EP0879564A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour fabriquer une tige à cigarette - Google Patents

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EP0879564A1
EP0879564A1 EP98108594A EP98108594A EP0879564A1 EP 0879564 A1 EP0879564 A1 EP 0879564A1 EP 98108594 A EP98108594 A EP 98108594A EP 98108594 A EP98108594 A EP 98108594A EP 0879564 A1 EP0879564 A1 EP 0879564A1
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Heinz Focke
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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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  • the invention relates to a method for producing a continuous Strand with an outer covering, in particular one Cigarette strands with an outer wrapping made of (cigarette) paper, where the continuously supplied as strips of material Outer covering with the material to be wrapped, in particular Tobacco lying on a conveyor, especially on a conveyor Form tape, through (fixed) on a free side of the form tape adjacent enveloping organs - shaped bed - during transport be formed into a strand.
  • the invention further relates to a device for performing the method.
  • a cigarette making machine An important part of a cigarette making machine is one Strand machine. This is used for continuous production of a continuous string of cigarettes. This consists of one usually cylindrical tobacco rod with an outer casing Cigarette paper.
  • a tobacco rod is used in the manufacture of the cigarette rod on the also continuously fed as a strip of material Outer covering lying on by a belt conveyor, namely through a forming belt, transported through a strand unit.
  • the strand unit has organs for deforming the tobacco rod and the strip of material, such that the latter the The tobacco rod is completely covered. Exits from the strand unit the finished, continuous cigarette rod.
  • the enveloping elements for shaping tobacco rod and / or outer wrapping are fixed in position and preferably as a shaped bed educated.
  • the belt conveyor i.e. the forming belt, lies on the mold bed and is transported through it deformed together with the outer casing and tobacco rod.
  • the idea of the invention is therefore that of friction generated heat to additional sheet-like organs distribute a quick heat dissipation and thereby a Reduce heat transfer to the strand.
  • the device for performing the method in addition to the forming belt another through the Belt unit provided band, namely a Intermediate band.
  • a Intermediate band This is between the belt conveyor or forming belt on the one hand and the fixed, causing the friction Organ, i.e. the mold bed, positioned.
  • the intermediate band lies accordingly on the mold bed and leads a part of the resulting Heat. Wear on the forming belt is also reduced.
  • the Intermediate belt driven at a lower speed than the ribbon.
  • the embodiment shown in the drawings is concerned deal with making a continuous strand, namely of a cigarette rod 10.
  • This consists of an inner Tobacco strand 11 and an outer wrapper 12 made of cigarette paper.
  • Fig. 1 shows essential organs of a (cigarette) rod machine.
  • the core of this is a strand unit 13.
  • the tobacco rod 11 is combined with the outer casing 12, in such a way that the outer envelope 12 during continuous transport around the tobacco rod 11 formed becomes. Overlapping edges of the outer wrapper 12 are bonded together by gluing.
  • the tobacco rod 11 formed in a known manner is replaced by a Tobacco tape 14 fed from above.
  • the tobacco band 14 is with a conveyor run obliquely at an acute angle.
  • the tobacco belt 14 is designed as a suction belt, so that the tobacco rod held by suction air on the lower run of the tobacco band 14 and is transported.
  • the tobacco band 14 is by side boundaries formed so that the adjacent tobacco band 14 Tobacco strand 11 is already preformed, namely approximately has a round cross section and thus into the strand unit 13 is promoted.
  • the tobacco rod 11 is outside or in front of the rod unit 13 on the outer wrapping supplied as a flat strip of material 12 filed.
  • a unit of tobacco rod 11 and outer wrapper 12 therefore runs in continuous motion into the strand unit 13.
  • the outer casing 12 or the material strip for Formation thereof is subtracted from a bobbin (not shown).
  • the outer covering 12 or the material strip is deposited on a belt conveyor, namely a forming belt 15. This is so guided over deflection rollers 16, 17 that an upper elongated fraudtrum 18 is formed. This will be the first Outer casing 12 and then the tobacco rod 11 fed and deposited on the outer casing 12.
  • the forming belt 15 is in the strand unit 13 together with the Outer casing 12 and the tobacco rod 11 deformed so that the Outer casing 12 to form the cigarette rod 10 den Tobacco strand 11 surrounds.
  • stationary forming tools that extend in the conveying direction or enveloping organs positioned, namely a fixed mold bed 19. This changes continuously in cross-section, namely from a level on the entry side (right in Fig. 1) Starting position up to the tobacco rod or cigarette rod 10 almost completely enveloping hollow shape.
  • a strand machine is the forming belt 15 or its conveyor strand 18 only indirectly on the form bed 19.
  • an intermediate body namely a compensation band 21.
  • This also endless belt is guided over deflecting rollers 22, 23, the horizontal due to the relative arrangement Form strand 24.
  • the compensating belt 21 or its horizontal Run 24 therefore lies against the mold bed 19. Through the mold bed 19 generated friction therefore does not arise compared to the forming belt 15, but compared to the compensation band 21st
  • the compensation band 21 in a special way driven, namely by a drive roller 25.
  • the movement of the compensating belt 21 is aligned with that of the forming belt 15.
  • the speed of the compensating belt 21 is significantly less than that of the forming belt 15.
  • the compensating belt 21 at about half the speed of the forming belt 15 moves.
  • this creates a reduced Friction between compensating belt 21 and form bed 19.
  • Des further reduced friction between Forming belt 15 and compensating belt 21 This in turn leads to a reduced heat.
  • the compensating band creates 21 an additional flat organ for dissipating the heat the strand unit 13.
  • the compensating band 21 expediently consists of special selected material. This is said to have high thermal conductivity and on the other hand have a low coefficient of friction. Suitable is a thin spring steel band. This also has high strength.
  • the mold bed 19 from a molded body with a trough-shaped mold surface 26.
  • a recess 27 is embedded in this, the extends in the conveying direction.
  • the also trough-shaped Well run the forming tape 15 and the Compensation band 21.
  • the shaped surface 26 or the depression 27 changes in the conveying direction such that the belts 15 and 21 increasingly surround the tobacco rod 11 with the outer wrapper 12.
  • the compensation band 21 slides on the molding surface 26 in the area of the recess 27. The dimensions are chosen so that the outer casing 12 over the forming belt 15 and thus protrudes laterally beyond the compensating band 21 and outside the recess 27 abuts the molding surface 26.
  • a special feature is that bores 30 also in the compensation band 21 are arranged.
  • a number of such holes 30 extends in the longitudinal direction of the compensating belt 21, and in the middle of the same, adjacent to the holes 29 in Form bed 19. Via the holes 30, negative pressure in the area of the forming belt 15, so also cooling.
  • the tapes namely forming belt 15 on the one hand and compensating belt 21 on the other hand, outside the strand unit 13 by a cooling unit 32, 33 run.
  • This can consist of a unit with cooling air, but also exist with another cooling medium.

