EP3214958B1 - Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer et procédé de fabrication d'un article à fumer - Google Patents

Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer et procédé de fabrication d'un article à fumer Download PDF

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EP3214958B1
EP3214958B1 EP15794248.3A EP15794248A EP3214958B1 EP 3214958 B1 EP3214958 B1 EP 3214958B1 EP 15794248 A EP15794248 A EP 15794248A EP 3214958 B1 EP3214958 B1 EP 3214958B1
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Gary Fallon
Andrew Bray
Gerhard Le Roux
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Tobacco Research and Development Institute Pty Ltd
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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
    • A24C5/473—Cutting the 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
    • A24C5/471—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
    • 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
    • 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

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  • This present invention relates to a smoking article assembly machine.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of making a smoking article.
  • Smoking articles such as filter cigarettes, are generally formed of a tobacco rod and a filter wrapped in a material, such as paper.
  • a band of paper such as tipping paper, may be used to join together a wrapped tobacco rod and a wrapped filter.
  • Cigarettes with different construction and configuration are possible but do generally comprise rod shaped components, such as tobacco rods and filters that are wrapped in materials in various arrangements.
  • Machinery for preparing and wrapping a web of material around a tobacco rod, a filter or an assembly of a tobacco rod and a filter may include a web handling system that handles thin strips of material, such as tipping paper, arranges and aligns the strips of material with the relevant components and feeds the strips into a wrapping process to wrap the strips of material around the components of the smoking article.
  • a web handling system that handles thin strips of material, such as tipping paper, arranges and aligns the strips of material with the relevant components and feeds the strips into a wrapping process to wrap the strips of material around the components of the smoking article.
  • a smoking article assembly machine having a web of tipping paper conveying path
  • the smoking article assembly machine comprising a mechanical cutter configured to perform a cutting action to form a pattern including a line having a dimension of at least 5 mm on a web of tipping paper passing along the web of tipping paper conveying path, the line extending at least 50% around the circumference of the smoking article when assembled, a web severing device configured to sever the web of tipping paper into segments for wrapping smoking articles, and a curling station configured to act on the web of tipping paper, wherein the mechanical cutter is configured to perform the cutting action downstream of the curling station along the web of tipping paper conveying path.
  • the line may be a line of separation.
  • the cutting action of the mechanical cutter may be configured to define at least two sections of the web of tipping paper.
  • the mechanical cutter may be configured to perform a cutting action to form the pattern including a line in a direction along the direction of the web of tipping paper conveying path.
  • the mechanical cutter may be configured to perform the cutting action upstream of the web severing device along the web of tipping paper conveying path.
  • the mechanical cutter may be a crush cutting device. Alternatively, it may be another type of mechanical cutter such as a shear action cutter, e.g. a rotary scissor type cutter, or a contact cutter.
  • a shear action cutter e.g. a rotary scissor type cutter, or a contact cutter.
  • the crush cutting device may comprise a profiled roller and an anvil roller between which the web of tipping paper conveying path is defined.
  • the spacing between the profile roller and anvil roller may be in a range of between 3 to 5 ⁇ m.
  • the smoking article assembly machine may further comprise a pre-cutter disposed upstream of the curling station along the web of tipping paper conveying path.
  • the pre-cutter may be configured to perform a first cutting action on said web of tipping paper and the cutting action performed by the mechanical cutter may be a second cutting action on said web of tipping paper.
  • the pre-cutter may perform a mechanical cutting action.
  • the first cutting action may comprise a cut having a dimension less than 5 mm and the second cutting action may comprise a line having a dimension of at least 5 mm
  • the pre-cutter may be disposed downstream of the curling station and upstream of the mechanical cutter along the web of tipping paper conveying path. More specifically, the pre-cutter is preferably disposed after the curling station but before the mechanical cutter in the direction of movement of the web of tipping paper along the conveying path.
  • the pre-cutter may be disposed upstream of the curling station along the web of tipping paper conveying path.
  • the pre-cutter may be a punch for forming perforations.
  • the pre-cutter could be a shear action cutter, such as a rotary scissor type cutter, a contact cutter or a laser cutter.
  • the line may have a minimum length to width ration of 60:1.
