EP0659352B1 - Procédé et dispositif pour remplir ou bourrer des tubes de papier à cigarette avec du tabac - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour remplir ou bourrer des tubes de papier à cigarette avec du tabac Download PDF

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EP0659352B1
EP0659352B1 EP94120439A EP94120439A EP0659352B1 EP 0659352 B1 EP0659352 B1 EP 0659352B1 EP 94120439 A EP94120439 A EP 94120439A EP 94120439 A EP94120439 A EP 94120439A EP 0659352 B1 EP0659352 B1 EP 0659352B1
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Heinrich W. Ruppert
Günter Schütze
Klaus G. Gätschmann
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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
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A24C5/42—Pocket cigarette-fillers
    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a method and a device for filling or stuffing cigarette paper tubes with tobacco according to the preamble of claim 1 and of claim 2.
  • a tobacco product consisting of a tobacco portion adapted to tobacco filling of a finished cigarette, the surface of which is made of a casing of material that can be consumed entirely by smoking.
  • the envelope being so air permeable that the tobacco portion as such is not smokable like a cigarette.
  • a conventional cigarette paper sheet should be wrapped around and glued in a manner known per se to produce a smokable cigarette.
  • the tobacco supply can be transferred from the compression chamber into the cigarette tube (cf., for example, DE 2 833 681).
  • These known stuffing devices have proven more or less well in practice. However, they have the disadvantage that when filling the compression chamber a certain contamination of the user's hands and the environment with tobacco residues or crumbs can not be avoided, which is perceived as disturbing and the user often from the use of such Device stops.
  • the manual filling always a constant degree of filling of the compression chamber and thus the cigarette tube is not possible. Therefore, the self-stuffed cigarettes are characterized by different smoking behavior, namely different train, taste and different lengths of smoking duration. In this respect, the stuffed cigarette behaves much like the homemade cigarette. Also, the pollutant content of the conventionally self-stuffed or self-rotated cigarette is very different and uncontrolled according to the different degrees of filling of the cigarette tube.
  • This tobacco product is suitable both for use in conjunction with conventional self-puff cigarette tubes and in conjunction with conventional self-rotating cigarette paper leaflets.
  • the consumer is a precisely metered, namely the amount of a conventional, industrial consumer cigarette corresponding amount of tobacco provided in the form of a cigarette tobacco cartridge, the tobacco filling in a prefabricated cigarette tube commercially available type can be transferred.
  • the latter proposal is a very considerable improvement over the cited prior art, it can not be overlooked that the handling of the associated device requires a relatively high level of skill. Above all, it is necessary to introduce the Aufstecktülle at one end of the tobacco-filled strand casing in this.
  • DE 91 04 814 U describes a device for self-manufacture by the consumer with a receiving space for receiving a cigarette paper tube, in particular a filter cigarette paper tube.
  • a piston is used to transfer a tobacco rod from a strand casing into the cigarette paper tube.
  • On the inner surface of the receiving space clamping members are provided which have anti-slip surfaces, so that the strand casing is held immovably when transferring the tobacco rod into the cigarette paper tube.
  • a tobacco-filled strand casing is first inserted into a prefabricated cigarette paper tube so that a portion of the strand casing still protrudes from the cigarette paper sleeve. Subsequently, the cigarette paper tube together with the strand casing is inserted into the device, so that the protruding end of the strand casing is held immovably on the inner surface of the receiving space of the .Vorraum. The tobacco filling is then pushed out of the extruded casing with the aid of the piston, whereby the tobacco abuts the end of the cigarette paper tube, which is defined here by a filter piece, and the cigarette paper tube is thus displaced axially. The strand casing is thus pulled out of the cigarette paper tube so that the tobacco already inside the cigarette paper tube remains in the cigarette paper tube.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus which represent an improvement of the latter system both in terms of handling and in terms of quality of tobacco transferred into the cigarette paper tube.
  • the inventive measures it is no longer necessary to introduce a Aufstecktülle on one end face in the tobacco-filled strand casing.
  • the method according to the invention coincides with the conventional stuffing of cigarettes using the conventional stuffing devices.
  • each cigarette produced by the method according to the invention or using the device according to the invention is equally designed with regard to tobacco filling, smoking behavior, taste and pollutant content.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of a device 10 for filling or stuffing a cigarette paper tube (not shown) with tobacco.
  • This device comprises a housing with a lower and an upper housing part 14 and 12, respectively.
