DE102012216048A1 - Conveying drum for conveying rod-shaped articles e.g. filter cigarettes to filter setting machine in tobacco processing industry, has grooved disc rotating structure in which grooves are formed for receiving rod-shaped articles - Google Patents

Abstract

The conveying drum (52) has a grooved disc rotating structure (56) that is rotated about the axis of rotation. Several receiving grooves (54) are formed in the grooved disc rotating structure for receiving the rod-shaped articles (60). A rotational pin structure (58) is arranged around rod-shaped articles. The rotational axis of pin structure is aligned parallel to the axis of rotation of grooved disc rotating structure. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) filter setting machine; (2) device for testing rod shaped articles; and (3) method for conveying rod-shaped articles.

Description

The invention relates to a conveyor drum of the tobacco processing industry for Queraxialen conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter cigarettes, provided on the circumference of the conveyor drum receiving troughs for receiving rod-shaped articles.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a machine of the tobacco processing industry and a use of a conveyor drum. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for cross-axial conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter cigarettes, on a conveyor drum.

Under the name "MAX" is a filter attachment of HAUNI Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, known. Also known under the designations "MULFI-E" and "MERLIN" are multifilament production machines of HAUNI Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg.

In machines of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machines or multifilter production machines, conveyor drums are used to transport cigarettes, filter rods or their components.

The conveyance of the aforementioned objects during the manufacture of cigarettes, filters and filter cigarettes is performed in modern production machines of the tobacco processing industry generally by means of conveyor drums, the lateral surface or the drum body for Queraxialen conveyance of rod-shaped objects (cigarettes, filter rods or filter plugs, filter cigarettes) Grooves or receiving troughs for receiving the rod-shaped objects is provided. In the context of the present patent application, products of the tobacco-processing industry are understood to mean in particular rod-shaped articles or objects such as cigarettes, filter rods, multi-segment filter rods and the like.

In filter application machines, rod-shaped articles, such as e.g. Tobacco sticks or filter plug or filter rods, transversely promoted in receiving troughs of the conveyor drum. Here, the receiving troughs are arranged at predetermined pitches on the peripheral surface of the conveyor drum. During promotion, these rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are held in receiving troughs of suction air on the conveyor drums, which bear against corresponding Saugluftöffnungen the receiving troughs. These receiving wells are generally arranged in rows transversely axially one behind the other.

As filter attachment machine is a device or machine for the production of filter cigarettes understood with means for receiving tobacco rods of double length with means for cutting these double-length tobacco sticks in tobacco sticks simple length, with means for introducing filter plug double length between the tobacco sticks simple length, with means for Connecting the double-length filter plug with the two tobacco rods of simple length by wrapping with a tipping paper sheet which is severed by means of a cutter from a supplied tipping paper strip, with means for subsequently making a cut through the double-length filter plug so that filter cigarettes of normal working length are formed.

After the production of the filter cigarettes, a leak test and / or at least one head end test and / or a ventilation degree test and / or at least one optical test of the cigarette surface are carried out in the filter attachment machine. In the leak test, each individual cigarette is exposed to test air on a test drum. If the measured pressure deviates from a desired value, the cigarette in question will be faulty and will be ejected. For example, in head end testing, a capacitive pickup checks the tobacco density in the head ends of the cigarettes. During the ventilation level test, the cigarettes are exposed to test air. The measured pressure ratio output / input is proportional to the degree of ventilation of the cigarette.

In addition, the products or rod-shaped articles or filter cigarettes are examined by optical testing equipment on a filter attachment machine. In an optical inspection, quality features are typically detected on the products of the tobacco processing industry such as holes, dimensions, object identification, punches, glue application, stains, the presence of filter elements, damage, and the like.

For optical control line or matrix cameras are used. For this purpose, the rod-shaped articles to be tested are illuminated. The lighting of the measuring objects or the rod-shaped products of the tobacco-processing industry is realized with separate light sources, which must have high light intensities because of the large distance to the object. It is also known, inter alia, to introduce the light with loss of intensity with optical cables to the test object. Due to the fact that in the dusty environment of a machine the Tobacco processing industry flying particles, such as tobacco dust, tobacco crumbs, pieces of paper that interfere with optical control and it comes to misjudgments, it can only be reduced due to the arrangement of the control devices or test equipment used by consuming measures.

