JP6140510B2 - Group component device for organizing groups of filter segments - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a knitting device for knitting filter segments into groups of filter segments, a first magazine for filter bars, a first filter segment supply device between the first magazine and the knitting device, and a filter. A second magazine for the bars and a second filter segment supply device between the second magazine and the knitting device, each of the magazines having a drawable bottom through an opening in the upper surface of the magazine. Each of the magazines is provided with a first space for the tray and a second space for the bottom of the tray next to the first space, and a filter. Each segment feeder allows the filter rods to be removed from the bottom of the corresponding magazine, and the filter rods can be processed into filter segments. , Filter segments can be supplied to the editing device, for a group configuration device for organizing a group of filter segments to produce multi-segment filters of the tobacco processing industry in a strand method.

  The invention further relates to a modular unit and a multi-segment production machine in the tobacco processing industry for producing multi-segment filters by the strand method.

  In the tobacco processing industry, it is desirable to produce multi-segment filters consisting of different segments, for example made of different materials. These materials are, for example, cellulose acetate, paper, fleece, granules, fired elements, hollow cylinders or hollow chambers, capsules and the like. Such a multi-segment filter, which also includes the concept of “multiple filter” within the scope of the present invention, is coated with a coating material such as paper, for example in the strand method, after forming a group of filter segments, and then In order to perform the next processing, it is divided into filter rods of multiple lengths.

  From West German Patent Publication No. 24 52 749 (Patent Document 1), filed by the applicant's predecessor, a group of filter rods is constructed with a group construction device working in a lateral process, Devices are known for producing filter strands from different constituent filter rods that are delivered to a strand construction device so that a group of filter rods can be coated longitudinally with a coating material.

  This group construction device comprises two magazines for filter bars, the filter bars are individually removed from the magazines and cut, and the different cut filter bars are organized into groups. In this case, the magazine is filled with, for example, a tray.

  A typical device of this type is sold by the applicant under the product name MULFI, and many model variations are known among traders. For example, MULFI E has a strand construction device named KDF 2E and a group construction device named GC E.

  A machine such as MULFI enables the production of multi-segment filters with two different filter components, is distinguished by a compact and simple structure, is correspondingly reliable and inexpensive. However, the change of the filter segments or the order of the filter segments is possible only in a limited manner, and requires a large machine remodeling operation, for example, replacement of the group components.

  In an alternative concept, the group component is divided into a plurality of independent functional units that can be combined and exchanged in a modular manner. Thereby, very high variability is obtained in the production of multi-segment filters. Applicant's machine according to this concept is known by experts under the name MERLIN. For this, reference is made, for example, to DE 101 55 292 (Patent Document 2).

West German Patent Publication No. 24 52 749 German Patent Application Publication No. 101 55 292 European Patent Application No. 2 294 934

  Starting from this prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a variable and flexible machine for producing a multi-segment filter in a particularly simple, compact and inexpensive strand method.

  The problem is that the group construction device has a third magazine for the filter rods and a third filter segment supply device between the third magazine and the knitting device, the magazine being one central magazine Arranged in a row of two outer magazines, above each magazine, respectively, is a first space for the tray and a second space for the bottom of the tray next to the first space. A filter segment in a group of filter segments developed by the first space of the third magazine being provided and being disposed below the second space of the central magazine. A knitting device for knitting, a first magazine for a filter rod, a first filter segment supply device between the first magazine and the knitting device, and a filter rod A second magazine and a second filter segment supply device between the second magazine and the knitting device, each magazine being filled by a tray with a drawable bottom through an opening in the upper surface of the magazine Each of the strands can be removed by means of a filter segment supply device, the filter rods can be removed from the lower surface of the corresponding magazine, the filter rods can be processed into filter segments, and the filter segments can be supplied to the knitting device. This is solved by a group construction device for organizing groups of filter segments in order to produce multi-segment filters in the tobacco processing industry.

  The present invention allows the production of multi-segment filters having up to three different filter components, and provides corresponding flexibility and variability in multi-segment filter production.