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DE19721143A DE19721143A1 (de) 1997-05-21 1997-05-21 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen eines (Zigaretten-)Strangs
DE19721143 1997-05-21

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JP (1) JP3919937B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR19980087214A (fr)
CN (1) CN1106162C (fr)
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WO2018158167A1 (fr) 2017-03-02 2018-09-07 International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. Z O.O. Procédé pour réduire la contrainte d'une bande de garniture dans une machine de l'industrie du tabac, procédé pour réduire le rejet dans une machine de l'industrie du tabac et dispositif de garniture pour une machine de l'industrie du tabac

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DE673628C (de) * 1937-12-11 1939-04-01 Koelner Werkzeugmaschinenfabri Strangrinne fuer Zigarettenmaschinen
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US6508253B2 (en) 1998-08-06 2003-01-21 Japan Tobacco Inc. Belt-type compression molding apparatus for a tobacco stream
WO2003028493A1 (fr) * 2001-09-27 2003-04-10 Japan Tobacco Inc. Dispositif de formation d'articles cylindriques
US7258122B2 (en) 2001-09-27 2007-08-21 Japan Tobacco Inc. Rod-shaped article forming device
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CN1201627A (zh) 1998-12-16
DE59801920D1 (de) 2001-12-06
JP3919937B2 (ja) 2007-05-30
US6152145A (en) 2000-11-28
EP0879564B1 (fr) 2001-10-31
JPH1169964A (ja) 1999-03-16
KR19980087214A (ko) 1998-12-05
CN1106162C (zh) 2003-04-23

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