EP0178605A1 - Méthode pour l'autofabrication de cigarettes par le consommateur - Google Patents

Méthode pour l'autofabrication de cigarettes par le consommateur Download PDF

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EP0178605A1
EP0178605A1 EP85112923A EP85112923A EP0178605A1 EP 0178605 A1 EP0178605 A1 EP 0178605A1 EP 85112923 A EP85112923 A EP 85112923A EP 85112923 A EP85112923 A EP 85112923A EP 0178605 A1 EP0178605 A1 EP 0178605A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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  • the invention relates generally to the self-manufacture of cigarettes by the consumer.
  • Cigarette tobacco cartridge A system for self-manufacturing of cigarettes is already known from German utility model G 83 09 186.6, in which the consumer has a precisely metered amount of tobacco, for example corresponding to the filling quantity of a conventional industrial consumer cigarette, in the form of an industrially prefabricated, as such non-smokable wrapped tobacco rod which is open on the front side "Cigarette tobacco cartridge" is made available, the tobacco filling of which can be converted in a relatively simple manner into a prefabricated (filter) cigarette tube of a commercial type or into a cigarette tube glued from a self-rolling cigarette paper.
  • the system is assigned a piston adapted to the inside diameter of the strand casing; for self-manufacture of the cigarette, the prefabricated cigarette tobacco cartridge is inserted in the axial direction into the sleeve section of the filter cigarette sleeve until it abuts against the filter section, and then the associated, adapted piston is inserted at the outer protruding end of the tobacco cartridge and with it the tobacco filling by axial ejection from the prefabricated casing transferred into the sleeve portion of the filter cigarette tube.
  • the wrapped tobacco rod (“cigarette tobacco cartridge”) manufactured as an industrial prefabricated product is non-smokable as such;
  • the strand casing can be made of a non-(or only with difficulty) flammable material (for example a thin metal foil) and / or be provided with a perforation;
  • the strand casing can be made of a material which is combustible per se, for example a plastic film, or also of a (possibly metal-clad) paper of sufficient strength and rigidity.
  • tobacco rods with a rod shell made from a sufficiently strong and inherently rigid (and possibly perforated) material as such are not smokable Cigarette tube has the further advantage that the non-smokable prefabricated product in most countries is subject to a lower tax burden than an industrially manufactured finished cigarette.
  • the prefabricated product in the form of the prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod (cigarette tobacco cartridge) is inexpensive to manufacture industrially by largely adapting to the sophisticated cigarette manufacturing technology.
  • the invention thus relates - starting from the utility model G 83 09 186 (Max Liebich) - a system for the self-manufacture of cigarettes by the consumer, using a non-smokable prefabricated product in the form of a prefabricated wrapped or sheathed tobacco rod made from one with its Diameter of the cigarette paper sleeve of the finished cigarette with a rod-like tobacco filling corresponding to a respective cigarette portion, the non-smoking ability of the prefabricated product being perforated by the Strand casing is guaranteed.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a system of this type which - while maintaining the described basic advantages of self-manufacture of cigarettes using a prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod as an industrial prefabricated product - is even easier and more reliable in use for the consumer, and in particular the problems associated with transferring the tobacco filling into the cigarette paper tube of the finished cigarette are avoided or largely reduced.
  • the strand envelope consisting of a combustible and smokable material, in particular a thin cigarette paper, remains in the cigarette paper tube after the introduction of the prefabricated product and forms together with it the wrapping of the finished cigarette; it can preferably be provided that the prefabricated product is designed with a slight subsequent variability of its diameter by the user, whereby this diameter variability can preferably be brought about by a special arrangement and configuration of the perforation of the strand casing, for example by a linear arrangement of closely adjacent perforation openings, in particular in Form of a screw or spiral line extending over the axial length of the prefabricated product.
  • the strand casing consists of a combustible and physiologically tolerable smokable material, in particular a cigarette paper, it is achieved that the strand casing in the finished cigarette can remain as a usable component and a transfer of the tobacco filling into the cigarette paper tube of the finished cigarette is unnecessary.
  • the strand casing which is not subject to increased stress due to an (axial) transfer of the tobacco rod, can consist of a relatively thin cigarette paper in such a way that, with a corresponding design of the associated filter cigarette tube, the cigarette paper strength is also less than that of the commercial sleeves which consists of the outer cigarette paper sleeve and the strand casing of the prefabricated double-walled enclosure of the finished cigarette in terms of total paper weight and physiological and flavorful calorific values essentially corresponds to the cigarette paper casing of a conventional finished cigarette.
