EP0790782A1 - Method and apparatus for wrapping a rod of smoking material - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for wrapping a rod of smoking materialInfo
- Publication number
- EP0790782A1 EP0790782A1 EP95936682A EP95936682A EP0790782A1 EP 0790782 A1 EP0790782 A1 EP 0790782A1 EP 95936682 A EP95936682 A EP 95936682A EP 95936682 A EP95936682 A EP 95936682A EP 0790782 A1 EP0790782 A1 EP 0790782A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- rod
- wrap
- binder
- parallel
- extensions
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C1/00—Elements of cigar manufacture
- A24C1/26—Applying the wrapper
- A24C1/30—Devices for applying the wrapper to the bunch
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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
- A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
- A24C5/18—Forming the rod
- A24C5/1807—Forming the rod with compressing means, e.g. garniture
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
- A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
Definitions
- Cigarettes are commonly wrapped in paper by
- Cigar-style products are provided.
- cigar style product is to roll a double length tobacco rod onto a chevron-shaped piece of outer wrap material to give
- wrap rotates smoking material rods, pre-wrapped in a
- binder or inner wrap about their longitudinal axis
- the rod is set at an angle to the belts so that as it
- outer wrap material is fed, parallel to the belts, to wrap
- smoking material rod involves passing the rod through the
- the rod is spirally wrapped by outer wrap material
- An object of the present invention is to achieve
- the present invention According to a first aspect, the present invention
- the wrapped rod may be
- wrap material are severed from a web of outer wrap
- the means for guiding is a means for guiding
- guiding comprise a plough turner having a trough or tube
- the apparatus according to the invention may be any suitable apparatus according to the invention.
- Glue may be applied to the projecting sheets of outer wrap material before or during guiding to form the
- smoking material comprising a parallel wrap binder and at least one extension from a parallel binder forming portion thereof, the extension having at least one inclined edge.
- the extensions may be integral with the binder
- Fig. 2 shows a second form of wrap material
- projections are formed by separate strips pre-glued onto a
- Fig. 3 shows a further form of wrap suitable for
- Fig. 4 shows a portion of a conventional machine
- Fig. 5 shows the machine of Fig. 1 from the
- Fig. 6 is a cross-section taken along line III-
- Fig. 8 is a cross-section taken along line V-V
- Fig. 9 is a cross-section taken along line VI-VI
- Fig. 10 is a cross-section taken along line VII-
- Fig. 11 is a cross-section taken along line
- Fig. 12 is a side elevation of a plough turner
- Fig. 13 is an end view of the plough turner of
- Fig. 14 is a cross-section of the plough turner
- Fig. 15 is a cross-section of the plough turner
- Fig. 16 is a cross-section of the plough turner of Fig. 12 taken along line XVI-XVI;
- Fig. 17 is a cross-section of the plough turner
- Fig. 18 is an isometric drawing of spiral
- a rod may be formed and wrapped in one
- 1 and 2 show two forms of wrap which may be used when the
- extensions 8 which in
- Fig. 2 are provided by separate sheets 26 attached to the
- binder region 24 having an inclined straight edge 3, angled away from the parallel binder edges 4,6.
- edges 3 form a spiral effect which stops at the
- the rod may then be divided into
- the length and angle of the edge 3 may be
- Glue is applied by a nozzle 23 (Fig. 9) along
- the guide walls 18,20,30 fold the binding portion 2,24 of
- non-moving parts of the apparatus Preferably, non-moving parts of the apparatus
- tobacco rod 17 moves along a guide channel 40 of a plough
- Glue may be applied to the extensions 8 as the rod 17
- the rod 17 enters the plough turner.
- Fig. 18 illustrates apparatus for carrying out
- the pre-made rod is
- outer wrap material are attached. This may be done in a
- suction drum 110 which carries pre-cut sheets, or
- flags 28 of outer wrap material are referred to as "flags" 28 of outer wrap material. The flags 28 are
- Glue is applied to the web 115 by gluing rollers 118 and
- Rotary clamp 122 presses
- the spirally wrapped tobacco rod passes to
- Each length 125 is the desired cigarette or cigar product.
