EP4166012A1 - Method for manufacturing a rod-shaped smoking article - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a stick-shaped smoking article having a distal end protected by a filter segment and a method and a machine for manufacturing the stick-shaped smoking article.
- WO 2017 153 443 A1 shows a smoking rod-shaped article having a filter segment disposed at the distal end of the smoking product to protect the associated face and aerosol forming substrate and to avoid fouling the smoking device.
- Full filter and hollow filter segments for such a filter segment are disclosed in the document.
- the EP 2 911 536 B1 discloses a machine for manufacturing multi-segment products with the advantage of high variability.
- a separate feed module is provided for each segment in the multi-segment product, which supplies and cuts up a specific base rod or filter rod so that a segment can be integrated into the rod-shaped article.
- the disadvantage of this device and the disclosed method is the increased space requirement if the multi-segment article has a plurality of segments of identical design, which can be produced from filter rods of identical design.
- a separate feed module must be provided for each additional segment, which increases the space requirements of the machine.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an advantageous manufacturing method and a machine with a small footprint to manufacture multi-segment products that are similar formed segments, and an easy-to-manufacture stick-shaped smoking product having a mouth-side and distal filter segment.
- the object is achieved by a method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article with a mouth end and a distal end arranged upstream, the smoking article having a plurality of segments, at least one segment having an aerosol-forming substrate, in particular reconstituted tobacco, and the segments having at least one filter segment A and a filter segment B, wherein the filter segments A, B have in particular cellulose acetate and preferably have no, in particular longitudinally axial, opening and in particular have a full-surface end face on one side, with the filter segment A being arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and the filter segment B being arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate is, comprising the following steps: providing a filter rod AB with length L_ab or providing two similarly designed filter rods AB1 and AB2 with lengths L_ab1 and L_ab2 in exactly one supply AB, in particular in a magazine or hopper, the lengths L_ab1 and L_ab2 are preferably identical, Cutting the filter rod AB or the similarly designed
- the filter rod AB1 can preferably be referred to as a first filter rod AB1 with the length L_ab1 and the filter rod AB2 as a second filter rod AB2 with the length L_ab2, insofar as this is required in the description of specific embodiments.
- Filter rods of the same design are to be understood as meaning filter rods that are manufactured in the same way, disregarding the variances in the production process. These have the same starting material, the same ingredients and the same manufacturing process.
- filter rods of the same design have the same diameter, the same draw resistance in relation to a specific length and the same components.
- Segments or filter segments of the same design are segments or filter segments that are produced by dividing filter rods of the same design. The segment length of segments or filter segments of the same design can differ.
- a preferred development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the filter segment A and the filter segment B are designed as an acetate segment, a paper filter, a crimped crepe paper filter, a fleece filter or a paper filter cut from strips.
- a preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that two, three or four further segments are provided.
- a preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the following applies to the length L_a of the filter segment A and the length L_b of the filter segment B: L_a ⁇ L_b.
- Such length ratios make it possible to produce rod-shaped articles in which the filter segments A and B are each processed as single- or double-length segments without excess segments occurring during production that have to be discharged.
- a preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that a segment group, which has the filter segment A and the filter segment B, is put together.
- a preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that a sub-segment group of the segment group is wrapped with a wrapping material, in particular with a paper strip the sub-segment group includes filter segment A but not filter segment B, or wherein the sub-segment group includes filter segment B but not filter segment A.
- a further development of the method makes it possible to provide the filter segment A and B by a feed module, although the filter segments A and B are connected to form a segment group or sub-segment group in the case of different encasing processes.
- a machine for producing a rod-shaped smoking article preferably by carrying out the method according to at least one of claims 1 to 7, the machine having the following: at least two feed modules, in particular with a supply, preferably designed as a magazine or hopper, wherein a feed module provides the filter rod AB or the filter rods AB1 and AB2, a first wrapping module for wrapping segments of the rod-shaped smoking article, a reorientation unit, in particular a turning drum, for reorienting or turning the wrapped segments, and a second wrapping module for wrapping segments of the rod-shaped smoking article .
- the turning drum can preferably be used as a turning spreading drum according to the German patent application with the application number DE102020111946.1 be trained in figure 1 shown and explained in the associated description on pages 10 to 12, in particular with reference to a possible embodiment of the rotating segments shown in 2 and 3 .
- the reorientation unit is preferably designed as one of the three in the WO2018234146 on page 23 line 4 to page 24 line 27, denoted as UEH.
- Contactless power transmission is preferably disclosed in EP3106043 , an air duct disclosed in the EP3069619 , a detection device disclosed in US Pat WO2019243928 and/or independent motors for the turning device disclosed in the EP2904913 implemented.
- the reorientation unit as a multi-segment turner, a modification of the EP1050222 disclosed embodiment, in which several segment groups and/or sub-segment groups arranged parallel one behind the other in the conveying direction are turned at the same time.
