EP3217814B1 - Method of manufacturing a filter element for a smoking article - Google Patents

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EP3217814B1
EP3217814B1 EP15794173.3A EP15794173A EP3217814B1 EP 3217814 B1 EP3217814 B1 EP 3217814B1 EP 15794173 A EP15794173 A EP 15794173A EP 3217814 B1 EP3217814 B1 EP 3217814B1
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    • 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
    • A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
    • A24D3/043—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure with ventilation means, e.g. air dilution
    • 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
    • A24D3/025—Final operations, i.e. after the filter rod forming process

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  • the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing or making a filter element for an aerosol generating product, such as a cigarette, a cigarillo, a cigar or the like, which for the sake of brevity will be generally referred to herein simply as a "smoking article".
  • the invention also relates to a filter element obtained or manufactured by the inventive method, as well as an aerosol generating product, such as a smoking article, that includes such a filter element.
  • smoking articles such as cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars and the like are configured to generate an aerosol in the form of smoke for use by a consumer.
  • a smoking article is also more generally referred to as an "aerosol generating product" in this disclosure.
  • an object of this invention is to provide a new and/or improved method of manufacturing a filter element for an aerosol generating product, especially a smoking article, for the tobacco processing industry.
  • Smoking articles having perforated filter members with perforated wrapping materials are known from, for example, the documents FR 2 414 884 A , US 3 552 399 A , US 3 547 134 A , US 3 045 690 A , US 4 570 649 A or FR 2 545 696 A1 .
  • a method of manufacturing or making a filter element for aerosol generating products, such as smoking articles, as recited in claim 1 is provided.
  • Advantageous and/or preferred features of the invention are recited in the dependent claims and are described below.
  • the invention provides a method of manufacturing or producing a discrete or individual filter element for aerosol generating products, especially a filter plug element for smoking articles, comprising the steps:
  • the invention provides a new and improved method or technique for forming or introducing holes or perforations in a filter element or filter "plug" of a smoking article.
  • the perforations or holes formed in filter element or filter plug of a smoking article provide ventilation enabling air to be drawn laterally into the filter element and, thus, into a main flow or mainstream flow of the aerosol (e.g. smoke) that originates, in use, from an aerosol generating material (e.g. tobacco) of the smoking article.
  • the lateral airflow mixes with the main axial flow of aerosol/smoke through the filter and causes more turbulence than laminar flow. This can result in increased filtration efficiency, and/or an easier pressure drop adjustment for the filter element.
  • the airflow generated by the perforations or holes can produce a higher interaction or pick-up rate of flavour in the filter element by the mainstream smoke.
  • the perforations or holes can provide a capillary effect to distribute a flavouring liquid or an indicator liquid faster, thereby providing a faster or more efficient and homogeneous release of taste components to the mainstream aerosol/smoke.
  • the step of forming perforations or holes comprises forming those perforations or holes in the layer of sheet material that covers or wraps the elongate filter member.
  • the step of forming the perforations or holes is performed or carried out after the step of covering or wrapping the strand of filter material with the layer of sheet material
  • the perforations or holes are not only formed through the layer of sheet material, but also into or through the filter material covered or wrapped by the at least one layer of sheet material. This not only ensures a good flow path for lateral airflow into the mainstream flow of smoke through the filter material, it also enhances the capillary effect for better distributing a flavouring liquid or an indicator liquid through the filter material.
  • each discrete or individual filter element is formed as a rod element or plug element of filter material, such as cellulose acetate tow or fibres, and is covered or wrapped or enclosed by at least one layer of sheet material, known as "plug wrap".
  • This sheet material may be porous (e.g. paper) or non-porous (e.g. a plastic film or coated paper).
  • the step of forming perforations or holes in the rod element of filter material then preferably comprises forming the perforations or holes in the at least one layer of sheet material, i.e. in the plug wrap, such that they communicate with the axial or mainstream flow of aerosol/smoke through the filter material within or enclosed by the plug wrap.
  • the individual filter rod elements or plug elements are typically produced by fabricating a continuous or long filter member and then cutting that elongate filter member into a plurality of shorter elements, each typically of uniform length.
  • the fabrication of the continuous or long filter rod prior to cutting therefore preferably includes the step of forming a plurality of perforations or holes in the at least one layer of sheet material or plug wrap which is wrapped around and/or encloses the filter material, e.g. cellulose acetate tow or fibres, of the continuous or long filter rod.
