EP2016840A3 - Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters - Google Patents

Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters Download PDF

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EP2016840A3
EP2016840A3 EP08160816A EP08160816A EP2016840A3 EP 2016840 A3 EP2016840 A3 EP 2016840A3 EP 08160816 A EP08160816 A EP 08160816A EP 08160816 A EP08160816 A EP 08160816A EP 2016840 A3 EP2016840 A3 EP 2016840A3
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Wilfried Köhl
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Kohl Maschinenbau GmbH
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Priority to PL08160816T priority Critical patent/PL2016840T3/en
Priority to EP11002081A priority patent/EP2324721A3/en
Priority to EP12181710.0A priority patent/EP2526788B1/en
Priority to EP08160816A priority patent/EP2016840B1/en
Priority to EP17204601.3A priority patent/EP3329789A3/en
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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
    • A24C5/1892—Forming the rod with additives, e.g. binding agent, flavorants
    • 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
    • A24C5/005—Treatment of cigarette paper
    • 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
    • A24D3/022—Applying additives to filter materials with liquid additives, e.g. application of plasticisers

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  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)

Abstract

The device has a storage container for storing a liquid flavoring material e.g. menthol, and a conduit connected to the container, a cigarette making machine, and/or loading equipment of a filter machine. The conduit has a spraying device and a pump for supplying the material from the container based on production speed of the machines. The container and the pump are accommodated in a device that is connected to the machines. A measurement-controlled dosing system supplies a tobacco strand from the machines with the material.
EP08160816A 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters Active EP2016840B1 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP11002081A EP2324721A3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP12181710.0A EP2526788B1 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP08160816A EP2016840B1 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP17204601.3A EP3329789A3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
PL08160816T PL2016840T3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP07014355 2007-07-20
EP08160816A EP2016840B1 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters

Related Child Applications (3)

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EP17204601.3A Division EP3329789A3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP12181710.0A Division EP2526788B1 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP11002081.5 Division-Into 2011-03-14

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EP2016840A2 EP2016840A2 (en) 2009-01-21
EP2016840A3 true EP2016840A3 (en) 2010-02-17
EP2016840B1 EP2016840B1 (en) 2011-09-28

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EP08160816A Active EP2016840B1 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP17204601.3A Withdrawn EP3329789A3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP11002081A Withdrawn EP2324721A3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP12181710.0A Active EP2526788B1 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters

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EP17204601.3A Withdrawn EP3329789A3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP11002081A Withdrawn EP2324721A3 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aroma agents to a line of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters
EP12181710.0A Active EP2526788B1 (en) 2007-07-20 2008-07-21 Device for applying aromatic substances to a roll of tobacco, cigarette paper or cigarette filters

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EP (4) EP2016840B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE525921T1 (en)
HR (1) HRP20110889T1 (en)
PL (1) PL2016840T3 (en)

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EP2879531B1 (en) * 2012-08-02 2020-09-02 Philip Morris Products S.a.s. Smoking article with menthol filter
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GB1357057A (en) * 1971-11-11 1974-06-19 Svenska Tobaks Ab Method for and apparatus for producing cigarettes or cylindrical cigars having a tobacco filler containing at least one aromatic liquid dissolved or dispersed in a liquid
GB2078488A (en) * 1980-06-23 1982-01-13 Philip Morris Inc Method and apparatus for applying additive matter to tobacco
DE3844620A1 (en) * 1988-06-28 1990-02-08 Reynolds Tobacco Gmbh Apparatus for producing a flavoured string of smoking material
DE29504284U1 (en) * 1995-03-13 1995-05-04 Koehl Maschbau Gmbh Device for applying flavorings to a tobacco rod
DE19844682A1 (en) * 1998-09-29 2000-04-06 Bat Cigarettenfab Gmbh Assembly to apply methane flavor to cigarettes has spray directed at tobacco in open forms to achieve fast and uniform application
EP1397965A1 (en) * 2002-09-11 2004-03-17 Hauni Maschinenbau AG Injection of a medium in filter segments

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EP2016840A2 (en) 2009-01-21
EP3329789A3 (en) 2018-09-19
EP2324721A2 (en) 2011-05-25
PL2016840T3 (en) 2012-04-30
EP2526788B1 (en) 2018-01-03
ATE525921T1 (en) 2011-10-15
EP2016840B1 (en) 2011-09-28
EP2526788A1 (en) 2012-11-28
EP2324721A3 (en) 2011-09-07
EP3329789A2 (en) 2018-06-06
HRP20110889T1 (en) 2011-12-31

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