- a rod-shaped smoking article with a mouth end and an upstream distal end, the smoking article having a plurality of segments, at least one segment having an aerosol-forming substrate, in particular reconstituted tobacco, and the segments having at least one filter segment A and one filter segment B, wherein the filter segments A, B have, in particular, cellulose acetate and preferably do not have any perforation, in particular a perforation along the longitudinal axis, and in particular have a full-surface end face on one side, the filter segment A being arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and the filter segment B being arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate, characterized characterized in that the filter segment A and the filter segment B are made from filter rods of the same design or the same filter rod and/or have the same diameter, draw resistance and the same density in relation to a sub-segment of the same length of the filter segment A and the filter rod B.
- a preferred further development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the smoking article has a covering layer U_A, U_B at least in sections and this covering layer U_A, U_B has metal, in particular aluminum.
- a metal-containing encasing layer can and can produce better heat distribution within the article unintentional burning by the consumer can be prevented.
- a preferred development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that a susceptor is arranged at least in sections in the aerosol-forming substrate.
- a susceptor in the aerosol-forming substrate enables inductive heating of the article.
- inductive heating of the substrate is advantageously suitable for a rod-shaped smoking article with a front plug, in particular with a front plug without a longitudinally axial opening.
- a preferred development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the susceptor has a width of between 1 mm and 8 mm and a thickness of between 0.01 mm and 1 mm and a length of between 5 mm and 25 mm.
- a preferred development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the filter segment A is arranged at the distal end and the filter segment B is arranged at the mouth-side end.
- the object is also achieved by a method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article with a mouth end and an upstream distal end, the smoking article having a plurality of segments, at least one segment having an aerosol-forming substrate, in particular reconstituted tobacco, and the segments having at least one filter segment A and a filter segment B, wherein the filter segments A, B have in particular cellulose acetate and preferably none, in particular longitudinal-axial, opening and in particular have a full-surface end face on one side, wherein the filter segment A is arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and the filter segment B is arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate, comprising the following steps: providing a filter rod AB1 with a length L_ab1 in a supply V1, in particular in a magazine or hopper, providing another filter rod AB2 with a length L_ab2 in a store V2, in particular in a magazine or hopper, cutting up the filter rod AB1 to produce a filter segment A with a length L_a in single or double the
- the developments for one of the methods, the manufacturing machine or the rod-shaped smoking article are to be transferred analogously to the method, manufacturing machine or smoking article.
- figure 1 12 shows a rod-shaped smoking article 10 having a mouth end 70 and a distal end 80.
- Distal end 80 has filter segment A 90 and mouth end 70 has filter segment B 50 thereon.
- the rod-shaped smoking product 10 has a cooling segment 40, preferably made of foil cut into strips or crimped, preferably foil made of polylactose acetate (PLA), a spacer segment 30, preferably designed as a hollow filter, preferably as a "non-wrapped acetate” filter, and a substrate segment 20 on.
- the substrate segment 20 has an aerosol-forming substrate 21 , with a susceptor segment 25 preferably being arranged in the substrate 21 .
- the susceptor segment 25 is preferably designed as a small metal plate or as a mandrel.
- the susceptor segment 25 preferably comprises metal or metal compounds.
- the smoking article 10 has one or at least one wrapping layer 60, 61, 62 on.
- both filter segments are preferably designed as a full filter or as a hollow filter.
- the full filter or hollow filter can be made of cellulose acetate, but also of crepe paper, cardboard, fleece or other types of preferably plastic-free materials.
- FIG. 2 shows a manufacturing machine 500 with four feed modules 506, 507, 508, 509, a first wrapping module 540, a reorientation unit 550, preferably having a turning drum 551, and a second wrapping module 560.
- the feed modules 506, 507, 508, 509 have a supply 34 for rod-shaped articles or filter rods, in particular a hopper or a magazine, a cutting device 35 which cuts the rod-shaped articles or filter rods supplied and divides them into segments 20, 30, 40, 50, 90.
- the cut segments 20, 30, 40, 50, 90 are staggered and shifted in each feed module 506, 507, 508, 509 by a staggering device 36 and by the corresponding feed drum 37, 38, 39, 41 of a transport path 520, which consists of several consecutively arranged conveyor drums is supplied.
- a transport path 520 which consists of several consecutively arranged conveyor drums is supplied.
- the feed module 509 is designed in such a way that the two segments are fed to the transport path via the drums shown in the feed module 509.
- the feed module 509 for feeding two segments of the same design can be designed analogously or identically to the feed modules 506, 507, 508.
- the feed module 509 has a supply 33, in particular a magazine or hopper, with the filter rod AB 195 or the filter rods AB1 150 and AB2 190 being removed from the supply 33 by a removal drum 511, fed to a cutting device, in particular a cutting drum 512, and fed into a predetermined number of segments are divided.
- the segments cut from the filter rods, in particular filter segments A 90 and B 50 are staggered and shifted in order to feed them to the transport path 520 via the feed drum 41 .
- Feed drum 41 is preferably used to insert a double-length segment 90 between two segment groups, each of which preferably consists of three segments, namely segments 20, 30 and 40, and a further segment, in particular filter segment B 50, spaced laterally on the conveyor drum of the transport route 520 to file.
- the first wrapping module 540 an endless web material is provided, cut up, spaced apart from one another and the wrapping layer U_A 61 is thus produced. This is attached to the previously collapsed sub-segment group 300, where in the in figure 2 In the embodiment shown, the sub-segment group 300 contains the filter segment A 90 but not the filter segment B 50.