  • the handling of this system according to the invention is extremely simple for the consumer, since there is no physical axial transfer of the tobacco filling from the strand casing into the cigarette paper casing.
  • the prefabricated product only needs to be inserted by the user into the sleeve section of the associated filter cigarette tube, the insertion process being facilitated on the one hand by the preferably provided slight variability in diameter of the prefabricated product and, on the other hand, in the pushed-in state, a snug contact of the strand casing of the prefabricated product against the inside of the outer cigarette paper tube is achievable. such that the perforation openings of the strand casing are sealed and the previously non-smokable prefabricated product is converted into the smokable end product.
  • the design of the perforation as a screw or spiral line extending over the axial length of the prefabricated product makes it possible - in conjunction with the thinness of the Strand casing material - in a simple manner, the variability in diameter in both directions (reduction and enlargement), by correspondingly twisting the wrapped tobacco rod in or against the direction of rotation of the perforation spiral line.
  • the execution of the strand casing from a (thin) cigarette paper has the advantage of a further adaptation to the conditions of the usual industrial finished cigarette manufacture, such that its highly developed manufacturing technology can largely be taken over for the manufacture of the preliminary product.
  • a "tapering" of the prefabricated product can be provided by a slight conical inward flanging of the strand tube at the insertion end face, this "tapering" in a simple manner by the consumer through an appropriate integration with the packaging container Screwing in or in a correspondingly marked corner of the hinged lid of the packaging can be made.
  • the system is also suitable for use in connection with self-rolling cigarette paper as the outer cigarette paper tube of the finished cigarette, the prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod simply being wrapped with a cigarette paper of a known type, preferably in a thinner version, and the cigarette paper is glued in the usual way.
  • the system according to the invention allows according to the A basic version described above in the simplest possible way, starting from an industrially prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod as a prefabricated product, the self-manufacture of a cigarette that is fully equivalent to the usual industrially manufactured prefabricated cigarettes in terms of shape retention, strength, uniformity of the filling level, smokability and general appearance. Since the industrially prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod is maintained unchanged in this basic version in the final cigarette manufactured by the user, in particular no transfer of the tobacco filling in the axial direction out of the casing into the cigarette tube is necessary, the cigarette manufactured by the user has the same tobacco filling high quality like the prefabricated product, which can be optimally adjusted under the precisely controllable conditions of the mature industrial production.
  • the strand casing of the prefabricated, covered or coated tobacco rod is formed with a tab or tab section projecting outward from the closed circumference
  • the filter cigarette packet at least over its sleeve section is formed unglued with an axial longitudinal slot, from which one edge protrudes outwards as an adhesive edge, and that as a tool for self-manufacturing the cigarette from the wrapped tobacco rod and the filter cigarette tube is assigned a tube made of a resiliently flexible material provided with a longitudinal slot, its axial length corresponds essentially to the length of the wrapped tobacco rod and the tube portion of the filter cigarette tube.
  • the process for the self-manufacture of the cigarette using this basic embodiment of the invention comprises the following process steps: the prefabricated wrapped or jacketed tobacco rod is inserted in the sleeve section of the filter cigarette sleeve in the axial direction so that the tab or tab section of the prefabricated product through the longitudinal slot of the Is the sleeve portion of the cigarette filter sleeve to the outside, the cigarette filter sleeve with the prefabricated product inserted into it is inserted in the axial direction in such a way that the tab or tab portion projecting from the circumference of the strand casing of the prefabricated product through the slot in the sleeve section of the cigarette filter sleeve and the circumference the cigarette filter sleeve protruding sticky edge of the sleeve portion of the cigarette filter sleeve protrude outward through the longitudinal slot of the slotted tube, the insertion taking place in the axial direction so far that the prefabricated product with the surrounding cigarette paper
  • a high-quality cigarette which is equivalent in all respects to the industrially manufactured ready-made cigarettes, can be produced in a very simple manner, starting from the industrially prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod, in accordance with the basic concept of the invention without an axial one Transfer of the tobacco filling from the strand casing in such a way that the tobacco strand remains unchanged in its plumpness and consistency with respect to the state during the industrial manufacture of the prefabricated product.