  In this case, the organizing device for a group of filter segments, which also includes the concept of a filter segment group within the scope of the present invention, is supplied with up to three different filter segments, especially one after the other. In this case, in the knitting device providing the finished filter segment group at its end, the feed segments for the supplied filter segments and the fill segment group composed of these define the transport direction of the knitting drum. In this case, the filter segment and the filter segment group are transported particularly in the horizontal axis direction.

  The filter segments are supplied to the knitting device by three filter segment supply devices, which according to the invention are provided by processing the filter rods by means of the filter segment supply device. In this connection, processing means that, for example, the filter rod is cut correspondingly from the respective filter segment of multiple lengths. However, the length of the filter rod may already correspond to the desired length of the filter segment, in which case processing forms, for example, an individualized filter rod or filter segment material flow. There is only that.

  The filter rod is provided in the magazine, but according to the invention the magazine is filled or loaded by a tray. Thereby, the structure of the group component device according to the present invention is simple and inexpensive compared to the magazine filling device or the automated variation of the magazine loading device.

  A tray is understood in the tobacco processing industry as a transport and storage container for bar-shaped articles, such as filter bars or cigarettes. The rod-shaped articles are oriented parallel to each other in the tray, which is aided by the width of the tray usually matching the length of the essentially rod-shaped article. In order to maintain this orientation even when the tray is discharged, the tray is provided with a bottom that is pulled out from the tray in the longitudinal axis direction with respect to the oriented bar-shaped article, for example. This drawable bottom is called a blade or drawer blade, and a tray with such a bottom is called a blade tray.

  The three magazines are arranged in a line according to the invention. This arrangement is understood within the scope of the invention, in particular, that these magazines are oriented so that they are essentially in line with one another with respect to the transport direction of the knitting device.

  For each of the three magazines, according to the present invention, a first space is provided for the tray and a second space is provided for the drawable bottom of the tray. In this case, the term “space” is understood to mean a place where freedom is always maintained from a part of the group constituent device and another operating means when the group constituent device is operated as specified. In particular, the arrangement according to the invention of the magazine ensures that the trays for the different magazines are not obstructed from each other by their bottoms pulled out. This ensures that each of the three magazines can be filled at all times, i.e. one tray can be placed on the magazine at any time, providing ample space for pulling out the bottom of the tray. Is guaranteed.

  According to the present invention, the third magazine is one of both outer magazines and is arranged with a height shifted from the central magazine. In particular, the third magazine is arranged lower than the central magazine by at least the height of the first space, ie at least the height of the tray. Thereby, the vertical interval of the third magazine with respect to the central magazine is obtained.

  Due to this vertical spacing, the third magazine can be arranged with a slight horizontal spacing relative to the central magazine, so that the grouping device according to the invention has a particularly compact structure. can get.

  The first magazine and the second magazine or the other outer magazine and the central magazine are arranged in particular at essentially the same height. This also keeps the structure simple and compact.

  In particular, the third magazine is arranged in front of the second magazine and the second magazine is arranged in front of the first magazine in the transfer direction of the knitting device. A finished filter segment group is provided at the end of the transfer direction or transfer section for the filter segments and filter segment groups in the knitting device, and for this purpose a particularly suitable delivery or removal device is provided. The third magazine arranged in the lower position or in the lower position is arranged in front of both other magazines, in particular at the beginning of the transfer section, so that it is still more compact and nevertheless A simple structural form is guaranteed.

  A particularly preferred formation of the grouping device according to the invention is that the knitting device, the first magazine, the first filter segment supply device, the second magazine and the second filter segment supply device are combined into one substructure unit. In particular, the third magazine and the third filter segment supply device stand out by being combined into one replaceable modular unit.

  This guarantees, on the one hand, a particularly simple and compact structure of the substructure unit with the majority of components, so that a multi-segment filter with two different filter components can already be produced by this substructure unit alone. It is. At the same time, the variability or flexibility of the group configuration device according to the invention is further improved, which is a quick and easy replacement of the third type filter segment or the third filter component by a simple replacement of the modular unit. This is because a simple exchange can be performed.

