EP3123876A4 - Filter cigarette manufacturing equipment, manufacturing method therefor and filter cigarette - Google Patents

Filter cigarette manufacturing equipment, manufacturing method therefor and filter cigarette Download PDF

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EP3123876A4
EP3123876A4 EP14887567.7A EP14887567A EP3123876A4 EP 3123876 A4 EP3123876 A4 EP 3123876A4 EP 14887567 A EP14887567 A EP 14887567A EP 3123876 A4 EP3123876 A4 EP 3123876A4
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filter cigarette
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Takashi Kamio
Michiaki Takatsu
Hiroshi Sakamoto
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Japan Tobacco Inc
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/60Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
    • A24C5/606Perforating cigarettes
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/34Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
    • A24C5/3418Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by pneumatic means
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24CMACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/47Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces
    • A24C5/471Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces by means of a connecting band
    • A24C5/472Applying adhesives to the connecting band
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/04Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
    • A24D3/043Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure with ventilation means, e.g. air dilution
EP14887567.7A 2014-03-28 2014-03-28 Filter cigarette manufacturing machines and filter cigarette manufacturing method Active EP3123876B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP22190516.9A EP4173496A1 (en) 2014-03-28 2014-03-28 Filter cigarette manufacturing method and filter cigarette

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PCT/JP2014/059225 WO2015145747A1 (en) 2014-03-28 2014-03-28 Filter cigarette manufacturing equipment, manufacturing method therefor and filter cigarette

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EP3123876A1 EP3123876A1 (en) 2017-02-01
EP3123876A4 true EP3123876A4 (en) 2017-12-06
EP3123876B1 EP3123876B1 (en) 2022-08-17

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JP (1) JP6103676B2 (en)
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WO (1) WO2015145747A1 (en)

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US4340074A (en) * 1979-11-07 1982-07-20 Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Cigarette material having non-lipsticking properties
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WO1984000478A1 (en) * 1982-07-23 1984-02-16 Philip Morris Inc Cigarettes and methods of manufacture
US20100108084A1 (en) * 2008-10-31 2010-05-06 Norman Alan B Filtered cigarette with diffuse tipping material
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EP3123876A1 (en) 2017-02-01
JP6103676B2 (en) 2017-03-29
EP3123876B1 (en) 2022-08-17
EP4173496A1 (en) 2023-05-03
RU2016141649A3 (en) 2018-04-28
WO2015145747A1 (en) 2015-10-01

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