EP0774213B1 - Verfahren und Anlage zur Behandlung von Tabakblättern für die Herstellung von Schnittabak - Google Patents

Verfahren und Anlage zur Behandlung von Tabakblättern für die Herstellung von Schnittabak Download PDF

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EP0774213B1
EP0774213B1 EP96118386A EP96118386A EP0774213B1 EP 0774213 B1 EP0774213 B1 EP 0774213B1 EP 96118386 A EP96118386 A EP 96118386A EP 96118386 A EP96118386 A EP 96118386A EP 0774213 B1 EP0774213 B1 EP 0774213B1
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Wolfgang Metzner
Bernd Spallek
Arno Dr. Weiss
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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
    • A24B5/00—Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs
    • A24B5/16—Other treatment of stems or ribs, e.g. bending, chopping, incising
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B7/00—Cutting tobacco

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  • the invention relates to a method for treating tobacco leaves for the manufacture cut tobacco for smokable articles according to claim 1 and a plant for the treatment of tobacco leaves for the production cut tobacco for smokable articles according to claim 9.
  • Tobacco leaves from which smokable items, especially cigarettes and fine cut for
  • the self-made cigarettes are made from sheet material and Ribs that have a very different consistency on the one hand and very different ones on the other Have taste properties and therefore both the technique of tobacco preparation as well as the taste impression of the respective smokable article very much strongly, but influence differently.
  • a mixed solution emerges from DE 40 29 567 A1, in which whole leaves in one shearing process using a shear force to form a mixture of sheet material particles and processing substantially intact rib pieces; the ribs must then be separated, with the leaf material particles directly can be fed to the manufacture of cigarettes.
  • An implementation of this procedure is also not in practice because of the unresolved taste problem he follows.
  • a disadvantage of this generally customary method is that ribs on the one hand and sheet material on the other hand in tobacco preparation on two completely separate ones Processing lines must be driven, the so-called “rib line” and the so-called “sheet line”, the respective conditioning devices, cutting devices, Sauceing devices for the application of casing, heating devices and dryers contain.
  • rib line On the rib line is also in front of the for the purpose of rolling out the ribs Cutting process required a rolling mill to the "CRS", ie the rolled and cut rib pieces to produce, which are then immediately in front of the flavor drum be added to the sheet material.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of a method and a system for Treatment of tobacco leaves for the manufacture of cut tobacco for smokable articles to create the specified genera, in which the disadvantages mentioned above are not occur.
  • the measures claimed enable a more homogeneous mixing of Leaf and rib material, so that a very uniform taste impression is created.
  • the tobacco ribs and / or the leaf material are usually provided with a casing.
  • the corresponding sauce device is in principle at any suitable point in the Tobacco preparation can be arranged and both the ribs as well Sheet material can be loaded with casing, it has proven to be particularly useful emphasized if only the sheet material is provided with the casing.
  • the Casing is preferably applied after sheet conditioning by means of a sauce device.
  • the ribs can also be provided with a casing. This can either before the rib conditioning or after leaving the cutter using a sauce device respectively.
  • the ribs are especially cut with a cutting width of about 0.1 to about 0.3 mm of about 0.2 mm.
  • the short rib line according to the invention for both cigarettes and Fine-cut works essentially with the same values when conditioning of the leaf material between fine cut and cigarettes. So for the production of cigarettes, the leaf material is heated to a moisture content of around 17 conditioned to about 25%, especially 17.5%, while for manufacturing of fine cut the leaf material to a moisture of about 23 to about 25%, in particular of about 24% is conditioned.
  • the leaf material of cigarettes must have a cutting width of about 0.5 to 2 mm, in particular of about 0.85 mm, can be cut while for the production of Fine cut the cutting width in the range from about 0.35 mm to about 0.5 mm, in particular should be around 0.45 mm.
  • the mixing ratio between cut sheet material and cut ribs can depend on the requirements of the smokable item to be manufactured can be varied. For example, cheaper product variants will become higher ones Add rib portion.
  • the rib portion is usually used for branded cigarettes of 30%, based on the total mass, not exceeded, in particular it lies in the Range from about 5% to 25%.
  • the ribs and sheet material are mixed, conditioned, that is warmed and moistened, preferably in a so-called preheating drum with water and water vapor works to a humidity in the range of about 18 to 39%, in particular from about 19.5 to about 24%, preferably about 22.5%.
  • the mixture is then dried, advantageously in a hot air dryer, which brings the moisture of the mixture to about 14%.
  • the ribs go into a sauce device in which they are cased, and then into a steam tunnel serving as a conditioning device, which is filled with water as well as water vapor works so that the ribs conditioning with a moisture left by about 24%.
  • the conditioned ribs are stored covered for about 2 hours and then one Rib feeder fed.
  • the preferred cutting width is 0.2 mm.
  • the sliced rib particles are again coated with a casing provided, usually only one of the two sauce devices is required.
  • This sheet line has a conditioning device formed by a steam drum on, in the leaf material for cigarette manufacture a moisture of about 17.5% and Sheet material for the fine cut production a moisture of about 24%.
  • a sauce device for the conditioned Sheet material are provided, which is a mixing container for the sheet material (sheet mixing box) is connected downstream.
  • the conditioned sheet material passes from the sheet mixing container to a sheet cutter, that for the production of cigarettes with a cutting width of about 0.85 mm and for the production of fine cuts to a cutting width of about 0.45 mm is set.
  • the moisture of the leaf material changes practically in the leaf cutter Not.
  • the cut sheet material and the cut are placed behind the sheet cutter Ribs mixed together, the proportion of ribs in the mixture at about 14% ribs, based on the total mixture.
  • the mixture of sheet material and ribs goes into a preheating drum, where it is moistened with water and steam and heated so that it is the preheating drum leaves with a humidity of about 22%.
  • This mixture is then dried in a hot air dryer, from which it is mixed a moisture of about 14% and then the further steps of tobacco preparation is supplied, for example a cooling and screening drum and a flavor drum.
  • the modified embodiment according to FIG. 2 differs from the embodiment 1 only in that the conditioned, rolled and cut Ribs are still subjected to an expansion process, such as from German Patent No. 37 10 677 is known.
  • an expansion process such as from German Patent No. 37 10 677 is known.
  • the expanded rib pieces become a separator that is used for expansion separates used fluid, transported.
  • the separator can, for example European Patent No. 0 301 217 can be used.
  • these cut and expanded ribs mixed with the cut sheet material so that the following processing steps described above the sheet material and the expanded ribs are subjected together.

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EP96118386A 1995-11-20 1996-11-15 Verfahren und Anlage zur Behandlung von Tabakblättern für die Herstellung von Schnittabak Expired - Lifetime EP0774213B1 (de)

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