  Preferably, the knitting device, the first fill segment supply device, the second filter segment supply device and / or the third filter segment supply device are further provided with a filter rod and / or a filter segment and / or a filter, respectively. A transfer drum is provided for transferring the group of segments in the horizontal axis direction. In this case, in a particularly preferred embodiment, the transfer drum of the first filter segment supply device and the transfer drum of the second filter segment supply device each constitute an essentially vertically arranged drum track, The transfer drum of the third filter segment supply device constitutes an essentially horizontally arranged drum track. In this way, the situation of the location between and under the magazine is optimally utilized.

  Within the scope of the invention, the drum track arranged essentially horizontally, in particular, the transfer drum of the drum track is distributed spatially in the direction of the drum axis in a region wider than its height. It is characterized by that. Correspondingly, an essentially vertically arranged drum track is understood in particular that the corresponding area is higher than the width.

  The first filter segment supply device, the second filter segment supply device and / or the third filter segment supply device may comprise, for example, a cutting drum and / or a filter rod or filter segment for cutting the filter rod or filter segment. It has a slide drum for sliding in the longitudinal direction and / or a stepping drum for stepping the filter bar or filter segment in the horizontal direction and / or a delivery drum for the filter bar or filter segment. In this case, each transfer drum may satisfy a plurality of these functions. For example, a cutting-sliding drum is known in which the filter rod is cut and the cut filter rod is slid in the longitudinal direction.

  By appropriately combining the transfer drums, a suitable filter segment supply device can be realized for each type of filter segment, which ensures the processing of the corresponding filter rod into the desired filter segment.

  In particular, the first filter segment supply device and / or the second filter segment supply device and / or the third filter segment supply device are variably formed, in particular with a variable or replaceable transfer drum. Yes. This further improves the variability or flexibility of the group configuration apparatus according to the present invention.

  In this connection, a variable transfer drum is a filter rod cut into a selectable variable number of filter segments of selectable variable length and a filter rod or filter plug is selectable variable. It is understood that only the section is slid in the vertical axis direction, or is stepped by a selectable variable horizontal axis interval.

  The group construction device according to the invention in particular has a filled tray for the first magazine, the second magazine and / or the third magazine, in particular to the first space of the corresponding magazine. It is developed by having at least one tray transfer device for feeding. In this way, the loading of the filter rods into the group component according to the invention is partly automated, so that the operator pulls out the bottom of each tray supplied in this way and empties the tray. It is only necessary to get rid of.

  The loading of the magazine further includes that each of the first magazine, the second magazine, and / or the third magazine has one orientation device, with which the magazine is placed in the tray when the bottom of the tray is subsequently pulled out. Simplified by the fact that the filled tray can be oriented within the first space of the magazine so that it is filled or fillable with the filter rods present therein. Even when the production speed is high and the trays are replaced promptly, the internal operation of the friction is guaranteed.

  The problem underlying the present invention is further to process the filter rods into filter segments and to remove the filter rods from the magazine for the filter rods and to supply the filter segments to the knitting device of the group component device. This is solved by a module structure unit for the group construction device having a filter segment supply device. A special advantage of this modular unit is that, in particular, an existing machine with two magazines and two filter segments can be upgraded to a group construction device according to the invention with minimal changes to the knitting device.

  In addition, the problem underlying the present invention is solved by a multi-segment production machine in the tobacco processing industry for producing multi-segment filters in a strand process with a group construction device according to the present invention. In particular, such a multi-segment manufacturing machine further comprises a strand construction device for constructing a continuous strand from a group of filter segments, in particular the groups of filter segments are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction. And is formed into strands that are transported in the longitudinal direction by means of a coating material strip. A strand construction device can be formed to construct two continuous strands arranged side by side in parallel.