- the wrapping layer U_A 61 preferably has a shorter, longer or identical width than the sub-segment group 300.
- the wrapping layer U_A 61 has a smaller width, so that the segment group 200 can be put together without errors in the subsequent second wrapping step.
- the sub-segment group 300 encased with the encasing layer U_A 61 is subsequently to be cut in the middle and preferably spaced apart from one another.
- the first wrapping module 540 is followed by a reorientation unit 550, preferably formed by a turning drum 551, which preferably makes an asymmetrical turn of the subgroups 250, 251. After the two subgroups 250, 251 have been reoriented, preferably turned, by the reorientation unit 550, the filter segment B 50 is located between the subgroups 250 and 252.
- the two subgroups 250, 252 and the filter segment B 50 are pushed together with a covering layer U_B 62 wrapped, the wrapping layer U_B 62 preferably being in the form of wrapping paper.
- the segment group 200 is to be cut in the middle, so that a two-lane, single-layer mass flow of smoking articles 10 running next to one another is formed.
- the two-lane mass flow is converted into a single-lane mesh flow via a turning device (tip-turning-drum), in that the rod-shaped smoking articles 10 of one lane are tilted into the other lane.
- figure 3 shows an enlarged representation of the feed module 509 with a store 33, a feed drum 41, which deposits the filter rods AB 195 taken from the store 33, which are cut, staggered and shifted accordingly, onto the transport path 520.
- figure 3 also contains a schematic flow, which is divided into steps I.1 to I.6, and represents the removal, cutting and staggering process.
- a filter rod AB 195 is removed from the supply 33, where The filter segment A 90 and the filter segment B 50 can be made from the filter rod AB 195.
- the feed module 509 can be designed to remove the filter rods AB1 and AB2 from the supply and to produce the filter segments A 90 from the filter rod AB1 150 and the filter segments B 50 from the filter rod AB2 190 .
- the removal drum 511 removes the filter rod AB 195 (I.1) from the supply 33 and feeds it to the cutting drum 512, through which the filter rod AB 195 is divided, preferably in the middle (I.2) and in a further process step (I. 3) the two parts, preferably halves, are divided into the filter segments B 50 and the filter segments A 90, respectively.
- the divided segments 50 and 90 are staggered in method step (I.4) and shifted accordingly in (I.5).
- the filter segment A 90 is provided in single use length and the filter segment B 50 in double use length.
- the filter segment A 90 can also be made available in double the usable length, with the compilation acc. 2 is to be adapted or the final cut for dividing the filter segment A 90 from a double-length usage length into a single-length usage length on the feed drum 41 takes place.
- FIG. 4 shows a feed module 510 which is designed to remove the filter rods AB 195 or the filter rods AB1 150 and AB2 190 from a supply 33, to divide them into filter segments A 90 and filter segments B 50 and to feed them to different points of the conveyor line 520.
- figure 4 shows an exemplary filter run with the method steps (II.1 - II.5) and another exemplary filter run with the method steps (I.1 - I.6).
- the first exemplary filter run according to figure 4 (II.1 - II.5) shows a method in which the filter rods AB1 150 and AB2 190 from the Supply 33 can be removed in order to feed them to the cutting drum 513 below.
- the filter rods AB1 150 and the filter rods AB2 190 are to be placed offset on the cutting drum 513 so that the filter rods AB2 190 are cut with a first cutting device 516 and the filter rods AB1 150 with a second cutting device 517 .
- the conveyor drum 514 takes over the filter segments B 50 , preferably in double the usable length, which were cut into the filter segments B 50 on the cutting drum 513 from the filter rod AB2 190 .
- filter segments B 50 and three or six filter segments A 90 are created.
- the filter rods AB1 150 cut up by the cutting device 517, which form the filter segments A 90, are taken over by the conveyor drum 515, then staggered and shifted and spaced according to the filter run.
- the feed drum 41 feeds the filter segments A 90 to the transport path 520 .
- the filter segments B 50 are correspondingly staggered with the aid of the drums between the cutting drum 513 and the feed drum 42 , shifted and fed to the transport path 520 by the feed drum 42 .
- a wrapping device 541 preferably embodied as a rolling drum, can preferably be provided on the transport path 520 between the conveyor drums 521 and 522, on which the feed drums 41 or 42 deposit the corresponding segments, in order to carry out a first wrapping step and/or with the wrapping layer U_A 61 to wrap the sub-segment group 300.
- the second exemplary filter run differs from the first exemplary filter run (II.1 to II.5) according to FIG figure 4 in that the filter segments A 90 and the filter segments B 50 are not made from two different but similarly designed filter rods AB2 190 and AB1 150, but from the same filter rod AB 195, which is divided into two partial filter rods 196 and 197 are divided, and these are preferably to be objected to by each other.
- the further process steps I.3 to I.6 correspond to the process steps II.2 to II.5 and the analogous modifications apply.
