EP2952105A4 - Tobacco starting material-bulking method and bulking system therefor - Google Patents

Tobacco starting material-bulking method and bulking system therefor

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EP2952105A4
EP2952105A4 EP13873179.9A EP13873179A EP2952105A4 EP 2952105 A4 EP2952105 A4 EP 2952105A4 EP 13873179 A EP13873179 A EP 13873179A EP 2952105 A4 EP2952105 A4 EP 2952105A4
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Prior art keywords
bulking
starting material
system therefor
tobacco starting
tobacco
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EP13873179.9A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2952105B1 (en
EP2952105A1 (en
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Manabu Nishimura
Hiromi Uematsu
Hisashi Otaka
Tomohiko Yoshioka
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Japan Tobacco Inc
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Japan Tobacco Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/04—Humidifying or drying tobacco bunches or cut tobacco
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/18—Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
    • A24B3/182—Puffing
EP13873179.9A 2013-02-04 2013-02-04 Expanding method of tobacco raw material and expanding system of the same Active EP2952105B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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PCT/JP2013/052490 WO2014118988A1 (en) 2013-02-04 2013-02-04 Tobacco starting material-bulking method and bulking system therefor

Publications (3)

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EP2952105A1 EP2952105A1 (en) 2015-12-09
EP2952105A4 true EP2952105A4 (en) 2016-09-21
EP2952105B1 EP2952105B1 (en) 2019-08-14

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EP (1) EP2952105B1 (en)
CN (1) CN104968222B (en)
RU (1) RU2613578C2 (en)
UA (1) UA114447C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2014118988A1 (en)

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US3978867A (en) * 1971-01-27 1976-09-07 Hauni-Werke Korber & Co., Kg Apparatus for increasing the volume of moist tobacco
EP0484899A1 (en) * 1990-11-07 1992-05-13 Japan Tobacco Inc. Method and system for expanding tobacco

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CA1047352A (en) * 1975-09-05 1979-01-30 Eugene Glock Method and apparatus for increasing the filling capacity of shredded tobacco tissue
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CN102715646B (en) * 2012-06-29 2014-06-18 陕西科技大学 Method for expanding cut tobacco stems

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3978867A (en) * 1971-01-27 1976-09-07 Hauni-Werke Korber & Co., Kg Apparatus for increasing the volume of moist tobacco
EP0484899A1 (en) * 1990-11-07 1992-05-13 Japan Tobacco Inc. Method and system for expanding tobacco

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CN104968222B (en) 2017-05-17
RU2613578C2 (en) 2017-03-17
RU2015137711A (en) 2017-03-15
WO2014118988A1 (en) 2014-08-07
UA114447C2 (en) 2017-06-12
EP2952105B1 (en) 2019-08-14
EP2952105A1 (en) 2015-12-09

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