EP0601436A1 - Sealing element for guiding the testing fluid - Google Patents
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- EP0601436A1 EP0601436A1 EP93119244A EP93119244A EP0601436A1 EP 0601436 A1 EP0601436 A1 EP 0601436A1 EP 93119244 A EP93119244 A EP 93119244A EP 93119244 A EP93119244 A EP 93119244A EP 0601436 A1 EP0601436 A1 EP 0601436A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
- A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
- A24C5/3418—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by pneumatic means
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- 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
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- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S131/00—Tobacco
- Y10S131/904—Pneumatic means for sensing condition or characteristic
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- 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
- Y10S131/906—Sensing condition or characteristic of continuous tobacco rod
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- the invention relates to a sealing element for guiding test air to or from rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, which has a contact surface for the end faces of the articles provided with a passage for the test air and through which test air flows essentially parallel to the axes of the articles.
- the problem underlying the invention is to improve the air flow within the sealing element.
- the sealing element has a flow path for the test air, on which the test air flows with a radial component.
- An advantageous embodiment of the invention is that at least the contact surface made of rubber or rubber-elastic material, for. B. elastic plastic, silicone or the like.
- An advantageous embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention is characterized by a cylindrical configuration, so that the sealing air flows through the test air parallel to the longitudinal axis and transversely thereto.
- a deflection surface is provided for deflecting the axially flowing test air into a flow with a radial component.
- the flow can radial component in the sealing element from the inside to the outside. In this case, the flow path of the test air after the deflection surface will advantageously have an inward component.
- test air flows through the axial and radial guide in such a way that it conveys the tobacco crumbs out of the sealing element before disruptive amounts can build up.
- an air duct without "dead corners" that is, an air duct through such narrowly delimited channels that the air flowing through these channels does not allow deposits of tobacco crumbs in the slipstream of the flow, the invention, of which the details are described below using an exemplary embodiment .
- the sealing element 1 sits on a hollow support 3 made of metal or plastic. It has a cylindrical outer surface 4, which ends in a narrow and thus elastically flexible contact surface 6 for the end face 7 of the cigarette 2.
- Sealing elements of the type described above have essentially become known from US Pat. No. 3,948,084, including their installation in test devices (test drums) and their mode of operation when testing cigarettes.
- the sealing element 1 can also be used to conduct test air from the article 8, for example out of the cigarette. According to the invention, it can also be used for such test tasks in which an overpressure or underpressure is generated inside the article, a pneumatic signal which is dependent on the condition of the wrapping of the article being generated as a measurement signal.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Dichtelement zum Leiten von Prüfluft zu oder von stabförmigen Artikeln der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie, das eine mit einem Durchlaß für die Prüfluft versehene Anlagefläche für Stirnseiten der Artikel aufweist und im wesentlichen parallel zu den Achsen der Artikel von Prüfluft durchströmt ist.The invention relates to a sealing element for guiding test air to or from rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, which has a contact surface for the end faces of the articles provided with a passage for the test air and through which test air flows essentially parallel to the axes of the articles.
Bei Dichtelementen der vorgenannten Art, die im Prinzip durch die US-PS 3 948 084 bekannt sind, kann die Gefahr bestehen, daß Tabakkrümel in dem Raum vor dem Auslaß liegenbleiben und sich zu einer Menge ansammeln können, die die Prüfluftströmung behindern oder ganz unterbinden kann.With sealing elements of the aforementioned type, which are known in principle from US Pat. No. 3,948,084, there can be a risk that tobacco crumbs remain in the space in front of the outlet and can accumulate in an amount which can obstruct or completely prevent the test air flow .
Das der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Problem besteht darin, die Luftführung innerhalb des Dichtelementes zu verbessern.The problem underlying the invention is to improve the air flow within the sealing element.
Gemäß der Erfindung wird dies dadurch erreicht, daß das Dichtelement einen Strömungsweg für die Prüfluft aufweist, auf dem die Prüfluft mit einer radialen Komponente strömt.According to the invention, this is achieved in that the sealing element has a flow path for the test air, on which the test air flows with a radial component.
Eine vorteilhafte Ausgestaltung der Erfindung besteht darin, daß zumindest die Anlagefläche aus Gummi oder gummielastischem Material, z. B. elastischem Kunststoff, Silikon oder dgl., besteht. Eine vorteilhafte Ausführungsform des Dichtelements gemäß der Erfindung ist gekennzeichnet durch eine zylindrische Ausbildung, so daß das Dichtelement von der Prüfluft parallel zur Längsachse und quer dazu durchströmt ist. Gemäß einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist eine Umlenkfläche zum Umlenken der axial strömenden Prüfluft in eine Strömung mit radialer Komponente vorgesehen. In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung kann die Strömung mit radialer Komponente im Dichtelement von innen nach außen gerichtet sein. In diesem Fall wird der Strömungsweg der Prüfluft nach der Umlenkfläche vorteilhaft eine Komponente nach innen aufweisen.An advantageous embodiment of the invention is that at least the contact surface made of rubber or rubber-elastic material, for. B. elastic plastic, silicone or the like. An advantageous embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention is characterized by a cylindrical configuration, so that the sealing air flows through the test air parallel to the longitudinal axis and transversely thereto. According to a development of the invention, a deflection surface is provided for deflecting the axially flowing test air into a flow with a radial component. In a further embodiment of the invention, the flow can radial component in the sealing element from the inside to the outside. In this case, the flow path of the test air after the deflection surface will advantageously have an inward component.