Further disclosed DE 39 17 321 A1 an optical test device, in which two cameras on two successive conveyor drums with solid troughs each examine a surface half of cigarettes. Here, a camera above a first conveyor drum and the second camera are arranged below the second conveyor drum.

It is also in EP 1 430 796 B1 discloses an optical inspection device with a conveyor drum with fixed wells and a camera. Here, two drum arrangements, each with three drums are disclosed on a conveyor drum, wherein the rod-shaped article to be tested are removed from the conveyor drum and stored again in receiving troughs of the conveyor drum.

Starting from this prior art, the object of the invention is to provide the, in particular optical, testing of rod-shaped articles, such as e.g. Filter cigarettes to improve, with the full optical inspection of the rod-shaped article is to be performed on a conveyor drum, wherein also the design effort for this should be as low as possible.

This object is achieved by a conveyor drum of the tobacco-processing industry for Queraxialen conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco industry, especially filter rods or filter cigarettes, provided on the circumference of the conveyor drum receiving troughs for receiving rod-shaped articles, which is further developed in each case for a rod-shaped Article two mutually cooperating Muldteilkörper are provided, wherein a trough part body is rotatably mounted about an axis parallel to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum formed Muldenteilkörperdrehachse and the second Mülenteilkörper, which cooperates with the first rotatably mounted Bülenteilköper, immobile.

The invention is based on the idea that the receiving well for a rod-shaped article, such. Filter cigarettes, is formed by two Mülenteilkörper, the Mülenteilkörper each having a receiving groove, so that when aligned arrangement of the receiving grooves of the two Mülenteilkörper a complete receiving trough for the rod-shaped article over the entire length of the rod-shaped article is provided. In the split receiving trough, which is formed by the mutually cooperating Muldenteilkörper for a rod-shaped article, in the transfer of the rod-shaped article to the conveyor drum according to the invention, the Tülenteilkörper are aligned with their grooves, so that a rod-shaped article from an upstream conveyor drum in by both receiving grooves formed receiving trough is added.

During the promotion of the recorded rod-shaped article this is rotated by means of the rotatably mounted part of the body part. It is provided in the context of the invention that after receiving the rod-shaped article of the rod-shaped article in the receiving groove of a fixed, i. immovable, Muldteilkörpers is arranged and held, while the rotatably mounted other Mülenteilkörper is rotated about the held rod-shaped article. In a predetermined transfer position, the rod-shaped article is then transferred from the fixed or with respect to the rotation in the conveyor drum fixed body part body to the turned container body part in the receiving groove, so that with rotation of the container body part of the recorded rod-shaped article corresponding to a predetermined angle, e.g. 180 ° to a rotation axis provided parallel to its longitudinal axis is rotated. After the rotation of the rod-shaped article during its transverse-axial promotion on the conveyor drum of the rod-shaped article is returned to the stationary part of the container body for the rod-shaped article. Subsequently, the rod-shaped article turned about its central longitudinal axis is transferred to a downstream conveying drum.

Each trough part body has a corresponding bearing surface or a corresponding receiving groove for the rotating or rotated rod-shaped article.

The fact that it is possible on the conveyor drum, after receiving a rod-shaped article to rotate this, it is possible to perform on the conveyor drum, a complete optical surface inspection of the rod-shaped article using two arranged on the conveyor drum corresponding test facilities. For example, under the name "OCIS" an optical cigarette inspection system (Optical Cigarette Inspection System) of HAUNI Maschinenbau AG is known. When testing, in particular the optical testing of cigarettes or other rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, it is desirable that no or only a few dust particles in the area between the tester or the Prüforgan and to be tested Object (rod-shaped article) are present or are there. In this case, in a combination of two optical testing devices on one conveyor drum, the test elements are arranged above a conveyor drum according to the invention, whereby the test safety and the efficiency of the test elements or devices on the filter attachment machine are significantly increased.

