EP1699306A1 - Procede et dispositif permettant de transmettre des substances aromatiques a des cigarettes - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif permettant de transmettre des substances aromatiques a des cigarettes

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EP1699306A1
EP1699306A1 EP04804320A EP04804320A EP1699306A1 EP 1699306 A1 EP1699306 A1 EP 1699306A1 EP 04804320 A EP04804320 A EP 04804320A EP 04804320 A EP04804320 A EP 04804320A EP 1699306 A1 EP1699306 A1 EP 1699306A1
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cigarette
cigarettes
substance
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cigarette group
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Thomas Häfker
Axel Leifheit
Ralph Sgodzai
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • 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
    • A24C5/60—Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
    • A24C5/608—Treating cigarettes with a liquid or viscous solution
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/04—Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes
    • B65B19/10—Arranging cigarettes in layers each comprising a predetermined number

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  • the invention relates to a method for transferring liquid substances, in particular flavoring substances, to cigarettes. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for performing the method.
  • the method according to the invention is characterized in that the substance (s) following a cigarette store, in particular following a cigarette magazine, during the preferably continuous transport of the cigarette group by a cigarette conveyor with pockets for one cigarette each Group or during a standstill phase of the cyclically transported cigarette groups is supplied to the cigarettes.
  • the invention opens up two basic paths: the liquid substance can be conveyed through a conveyor, such as a pocket chain or (folding) turret can be transferred.
  • a conveyor such as a pocket chain or (folding) turret can be transferred.
  • substances can be supplied to the packaging during a first step, in particular by transferring the substance to an inner liner for the cigarettes.
  • an aroma unit is assigned to a revolver, namely a folding revolver, the substance being transferable to the inside of a bottom flap prior to folding during the folding process of an inner covering, in particular during the (rotary) movement of the revolver.
  • exemplary embodiments and application examples shown relate to the production of cigarette packs 10 in the form of a hard pack of the Shell and Slide type.
  • flavor or other substances can be added to folding boxes, soft cup packs, etc.
  • cigarette groups 11 assigned to a cigarette pack 10 are first formed. Each consists of a plurality of cigarettes 12, which are arranged in regular formation to form rows of cigarettes 13, 14. The cigarette groups 11 can also consist of three or more rows of cigarettes, even in the offset relative position of the cigarettes 12 of adjacent rows of cigarettes.
  • the receptacle is designed as a folding mandrel 22, namely as a thin-walled hollow body that is open at both ends.
  • the cigarette group 11 is inserted into the folding mandrel 22 by a plunger 23 with a plunger head 24.
  • a blank of packaging material is positioned and folded on the outside of the folding dome 22, in particular a blank of an inner wrapper 25. This consists of (coated) paper, tinfoil, foil or the like.
  • the pack of cigarettes 11 is completely surrounded by the inner wrapping 25, namely to form a bottom wall 26 and a correspondingly designed end wall.
  • the cigarette group 11 with the folded inner wrapper 25 forms a cigarette block 27 as the content of the cigarette pack 10. Further cuts of the cigarette pack 10 are made by the folding turret 21 when the transport of the cigarette group 11 or the cigarette block 27 is continued, so that finally (largely) finished cigarette packs 10 leave the area of the folding turret 21.
  • (Liquid) substances are to be added to the cigarettes 12, in particular flavorings.
  • a commonly used flavor is menthol.
  • This is liquid above a temperature of 40 ° C and can therefore be supplied as a liquid.
  • the substances are added immediately before or during the packaging process of the cigarettes.
  • the transfer to the cigarettes 12 is carried out in such a way that parts or organs of the packaging machine do not come into contact with the substances.
  • An advantageous way is the supply of liquid substances to the cigarette groups 11, namely after the cigarette magazine 15 during the transport of the cigarette groups 11.
  • the substance is transferred in the area of the lower conveyor strand 18 during a standstill phase of the cigarette group 11, in the area of the free ends of the cigarettes 12, in the case of filter cigarettes in the area of the free tobacco ends (FIG. 4, FIG. 5).
  • a transmission element namely an aroma unit 28, is positioned in the region of the conveying path of the cigarette groups 11, namely adjacent to the pocket chain 17.
  • the aroma unit 28 consists of a plurality of metering units 29, each of which is a cigarette group 11 or a pocket 20 are assigned to the pocket chain 17.
  • the (four) metering units 29 of the aroma unit 28 are positioned in an aligned juxtaposition to one cigarette group 11 each.
  • the metering unit 29 is designed in the manner of a nozzle with at least one nozzle head 31. This transfers a metered portion 30 of the substance to the cigarette group 11 in free flight motion.
  • the metering unit 29 can also be designed such that a plurality of portions 30 are supplied to each cigarette group 11 become.
  • the metering unit 29 or the nozzle head 31 is oriented such that the portion 30 strikes the cigarette group 11 approximately in the area of a (horizontal) longitudinal center plane.
  • the aroma unit 28 is arranged such that it can be moved transversely, that is to say the pocket chain 17 is stopped during the idle phase of the cigarette groups 11 in such a way that the appropriately positioned insertion needles 32 into the area of the cigarette group 11 enter.
  • the aroma unit 28 which is particularly suitable for the supply of menthol, has an elongated (horizontal) distributor pipe 34.
  • the liquid substance, in particular menthol heated to about 41 ° C., is fed into this.
  • a (heated) feed line 35 connects to one end of the distributor pipe 34.
  • the distributor pipe 34 is connected to each metering unit 29 via connecting pipes 36. These are provided with electrically controllable valves, specifically for each nozzle head 31 or for each insertion needle 32.
  • the valves are electrically controllable via corresponding lines 37 which lead to the valves within the metering unit 29.
  • (electric) heating elements or heating cartridges 38 are arranged within the metering unit 29, which are also connected to electrical heating lines 39.
  • the temperature in the area of the nozzle unit can be precisely adjusted by sensors.
  • the substance can also be supplied or applied to the cigarette group 11 during (continuous) conveying movement.
  • Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 deal with the application of a liquid substance to the inner wrapping 25 for the cigarette group 11.
  • the substance or a portion 30 thereof is applied to the inside of the inner wrapper 25.
  • the application of the substance to the inside of the bottom wall 26 is particularly effective.
  • This consists of several folding tabs, namely side tabs 40 and longitudinal tabs 41, 42.
  • portion 30 is applied to a last folded, namely outer longitudinal tab 42. Before the folding process, this is directed in a plane parallel to the longitudinal extent of the cigarettes 12.
  • An inside of the folding tab or longitudinal tab 42 is directed upwards.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 The substance according to FIGS. 6 and 7 is applied in the area of the folding turret 21. This is assigned a first cutting station 43 for transferring a cutting for the inner covering 25 to a folding mandrel 22.
  • the cigarette group 11, which is fed from the pocket chain 17, is located within the folding mandrel 22.
  • the inner wrapper 25 is partially folded on the folding mandrel 22.
  • An aroma station 44 follows. In its area, at least one transmission member 28 or one metering unit 29 in the embodiment according to FIG. 6 is positioned such that the portion 30 can be transferred to the radially inner longitudinal tab 42 or its free inside. A further alternative is shown in FIG. 8.
  • the aroma substance is effective even if not every cigarette is in direct contact with the substance.
  • the aroma is distributed to all cigarettes within the closed package or is effective for all cigarettes.
  • the substance can also be transferred to the cigarettes or cigarette ends as a spray. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Abstract