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Verfahren und Maschine zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels (10) mit einem mundseitigen Ende und einem stromaufwärts angeordneten distalen Ende, wobei der Rauchartikel mehrere Segmente (20, 30, 40, 50, 90) aufweist, wobei zumindest ein Segment (20) aerosolbildendes Substrat, insbesondere rekonstituierten Tabak, aufweist, und die Segmente zumindest ein Filtersegment A (90) und ein Filtersegment B (50) umfassen, wobei das Filtersegment A stromaufwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats und das Filtersegment B stromabwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats angeordnet ist, um einen Rauchartikel mit einem Schutzsegment am distalen Ende bereitzustellen, wobei das Segment am mundseitigen Ende und das Segment am distale Ende aus gleichartig ausgebildeten Filterstäben oder demselben Filterstab hergestellt sind.A method and machine for manufacturing a rod-shaped smoking article (10) having a mouth end and an upstream distal end, the smoking article having a plurality of segments (20, 30, 40, 50, 90), at least one segment (20) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate, particularly reconstituted tobacco, and the segments comprise at least one filter segment A (90) and one filter segment B (50), the filter segment A being arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and the filter segment B being arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate, to form a smoking article with a protective segment provide at the distal end, wherein the segment at the mouth end and the segment at the distal end are made of similarly designed filter rods or the same filter rod.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen stabförmigen Rauchartikel mit einem durch ein Filtersegment geschütztes distales Ende und ein Verfahren sowie eine Maschine zum Herstellen des stabförmigen Rauchartikels.The present invention relates to a stick-shaped smoking article having a distal end protected by a filter segment and a method and a machine for manufacturing the stick-shaped smoking article.
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Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist das Bereitstellen eines vorteilhaften Herstellungsverfahren und einer Maschine mit geringem Platzbedarf, um Multisegmentprodukte herzustellen, die gleichartig ausgebildete Segmente aufweisen, sowie ein leicht herzustellendes stabförmiges Rauchprodukt mit einem mundseitigen und distalen Filtersegment.The object of the present invention is to provide an advantageous manufacturing method and a machine with a small footprint to manufacture multi-segment products that are similar formed segments, and an easy-to-manufacture stick-shaped smoking product having a mouth-side and distal filter segment.
Die Aufgabe wird gelöst durch ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels mit einem mundseitigen Ende und einem stromaufwärts angeordneten distalen Ende, wobei der Rauchartikel mehrere Segmente aufweist, wobei zumindest ein Segment aerosolbildendes Substrat, insbesondere rekonstituierten Tabak, aufweist, und die Segmente zumindest ein Filtersegment A und ein Filtersegment B umfassen, wobei die Filtersegmente A, B insbesondere Celluloseacetat aufweisen und bevorzugt keinen, insbesondere längsaxialen, Durchbruch aufweisen und insbesondere einseitig eine vollflächig ausgebildete Stirnfläche aufweisen, wobei das Filtersegment A stromaufwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats und das Filtersegment B stromabwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats angeordnet ist, umfassend folgende Schritte: Bereitstellen eines Filterstabes AB mit Länge L_ab oder Bereitstellen von zwei gleichartig ausgebildeten Filterstäben AB1 und AB2 mit Längen L_ab1 und L_ab2 in genau einem Vorrat AB, insbesondere in einem Magazin oder Hopper, bevorzugt sind die Längen L_ab1 und L_ab2 identisch, Zerteilen des Filterstabes AB oder der gleichartig ausgebildeten Filterstäbe AB1 und AB2, um ein Filtersegment A mit Länge L_a und Filtersegment B mit Länge L_b herzustellen, insbesondere in einfacher oder doppelter Gebrauchslänge, Bereitstellen von weiteren Segmenten und Zusammenstellen des Filtersegmentes A, des Filtersegmentes B, in einfacher oder doppelter Gebrauchslänge, und der weiteren Segmente zu dem stabförmigen Rauchartikel. Durch ein derartiges Verfahren ist ein stabförmiger Artikel herstellbar, der zwei gleichartig ausgebildete Segmente ausweist, beispielsweise ein mundseitiges Filtersegment und einen am distalen Ende angeordneten Frontplug, ohne jedem Segment ein eigenes Zuführmodul zu zuordneten. Hierdurch kann der Platzbedarf oder "Footprint" einer Herstellmaschine verringert werden. Bevorzugt kann der Filterstab AB1 als ein erster Filterstab AB1 mit der Lange L_ab1 und der Filterstab AB2 als ein zweiter Filterstab AB2 mit der Länge L_ab2 bezeichnet werden, sofern dies bei der Beschreibung von bestimmten Ausführungsformen erforderlich ist.The object is achieved by a method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article with a mouth end and a distal end arranged upstream, the smoking article having a plurality of segments, at least one segment having an aerosol-forming substrate, in particular reconstituted tobacco, and the segments having at least one filter segment A and a filter segment B, wherein the filter segments A, B have in particular cellulose acetate and preferably have no, in particular longitudinally axial, opening and in particular have a full-surface end face on one side, with the filter segment A being arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and the filter segment B being arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate is, comprising the following steps: providing a filter rod AB with length L_ab or providing two similarly designed filter rods AB1 and AB2 with lengths L_ab1 and L_ab2 in exactly one supply AB, in particular in a magazine or hopper, the lengths L_ab1 and L_ab2 are preferably identical, Cutting the filter rod AB or the similarly designed filter rods AB1 and AB2 in order to produce a filter segment A with a length L_a and a filter segment B with a length L_b, in particular in a single or double use length, providing further segments and assembling the filter segment A, the filter segment B, in single or double use length, and the other segments to the rod-shaped smoking article. Such a method can be used to produce a rod-shaped article that has two segments of the same design, for example a filter segment on the mouth side and a front plug arranged at the distal end. without assigning each segment its own feeder module. As a result, the space requirement or "footprint" of a manufacturing machine can be reduced. The filter rod AB1 can preferably be referred to as a first filter rod AB1 with the length L_ab1 and the filter rod AB2 as a second filter rod AB2 with the length L_ab2, insofar as this is required in the description of specific embodiments.