  The filter segment supply device of the module structure unit according to the present invention is particularly formed according to the filter segment supply device of the group constituting device according to the present invention. In particular, the filter segment supply device of the modular unit according to the invention has in particular a delivery drum for delivering the filter segment to the knitting device.

  The magazine of the modular unit according to the invention is also formed in particular according to the magazine of the group component device according to the invention.

  Other features of the invention will become apparent from the description of embodiments of the invention, together with the claims and the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present invention can satisfy individual features or combinations of features.

  The present invention will be described in the following based on embodiments related to the drawings without restricting the general inventive idea, but for details of all inventions not described in detail in the text, please refer to the drawings. I want.

Schematic diagram of the machine according to the invention of the tobacco processing industry for producing multi-segment filters by the strand method

  In the drawings, elements and / or parts of the same or the same type are provided with the same reference numerals, so that new introductions are omitted.

  FIG. 1 shows a strand method of a multi-strand method comprising a group construction device 1 according to the invention for organizing filter segment groups or filter segment groups and a strand construction device for constructing continuous strands from filter segment groups. 1 shows a machine according to the invention of the tobacco processing industry for producing a segment filter.

  The group constituting apparatus 1 has a knitting apparatus 5 having a large number of transfer drums 50, 52, 54. The filter segment and the group of filter segments are arranged on the transfer drums 50, 52, 54 in the horizontal axis direction, and are transferred between the transfer drums 50, 52, 54 under the rotation of the transfer drums 50, 52, 54.

  The knitting device comprises a receiving drum 54 for receiving a first filter segment for each filter segment group. Subsequently, the filter segment or the configured filter segment group passes through the two knitting drums 52 in addition to the separate transfer drums, which are not individually provided with a code, on the knitting drums, respectively. Another filter segment is added to each filter segment group.

  A strand construction device not shown in detail in FIG. 1 by means of a feed drum 50, in which the knitted filter segment group is formed as an accelerating drum, usually at the end of the transfer section thus formed. Sent out. For this purpose, for example, a delivery device 60, a so-called “spider”, is provided, by which the filter segment group is removed from the delivery drum 50 and supplied to the strand component.

  For the strand construction part, for example, a one-strand construction device for constructing individual strands or a two-strand construction device for constructing two strands simultaneously is provided. For a two-strand construction device, for example, filter segment groups are removed from delivery drum 50 in pairs by delivery device 60, and one filter segment group in each pair of filter segment groups is provided for each one of both strands. It has been. A corresponding two-strand construction device is described, for example, in the Applicant's European Patent Application No. 2 294 934 (Patent Document 3).

  The apparatus further comprises three filter segment supply devices 11, 21, 31, which supply one filter segment to the knitting device 5 for each filter segment group. Each filter segment supply device 11, 21, 31 is provided with a magazine 10, 20, 30 for the filter rod. The filter segment supply device takes out the filter rod from the magazine and processes the filter rod into a filter segment. Then, the filter segment is supplied to the knitting device 5. For this reason, for example, the filter segment supply devices 11, 21, 31 similarly include at least one transfer drum 310, 312, 314, 316, 318, respectively.

  The magazines 10, 20, and 30 are filled or loaded with filter rods by the tray 40, respectively. For this reason, the magazines 10, 20, and 30 are each provided with one opening and tray guides 16, 26, and 36 on the upper surface thereof, so that the tray 40 can be connected to each magazine 10, 20, 30 or magazine 10 by the tray guide. , 20, 30 are oriented.

  Each tray has one drawerable bottom 42, which is also referred to as a blade or drawer blade. Accordingly, the corresponding tray 40 is also known as a blade tray. In the tray 40 correctly positioned on the magazines 10, 20, 30 by the tray guides 16, 26, 36, when the bottom 42 of the tray is pulled out, the filter rods present in the trays are neatly arranged in the corresponding magazines 10, 20. , 30.

  In order to avoid the falling of the filter rod during the fall, the bottom 42 of the tray is drawn laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the filter rod that is orderly located in the tray 40. The drawing direction 44 is indicated by an arrow in FIG.

