EP2987418B1 - Dispositif de remplissage d'article à fumer - Google Patents

Dispositif de remplissage d'article à fumer Download PDF

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EP2987418B1
EP2987418B1 EP14182004.3A EP14182004A EP2987418B1 EP 2987418 B1 EP2987418 B1 EP 2987418B1 EP 14182004 A EP14182004 A EP 14182004A EP 2987418 B1 EP2987418 B1 EP 2987418B1
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tobacco
sheath
driving mechanism
tube
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Steen Magill
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JT International SA
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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
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A24C5/42—Pocket cigarette-fillers

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  • the present invention relates to a device for filling a tube for a smoking article with tobacco.
  • the papers can be formed into a hollow tube by the consumer or are pre-formed as a hollow tube and may have a filter at one end if desired.
  • a device for filling a tube for a smoking article with tobacco comprising a hollow sheath and a screw-threaded tobacco driving mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is arranged to draw, upon rotation in a first direction, tobacco in to the sheath, and wherein the sheath is arranged to fit within the mouth of a tube for a smoking article and the driving mechanism is further arranged to drive tobacco from the sheath in to the mouth of the tube in use when rotated in a second direction.
  • Insertion of the sheath into a paper tube to be filled then follows, with the screw then being rotated in an opposite direction to dispense the tobacco into the paper tube.
  • the sheath, with the screw still in it, can then be removed and the smoking article is prepared.
  • a device 1 has a hollow sheath 2 and a screw-threaded tobacco driving component 3 positioned within the sheath 2.
  • the screw-threaded tobacco driving mechanism 3 is connected to a handle component 4 which a user can turn in use, as will be described below.
  • the tobacco driving mechanism 3 may be removable from the hollow sheath 2 or may be rotatably fixed within it. It may also be slidable in an axial direction within the hollow sheath 2 if required.
  • the device 1 in use the device 1 according to the present invention is inserted into a pool of tobacco 5 and the handle 4 rotated by user. Rotation of the handle 4 in turn rotates the tobacco driving mechanism 3, with the screw thread thereon engaging with the tobacco 5 and drawing it up into the sheath 2. When the sheath 2 has been filled to an appropriate level with tobacco 5 the device 1 is removed from the pool of tobacco 5.
  • the device 1 can then be placed in the mouth of a hollow tube 6, which is generally formed from paper or other smoking material, and which may be attached, at the end opposite to its mouth, to a filter 7 if required.
  • the tube 6 may be supplied in a pre-formed state, or may be formed by a consumer just prior to use of the device 1 according to the invention.
  • a user can then rotate the handle 4 in a direction opposite to that which is rotated during the insertion in to the sheath 2 of tobacco 5. This drives the tobacco 5 out from within the sheath 2 in to the tube 6.
  • the device 1 can then be drawn upward to leave the tobacco 5 within the tube 6.
  • the device 1 may or may not be emptied in this process.
  • a completed smoking article has then been formed in a simple and effective manner without any tobacco being spilled or wasted.
  • the configuration of the screw-threaded tobacco driving mechanism 3 may be adopted in shown Figure 4 (The handle component is not shown).
  • the pitch angle on the screw-threaded tobacco driving mechanism 3 may be uniform along its length. However, it is also possible to selectively vary the pitch and/or angle of the screw-thread to change the packing density of the tobacco as it is drawn into and then driven out of the sheath 2 into the tube 6. By controlling the packing density it is possible to control both the smoking characteristics of the finished smoking article, and/or also to control the packing density of the tobacco within the finished smoking article such that, for example, the open end of the tube has more dense tobacco packing than the remainder to effectively develop a "plug" of tobacco that ensure good retention of the tobacco within the tube 6.
  • sheath 2 illustrated in the Figures is of fixed length provide a device in which the length of the sheath 2 can be varied dependent upon the length of the tube 6 into which tobacco 5 is to be inserted. With such a device it is possible to provide a single device that can be used with a variety of different tube lengths.
  • the present invention provides a simple and effective device which is of low cost and easy to manufacture as well as being readily understood in terms of its operation.

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  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)

Claims (6)

  1. Dispositif pour remplir de tabac un tube pour un article à fumer, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif comprend un étui creux (2) et un mécanisme d'entraînement de tabac à pas de vis (3), dans lequel le mécanisme d'entraînement est agencé pour faire entrer, lors d'une rotation dans une première direction, du tabac (5) dans l'étui, et dans lequel l'étui est agencé pour s'ajuster dans l'ouverture d'un tube pour un article à fumer et le mécanisme d'entraînement est en outre agencé pour entraîner le tabac à partir de l'étui dans l'ouverture de tube en utilisation lorsqu'il est mis en rotation dans une seconde direction.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'étui est cylindrique.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel le mécanisme d'entraînement peut être retiré de l'étui.
  4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le mécanisme d'entraînement comporte une poignée (4) qui peut être mise en rotation pour entraîner le mécanisme d'entraînement dans l'une ou l'autre des première et seconde directions.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le pas et/ou l'angle d'inclinaison de la vis dans le mécanisme d'entraînement de tabac à pas de vis varient selon la longueur du mécanisme d'entraînement de tabac à pas de vis dans une direction axiale.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la longueur de l'étui peut être variée.
EP14182004.3A 2014-08-22 2014-08-22 Dispositif de remplissage d'article à fumer Not-in-force EP2987418B1 (fr)

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EP14182004.3A EP2987418B1 (fr) 2014-08-22 2014-08-22 Dispositif de remplissage d'article à fumer
ES14182004.3T ES2619320T3 (es) 2014-08-22 2014-08-22 Dispositivo para llenar un artículo para fumar
CA2899752A CA2899752A1 (fr) 2014-08-22 2015-08-05 Dispositif de remplissage d'article de fumeur

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US674845A (en) * 1901-02-21 1901-05-21 John W Vogel Pocket cigarette-machine.
US858642A (en) * 1906-10-25 1907-07-02 Harry Williams Portable cigarette maker and filler.
US873350A (en) * 1907-07-03 1907-12-10 Ira Lewis Conkling Cigarette-making device.
DE3437882A1 (de) * 1984-10-16 1986-04-17 Max 8370 Regen Liebich System zur selbstverfertigung von zigaretten durch den verbraucher
BE1017515A3 (nl) * 2007-03-20 2008-11-04 Noble Harvest Limitd Ltd Spiraal voor toepassing in een apparaat voor het vervaardigen van sigaretten en apparaat voorzien van zulk spiraal.

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