EP3231300B1 - Method for manufacturing filtered cigarette - Google Patents

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EP3231300B1
EP3231300B1 EP15884616.2A EP15884616A EP3231300B1 EP 3231300 B1 EP3231300 B1 EP 3231300B1 EP 15884616 A EP15884616 A EP 15884616A EP 3231300 B1 EP3231300 B1 EP 3231300B1
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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
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
    • A24D1/025—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers the covers having material applied to defined areas, e.g. bands for reducing the ignition propensity
    • 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
    • A24C5/002—Feeding arrangements for individual paper wrappers
    • 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
    • A24C5/56—Making tipping materials, e.g. sheet cork for mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes, by mechanical means
    • A24C5/58—Applying the tipping materials
    • A24C5/586—Applying the tipping materials to a cigarette

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  • the present invention relates to a method of making filtered cigarettes each comprising a cigarette and a filter connected by a tip paper and having a double wrapper structure at part of the circumference of the cigarette.
  • a method of making filtered cigarettes of this type is disclosed, for example in Patent Document 1 identified below.
  • the double wrapper structure obtained by the making method of Patent Document 1 comprises a wrapper of a cigarette itself and an inner patch attached to the inner side of the wrapper at a predetermined position to extend over part of the inner side.
  • Such inner patch serves to add a special function to the filtered cigarette.
  • the inner patch is, for example paper containing activated carbon and menthol, and as a special function, adds a menthol flavor to the filtered cigarette.
  • the activated carbon contained in the inner patch is used to keep menthol stably in the paper.
  • DE 11 27 778 B describes a method for producing multi-filter mouthpiece cigarettes, in which a group consisting of two cigarettes and a filter attachment fastened therebetween of double length of use is cut through in the middle of the filter attachment, the single-filter cigarettes thus formed are pushed apart and connected to a second filter attachment inserted into the interspace to form a group by laying a second connecting leaflet around.
  • Patent Document 1 International Application Japanese Translation Publication No. 2007-524418
  • the web is allowed appropriate extension.
  • Such extension enables high-speed traveling of the web, and prevents the web from breaking when pulling force is applied to the web in replacement of the bobbin from which the web is fed.
  • the extension of the web is greatly affected by the magnitude of pulling force and also ambient temperature, which increases the difficulty of attaching inner patches accurately. Accordingly, when filtered cigarettes are made using a web with inner patches attached, variation in position of the inner patch is inevitable, and it is difficult to keep quality of filtered cigarettes within an acceptable range.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a method of making filtered cigarettes having the above-described double wrapper structure which can stabilize quality of the filtered cigarettes.
  • the method of making filtered cigarettes which comprises a step of forming a cigarette rod of twice the length of a cigarette of a filtered cigarette, the cigarette rod comprising a wrapper and a smokable filler which fills within the wrapper, a wrapping step of wrapping at least one outer wrapper around the cigarette rod, a first cutting step of cutting the cigarette rod with the outer wrapper wrapped around into two equal lengths, thereby forming two cigarettes each having a double wrapper structure, a turning-around step of turning the two cigarettes around, respectively, a step of placing a filter plug of twice the length of a filter of the filtered cigarette between the turned-around two cigarettes and bringing the turned-around two cigarettes into close contact with the filter plug, a step of wrapping a double tip paper of twice the width of a tip paper around the turned-round two cigarettes with the filter plug between, the width of the tip paper being a dimension along the length of the filtered cigarette, thereby forming a double
  • the double wrapper structure of the filtered cigarette is provided by wrapping an outer wrapper around the circumference of a cigarette rod, and comprises a wrapper of the cigarette itself and the outer wrapper or part of the outer wrapper.
  • the wrapper is not subjected to pulling force applied axially of the cigarette rod. Wrapping of the outer wrapper is therefore not affected adversely by extension of the wrapper caused by such pulling force.
  • the making method according to the present invention enables the outer wrapper to be wrapped around the cigarette rod at a desired position, and thus, can stabilize quality of filtered cigarettes having a double wrapper structure.
  • a manufacture system which carries out the making method according to the present invention comprises a filler supply apparatus 10, a cigarette making apparatus 12 and a filter attaching apparatus called "filter tip attachment 14".
  • a filler supply apparatus 10 a filler supply apparatus 10
  • a cigarette making apparatus 12 a filter attaching apparatus called "filter tip attachment 14"
  • filter tip attachment 14 a filter attaching apparatus
  • FIG. 2 shows the filler supply apparatus 10 and the cigarette making apparatus 12 more specifically.
