EP3238552B8 - Filter inspection apparatus - Google Patents

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EP3238552B8
EP3238552B8 EP14909081.3A EP14909081A EP3238552B8 EP 3238552 B8 EP3238552 B8 EP 3238552B8 EP 14909081 A EP14909081 A EP 14909081A EP 3238552 B8 EP3238552 B8 EP 3238552B8
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inspection apparatus
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Shinzo Kida
Satoshi Nakamura
Naoki Ishida
Yuichi Koreeda
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Japan Tobacco Inc
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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
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0295—Process control means
    • 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
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
    • A24C5/3412—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by means of light, radiation or electrostatic fields

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  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
EP14909081.3A 2014-12-26 2014-12-26 Filter inspection apparatus Active EP3238552B8 (en)

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PCT/JP2014/084599 WO2016103477A1 (en) 2014-12-26 2014-12-26 Filter inspection apparatus

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EP3238552B1 EP3238552B1 (en) 2021-07-14
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EP3238552B1 (en) 2021-07-14
JP6367369B2 (en) 2018-08-01
PL3238552T3 (en) 2021-12-06

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