  • the discrete or individual plug elements or rod elements of filter material may then be subsequently cut from the elongate filter member.
  • tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide (TNCO) levels with perforated tipping paper and plug wrap can be difficult.
  • porosity change of tipping paper requires a long lead-time, which can generate write-off costs with old tipping paper stock.
  • a change in the plug wrap or the pressure drop of the filter over time can also impact on cost, with inventory options for the plug wrap limited as well.
  • the method of the invention addresses these issues with the potential to vary the number of perforations or holes and their respective depths to imitate variation in porosity of the plug wrap at constant cost. In this way, the ventilation of the filter element or plug can be varied with constant tipping paper porosity over a sufficient range for maintenance of the TNCO levels, thereby reducing the tipping paper inventories and write-offs.
  • the sheet material or plug wrap that covers or wraps the elongate filter member may be pre-perforated.
  • the sheet material is perforated prior to the step of covering or wrapping the substantially continuous strand of filter material therewith.
  • the elongate filter member comprises either a generally continuous filter rod or a filter rod member of a predetermined length
  • the method comprises: cutting the continuous filter rod or the filter rod member of predetermined length into a plurality of discrete or individual filter elements, with each discrete or individual filter element being configured for assembly with a respective tobacco rod element to form a smoking article.
  • the step of forming the perforations or holes in the layer of sheet material is performed or carried out before this cutting step. Accordingly, each discrete or individual filter element for an individual smoking article already has the perforations or holes for ventilation when it is produced or manufactured.
  • the elongate filter member is a generally continuous filter rod and the method includes: cutting the continuous filter rod into a plurality of elongate rod members of a predetermined length.
  • the step of forming the perforations or holes in the layer of sheet material or plug wrap that covers or wraps the strand of the filter material is then preferably carried out or performed on the elongate rod members of predetermined length. It will be noted, however, that the step of forming the perforations or holes in the layer of sheet material or plug wrap that covers or encloses the strand of the filter material may alternatively be carried out or performed on the continuous filter rod.
  • the perforations or holes are formed and/or arranged randomly in the layer of sheet material or plug wrap that covers or wraps the strand of the filter material.
  • the perforations or holes may be formed or arranged evenly or in an ordered arrangement in the layer of sheet material or plug wrap that covers or wraps the strand of the filter material.
  • the perforations or holes are distributed and/or formed around a periphery or circumference of the elongate filter member.
  • the perforations or holes may be formed and/or distributed along a longitudinal extent of the elongate filter member.
  • the step of forming perforations or holes in the layer of sheet material or plug wrap that covers or wraps the strand of the filter material includes moving the elongate filter member relative to a perforating device or hole forming device; e.g. rotating the elongate filter member about a longitudinal axis thereof.
  • the perforating device or the hole forming device comprises at least one laser beam from a laser source, such as a pulsed or a continuous laser source, and more preferably multiple laser beams.
  • the perforations or holes may be formed by means of at least one laser beam, which may ablate or cut and then penetrate or perforate the at least one layer of sheet material or plug wrap for communication with the mainstream flow through the filter material.
  • the at least one laser beam is typically movable with respect to the element of filter material; for example, along a longitudinal direction and/or in a transverse direction with respect to the elongate filter member. By virtue of such relative movement, it becomes possible to generate a range of different patterns for the perforations or holes formed in the filter element.
  • the perforating device or hole forming device may include a beam splitter arrangement for generating multiple laser beams from a single laser source (e.g. a continuous or a pulsed laser source).
  • the beam splitter arrangement may include a prism and/or one or more mirrors.
  • the beam splitter arrangement may preferably comprise a plurality of optical fibres to convey and direct respective individual laser beams towards the filter element from the laser source.
  • Optical fibres are highly flexible and relatively inexpensive, and are therefore very practical for transmitting multiple laser beams.
  • the ends of the optical fibres can be arranged in a predetermined array or pattern for transmitting the laser beams onto the elongate filter member.
  • the optical fibres for the multiple laser beams are therefore preferably directed towards and arranged around and/or along a length or extent of the elongate filter member for simultaneously forming a plurality of spaced perforations or holes in the filter member.