For this purpose, in a preferred embodiment of the conveyor drum is further provided that a trough part body for a rod-shaped article immovably on the rotatable or rotating conveyor drum, i. stationary, is arranged and the other mull part body for the rod-shaped article about the respective Mülenteilkörper body rotation axis is rotatable.

A secure holding the rod-shaped article despite high rotational speed of the conveyor drum is ensured by the fact that the trough part body for each rod-shaped article each have a receiving groove, so that in the grooves of the respective cooperating trough body part for a rod-shaped article, a portion of the rod-shaped article, in particular a longitudinal section of the rod-shaped article, can be arranged or arranged. By virtue of the fact that the receiving grooves of the trough part bodies have the same shape or groove contour in cross section, it is possible to align the receiving grooves of the cooperating trough part bodies in an aligned manner, for example when receiving a rod-shaped article from an upstream conveying drum or when delivering a rod-shaped article to a subsequent conveying drum to arrange.

In one embodiment of the conveyor drum is also provided that a.) In a first transfer position of the rod-shaped article from an article-releasing receiving a Muldenteilkörpers for a rod-shaped article receiving groove of the other cooperating Muldenteilkörpers for the rod-shaped article opposite the grooves of the cooperating Muldenteilkörper are arranged or can be arranged, wherein the receiving grooves of the trough part body offset with respect to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum, and preferably non-aligned side by side, are arranged, and / or that b.) in a second transfer position of the rod-shaped article of an article-releasing receiving a Mülenteilkörpers for a rod-shaped article to the article receiving groove of the other cooperating Muldenteilkörpers for the rod-shaped article, the grooves of the cooperating Muldenteilkörper nextei Nander with respect to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum, and preferably aligned, arranged or can be arranged.

Furthermore, a development of the conveyor drum is characterized in that the trough part body in each case at least one or more, preferably acted upon by vacuum, suction air holes, in particular the Saugluftbohrungen open into the grooves of the trough part body. By acting on the Saugluftbohrungen it is possible to keep the rod-shaped article to be conveyed in the receiving grooves of the trough part body during the transverse axial promotion on the conveyor drum and to fix. The application or switching off of negative pressure at the Saugluftbohrungen carried out using appropriate control devices or control bodies in the interior of the conveyor drum.

For this purpose, it is further provided according to the invention that the at least one Saugluftbohrung of the rotatable Muldteilkörpers for a rod-shaped article in response to the rotational position of the Mülenteilkörpers is subjected to negative pressure. It is provided that in the arrangement of a rod-shaped article in the receiving groove of the rotatable Muldenteilkörpers vacuum during rotation of the Mülenteilkörpers and the rod-shaped article is applied, so that the rod-shaped article is rotated due to the rotation of the Muldteilkörpers about its Mülenteilkörperdrehachse into position.

Preferably, it is also provided that the at least one suction air hole of the immovable and nutrotierenden Muldteilkörpers the conveyor drum and the at least one Saugluftbohrung of about the Muldenteilkörperdrehachse rotatable Muldenteilkörpers are alternately acted upon by negative pressure. As a result, the transfer between the receiving grooves of the two cooperating Mülenteilkörper is achieved.

A further embodiment of the conveyor drum is characterized in that in one or the transfer position of the rod-shaped article from an article receiving groove of a trough part body for a rod-shaped article receiving groove of the other trough part body for the rod-shaped article of negative pressure on at least one suction air hole of the dispensing Receptacle is switched off or switched off and / or the at least one suction air hole of the receiving receiving groove can be acted upon or acted upon by negative pressure.

In addition, the object is achieved by a machine of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular Filteransetzmaschine, with at least one conveyor drum as described above, in particular at the trained as a test drum conveyor drum at least two inspection bodies for testing the surface of the conveyor drum promoted rod-shaped article are arranged. To avoid repetition, reference is expressly made to the above remarks on the conveyor drum.