  With respect to the transfer direction of the knitting device 5 extending from right to left in the drawing of FIG. 1, the bottom 42 of the tray 40 for filling the first magazine 10 is pulled out in this transfer direction, and the second In order to fill the magazine 20 and the third magazine 30, they are pulled out in the direction opposite to the transfer direction.

  In order to facilitate the withdrawal of the bottom 42 of the tray 40 for filling the magazines 10, 20, 30, on the magazines 10, 20, 30, one space 12, 22, one for each tray 40, respectively. 32 and adjacent one space 14, 24, 34 for the bottom 42 of each tray 40, respectively. The magazines 10, 20, and 30 are arranged so that the spaces 12, 22, and 32, 14, 24, and 34 do not overlap each other.

  The spaces 12, 22, 32 for each one tray 40 are dimensioned so that they can be placed on the corresponding magazine 10, 20, 30 without disturbing the tray 40. Accordingly, the spaces 12, 22, and 32 are at least as large as the tray 40.

  On the other hand, the spaces 14, 24, 34 for each tray bottom 42, in addition to the tray bottom 42 pulled out, grip and pull the tray bottom 42 unimpeded. Dimensioned to leave room for The spaces 14, 24, 34 are correspondingly larger than the bottom 42 of the tray.

  In particular, the third magazine 30—shown to the right in FIG. 1—is relative to the second magazine 20—that is, the middle magazine of the three magazines 10, 20, 30 in FIG. Thus, it is disposed at a low position by the height of at least one tray, or is shifted vertically downward. Thus, the space 24 for the tray 42 of the magazine 20 exists above the space 32 for the tray 40 for the third magazine 30.

  Due to the compact and simple construction of the group construction device 1 according to the invention, the transfer drums of the first filter segment supply device 11 and the second filter segment supply device 21 are each arranged essentially vertically. The transfer drums 50, 52, and 54 of the knitting device 5 and the transfer drums 310, 312, 314, 316, and 318 of the third filter segment supply device 31 are arranged essentially horizontally. Configure the installed drum track.

  As an example for the functional scheme of the filter segment supply devices 11, 21, 31, the exemplary formation of the third filter segment supply device 31 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail below.

  The filter segment supply device 31 includes a total of five transfer drums 310, 312, 314, 316, 318. The first transfer drum 310 in the transfer direction is formed as a take-out drum for taking out individual filter rods from the attached magazine 30 and a cutting drum for cutting the filter rods into a plurality of filter segments. Thus, three circular cutters 311 are exemplarily shown.

  Since the number of circular cutters 311 and the distance between the circular cutters 311 are variable, for example, the number of filter segments to be cut for each filter rod and the width thereof can be changed very easily and flexibly. Is possible.

  Filter rods cut into filter segments are transferred from the transfer drum 310 to the transfer drum 312. In this place, all the filter segments cut from one filter rod are located side by side in the vertical axis direction.

  The transfer drum 312 is formed as a step drum. On the stepped drum 312, the filter segments positioned side by side in the vertical axis direction are slid relative to each other in the horizontal axis direction. Therefore, the filter segments are arranged so as to be shifted from each other in the vertical axis direction and the horizontal axis direction. Can be obtained.

  The stepping drum or transfer drum 312 is formed, for example, to be exchangeable so that it can be easily and flexibly adapted to a changed number or width of filter segments delivered to the stepping drum 312 side by side in the longitudinal direction. Can be done.

  The stepped filter segments are transferred from the transfer drum 312 side by side to the next transfer drum 314 formed as a slide drum. Since the filter segments are slid in the vertical axis direction on the slide drum 314, for example, all the filter segments are arranged so as to be positioned in a straight line in the vertical axis direction.

  Since the slide drum or transfer drum 314 has, for example, a variable stopper, the position of the filter segment in the vertical axis direction is used for the next processing, particularly for knitting with another filter segment and filter segment group in the knitting device 5. Can adapt flexibly.

