US1892257A - Cigarette feed tobacco compressor - Google Patents

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US1892257A
US1892257A US558370A US55837031A US1892257A US 1892257 A US1892257 A US 1892257A US 558370 A US558370 A US 558370A US 55837031 A US55837031 A US 55837031A US 1892257 A US1892257 A US 1892257A
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Smith Elberon Douglas
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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
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/18—Forming the rod

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  • the tobacco stream was fed from a feed chutedirectly upon the surface of the-running paper strip, thereby striking the surface at right angles which, due to the inertia of the tobacco mass, caused a delay in its partaking of the motion of the paper with the result that, relative to the moving surface, the deposited tobacco moves backward for a short. distance, thereby disturbing thee-venness of the layer.
  • the tobacco from the feed chute by means of intermediate belts, is fed onto the paper strip with aforward speed equal to that of the strip so that there can be no relative motion between them.
  • the tobacco from the feed chute is fed upon an inclined forwarding belt the rough surface of which prevents any skidding of tobacco.
  • the latter is carried on this belt beneath a compressor belt moving at the same speed and ip the same direction of the first belt and forming with the same a tapered space leading to the moving paper strip.
  • the narrowing of the space so formed causes gradual compression of the tobacco stream to approximately its final size. thereby producing a uniform and homogeneous tobacco core and takinga corresponding amount of compreasion work off the rod former which folds the passing strip around the tobacco layer to form the cigarette rod, this relieving of the rod former being of great importance in high speed machines.
  • the thus compressed stream of tobacco is fed onto the running paper strip at the same speed and in the direction of the latter and thus motion immediately.
  • Fig. :1 is a front elevation of the tobacco feed compressor with the front cover removed
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation same, taken on line 22 of Fig. l;
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional top View taken on line of the 44 of Fig. 8, showing the compressed tobacco massleaving the compressor and entering into the receiving tongue of the rod former.
  • a cigarette machine feed chute In carrying the invention into elfect'there is provided a cigarette machine feed chute, means for continuously forwarding a cigarette paper strip, and mechanism under the bottom of said chute for angularly intercepting the tobacco showered therefrom and compressing'it to the approximate cross-section of the core of a cigarette rod and forwarding and delivering the compressed tobacco to the cigarette paper strip at an angle thereto.
  • said mechanism includes atravelling tobacco forwarding belt having its upper-run arranged to angularly intercept the tobacco falling through the feed chute, and a compressor beltoperating to compress the tobacco on the upper run of said forwarding belt and travelling therewith to deliver the compressed. tobacco tothe cigarette paper strip at an angle thereto.
  • the cigarette feed tobacco compressor is mounted on a frame forming part of the main frame of the cigarette machine and carrying the pulleys 6 and 7 mounted on shafts 8 and 9, respectively, which are driven in opposite directions, shown by arrows, from the main drive of the machine.
  • Pulley 6 drives. a comparatively short con'iprcssor belt 10 over idler rollers 11, 12 and 13 and belt tightener 14 which are supported from theframe 5.
  • Pulley 7 drives a long forwarding belt 15, extending along substantially the entire length of the feed chute, over idler rollers 16, 17 and belt tightener 18 which are also supported from the frame 5.
  • the travelling belts 10 and run in the same direction forming between them a tapered pathway or space for compressing the tobacco stream T delivered upon the upper runs of belts 10 and 15 from a feed chute 19 which confines the tobacco falling therethrough in a shower.
  • the tobacco is guided on its way to the belts 10 and 15 by a rear wall 20 fixed on the frame 5 and a ren'lovable front cover '21 pivoted on said frame, Fig. 2, while the lower part of the. conu ressor is equipped with tobacco side guides 22 and 23, Fig. 3. Since the guide 22 is secured to theframe 5 and connected to guide 23 by the shaft of the roller 13, the guide 23 is also supported from the guide Q2. 'The tobacco is gradually compressed between the lower run of the belt 10 and the upper run of the belt 15 to approximately the crosssection of the core of the finished cigarette, thus leaving the rod former of the machine free to perform only the final shaping of the cigarette rod.
  • the cigarette paper strip P is continuously fed. from a reel R over a guide roller 24, supporting plate 25, and a laterally adjustpaper guide 26 onto an endless traction tape 2'?" driven from the main drive of the machine and running over a small roller 28 placed on level with supporting plate 25.