Characterized in that by means of the conveyor drum according to the invention, the rod-shaped article to be tested during the promotion on a conveyor drum, in particular partially rotated, it is possible to check over the entire circumference, the surface of the rod-shaped article. In this case, the semi-cylindrical surface of the rod-shaped article, which faces the first test element, is checked by means of the first test device or the first test element arranged on the conveyor drum. Subsequently, the rod-shaped articles are rotated using the rotatably mounted Muldteilkörpers each 180 ° about an axis parallel to its longitudinal axis of rotation and then placed on the stationary trough body part again, so that after rotation through 180 °, the rod-shaped article with the second semi-cylindrical surface of the second Prüforgan are facing. Thereby, the surface of the rod-shaped articles, such as e.g. Filter cigarettes, recorded.

In addition, the object is achieved by the use of a conveyor drum according to the invention, as described above, in or for a testing device for testing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry, wherein on the conveyor drum two test devices for testing the surface of the rod-shaped article are arranged in the conveying region between the two test organs of the testing device, the rod-shaped articles to be tested are rotated about a 180 ° rotationally parallel to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum.

To avoid repetition, reference is expressly made to the above remarks on the conveyor drum.

Furthermore, the object is achieved by a method for the cross-axial conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter cigarettes, on a conveyor drum, as described above, wherein during the promotion of a rod-shaped article on the rotating driven or rotating conveyor drum of the rod-shaped article of a first trough part body for the rod-shaped article is transferred to a second trough part body for the rod-shaped article, wherein the first trough part body cooperates with the second trough part body, and wherein the rod-shaped article is rotated by means of a Muldteilkörpers about a parallel to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum formed part body rotation axis.

For this purpose, it is further provided according to a preferred embodiment of the method, that the rod-shaped article is transferred from an immovable trained on the conveyor drum part body to the rotatable or rotating second mull part body and / or that the rod-shaped article of a rotatable or rotating second Muldenteilkörper to immovable passed to the conveyor drum formed part body.

Moreover, in the method, it is preferable that the rod-shaped article is rotated by means of the rotatable or rotating mull part body by a rotation angle between 30 ° and 330 °, preferably between 90 ° and 270 °, and more preferably by 180 °.

Furthermore, it is preferred in the method if the surface of the rod-shaped article is checked by means of two provided on the conveyor drum test elements, in particular completely tested, wherein the Prüforgane are arranged one behind the other with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor drum and between the conveyor means in succession arranged test organs the article is rotated by means of the drum part body rotatable or rotating about its container part body axis of rotation.

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 according to the prior art in a front view;

2a schematically an arrangement of conveyor drums of a Filteransetzmaschine with a conveyor drum according to the invention for Queraxialen conveyance of rod-shaped articles, wherein on the conveyor drum two test elements for checking the surface of the conveyed rod-shaped articles are arranged;

2 B schematically an enlarged section of the conveyor drum according to 2a with the two testing bodies;

2c schematically a perspective view of the conveyor drum (see. 2a in the cutting;

3 schematically an embodiment with different process steps for rotating a rod-shaped article on the conveyor drum according to the invention and

4 schematically a cross section through a receiving trough of a conveyor drum according to the invention for a filter cigarette.

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 is shown in fragmentary form in a front view, wherein the Filteransetzmaschine via a drum assembly T for supplying tobacco sticks from a schematically drawn cigarette rod machine P tobacco sticks of double-use length receives. A cigarette rod machine is known under the name "PROTOS" of the patent applicant.

On her way to a compilation drum 21 the tobacco rods are cut twice the length of use and spread longitudinally axially. On the compilation drum 21 are transported via a further drum assembly M double-length filter plug, which are inserted between two longitudinally spaced tobacco rods. This will be on the compilation drum 21 a series of tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups arranged transversely axially one behind the other. The compiled article groups are taken from the compilation drum 21 to a conveyor drum 22 to hand over.

A glued and promoted tipping paper strip 11 is in a coating apparatus 10 on a cutting drum 12 from the knives of a knife drum 13 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 22 handed over or pinned. In DE-C-39 18 137 There is described in detail a coating apparatus which is fully incorporated in the content of the present application.