  • the slotted tube required for self-production by the user in this basic version represents a very simple tool, which is also largely adapted in its shape and its dimensions to the prefabricated product or the cigarette tube matched to it and is therefore well suited for packing in an appropriate packaging container.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the essential components of such an embodiment of the system according to the invention, which comprises a wrapped tobacco rod industrially manufactured as a prefabricated product (denoted as a whole by 1 in FIG. 1) in association with a filter sleeve denoted as a whole by 2 in a conventional manner.
  • the prefabrication 1 consists of a strand casing 3 with a strand-like tobacco filling 4 (introduced by the manufacturer).
  • the prefabrication 1 has an axial length L S , which is preferably somewhat greater than the axial length L H of the hollow part 5 of the filter sleeve 2, ie without the usual filter part 6 of the filter sleeve 2.
  • the strand casing 3 consists of a combustible material which can also be smoked from a health and taste point of view, preferably a high-quality cigarette paper of the usual type with the lowest possible thickness.
  • the cigarette paper used for the extrudate 3 or other material which is equivalent in terms of its physical, physiological and flavorful flammability and smokability properties is preferably chosen to be as thin as possible, i.e. that - taking into account its strength values - it is just enough to enclose the tobacco rod in a durable manner.
  • An increased tensile strength as is required in the known systems with axial transfer of the tobacco rod from the rod casing into the cigarette tube, is not required here.
  • the paper thickness for the sleeve part 5 of the filter sleeve of the system according to the invention is preferably chosen to be less than that of conventional sleeves; also applies here that in the system according to the invention the sleeve is not subject to increased tensile stresses due to the axial transfer of the tobacco rod into the sleeve; the only requirement is sufficient stability of the sleeve during the initial introduction of the wrapped tobacco rod.
  • the filter sleeve and the strand sleeve of the system according to the invention together approximately correspond to the thickness (paper weight) of the cigarette paper of a conventional industrially produced cigarette or a conventional filter sleeve customary for self-tampering.
  • the strand casing 3 of the wrapped tobacco rod 1 industrially prefabricated is provided with a perforation 7.
  • this ensures the required non-smoking ability of the prefabricated product 1 (in such a way that it is not subject to the - generally higher - finished cigarette tax), on the other hand) in the system according to the invention at the same time, in conjunction with the above-mentioned particularly thin material thickness of the material Strand casing 3, in order to achieve a certain variability in the diameter of the wrapped tobacco rod 1 by the user (cigarette maker).
  • the perforation 7 is designed in a special way, namely in the form of a helical or screw line extending over the axial length of the strand casing.
  • the perforation 7 is the perforation, as viewed in the direction of arrow S, when the wrapped tobacco rod 1 is later introduced into the associated fil *
  • Terhülse 2 seen - right-handed screw or spiral line formed.
  • the perforation could of course also be designed as a left-handed screw line.
  • the "pitch" of the screw line ie the number of turns that make up the entire axial length L of the strand casing, is not subject to any narrow limits; in principle, the design in the form of a perforation line with only one turn over the axial length of the strand casing, in conjunction with a correspondingly thin material thickness of the strand casing, can ensure sufficient variability in diameter.
  • the perforation line is preferably designed with a plurality of turns over the axial length L S of the strand casing.
  • a plurality of screw-shaped perforation lines can optionally also be provided, these preferably being all designed in the same direction (ie either clockwise or counterclockwise). Possibly.
  • the individual screw lines can also be formed in the opposite direction of rotation, but preferably a predominant number of the screw lines are formed in a uniform direction of rotation (clockwise or counterclockwise).
  • the preferred attachment of the perforations in the form of one (or more) screw or spiral lines in the manner of the screw line 7 in FIG. 1 provides the advantage of a certain variability in diameter by the user in both explained below in connection with the description of the manufacture of the cigarette itself
  • the invention is not limited to the preferred attachment of the perforations in the form of a helix.
  • FIGS. 3b and c illustrate the perforations 7 in the manufacturing of the wrapped tobacco rod 1, so that the “ridge” produced by the production of the perforations does not hinder the sliding ability of the rod when it is later inserted into the cigarette tube.
  • Figure 2 illustrates - in the form of a schematic detail external view - the perforation when performing the perforation in the form of a (screw) line.
  • the individual perforation holes are relatively close together through the strand casing, a lower limit for the hole spacing being set by ensuring sufficient durability of the strand casing.
