EP0733310A1 - Module pour transformer des cigarettes en cigarettes ventilés - Google Patents
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- EP0733310A1 EP0733310A1 EP96103944A EP96103944A EP0733310A1 EP 0733310 A1 EP0733310 A1 EP 0733310A1 EP 96103944 A EP96103944 A EP 96103944A EP 96103944 A EP96103944 A EP 96103944A EP 0733310 A1 EP0733310 A1 EP 0733310A1
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- 235000019504 cigarettes Nutrition 0.000 title claims abstract description 56
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 14
- 238000009423 ventilation Methods 0.000 claims description 3
- 241000208125 Nicotiana Species 0.000 description 1
- 235000002637 Nicotiana tabacum Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 230000004075 alteration Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000000779 smoke Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
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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
- A24C5/322—Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing
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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
- A24C5/60—Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
- A24C5/606—Perforating cigarettes
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- the present invention relates to a module for converting cigarettes into ventilated cigarettes.
- ventilated cigarettes which, as is known, present lateral ventilation holes to enable a certain amount of air to be drawn in together with the tobacco smoke to both cool it and reduce the harmful substances contained in it.
- Ventilated cigarettes are normally produced on special-purpose machines featuring, along a cigarette conveyor line, a series of processing, handling and control stations, one of which comprises a perforating station featuring mechanical perforating members or a laser perforating member.
- ventilated cigarettes can only be produced on special-purpose lines, which, obviously, may also be used for producing non-ventilated cigarettes by simply deactivating the perforating members, whereas a non-ventilated cigarette production line can only be converted to produce ventilated cigarettes at the expense of radical alterations.
- a module for converting cigarettes into ventilated cigarettes characterized in that it comprises a cigarette perforating unit; an input device for successively feeding the cigarettes to the perforating unit along a given path; and an output device for the ventilated cigarettes; the input device comprising a first conveyor in a fixed position along said path, at least one second conveyor substantially tangent to the first conveyor, and adjusting means for adjusting the position of the second conveyor about the first conveyor, and for so positioning the second conveyor as to connect it to the output conveyor of a cigarette manufacturing machine.
- Module 1 indicates a module for converting non-ventilated, filter-tipped or plain cigarettes 2 into ventilated cigarettes 2a.
- Module 1 comprises a single-cigarette conveyor line 3 extending along a given path P and defined by a perforating unit 4, the input of which is connected to the output of an input conveyor assembly 5 for single non-ventilated cigarettes 2, and the output of which is connected to an output conveyor assembly 6 for single ventilated cigarettes 2a via an assembly 7 for controlling and rejecting ventilated cigarettes 2a.
- Perforating unit 4 may be of any type, but is preferably a laser perforating unit of the type described for example in US Patent n. 5,105,833, and comprising a central drum 8 rotating anticlockwise (in Figure 1) about a substantially horizontal axis 9 perpendicular to the Figure 1 plane.
- Drum 8 presents a number of peripheral suction seats 10 equally spaced about axis 9, and each of which partially houses a respective cigarette 2 and rotates it in known manner about its axis and along a given perforating arc extending between a loading station 11 interposed between drum 8 and the output of conveyor assembly 5, and an unloading station 12 interposed between drum 8 and the input of assembly 7.
- a known laser beam emitter (not shown) provides for forming at least one ring (not shown) of ventilation holes (not shown) in each cigarette 2 as it travels along the perforating arc, and so converting cigarette 2 into a ventilated cigarette 2a.
- the output of conveyor assembly 5 and the input of assembly 7 are defined by respective conveyor rollers 13, 14 rotating the opposite way to, and mounted tangent to the outer periphery of, drum 8.
- Roller 13 provides for feeding cigarettes 2 successively into seats 10 on drum 8, while roller 14 provides for receiving cigarettes 2a at station 12 and transferring them to assembly 7.
- Assembly 7 comprises a first conveyor roller 15 tangent to roller 14 and for successively feeding cigarettes 2a into engagement with a pneumatic control station 16; and a second conveyor roller 17 tangent to roller 15 and for unloading any rejected cigarettes into a bin 18.
- output conveyor assembly 6 is defined by a single conveyor roller 19 tangent to roller 17 and rotating about its axis in the same direction as roller 15 and drum 8, and in the opposite direction to rollers 14 and 17.
- module 1 is normally connected to an output module 20 substantially similar to those normally provided at the output of cigarette manufacturing machines.
- module 20 comprises a conveyor belt 21 of the type described for example in European Patent n. 627,176, and for receiving a succession of single cigarettes 2a from roller 19, and transferring them to the input of a bulk conveyor (not shown).