After attaching the cut and the individual connection papers to one article group, the article groups continue to form a subsequent roller drum 26 and a rolling device 27 by means of which the compound leaflets are completely wrapped around the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups. The rolling device 27 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 26 form a rolling channel, are wrapped in the article groups with the connecting papers, with which double-length filter cigarettes are formed.

The double-length filter cigarettes are next to a conveyor drum 28 and further below to another conveyor drum 29 passed and provided for further processing on a filter attachment machine.

From the conveyor drum 29 are the double-length filter cigarettes on a conveyor drum 30 to a cutting drum 31 promoted, at the a cutting knife 32 is arranged, which produces from the double-length filter cigarettes through a central separating cut filter cigarettes simple use length.

The filter cigarettes are then removed from the cutting drum 31 to a spreading drum 33 to hand over. On the spreading drum 33 the Filterzigarettenpaare longitudinally axially spaced from each other and then to a first test drum 34 to hand over. At the trained as a conveyor organ test drum 34 is a first test organ 44 arranged, which subjects the filter cigarettes a first test, such as a head end test.

In the context of the invention, it is possible that the manufactured filter cigarettes on the first formed as a test device Prüforgan 44 be subjected to a visual inspection.

Subsequently, the cigarettes are removed from the test drum 34 to a subsequent second test drum 35 passed, at the second trained as a test device Prüforgan 45 is arranged to subject the cigarettes further quality checks, in particular a further optical test.

2a schematically shows a view of an arrangement of conveyor drums 51 . 52 . 53 for the transverse axial conveying of rod-shaped articles. The arrangement may in this case be part of a test device on a filter attachment machine or a multifilter production machine. The functionality of the conveyor drum according to the invention is explained by way of example with reference to a filter attachment machine.

After the production of filter cigarettes 60 become the manufactured filter cigarettes 60 from a conveyor drum 51 to a test drum 52 pass, taking at the test drum 52 two top-side testing devices 44 . 45 are arranged. Here are the test organs 44 . 45 related to the conveying direction of the filter cigarettes 60 arranged one behind the other. After testing the filter cigarettes 60 become the tested filter cigarettes 60 to a subsequent conveyor drum 53 to hand over. The trained as a conveyor drum test drum 52 is rotated about its axis of rotation R by means of a drive.

In the 2 B and 2c are further views of the test drum 52 on which the filter cigarettes to be tested 60 to be turned, shown schematically in the cutting.

After handing over the filter cigarettes 60 from the conveyor drum 51 to the test drum 52 become the filter cigarettes 60 in the reception 54 a grooved disk designed as a rotary body 56 arranged. Here are the in the grooves 54 the grooved disc 56 handed filter cigarettes 60 between the transfer point on the conveyor drum 51 until the first test organ 44 unmoved in the recording grooves 54 the grooved disc 56 held. These have the grooves 54 via corresponding suction air holes, which are subjected to negative pressure. The grooved disc 56 is designed as a rigid body, the solid and immovable on the test drum 52 is arranged and thus rotated about the rotation axis R. The around the axis of rotation R of the conveyor drum 52 rotating grooved disc 56 with the grooves arranged in the circumferential direction 54 is designed as a kind of part body part for the receiving troughs to be formed for the filter cigarettes.

By means of the test organ 44 will be the test organ 44 facing surface of the filter cigarettes 60 detected. Then the filter cigarettes 60 to the testing organ 45 promoted during the promotion between the first test organ 44 and the second checking device 45 the filter cigarettes 60 be rotated about their longitudinal axes, so that after performing the change in position, the surface of the filter cigarettes 60 by means of the test element 45 is recorded when testing the filter cigarettes 60 at the examining organ 44 is not recorded and the review body 44 turned away. Here are the filter cigarettes 60 during their promotion between the first testing organ 44 and the second checking device 45 rotated by 180 °. Then they are in the grooves 54 the grooved disc 56 arranged filter cigarettes 60 to the subsequent conveyor drum 53 promoted and handed over to them.

