1244383 五、 發明說明 ( 1 : ) 發 明之領域 本發明是 關 於 一 種細 絲束之-香煙4慮嘴: 器及其生產方法 Ο 先 前之技術 說 明 具有傳統 細 絲 束 (如I 猎酸纖維）之濾嘴器的香煙之抽吸， 由 於焦油之 沉 積 而 使濾 嘴器上暴露之口 頰端 可見之 污 點 。使用通 氣 之 濾 嘴器 時，污點可被集 中到 濾嘴 器端 面 的 中 央，但是 有 或 沒 有通 風時，可見之污 點往往變 成不 規 則 且 不均勻。 此可見之污 點 爲 非所 樂見，因爲此對 抽煙 者而 言在 美 學 上令人不悅 並 且 當實 際上有良好一致 產品 時可 建議 產 品 之 變化性。 發 明之扼要 說 明 本發明提 供 一 種 香煙 濾嘴器元件，其包括有包括有 聚 集 並 且保持在 透 氣 桿 型式之絲狀束，其細 絲一 般爲 沿著 桿 之 縱 向延伸， 至 少有 兩個 各爲不同顏色之 材料 細絲 之群 5 並 且 細絲被交 織 而 提 供桿 元件一個端面， 其可 顯示 二或 多 種 顏 色之混合 物 〇 交 織可 爲散亂性而顯示 出橫 剖面 顏色之 分 佈 ，此分佈沿 著 桿元件之縱向變化。 在一個較 佳 實 施 例中 ，桿元件包括有 至少 有兩 種各 個 不 同 顏色材料之各 個 絲狀 束，此聚集之絲 狀束 被交 織而 提 供 桿元件一個 端 面 其有 二或多種顏色之大理 石花 紋混 合 物 > 在此較佳 實 施 例 中， 至少其中一種絲 狀束 具有 個不 同 顏 色材料之各 個 細 絲 。在所有這些較佳實 -3 - 施例 中， 可具 有 散 1244383 五、發明說明（2) 亂性細絲及/或絲狀束被交織而產生散亂之大理石花紋末 端外表——其橫剖面顏色之分佈通常沿著桿元件之縱向變 化。 在另一實施例中，桿元件可從含有各個不同顏色材料之 各個絲之單一細絲所聚集，在此情況中，桿元件端面不一 定具有大理石花紋，而是可爲均勻或不均勻混雜之雙或多 色外觀，視不同顏色材料在原來絲狀束中之分佈而定；因 而若絲狀束只有兩個具有兩種不同顏色材料並列之絲條之 時，則此可反應到桿元件之端面中，使其在一側上有一個 顏色之多條細絲，並且在另一側上有另一個顏色之多條細 絲；原來絲狀束中之二或多種不同顏色材料之多條細絲可 由不同顏色在桿元件端面上之相同的局部濃度所反映出來， 而二或多種不同顏色材料之各個細絲在束中的散亂分佈會 造成更均勻之混雜的雙或多色末端外觀桿元件端部外觀。 散亂性之交織可再次產生沿著桿元件之縱向變化之橫剖面 顏色之分佈。 使用固有成白色及/或非成白色之色料的細絲，而不使 用在細絲形成之後由表面處理形成加色的細絲是很重要的 。細絲因而可爲從細絲形成材料製成，其爲自然白色或非 白色，或者被染成白色或非白色。 令人驚異的，本發明濾嘴器元件之雙或多色末端外觀可 以顯著地覆蓋使用時產生的污點，並且可以使污點及不均 勻污點成爲不顯著。具有大理石花紋末端外觀之元件爲當 1244383 五、 發明說明 ( 3； ) -、r · 冃丨J 最 受 歡迎 者 0 本 發 明濾 嘴 器 元 件可提供有柱狀包捲（例如一種具有 重 疊 及 卡 住之 縫 )， 以用來固定其成爲桿狀。本發明濾嘴 器 元件 之 細絲 可在 接 觸點被黏合，通常爲細絲之熱作用式 黏 著 劑 或 黏著 劑 /塑化劑（例如，醋酸纖維細絲之三乙烯丙 酯 黏 著 劑/塑化劑） 此種黏合足以使元件在沒有柱狀包捲 之 情 況 下 固定 成 桿 狀 ，如同在傳統NWA(非包捲式醋酸濾 嘴 器 )之情況 ;但是， 通常對黏合細絲之桿亦提供一個柱狀 塞 捲 ， 使其即使在沒有包捲時亦可維持固著及穩定。 本 發 明濾 嘴 器 元 件可由連續縱向地使具有各個不同顏 色 材料 之 各細 絲 束 刖 進且通過一個形成桿狀之管狀裝飾體， 當 其 靠 近且 通 Μ 裝 飾體時，該細絲被交織且聚集成桿狀， 使從 裝 飾體 連 續 地 跑出之形成桿狀的暴露端面具有一種 該 不 同 顏 色之 混 合 物 ，並且將連續形成之桿橫向切斷成一 定 長 度 之 元件而 形 成 ;在連續形成之桿被橫向切斷之前， 不 三/Δν 晒 其 爲 包捲 或 非 包 捲，可接受做爲連續製程之一部份的 另 —— 個 步 驟或 許 多 步 驟（例如施加一個一或另一個包捲及/ 或 一 個 管 狀鞘 )° 較 佳地， 程 序 上 包括有使至少兩個各個不同顏色材料之 各 絲 狀 束連 續 且 同 時地前進且通過一個形成桿狀之管狀 裝 飾 體 當其 靠 近 且 通過裝飾體時，絲狀束被交織且聚集 成 桿狀 9 使從 裝 飾 體 連續地跑出之形成桿狀的暴露端面具 有 種 該 不同 顏 色 之 大理石花紋的混合物；如上所述，至 -5 - 少 1244383 五、發明說明（4 ) 其中一種絲狀束具有個不同顏色材料之各個細絲。 一個濾嘴器包捲可同時地隨待包捲之細絲/絲狀束而被 進給並且通過裝飾物，並且固緊在連續形成之傳統型式之 桿部周圍，及/或黏著劑或黏著劑/塑化劑可預先塗敷到細 絲，並且在桿形成時被作用，以在接觸點處一起黏合細絲 〇 這些一般之製造程序，不使用加色材料之細絲，爲眾所 周知，並且廣泛使用在香煙濾嘴器產業中。 細絲及/或不同顏色絲狀束之交織可造成連續形成桿部 之連續縱向變化的顏色結合，使每次之橫向切斷以形成一 定桿之長度會形成不同之端部外觀，此在細絲及/或絲狀 束交織而形成大理石花紋末端外觀時更特別如然。而從連 續生產之桿的各個一定長度之元件最好在微妙地變化（例 如，大理石花紋末端外觀），其等均有共同且獨特之一般 外觀，以與傳統絲狀束元件有所分別，並且與本發明以不 同細絲及/或絲狀束結合所製成之其他元件有所分別。本 發明由二或多種散亂交織之細絲及/或二或多種個別不同 顏色材料之絲狀束之微妙結合而提供了安全及品牌身份。 本發明已知生產模式之微妙且連續變化但是獨特端部外觀 之桿因而提供了強勁之品牌機會，其可保護免於仿造。 本發明所使用之絲狀束可選擇的顏色包含有，例如白色， 黑色，紅色，綠色，黃色，橙色，及藍色等。可以使用 在本發明中之絲狀束顏色組合包含有，例如黑色及白色， 1244383 五、發明說明（5) 紅色及白色，綠色及白色，紅色及黃色，橙色及紅色， 橙色及白色，藍色-及-白色，藍色及黃色，橙色及綠色， 以及綠色及黃色等。三或多種各個細絲及/或各個不同顏 色材料可被使用，但是使用兩種即可滿意，並且在經濟上 及淸晰度及末端外觀之獨特性上較佳。產品中不同顏色之 細絲/絲狀束可爲相同或相似之細絲丹尼爾値（d e n i e r )及 橫剖面（如Y剖面），或者可在一或兩個這些特徵上不同。 至少一些（例如，所有）的細絲（或至少一個，---所有束） 可爲打摺式。不同顏色之各個比例可隨意改變，但是對某 個已知產品之選擇値一般保持一定，以維持獨特的產品身 份。 可以具有其自身之柱狀包捲的本發明之香煙濾嘴器元件 可以單獨使用做爲濾嘴香煙之濾嘴器，例如固定到一傳統 傾斜重疊包覆之包捲香煙，包覆沿著整個濾嘴器及包捲香 煙桿之鄰近端周圍而延伸；在濾嘴器有其自身之柱狀包捲 之時，其可由環狀傾斜包覆而固定到包捲香煙，該環狀傾 斜包覆僅在濾嘴器及香煙桿之鄰近端周圍延伸。 在其他實施例中，本發明之香煙濾嘴器桿元件可形成複 合濾嘴器結構之一部份。此種複合濾嘴器結構之一個例子 具有本發明之香煙濾嘴器桿元件（具有或沒有其本身之柱 狀包捲），其由一個共同重覆包捲而與另一個桿保持縱向 搭接或隔開對齊；此種搭接或隔開塞子之複合濾嘴器在所 有濾嘴器及濾嘴器製造產業界已爲眾所周知。 1244383 五、發明說明（6 ) 在此種兩個桿之複合型態中，該與本發明之元件結合之 另一個桿可爲一個端部開放之管狀體，其穿孔之末端外觀 可爲圓形會非圓形（如星形，三角形，十字形，新月形， 多邊形，或心形等）；此管狀體可由塑膠材料擠出成型（實 心或蜂巢狀）在一個適當形成之心部，或將纖維或細絲材 料聚集在桿製造裝飾物中一個適當成形之心部，其爲濾嘴 器製造產業界已爲眾所周知。當該另一個桿爲管狀體之時， 本發明之雙或多顏色元件通常且最好可通過管狀部而被看 見。 在其他兩個桿之此種複合型態中，該其他桿（不論管狀 體或圓柱塞）可加入活性碳及/或其他粒狀吸收劑；在包含 有此種複合濾嘴器之濾嘴香煙中，該其他桿一般爲在複合 濾嘴器之上游端，即在本發明之桿元件與包捲香煙桿之間 〇 本發明之香煙濾嘴器桿元件亦可被用來做爲含有濾嘴器 桿之任何已知型式之香煙濾嘴器的桿部。