  • a method of making a smoking article comprising conveying a web of tipping paper along a conveying path, curling the web of tipping paper using a curling station, mechanically cutting the web of tipping paper to form a pattern including a line having a dimension of at least 5 mm on the web of tipping paper, severing the web of tipping paper into segments, and assembling smoking article with the segments of tipping paper, the line extending at least 50% around the circumference of the smoking article.
  • smoking article includes smokeable products such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos whether based on tobacco, tobacco derivatives, expanded tobacco, reconstituted tobacco or tobacco substitutes and also heat-not-burn products and other nicotine delivery product such as aerosol generation devices including e-cigarettes.
  • the smoking article may be provided with a filter for the gaseous flow drawn by the smoker. Examples of smoking articles as described herein may comprise a cigarette with a filter in a fixed location on a rod of smokeable material such as tobacco whereas others may be telescopic in configuration.
  • a smoking article in the form of a cigarette 1 comprises a tobacco rod 2, which in a conventional manner comprises smokable material, such as tobacco or tobacco containing material, wrapped in a paper wrapper. It will be understood that the term cigarette may be replaced by the term smoking article throughout.
  • a generally cylindrical filter segment 3 that comprises filter material, for example cellulose acetate wrapped in a paper plug wrap is disposed adjacent to the tobacco rod 2.
  • the filter segment 3 is attached to the tobacco rod 2 by means of a covering layer of sheet material 4, preferably tipping paper.
  • the tobacco rod 2 may comprise a smokable material and a second filter section (not shown) which are longitudinally aligned.
  • the tipping paper 4 in Figure 2 is shown as a segment 10 of a web of tipping paper 11 which is of a width suitable for wrapping two cigarettes 1 back-to-back in a cigarette making machine as will be explained hereinafter.
  • Each length L of the web 11 is utilised to form an individual back-to-back cigarette pair and in use, the web 11 is cut along severing lines 12, 13 forming leading and trailing edges of each segment 10.
  • the segment 10 of the web of tipping paper 11 is divided along separation line 14.
  • the tipping paper 4 is formed with a pattern 5.
  • the pattern 5 is formed by an array of lines 6.
  • the lines 6 are formed by cutting into the sheet material that forms the tipping paper 4.
  • the segment 10 of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 shown in Figure 2 forms a blank.
  • the lines 6 are formed by a mechanical cutting action.
  • the depth of at least some of the lines 6 extends through the thickness of the sheet material. That is, the line 6 forms a line of separation. However, some of the lines 6 may extend only partially through the thickness of the sheet material.
  • the or each line 4 forming a line of separation defines at least two sections of the tipping paper 4.
  • line 4a defines two sections 8a, 8b of the tipping paper 4 in Figure 2 .
  • each line 6 is elongate. At least one line 6 has a length equal to or greater than 5mm. Preferably, at least one line 6 has a length equal to or greater than 10mm. When assembled at least one line 6 extends at least 50% around the circumference of the cigarette 1. Preferably, when assembled at least one line 6 extends at least 80% around the circumference of the cigarette 1.
  • the tipping paper 4 is also formed with an array of perforations 7.
  • the perforations 7 may be formed by laser cutting, embossing such as pin embossing or any other suitable method.
  • the perforations 7 provide for ventilation through the tipping paper 4. It will be understood that each perforation 7 typically has a diameter of up to 0.5mm. It has been found that perforation holes having a greater diameter than 0.5mm may cause the production of CO 2 .
  • a cigarette making machine suitable for producing cigarettes 1 will now be described with reference to Figures 3 and 4 .
  • the machine can be considered as a modification of a machine by Hauni Maschinenbau AG, which has been adapted to utilise a roll 22a of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 in the manufacture of cigarettes.
  • Reference is also made to Figure 5 which illustrates schematically the process steps performed by various parts of the machine illustrated in Figure 3 .
  • Tobacco rods 20 of a length suitable for forming two cigarettes back-to-back are supplied to a tobacco rod in-feed 33 shown in Figure 3 .
  • filter rods 21 are supplied from a hopper 35 into the machine.
  • the filter rods 21 are of a length suitable for forming two cigarettes back-to-back.