From the illustration in 2c it turns out that at the conveyor drum 52 at or adjacent to the rigid grooved disk 56 with their circumferentially arranged at regular intervals grooves 54 around the filter cigarettes 60 rotating pen body around 58 are arranged, wherein the pen body 58 on an annular or disc-shaped support body 55 the conveyor drum 52 are rotatably arranged, wherein each formed as a trough body part pen body 58 each rotated about a respective axis of rotation. The rotatable pen body 58 are thus between the support body 55 and the grooved disk provided with the grooves 58 trained or positioned.

During the rotation of the pen body 58 around the filter cigarettes 60 in the reception 54 It is possible to hold the pen body 58 to bring into a position where the pen body 58 with her recording groove 59 (see. 3 ) opposite the receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 are, so that by applying a negative pressure to the trained with Saugluftbohrungen pen body 58 the filter cigarettes 60 in the reception 59 the pen body 58 be accepted and arranged, wherein in the transfer of the filter cigarettes of the negative pressure in the corresponding receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 is switched off. Subsequently, the corresponding of the pen body 58 held filter cigarette 60 under rotation of the pen body 58 turned. After a rotation of 180 ° of the pen body 58 or the pen body 58 held filter cigarette 60 becomes the filter cigarette 60 to the corresponding receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 back pass. Subsequently, the of the receiving groove 54 held filter cigarette 60 into the area of the test organ 45 promoted to the second or other side or surface of the filter cigarette 60 capture.

As from the representation of 2c shows, are the pen body 58 longitudinally offset axially to the grooves 59 the grooved disc 56 staggered. The length of the grooves 54 the grooved disc 56 or the grooves 59 (see. 3 ) the pen body 58 is smaller than the length of the filter cigarettes to be conveyed and rotated 60 , so from the recording grooves 54 as well as the recording grooves 59 in each case only one longitudinal section of the filter cigarette to be rotated or rotated filter cigarettes 60 is held.

In 3 is in the figures a) to f) with individual process steps an embodiment for rotating a filter cigarettes 60 on the test drum 54 or a corresponding conveyor drum shown schematically in the cutout. For reasons of clarity is a marker 70 for the location or orientation of the filter cigarette 60 located.

In the process steps a) to c) is the filter cigarette 60 in the receiving groove 54 the (rotating) grooved disc 56 arranged and by means of negative pressure in the receiving groove 54 held (cf. 2c ). The rotatable pen body 58 is with one of the filter cigarette 60 facing receiving groove 59 formed, wherein the receiving groove 59 the same groove contour has as the immobile receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 ,

In method step a) the receiving groove 59 of the pen body 58 congruent or aligned with the receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 arranged. Subsequently, the pen body 58 in the process steps b) and c) clockwise to that of the receiving groove 54 one-sided filter cigarette 60 turned. Here, the trained with Saugluftbohrungen receiving groove 59 of the pen body 58 not subjected to negative pressure, since the filter cigarette 60 in the schematically illustrated receiving groove 54 the grooved disc is held by means of negative pressure in a longitudinal section (see method step c)).

In the subsequent process step d) is the pen body 58 rotated by 180 ° and with its receiving groove 59 over or opposite the receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 arranged, wherein for the transfer of the filter cigarette 60 from the schematically illustrated receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 the negative pressure is switched off and at the same time by acting on the Saugluftbohrungen the pen body 58 the filter cigarette in the receiving groove 59 of the pen body 58 is arranged and held. At the same time the suction air or the negative pressure at the Saugluftbohrungen, in the receiving groove 56 open, shut off.

With continuous rotation of the pen body 58 clockwise becomes that of the pen body 58 held filter cigarette 60 rotated, as shown in step e). After a (further) turn by 180 °, the filter cigarette 60 by applying negative pressure to the Saugluftbohrungen the receiving groove 54 held, wherein the negative pressure at the Saugluftbohrungen of the pen body 58 is switched off. This is in the aligned arrangement of the grooves 54 . 59 (Process step f)) the filter cigarette 60 to the grooved disc 56 handed over and detained.