  • the two housing parts 12, 14 are hingedly connected to one another on one side.
  • the hinge joint is indicated by the reference numeral 64. Accordingly, the two housing parts 12, 14 can be folded apart (FIG. 1) and together (FIG. 2). In the folded state, the two housing parts 12 and 14 lie exactly on one another and form a block-shaped block (FIGS. 2a and 2b).
  • a resiliently biased locking tab 18 is arranged, which cooperates in the folded state with a formed on the lower housing part 14 recess 20 so that in the collapsed state of the housing 11, both housing parts 12, 14 in this state being held.
  • each longitudinal groove 22 which are separated by longitudinal webs.
  • the longitudinal grooves 22 each extend parallel to the hinge axis 64 and each have a semicircular cross-section.
  • Each longitudinal groove 22 on the inside of the lower housing part 14 is associated with a longitudinal groove 22 on the inside of the upper housing part 12. The same applies to the arranged between the longitudinal grooves 22 longitudinal webs. If the two housing parts 12 and 14 folded together, so form each two mutually facing longitudinal grooves 22 a receiving space 23 with approximately circular Cross-section.
  • the inner diameter of each receiving space 23 is approximately equal to, slightly larger or slightly smaller than the outer diameter of a tobacco-filled strand casing 150.
  • the strand casing 150 contains a quantity of tobacco corresponding to the amount of tobacco of a conventional cigarette.
  • the inner diameter of the strand casing 150 corresponds approximately to the inner diameter of the tobacco receiving space of a prefabricated cigarette paper tube. Accordingly, can be converted from the strand casing 150 of the tobacco or tobacco rod substantially without change in diameter in the tobacco receiving space of an associated cigarette paper tube.
  • the length of the strand casing 150 or of the tobacco rod held together by it may be equal to or preferably slightly greater than the length of the tobacco receiving space of the associated cigarette paper tube.
  • the strand casing 150 may consist of either smokable or non-smokable material. In any case, the strand casing must be so permeable to air, for example perforated, that the tobacco rod outside of a cigarette paper tube is not smokable.
  • the housing 11 In the unfolded state of the housing 11 can be inserted into the longitudinal grooves 22 of the lower housing part 14 filled tobacco tobacco casings 150. After all or part of the longitudinal grooves 22 of the lower housing part are filled with a tobacco-filled strand casing 150, the housing 11 is folded. In this state, a support of the strand casings 150 takes place on the inner walls of the respectively associated longitudinal grooves 22 and of the receiving spaces 23 formed in each case by two longitudinal grooves assigned to one another. For better retention of the strand casings 150 within the receiving spaces 23 formed by the longitudinal grooves 22, the surfaces of the longitudinal grooves 22 may be roughened. The front side, the receiving spaces 23 formed by the longitudinal grooves 22 as well as the strand casings 150 are open.
  • two mutually parallel rows of spaced-apart trough-like recesses 26 are formed on the upper side 28 of the upper housing part 12.
  • the two rows of trough-like depressions 26 each extend approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the longitudinal grooves 22 and the receiving spaces 23 defined by the longitudinal grooves 22.
  • the mutual spacing of the trough-like depressions 26 corresponds to the distance between the longitudinal center axes of the receiving spaces 23 defined by the longitudinal grooves 22.
  • the upper housing part 12 has two guide rails 24, each parallel to the two rows of trough-like recesses 26, i. also extend perpendicular to the longitudinal center axes of the receiving spaces 23. These guide rails 24 serve to hold and guide the longitudinal direction of an attachable to the upper housing 12 tobacco transfer element 40 according to Figures 3 and 4 or 5.
  • the tobacco transfer member 40 is an approximately U-shaped member having a connecting web 42 and two legs 44, at the mutually facing Inner sides guide grooves 46 are formed, which cooperate with the mentioned guide rails 24 on the upper housing part 12 of the housing 11. Accordingly, the tobacco transfer member 40 along the housing-side guide rails 24 on the upper housing part 12 is displaceable.
  • a rod 48 is axially displaceably mounted, parallel to the web 42.
  • the rod 48 has at its inner, ie the opposite leg 44 facing the end of a piston 50th on, its diameter is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the strand casing 150.
  • a handle 52 is arranged, with which the rod 48 can be moved axially.
  • the other leg namely the left leg in FIGS. 3 and 4
  • This bore is outwardly through a Aufstecktülle 60 continued.