  • the tobacco rods 20 are supplied onto a take over drum 36 and passed to a tobacco rod cutting drum 37 with an associated knife wheel 38 that cuts the tobacco rods 20 into two parts 20a, 20b which are then axially separated by means of a separating drum 39 and passed to a filter feed drum 40 where an individual filter rod 21 is placed between them as shown in Figure 5 .
  • the filter rods 21 are fed from hopper 35 by means of supply rollers 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d to the filter feed drum 40 and as shown in Figure 3 , the filter feed drum 40 acts to abut the tobacco rods 20a, 20b against opposite ends of the filter rods 21 on a common longitudinally axis.
  • the abutting arrangement of rods 20a, 21, 20b is then transferred to a swash-plate drum 41 where they are joined together by means of a tipping paper segment 10 that comprises a cut portion of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 shown in Figure 2 , e.g. between severing lines 12 and 13.
  • the tipping paper segment 10 is cut from the web 11 and is coated with glue so that when the arrangement is transferred to rolling drum 43, the tipping paper segment 10 is wrapped around the filter rod 21 and is dimensioned to overlap the ends of the tobacco rods 20a, 20b so that they become joined together as illustrated by the arrangement in Figure 5 .
  • the joined rods 20a, 21, 20b then pass on to a transfer drum 45 so as to be fed to a cutting drum 46 with an associated rotary knife 47 which cuts the joined rods 20a, 21, 20b into two separate cigarettes 1, 1' which are then fed via a transfer drum 48 to a turning drum 49 where the cigarettes 1, 1' of each pair are arranged to face in the same direction ready for packaging.
  • the web 11 of tipping paper 4 is fed sequentially from a feed arrangement comprising two rolls 22a, 22b so that a continuous supply of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 can be provided to a cigarette making machine.
  • a feed arrangement comprising two rolls 22a, 22b so that a continuous supply of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 can be provided to a cigarette making machine.
  • a perforation station Prior to placement of the supply rolls 22a, 22b on the cigarette making machine, plain web rolls are acted on by a perforation station (not shown) to form the perforations 7 in the web 11 of tipping paper 4.
  • the perforation station (not shown) is typically remote from the cigarette making machine, or may be included in the cigarette making machine. Also the web 11 may be perforated at a perforation station adjacent the cigarette making machine and supplied from the adjacent station into the cigarette making machine.
  • the web 11 of tipping paper 4 is fed from one of the rolls 22a, 22b to a curling station 50.
  • the curling station 50 operates on the web 11 of tipping paper 4 in order to weaken its structural integrity on one side to enable it to curl into a cylinder readily when wrapped around the rods 20a, 20b, 21 on the drums 41, 43 as shown in Figures 3 and 5 .
  • the tipping paper 4 is passed over a fixed curling edge, also known as a curling bar, to weaken the structural integrity of the tipping paper slightly on one face.
  • a curling edge also known as a curling bar
  • the web 11 with perforations is able to withstand the curling treatment.
  • it has been found that the presence of a pattern 5 including a line 6 having a dimension of at least 5 mm on the web 11 of tipping paper 4 passing through the curling station 50 may cause the web to be at least partially damaged.
  • the web 11 of tipping paper 4 is acted on by a mechanical cutter 70, downstream of the curling station 50.
  • the mechanical cutter 70 acts on the web 11 of tipping paper 4 to form at least one line 6 of the pattern 5.
  • the mechanical cutter 70 performs a cutting action on the web 11 of tipping paper 4 as it passes through the mechanical cutter 70, along the web 11 of tipping paper 4 conveying path.
  • the mechanical cutter 70 makes cuts in the web 11 of tipping paper 4 that are predominantly in the machine direction, i.e. in the direction in which the tipping paper 4 is being conveyed, rather than in the cross-wise direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the tipping paper 4.
  • a web tensioner 65 is provided upstream of the curling station 50 in the embodiment shown in Figure 3 .
  • the web tensioner 65 or web reservoir provides for accurate control of the tension of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 at the mechanical cutter 70.
  • the web tensioner 65 is disposed between the curling station 50 and the mechanical cutter 70.
  • a paper guide (not shown) aligns the web 11 of tipping paper 4 in a direction transverse to the direction of the web 11 of tipping paper conveying path 4. The paper guide ensures that the web 11 of tipping paper 4 is accurately aligned prior to being received by the mechanical cutter 70.