La transmission de substances aromatiques (liquides) et d'autres substances à des cigarettes s'effectue immédiatement avant ou pendant l'emballage des cigarettes (12). Une solution avantageuse consiste à transmettre les substances directement sur les extrémités libres des cigarettes (12) après formation de groupes (11) de cigarettes, pendant le transport desdites cigarettes. Alternativement, les substances peuvent être déposées sur la face interne de l'enveloppe interne du groupe de cigarettes, en particulier sur un rabat d'une paroi de fond.
EP04804320A 2003-12-31 2004-12-27 Dispositif permettant de transmettre des substances aromatiques a des cigarettes Expired - Fee Related EP1699306B1 (fr)

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DE10361796A DE10361796A1 (de) 2003-12-31 2003-12-31 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Übertragen von insbesondere Aromastoffen auf Zigaretten
PCT/EP2004/014730 WO2005065471A1 (fr) 2003-12-31 2004-12-27 Procede et dispositif permettant de transmettre des substances aromatiques a des cigarettes

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EP1699306A1 true EP1699306A1 (fr) 2006-09-13
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US (1) US7367170B2 (fr)
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JP (1) JP4833855B2 (fr)
DE (2) DE10361796A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2005065471A1 (fr)

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US7367170B2 (en) 2008-05-06
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