  • the Aufstecktülle is within a recess accessible from above, so that without obstruction in a conventional manner on the Aufstecktülle 60 a cigarette paper tube can be plugged.
  • the slip-on nozzle 60 is associated with a clamping mechanism for an attached cigarette paper tube.
  • This clamping mechanism comprises in a conventional manner diametrically to Aufstecktülle 60 arranged clamping ram 62 with outwardly accessible pushbuttons 58.
  • the clamping ram 62 together with pushbuttons 58 can be pressed against the action of an elastic element, in particular a spring against the Aufstecktggle 60.
  • the tobacco transfer member 40 is successively associated with the receiving spaces 23 and the strand casings 150.
  • a cigarette paper sleeve is plugged onto the Aufstecktülle 60 in a conventional manner and held by the clamping ram 62.
  • the rod 48 together with the piston 50 is pushed axially into the housing or into the respective receiving space 23 by means of the handle 52.
  • the tobacco or tobacco rod located in the strand casing 150 is transferred through the plug-on nozzle 60 into the cigarette paper tube or its tobacco receiving space.
  • the rod 48 together with the piston 50 is retracted again by means of the handle 52 until the piston 50 lies outside the collision area with the housing 11.
  • the tobacco-filled cigarette is withdrawn in a conventional manner from the Aufstecktülle 60 after release by the clamping ram 62.
  • the tobacco transfer element 40 along the guide rails 24 is moved to a next detent position, in which the rod 48 together with the piston 50 and the Aufstecktülle 60 again in alignment with the next associated receiving space 23, in which a tobacco-filled strand casing or Tobacco serving is located.
  • the housing 11 is opened again.
  • the empty strand casings 150 are removed. The described method can then be restarted until the user has made a sufficient number of cigarettes.
  • Figs. 6 to 9 an alternative device of the type in question is shown.
  • This has a housing in the form of a U-shaped frame 112 with a base plate 113 and two upright legs 114. Between these two legs 114, two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 are rotatably mounted, according to Fig. 6 above and parallel to each other. The distance between the two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 is chosen so that almost touch the lateral surfaces. By an unillustrated gear train within one of the two legs 114, the two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 are coupled together so that they rotate opposite each other in rotary operation.
  • each groove roller 118, 119 longitudinal grooves 132 are formed, each having an approximately semicircular cross-section.
  • the longitudinal grooves 132 are separated by longitudinal webs.
  • the longitudinal grooves of both Nutenwalzen each have the same angular distance from each other.
  • the gear coupling between the two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 is such that upon rotation of the same between two in the region extending through the axes of rotation of both rolls plane facing each other longitudinal grooves a receiving space for tobacco-filled strand casing 150 is formed with an approximately circular cross-section. This thus defined receiving space 23 is open at both ends.
  • the one end face of the already described rod 48 is associated with the piston and handle 52, while at the other end side already described in connection with the first embodiment Aufstecktülle 60 with clamping mechanism 62, 58 is arranged.
  • the rod 48 is axially displaceably mounted in one of the two legs 114 (in FIGS. 6 and 7, the right leg 114). Accordingly, the Aufstecktülle 60 is formed on the other leg 114, again within a recess 158 accessible from above.
  • the roller pair 118, 119 a plurality of tobacco-filled strand casings 150 receiving magazine 116 upstream of the manner of an obliquely inclined chute, so that when turning the two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 respectively a tobacco-filled strand casing 150 slipssätig from the magazine 116 in the receiving space 23 defined by mutually facing longitudinal grooves.
  • the receiving space 23 defined by two mutually facing longitudinal grooves 132 are further downstream of strand casing scrapers or strand casing- Aufschiatae 124 and 136, the one free from the receiving space 23 and extruded shell casing 150 from the longitudinal grooves 132 of the grooved rollers 118 and 12 during rotation of the two Nutenwalzen 119 solve.
  • the ejection elements 124, 136 are each engaging in circumferential grooves 120 of the upper and lower Nutenwalze arms, said the lower Nutenwalze 119 associated ejection elements 124 are integral with a bracket 112 attached to the mounting plate 122 are executed.
  • the ejection elements 136 associated with the upper grooved roll 118 are integrally formed with a connecting plate or joint plate 134 which is mounted on the two legs 114 of the frame 112.
  • an actuator engageable with the lower grooved roller 119 is provided for rotating the same or both of the grooved rollers 118, 119.
  • the actuating member is in the concrete case a pivoting lever 126, which can be brought into engagement with the lower groove roller 119, whose pivot axis coincides with the axis of rotation of the lower groove roller 119.
