DE3312433A1 - Cigarette-sleeve filling unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The innovation relates to a cigarette-sleeve filling unit which is to be actuated via a crank, lever or electric drive and in which, in contrast to the prior-art embodiments, the tobacco no longer has to be manually introduced into the unit, as has been the case hitherto, but, by dipping the unit, in accordance with the innovation, into the tobacco bag or similar container, the tobacco is introduced automatically into the unit via conveying wheels or conveying belts or a vertically driven worm. The empty cigarette sleeve pushed vertically into the unit from above, in accordance with the innovation, is fixed on its receiving sleeve by two mutually opposite clamping jaws, which can be individually adjusted to define the filling density, are under spring pressure, are arranged such that they can move horizontally and can be moved apart by the push of a button. The packing takes place after the automatic supply of the tobacco, as described above, by a packing bolt, which moves up and down in the vertical direction, until the desired filling density of the cigarette sleeve is achieved, whereupon the finished cigarette is ejected upwards out of the unit.

Description

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LOTHAW STANETZKI
engineer
Buchfinkenweg 2 a
5300 BONN 1
Tel. 0228/624425

Cigarette tube filling device

The innovation concerns a manually operated crank drive or a battery-operated low-voltage motor built into the device actuating cigarette tube filling device in the size of a normal cigarette pack of 20, in contrast to the previous ones Known cigarette rolling or empty tube stuffing hand tools, the tobacco as a filling is no longer by hand in the Device must be entered, but by immersing the device after the innovation in the tobacco pouch or the like. Container, the tabalt as a filling material without being taken in hand, automatically into the device and into the cigarette tube to be filled, which is through a special training of the cigarette tube mount from above in the device can be easily inserted after the innovation, in the desired, individually adjustable filling density, regardless of the cigarette length, is introduced and, after reaching the desired filling density, is ejected from the device after the innovation.

In the case of the previously known cigarette tube filling devices, it is disadvantageous that the tobacco is manually inserted into the intended filling material Troughs, two-part tubes or the like. Recordings must be entered, which is usually always with uneven filling and scattering of the tobacco. Another disadvantage is that if there is too much inserted tobacco, the introduction of the Tobacco in the empty cigarette tube is not possible even with the greatest effort and only after removing the excess amount of the tobacco can be made from the device. Further disadvantages of the previously known cigarette tube filling devices are once the difficulties of slipping the empty cigarette tube onto the intended receptacle Buckling of the cigarette tube edge, on the other hand, that often when stuffing the tobacco into the empty cigarette tube, this If the tobacco is pressed in too much, it slides out of the holder or kinks, since the cigarette tube is mostly only at the lower edge

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is held on one side, with only constant pressure during the tamping process.

These shortcomings are in the cigarette tube filling device according to the Innovation avoided and the following advantages also provided: 1.) Without having to touch the tobacco (hygiene advantage), the device after the innovation in the tobacco pouch or the like. Container immersed and by turning a crank, moving a lever or switching on a low-current electric motor built into the device, the tobacco is introduced into the device and into the cigarette tube to be filled.

2.) The difficulties in putting the empty cigarette tube on over the intended receptacle (buckling of the lower tube edge, crumpling of the empty tube) with the cigarette tube filling device after the innovation thereby avoided in that once the empty cigarette tube from above into one of the outer diameter the guide that corresponds exactly to the empty tube and extends over the entire length of the empty cigarette tube is inserted

wherein said sleeve support for the lower end of the sleeve with a cone-shaped, multi-part, resilient cap is provided _for automatically leaving the empty bobbin on the holder, which is also the filling slide. If the lower edge of the tube is visibly deformed when removing the empty cigarette tube from your pack, the device has a small cone that corresponds to the inside diameter of the empty tube and is visible from above can be slipped over before the sleeve is pushed into the device for filling as described above.