  • any tearing of the strand casing during or after insertion into the filter sleeve does not impair the function of the system according to the invention, since in the finished product the strand casing is still outside through the filter sleeve is surrounded.
  • FIG. 3a illustrates again in a schematic side view the wrapped tobacco rod, which is present as an industrially manufactured prefabricated product, as the one essential component of the system according to the invention.
  • This wrapped tobacco rod is produced on the production side with a diameter d 1 that is slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the filter sleeve 5.
  • FIG. 3b illustrates the state at the beginning of the self-manufacture of the cigarette, the wrapped tobacco rod 1 being inserted a little into the open end face 8 of the filter sleeve 5.
  • FIG. 3b illustrates the state at the beginning of the self-manufacture of the cigarette, the wrapped tobacco rod 1 being inserted a little into the open end face 8 of the filter sleeve 5.
  • the diameter of the tobacco rod can be slightly reduced to a value d 2 before or during the insertion, in that the tobacco rod itself is slightly twisted in the direction of rotation corresponding to the direction of rotation of the screw line, ie in the illustration in FIG. 3 by twisting clockwise with respect to the direction of insertion (arrow S), according to the rotary arrow D.
  • the end of the wrapped tobacco rod inserted (or to be inserted) into the casing 5 can be held and at the opposite (upper) end in the direction of rotation mentioned, a slight one according to the arrow D.
  • FIG. 3c illustrates the state in which the wrapped tobacco rod 1 is already largely pushed into the filter sleeve 5 and only protrudes with a small piece at the upper end of the filter sleeve. In this state, twisting of the tobacco rod 1 can counteract the
  • the prefabricated, tobacco rod denoted as a whole by 41, which in turn has a rod casing 43 made of a thin, smokable and combustible material, such as a special cigarette paper, is one assigned as a whole with 42 designated filter cigarette tube, which is not glued at least in its tube portion 45; the one protruding longitudinal edge 48 is provided with a rubber coating 49 for subsequent gluing of the cigarette tube (in FIG.
  • the wrapped tobacco rod 41 is inserted into the sleeve section 45 in the direction of the arrow S, this insertion being particularly simple because of the initially unglued design of the sleeve 45; in the fully inserted state of the prefabricated product 41 in the sleeve section 45, the latter is then tightly wound in a manner known per se from the self-rotating manner around the strand casing 43 of the prefabricated product 41 by the projecting adhesive band 48, 49 in the direction of the arrow being folded over onto the opposite longitudinal edge 50 and is glued to it; in the glued state, the cigarette tube 45 encloses the strand tube 43 of the prefabricated product 41 tightly, so that no false air can be drawn when smoking; a diameter variability of the prefabricated product 41 is not required in this embodiment, and accordingly the perforation 47 of the prefabricated product can be designed in the manner shown as a perforation line along a surface line or in any other manner.
  • the manufactured manufactured tobacco strands 1 are, as said, preferably - similar to ready-made cigarettes of the usual type - delivered in packaging in a packaging container 12 which, for example, corresponds to a conventional cigarette pack and which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, consists of the lower part 13 which receives the wrapped tobacco strands 1 over the main part of its length and a foldable cover part 14.
  • a cup-shaped depression 16 is formed with a side surface 17 which is basically conical; this "pointed" recess 16 is illustrated in FIGS. 6a and 6b in a partial sectional and partial plan view.
  • the same effect can be achieved in an even simpler manner by correspondingly “screwing in” a wrapped tobacco rod 1 into one of the corners of the container lid 14 that are exposed when the hinged lid 14 is in the folded state.
  • one of the corners of the hinged lid 14, for example the corner visible at the top right in FIG. 5, can be marked accordingly by the manufacturer, for example with a color dot 18 and corresponding lettering.
  • the system according to the invention in accordance with the one basic embodiment described above therefore allows, in the simplest possible way, starting from an industrially prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod as a prefabricated product, the self-manufacture of a cigarette with regard to shape retention, strength, uniformity of the filling level, Smokability and general prestige is fully equivalent to the usual industrially manufactured ready-made cigarettes.
  • the user points out The cigarette itself produces the same high quality as the pre-manufactured product, which can be optimally adjusted under the precisely controllable conditions of the mature industrial production.
  • the user does not need any device-related aids, so that the self-manufacture of the cigarette from the two components - prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod 1 and filter sleeve 2 - is basically possible at any time and at any place.