  • the mechanical cutter 70 in the present embodiment is a crush cutting device.
  • the crush cutting device acts on the web 11 of tipping paper 4 to perform a crush cut, also known as a burst cut, on the web 11 to form the or each line 6 of the pattern 5.
  • the crush cutting device acting as the mechanical cutter 70 comprises a profiled roller 71 and an anvil roller 72.
  • the profiled roller 71 and anvil roller 72 are spaced apart from each other to define a gap 73.
  • the gap 73 defines part of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 conveying path. That is, the web 11 passes between the profiled roller 71 and the anvil roller 72.
  • the profiled roller 71 has a cylindrical outer surface 74.
  • Raised protrusions extend from the profiled roller 71.
  • the raised protrusions define the or each line 6 of the pattern 5.
  • the raised protrusions define a rotary die.
  • the anvil roller 72 has a cylindrical outer surface 75.
  • the cylindrical outer surface 75 of the anvil roller 72 is smooth. That is, the cylindrical outer surface 75 of the anvil roller 72 does not have any raised protrusions.
  • the spacing between the free edge of the raised protrusions (not shown) on the profiled roller 71 and cylindrical outer surface 75 of the anvil roller 72 is between 3 and 5 ⁇ m in the present embodiment.
  • the thickness of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 is typically 0.025 - 0.055 mm. However, it will be understood that the dimensions may vary.
  • Rotation of the profiled roller 71 and anvil roller 72 is synchronised.
  • the rotational speed of the profiled roller 71 and anvil roller 72 corresponds to the throughput speed of the web 11 of tipping paper 4.
  • the rollers 71, 72 act on either side of the web 11.
  • the part of the web 11 received between the raised protrusions on the profiled roller 71 and the cylindrical outer surface 75 of the anvil roller 72 is compressed. That is, the material is crushed therebetween.
  • the material on which the cutting action is performed is crushed by at least 80% of the thickness of the web 11 of tipping paper 4.
  • the crushing action causes the material to burst along the line of material acted on by the profiled roller 71, and so forms a line of separation. With this action, it is possible to perform a separation action that does not require piercing of the web 11 of tipping paper 4.
  • the or each line 6 has a minimum length to width ration of 60:1.
  • the mechanical cutter 70 is configured to perform a cutting action to form the pattern 5 including lines in a direction along the direction of the web 11 of tipping paper conveying path 4. Furthermore, it is possible to form such a pattern 5 including lines 6 having a dimension of at least 5 mm online the cigarette making machine. It will also be understood that the mechanical cutter 70 can be retrofitted to a cigarette making machine.
  • the web 11 of tipping paper 4 passes from the mechanical cutter 70 to a gluing station 55.
  • the web 11 with glue applied then passes over a feed roller 59 to a web severing device 60.
  • the web severing device 60 has a rotary patch cutter that includes a plurality of radially extending blades that cut the web 11 into tipping paper segments 10 to be applied to successive tobacco and filter rod arrangements as illustrated in Figure 5 .
  • the web severing device 60 cuts the web 1 along severing lines 12, 13 to form the individual tipping paper segments 10.
  • a cutting action is performed at the mechanical cutter 70 to form one or more lines 6 having a dimension of at least 5 mm on the web 11 of tipping paper 4 and, optionally, prior to rolls 22a, 22b of the web 11 of tipping paper 4 being received by the cigarette making machine to form perforations 7.
  • the cigarette making machine has a pre-cutter to perform a cutting action on the web 11 of tipping paper 4 to form perforations 7.
  • One such embodiment is shown in Figure 6 .
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 6 is generally the same as the embodiments described above and so a detailed description will be omitted.
  • the cigarette making machine has a pre-cutter 80 disposed along the web 11 of tipping paper 4 conveying path.
  • the pre-cutter 80 is disposed upstream of the curling station 50 along the web 11 of tipping paper 4 conveying path.
  • the pre-cutter 80 is configured to form perforations, or other cutting actions in which the cuts have a dimension less than 5mm.
  • the pre-cutter 80 may have different forms, including a laser cutting device, a pin embossing device or a shear action cutter.