  • the pivoting lever 126 includes a latch 140 which, under the action of a spring 160, engages either the longitudinal grooves 132 of the lower grooved roller 119 or the gears of the aforesaid linkage and against the action of that spring 160 can be disengaged.
  • In engagement position of the bolt 140 can be by turning the pivot lever 126, the lower Nutenwalze 119 and thus both Nutenwalzen equally rotate until a new receiving space 23 is formed for receiving a tobacco-filled strand casing. Subsequently, the bolt 140 is brought out of engagement with the lower Nutenwalze or the coupling gear to be pivoted by means of the pivot lever 126 back to the starting position can.
  • the pivoting angle of the pivoting lever 126 and thus also of the bolt 140 connected thereto is dimensioned such that it results in a rotation of the Nutenwalzen 118, 119 at an angle which results in the formation of a new receiving space 23 for a tobacco-filled strand casing 150.
  • locking means 142 may be provided. Of these, only one is shown in Fig. 7, in the form of a spring-loaded detent ball engages the end face in a longitudinal groove 132 of the upper here nutenwalze 118 detent. The engagement takes place in the specific case in each case at the end face of a longitudinal groove of the upper Nutenwalze 118.
  • the locking mechanism described may also be associated with the lower Nutenwalze or two Nutenwalzen. In the concrete case, however, the assignment to only one grooved roll due to the described gear connection of both grooved rollers 118, 119 is sufficient.
  • the magazine 116 is filled with a plurality of tobacco-filled strand casings 150 and correspondingly formed rod-like tobacco portions. These tobacco portions can either be loose from each other or with each other be connected to a kind of tobacco cartridge strap.
  • the lowest tobacco portion is located on the two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 such that upon rotation of both Nutenwalzen in the direction of the arrows 154 each a tobacco portion of the dividing webs of the receiving space 23 respectively upstream longitudinal grooves of the two Nutenwalzen detected and taken.
  • the rotation of the two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 is achieved by the pivot lever 126 and its associated latch 140 in the manner described above.
  • the pivotal movement of the pivot lever 126 is indicated in Fig. 7 by the reference numeral 128.
  • the pivot lever 126 together with latch 140 To rotate the two Nutenwalzen 118, 119 in the direction of the arrows 154, the pivot lever 126 together with latch 140 must first be pivoted upwards into the starting position. Then the latch 140 is released, so that it reaches its locking position. Thereafter, the pivot lever 126 together with latch 140 is pivoted down with simultaneous entrainment of the lower Nutenwalze 119.
  • the gear coupling the upper Nutenwalze 118 is rotated in a corresponding manner. As a result, each of the magazine 116 subsequent tobacco portion passes into the region of extending through the two axes of rotation of the Nutenwalzen plane.
  • a longitudinal groove of the lower grooved roller 119 and a longitudinal groove of the upper grooved roller 118 are exactly facing each other to form a receiving space for the tobacco portion having an approximately circular cross section.
  • the tobacco portion or its strand casing is supported radially, by the mutually facing longitudinal grooves of the lower and upper Nutenwalze 118, 119.
  • the fixation thereof is effected by means of the described clamping mechanism 62, 58.
  • the rod 48 is retracted by means of the handle 52 back to its original position.
  • the cigarette paper tube filled with tobacco is removed from the Aufstecktülle.
  • the axial displacement of the rod 48 by means of the handle 52 takes place in the direction of the double arrow 130 in Fig. 6.
  • the Nutenwalzen 118, 119 are rotated by a further step by means of the pivot lever 126 to form a new receiving space 23, in which then a new Tobacco serving is located.
  • the tobacco portion is defined by a strand casing 150 and a strand-like tobacco filling 151.
  • the strand casing 150 is so permeable to air that the tobacco portion is not smokable outside a tight-fitting cigarette paper tube.
  • the emptied strand casing - indicated in FIG. 9 by the reference numeral 152 - is ejected. This ejection is assisted by the above-mentioned ejection elements 124, 136.
  • the magazine 116 is emptied and a corresponding number of cigarettes are produced.
  • FIGS. 10 to 12 A third alternative for a device for filling or stuffing cigarette paper tubes is shown schematically in FIGS. 10 to 12.
  • a box or outer package 210 a plurality of parallel side by side and one above the other as well as tightly packed, respectively filled with tobacco strand casings 150 or tobacco portions are provided.