  • the wrapped tobacco strands 1 and the associated, specially matched filter tubes are preferably in matched packages in the form of conventional cigarette packs and filter tube packs. available that can be easily carried by the user.
  • the user making the stock such that, for example, several or all of the wrapped tobacco strands of a package are processed with the corresponding assigned filter tubes and the cigarettes produced by the user in self-manufacture are expediently in one of the two packages (extruded package or cigarette tube package) as in usual packs of cigarettes can be carried.
  • a wrapped tobacco rod 1 of the same type as in FIG. 1 is illustrated, that is to say from a rod-like tobacco filling 4 in a thin sheath 3 made of fine, thin cigarette paper, wrapped tightly with a cigarette paper 19 of a conventional type and the cigarette paper 19 glued in the usual way.
  • the wrapped tobacco rod 1 is in turn provided with perforation 7 such that it is not smokable as such. Since the variability of the strand casing diameter does not play an important role in this type of use for self-turning, the perforation could in principle be designed here in any manner. Appropriately, however, it is also in the screw or spiral line shape described for the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 6, in order to be able to be operated with one and the same wrapped tobacco rod prefabricated product "stopper" and "lathe operator".
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 Another basic embodiment of a system according to the invention for self-manufacturing cigarettes using a prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod is illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9.
  • this embodiment as well - in accordance with the basic concept of the present invention - no axial transfer of the tobacco filling from the prefabricated product (wrapped tobacco rod) into the cigarette tube (or the self-rolling cigarette paper) is required.
  • the wrapped tobacco rod 20 in turn consists of a strand wrapper 21 and a tobacco rod 22 enclosed by it.
  • the strand wrapper 21 settles in the embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9 A little further along the adhesive or weld seam 23 running in the axial direction, whereby a tab 24 which protrudes somewhat from the circumference of the wrapped tobacco rod is formed.
  • the wrapped tobacco rod 20 as a whole is in turn non-smokable and need not be flammable; the non-smokability of the wrapped tobacco rod as such can be ensured either by choosing an appropriate incombustible or hardly combustible material for the strand wrapper 21 and / or by perforation.
  • the strand casing 21 could, for example, consist of a plastic film material, a metal foil or a paper laminated with metal, possibly also of a combustible material, possibly even of a cigarette paper, but the strand casing material has sufficient strength for subsequent removal from it Tobacco rod in the manner further described with reference to FIG. 9.
  • the cigarette filter sleeve 25 which forms a further component of the system in accordance with this basic design and is designed in a different manner from the usual, has a filter cut 26 in a conventional manner and a sleeve portion 27, which is provided over its axial length with a slot 28 by the one longitudinal edge 29 of the filter sleeve paper is provided with rubber, but is not glued to the opposite edge 30 of the sleeve paper.
  • the slot 28 extends only over the axial length corresponding to the sleeve section 27 of the filter sleeve 25; however, the paper wrapping of the filter piece 26 could also be unglued in a continuation of the slot 28 and be formed with a raised rubber portion corresponding to the raised rubber edge 29 of the sleeve.
  • this other embodiment of the system according to the invention has a tube as a whole with 31 shown in FIG. 8c made of a flexible, preferably a flexible, resilient material such as cardboard, plastic or metal, the diameter of which is somewhat larger than the filter sleeve and the axial length is somewhat larger than the sleeve section 27 of the cigarette filter sleeve 25, but is preferably somewhat smaller than the total axial length of the cigarette filter sleeve 25, such that in the inserted state of the cigarette filter sleeve (with the wrapped tobacco rod previously introduced into it, see below), the sleeve section 27 over the entire length of the tube 31, but the filter section 26 of the filter sleeve protrudes at one end of the tube 31.
  • a flexible, preferably a flexible, resilient material such as cardboard, plastic or metal
  • the tube 31 is provided with a slot 32 over its entire axial length; the opposing longitudinal edges 33, 34 forming the slot 32 are slightly bent outwards and rounded (see also the illustration on an enlarged scale in FIG. 9) in order to ensure a smooth functional sequence in the self-manufacture of the cigarette described below.
  • the coated tobacco rod 20 from FIG. 8a is first inserted into the tube section 27 of the filter cigarette tube 25 (from FIG. 8b) in such a way that the unglued tab 24 protruding from the periphery of the tube 20 protrudes through the slot 28 of the cigarette tube. Then the unit consisting of cigarette filter sleeve 25 and the sheathed strand 22 inserted into it is inserted in the axial direction into the slotted tube 31 (FIG.