Unter gleichartig ausgebildeten Filterstäben sind Filterstäbe zu verstehen, die unberücksichtigt der Varianzen im Produktionsprozess auf gleiche Weise hergestellt sind. Diese weisen das gleiche Ausgangsmaterial, die gleichen Inhaltsstoffe und den gleichen Herstellungsprozess auf. Insbesondere weisen gleichartig ausgebildete Filterstäbe den gleichen Durchmesser, den gleichen Zugwiderstand bezogen auf eine bestimmte Länge und die gleichen Bestandteile auf. Gleichartig ausgebildete Segmente oder Filtersegmente sind Segmente oder Filtersegmente, die durch zerteilen von gleichartig ausgebildeten Filterstäben hergestellt sind. Die Segmentlänge von gleichartig ausgebildeten Segmenten oder Filtersegmenten kann sich unterscheiden.Filter rods of the same design are to be understood as meaning filter rods that are manufactured in the same way, disregarding the variances in the production process. These have the same starting material, the same ingredients and the same manufacturing process. In particular, filter rods of the same design have the same diameter, the same draw resistance in relation to a specific length and the same components. Segments or filter segments of the same design are segments or filter segments that are produced by dividing filter rods of the same design. The segment length of segments or filter segments of the same design can differ.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des Verfahrens zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Filtersegment A und das Filtersegment B als ein Acetatsegment, ein Papierfilter, ein gekrimpter Krepppapierfilter, ein Vliesfilter oder ein aus Streifen geschnittener Papierfilter ausgebildet ist.A preferred development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the filter segment A and the filter segment B are designed as an acetate segment, a paper filter, a crimped crepe paper filter, a fleece filter or a paper filter cut from strips.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des Verfahrens zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwei, drei oder vier weitere Segmente bereitgestellt werden.A preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that two, three or four further segments are provided.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des Verfahrens zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für die Länge L_a des Filtersegments A und die Länge L_b des Filtersegments B gilt: L_a < L_b. Durch eine derartige Weiterbildung ist die Herstellung von stabförmigen Produkten mit zwei unterschiedlich langen gleichartig ausgebildeten Segmenten umsetzbar. Insbesondere bei einem stabförmigen Artikel mit Frontplug und Mundstück, weist der Frontplug bevorzugt eine geringere Segmentlänge auf.A preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the following applies to the length L_a of the filter segment A and the length L_b of the filter segment B: L_a<L_b. Such a further development makes it possible to produce rod-shaped products with two identically designed segments of different lengths. Particularly in the case of a rod-shaped article with a front plug and a mouthpiece, the front plug preferably has a shorter segment length.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des Verfahrens zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Länge L_ab des Filterstabes AB die Summe eines ganzzahligen Vielfaches der Länge L_a und L_b der Filtersegmente A und B ist, und L_ab = L_a*N + L_b*M gilt, wobei M und N positive ganze Zahlen sind, insbesondere (N, M)=(10, 5) oder (N, M)=(8, 4) oder insbesondere für M/N =1, M/N = 2 oder M/N = 0,5 gilt. Durch derartige Längenverhältnisse sind stabförmige Artikel herstellbar, bei denen die Filtersegmente A und B jeweils als einfach- oder doppeltlange Segmente verarbeitet werden, ohne, dass bei der Produktion überschüssige Segmente entstehen, die ausgeschleust werden müssen.A preferred development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the length L_ab of the filter rod AB is the sum of an integral multiple of the lengths L_a and L_b of the filter segments A and B, and L_ab=L_a*N+L_b*M applies , where M and N are positive integers, in particular (N,M)=(10,5) or (N,M)=(8,4) or in particular for M/N=1, M/N=2 or M /N = 0.5 holds. Such length ratios make it possible to produce rod-shaped articles in which the filter segments A and B are each processed as single- or double-length segments without excess segments occurring during production that have to be discharged.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des Verfahrens zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Segmentgruppe zusammengestellt wird, die das Filtersegment A und das Filtersegment B aufweist.A preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that a segment group, which has the filter segment A and the filter segment B, is put together.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des Verfahrens zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Untersegmentgruppe der Segmentgruppe mit einem Umhüllungsmaterial, insbesondere mit einem Papierstreifen, umhüllt wird, wobei die Untersegmentgruppe das Filtersegment A aber nicht das Filtersegment B aufweist oder wobei die Untersegmentgruppe das Filtersegment B aber nicht das Filtersegment A aufweist. Durch eine derartige Weiterbildung des Verfahrens ist das Bereitstellen des Filtersegments A und B durch ein Zuführmodul möglich, obwohl die Filtersegmente A und B bei unterschiedlichen Umhüllungsprozessen zu einer Segmentgruppe oder Untersegmentgruppe verbunden werden.A preferred further development of the method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that a sub-segment group of the segment group is wrapped with a wrapping material, in particular with a paper strip the sub-segment group includes filter segment A but not filter segment B, or wherein the sub-segment group includes filter segment B but not filter segment A. Such a further development of the method makes it possible to provide the filter segment A and B by a feed module, although the filter segments A and B are connected to form a segment group or sub-segment group in the case of different encasing processes.