  • the strand sheaths 150 are preferably bonded together by adhesive dots so that they support each other within the outer package 210.
  • the outer strand sheaths 150 are fixed to the inside of the outer package 210, preferably also adhesively bonded thereto.
  • the box or outer packaging is 210 open at the front.
  • the box or outer package 210 is also closed at the front, both moisture and aroma-tight.
  • the aforementioned group of tobacco portions is associated with a device 215, which is shown in Fig. 12 in plan view.
  • the device has a receiving space 23 'formed in a housing 216, the dimensions of which correspond to the dimensions of the box or outer package 210. Accordingly, the outer package 210 together with tobacco portions 150, 151 can be positioned from above in the receiving space 23 '.
  • a tobacco transfer device is provided with a plurality of bars 222.
  • the number of rods 222 and the number of Aufstecktüllen 60 corresponds to the number of arranged in the outer package 210 tobacco portions 150, 151st
  • rods 222 At the in the receiving space 23 'modified end of the rods 222, these are connected to each other by a yoke-like connecting element 224 with handle 226 to a rod unit, so that the rods 222 together, ie as a whole are moved through the tobacco-filled strand shells 150. Accordingly, to produce a group of cigarettes on all of the slip-on nozzles 60, cigarette paper tubes are used fitted, held by means of a clamping wedge or the like on the Aufstecktüllen. Then, an outer package 210 filled with tobacco portions 150, 151, whose front sides have been previously opened, is positioned in the receiving space 23 '.
  • the rod unit is pushed by means of the handle 226 axially into the receiving space 23 '.
  • the simultaneous transfer of the tobacco from all strand casings 150 takes place in the associated cigarette paper tubes or their tobacco receiving spaces.
  • the rod unit is withdrawn again until the outer package 210 is free for removal.
  • the tobacco-filled cigarettes are removed from the Aufstecktüllen 60, after previously the described clamping is released.
  • the mutual support of the strand sheaths 150 within the outer package 210 is sufficient to maintain the stability for the tobacco transfer process.
  • the rod unit may be associated with a lever mechanism or the like.
  • the inner side walls of the receiving space 23 ' is indicated in Fig. 12 by the reference numeral 219. At these are the two lateral narrow sides of the outer package 210.
  • FIG. 13 a shows a modified embodiment of a device corresponding to that according to FIGS. 1 to 5 with a closed housing in a side view.
  • This embodiment differs from that according to FIGS. 1 to 5 on the one hand in that the inner wall of the receiving space 23 facing the lower housing part 14 is planar for the tobacco-filled strand shells 150.
  • the corresponding inner wall the bottom of a formed on the inside of the upper housing part 12, parallel to the housing hinge axis 64 extending flat groove.
  • the device according to FIG. 13a differs from that according to FIGS.
  • FIG. 14 a shows a modified construction compared with the device according to FIG. 13 a, the modification being that the longitudinal grooves 22 on the inside of the lower housing part 14 lie directly next to one another.
  • the advantage of this constructive modification is that in a corresponding manner, the tobacco-filled strand shells are placed close together within the receiving space 23 with the result of an additional mutual, lateral support.
  • the corresponding belt of tobacco-filled strand sheaths is shown in Figures 14b and 14c. Again, filled with tobacco 151 strand casings 150 are arranged on one side of a connecting strip 153, preferably glued. In addition, it is conceivable to glue the individual strand sheaths together along their contact edges, at least pointwise.
  • the connecting strip 123 can be dispensed with in direct longitudinal bonding of the tobacco-filled strand sheaths. It should only be ensured that a use unit of at least two interconnected, each filled with tobacco extruded sleeves is available, which then - as indicated in Fig. 14a - within the device according to FIG. 14a is placeable or are.
  • the firm connection between at least two tobacco-filled strand casings has the advantage of easier, in particular faster placement within a device according to FIG. 13a or 14a. It has been described with reference to the device according to FIGS. 1 to 5 to position individual tobacco-filled casing hoses within the receiving space 23 of the tobacco transfer device. Of course, in the device according to FIGS. 1 to 5, a belt of tobacco-filled outer sheaths may also be used. Only then should the connecting strip between adjacent strand sheaths extend approximately in the region of their common center plane.
  • the receiving space 15a is limited exclusively by plane walls.
  • the receiving space 23 is formed by flat grooves extending parallel to the housing pivot axis 64 on the sides facing one another of the upper and lower housing parts 12 and 14, respectively. It is also conceivable to provide only on the inside of the upper or lower housing part a slightly deeper flat groove, while the associated boundary wall is formed continuously flat on the inside of the other housing part.
