EP0443321A3 - Tobacco sheet and process and apparatus for its preparation - Google Patents

Tobacco sheet and process and apparatus for its preparation Download PDF

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EP0443321A3
EP0443321A3 EP19910100471 EP91100471A EP0443321A3 EP 0443321 A3 EP0443321 A3 EP 0443321A3 EP 19910100471 EP19910100471 EP 19910100471 EP 91100471 A EP91100471 A EP 91100471A EP 0443321 A3 EP0443321 A3 EP 0443321A3
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preparation
foil
tobacco sheet
tobacco
hairy
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EP0443321B1 (en
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Uwe Dipl.-Ing. Ehling
Juergen Nuesslein
Gerald Dipl.-Ing. Schmekel
Wilfried Dr.Dipl.-Ing. Stiller
Werner Dr.Dipl.-Chem. Hass
Volker Dr. Dipl.-Chem. Heemann
Casper Henk Koene
Arno Dipl.-Ing. Weiss
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British American Tobacco Germany GmbH
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BAT Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
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Priority to FI910798A priority Critical patent/FI96658C/en
Priority to APAP/P/1991/000260A priority patent/AP232A/en
Priority to BR9100733A priority patent/BR9100733A/en
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Publication of EP0443321A3 publication Critical patent/EP0443321A3/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/14—Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakes; Forms of such products
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/12—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco
    • A24B15/14—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/18—Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
    • A24B3/182—Puffing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S131/00—Tobacco
    • Y10S131/903—Fixing the product after puffing

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Tobacco Products (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)

Abstract

A tobacco foil (10) made from tobacco particles, water, binders and moisture retention material has two sealed outer layers (14) relatively impervious to gas and a cavity type center structure (16). The internal surface (17) of the lens shaped cavities is torn, hairy and wrinkled. The foil has a high filling capacity.
EP91100471A 1990-02-22 1991-01-16 Tobacco sheet and process and apparatus for its preparation Expired - Lifetime EP0443321B1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FI910798A FI96658C (en) 1990-02-22 1991-02-19 Tobacco foil and method and apparatus for making a tobacco foil
APAP/P/1991/000260A AP232A (en) 1990-02-22 1991-02-19 Tobbacco sheet and method and apparatus for the production of a tobbacco sheet.
BR9100733A BR9100733A (en) 1990-02-22 1991-02-22 SMOKE SHEET, PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SMOKE SHEET

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4005656A DE4005656C2 (en) 1990-02-22 1990-02-22 Method and device for producing a tobacco film
DE4005656 1990-02-22

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EP0443321A2 EP0443321A2 (en) 1991-08-28
EP0443321A3 true EP0443321A3 (en) 1991-11-21
EP0443321B1 EP0443321B1 (en) 1994-09-14

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EP91100471A Expired - Lifetime EP0443321B1 (en) 1990-02-22 1991-01-16 Tobacco sheet and process and apparatus for its preparation

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US (1) US5097851A (en)
EP (1) EP0443321B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE111312T1 (en)
DE (2) DE4005656C2 (en)
HK (1) HK42095A (en)
ZA (1) ZA911277B (en)

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DE102007002687B4 (en) 2007-01-18 2008-10-30 British American Tobacco (Germany) Gmbh High pressure molding for tobacco material
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WO2016110689A1 (en) 2015-01-07 2016-07-14 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Material for inclusion in a smoking article
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US2656841A (en) * 1946-09-10 1953-10-27 American Mach & Foundry Process for making tobacco sheet material
WO1982000242A1 (en) * 1980-07-22 1982-02-04 Morris Inc Philip Process for increasing filling power of reconstituted tobacco
FR2531841A1 (en) * 1982-08-11 1984-02-24 Nellen William TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITH HIGH FILLING POWER AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THEM
EP0113595A2 (en) * 1982-12-30 1984-07-18 Philip Morris Products Inc. Foamed, extruded, tobacco-containing smoking article and method of making same
EP0143335A1 (en) * 1983-10-28 1985-06-05 B.A.T. Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Apparatus for the production of crinkled strands from reconstituted tobacco

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US2656841A (en) * 1946-09-10 1953-10-27 American Mach & Foundry Process for making tobacco sheet material
WO1982000242A1 (en) * 1980-07-22 1982-02-04 Morris Inc Philip Process for increasing filling power of reconstituted tobacco
FR2531841A1 (en) * 1982-08-11 1984-02-24 Nellen William TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITH HIGH FILLING POWER AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING THEM
EP0113595A2 (en) * 1982-12-30 1984-07-18 Philip Morris Products Inc. Foamed, extruded, tobacco-containing smoking article and method of making same
EP0143335A1 (en) * 1983-10-28 1985-06-05 B.A.T. Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Apparatus for the production of crinkled strands from reconstituted tobacco

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US5097851A (en) 1992-03-24
DE4005656C2 (en) 1994-05-26
DE59102882D1 (en) 1994-10-20
DE4005656A1 (en) 1991-09-05
ATE111312T1 (en) 1994-09-15
ZA911277B (en) 1991-12-24
HK42095A (en) 1995-03-31
EP0443321A2 (en) 1991-08-28

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