EP2813153A1 - Filtermontagevorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2813153A1
EP2813153A1 EP13767740.7A EP13767740A EP2813153A1 EP 2813153 A1 EP2813153 A1 EP 2813153A1 EP 13767740 A EP13767740 A EP 13767740A EP 2813153 A1 EP2813153 A1 EP 2813153A1
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Yoshiaki Ishikawa
Takahiro MIYAGISHI
Satoshi Egashira
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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
    • A24C5/47—Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces
    • A24C5/471—Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces by means of a connecting band
    • 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
    • A24C5/47—Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces
    • A24C5/478—Transport means for filter- or cigarette-rods in view of their assembling

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  • the filter tip attachment comprises a conveying path configured to convey the filter plug or the intermediate product, or to convey a preprocessed product or a post-processed product before or after processing of the filter plug or the intermediate product, wherein the conveying path is configured such that a diameter enlarged section having a diameter enlarged at a position along the conveying path is provided in a portion where the conveying path is narrower than the diameter of the filter plug or the intermediate product, or the diameter of the preprocessed product or the post-processed product before or after processing of the filter plug or the intermediate product.
  • the filter tip attachment further includes a hopper in which the preprocessed product is accommodated, and is configured such that the conveying path is formed between a pair of upper and lower sets of a plurality of conveying rollers for sending out the preprocessed product to the hopper, and the diameter enlarged section is formed on the conveying rollers, respectively.
  • the supply drum 9 is further rotated while sucking and holding the cut tip papers 3 by using suction holes 22, and supplies each of the tip papers 3 to each of the intermediate products IP on the first conveying drum 4.
  • a gap between the supply drum 9 and the first conveying drum 4 is defined as an attachment passage 6a.
  • the head edge of the tip paper 3 is stuck to the outer surface of the intermediate product IP and is conveyed along the outer peripheral surface of the first conveying drum 4 together with the intermediate product IP.
  • the supply drum 9 is formed by arranging, in the circumferential direction thereof, a plurality of suction areas 23 in each of which a plurality of the suction holes 22 used for sucking one tip paper 3 are formed.
  • connection sections 25 are connected to each other by connection sections 25.
  • the intermediate products IP are transferred from the first conveying drum 4 to the second conveying drum (rolling drum) 5.
  • a gap between the first conveying drum 4 and the second conveying drum 5 is defined as a transfer passage 6b.
  • the intermediate product IP is conveyed between the second conveying drum 5 and the guide member 10 according to the rotation of the second conveying drum 5.
  • the intermediate product IP is slightly compressed in the radial direction to be fixed at the attachment position to some extent, and that, in the transfer passage 6b, the intermediate product IP is compressed to some extent in the radial direction so that the position of the intermediate product IP is fixed to ensure the transfer of the intermediate product IP.
  • the intermediate product IP is rolled while being compressed to some extent in the radial direction, so that the tip paper is surely wound around the intermediate product IP.
  • the position of the diameter enlarged section is described by taking, as an example, the case where the diameter enlarged section is provided so as to correspond to the position where the capsule 2 is enclosed.
  • the same effect can be obtained, for example, when a filter plug having a hollow portion in a part thereof is used, and the diameter enlarged section is provided at the position corresponding to the hollow portion.
  • the double filter plug DFP is made to pass between a pair of upper and lower conveying rollers 31 (as shown by arrow B of FIG. 7 ) each including three rollers. At this time, the double filter plug DFP is transferred in a state that the double filter plug DEP is arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the conveying roller 31.
  • the gap between the upper and lower conveying rollers 31 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the double filter plug DFP.
  • the passage between the upper and lower conveying rollers 31 is also configured as a conveying passage of the double filter plug DFP, and since the gap of the conveying passage is smaller than the diameter of the double filter plug DFP, it is necessary to prevent that the capsules or the hollow portions, which are provided in the double filter plug DFP, are crushed, broken or deformed. In order to prevent the crushing, breakage and deformation, the diameter enlarged sections described above can be provided on the conveying rollers 31, respectively.
  • the gap of the portion in which the diameter enlarged section is provided is increased by 0.1 mm to 3.0 mm as compared with the gap between the upper and lower conveying rollers 31 (the gap of the conveying passage). More preferably, the gap may be increased by 0.7 mm to 2.8 mm.
  • the increased range of the gap is smaller than this range, the capsules or the hollow portions in the double filter plug DFP may be crushed to be broken and deformed.
  • the double filter plug DFP may be improperly transferred or may cause clogging.
  • the diameter enlarged section may be provided on both the upper and lower conveying rollers 31 or may be provided only on one of the upper and lower conveying rollers 31.
  • the gap of the conveying passage defined by the gap between the upper and lower conveying rollers 31 is set smaller as compared with the diameter of the double filter plug DFP.
  • the double filter plug DFP four capsules 2 are provided at an interval in the longitudinal direction of the double filter plug DFP.
  • the grooves 32 are formed in the portions in which each of the capsules 2 is arranged, and thereby the capsules 2 are prevented from being crushed by the conveying rollers 31. It should be noted that, even in the case of the hollow filter in which hollow portions are provided instead of the capsules 2, the hollow portions can be protected by the grooves 32.
  • a conveying path configured to convey post-processed products, such as filter cigarettes (not shown) obtained by further cutting the double filter cigarette around which the above-described tip paper 10 is wound
  • the double filter cigarette formed on the second drum 5 is transferred to a decelerating drum 33.
  • This decelerating drum 33 is configured to reduce the rotation speed of subsequent drums in order to stabilize the work (for example, quality inspection work) performed on each of various drums to which the double filter cigarette is transferred.
  • the double filter cigarette is transferred to a final cutting drum 34.
  • the double filter cigarette is cut at the center thereof to be formed into two filter cigarettes (post-processed products).
  • the filter cigarettes are further transferred to a cigarette separating drum 35, so that the positions of the filter cigarettes are adjusted. Then, the filter cigarettes are transferred to an end scanner drum 36, and the inspection of defective products is performed.
  • the inspection here includes a loose end inspection and a end face inspection which are performed for checking, for example, the filling degree of shredded tobacco, and the like. Then, the filter cigarettes are further transferred to an inspection drum 37 and are further inspected.
  • an inspection such as, for example, a quality inspection for checking breakage of the wrapping paper, is performed.
  • the filter cigarettes are further transferred to various drums and are made to pass between the drums at each transfer. Also in a conveying path formed between the subsequent drums, diameter enlarged sections for preventing the capsule 2 or the hollow portion from being crushed can be provided in addition to the conveying path formed on the drums 33 to 37 described above.