例如，本發明之 濾嘴器桿元件可爲一個核心，其周圍包覆著一個包捲，其 具有黏著到其徑向內面之粒狀吸收劑，如揭示於GB-A9 1 245 3 5及GB-A- 922 1 545之中者，其中提醒更多訊息； 包捲可被應用爲桿元件之最初連續生產之一部份，或者其 可在橫向被切斷成一定長度之前被連續應用到最初連續生 產之桿元件中。 同樣地，本發明之香煙濾嘴器元件可爲一種複合濾嘴器 1244383 五、發明說明（7) 之核心，其中該核心被透氣性濾嘴材料之同軸管狀體啣接 且圍住，例如-揭-示於GB-A- 830821 6者，其中提醒更多訊 息；在後者複合濾嘴器之生產中，連續地從如上述之裝飾 物中跑出之核心元件可同時地直接被引導到另一個裝飾物， 與另一個濾嘴材料之供應一起連續形成管狀鞘而同軸地與 核心周圍啣接，僅在由此製程形成複合體之後，才進行橫 向切斷成一定長度。 不論本發明之香煙濾嘴器元件被單獨使用做爲濾嘴器， 或形成複合濾嘴器之一部份，其可爲平的圓形剖面，或者 形成有表面溝或凹槽延伸到其長度之所有或局部-例如 僅從一端局部地延伸到另一端—如FR-A- 773 7449中所揭 示者，其中提醒更多訊息。 不論本發明之平的，或有表面溝/凹槽之元件被單獨使 用做爲濾嘴器，或形成複合濾嘴器之一部份，其可被通氣 或不通氣而使用。 使用在本發明中之細絲束，例如可爲醋酸纖維，聚酯， 聚烯烴（如聚丙烯），或任何其他適合做爲細絲式濾嘴器桿 製造之材料。形成元件之絲狀束最好爲相同材料，僅顏色 不同，或相同等級之不同材料（例如不同型式之醋酸纖維）； 其等亦可爲不同之材料類型，例如醋酸及聚烯烴纖維。 腹掘之簡m說明 第1圖爲本發明較佳實施例之濾嘴器桿元件的放大剖面 圖。1244383 V. Description of the invention (1 :) Field of the invention The present invention relates to a kind of filament tow-cigarette 4 mouthpiece: device and its production method. 0 The previous technology description has a traditional filament tow (such as I hunt acid fiber) The smoking of the filter of the filter causes stains visible on the exposed cheek end of the filter due to the deposition of tar. When using a vented filter, the stain can be concentrated to the center of the end of the filter, but with or without ventilation, the visible stain often becomes irregular and uneven. This visible stain is undesirable, because it is aesthetically unpleasant for smokers and suggests product variability when there is actually a good and consistent product. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a cigarette filter element, which includes a filamentary bundle that is gathered and held in the shape of a breathable rod. The filaments generally extend along the longitudinal direction of the rod, at least two of which are different. Group of colors of filaments 5 and the filaments are interwoven to provide one end face of the rod element, which can show a mixture of two or more colors. Interlacing can show the distribution of cross-section colors for the disorder, this distribution along the rod The longitudinal change of the component. In a preferred embodiment, the rod element includes each filamentary bundle of at least two materials of different colors. The gathered filamentary bundles are interwoven to provide a marbled mixture of two or more colors on one end surface of the rod element. > In this preferred embodiment, at least one of the filamentous bundles has individual filaments of a different color material. In all of these preferred embodiments, there may be scattered 1244383. 5. Description of the invention (2) Distorted filaments and / or filamentous bundles are interwoven to produce a scattered marble patterned end appearance-its cross section The color distribution usually varies along the longitudinal direction of the rod element. In another embodiment, the rod element may be gathered from a single filament containing various filaments of different colored materials. In this case, the end surface of the rod element does not necessarily have a marble pattern, but may be a uniform or heterogeneous mixture. Double or multi-color appearance, depending on the distribution of different color materials in the original filamentary bundle; therefore, if the filamentary bundle has only two threads with two different color materials juxtaposed, this can be reflected in the rod element. In the end face, it has a plurality of filaments of one color on one side and a plurality of filaments of another color on the other side; two or more filaments of different color materials in the original filamentary bundle The filaments can be reflected by the same local concentration of different colors on the end face of the