KR20110045309A - Flavor capsule cigarette filter maunufacturing device and method of manufacturing flavor capsule cigarette filter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A perfume capsule cigarette filter manufacturing device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided to manufacture a filter by inserting a capsule into a filament. CONSTITUTION: A perfume capsule cigarette filter manufacturing device comprises a body and a filter guide member(11) gathering a plurality of filaments in a rod shape. The filter guide member includes a guide member opening(13) passing through the upper end thereof. A first drum(31) is inserted into the filter guide member through the guide member opening. A first groove locates in the circumference of the first drum and is formed of a first hole. An air inlet port locates in an air inlet plate.

Description

Flavor capsule tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus and its manufacturing method {FLAVOR CAPSULE CIGARETTE FILTER MAUNUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLAVOR CAPSULE CIGARETTE FILTER}

A tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus and a tobacco filter manufacturing method are provided.

In general, in order to manufacture tobacco, first, various kinds of leaf tobacco are processed by blending them to a desired flavor and taste. Next, the tobacco leaf tobacco is cut by cutting the processed tobacco leaves, and the tobacco tobacco is rolled up with cigarette paper to prepare a cigarette without a filter. Next, a filter is attached to the cigarette without a filter as needed.

Tobacco filters may contain adsorbents and may be processed in various forms for specific flavors and flavors.

One embodiment of the present invention is for producing a tobacco filter having a variety of flavors and flavors.

And can be used to achieve other tasks not specifically mentioned other than the above tasks.

In the tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a filter guide member for collecting the body and a plurality of filaments in the form of a rod, the filter guide member is a guide member opening penetrating the upper end And a first drum inserted into the filter guide member through the guide member opening, having a first groove positioned around the first groove, having a first hole formed in the first groove, and rotating.

The air intake plate may further include an air intake plate, and the capsule may be located in the first groove by suction of air through the air intake port and the first hole.

A second groove is located around the second groove, the second groove is formed in the second groove, and may further comprise a rotating second drum, the second drum is engaged with the first drum, the second The drum may transfer the capsule from the second groove to the first groove.

The second drum may be opposite to the first drum and the rotation direction.

It may further include a feed hopper for supplying the capsule to the second drum along a portion of the circumference of the second drum.

It may further include at least one guide member positioned along a portion of the circumference of the second drum to guide the capsule.

It may further include a feed hopper for supplying the capsule to the first drum along a portion of the circumference of the first drum.

It may further include a guide member located along a portion of the circumference of the first drum to guide the capsule.

It may further include a supply member connected to the feed hopper, the supply member may include a vertical guide member for moving the capsule in the vertical direction.

It may further include a sensor for detecting whether the capsule is located in the first groove.

It may further include a sensor for detecting whether the capsule is injected into the filament.

In the tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of supplying a plurality of filaments to the filter guide member including a guide member opening penetrating the top, the first groove is positioned around the first groove, the first groove And having a hole formed therein, and feeding the capsule to the rotating first drum, and positioning the capsule between the plurality of filaments.

The capsule may carry a scent.

The second groove is located in the circumference, the second hole is formed in the second groove, and may further comprise the step of supplying the capsule to the rotating second drum, the second drum is the capsule The second groove may be transferred from the second groove to the first groove.

The method may further include supplying the capsule to a supply hopper, and supplying the capsule to the second drum along a portion of the circumference of the second drum.

One embodiment of the present invention can produce a cigarette filter having a variety of flavors and flavors.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar components throughout the specification. In the case of publicly known technologies, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to all tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus using a filter guide member for collecting a plurality of filaments in the form of a rod. The apparatus for producing a general tobacco filter without a capsule itself is a known device. For example, when the cellulose acetate filament used as a material of the tobacco filter is added, the cellulose acetate is collected in a rod form by the filter guide member, and a long rod-type filter is formed by applying heat or the like, and a suitable size is formed by the cutting member. Cut the rod-type filter and combine it with the tobacco grass.

Then, a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

1 is a view schematically showing a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view schematically showing a first drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The filter guide member 11 is used in a tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus, and collects a plurality of filaments 91 in a rod form. The filament 91 may be a material of a conventional tobacco filter, such as cellulose acetate. The filter guide member 11 is formed with a guide member opening 13 at an upper end thereof. The guide member opening 13 may have a shape and size such that the first drum 31 of a disc shape can be inserted therein. For example, the guide member opening 13 may have a shape of a rectangle, an ellipse, or the like that extends in the length direction of the filter guide member 11. In addition, when the filter guide member 11 is separated into a rod portion and a funnel portion, the guide member opening 13 may be located at the end of the rod portion, and in this case, the guide member opening 13 may have a 'c' shape. And so on.