  • the filler supply apparatus 10 receives a smokable filler once in a receiver 16.
  • the filler comprises tobacco shreds, which are a mixture of shreds obtained by shredding laminae and stems of tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, etc.
  • the filler in the receiver 16 is sucked onto an endless tobacco band 18 to form a layer 20 on the tobacco band 18. As the tobacco band 18 travels, the filler layer 20 is supplied to the cigarette making apparatus 12.
  • the cigarette making apparatus 12 comprises an endless garniture tape 22.
  • the garniture tape 22 receives a web W which is to form wrappers for cigarettes.
  • the filler layer 20 is transferred from the tobacco band 18 onto the web W on the garniture tape 22 via a shoe 24.
  • the web W travels with the filler layer 20.
  • the web W encloses the filler layer 20 to take a rod shape with the help of the garniture tape 22.
  • a tobacco rod TR is formed continuously.
  • a forming bed (not shown) which guides the garniture tape 22, a tongue 26, a former 28, a dryer 30 and others are used in forming of the tobacco rod TR.
  • the tobacco rod TR then passes a cutter 32, where it is cut into cigarette rods CR or cigarettes C.
  • the cigarette rod CR is twice the length of the cigarette C.
  • the filter tip attachment 14 receives cigarette rods CR or cigarettes C from the cigarette making apparatus successively and transports them in a direction perpendicular to their axes.
  • the filter tip attachment 14 comprises a drum train (not shown) which defines a transport path for cigarette rods CR or cigarettes CR.
  • the drum train comprises multiple fluted transport drums arranged along the transport path.
  • the transport drum at the starting end of the drum train is formed as a catcher drum.
  • FIG. 3 relates to the case where the filter tip attachment 14 receives cigarette rods CR, and shows flow of handling of cigarette rods CR within the filter tip attachment 14.
  • a cigarette rod CR is first cut into two equal lengths, thus formed into two cigarettes C. The two cigarettes are then separated axially to provide a predetermined space between them.
  • a filter plug FP is placed between the two cigarettes C, and the two cigarettes are brought into close contact with the opposite ends of the filter plug FR, respectively (cigarette-filter plug contacting step). Then, the filter plug FP and the two cigarettes C are connected by wrapping a double tip paper DTP around them to form a double filtered-cigarette (double filtered-cigarette forming step). The double filtered-cigarette is then cut into two equal lengths to form two filtered cigarettes FC (second cutting step).
  • FIG. 4 relates to the case where the filter tip attachment 14 receives cigarettes C, and shows flow of handling of cigarettes C within the filter tip attachment 14.
  • cigarettes C are first arranged to form a zigzag formation along the transport path. Then, each two adjacent cigarettes C are aligned. Then, filtered cigarettes FC are formed in the same manner as in FIG. 3 .
  • the manufacture system further comprises a wrapper addition apparatus 34 to provide a double wrapper structure at part of the circumference of the cigarette C of the filtered cigarette FC.
  • the wrapper addition apparatus 34 is arranged between the cigarette making apparatus 12 and the filter tip attachment 14.
  • FIG. 5 shows a wrapper addition apparatus 34 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the wrapper addition apparatus 34 comprises a drum train 36 similar to the drum train in the filter tip attachment 14.
  • the drum train 36 comprises a plurality of fluted transport drums. In order from the starting end of the drum train, these transport drums are called catcher drum 38, first transport drum 40, outer wrapper attachment drum 42, outer wrapper wrapping drum 44, cutting drum 46, turning-around drum 48, second transport drum 50 and third transport drum 52. They define a transport path for cigarette rods CR.
  • a receiving drum 54 is arranged, and a knife drum 56 is provided adjacent to the receiving drum 56.
  • the knife drum 56 has multiple knives on the circumference. The knives are equally spaced along the circumference of the knife drum 56.
  • An outer web OW for forming outer wrappers is fed to the receiving drum 54 and sucked onto the circumference of the receiving drum 54 by suction.
  • the receiving drum 54 is connected to a web roll WR by means of a feed path 58, for example, so that the outer web OW is fed from the web roll WR to the receiving drum 54 along the feed path 58.
  • the feed path 58 is defined by multiple guide rollers.
  • a feed roller unit 60 is arranged on the feed path 58.
  • the feed roller unit 60 feeds the outer web OW from the web roll WR at a constant speed.
