GB2022987A - Method and apparatus for perforating articles by laser - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for perforating articles by laserInfo
- Publication number
- GB2022987A GB2022987A GB7916620A GB7916620A GB2022987A GB 2022987 A GB2022987 A GB 2022987A GB 7916620 A GB7916620 A GB 7916620A GB 7916620 A GB7916620 A GB 7916620A GB 2022987 A GB2022987 A GB 2022987A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- laser
- perforating
- articles
- locations
- spaced
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/08—Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
- B23K26/0823—Devices involving rotation of the workpiece
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/60—Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
- A24C5/606—Perforating cigarettes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
- B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
- B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
- B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
- B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
- B23K26/064—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
- B23K26/0643—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms comprising mirrors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
- B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
- B23K26/0665—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by beam condensation on the workpiece, e.g. for focusing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
- B23K26/06—Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
- B23K26/067—Dividing the beam into multiple beams, e.g. multifocusing
- B23K26/0676—Dividing the beam into multiple beams, e.g. multifocusing into dependently operating sub-beams, e.g. an array of spots with fixed spatial relationship or for performing simultaneously identical operations
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
- B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
- B23K26/08—Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
- Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
Abstract
Perforations are made at locations spaced about the periphery of a cigarette (C) by conducting separate parts (56) of a laser beam (54) through respective separate light paths which intersect such spaced peripheral locations. <IMAGE>
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US90852378A | 1978-05-22 | 1978-05-22 | |
US05/908,522 US4224498A (en) | 1978-05-22 | 1978-05-22 | Apparatus for perforating articles by laser |
US05/908,520 US4224497A (en) | 1978-05-22 | 1978-05-22 | Method for making filter cigarettes using light energy to make perforations in the filter tipping wrap |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB2022987A true GB2022987A (en) | 1979-12-28 |
GB2022987B GB2022987B (en) | 1982-11-24 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB7916620A Expired GB2022987B (en) | 1978-05-22 | 1979-05-14 | Method and apparatus for perforating articles by laser |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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AU (1) | AU526552B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA1119912A (en) |
CH (1) | CH640114A5 (en) |
DE (1) | DE2920264C2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2022987B (en) |
Cited By (14)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP0087403A1 (en) * | 1982-02-18 | 1983-08-31 | Optik Innovation Ab Oiab | Apparatus for treatment of an exterior circumferential area of an article by means of a radiation energy beam |
GB2119222A (en) * | 1982-04-13 | 1983-11-16 | Gd Spa | A method and apparatus for forming perforations in bar-shape articles |
EP0119034A1 (en) * | 1983-03-14 | 1984-09-19 | Imperial Chemical Industries Plc | Energy beam focusing apparatus and method |
GB2146228A (en) * | 1983-09-12 | 1985-04-17 | Gd Spa | Piercing device for piercing ventilating holes in cigarettes or similar smoking commodities |
GB2146227A (en) * | 1983-09-12 | 1985-04-17 | Gd Spa | Piercing device for piercing ventilating holes in cigarettes or similar smoking commodities |
GB2149644A (en) * | 1983-11-11 | 1985-06-19 | Molins Plc | Perforating cigarettes by laser |
US4824691A (en) * | 1986-03-27 | 1989-04-25 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Imaged microcapsule-coated paper |
US4874919A (en) * | 1987-01-14 | 1989-10-17 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Laser apparatus for repetitively marking a moving sheet |
US4961080A (en) * | 1988-02-16 | 1990-10-02 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Laser marker with mask scanning |
GB2230688A (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1990-10-31 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2260254A (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-04-14 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2260255B (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-07-21 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2260256B (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-07-21 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
