row by means of a turning device ( 157 . 158 ), in particular by means of a taper turn, be turned, in particular the single-long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of the other row are not used and / or in particular for the formation of the single-lane, single-layered delivery flow (FS) with a row of transversely axially successively arranged single-length filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) the turned filter cigarettes ( 30.2 ) and the non-turned filter cigarettes ( 30.1 ) are arranged alternately transversely axially one behind the other. Method according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the second perforation device ( 160 ) depending on the test results, in particular on the determined test results for the degree of ventilation and / or the draw resistance of the filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), is regulated. Machine (F) of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine (F), for the production of filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), with conveying members, in particular conveyor drums, for the transverse axial conveying of transversely axially successively arranged rod-shaped articles, in particular tobacco rods and / or filter plugs and / or filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), characterized in that the machine (F) is provided with a first perforation device in the transverse-transverse conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles ( 152 ) for perforating, in particular double-length, tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ), with or on and adjacent to the first perforating device ( 152 ) arranged conveying drum ( 151 ), in particular rolling drum ( 151 ) or drum ( 159 ) with movable receiving troughs, for tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups to be perforated ( 30 ), with a cutting device ( 155 ) for cutting the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups ( 30 ) in filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of simple length, with a, in particular in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped article downstream, means for forming a single-lane, single-layer flow (FS) with in a row queraxial axially arranged behind one another long filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), with a, in particular in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped article downstream, second perforation device ( 160 ) for perforating the single-length filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of the delivery flow (FS) and with an operatively connected and adjacent to or at the second perforation device ( 160 ) arranged conveying drum, in particular drum ( 159 ) with movable receiving troughs, for filter cigarettes to be perforated ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) is trained. Machine according to Claim 10, characterized in that, with respect to the transverse axial conveying direction, the rod-shaped article on the machine is arranged between the first perforating device ( 152 ) and the second perforation device ( 160 ) a, in particular first, testing device for, preferably two-lane, testing the single-length filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) and / or a turning device ( 157 . 158 ), in particular a Kegelwender, for turning filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) a series with cross-axially successively arranged filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) and the second perforation device ( 160 ) downstream of a, in particular second, testing device for testing, in particular double-perforated, filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ) of the single-lane, single-layer flow (FS) are provided. Machine according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that for the second perforating device ( 160 ) a data transmission device and / or control device are provided, which are used for the transmission and / or processing of test results of the respective filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), in particular the determined actual values of the degree of ventilation and / or the draft resistance of the filter cigarettes ( 30.1 . 30.2 ), are formed.

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