  • a predetermined tear 37 can optionally be provided in the region of the adhesive or weld seam 23 in the lower layer of the strand casing. The strand casing thus separated can be completely pulled out of the slotted tube 31 through the slot 32 by further pulling on the tab 24.
  • the outwardly projecting adhesive edge 29 of the filter sleeve 27 is preferably pressed against the slot edge 33 of the tube 31 in order to hold the filter sleeve 27 in its circumferential position.
  • This arresting of the filter sleeve 27 can also be brought about or additionally reinforced by pulling off the protruding flap 24 of the strand casing after loosening the adhesive or weld seam 23 in a more tangential direction, such that the protruding adhesive edge 29 of the casing 27 pressed against the slot edge 33 of the slot tube by the extruded sleeve 21 and thus the sleeve 27 is fixed in position in the tube 31.
  • the tobacco rod 22 After complete removal of the casing 21 through the pipe slot 32, the tobacco rod 22 now fills the sleeve section 27 of the cigarette sleeve 25, this - in accordance with the basic idea of the present invention - without an axial transfer of the tobacco rod 22 from the casing 21 over its entire length axial length is reached.
  • the outwardly exposed adhesive application 35 of the protruding adhesive tape 29 of the filter sleeve 27 is now moistened and then the cigarette filter sleeve 25 on the filter section 26 protruding outward from the slotted tube 31 in the tube 31 in the direction of arrow U (ie clockwise in FIG. 9); the protruding adhesive edge 29 of the sleeve 27 is automatically drawn into the tube and folded over the opposite longitudinal edge 30 of the sleeve 27 and glued to it.
  • the filter sleeve 25 and its sleeve section 27, after the extruded casing 24, 21 has been pulled off by the bulky tobacco filling 22, are given sufficient rigidity for the aforementioned relative rotation with respect to the pipe 31 for the final gluing process.
  • the filter sleeve 25 can also be held on the filter section 26 and the slotted tube 31 can be rotated in the opposite direction according to the arrow G, ie in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 9, as a result of which the sticking edge 35, 29 of the filter sleeve 27 also protrudes onto the edge 30 the filter sleeve is folded down and glued to it.
  • the self-manufacture of a high-quality cigarette which is equivalent in all respects to the industrially manufactured ready-made cigarettes is possible in a very simple manner, starting from the industrially prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod, in accordance with the basic idea of the invention without an axial transfer the tobacco filling from the strand casing, such that the tobacco strand is unchanged in its plumpness and consistency is maintained compared to the state in the industrial manufacture of the prefabricated product.
  • the slotted tube required for self-production by the user represents a very simple aid, which is also largely adapted in its shape and its dimensions to the prefabricated product or the cigarette tube matched to it, and is therefore well suited for packing.
  • the embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9 is primarily intended for use with a cigarette filter sleeve (special design).
  • the strand casing 21 of the wrapped tobacco rod 20 consists of a (not too strong) smokable material, in particular a cigarette paper and the non-smokability of the prefabricated product is ensured in a suitable manner, for example by appropriate perforation
  • this prefabricated product 20 could be used in a similar manner as this was explained in FIG. 7 for the prefabricated product 1 of the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 7, can also be used by self-movers in connection with a conventional cigarette paper for the manufacture of the cigarette.
  • the protruding tab 24 could be rolled into the outer cigarette paper.
  • the strand casing 52 of the prefabricated product is made from a smokable cigarette paper of sufficient strength and tightness that it can serve as the sole, final cigarette tube; the non-smokability of the prefabricated product 51 is ensured by a linear perforation 53 which is arranged in the axial direction in a region of the strand casing which is covered by the projecting tab 54 of the strand casing 52 when it is placed against the strand and is thus closed; the flap 54 can easily (in the direction of arrow T) on the strand and glued by moistening the adhesive rubber 55, which is preferably provided on the edge of the flap 54, to the outside of the strand casing 52 with the perforation 53 being closed, as a result of which, as such, it cannot be used
  • Prefabricated product can be manufactured by the user by "finish rolling" a high quality cigarette.
  • FIG. 11a shows the prefabrication 51 in an embodiment for producing a filterless cigarette.
  • the prefabricated product 56 illustrated in FIG. 11b differs from that in FIG. 11a only by the additionally provided filter section 57, so that after the flap 54 is folded over and glued together with the perforation 53 closed, a high-quality filter cigarette is again obtained in the simplest way.
