EP1858356A1 - Testing of smoking articles - Google Patents
Testing of smoking articlesInfo
- Publication number
- EP1858356A1 EP1858356A1 EP06709876A EP06709876A EP1858356A1 EP 1858356 A1 EP1858356 A1 EP 1858356A1 EP 06709876 A EP06709876 A EP 06709876A EP 06709876 A EP06709876 A EP 06709876A EP 1858356 A1 EP1858356 A1 EP 1858356A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- seal
- smoking
- smoking article
- machine according
- smoking machine
- 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.)
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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
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
- A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
- A24C5/3406—Controlling cigarette combustion
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB0503973A GB2423461A (en) | 2005-02-25 | 2005-02-25 | Device for occluding holes in smoking articles |
PCT/GB2006/000644 WO2006090158A1 (en) | 2005-02-25 | 2006-02-24 | Testing of smoking articles |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP1858356A1 true EP1858356A1 (en) | 2007-11-28 |
EP1858356B1 EP1858356B1 (en) | 2009-08-12 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP06709876A Active EP1858356B1 (en) | 2005-02-25 | 2006-02-24 | Testing of smoking articles |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US20080257368A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1858356B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN101123891B (en) |
AT (1) | ATE439052T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE602006008437D1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2423461A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2006090158A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (13)
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WO2010063621A1 (en) * | 2008-12-03 | 2010-06-10 | Smokequit Aps | Cigarette holder for smoke dilution |
DE102011109319B4 (en) * | 2011-08-03 | 2014-10-02 | British American Tobacco (Germany) Gmbh | Method and device for automatic rinsing of filters, in particular for rinsing Cambridge filters in smoking machines |
CN203327956U (en) * | 2013-07-05 | 2013-12-11 | 刘秋明 | Electronic cigarette |
CN103616483B (en) * | 2013-12-05 | 2016-02-03 | 江苏中烟工业有限责任公司 | A kind of method evaluating cigarette additives of filter tip lowering harm and decreasing coking effect |
GB201403192D0 (en) * | 2014-02-24 | 2014-04-09 | Molins Plc | Device for holding a smoking article |
FR3034960B1 (en) * | 2015-04-17 | 2019-08-30 | Laboratoire National De Metrologie Et D'essais | CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR SMOKING MACHINE |
US9903784B2 (en) * | 2015-07-01 | 2018-02-27 | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Testing stand with thumping assembly |
WO2017023589A1 (en) * | 2015-08-03 | 2017-02-09 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Airflow puff topography measurement device and method |
US10412993B2 (en) | 2017-07-12 | 2019-09-17 | Altria Client Services Llc | Cigar holder assembly for a smoke machine |
US11119083B2 (en) | 2019-05-09 | 2021-09-14 | Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc. | Adaptor for use with non-cylindrical vapor products |
US11191306B2 (en) | 2019-05-09 | 2021-12-07 | Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc. | Adaptor for use with non-cylindrical vapor products |
KR20230034286A (en) * | 2020-07-02 | 2023-03-09 | 필립모리스 프로덕츠 에스.에이. | Test Chamber Apparatus for Evaluating Filter Media |
CN113063559B (en) * | 2021-03-15 | 2022-11-08 | 浙江中烟工业有限责任公司 | Device and method for synchronously measuring air input of combustion end and non-combustion end of cigarette |
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DE3002244C2 (en) * | 1980-01-23 | 1985-12-19 | B.A.T. Cigaretten-Fabriken Gmbh, 2000 Hamburg | Device for determining the flow behavior of a rod-shaped, smokable article |
IT1136119B (en) * | 1980-02-05 | 1986-08-27 | Cir Spa Divisione Sasib | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC CONTROL OF THE AIR PERMEABILITY OF THE FILTER STICKS INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CIGARETTES WITH FILTER |
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US4341109A (en) * | 1980-07-07 | 1982-07-27 | Eastman Kodak Company | Method and apparatus for determining cigarette filter rod pressure drop |
US4627448A (en) * | 1985-02-25 | 1986-12-09 | Kamm Roger D | Tobacco smoke article holder and method therefor |
JPH0737932B2 (en) * | 1987-04-16 | 1995-04-26 | 日本たばこ産業株式会社 | Specimen support device for bench-ratio measuring instrument |
DE4316723A1 (en) * | 1993-05-19 | 1994-11-24 | Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg | Method and device for testing the tensile resistance of filter rods |
DE4428668C1 (en) * | 1994-08-12 | 1995-09-14 | Heinr Borgwaldt Gmbh | Cigarettes loading procedure for smoking test and research machine |
CN1447655A (en) * | 2000-08-17 | 2003-10-08 | 日本烟草产业株式会社 | Cigarette inspection device |
GB2397486B (en) * | 2003-01-24 | 2005-07-13 | Molins Plc | Improved measuring device |
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2005
- 2005-02-25 GB GB0503973A patent/GB2423461A/en not_active Withdrawn
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2006
- 2006-02-24 AT AT06709876T patent/ATE439052T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2006-02-24 US US11/816,492 patent/US20080257368A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-02-24 WO PCT/GB2006/000644 patent/WO2006090158A1/en active Search and Examination
- 2006-02-24 DE DE602006008437T patent/DE602006008437D1/en active Active
- 2006-02-24 CN CN2006800054823A patent/CN101123891B/en active Active
- 2006-02-24 EP EP06709876A patent/EP1858356B1/en active Active
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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See references of WO2006090158A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US20080257368A1 (en) | 2008-10-23 |
GB2423461A (en) | 2006-08-30 |
EP1858356B1 (en) | 2009-08-12 |
WO2006090158A1 (en) | 2006-08-31 |
ATE439052T1 (en) | 2009-08-15 |
DE602006008437D1 (en) | 2009-09-24 |
GB0503973D0 (en) | 2005-04-06 |
CN101123891B (en) | 2010-08-25 |
CN101123891A (en) | 2008-02-13 |
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