  • each strand belt comprises eleven tobacco-filled strand sheaths.
  • the scope of such a use unit is of course variable.
  • Each strand belt preferably comprises 7, 10 or 12 tobacco casings filled with tobacco or tobacco portions.
  • the strand sheath belt according to FIG. 15b is characterized in that the tobacco-filled strand sheaths are arranged between an upper and a lower connecting strip 153 made of plastic, paper or thin cardboard and connected to the connecting strips 153, in particular adhesively bonded. Additionally or alternatively, bonding of the tobacco-filled strand sheaths along their lines of contact is conceivable.
  • the strand casings 150 filled with tobacco 151 are placed inside a tube-like outer packaging 210.
  • the outer package 210 is formed in the manner of a flat cuboid. Before use, of course, the front sides of this outer package 210 are closed. For the purpose of the tobacco transfer described above then the end faces are removed. Subsequently, the outer packaging, together with tobacco-filled strand sheaths, is placed in the receiving space 23 of the device according to FIG. 15a. With the aid of the tobacco transfer element described above, the transfer of tobacco into respectively assigned cigarette paper tubes can take place.
  • the trough-like detent recesses 26 on the upper side of the upper housing part 12 are assigned to a groove-like longitudinal groove 22 on the inside of the lower housing part 14, just as in the embodiment according to FIGS.
  • the distance between adjacent trough-like detent recesses 26 of each row thereof is determined by the center distance between the individual tobacco-filled strand sheaths within the respective strand belt used.
  • the webs between adjacent longitudinal grooves 132 as separating, in particular cutting webs are formed so that when pulling a with Tobacco-filled strand casing in the receiving space 23 described in the connecting strip 153 between this tobacco-filled strand casing and the next tobacco-filled strand casing is separated.
  • connection strip supports the Nachtypical of tobacco-filled strand shells at the correct distance corresponding to the angular distance of the longitudinal grooves 132nd

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  1. Procédé pour remplir ou bourrer des tubes de papier à cigarette avec du tabac, dans lequel un boudin de tabac (151) à chaque fois divisé préalablement en portions de manière essentiellement exacte à l'intérieur d'au moins deux gaines à boudin (150) est transféré au moyen d'un poinçon, d'un piston, d'une tige de transfert de tabac (48, 222) ou similaire dans des tubes de papier à cigarette (66) associés, les tubes de papier à cigarette (66) étant placés à chaque fois du côté frontal contre lesdites au moins deux gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac ou étant associés à celles-ci du côté frontal, et lesdites au moins deux gaines à boudin (150) étant supportées sur leur surface d'enveloppe extérieure pendant le transfert du boudin de tabac (151), caractérisé en ce que le tabac est mis à disposition en gaines à boudin (150) qui sont réunies en une bande.
  2. Dispositif pour remplir ou bourrer des tubes de papier à cigarette avec du tabac en tenant prêt au moins un boudin de tabac (151) divisé préalablement en portions de manière essentielle exacte à l'intérieur d'une gaine à boudin (150), avec au moins un piston, un poinçon, une tige de transfert de tabac (48, 222) ou similaire placé de manière axialement mobile dans un logement (11, 110, 216) pour transférer ledit au moins un boudin de tabac (151) de la gaine à boudin (150) dans un tube de papier à cigarette (66) associé qui, à cette fin, peut être poussé avec son extrémité ouverte sur une douille de support (60) de telle manière que le transfert de tabac dans le tube de papier à cigarette (66) associé ait lieu à travers la douille de support (60) et avec un réceptacle (23, 23') pour ladite au moins une gaine à boudin (150) remplie de tabac dans lequel celle-ci est maintenue immobile par un support radial extérieur pendant le transfert du boudin de tabac (151) dans le tube de papier à cigarette (66), caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle (23) sert à recevoir une pluralité de gaines à boudin (150) respectivement remplies de tabac, réunies en une bande, et est ouvert sur les deux côtés frontaux, les gaines à boudin (150) individuelles étant respectivement supportées au moins par une gaine à boudin disposée parallèlement à côté ainsi que soit directement soit indirectement par la paroi intérieure (22) du réceptacle (23) s'étendant parallèlement aux gaines à boudin (150) avec intercalage d'un raccordement des gaine à boudin en forme de ruban, de film ou similaire.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la surface de la paroi intérieure (22) du réceptacle (23) est rugueuse.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle (23) présente une taille qui est égale, légèrement plus grande ou légèrement plus petite que la taille extérieure d'une gaine à boudin (150) ou de la bande de gaines à boudin.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'à la douille de support (60) est associé un organe de blocage (58; 62) au moyen duquel un tube de papier à cigarette (66) poussé sur la douille de support (60) peut être fermement bloqué sur la douille de support (60) pendant le transfert de tabac.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le logement (11) est constitué d'une partie de logement inférieure (14) et une partie de logement supérieure (12) y reliée de manière articulée, les côtés orientés l'un vers l'autre des parties de logement (12, 14) étant formés de telle manière qu'un ou plusieurs réceptacles (23) soient définis entre les deux parties de logement (12, 14) lorsqu'elles sont rabattues l'une sur l'autre.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'avec plusieurs réceptacles (23), ceux-ci, situés parallèlement les uns à côte des autres, sont séparés respectivement les uns des autres par des âmes - définissant le cas échéant un bord longitudinal - et sont formés parallèlement à l'axe d'articulation entre les parties de logement (12, 14).