rod element, and the scattered distribution of the filaments of two or more different color materials in the bundle will result in a more uniform mixed double or multi-colored end appearance rod Component end appearance. The random interlacing can again produce a cross-section color distribution along the longitudinal change of the rod element. It is important to use filaments that are inherently white and / or non-white pigments, and not to form colored filaments by surface treatment after filament formation. The filaments may thus be made from a filament-forming material that is naturally white or non-white, or dyed white or non-white. Surprisingly, the appearance of the double or multi-colored end of the filter element of the present invention can significantly cover the stains generated during use, and can make the stains and uneven stains inconspicuous. The element with the appearance of a marble end is when it is 1244483 V. Description of the invention (3;)-, r · 冃 丨 J Most popular 0 The filter element of the present invention can be provided with a cylindrical wrap (for example, a To make it a rod. The filaments of the filter element of the present invention can be adhered at the contact point, usually a heat-acting adhesive or adhesive / plasticizer of the filament (for example, trivinyl acetate adhesive / plasticizer of acetate filaments) Agent) This kind of bonding is sufficient to fix the component into a rod shape without cylindrical wrapping, as in the case of traditional NWA (non-wrapped acetate filter); however, rods for bonding filaments are usually also provided A cylindrical stopper makes it stable and stable even when unwrapped. The filter element of the present invention can continuously infiltrate the filament bundles with materials of different colors in a longitudinal direction and pass through a rod-shaped tubular decoration body. When it is close to and passes through the decoration body, the filaments are interwoven and Gathered into a rod shape, so that the exposed end surface of the rod shape continuously running out of the decoration body has a mixture of the different colors, and the continuously formed rod is transversely cut into elements of a certain length; formed in the continuously formed rod Before being cut transversely, it may be wrapped or non-wrapped and may be accepted as part of a continuous process for another-step or many steps (such as applying one or another wrapping and / Or a tubular sheath) ° Preferably, the procedure includes the advancement of each filamentary bundle of at least two materials of different colors continuously and simultaneously and passing through a rod-shaped tubular decoration body as it approaches and passes through the decoration body At that time, the filament bundles are interwoven and gathered into a rod shape 9 to continuously run out of the decoration The exposed end of the rod is formed of a mixture of the mask with a different color of marbling; as described above, to -5-- least 1,244,383 V. invention is described in (4) wherein each filamentous filament bundle having a different color materials. A filter wrap can be fed simultaneously with the filament / filament bundle to be wrapped and passed through the decoration, and fastened around the continuously formed traditional type of rod, and / or adhesive or adhesion Agents / plasticizers can be applied to the filaments in advance and act upon the rod formation to bond the filaments together at the contact points. These general manufacturing procedures do not use filaments of coloring materials, and are well known, and Widely used in