  From the slide drum 314, the filter segment is delivered to the transfer drum 316 and subsequently delivered to the delivery drum 318, from which the filter segment is delivered to the knitting device 5, in particular the receiving drum 54 of the knitting device 5.

  It should be understood that the filter segment supply device 31 is clearly exemplary. The person skilled in the art knows that, depending on the desired filter segments and the filter rods present from the outset, suitable processing steps and correspondingly suitable transfer drums should be provided.

  Further variability or flexibility of the filter segment feeders 11, 21, 31 is, for example, such that each drum track is configured to be exchangeable in whole or in part so that a plurality of transfer drums can be simultaneously This can be achieved by being replaceable or replaceable by other transfer drums that are adjusted accordingly.

  In particular, the transfer drum formed for exchange is structurally organized in an exchange module, for example attached to a common exchangeable frame. In this way, the corresponding filter segment supply device 11, 21, 31 can be changed in a particularly simple manner because it is only necessary to exchange one exchange module for another exchange module.

  Structurally, the group construction device 1 of FIG. 1 is divided into at least two structural units. This is, on the one hand, a substructure unit 2 having a knitting device 5, a first magazine 10 and a first filter segment supply device 11, and a second magazine 20 and a second filter segment supply device 21. On the other hand, the third magazine 30 and the third filter segment supply device 31 are grouped in a replaceable module structure unit. This provides a number of advantages.

  On the other hand, the foundation structure unit 2 functions completely alone. Thus, from the production of a multi-segment filter having two different filter components to the production of a multi-segment filter having three different filter components, for example by activation or deactivation of the modular unit 3 A very quick and flexible exchange can be performed.

  On the other hand, the replacement of the entire modular unit 3 allows a simple and quick change of at least one to three filter components of the multi-segment filter.

  In addition, the modular structure unit 3, like the basic structure unit, allows an upgrade of an existing group component device comprising a knitting device, two magazines and two filter segment supply devices between these magazines and the knitting unit. In the case of such group component devices of the prior art, for example in the case of the machine known under the name of the applicant's MULFI, a multi-segment having up to three filter components which differ according to the modular unit 3 according to the invention Only a change in the knitting device, in particular the addition of a receiving drum 54, is necessary in order to be able to produce the filter as well.

  All of the above features, features that can only be read from the drawings, and individual features disclosed in combination with other features, alone or in combination, are considered important to the present invention. Embodiments of the invention can be satisfied by individual features or a combination of features.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Group component apparatus 2 Basic structure unit 3 Module structure unit 5 Knitting apparatus 10 Magazine 11 Filter segment supply apparatus 12 Space for tray 14 Space for tray bottom 16 Tray guide 20 Magazine 21 Filter segment supply apparatus 22 For tray 24 Space for tray bottom 26 Tray guide 30 Magazine 31 Filter segment supply device 32 Space for tray 34 Space for tray bottom 36 Tray guide 40 Tray 42 Bottom of tray 44 Draw out direction 50 Delivery drum 52 Knitting drum 54 Receiving drum 60 Delivery device 310 Stepped drum 311 Circular cutter 312 Stepped drum 314 Slide drum 316 Transfer drum 318 Delivery drum Beam

Claims (13)

