EP1138214A3 - Device for self-rolling cigarettes and corresponding components - Google Patents

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EP1138214A3
EP1138214A3 EP01116697A EP01116697A EP1138214A3 EP 1138214 A3 EP1138214 A3 EP 1138214A3 EP 01116697 A EP01116697 A EP 01116697A EP 01116697 A EP01116697 A EP 01116697A EP 1138214 A3 EP1138214 A3 EP 1138214A3
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tobacco strand
self
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shaper
rolling cigarettes
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EP1138214A2 (en
EP1138214B1 (en
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Wolfgang Trinkies
Kurt Burghart
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British American Tobacco Germany GmbH
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BAT Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
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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
    • A24C5/02—Cigarette-filling machines
    • 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

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  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Tobacco Products (AREA)

Abstract

The arrangement has a cigarette conveyor (30), a tobacco strand shaper (20), a tobacco strand conveyer, a casing alignment device, electric motors for the driven parts, and preferably an electronic process controller which monitors the operating state of the equipment with the aid of sensors, regulates it and displays it. Independent claims are also included for a cigarette conveyor, tobacco strand shaper, tobacco strand conveyer and casing alignment device.
EP01116697A 1998-03-23 1999-03-17 Device for self-rolling cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP1138214B1 (en)

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DE19812644A DE19812644C2 (en) 1998-03-23 1998-03-23 Cigarette maker and assemblies
DE19812644 1998-03-23
EP99910355A EP1071344B1 (en) 1998-03-23 1999-03-17 Device for self-rolling cigarettes and corresponding components

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EP99910355A Division EP1071344B1 (en) 1998-03-23 1999-03-17 Device for self-rolling cigarettes and corresponding components

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EP1138214A2 EP1138214A2 (en) 2001-10-04
EP1138214A3 true EP1138214A3 (en) 2002-10-09
EP1138214B1 EP1138214B1 (en) 2003-12-03

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EP01116697A Expired - Lifetime EP1138214B1 (en) 1998-03-23 1999-03-17 Device for self-rolling cigarettes
EP99910355A Expired - Lifetime EP1071344B1 (en) 1998-03-23 1999-03-17 Device for self-rolling cigarettes and corresponding components

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EP (2) EP1138214B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3480928B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1122461C (en)
AT (2) ATE255336T1 (en)
AU (1) AU741234B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2321917C (en)
DE (3) DE19812644C2 (en)
WO (1) WO1999048389A1 (en)

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CN1294499A (en) 2001-05-09
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CA2321917A1 (en) 1999-09-30
WO1999048389A1 (en) 1999-09-30
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