- input conveyor assembly 5 of module 1 is connected to the output conveyor roller 22 of a cigarette manufacturing assembly 23, so as to define, with assembly 23 and module 20, a line 24 for producing ventilated cigarettes 2a.
- assembly 23 comprises, at its output, a filter assembly machine 25, of which roller 22 forms the output roller.
- assembly 23 comprises a dual-rod machine 26 for producing plain cigarettes 2; and a transfer unit 27 presenting output roller 22, and which provides for removing cigarettes 2 from the output beam 28 of machine 26 by means of a pickup device 29 preferably of the type described in US Patent n. 5,267,577.
- input conveyor assembly 5 also comprises a movable conveyor roller 32 tangent to roller 13 and fitted in rotary manner to one end of a rocker arm 33 pivoting about axis 30 and which is fixed in position by a known angular clamping device (not shown).
- a movable conveyor roller 32 tangent to roller 13 and fitted in rotary manner to one end of a rocker arm 33 pivoting about axis 30 and which is fixed in position by a known angular clamping device (not shown).
- roller 32 may be rotated about the periphery of roller 13 into a position tangent to the periphery of roller 22.
- a further conveyor roller (not shown) is fitted to arm 33 and interposed between rollers 32 and 13, to maintain the Figure 1 rotation direction of drum 8 and, hence, as long a perforating arc as possible about the drum.
- a line (not shown) for producing non-ventilated cigarettes 2 and featuring an output module 20 may be converted into a line 24 for producing ventilated cigarettes 2a by simply removing module 20, connecting module 1 to roller 22, and reassembling module 20 at the output of module 1.
- roller 19 is to be a movable roller (not shown) similar to roller 32, and is to be fitted to a rocker arm (not shown) similar to arm 33 and pivoting about the axis of roller 19.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITBO950120 | 1995-03-23 | ||
IT95BO000120A IT1281758B1 (it) | 1995-03-23 | 1995-03-23 | Modulo per la trasformazione di sigarette in sigarette ventilate |
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EP0733310A1 true EP0733310A1 (fr) | 1996-09-25 |
EP0733310B1 EP0733310B1 (fr) | 1999-11-17 |
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EP96103944A Expired - Lifetime EP0733310B1 (fr) | 1995-03-23 | 1996-03-13 | Module pour transformer des cigarettes en cigarettes ventilés |
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EP (1) | EP0733310B1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE69605142T2 (fr) |
IT (1) | IT1281758B1 (fr) |
Cited By (1)
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EP2364603A3 (fr) * | 2010-02-18 | 2011-11-23 | HAUNI Maschinenbau AG | Machine à tronçons de tabac pour la fabrication de tiges de tabac, machine de fixation de filtre pour relier des filtres aux tiges de tabac et machine de fabrication de cigarettes |
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DE102011007429A1 (de) * | 2011-04-14 | 2012-10-18 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Förderung von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
Citations (3)
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GB1159791A (en) * | 1965-07-01 | 1969-07-30 | Molins Machine Co Ltd | Apparatus for Feeding Cigarettes or other Rod-like Articles. |
US5105833A (en) * | 1989-06-13 | 1992-04-21 | G. D. Societa' Per Azioni | Device for perforating ventilation holes in cigarettes or similar |
EP0627175A1 (fr) * | 1993-05-31 | 1994-12-07 | G.D Societa' Per Azioni | Procédé et machine de fabrication de cigarettes à filtre |
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- 1995-03-23 IT IT95BO000120A patent/IT1281758B1/it active IP Right Grant
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- 1996-03-13 EP EP96103944A patent/EP0733310B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1159791A (en) * | 1965-07-01 | 1969-07-30 | Molins Machine Co Ltd | Apparatus for Feeding Cigarettes or other Rod-like Articles. |
US5105833A (en) * | 1989-06-13 | 1992-04-21 | G. D. Societa' Per Azioni | Device for perforating ventilation holes in cigarettes or similar |
EP0627175A1 (fr) * | 1993-05-31 | 1994-12-07 | G.D Societa' Per Azioni | Procédé et machine de fabrication de cigarettes à filtre |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2364603A3 (fr) * | 2010-02-18 | 2011-11-23 | HAUNI Maschinenbau AG | Machine à tronçons de tabac pour la fabrication de tiges de tabac, machine de fixation de filtre pour relier des filtres aux tiges de tabac et machine de fabrication de cigarettes |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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IT1281758B1 (it) | 1998-03-03 |
DE69605142D1 (de) | 1999-12-23 |
ITBO950120A1 (it) | 1996-09-23 |
EP0733310B1 (fr) | 1999-11-17 |
ITBO950120A0 (it) | 1995-03-23 |
DE69605142T2 (de) | 2000-06-29 |
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