JP2020529952A - 電子タバコのための使い捨てカートリッジを製造する製造機械のための充填ユニット - Google Patents
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本出願は、2017年8月8日に出願されたイタリア国特許出願第102017000091478号明細書の優先権を主張するものであり、その開示内容は言及したことにより援用される。
各カートリッジの製造が完了したなら、それらは、典型的にはブリスタ・パッケージであるシール済みパッケージ内へと挿入される。特許文献1、特許文献2および特許文献3は、上述された形式の、電子タバコのための使い捨てカートリッジを製造する製造機械のための充填ユニットの例を提供する。この充填ユニットは、効率的に(すなわち単位時間において製造されるカートリッジの個数に関して、大きな時間当たり生産量を以て)、且つ、効果的に(すなわち、少数の廃棄片および高い最終品質を以て)動作し得るが、上述のカートリッジを使用する電子タバコは市場にて相当に人気を博していることから、上述のカートリッジの製造者等は、特許文献1、特許文献2および特許文献3に記述された公知の製造機械と比較して更に機能する、すなわち、更に大きい時間当たり生産速度を有する製造機械(故に、対応する充填ユニット)を必要としている。
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- 電子タバコのための使い捨てカートリッジ(1)を製造する製造機械(8)のための充填ユニット(18)であって、
水平に配置された円筒形状のタンク(24)であって、垂直回転軸心(25)の回りで段階的様式で回転すべく取付けられ、底部にては、円形状を有する基部ディスク(28)により境界決定され、且つ、各側部にては、前記基部ディスク(28)から垂直に突出する円筒状側壁部(29)により境界決定されるという円筒形状のタンク(24)と、
前記タンク(24)内へタバコ(32)の流れを供給すべく、前記タンク(24)の内側に配置された吐出開口を有する供給ダクト(31)であって、前記タンク(24)は前記基部ディスク(28)上に台座を形成する、供給ダクト(31)と、
各々が、前記基部ディスク(28)内に実現されると共に、対応する回分量(5)のタバコを受容して収容すべく適合化された着座部(27)の複数の群(26)と、
充填ステーション(S2)における固定位置に配置された搬送デバイス(33)であって、前記充填ステーション(S2)において静止している群(26)の着座部(27)の内側に収容されたタバコの回分量(5)を周期的に移し換えるという搬送デバイス(33)と、
前記タンク(24)の回転方向に関して前記搬送デバイス(33)の直上流に固定位置で前記タンク(24)の内側に配置された掻取り要素(40)であって、タバコ(32)が前記掻取り要素(40)の下方を通過し得ない様に前記基部ディスク(28)と接触し、且つ、前記着座部(27)の外側で前記基部ディスク(28)上に着座するタバコ(32)を押しのける機能を達成するという掻取り要素(40)と、
を備える充填ユニット(18)において、
前記タンク(24)の回転方向に関して前記掻取り要素(40)の上流の固定位置において前記タンク(24)の内側に配置された一連の壁部(38、39)であって、該壁部は前記掻取り要素(40)から独立的かつ別体的であり、且つ、前記壁部は、前記タンク(24)の内側に存在するタバコ(32)に対する選好的および/または強制的な通過経路を画成すべくタバコ(32)と干渉するように適合化されたという一連の壁部(38、39)を備えることを特徴とする、充填ユニット(18)。 - 前記垂直回転軸心(25)の回りにおける前記タンク(24)の回転に対して交差するように配置された平坦な壁部(38)を備える、請求項1記載の充填ユニット(18)。
- 限られた角度幅による円筒のセグメントにより形成された円筒状の壁部(39)であって、前記タンク(24)の前記垂直回転軸心(25)と同軸的に配置されると共に、前記垂直回転軸心(25)の回りにおける前記タンク(24)の回転に関して平行であるという円筒状の壁部(39)を備える、請求項1または2に記載の充填ユニット(18)。
- 前記壁部(38、39)は、前記タンク(24)の前記基部ディスク(28)から離間され、前記タバコ(32)は前記壁部(38、39)の下方も通過し得る、請求項1、2または3に記載の充填ユニット(18)。
- 前記タンク(24)の前記基部ディスク(28)からの前記壁部(38、39)の距離は、壁部(38、39)毎に可変的である、請求項4記載の充填ユニット(18)。
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