In the interaction of a immobile receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 with the rotatably mounted and rotating pen body 58 and its receiving groove 59 with appropriate circuit of the suction air or the negative pressure, the filter cigarette 60 between the recording grooves 54 and 59 , in particular after the rotation of the filter cigarette 60 , to hand over.

In 4 is a schematic cross section through the grooved disc 56 with a receiving groove 54 and one with the receiving groove 54 corresponding pen body 58 , which is rotated about a schematically drawn axis of rotation shown. In 4 is the aligned arrangement of the receiving groove 59 of the pen body 58 with the receiving groove 54 the grooved disc 56 for example, when receiving the filter cigarette (see. 3a ). How out 4 shows, the grooved disc 56 Saugluftbohrungen 57 on, in the receiving groove 54 lead. The rotatably mounted pin body 58 has a longitudinal bore 48 on, on the Saugluftbohrungen 49 for the recording groove 59 are connected.

In the context of the invention, it is possible that the rotatably mounted pin body 58 is continuously rotated in one direction. In addition, it is also conceivable that the pen body is rotated for example by 180 ° and then rotated back through 180 ° in the opposite direction. The rotation axis 47 of the pen body 58 is parallel to the axis of rotation R of the conveyor drum 52 aligned.

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

 covering apparatus

11

 Covering paper strip

12

 suction roll

13

 knife roll

21

 Assembly drum

22

 conveyor drum

26

 rolling drum

27

 rolling device

28

 drum

29

 drum

30

 conveyor drum

31

 cutting drum

32

 cutting blade

33

 spreading drum

34

 testing drum

35

 testing drum

44

 Review body

45

 Review body

47

 Pen body axis of rotation

48

 longitudinal bore

49

 Saugluftbohrung

51

 conveyor drum

52

 testing drum

53

 conveyor drum

54

 receiving groove

55

 supporting body

56

 grooved disc

57

 Saugluftbohrung

58

 pen body

59

 receiving groove

60

 filter cigarette

70

 marker

M

 Drum arrangement (filter plug)

T

 Drum arrangement (Tobacco sticks)

P

 Cigarette-making machine

R

 axis of rotation

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 3917321 A1 [0011]
• EP 1430796 B1 [0012]
• DE 3918137 C [0045]

Claims (14)