Die Aufgabe wird ebenfalls gelöst durch eine Maschine zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels bevorzugt durch Ausführen des Verfahrens nach mindestens einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die Maschine folgendes aufweist: Mindestens zwei Zuführmodule, insbesondere mit einem Vorrat, bevorzugt ausgebildet als Magazin oder Hopper, wobei ein Zuführmodul den Filterstab AB oder die Filterstäbe AB1 und AB2 bereitstellt, ein erstes Umhüllungsmodul zum Umhüllen von Segmenten des stabförmigen Rauchartikels, eine Umorientierungseinheit, insbesondere eine Wendetrommel, zum Umorientieren oder Wenden der umhüllten Segmente, und ein zweites Umhüllungsmodul zum Umhüllen von Segmenten des stabförmigen Rauchartikels. Die Wendetrommel kann bevorzugt als Wendespreiztrommel gem. der deutschen Patentanmeldung mit der Anmeldenummer
Die Aufgabe wird ebenfalls gelöst durch einen stabförmiger Rauchartikel mit einem mundseitigen Ende und einem stromaufwärts angeordneten distalen Ende, wobei der Rauchartikel mehrere Segmente aufweist, wobei zumindest ein Segment aerosolbildendes Substrat, insbesondere rekonstituierten Tabak, aufweist, und die Segmente zumindest ein Filtersegment A und ein Filtersegment B umfassen, wobei die Filtersegmente A, B insbesondere Celluloseacetat aufweisen und bevorzugt keinen, insbesondere längsaxialen, Durchbruch aufweisen und insbesondere einseitig eine vollflächig ausgebildete Stirnfläche aufweisen, wobei das Filtersegment A stromaufwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats und das Filtersegment B stromabwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats angeordnet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Filtersegment A und das Filtersegment B aus gleichartig ausgebildeten Filterstäben oder demselben Filterstab hergestellt sind und/oder in Bezug auf ein gleichlanges Teilsegment des Filtersegments A und des Filterstabes B den gleichen Durchmesser, Zugwiderstand und die gleiche Dichte aufweisen.The object is also achieved by a rod-shaped smoking article with a mouth end and an upstream distal end, the smoking article having a plurality of segments, at least one segment having an aerosol-forming substrate, in particular reconstituted tobacco, and the segments having at least one filter segment A and one filter segment B, wherein the filter segments A, B have, in particular, cellulose acetate and preferably do not have any perforation, in particular a perforation along the longitudinal axis, and in particular have a full-surface end face on one side, the filter segment A being arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and the filter segment B being arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate, characterized characterized in that the filter segment A and the filter segment B are made from filter rods of the same design or the same filter rod and/or have the same diameter, draw resistance and the same density in relation to a sub-segment of the same length of the filter segment A and the filter rod B.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Rauchartikel zumindest abschnittsweise eine Umhüllungslage U_A, U_B aufweist und diese Umhüllungslage U_A, U_B Metall, insbesondere Aluminium, aufweist. Durch eine metallhaltige Umhüllungslage kann eine bessere Wärmeverteilung innerhalb des Artikels erzeugt werden und es kann ein unbeabsichtigtes Abbrennen durch den Konsumenten verhindert werden.A preferred further development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the smoking article has a covering layer U_A, U_B at least in sections and this covering layer U_A, U_B has metal, in particular aluminum. A metal-containing encasing layer can and can produce better heat distribution within the article unintentional burning by the consumer can be prevented.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest abschnittweise im aerosolbildenden Substrat ein Suszeptor angeordnet ist. Durch einen Suszeptor im aerosolbildenden Substrat, ist eine induktive Erwärmung des Artikels möglich. Insbesondere eine induktive Erwärmung des Substrates eignet sich vorteilhaft für einen stabförmigen Rauchartikel mit Frontplug, insbesondere mit einem Frontplug ohne längsaxialen Durchbruch.A preferred development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that a susceptor is arranged at least in sections in the aerosol-forming substrate. A susceptor in the aerosol-forming substrate enables inductive heating of the article. In particular, inductive heating of the substrate is advantageously suitable for a rod-shaped smoking article with a front plug, in particular with a front plug without a longitudinally axial opening.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Suszeptor eine Breite zwischen 1 mm und 8 mm und eine Dicke zwischen 0,01 mm und 1 mm und eine Länge zwischen 5 mm und 25 mm aufweist.A preferred development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the susceptor has a width of between 1 mm and 8 mm and a thickness of between 0.01 mm and 1 mm and a length of between 5 mm and 25 mm.
Eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung des stabförmigen Rauchartikels ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Filtersegment A am distalen Ende und das Filtersegment B am mundseitigen Ende angeordnet ist.A preferred development of the rod-shaped smoking article is characterized in that the filter segment A is arranged at the distal end and the filter segment B is arranged at the mouth-side end.
Die Aufgabe wird ebenfalls gelöst durch ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Rauchartikels mit einem mundseitigen Ende und einem stromaufwärts angeordneten distalen Ende, wobei der Rauchartikel mehrere Segmente aufweist, wobei zumindest ein Segment aerosolbildendes Substrat, insbesondere rekonstituierten Tabak, aufweist, und die Segmente zumindest ein Filtersegment A und ein Filtersegment B umfassen, wobei die Filtersegmente A, B insbesondere Celluloseacetat aufweisen und bevorzugt keinen, insbesondere längsaxialen, Durchbruch aufweisen und insbesondere einseitig eine vollflächig ausgebildete Stirnfläche aufweisen, wobei das Filtersegment A stromaufwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats und das Filtersegment B stromabwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats angeordnet ist, umfassend folgende Schritte: Bereitstellen eines Filterstabes AB1 mit einer Länge L_ab1 in einem Vorrat V1, insbesondere in einem Magazin oder Hopper, Bereitstellen eines weiteren Filterstabs AB2 mit einer Länge L_ab2 in einem Vorrat V2, insbesondere in einem Magazin oder Hopper, Zerteilen des Filterstabes AB1, um ein Filtersegment A mit Länge L_a herzustellen in einfacher oder doppelter Gebrauchslänge, Zerteilen des Filterstabes AB2, um ein Filtersegment B mit Länge L_b herzustellen in einfacher oder doppelter Gebrauchslänge, Bereitstellen von weiteren Segmenten und Zusammenstellen des Filtersegmentes A, des Filtersegmentes B und der weiteren Segmente zu dem stabförmigen Rauchartikel, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für die Längen folgendes gilt: L_ab1/L_a > L_ab2/L_b oder L_ab1/L_a = L_ab2/L_b oder L_ab1*L_b/L_a/L_abv2 = 2 oder L_ab1*L_b/L_a/L_ab2 = 0,5. Durch eine derartige Abstimmung der Längen L_a und L_a in Bezug auf die Filterstäbe AB1 und AB2 ist ein Herstellungsverfahren umsetzbar, bei dem fortlaufend stabförmige Artikel zu produzieren sind, ohne dass überschüssige Restsegmente anfallen, die zu entsorgen sind.The object is also achieved by a method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article with a mouth end and an upstream distal end, the smoking article having a plurality of segments, at least one segment having an aerosol-forming substrate, in particular reconstituted tobacco, and the segments having at least one filter segment A and a filter segment B, wherein the filter segments A, B have in particular cellulose acetate and preferably none, in particular longitudinal-axial, opening and in particular have a full-surface end face on one side, wherein the filter segment A is arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and the filter segment B is arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate, comprising the following steps: providing a filter rod AB1 with a length L_ab1 in a supply V1, in particular in a magazine or hopper, providing another filter rod AB2 with a length L_ab2 in a store V2, in particular in a magazine or hopper, cutting up the filter rod AB1 to produce a filter segment A with a length L_a in single or double the usable length, cutting up the filter rod AB2 to produce a filter segment B with length L_b in single or double use length, providing further segments and assembling the filter segment A, the filter segment B and the further segments to form the rod-shaped smoking article, characterized in that the following applies to the lengths: L_ab1/L_a > L_ab2/L_b or L_ab1/L_a = L_ab2/L_b or L_ab1*L_b/L_a/L_abv2 = 2 or L_ab1*L_b/L_a/L_ab2 = 0.5. By matching the lengths L_a and L_a in relation to the filter rods AB1 and AB2 in this way, a manufacturing method can be implemented in which rod-shaped articles can be produced continuously without excess residual segments occurring that have to be disposed of.
Um Wiederholungen zu vermeiden sind die Weiterbildungen für eines der Verfahren, der Herstellmaschine oder des stabförmigen Rauchartikels analog auf die Verfahren, Herstellmaschine bzw. den Rauchartikel zu übertragen.In order to avoid repetition, the developments for one of the methods, the manufacturing machine or the rod-shaped smoking article are to be transferred analogously to the method, manufacturing machine or smoking article.
Die Erfindung wird weiter im Hinblick auf Ausführungsformen beschrieben, die anhand der folgenden Zeichnungen veranschaulicht werden:
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Fig. 1 zeigt einen erfindungsgemäßen stabförmigen Rauchartikel mit Voll- oder Hohlfiltersegment am mundseitigen und distalen Ende; -
Fig. 2 zeigt eine erfindungsgemäße Herstellungsmaschine für einen Rauchartikel mit Voll- und Hohlfiltersegment am distalen und mundseitigen Ende; -
Fig. 3 zeigt ein erfindungsgemäßes Zuführmodul zum Bereitstellen von zwei gleichartig ausgebildeten Segmenten und -
Fig. 4 zeigt ein erfindungsgemäßes Zuführmodul zum Bereitstellen von zwei gleichartig ausgebildeten Segmenten.