A knitting device (5) for knitting the filter segments into groups of filter segments, a first magazine (10) for the filter rods, and a first between the first magazine (10) and the knitting device (5). Filter segment supply device (11), a second magazine (20) for filter bars, a second filter segment supply device (21) between the second magazine (20) and the knitting device (5), And the magazine (10, 20, 30) can be filled by a tray (40) with a bottom (42) that can be pulled out through an opening in the upper surface of the magazine (10, 20, 30), respectively. By means of the filter segment supply device (11, 21, 31), the filter rod can be taken out from the lower surface of the corresponding magazine (10, 20, 30). Group component device (1) for knitting groups of filter segments to produce multi-segment filters in the tobacco processing industry in a strand process, wherein the filter segments can be fed to a knitting device (5) )
The group component device (1) has a third magazine (30) for filter rods and a third filter segment supply device (31) between the third magazine (30) and the knitting device (5). The magazines (10, 20, 30) are arranged in one row in the middle and two outer magazines (10, 20, 30), and on each magazine (10, 20, 30), A first space (12, 22, 32) for the tray (40) and a second space for the bottom (42) of the tray (40) next to the first space (12, 22, 32), respectively. 2 spaces (14, 24, 34), and the first space (32) of the third magazine (30), which is one outer magazine (30), is the first space (32) of the central magazine (20). Being disposed under two spaces (24), Group configuration apparatus according to symptoms.   The group construction device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first magazine (10) and the second magazine (20) are arranged at essentially the same height.   With respect to the transfer direction of the knitting device (5), the third magazine (30) is arranged in front of the second magazine (20), and the second magazine (20) is connected to the first magazine (10). The group constituent device according to claim 1, wherein the group constituent device is disposed in front.   The knitting device (5), the first magazine (10), the first filter segment supply device (11), the second magazine (20), and the second filter segment supply device (21) are one substructure unit. (2), and in particular, the third magazine (30) and the third filter segment supply device (31) are combined into one replaceable modular unit (3). The group constituent device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The first filter segment supply device (11) and / or the second filter segment supply device (21) and / or the third filter segment supply device (31) are variably, in particular variable or exchangeable transfer drums ( 310, 312, 314, 316, 318), the group forming device according to claim 1, wherein the group forming device is formed. Organizing unit (5), a first filter segment feeder (11), a second filter segment feeder (21) and / or the third filter segment feeder (31), respectively, the filter rod and / or 6. A transfer drum (50, 52, 54, 310, 312, 314, 316, 318) for transporting filter segments and / or groups of filter segments in the transverse direction. The group constituent device according to any one of the above.   Transfer drums (310, 312, 314, 316, 318) of the first filter segment supply device (11) and transfer drums (310, 312, 314, 316, 318) of the second filter segment supply device (21) Each constitute an essentially vertically arranged drum track, and the transfer drums (310, 312, 314, 316, 318) of the third filter segment feeder (31) are essentially horizontal. 7. The group constituting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the arranged drum track is constituted.   The first filter segment supply device (11), the second filter segment supply device (21) and / or the third filter segment supply device (31) is used to cut the filter rod or the filter segment (310). And / or a slide drum (314) for sliding the filter rod or filter segment in the longitudinal direction and / or a stepping drum (312) for stepping the filter rod or filter segment in the transverse direction and / or 8. Group construction device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that it has a transfer drum (318) for filter bars or filter segments.   The group component device (1) is connected to the first magazine (10), the second magazine (20) and / or the first magazine (10, 20, 30), particularly up to the first space (12, 22, 32) of the corresponding magazine (10, 20, 30). Or at least one tray transfer device for supplying a filled tray (40) for a third magazine (30). Group component device.   Each of the first magazine (10), the second magazine (20) and / or the third magazine (30) comprises one orientation device (16, 26, 36), by which this orientation device continues. The filled tray (40) is a magazine so that the magazine (10, 20, 30) is filled or fillable with filter rods present in the tray (40) when pulling out the bottom (42) of the tray. The group constituting device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it can be oriented within the first space (12, 22, 32) of (10, 20, 30).   A filter rod magazine (10, 20, 30) and a magazine (10, 20) for processing the filter rod into filter segments and supplying the filter segments to the knitting device (5) of the group constituting device (1) , 30) having a filter segment supply device (11, 21, 31) for taking out a filter rod from the module structural unit (1) for a group component device (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 10 3).   A multi-segment manufacturing machine of the tobacco processing industry for manufacturing a multi-segment filter by a strand method having the group constituting device (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10.   The multi-segment manufacturing machine of claim 12, further comprising a strand construction device for constructing a continuous strand from a group of filter segments.

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