  • the beam splitter arrangement includes an optical fibre support configured to receive and hold a free end of each of the optical fibres in such a way that the laser beam from each individual optical fibre is directed towards the longitudinal axis of the filter element.
  • the optical fibre support may be configured to hold the optical fibres such that the laser beams are emitted therefrom in a plane generally perpendicular to a length or longitudinal axis of the element of filter material. This perpendicular orientation of the laser beams to the filter element thus forms straight cylindrical holes.
  • the optical fibre support may be configured to hold the optical fibres in such a way that the laser beams are emitted from the optical fibres to define a generatrix of a conical surface having its vertex on the longitudinal axis of the elongate filter member. With such an angled or oblique orientation of the laser beams to the filter member, inclined holes are formed.
  • the present invention provides a filter element for an aerosol generating product, especially a filter plug element for a smoking article, manufactured or obtained by a method according to any one of the embodiments described above.
  • the present invention provides an aerosol generating product, especially a smoking article, comprising: an elongate rod element of an aerosol generating material, e.g. a tobacco rod, assembled with a filter element of the invention as described above.
  • an aerosol generating product especially a smoking article, comprising: an elongate rod element of an aerosol generating material, e.g. a tobacco rod, assembled with a filter element of the invention as described above.
  • the elongate element of an aerosol generating material is assembled with the filter element by arranging an end of the filter element (e.g. plug element) adjacent and/or abutting an end of the elongate element of aerosol generating material (e.g. tobacco rod element), and joining or fastening those elements together via at least one layer of sheet material or wrapper that covers or wraps the said elements at least in a region of their abutting ends.
  • This at least one layer of sheet material or wrapper that joins or fastens the said elements together in the assembling step typically comprises paper, known as "tipping paper", although other materials may be contemplated.
  • the filter element is perforated before assembly with the tobacco rod to form the smoking article, it also becomes possible to employ pre-perforated tipping paper with few perforations or holes which are barely visible or apparent to a consumer without a close inspection. This way, it becomes possible to eliminate formation of perforations or holes simultaneously through both the tipping paper and the plug wrap from the method of manufacturing the smoking article.
  • the smoking article 1 comprises an elongate, generally cylindrical rod element 2 of an aerosol generating material 3, especially a smoking material, such as tobacco, which is covered or wrapped with a layer 4 of sheet material in the form of cigarette paper.
  • the layer or sheet 4 of cigarette paper is typically fixed around the body or mass of tobacco 3 via at least one fine line 5 of adhesive or glue applied in an overlap region 6 of the cigarette paper.
  • the smoking article 1 comprises an elongate, generally cylindrical filter rod element or plug element 7 of a filter material 8, such as cellulose acetate tow, which is covered or wrapped with a layer 9 of sheet material commonly referred to as plug wrap.
  • a filter material 8 such as cellulose acetate tow
  • plug wrap a layer 9 of sheet material commonly referred to as plug wrap.
  • the layer or sheet 9 of plug wrap is typically fixed around the body of filter material 8 via adhesive or glue 10 applied in an overlap region 11 of the plug wrap 9.
  • the filter rod element or plug element 7 includes a breakable capsule of flavouring liquid and/or taste altering liquid embedded in the filter material 8
  • the sheet 9 of plug wrap may be selected to be non-porous to prevent uncontrolled transport or seepage of the liquid there-through.
  • the rod element 2 of tobacco 3 and the plug element 7 of filter material 8 are arranged substantially in alignment such that an end 12 of the tobacco rod element 2 is adjacent to and/or in abutment with an end 13 of the filter plug element 7.
  • One or more layer 14 of a paper sheet or wrapper, commonly known as tipping paper is then used to join or fasten the tobacco rod element 2 and the filter plug element 7 together.
  • the layer 14 of tipping paper covers or wraps those elements 2, 7 in a region of their abutting ends 12, 13 and is fixed to each of the tobacco rod element 2 and the filter plug element 7 via a fine line 15 of adhesive or glue applied along an edge region 16 of the layer 14.
  • the layer or sheet 14 of tipping paper typically fully covers the filter plug element 7, as seen in Fig. 1 .
  • both the plug of filter material 8 and the layer 9 of sheet material or plug wrap around the filter material 8 of the filter plug element 7 have an ordered array of perforations or holes 17 formed therein before the tobacco rod element 2 and the filter plug element 7 are assembled and joined together with the layer or sheet 14 of tipping paper.