3.) The inserted into the cigarette tube filling device after the innovation The lower end of the cigarette tube is attached to its holder, which is also the filler neck, in a horizontal plane of two opposing, spring-loaded clamping jaws corresponding to the outer diameter of the sleeve during pressed during the filling process. Since the contact pressure is regulated by decreasing or increasing the spring tension via an adjusting screw can thus be given the opportunity to determine a desired filling density of the cigarette tube, since the clamping jaws

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with the corresponding spring pressure set, the filled cigarette hold on only until the injection pressure of the tobacco required has reached the desired filling density ejects the filled cigarette from the device.

4.) It is advantageous that the cigarette tube filling device after the innovation is the size of a normal 2Oer-zgarette box and can therefore be easily accommodated and carried along.

The solution to the task at hand, a cigarette tube filling device Creating with the advantages mentioned above is technically possible in various ways.

Such possible solutions are shown as exemplary embodiments in FIGS. 1-4 in the drawing.

1 shows a cigarette tube filling device according to the innovation with an inserted empty cigarette tube in a front view and in section.

The device according to the innovation consists of two detachably connected parts, the upper part (i) and the lower part (2). The upper part (i), advantageously at the height of the length of a cigarette without a filter, has a corresponding hole (3) in the middle of its width the outside diameter of an empty cigarette tube (4) which should advantageously be visible in the device. This hole (3) is advantageously tapered at the top to facilitate the introduction of the to facilitate empty cigarette tube. At the bottom of the top (1) the filler neck (5) is located at the inside diameter corresponds to the empty sleeve (4) and at the same time is the receptacle and holder for the sleeve (4). At the top of the Filler neck (5), wedge-shaped, wafer-thin, elastic webs (6) are provided, which in the basic position above the filler neck (5) run upwards in a conical shape and serve to facilitate the introduction of the empty cigarette tube (4). The filler neck (5) is enclosed on its circumference by two horizontally opposed, movable clamping jaws (7) which are under the pressure of a spring (8), the other end of which is supported against an adjusting screw (9). To this Way, by regulating the spring tension and thus the contact pressure of the clamping jaws (7) against the lower edge of the Sleeve (4), the fill level of the cigarette and the time of the Ejection of the finished cigarette from the device can be determined.

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The clamping jaws (7) are via a lever (1 <>) with a pivot point (left) each connected with a push button (12). JWhen inserting the empty cigarette tube into the device after the innovation the jaws (7) must be removed from the filler neck (5) by a maximum of 1 mm by the back of the two push buttons (12) to enable the empty sleeve (4) to be slipped over the filler neck (5). Furthermore are in the Bberteil (1) the drive gears (13-15) mounted, its top gear (13) has an outwardly projecting, foldable crank (16). To remove any deformations on the lower edge of the empty sleeve (4) before inserting it into the bore (3) of the upper part (1) is visible from above in the upper edge area of the upper part (1) at the inner diameter the empty sleeve (4) corresponding cone (17) is provided.

The lower part (2) of the cigarette tube filling device according to the Innovation that can be detached for easy cleaning with the upper part (i) is connected, has, in addition to the filler neck (5), two IPabak conveyor wheels (18 u. 19), which leads to the pre-deformation of the in the empty sleeve (4) conveying tobacco each have a semicircular hollow groove (20) with two conveyor wheels (18 and I9) a diameter of at least half the diameter of the cigarette. The two conveyor wheels (18 and 19) are with their drive shafts (21) each a gear (22) firmly connected, which are in engagement with one another, to the opposite direction of rotation of the two To reach conveyor wheels (18 and I9). The conveyor wheel (l8) is via the drive gear (15) with clockwise rotation dex ~ crank (16) driven in the conveying direction of the tobacco to the filler neck (J?) and takes the conveying wheel via the connection of the gear (22) (19) in the opposite direction of rotation, also in the conveying direction of the tobacco to the filler neck (5) with. Vox "are part of it the semicircular grooves (20) of the conveyor wheels (18 and I9) for better entrainment of the conveyed tobacco, with grooves (23) or the like. Notches provided, which are advantageous not sharp-edged, but should be designed so that no tobacco dust can settle in it. The filling tube stored in the lower part (2) zen (5) protrudes with its lower end (24) in the correct shape in the Holnuten (20) of the conveyor wheels (i8 u. LV), whereby it is essential is that the lower opening of the filler neck (5) at least has an inner diameter of 6.5 nm. QOPV

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Fig. 1 in section a - b shows the tobacco conveyor wheels ("18 and 19) from above, which via their drive vine (21) with their drive -Gears (22) are firmly connected.