the cigarette filter industry. The interweaving of filaments and / or filamentous bundles of different colors can cause the continuous combination of continuous longitudinal changes in color of the rod, so that each lateral cut to form a certain rod length will form a different end appearance. This is especially true when the filaments and / or filamentary strands are woven to form the appearance of a marbled end. And from a certain length of the continuously produced rods, it is better to subtly change the elements (for example, the appearance of the end of the marble pattern), they all have a common and unique general appearance to distinguish from the traditional filamentary bundle elements, Other elements made by combining different filaments and / or filamentary bundles according to the present invention are different. The present invention provides security and brand identity by the subtle combination of two or more randomly interlaced filaments and / or two or more filamentous bundles of individually different color materials. The subtle and continuously changing but unique end appearance of the known production model of the present invention thus provides a strong branding opportunity that can be protected from counterfeiting. Selectable colors of the filamentary bundles used in the present invention include, for example, white, black, red, green, yellow, orange, and blue. Filamentary beam color combinations that can be used in the present invention include, for example, black and white, 1244383 V. Description of the invention (5) red and white, green and white, red and yellow, orange and red, orange and white, blue -And-white, blue and yellow, orange and green, and green and yellow. Three or more individual filaments and / or different color materials can be used, but the use of two is satisfactory, and it is better in terms of economy and clarity and the uniqueness of the end appearance. The filaments / filament bundles of different colors in the product may be the same or similar filament denier (d eni e r) and cross section (such as Y section), or may differ in one or two of these characteristics. At least some (eg, all) filaments (or at least one, all bundles) may be discounted. The proportions of different colors can be changed at will, but the choice of a known product is generally kept constant to maintain a unique product identity. The cigarette filter element of the present invention, which can have its own cylindrical wrap, can be used alone as a filter for a cigarette filter, such as a rolled cigarette fixed to a traditional obliquely overlapping wrap, which is wrapped along the entire The filter and the wrapped cigarette rod extend around the adjacent end; when the filter has its own cylindrical wrap, it can be fixed to the wrapped cigarette by an oblique wrap, which is obliquely wrapped It only extends around the adjacent ends of the filter and cigarette rod. In other embodiments, the cigarette filter rod element of the present invention may form part of a composite filter structure. An example of such a composite filter structure has the cigarette filter rod element (with or without its own cylindrical wrap) of the present invention, which is repeatedly wrapped by one while maintaining longitudinal overlap with the other rod Or spaced alignment; this kind of overlapped or spaced plug composite filter is well known in all filter and filter manufacturing industries. 