  • the design of a prefabricated product 58 illustrated in FIG. 11c also serves to manufacture a filter cigarette and differs from the prefabricated product 56 shown in FIG. 11b in that a firm, rigid, completely inseparable material strip 59 is provided on the edge of the protruding flap 54 of the strand casing the tab 54 is connected via a predetermined tear point 60. After covering the perforation by folding over the tab 54 according to the arrow T and gluing, the inseparable grip strip 59, which facilitates handling, can then be torn off along the predetermined tear point 60.
  • FIG. 12a again shows a schematic view of the industrially prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod, which is designated as a whole by 61.
  • the strand casing 62 is not overlapped and glued in the circumferential direction in this embodiment, but rather the both ends of the strand casing radially outward from the circumferential point at which they meet and are glued to one another in the radially projecting part to form a sufficiently wide grip strip 63.
  • a predetermined tear point 64 running in the axial longitudinal direction is provided, which is preferably designed at the same time as a perforation that supports the non-smoking of the prefabricated product 61.
  • the material of the strand casing 62 is selected such that the non-smokability of the prefabricated product as such is ensured, possibly in conjunction with the perforation 64.
  • the prefabricated product 61 is assigned a filter cigarette tube, generally designated 65 as a whole, of a conventional type with filter portion 66 and tube portion 67 (made of cigarette paper).
  • Another associated component of this system is a thin-walled, somewhat flexible and flexible tube, which is designated as a whole by 68.
  • the tube has an axial longitudinal slot 69 on the main part of its longitudinal extent, in which a sliding piston 70 with an inner piston part 71 and an outer handle part 72 is longitudinally displaceable.
  • the tube is flanged at 73 to the outside or is otherwise designed to be non-slip.
  • the axial length of the prefabricated product 61 is slightly longer than the sleeve part 67 of the filter cigarette tube 65, the diameter of the prefabricated product 61 (without the grip tab 63) is matched to the diameter of the sleeve portion 67 and accordingly the diameter of the slotted tube 68 so that the prefabricated article with its strand body can be easily inserted into the tube, the tab 63 protruding outwards through the slot 69 for guidance; in addition, the tube 68 is in turn its diameter in turn matched to the sleeve section 67 of the filter cigarette sleeve 65 so that the sleeve can be easily pushed onto the outside of the slotted tube, the insertion of the slotted tube into the open end of the sleeve section 67 possibly facilitating by slightly compressing the slotted tube becomes.
  • the manufacture of the cigarette with this system proceeds as follows: First, the prefabricated product 61 is inserted in the manner indicated in FIG. 12b in the direction of arrow 1 into the slotted tube 68 up to the stop against the sliding piston 70; in this state, the prefabrication 61 lies with its entire axial length in the slotted tube 68. This state is illustrated in a cross-sectional view in FIG. 12c.
  • the tab 63 projecting outward through the slot 69 is then pulled outward in the direction of the arrow II, expediently starting at one axial end, so that the opposite predetermined tear point 64 of the strand cover tears open and the strand cover can be pulled radially out of the slot 69 ; the tobacco filling 74 of the prefabricated product now lies in the slotted tube 68 without a cover.
  • the sleeve 65 with its sleeve section 67 is pushed onto the slotted tube 68 in the direction of arrow II, the slotted tube being expediently compressed at its slotted end to facilitate insertion .
  • the tube is now gripped and held at the handle end 73 and the tobacco filling located in the interior of the slotted tube 68 and freed from the strand casing by shifting the sliding piston 70 in Transferred in the direction of arrow IV into the cigarette paper sleeve 65, 67, which is pushed successively from the slit tube 68 and finally falls off as a bulging cigarette.
  • This last sub-process is similar to the self-filling of cigarette tubes known per se; in contrast to this, however, the user is able in a very simple manner to uniformly fill the slide tube with a portion of tobacco which corresponds exactly to one cigarette, by means of the prefabricated wrapped tobacco rod 61 which can be inserted into the slotted tube and the pulling off of the rod casing 62.
  • no axial ejection of the tobacco filling 74 from the casing 62 with the disadvantages mentioned (stress on the casing material and consequent requirements for the formation of the casing) is necessary, rather the separation of the casing and the tobacco filling takes place - similarly as in the embodiment according to FIGS.

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