Der mit der Erfindung verbundene Vorteil besteht darin, daß die Prüfluft durch die axiale und radiale Führung derart strömt, daß sie die Tabakkrümel aus dem Dichtelement herausfördert, bevor sich störende Mengen aufbauen können. In dem Gedanken einer Luftführung ohne "tote Ecken", also einer Luftführung durch so eng begrenzte Kanäle, daß die diese Kanäle voll durchströmende Luft keine Ablagerungen von Tabakkrümeln im Windschatten der Strömung zulassen, besteht die Erfindung, von der Einzelheiten anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels nachfolgend beschrieben werden.The advantage associated with the invention is that the test air flows through the axial and radial guide in such a way that it conveys the tobacco crumbs out of the sealing element before disruptive amounts can build up. In the idea of an air duct without "dead corners", that is, an air duct through such narrowly delimited channels that the air flowing through these channels does not allow deposits of tobacco crumbs in the slipstream of the flow, the invention, of which the details are described below using an exemplary embodiment .
Ein im Längsschnitt und in stark vergrößertem Maßstab dargestelltes Dichtelement 1 aus Gummi oder gummielastischem Material, wie elastischem Kunststoff, Silikon oder dgl., dient zum Leiten von Prüfluft zu einem stabförmigen Artikel 2 der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie, z. B. einer Zigarette. Das Dichtelement 1 sitzt auf einem hohlen Träger 3 aus Metall oder Kunststoff. Es hat eine zylindrische Außenfläche 4, die in eine schmale und damit elastisch nachgiebige Anlagefläche 6 für die Stirnseite 7 der Zigarette 2 ausläuft. In der Mitte befindet sich ein Durchlaß 8, durch den Prüfluft 14 aus einem Innenkanal 9 des Trägers 3, in dem sie in Richtung der Achse (Pfeil 11) strömt, in den zu prüfenden Artikel 2 gelangt. Dichtelemente der vorbeschriebenen Art sind im wesentlichen durch die US-PS 3 948 084 bekanntgeworden, einschließlich ihres Einbaues in Prüfvorrichtungen (Prüftrommeln) und ihrer Wirkungsweise beim Prüfen von Zigaretten.A sealing element 1 made of rubber or rubber-elastic material, such as elastic plastic, silicone or the like, shown in longitudinal section and on a greatly enlarged scale, is used to conduct test air to a rod-
Bei den bekannten Dichtelementen der eingangs genannten Art können sich in dem Raum 12 zwischen dem Innenkanal 9 und dem Durchlaß 8 Tabakkrümel absetzen, die ein Verstopfen des Dichtelementes zur Folge haben können.
Hiergegen ist eine Fläche 13 zum Umlenken des Luftstroms 14 der Prüfluft vorgesehen, die der Strömung der Luft eine radiale Komponente 14a nach außen verleiht. Nach dem Umströmen der Umlenkfläche 13 fließt die Strömung 14b der Luft mit einer radialen Komponente 14b nach innen und zu dem Durchlaß 8, von dem aus sie in die Zigarette 2 gelangt.
Durch die Luftführung gemaß der Erfindung werden Tabakkrümel, die sich ohne die Erfindung in Eckenbereichen zu störenden Mengen aufbauen könnten, stets mitgerissen. Dieser Effekt wird durch Wirbelbildungen der Luft noch verstärkt, wodurch die Gefahr von Verstopfungen vermindert wird.In the known sealing elements of the type mentioned, tobacco crumbs can settle in the
In contrast, a
Due to the air flow according to the invention, tobacco crumbs, which could build up in the corner areas without the invention, are always entrained. This effect is intensified by the formation of eddies in the air, which reduces the risk of blockages.
Das Dichtelement 1 kann gemäß der Erfindung auch zum Leiten von Prüfluft von dem Artikel 8, also zum Beispiel aus der Zigarette heraus, dienen.
Es ist gemäß der Erfindung auch einsetzbar für solche Prüfaufgeben, bei denen im Innern der Artikel ein Über- oder Unterdruck erzeugt wird, wobei ein vom Zustand der Umhüllung des Artikels abhängiges pneumatisches Signal als Meßsignal erzeugt wird.According to the invention, the sealing element 1 can also be used to conduct test air from the
According to the invention, it can also be used for such test tasks in which an overpressure or underpressure is generated inside the article, a pneumatic signal which is dependent on the condition of the wrapping of the article being generated as a measurement signal.
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