1244383 V. Description of the invention (6) In this composite type of two rods, the other rod combined with the element of the present invention may be a tubular body with an open end, and the appearance of the perforated end may be round Will be non-circular (such as star, triangle, cross, crescent, polygon, or heart, etc.); this tubular body can be extruded from plastic material (solid or honeycomb) in a suitably formed heart, or It is well known in the filter manufacturing industry to gather fiber or filament material in a suitably shaped core in a rod manufacturing decoration. When the other rod is a tubular body, the bi- or multi-colored element of the present invention is usually and preferably visible through the tubular portion. In this composite form of the other two rods, the other rods (regardless of the tubular body or the cylindrical plug) can be added with activated carbon and / or other granular absorbents; in filter cigarettes containing such composite filters The other rod is generally at the upstream end of the composite filter, that is, between the rod element of the present invention and the wrapped cigarette rod. The cigarette filter rod element of the present invention can also be used as a filter The stem of any known type of cigarette filter. For example, the filter rod element of the present invention may be a core, surrounded by a wrapper, which has a granular absorbent adhered to its radial inner surface, as disclosed in GB-A9 1 245 3 5 and One of GB-A-922 1 545, which reminds more information; the wrap can be applied as part of the initial continuous production of rod elements, or it can be continuously applied to it before it is cut to a certain length in the transverse direction In the first continuous production of rod elements. Similarly, the cigarette filter element of the present invention may be a composite filter 1244383 5. The core of the invention description (7), wherein the core is connected and surrounded by the coaxial tubular body of the breathable filter material, for example- Revealed-shown in GB-A-830821 6, which reminds more information; in the production of the latter composite filter, the core components that are continuously running out of the decoration as described above can be directly directed to another at the same time A decorative object, together with the supply of another filter material, continuously forms a tubular sheath and is coaxially connected with the periphery of the core. Only after the composite is formed by this process, it is cut horizontally to a certain length. Regardless of whether the cigarette filter element of the present invention is used alone as a filter or forms part of a composite filter, it may have a flat circular cross-section or be formed with a surface groove or groove extending to its length All or part of it-for example only extending locally from one end to the other-as disclosed in FR-A-773 7449, where more information is reminded. Regardless of whether the flat or grooved / grooved element of the present invention is used alone as a filter or forms part of a composite filter, it can be used with or without ventilation. The filament tow used in the present invention may be, for example, acetate, polyester, polyolefin (such as polypropylene), or any other material suitable for manufacturing a filament filter rod. The filamentary bundles forming the element are preferably the same material, only different colors, or different materials of the same grade (such as different types of acetate fibers); they can also be different types of materials, such as acetate and polyolefin fibers. Description of abdomen digging Fig. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of a filter rod element of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.