In the first drum 31, the first grooves 34 are positioned at substantially constant intervals along the circumference thereof, and the capsules 92 are located in the first grooves 34. In this case, the capsule 92 may be located in the first groove 34 by the air suction force through the first hole 35. Intake of air may be performed through an air inlet 33 located in the first drum 31. The first drum 31 can carry the capsule 92 while rotating, and can drop the capsule 92 between the filaments 91 with little or no air intake at certain locations.

The capsule 92 may be loaded with a flavor material, and when the pressure is applied, the capsule 92 may burst and the flavor material may wet the tobacco filter. In the cross section of the rod-shaped tobacco filter including the capsule 92, the capsule 92 may be centrally located. The rod-shaped tobacco filter including the capsule 92 may be cut by a cutting member (not shown), and may be combined with an acetate tow including an adsorbent or the like to form a complex filter such as a double filter or a triple filter. .

The first drum 31 may rotate in a clockwise direction, and may have a disk shape having an empty inside. The interval of the capsule 92 introduced between the filaments may be appropriately adjusted according to the rotational speed of the first drum 31. The first groove 34 may have a size and shape sufficient to contain a capsule. For example, the shape of the first groove 34 may be curved to widen the contact area with the capsule 92, and the size of the first groove 34 may include the capsule 92 having the first groove 34. It may be enough to fully enter.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first drum 31 may further include an air suction plate 39. The air intake plate 39 may be made of metal or the first drum 31, and the air intake plate 39 may be made of plastic or the like in the first drum 31, but is not particularly limited thereto. The air intake plate 39 may be coupled to the first drum 31 through a central axis. The air suction plate 39 does not rotate in the fixed state in the first drum 31, and the first drum 31 may rotate based on the central axis. The air suction plate 39 may suck air at a position from about 11 o'clock to about 5 o'clock in a clockwise direction, and in this case, air at a position from about 11 o'clock to about 5 o'clock in a counterclockwise direction. May not be inhaled. In addition, the position where the air is inhaled and the non-inhaled position may be the 10 o'clock direction and the 6 o'clock direction, and various forms of deformation are possible. Air may be sucked in the rear direction of the air suction plate 39 through a hose, a pipe, or the like connected to the air suction port 33. The back of the first drum 35 has a donut-shaped opening, the periphery of the opening may be combined with the air suction plate 39, wherein the donut-shaped opening may be modified in various forms.

For example, if air is sucked in at a position from 11 o'clock to 5 o'clock with the air suction plate 39 fixed, and the first drum 31 rotates clockwise, a plurality of Inhalation of air occurs strongly in the first holes 35 of the first grooves 34 corresponding to the position from the eleven o'clock to the five o'clock direction among the one grooves 34, so that the capsule 92 It may be located in the first grooves 34. At this time, the capsule 92 may be located in the first groove 34 in consideration of the suction force of the air, the centrifugal force of the first drum, etc., the suction force of the air and the speed of the first drum may be appropriately adjusted. In addition, in the first hole 35 of the first grooves 34 corresponding to the position from 11 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the counterclockwise direction, the suction of air is weakly generated or hardly occurs. ) May not be located in the first grooves 34.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first groove 34 in which the capsule 92 is positioned and the first hole 35 through which air is sucked may be integrally formed in the first drum 31. In addition, a surface may be formed in the first groove 34 so that the surface of the capsule 92 may contact the first groove 34. In this case, the cylindrical first hole 35 in the first groove 34 may be formed. This may be located, and various forms of modification are possible. That is, the first groove 34 may position the capsule 92, and the first hole 35 may serve as a path for sucking air to position the capsule 92 in the first groove 34. To the extent possible, various forms of design variations are possible.

Then, a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Descriptions overlapping with FIGS. 1 and 2 will be omitted.

3 is a view schematically showing a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The filter guide member 11, the guide member opening 13, the first drum 31, the air intake 33, the first groove 34, the first hole 35, the air intake plate 39 and its operation The description of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 may be applied.

The second drum 32 is provided with an air inlet 33, and the second groove 36 is positioned at approximately constant intervals around the second drum 32, and the second hole 37 is positioned in the second groove 36. The second drum 32 and the first drum 31 are in a substantially engaged shape, and the rotation speeds of the second drum 32 and the first drum 31 may be different from each other. The second drum 32 may have a larger diameter than the first drum 31. The second drum 32 rotates in the opposite direction to the first drum 31. For example, when the first drum 31 rotates clockwise, the second drum 32 rotates counterclockwise. The second drum 32 is combined with an air suction plate (not shown) like the first drum 31. At this time, the air suction plate sucks air at a position from about 3 o'clock to about 5 o'clock in the counterclockwise direction, and almost no air is sucked at a position from about 3 o'clock to about 5 o'clock in the clockwise direction. Inhalation may be weak. The first drum 31 and the second drum 32 may deliver the capsule 92 at approximately the point of contact. That is, the first groove 34 of the first drum 31 and the second groove 36 of the second drum face each other at the position of the contact, and air is generated in the first groove 34 at the position of the contact. Strongly sucked, air may be weakly sucked or hardly sucked in the second groove 36 at the position of the contact. The number, spacing, and rotational speed of the first groove 34 and the second groove 36 may be variously adjusted so that the capsule 92 may be delivered at the position of the contact point.