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'en cas d'utilisation d'une bande continue de gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac, le réceptacle (23) est limité par des parois intérieures lisses.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des côtés orientés l'un vers l'autre des parties de logement (12, 14) reliées de manière articulée l'une à l'autre qui définissent les deux côtés plats du réceptacle (23) est pourvu pour la réception orientée de gaines à boudins (150) remplies de tabac, en particulier pour la réception orientée d'une bande continue de gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac, d'évidements en forme de goulotte s'étendant respectivement dans le sens des gaines à boudin, parallèlement les uns à côté des autres.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément de transfert de tabac (40) est disposé, en particulier placé de manière mobile, sur le logement (11) de telle manière qu'une douille de support (60) disposée à une extrémité et le piston, le poinçon, la tige de transfert de tabac (48) ou similaire, au choix, retenu de manière coaxiale à celle-ci à l'autre extrémité puissent être approchés d'une gaine à boudin (150) placée entre la douille de support (6o) et le piston de transfert de tabac, etc. dans le logement (11) pour le transfert de tabac dans un tube de papier à cigarette (66).
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que des moyens d'arrêt complémentaires (26, 54) sont prévus sur le logement (11) et l'élément de transfert de tabac (40) pour former des positions d'arrêt dans lesquelles la douille de support (60) d'une part ou le poinçon, le piston, la tige de transfert de tabac (48) ou similaire d'autre part sont alignés sur une gaine à boudin (150) à chaque fois choisie.
  12. Dispositif selon la revendication 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que des rails de guidage (24) ou des rainures de guidage (46) coopérant avec ceux-ci sont prévus sur le logement (11) et sur l'élément de transfert de tabac (40) pour le déplacement linéaire de l'élément de transfert de tabac (40) sur le logement (11) dans la direction parallèle aux côtés frontaux ouverts du ou des réceptacles (23) formés dans le logement (11) pour des gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac.
  13. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2, 3 ou 5, caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle (23) pour une gaine à boudin (150) remplie de tabac est défini à chaque fois par deux cannelures longitudinales (132) tournées l'une vers l'autre qui sont formées respectivement à la même distance angulaire les unes des autres sur la surface d'enveloppe de deux cylindres cannelés (118, 119) qui sont montés de manière à pouvoir tourner et couplés l'un à l'autre dans le logement (112) de telle manière qu'ils tournent respectivement en sens inverse lors de la mise en rotation.
  14. Dispositif selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la section transversale des cannelures longitudinales (132) est à chaque fois approximativement semi-circulaire afin que puisse être produit entre des cannelures (132) tournées l'une vers l'autre un réceptacle (23) de section transversale approximativement semi-circulaire qui est égal, légèrement plus grand ou légèrement plus petit que la taille extérieure d'une gaine à boudin (150) remplie de tabac.
  15. Dispositif selon la revendication 13 ou 14, caractérisé en ce qu'un magasin (116) recevant une pluralité de gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac, reliées le cas échéant les unes aux autres en une bande, est disposé en amont d'une paire de cylindres (118, 119) de telle manière que lors de la rotation des deux cylindres cannelés (118, 119), une gaine à boudin (150) remplie de tabac puisse être à chaque fois transportée, en particulier glisse, du magasin (116) dans le réceptacle (23) défini par des cannelures longitudinales (132) tournées l'une vers l'autre.