  • an additive applicator 62 is arranged on the feed path 58.
  • the applicator 62 is located downstream of the feed roller unit 60.
  • the applicator 62 comprises a pan 64 to hold an additive, a gravure roll 66 and a transfer roller 68. The additive held in the pan 64 is applied to the inner side of the outer web OW via the gravure roll 66 and the transfer roller 68.
  • the application of the additive forms bands B of the additive on the outer web OW, periodically.
  • the bands B are distributed along the length of the outer web OW with a predetermined pitch P.
  • the pitch P is longer than the circumferential length of the cigarette by a predetermined length.
  • the width Ww of the outer web OW is 20mm.
  • the band B has a length Lb which is a dimension along the width of the outer web OW, and the length Lb is shorter than the width Ww of the outer web OW. Accordingly, a margin is left between each edge of the outer web OW and the band B. The margin is, for example 0.1mm.
  • the band B has a width Wb which is a dimension along the length of the outer web OW, and the width Wb is, for example 6.0mm.
  • the receiving drum 54 and the knife drum 56 cooperate to cut the outer web OW with bands B formed on, periodically, at intervals equal to the pitch P, thereby forming individual outer wrappers on the receiving drum 54.
  • Cutting lines at which the outer web OW is to be cut are indicated by dot-and-dash lines in FIG. 6 .
  • the cutting lines traverse the bands B longitudinally. Accordingly, when viewed in the direction in which the outer web OW is fed, the outer wrapper formed has additive stripes at the head and the tail.
  • the additive stripes result from cutting of the bands B.
  • the tail-side additive stripe is wider than the head-side additive stripe.
  • the outer wrapper thus prepared is attached to the cigarette rod CR which is being transported along the transport path by means of the head-side additive stripe in a manner like a flag.
  • FIG. 7 shows flow of handling of cigarette rods CR on the transport path.
  • the transport path specifically the catcher drum 38 receives a cigarette rod CR from the cigarette making apparatus 12.
  • the cigarette rod CR received is transported to the attachment drum 42 via the first transport drum 40.
  • the cigarette making apparatus 12 to which the wrapper addition apparatus 34 according to the present embodiment is applied is a type intended to make cigarettes C
  • the cigarette making apparatus 12 is altered to make cigarette rods CR instead of cigarettes C. The alteration is carried out, for example by changing the timing of cutting by the cutter 32 of the cigarette making apparatus 12.
  • the head of a leading one of outer wrappers on the receiving drum 54 comes in contact with the circumference of the cigarette rod CR by the head-side additive stripe, so that the outer wrapper X is attached to the cigarette rod CR at the center in a manner like a flag (earlier stage of the wrapping step).
  • the cigarette rod CR is positioned such that the center is at a position predetermined for attachment of the outer wrapper X. This allows the outer wrapper X to be wrapped around the cigarette rod CR at the center accurately.
  • the cigarette rod CR with the outer wrapper X attached is then transferred from the attachment drum 42 to the wrapping drum 44.
  • the wrapping drum 44 comprises a rolling plate 70 (see FIG. 5 ) so that a rolling passage is defined between the rolling plate 70 and the circumference of the wrapping drum 44.
  • the cigarette rod passes through the rolling passage rotating about the axis thereof, as a result of which, the outer wrapper X is wrapped entirely around the circumference of the cigarette rod CR (latter stage of the wrapping step). In this stage, the tail of the outer wrapper X is bonded to the outer surface of the head of the outer wrapper X by the adhesive strip to form a seam with the head.
  • the cigarette rod CR is then transferred from the wrapping drum 44 to the cutting drum 46.
  • the cutting drum 46 comprises a rotary knife 72. While passing the rotary knife 72, the cigarette rod CR on the cutting drum 46 is cut at the center with the outer wrapper X into two equal lengths. As a result of this cutting, two cigarettes C each having a double wrapper structure are formed (first cutting step).
  • the double wrapper structure is located at an end of the cigarette C and comprises the wrapper of the cigarette C itself and an outer wrapper Y which is a half of the outer wrapper X.
  • the two cigarettes C are transferred from the cutting drum 46 to the turning-around drum 48.
  • the two cigarettes are turned through 180°, respectively (turning-around step).
  • the two cigarettes C are changed in orientation such that their ends equipped with the double wrapper structure, originally facing each other, face away from each other.
  • the turning-around drum 48 has multiple holders to receive cigarettes C.