  • the layer 9 of plug wrap can be seen to include the perforations or holes 17 before the layer 9 is wrapped around the cylindrical body of filter material 8, this view simply illustrates the construction of the filter element 7 and need not necessarily be the case.
  • the perforations or holes 17 may also be formed in the layer 9 of plug wrap after that layer 9 has been wrapped and fixed around the body of filter material 8 during fabrication of the plug element 7. As seen in Fig. 1 , the perforations or holes 17 are formed or arranged in rows which extend around a circumference of the filter plug element 7 in a central region thereof.
  • the layer 9 of plug wrap in the filter plug element 7 is already perforated with holes 17 when that filter element 7 is combined and assembled with the tobacco rod element 2, it is possible to use a pre-perforated layer 14 of tipping paper when joining or fastening those two elements 2, 7 of the cigarette 1.
  • the pre-perforated layer 14 of tipping paper will usually have a relatively small number of perforations or holes 18 so that these are not visible or apparent to a consumer without very close inspection. These perforations or holes 18 in the layer 14 of tipping paper are nevertheless sufficient to allow a lateral influx of air into the filter plug element 7 through the perforations or holes 17 in the layer 9 of plug wrap.
  • the layer 14 of tipping paper effectively hides or obscures the holes or perforations 17 in the layer 9 of plug wrap and only a single fine row or line of perforations or holes 18 is visible on close inspection by a consumer.
  • an axial flow or mainstream flow 19 of an aerosol or smoke S from the tobacco 3 is drawn longitudinally of and within the smoking article 1 and through the filter element 7 (i.e. in a direction of the arrow).
  • the step of forming the perforations or holes 17 in the filter element 7, and particularly in the plug of filter material 8 and the layer 9 of sheet material or plug wrap around the filter material 8, may be performed during fabrication of the filter element 7.
  • the discrete or individual filter rod elements 7 are cut from a continuous filter rod R or from long filter rod members 20 (e.g. as shown schematically in Figs. 4 and 5 ) which are typically fabricated or produced in a dedicated filter making apparatus or machine 30 shown schematically in Fig.
  • the filter material 8 comprising cellulose acetate tow
  • the filter tow 8 is drawn in a generally continuous strand or ribbon D from a bulk supply 8', such as bale, and then conveyed through a series of banding jets 31, 31', 31", pre-tension rollers 32, and a blooming roller 33.
  • the filter tow 8 is stretched and relaxed to create a maximum surface area in the fibres of the cellulose acetate.
  • the generally continuous strand or ribbon D of filter tow 8 passes through a plasticiser addition unit 34, in which a plasticiser such as a triacetin is added to the fibres (e.g. by spraying) to enhance their adhesion together.
  • a plasticiser such as a triacetin
  • the filter tow 8 passes through delivery rollers 35 into a third, rod-making stage C of the filter making procedure.
  • the strand of filter tow fibres 8 is channelled via a guide device 36, especially a trumpet guide having a so-called "stuffer jet” or transport jet 36', to form or provide the substantially continuous strand D of filter tow material 8 with the desired circular cross-sectional shape.
  • a capsule, pellet or thread of flavouring material may also be introduced into the strand D of filter material 8.
  • a sheet or layer 9 of plug wrap material is drawn from a bulk roll 37 and fed via rollers up to the tow fibre strand D.
  • An adhesive is typically applied to the layer 9 of plug wrap material via an applicator nozzle 38 as that layer 9 of plug wrap material is brought into contact with and wrapped around the strand of filter material 8.
  • This adhesive which usually bonds or fixes the plug wrap 9 to the filter material 8 may be applied to the plug wrap material 9 as a single line or as multiple lines of adhesive, and may follow either straight or non-linear application patterns (circular, wavy or curly, for example).
  • a seam line 10 of glue is preferably applied to an overlap region 11 of the plug wrap 9 at an outlet of the guide device 36. In some cases, however, such seam lines may be deposited at the same time as the attachment glue at nozzle 38.
  • the continuous filter rod R that is thereby formed comprising the strand D of filter material 8 now covered with the layer 9 of plug wrap then passes through a sealing chamber 39 to seal and bond the wrapped rod R in its final desired shape.