US5352495A (en) * | 1989-02-16 | 1994-10-04 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Treatment of a surface by laser energy |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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AU532065B2 (en) * | 1979-06-08 | 1983-09-15 | Philip Morris Products Inc. | Optical perforating apparatus |
US4649943A (en) * | 1985-02-11 | 1987-03-17 | Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation | Cigarette filter and method of making the same |
DE102013211424A1 (en) * | 2013-06-18 | 2014-12-18 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine |
Family Cites Families (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3524046A (en) * | 1968-04-26 | 1970-08-11 | Aluminum Co Of America | Apparatus and method for piercing holes in elastomeric articles |
CH522464A (en) * | 1969-04-01 | 1972-06-30 | Omega Brandt & Freres Sa Louis | Laser machining device |
US3943324A (en) * | 1970-12-14 | 1976-03-09 | Arthur D. Little, Inc. | Apparatus for forming refractory tubing |
GB1549005A (en) * | 1976-07-10 | 1979-08-01 | Imp Group Ltd | Perforating device |
US4090826A (en) * | 1976-10-26 | 1978-05-23 | Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. Kg | Method and apparatus for perforating the wrappers of rod-shaped smokers products |
DE2754104C2 (en) * | 1977-12-05 | 1987-01-15 | Hauni-Werke Körber & Co KG, 2050 Hamburg | Device for producing a zone of desired air permeability in a wrapping material strip for rod-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry |
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1979
- 1979-05-07 CA CA000327074A patent/CA1119912A/en not_active Expired
- 1979-05-14 GB GB7916620A patent/GB2022987B/en not_active Expired
- 1979-05-16 AU AU47107/79A patent/AU526552B2/en not_active Expired
- 1979-05-18 DE DE2920264A patent/DE2920264C2/en not_active Expired
- 1979-05-22 CH CH479679A patent/CH640114A5/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Cited By (17)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP0087403A1 (en) * | 1982-02-18 | 1983-08-31 | Optik Innovation Ab Oiab | Apparatus for treatment of an exterior circumferential area of an article by means of a radiation energy beam |
GB2119222A (en) * | 1982-04-13 | 1983-11-16 | Gd Spa | A method and apparatus for forming perforations in bar-shape articles |
EP0119034A1 (en) * | 1983-03-14 | 1984-09-19 | Imperial Chemical Industries Plc | Energy beam focusing apparatus and method |
US4553017A (en) * | 1983-03-14 | 1985-11-12 | Imperial Chemical Industries Limited | Energy beam focusing apparatus and method |
GB2146228A (en) * | 1983-09-12 | 1985-04-17 | Gd Spa | Piercing device for piercing ventilating holes in cigarettes or similar smoking commodities |
GB2146227A (en) * | 1983-09-12 | 1985-04-17 | Gd Spa | Piercing device for piercing ventilating holes in cigarettes or similar smoking commodities |
GB2149644A (en) * | 1983-11-11 | 1985-06-19 | Molins Plc | Perforating cigarettes by laser |
US4824691A (en) * | 1986-03-27 | 1989-04-25 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Imaged microcapsule-coated paper |
US4874919A (en) * | 1987-01-14 | 1989-10-17 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Laser apparatus for repetitively marking a moving sheet |
US4961080A (en) * | 1988-02-16 | 1990-10-02 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Laser marker with mask scanning |
US5352495A (en) * | 1989-02-16 | 1994-10-04 | The Wiggins Teape Group Limited | Treatment of a surface by laser energy |
GB2230688A (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1990-10-31 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2260254A (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-04-14 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2260255B (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-07-21 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2230688B (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-07-21 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2260254B (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-07-21 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
GB2260256B (en) * | 1989-04-27 | 1993-07-21 | Molins Plc | Cigarette manufacture |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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CA1119912A (en) | 1982-03-16 |
GB2022987B (en) | 1982-11-24 |
AU526552B2 (en) | 1983-01-20 |
CH640114A5 (en) | 1983-12-30 |
AU4710779A (en) | 1979-11-29 |
DE2920264A1 (en) | 1979-11-29 |
DE2920264C2 (en) | 1985-04-25 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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732 | Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977) | ||
PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19950514 |