  16. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 13 à 15, caractérisé en ce que des cannelures longitudinales respectivement voisines d'un cylindre cannelé (118, 119) sont séparées les unes des autres par des âmes de séparation, en particulier des âmes de coupe, en ce qu'un raccordement de gaines à boudin entre une gaine à boudin (150) reçue dans le réceptacle (23) et une gaine à boudin suivante peut être sectionné par deux âmes opposées, respectivement associées à un cylindre cannelé.
  17. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 13 à 16, caractérisé en ce que des éléments d'expulsion (122, 124; 134, 136) sont placés en aval du réceptacle (23) défini par deux cannelures longitudinales (132) tournées l'une vers l'autre, lesquels, lors de la rotation des deux cylindres cannelés (118, 119) libèrent des cannelures longitudinales (132) des cylindres cannelés (118, 119) une gaine à boudin (150) sortant du réceptacle (23) et vidée.
  18. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 13 à 17, caractérisé en ce qu'un organe d'actionnement (126; 140) pouvant être mis en prise ou se trouvant en prise avec un des deux cylindres cannelés (119) est prévu pour mettre celui-ci (119) ou les deux cylindres cannelés (118, 119) en rotation.
  19. Dispositif selon la revendication 18, caractérisé en ce qu'un bouton tournant relié à l'axe d'un cylindre cannelé (119) ou un levier pivotant (126; 140) pouvant être mis en prise avec un cylindre cannelé (119) est prévu comme organe d'actionnement.
  20. Dispositif selon la revendication 19, caractérisé en ce que l'axe de pivotement du levier pivotant (126) coïncide avec l'axe de rotation du cylindre cannelé (119) associé et en ce que le levier pivotant (126) peut être mis dans une position de dégagement par rapport au cylindre cannelé (119) associé contre l'action d'un ressort (160).
  21. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 13 à 20, caractérisé en ce que des éléments d'arrêt (142) sont prévus sur le logement (112), lesquels coopèrent respectivement avec des moyens d'arrêt complémentaires sur au moins un des deux cylindres cannelés (118, 119) de telle manière que ces derniers s'encliquettent dans des positions dans lesquelles deux cannelures longitudinales (132) se font face pour former un réceptacle (23) ouvert unique du côté frontal.
  22. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le logement (216) présente un réceptacle (23') pour une pluralité de gaines à boudin (150) respectivement remplies de tabac, situées parallèlement les unes à côté et / ou au-dessus des autres ainsi qu'étroitement tournées les unes vers les autres, dans lequel à chaque gaine à boudin (150) est associée, sur un côté frontal, une douille de support (60) formée sur le logement (216), alignée sur la gaine à boudin (150) concernée et est à chaque fois associé, sur l'autre côté frontal, un poinçon, un piston, une tige de transfert de tabac (222) ou similaire monté dans le logement.
  23. Dispositif selon la revendication 22, caractérisé en ce que les gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac sont reliées, notamment collées, les unes aux autres en groupes.
  24. Dispositif selon la revendication 22 ou 23, caractérisé en ce que tous les poinçons, les pistons, les tiges de transfert de tabac (222) ou similaire sont couplés ou peuvent être couplés ensemble à leur extrémité opposée à la douille de support (60) de telle manière qu'ils puissent être poussés ensemble dans le réceptacle (23') ou dans les gaines à boudin (150) placées là en expulsant et transférant le tabac dans les tubes de papier à cigarette (66) poussés sur les douilles de support (60) associées ou puissent être retirés ensemble du réceptacle (23') ou des gaines à boudin (150) vides.
  25. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 22 à 24, caractérisé en ce que les gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac avec emballage peuvent être placées en tant qu'unité de vente dans le réceptacle (23') après que les fermetures frontales de l'emballage (210) ont été préalablement retirées.
  26. Pluralité de gaines à boudin (150) remplies de tabac, à utiliser avec un dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 2 à 25 ou suivant le procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que un raccordement de gaines à boudin est formé par un ruban en matière synthétique, en papier ou en carton s'étendant au moins sur un côté d'au moins deux, notamment de plusieurs, gaines à boudin (150) disposées parallèlement les unes à côté des autres.
EP94120439A 1993-12-23 1994-12-22 Procédé et dispositif pour remplir ou bourrer des tubes de papier à cigarette avec du tabac Expired - Lifetime EP0659352B1 (fr)

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