Conveyor drum ( 52 ) of the tobacco processing industry for the cross-axial conveying of rod-shaped articles ( 60 ) of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter cigarettes, with at the periphery of the conveyor drum ( 52 ) receiving receptacles for receiving rod-shaped articles ( 60 ), characterized in that in each case for a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) two mutually cooperating Muldenteilkörper ( 56 . 58 ), wherein a container part body ( 58 ) about an axis of rotation (R) of the conveyor drum ( 52 ) parallel formed part body torsion axis ( 47 ) is rotatably mounted and the second container part body ( 56 ) is immobile. Conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to claim 1, characterized in that a container part body ( 56 ) for a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) immovably on the rotatable or rotating conveyor drum ( 60 ) and the other container part body ( 58 ) for the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) about the respective container part body rotational axis ( 47 ) is rotatable. Conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for each rod-shaped article ( 60 ) each have a receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ), so that in the receiving grooves ( 54 . 59 ) of the respective cooperating container part bodies ( 56 . 58 ) for a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) a section of the rod-shaped article ( 60 ), in particular a longitudinal section of the rod-shaped article ( 60 ), is arranged or arranged, wherein the receiving grooves ( 54 . 59 ) of the cooperating container part body ( 56 . 58 ) have the same groove contour. Conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a.) in a first transfer position of the rod-shaped article of an article ( 60 ) releasing receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ) of a container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) to the articles ( 60 ) receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ) of the other container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) the grooves ( 54 . 59 ) of the cooperating container part body ( 56 . 58 ) are arranged opposite one another or can be arranged, wherein the receiving grooves ( 54 . 59 ) the container part body ( 56 . 58 ) relative to the axis of rotation (R) of the conveyor drum ( 52 ), and are preferably not aligned side by side, and / or that b.) in a second transfer position of the rod-shaped article of an article ( 60 ) releasing receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ) of a container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) to the articles ( 60 ) receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ) of the other container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) the grooves ( 54 . 59 ) of the cooperating container part body ( 56 . 58 ) side by side relative to the axis of rotation (R) of the conveyor drum ( 60 ), and are preferably aligned, arranged or arrangeable. Conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the container part body ( 56 . 58 ) each have at least one or more, preferably acted upon by vacuum suction air holes ( 49 . 57 ), in particular the Saugluftbohrungen ( 49 . 57 ) into the grooves ( 54 . 59 ) the container part body ( 56 . 58 ). Conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one suction air bore ( 49 ) of the rotatable container part body ( 58 ) for a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) as a function of the rotational position of the container part body ( 58 ) can be acted upon by negative pressure. Conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the at least one suction air bore ( 57 ) of the immovable container part body ( 56 ) of the conveyor drum ( 52 ) and the at least one suction air bore ( 49 ) of the container part body rotational axis ( 47 ) rotatable container part body ( 58 ) in alternation with negative pressure can be acted upon. Conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that in one or the transfer position of the rod-shaped article of an article ( 60 ) releasing receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ) of a container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) to the articles ( 60 ) receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ) of the other container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) the negative pressure on at least one suction air hole ( 49 . 57 ) of the dispensing groove ( 54 . 59 ) is switched off or switched off and / or the at least one suction air hole ( 49 . 57 ) of the receiving groove ( 54 . 59 ) is acted upon or acted upon by negative pressure. Machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine, with at least one conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein in particular on the test drum ( 52 ) formed conveyor drum ( 52 ) at least two inspection bodies ( 44 . 45 ) for checking the surface of the conveyor drum ( 52 ) promoted rod-shaped article ( 60 ) are arranged. Use of a conveyor drum ( 52 ) according to one of claims 1 to 8 in or for a test device for testing rod-shaped articles ( 60 ) of the tobacco processing industry, wherein at the conveyor drum ( 52 ) two inspection bodies ( 44 . 45 ) for checking the surface of the rod-shaped articles ( 60 ) are arranged, wherein in the conveying area between the two Prüforganen ( 44 . 45 ) the rod-shaped articles to be tested ( 60 ) one to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum ( 52 ) parallel formed part body torsion axis ( 47 ), preferably by 180 °, are rotated. Method for the transverse axial conveying of rod-shaped articles ( 60 ) of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter cigarettes, on a conveyor drum ( 52 ), in particular according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein during the conveyance of a rod-shaped article ( 60 ) on the rotating driven or rotating conveyor drum ( 52 ) the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) from a first container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) to a second container part body ( 56 . 58 ) for the rod-shaped article ( 60 ), the first container part body ( 56 . 58 ) with the second container part body ( 56 . 58 ), and wherein the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) by means of a container part body ( 56 . 58 ) about an axis of rotation (R) of the conveyor drum ( 52 ) parallel formed part body torsion axis ( 47 ) is rotated. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) of a stationary on the conveyor drum ( 52 ) formed part body ( 56 ) to the rotatable or rotating second container part body ( 58 ) and / or that the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) of a rotatable or rotating second container part body ( 58 ) to the immovable on the conveyor drum ( 52 ) formed part body ( 56 ). Method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) by means of the rotatable or rotating container part body ( 56 . 58 ) is rotated by a rotation angle between 30 ° and 330 °, preferably between 90 ° and 270 ° and more preferably by 180 °. Method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the surface of the rod-shaped article ( 60 ) by means of two on the conveyor drum ( 52 ) ( 44 . 45 ) is checked, in particular is fully tested, wherein the test bodies with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor drum ( 52 ) are arranged one behind the other and between the in the conveying direction successively arranged test organs ( 44 . 45 ) the item ( 60 ) by means of the rotatable or rotating container part body ( 58 ) is rotated.

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