  • the layer 9 of plug wrap sheet material which is wrapped around and covers the filter tow 8 assists in maintaining a desired cylindrical form of the filter rod.
  • the continuous rod R of filter material 8 is inspected at an inspection station 41 and then conveyed to a cutting station 42 where it is cut into predetermined lengths of rod members 20, e.g. as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 , each of which then undergoes a perforating or hole forming step in a hole-forming device 40.
  • the perforating or hole forming device 40 comprises a laser source for generating a laser beam, and a beam splitter for splitting the single laser beam from the laser into multiple laser beams.
  • the beam splitter of the perforating device 40 includes a plurality of optical fibres, each of which is configured and arranged to convey and direct individual laser beams towards the filter rod members 20.
  • the optical fibres are mounted within a support that holds a free end of each of the optical fibres arranged in a row or array directed at and arranged around and/or along an extent of the rod members 20.
  • the multiple laser beams emitted from the ends of the individual optical fibres are directed towards a longitudinal axis of the filter rod member 20 and can simultaneously cut or burn a plurality of perforations or holes 17 (e.g. preferably evenly spaced) through the layer 9 of plug wrap around the rod members 20.
  • a plurality of perforations or holes 17 e.g. preferably evenly spaced
  • the laser settings such as power and operation time
  • parameters e.g. depth
  • the perforations or holes 17 not only penetrate the layer(s) 9 of plug wrap around the filter material 8, but also penetrate through the fibres of the filter tow 8 towards the middle of the rod members 20.
  • the optical fibre support may be movable with respect to the filter rod members 20 to generate the desired constellation of perforations or holes 17, and/or more preferably the filter rod members 20 may be movable with respect to the support; e.g. in the longitudinal direction and/or in rotation about their longitudinal axes.
  • the perforations or holes 17 formed in the filter rod members 20 may be arranged in a regular or ordered, densely packed array around a circumference of the filter rod member 20 and along a length thereof.
  • the perforations or holes 17 formed in the filter rod members 20 may be arranged in series of single circumferential rows 21 evenly spaced apart along the filter rod member 20 such that each filter element 7 cut from the filter rod member 20 has a single circumferential row 21 of those perforations or holes 17.
  • each filter element 7 may include a series of rows 21 of the perforations or holes 17, e.g. circumferentially in a particular region thereof.
  • the perforations or holes 17, which are formed in the layer or sheet 9 of plug wrap around the tow material 8 and extend into the filter plug elements 7, can act as capillaries or pathways to assist transportation of flavouring liquids from capsules along and through the filter elements 7. They can thus assist the activation of indicators and faster distribution in the filter element 7 for release to the axial or mainstream smoke 19.
  • lateral air-flow through the perforations or holes 17 causes a more turbulent flow of smoke through the filter element 7 which facilitates pick-up of more flavour molecules into mainstream smoke 19.
  • Forming the perforations or holes 17 in the plug wrap layer 9 is also able to flexibly mimic porous plug wrap material with the number and extent of perforation effectively varying porosity for pre-perforated tipping paper products.
  • the rod members 20 may again be inspected at an inspection station 41 and then conveyed via a conveyor device 43 either to a storage buffer 44 or to another cutting station where the rod members 20 are cut to individual filter elements 7, which are then stored in a storage buffer.
  • the method of manufacturing a filter plug element 7 for a smoking article 1 is illustrated schematically, with the numbered boxes I to IV of the diagram representing steps of the method.
  • the first box I represents the step of providing a bulk supply 8' of a filter material, such as cellulose acetate tow, for processing as shown in Fig. 3 .
  • the second box II represents the step of processing the bulk filter material 8 to form a substantially continuous strand D of the filter material 8, which is preferably treated, guided and shaped to have a generally cylindrical cross-section.
  • the third box III of the diagram in Fig. 6 then represents the step of covering (e.g.
  • the fourth box IV represents the step of forming perforations or holes 17 in the layer 9 of sheet material or plug wrap that covers the elongate filter member R, 20 before and/or after the step of covering the strand D of filter material 8.
  • the layer 9 of sheet material on the roll 37 may be pre-perforated.
  • the step of forming the perforations or holes 17 in the layer 9 of sheet material or plug wrap may be carried out or performed on the elongate filter member R, 20 before it is cut to produce a plurality of the discrete or individual filter elements 7 for individual smoking articles 1.

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