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PCT/JP2013/058073 WO2013146528A1 (ja) 2012-03-26 2013-03-21 フィルタ装着装置

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CN109965344A (zh) * 2017-12-27 2019-07-05 中烟机械技术中心有限责任公司 供给颗粒物的计量装置
EP3315032B1 (de) 2016-10-26 2020-09-30 G.D S.p.A. Fördertrommel für gruppen mit durch mindestens einen doppelfilter mit mindestens einem zerbrechlichen filterelement getrennten zwei koaxialen zigarettensegmenten
WO2021123425A1 (en) * 2019-12-20 2021-06-24 Philip Morris Products S.A. Elastic contact element for wrapping a sheet around a group of segments
US11252990B2 (en) 2016-05-27 2022-02-22 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco industry products
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EP2762014A3 (de) * 2013-02-05 2016-06-08 HAUNI Maschinenbau AG Förderung von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie mit druckempfindlichen Objekten
US11252990B2 (en) 2016-05-27 2022-02-22 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco industry products
US11540558B2 (en) 2016-05-27 2023-01-03 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco industry products
EP3315032B1 (de) 2016-10-26 2020-09-30 G.D S.p.A. Fördertrommel für gruppen mit durch mindestens einen doppelfilter mit mindestens einem zerbrechlichen filterelement getrennten zwei koaxialen zigarettensegmenten
CN109965344A (zh) * 2017-12-27 2019-07-05 中烟机械技术中心有限责任公司 供给颗粒物的计量装置
CN109965344B (zh) * 2017-12-27 2021-09-28 中烟机械技术中心有限责任公司 供给颗粒物的计量装置
WO2021123425A1 (en) * 2019-12-20 2021-06-24 Philip Morris Products S.A. Elastic contact element for wrapping a sheet around a group of segments

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