EP1156721B1 - Method and apparatus for producing particle bearing filter rod - Google Patents

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EP1156721B1
EP1156721B1 EP00912132A EP00912132A EP1156721B1 EP 1156721 B1 EP1156721 B1 EP 1156721B1 EP 00912132 A EP00912132 A EP 00912132A EP 00912132 A EP00912132 A EP 00912132A EP 1156721 B1 EP1156721 B1 EP 1156721B1
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Martin T. Garthaffner
George Robert Scott
Charles Gary Atwell
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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
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
    • 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
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0204—Preliminary operations before the filter rod forming process, e.g. crimping, blooming
    • A24D3/0212—Applying additives to filter materials
    • 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
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0204—Preliminary operations before the filter rod forming process, e.g. crimping, blooming
    • A24D3/0212—Applying additives to filter materials
    • A24D3/0225—Applying additives to filter materials with solid additives, e.g. incorporation of a granular product

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  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for delivering particulate material, which minimizes shearing action upon the particulate material.
  • the particles are delivered by first establishing a continuous stream of fibrous material along a feed path; establishing a flow of particles along a first path; moving a first pocket along an endless path at least partially coinciding with the first path; drawing an amount of the particles into the pocket as the pocket moves in proximate relationship with the particles flow; transferring the drawn amount of particles from the first pocket to a second pocket while moving the second pocket along a second endless path which coincides with the feed path at a release location; forming a pocket-like recess in a portion of the continuous stream of fibrous material adjacent the release location; releasing the drawn amount of particles from the second pocket into the recessed portion of the continuous stream of fibrous material at the release location; and subsequently closingly folding adjacent portions of the continuous stream of fibrous material about the released, drawn amount of particles.
  • the rod maker apparatus 30 wraps the particle bearing, continuous strand 22c with the plug wrap 32 and seals the latter along the seam line 35 with an adhesive that is administered along the plug wrap 32 by a glue applicator 37.
  • the continuous rod enters the cutter 40 to be cut into individual filter plugs 41 of a predetermined length, such as a 4-up configuration as shown in Fig. 7 or other desired multiple or singular form.
  • Action of the cutter 40 is preferably registered and synchronized with the action of the particle inserter apparatus 50 so that end portions of the plugs 41 are fibrous and the particle charges 706 are enclosed within each filter plug 41.
  • each filter plug 41 include fibrous portions 702, 704 which have been folded about a respective charge of particles 706.

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EP00912132A 1999-03-02 2000-03-02 Method and apparatus for producing particle bearing filter rod Expired - Lifetime EP1156721B1 (en)

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US12250799P 1999-03-02 1999-03-02
US122507P 1999-03-02
PCT/US2000/005435 WO2000051451A1 (en) 1999-03-02 2000-03-02 Method and apparatus for producing particle bearing filter rod

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EP1156721A1 EP1156721A1 (en) 2001-11-28
EP1156721A4 EP1156721A4 (en) 2009-06-17
EP1156721B1 true EP1156721B1 (en) 2010-12-22

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JP (1) JP4431284B2 (tr)
AT (1) ATE492171T1 (tr)
AU (1) AU3391400A (tr)
CZ (1) CZ302197B6 (tr)
DE (1) DE60045411D1 (tr)
ES (1) ES2358010T3 (tr)
TR (1) TR200102539T2 (tr)
WO (1) WO2000051451A1 (tr)

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DE60045411D1 (de) 2011-02-03
ATE492171T1 (de) 2011-01-15
EP1156721A1 (en) 2001-11-28
JP2002537789A (ja) 2002-11-12
JP4431284B2 (ja) 2010-03-10
TR200102539T2 (tr) 2002-01-21
CZ302197B6 (cs) 2010-12-15
WO2000051451A1 (en) 2000-09-08
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