- the trimmed lengths may then pass to tipping or packaging machinery, as required.
- edges 3 need not be straight, so that wrapping effects other than spiral, e.g. a wavy edge, could be obtained if desired.
Landscapes
- Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
- Confectionery (AREA)
- Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9422998 | 1994-11-15 | ||
GB9422998A GB9422998D0 (en) | 1994-11-15 | 1994-11-15 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a rod of smoking material |
PCT/GB1995/002667 WO1996014761A1 (en) | 1994-11-15 | 1995-11-14 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a rod of smoking material |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0790782A1 true EP0790782A1 (en) | 1997-08-27 |
EP0790782B1 EP0790782B1 (en) | 1999-06-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP95936682A Expired - Lifetime EP0790782B1 (en) | 1994-11-15 | 1995-11-14 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a rod of smoking material |
Country Status (8)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0790782B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE181212T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69510364T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK0790782T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2135100T3 (en) |
GB (1) | GB9422998D0 (en) |
GR (1) | GR3031091T3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996014761A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2336989A (en) * | 1998-05-07 | 1999-11-10 | Sean David Johnson | Tailored cigarette papers. |
DE10145327A1 (en) * | 2001-09-14 | 2003-04-03 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Sizing set for a rod machine in the tobacco processing industry |
EP2570041A1 (en) | 2011-09-15 | 2013-03-20 | British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited | Smoking article and manufacture thereof |
DE102011114434A1 (en) | 2011-09-28 | 2013-03-28 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Device for transporting strip or strip material |
Family Cites Families (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB114600A (en) * | 1917-12-11 | 1918-04-11 | Francois Courtinade | Improvements in "Wrapper for Cigarettes." |
DE404242C (en) * | 1922-05-06 | 1924-10-17 | Fritz & Co G M B H | Process for the production of several cigars from a common mold roll on cigar machines |
US3058474A (en) * | 1959-02-11 | 1962-10-16 | Jr Thomas A Banning | Cigarette making machines and the like |
US3421520A (en) * | 1966-08-05 | 1969-01-14 | Cons Cigar Corp | Apparatus for forming rod of particulate material |
US3515148A (en) * | 1968-06-04 | 1970-06-02 | Bert H Wallace | Cigar wrapping machine |
GB1370878A (en) * | 1970-09-17 | 1974-10-16 | Molins Ltd | Wrapping rod-like smoking articles |
CH689664A5 (en) * | 1993-03-13 | 1999-08-13 | Burger Soehne | Prepared material for a particular on hand-made products and smoking Huezuschnitt |
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1994
- 1994-11-15 GB GB9422998A patent/GB9422998D0/en active Pending
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1995
- 1995-11-14 WO PCT/GB1995/002667 patent/WO1996014761A1/en active Search and Examination
- 1995-11-14 AT AT95936682T patent/ATE181212T1/en active
- 1995-11-14 EP EP95936682A patent/EP0790782B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-11-14 ES ES95936682T patent/ES2135100T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-11-14 DK DK95936682T patent/DK0790782T3/en active
- 1995-11-14 DE DE69510364T patent/DE69510364T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1999
- 1999-08-26 GR GR990402174T patent/GR3031091T3/en unknown
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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See references of WO9614761A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO1996014761A1 (en) | 1996-05-23 |
GR3031091T3 (en) | 1999-12-31 |
DE69510364T2 (en) | 1999-11-18 |
DK0790782T3 (en) | 1999-12-13 |
GB9422998D0 (en) | 1995-01-04 |
ATE181212T1 (en) | 1999-07-15 |
ES2135100T3 (en) | 1999-10-16 |
DE69510364D1 (en) | 1999-07-22 |
EP0790782B1 (en) | 1999-06-16 |
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