  • the holders each have an axis of rotation extending radially of the turning-around drum 48, and rotate about the axis of rotation while moving circumferentially of the turning-around drum 48.
  • the two cigarettes C turned around are then transported to the filter tip attachment 14 from the turning-around drum 48 via the second and third transport drums 50, 52.
  • the two turned-around cigarettes C are brought into close contact with each other in a manner which looks like forming a single cigarette rod CR and then transferred from the second transport drum 50 to the third transport drum 52.
  • the third transport drum 52 is arranged in rotating contact with a catcher drum of the filter tip attachment 14. This allows the two cigarettes C to be transferred from the third transport drum 52 to the catcher drum, or in other words, the wrapper addition apparatus 34 according to the present embodiment to be connected to the filter tip attachment 14.
  • the filter tip attachment 14 is a type intended to receive cigarette rods CR
  • a rotary knife for cutting each cigarette rod CR into two equal lengths is removed from an associated transport drum.
  • the two cigarettes C transported from the wrapper addition apparatus 34 to the filter tip attachment 14 are thus handled in the same manner as two cigarettes C obtained by cutting a cigarette rod CR within the filter tip attachment 14, shown in FIG. 3 .
  • filtered cigarettes FC each having a double wrapper structure are formed.
  • the second transport drum 50 is replaced with a grading drum. As shown in FIG. 8 , the grading drum 50 receives two cigarettes C from the turning-around drum 48 and staggers them in the transport direction. The cigarettes C transported from the grading drum 50 to the filter tip attachment 14 in such staggered, or zigzag formation are handled in the same manner as two cigarettes C transported directly from the cigarette making apparatus 12, shown in FIG. 4 . As a result, filtered cigarettes FC each having a double wrapper structure are formed.
  • filtered cigarettes FC as shown in FIG. 9 are manufactured which have a double wrapper structure at an end of the cigarette.
  • the double wrapper structure is in an annular shape, thus extends over the entire circumference of the cigarette C, and has a width of 10mm from the end of the cigarette C.
  • the filtered cigarette FC made by the making method according to the present invention exhibits a special function based on the property of the outer wrapper Y.
  • the outer wrapper Y is not bonded over the circumference of the cigarette C; only the head of the outer wrapper is bonded to the tail thereof. This minimizes the amount of the adhesive required to wrap the outer wrapper X around the cigarette rod CR, and can therefore effectively suppress adverse influence of the adhesive on the special function.
  • the making method according to the present invention provides a double wrapper structure at part of the circumference of the cigarette C by attaching and wrapping the outer wrapper X around the cigarette rod CR.
  • the wrapper of the cigarette rod CR is not subjected to pulling force applied axially of the cigarette rod CR.
  • the wrapper of the cigarette rod CR does not experience extension caused by pulling force.
  • the making method according to the present invention thus enables manufacture of filtered cigarettes FC having a double wrapper structure stable in quality.
  • the double wrapper structure according to the first embodiment is in an annular shape.
  • the double wrapper structure may however be in a semicircular or a circular arc shape, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 .
  • FIG. 13 shows a filtered cigarette FC having a double wrapper structure made by a making method according to a second embodiment.
  • the filtered cigarette FC has a double wrapper structures not at the end of a cigarette C but at a predetermined distance from the end of a cigarette C.
  • the wrapper addition apparatus 34 has, for example two feed paths 58 for an outer web OW.
  • two outer webs OW are fed to the receiving drum 54 along the respective feed paths, and during the feeding, bands 8 of an adhesive are formed on the respective outer webs OW in the same manner as described above.
  • a distance D for example, is held between the outer webs OW on the two feed paths.
  • two outer wrappers X each serving as an outer wrapper Y of a filtered cigarette, are obtained from the two outer webs OW, respectively, and those two wrappers are wrapped around the circumference of a single cigarette rod CR at an interval of distance D.
  • two filtered cigarettes FC shown in FIG. 13 are obtained.
  • these filtered cigarettes FC each have a double wrapper structure at a distance D/2 from the end of the cigarette.
  • the applicator 62 and the cutting unit comprising the receiving drum 54 and the knife drum 56 may be used in common.
  • an applicator and a cutting unit may be provided for each of the outer webs.
  • the double wrapper structure may extend over at least part of the circumference of the cigarette C, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 .
  • the filter cigarette according to the present invention may have two or more double wrapper structures spaced apart axially of the cigarette.

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