The second drum 32 may operate on the same principle as the first drum 31, and the description of the first groove 34, the first hole 35, and the like of the first drum 31 may be described in the second groove ( 36), the second hole 37, or the like.

The feed hopper 40 supplies the capsule 92 to the second drum 32. In addition, the supply hopper 40 may be formed to supply the capsule to the first drum (31). The capsule 92 may be supplied along a portion of the circumference of the second drum 32. The thickness of the feed hopper 40 may be similar to or greater than the thickness of the second drum 32. The feed hopper 40 may be made of plastic or the like.

The feed hopper 40 may include a first capsule guide member 41, a second capsule guide member 42, and a third capsule guide member 43. The first capsule guide member 41, the second capsule guide member 42, and the third capsule guide member 43 may be made of plastic, metal, or the like. The first capsule guide member 41 and the second capsule guide member 42 are formed along a part of the circumference of the second drum 32, and may facilitate the process of supplying and delivering the capsule 92. . The third capsule guide member 43 is formed along a part of the circumference of the first drum 31, and may facilitate the process of supplying and delivering the capsule 92. An end of the third capsule guide member 43 may be located near a boundary between a position where air is strongly suctioned and a position where the air is sucked weakly in the air suction plate 39 coupled to the first drum 31.

The fourth sensor 74 may be properly installed at a position where the tobacco filter in the form of a rod including the capsule 92 passes. The fourth sensor 74 may detect whether the capsule 92 is positioned at approximately regular intervals in the filament 91.

Next, a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Description overlapping with FIGS. 1 to 3 will be omitted.

4 is a view schematically showing a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a view schematically showing a capsule supply member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The filter guide member 11, the guide member opening 13, the first drum 31, the air intake 33, the first groove 34, the first hole 35, the air intake plate 39, 2 drum 32, second groove 36, second hole 37, feed hopper 40, first capsule guide member 41, second capsule guide member 42 and third capsule guide member ( 43), the description of the fourth sensor 74 and its operation may be applied to the above-described contents of FIGS.

The tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus includes a body 10, a filter guide member 11, and a drive unit 12 of the filter manufacturing apparatus. The driving unit 12 of the filter manufacturing apparatus may transmit a force such as rotating a gear (not shown), a roller (not shown), and the like of the tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus and moving the filament in one direction.

The position controller 20 includes a position adjusting handle 21 and a position controller connecting member 22. The position controller 20 may be connected to the first drum 31, the second drum 32, or the like through the position controller connecting member 22. When the position adjusting handle 21 is adjusted to the left and right, the position into which the capsule is injected into the filament 91 in the first groove 34 of the first drum 31 may be adjusted to the left and right. The position control unit 20 may be connected to the driving unit 12 of the filter manufacturing apparatus. The rotation speed of the first drum 31 and the second drum 32 connected to the position controller 20 may be adjusted by the rotation speed of the driving unit 12 of the filter manufacturing apparatus.

The number and positions of the air intakes 33 formed in the first drum 31 and the second drum 32 can be properly adjusted.

The discharge guide member 44 may discharge the capsule 92. The defective capsule can be removed through the discharge guide member 44 and the second drum 32 or the like can be cleaned.

Capsule inlet 45 may be connected through the capsule outlet 63 and the hose, pipe, and the like.

The height adjusting handle 26 may adjust the height of the first drum 31, the second drum 32, and the like. The first drum 31, the second drum 32, and the feed hopper 40 are connected to a support member (not shown) and can move together.

The air suction unit 51 sucks air with a vacuum device or the like, and the air suction amount, suction time, etc. may be adjusted by the control valve 53.

The air injection unit 52 injects air, and the air injection amount, injection time, etc. may be adjusted by the control valve 53. The air inlet 52 is connected to the feed hopper 40 through the control valve 53, and can circulate the capsule 92 contained in the feed hopper 40.

The supply member 60 is connected with the supply hopper 40 and supplies the capsule 92 to the supply hopper 40. The supply member 60 includes a vertical guide member 61, drive members 62 and 65, a capsule outlet 63, and a stirring member 64.

The vertical guide member 61 has a passage shape extending in the vertical direction. The capsule 92 may free fall through the vertical guide member 61. The freely dropped capsule 92 is discharged through the capsule outlet 63 and moved to the supply hopper 40. The drive member 62 may rotate the body of the vertical guide member 61.