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1 shows a rod-shaped smoking article according to the invention with a solid or hollow filter segment at the mouth end and distal end; -
2 shows a manufacturing machine according to the invention for a smoking article with solid and hollow filter segment at the distal and mouth end; -
3 shows a feed module according to the invention for providing two identically designed segments and -
4 shows a feed module according to the invention for providing two segments of the same design.
Beim Abrauchvorgang durch den Konsumenten wird Luft durch das Filtersegment A 90 in das Rauchprodukt 10 eingesaugt und tritt durch das Filtersegment B 50 am mundseitigen Ende 70 des Rauchproduktes 10 aus und wird von dem Konsumenten eingeatmet. Das Filtersegment A 90 und das Filtersegment B 50 sind, entgegen der Darstellung in
Der erste beispielhafte Filterlauf gemäß
Der zweite beispielhafte Filterlauf (I.1 bis I.6) unterscheidet sich von dem ersten beispielhaften Filterlauf (II.1 bis II.5) gemäß
- 10 stabförmiger Rauchartikel10 stick shaped smoking article
- 20 Substratsegment20 substrate segment
- 21 aerosolbildendes Substrat21 aerosol forming substrate
- 25 Suszeptor25 susceptor
- 30 Abstandssegment30 spacer segment
- 33, 34 Vorrat33, 34 stock
- 35 Schneidvorrichtung35 cutting device
- 36 Staffelvorrichtung36 staggering device
- 37, 38, 39, 41, 42 Zuführtrommel37, 38, 39, 41, 42 feed drum
- 40 Kühlsegment40 cooling segment
- 50 Filtersegment B50 filter segment B
- 60 Umhüllungslage60 cladding layer
- 61 Umhüllungslage U_A61 cladding layer U_A
- 62 Umhüllungslage U_B62 cladding layer U_B
- 70 mundseitiges Ende70 mouth end
- 80 distales Ende80 distal end
- 90 Filtersegment A90 filter segment A
- 120 längsaxialer Durchbruch120 longitudinal axial breakthrough
- 150 Filterstab AB1150 filter rod AB1
- 190 Filterstab AB2190 filter rod AB2
- 195 Filterstab AB195 Filter rod AB
- 196, 197 Teilfilterstäbe des Filterstabs AB196, 197 partial filter rods of filter rod AB
- 200 Segmentgruppe mit Filtersegment A und B200 segment group with filter segment A and B
- 300 Untersegmentgruppe mit Filtersegment A, aber nicht B300 sub-segment group with filter segment A but not B
- 500 Herstellungsmaschine500 crafting machine
- 506 - 510 Zuführmodule506 - 510 feeder modules
- 511 Entnahmetrommel511 extraction drum
- 512, 513 Schneidtrommel512, 513 cutting drum
- 514, 515 Fördertrommel514, 515 conveyor drum
- 516, 517 Schneidvorrichtung516, 517 cutting device
- 540 Umhüllungsmodul 1540 Envelope Module 1
- 541 Umhüllungsvorrichtung541 Enclosure Device
- 521 Fördertrommeln521 conveyor drums
- 522 Fördertrommeln522 conveyor drums
- 250, 252 Teilgruppen250, 252 subgroups
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251 Teilgruppe mit Filtersegment B 50251 subgroup with
filter segment B 50 - 550 Umorientierungseinheit550 reorientation unit
- 551 Wendetrommel551 turning drum
- 560 Umhüllungsmodul 2560 Envelope Module 2
- B, L, D Breite, Länge Dicke des SuszeptorsB, L, D width, length thickness of the susceptor
- PD_A, PD_B Zugwiderstand Filtersegment A, BPD_A, PD_B Draw resistance filter segment A, B
- L_ab, L_ab1, L_ab2 Länge des Filterstabes AB, AB1 und AB2L_ab, L_ab1, L_ab2 Length of filter rod AB, AB1 and AB2
- L_a, L_b Länge des Filtersegments A und BL_a, L_b Length of filter segment A and B
Claims (13)
wobei das Filtersegment A (90) stromaufwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats (21) und das Filtersegment B (50) stromabwärts des aerosolbildenden Substrats (21) angeordnet ist, umfassend folgende Schritte:
wherein the filter segment A (90) is arranged upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate (21) and the filter segment B (50) is arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate (21), comprising the following steps:
wobei die Untersegmentgruppe (300) das Filtersegment B (50) aber nicht das Filtersegment A (90) aufweist.Method for producing a rod-shaped smoking article (10) according to Claim 6, characterized in that a sub-segment group (300) of the segment group (200) is wrapped with a wrapping material (61, 62), in particular with a paper strip, the sub-segment group (300) the filter segment A (90) but not the filter segment B (50) or
wherein the sub-segment group (300) includes filter segment B (50) but not filter segment A (90).
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