Fig. 2 shows as an embodiment of the above-described cigarette filler according to the innovation in a side view. The drive crank (i6), which can be folded down about its pivot point (25), is particularly recognizable in this view.

Fig. 3 shows as Ausfühx'ungsbeispiel the cigarette tube filling device according to the innovation with a tobacco conveyor drive via a screw (26) which by the same principle of immersing the device after the innovation in the tobacco pouch or the like. Container that presses the tobacco as a material into the empty cigarette tube (4). This version also has all the other technical features described above, such as filler neck (5), clamping jaws (7) with compression springs (8) and adjusting screws (9), levers (iü) with push buttons (12). The worm (26), which is firmly connected to a sleeve (27) with a toothed ring (28) at the upper end, is driven via the drive pinion (29) and the shaft (30) connected to it, also by turning a hand crank or switching on a Low-voltage electric motor,

Fig. 4 shows as an exemplary embodiment the cigarette tube filling device according to the innovation with a tobacco conveyor drive via one or more levers (3 "O at the front ends of which a plug (32) is attached, which is common to all solutions, the same principle of immersion of the device After the innovation in the tobacco pouch or the like. Container stuffs the tobacco as conveyed goods into the filler neck (5) and into the cigarette tube (4). The levers (31) are pivoted by 90 ° via a shaft (33), at the rear end the shaft (33) is fixed a lever with a long hole (34) into which a driving pin (35) which is mounted on a pivoting lever (36) engages. the pivoting lever (36) mounted pivotally about its pivot (37) can be moved back and forth by hand, via a crank or low-voltage motor drive, whereby the cigarette tube is plugged with the filling density desired as described above and the finished cigarette is ejected.

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Claims (6)

. ) i cigarette tube filling, with which the tobacco as a filling . ^ y in or on the device; Fastened, ι eeren cigarette tube is stuffed, characterized in that, in contrast to the previously known cigarette twisting or empty sleeve stuffing, the filling of an empty cigarette tube to the finished cigarette, without the: tobacco as filling material or in the To have to take hand, with all technical solutions of the innovation genereil the automatic filling of the empty cigarette tube after inserting it into the device, by immersing the device after the innovation in the tobacco, in the tobacco pouch or the like. Container and by lever movement, turning a crank or switching on a battery powered bchwachs tronira rotor built into the device. 2.) cigarette sleeve FüίIgeräb according to claim 1, characterized in, that the filling of the empty cigarette tube pushed into the device from above, by pushing it in of the tobacco via two tobacco conveying wheels (18 and iy) driven in opposite directions of rotation or via one Screw (26), single or multi-lever drive (30 with stopper caps (32), via a filler neck (5)> over which the empty cigarette tube is placed takes place. 3.) Cigarette tube filling device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized by two horizontally opposite one another, movably embedded, the filler neck (5) surrounding clamping jaws (7) »which are pressed in the push buttons (12) moved apart and over adjusting screws (9) in their contact pressure against the filler neck (5) via the springs (8) to hold the cigarette tube (4) and individual determination of their filling density, 4.) Cigarette tube filling device according to claims 1-3, characterized in that for easier slipping over the empty cigarette tube (4) via the filler neck (5) this at the upper edge with wedge-shaped, wafer-thin, elastic webs (6), which in their basic position above the Filler neck (5) form a cone, are provided. BATH ORIGINAL - page 7 - -..-. "OO U4JO Continued · J'atontans priicho . 5.) Cigarette tube filling device, characterized in that in, on or as an accessory to the device, a cone (17) is provided whose diameter is equal to the inner diameter of the corresponds to empty cigarette tube. 6.) Cigarette tube filling device according to one of the preceding Claims, characterized by the maximum size of a normal rack box of 20. ORIGINAL _ COPY