The stirring member 64 is rotated by the drive member 65, and the capsule 92 is stirred.

The first sensor 71 and the second sensor 72 detect the rotation angle of the first drum 31, whether the capsule 92 is located in the first groove 34 of the first drum 31, and the like. Can be. In addition, the rotation angle of the second drum 32, whether the capsule 92 is located in the second groove 36 of the second drum 32, and the like may also be detected by a sensor (not shown).

The third sensor 73 is installed in the supply hopper 40, it can detect the height of the capsule 92 contained in the supply hopper 40, and thus the capsule 92 can be maintained at an appropriate height have.

Next, the tobacco filter manufacturing method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. The description overlapping with the above-described tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus will be omitted.

The tobacco filter manufacturing method includes supplying a plurality of filaments 91 to the filter guide member 11 including a guide member opening 13 penetrating through an upper end thereof. The first hole 35 is formed in the 34, and the capsule 92 is supplied to the rotating first drum 31, and the capsule 92 is positioned between the plurality of filaments 91. It includes.

Capsule 92 may be crushable and may carry fragrance.

In the cigarette filter manufacturing method, the second groove 36 is positioned around the second groove 36, the second hole 37 is formed in the second groove 36, and the capsule 92 is supplied to the rotating second drum 32. It may further comprise the step. The second drum 32 may transfer the capsule 92 from the second groove 36 to the first groove 34.

The tobacco filter manufacturing method may further include supplying the capsule 92 to the feed hopper 40. The capsule 92 may be supplied to the second drum 32 along a portion of the circumference of the second drum 32.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a view schematically showing a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view schematically showing a first drum according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view schematically showing a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view schematically showing a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view schematically showing a capsule supply member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: body 11: filter guide member of the filter manufacturing apparatus

12: drive part of filter manufacturing apparatus 13: guide member opening

20: position control 21: position adjustment handle

22: position control connecting member

31: first drum 32: second drum

33: air intake 34: first groove

35: first hole 36: second groove

37: second hole 39: air suction plate

40: supply hopper

41: first capsule guide member 42: second capsule guide member

43: third capsule guide member 44: discharge guide member

45: capsule inlet 46: height adjustment handle

51: air inlet 52: air inlet

53: control valve 60: supply member

61: vertical guide member 62, 65: drive member

63: capsule outlet 64: stirring member

71: first sensor 72: second sensor

73: third sensor 74: fourth sensor

91: filament 92: capsule

Claims (15)

In the tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus comprising a filter guide member for collecting the body and a plurality of filaments in the form of a rod, The filter guide member includes a guide member opening penetrating the upper end, The cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus is inserted into the said filter guide member through the said guide member opening, The 1st groove is located in the periphery, The 1st hole is formed in the said 1st groove, The tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus containing the rotating 1st drum. . In claim 1, And an air intake plate in which an air intake port is located, wherein the capsule is positioned in the first groove by suction of air through the air intake port and the first hole. 3. The method of claim 2, The second groove is located in the circumference, the second hole is formed in the second groove, and further comprises a rotating second drum, And the second drum is engaged with the first drum, and the second drum delivers the capsule from the second groove to the first groove. 4. The method of claim 3, The second drum is a cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus that the rotation direction is opposite to the first drum. 4. The method of claim 3, And a feed hopper for supplying the capsule to the second drum along a portion of the circumference of the second drum. In claim 3 or 5, And at least one guide member positioned along a portion of the circumference of the second drum to guide the capsule. 3. The method of claim 2, And a feed hopper for supplying the capsule to the first drum along a portion of the circumference of the first drum. The method of claim 2 or 7, And a guide member positioned along a portion of a circumference of the first drum to guide the capsule. The method of claim 5 or 7, Further comprising a supply member connected to the supply hopper, And said supply member comprises a vertical guide member for moving said capsule in a vertical direction. The method of claim 2 or 3, And a sensor for detecting whether the capsule is located in the first groove. The method of claim 2 or 3, Tobacco filter manufacturing apparatus further comprises a sensor for detecting whether the capsule is injected into the filament. Supplying a plurality of filaments to a filter guide member comprising a guide member opening penetrating the top; A first groove is positioned around the first groove, the first hole is formed, and the capsule is supplied to the rotating first drum, and Positioning the capsule between the plurality of filaments Tobacco filter manufacturing method comprising a. The method of claim 12, The capsule is a cigarette filter manufacturing method supporting the flavor. The method of claim 12, And a second groove is positioned around the second groove, the second hole is formed in the second groove, and the capsule is supplied to the rotating second drum. And the second drum delivers the capsule from the second groove to the first groove. The method of claim 14, Supplying said capsule to a feed hopper, A tobacco filter manufacturing method for supplying the capsule to the second drum along a portion of the circumference of the second drum.

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