  • the pre-cutter 80 is configured to perform a first cutting action on the web 11 of tipping paper 4.
  • the cutting action performed by the mechanical cutter 70 is a second cutting action on said web 11 of tipping paper 4.
  • the pre-cutter is disposed downstream of the curling station 50 and upstream of the mechanical cutter 70 along the web 11 of tipping paper 4 conveying path. With such arrangements, it is possible to form the perforations or other cutting action that is not performed by the mechanical cutter 70 online the cigarette making machine.
  • the entirety of this disclosure shows by way of illustration various embodiments in which the claimed invention(s) may be practiced and provide for superior smoking article assembly machine and/or method of making a smoking article.
  • the advantages and features of the disclosure are of a representative sample of embodiments only, and are not exhaustive and/or exclusive. They are presented only to assist in understanding and teach the claimed features.

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  1. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer possédant un trajet d'acheminement de papier pour manchette (4) en bande continue (11), la machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer comprenant :
    une coupeuse mécanique (70) configurée pour réaliser une action de coupe afin de former un motif incluant une ligne ayant une dimension d'au moins 5 mm sur une bande continue de papier pour manchette qui passe le long du trajet d'acheminement de papier pour manchette en bande continue, la ligne s'étendant au moins sur 50 % autour de la circonférence de l'article à fumer lorsqu'il est assemblé,
    un dispositif de sectionnement de bande continue (60) configuré pour sectionner la bande continue de papier pour manchette en segments pour envelopper des articles à fumer, et
    un poste de roulage (50) configuré pour agir sur la bande continue de papier pour manchette,
    dans laquelle la coupeuse mécanique est configurée pour réaliser l'action de coupe en aval du poste de roulage le long du trajet d'acheminement de papier pour manchette en bande continue.
  2. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle la ligne est une ligne de séparation.
  3. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans laquelle l'action de coupe de la coupeuse mécanique est configurée pour définir au moins deux sections de la bande continue de papier pour manchette.
  4. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans laquelle la coupeuse mécanique est configurée pour réaliser une action de coupe afin de former le motif incluant une ligne dans un sens le long du sens du trajet d'acheminement de papier pour manchette en bande continue.
  5. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la coupeuse mécanique est configurée pour réaliser l'action de coupe en amont du dispositif de sectionnement de bande continue le long du trajet d'acheminement de papier pour manchette en bande continue.
  6. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la coupeuse mécanique est un dispositif de coupe par écrasement.
  7. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle le dispositif de coupe par écrasement comprend un rouleau profilé et un rouleau-enclume entre lesquels le trajet d'acheminement de papier pour manchette en bande continue est défini.
  8. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle l'espacement entre le rouleau profilé et le rouleau-enclume se situe dans la gamme de 3 à 5 pm.
  9. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre une pré-coupeuse disposée en amont du poste de roulage le long du trajet d'acheminement de papier pour manchette en bande continue, dans laquelle la pré-coupeuse est configurée pour réaliser une première action de coupe sur ladite bande continue de papier pour manchette et l'action de coupe réalisée par la coupeuse mécanique est une deuxième action de coupe sur ladite bande continue de papier pour manchette.
  10. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle la pré-coupeuse réalise une action de coupe mécanique.
  11. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon la revendication 9 ou la revendication 10, dans laquelle la première action de coupe comprend une coupe ayant une dimension inférieure à 5 mm et la deuxième action de coupe comprend une ligne ayant une dimension d'au moins 5 mm.
  12. Machine d'assemblage d'articles à fumer selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la ligne a un rapport minimum longueur/largeur de 60:1.
  13. Procédé de fabrication d'un article à fumer, comprenant :
    l'acheminement d'une bande continue de papier pour manchette le long d'un trajet d'acheminement,
    le roulage de la bande continue de papier pour manchette en utilisant un poste de roulage,
    la coupe mécanique de la bande continue de papier pour manchette pour former un motif incluant une ligne ayant une dimension d'au moins 5 mm sur la bande continue de papier pour manchette,
    le sectionnement de la bande continue de papier pour manchette en segments, et
    l'assemblage d'un article à fumer avec les segments de papier pour manchette, la ligne s'étendant au moins sur 50 % autour de la circonférence de l'article à fumer.
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