  • To provide for adjustment of the paper guide 526 it is mounted on a screw threaded into a bracket fixed on the frame 5 and underlying the lower run of the belt 15 behind the roller 28., whereby the cigarette paper strip may be laterally adjusted without stopping the machine, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
  • the belts 1t ⁇ and 1.5 and the tape 27 are driven at a prcdetermined velocity so that the compressed tobacco stream T and the paper strip P have the same speed when coming together and when entering the tongue 28a of the rod former.
  • a thin guide plate 29 extending into tongue a is fastened to guide 22. Plate 29 is cut an angle 30 to prevent any tobacco which may project upwardly from being arrested thereby, the tobacco following the angle 30 and passing between plate and guide 23 into the rod former. Furthermore, the tongue extends sufficiently to engage the portion of belt 10 running over roller 13 to scrape ofl any tobacco which may adhere to the belt.
  • the compressor is equipped with supporting plates 31, 32 and 33 for belt- 10, and with supporting plates 34 and for belt 15. These supporting plates are fixed to the frame 5 in position to properly support the respective runs of belts 10 and 15.
  • a compressor belt having its upper run arranged at an obtuse angle to the upper run of said forwarding belt to angularly intercept the remainingportion of said shower and feed it onto the layer of tobacco on the upper run of said forwarding belt delivered directly from said shower.
  • a compressor belt arranged to compress the tobacco on said forwarding belt to the approximate cross-section of the core of a cigarette rod and cooperate with said forwarding belt to feed the compressed tobacco directly to the cigarette paper strip, and then press the compressed tobacco on said cigarette paper strip.
  • mechanism for forwarding a st-reaniof tobacco and compressing it to the approximat-e cross-section of the core of a cigarette rod and delivering, the compressed tobacco to the cigarette paper strip at an angle thereto at a speed substantially equal to that of the strip said mechanism including a forwarding belt, and a compressor belt, said compressor belt having a horizontal run adapted to press the tobacco on the cigarette paper strip.
  • Means for forwarding a stream of"'tobacco and compressing it to the approximate cross-section of the core of a cigarette rod comprising a forwarding belt having its upper run inclined from the vertical, a compressor belthaving its lower run arrai'iged adjacent said upper run to compress the tobacco thereon, the upper run of said coinpressor belt being arranged at ,an angle to.
  • a conveyor arranged to carrytobacco resting thereon by gravity said conveyor comprising a travelling web having at least a portion of its carrying surface inclined to the horizontal, of a chute having a capacity sutticient to permit a free falling of the showered tobacco and acting to guide the tobacco onto said inclined carrying surface, mechanism for forwarding the tobacco stream formed on the web to the rod forming means, and a beltcompressor for compressing the tobacco stream.
  • a cigarette machine for forming freely falling showered tobacco into a continuous rod
  • a conveyor ar ranged to carry tobacco resting thereon by gravity said conveyor comprising a travelling web having at least a portion of its carrying surface inclined to the horizontal, of a chute having a capacity suliicient to permit a free falling of the showered tobacco and acting to guide the tobacco onto said inclined carrying surface, mechanism for forwarding the tobacco stream formed on the web to the rod forming means, and a belt compressor for compressing the tobacco stream, said belt cornpressor cooperating with the inclined portion of the web.
  • a conveyor comprising a travelling web having at least a portion of its carrying surface inclined to the horizontal, of a. chute acting to guide the tobacco onto said inclined carrying surface, mechanism for forwarding the tobacco stream formed on the web to the rod forming means, and a belt compressor for compressing the tobacco stream, said chute comprising spaced plates overlying and extending along the web with their lower edges in engagement with the upper marginal portions of theweb.
  • a cigarette machine for forming freely falling shows. l tobacco into a continuous rod, the combiinition with a rod former tongue, of a tram-hing web having its end a. substantial distance back of the tongue, a chute acting to guide the tobacco onto said web, mechanism for forwarding the tobacco stream formed on the web to the rod forming means, and a belt compressor for compressing the tobacco stream, said tobacco compressing belt having an operating run extending from a position in close proximity to the end of the inclined portion of said web to a position in close proximity to said tongue.
  • a travel- 05 ling web having at least a portion of its car rying surface inclined to the horizontal, of a chute acting to guide the tobacco onto said inclined carrying surface, mechanism for forwarding the tobacco stream formed on the web to the rod forming means, and a belt compressor for compressing the tobacco stream, said compressor belt coacting on the lower portion only of said web to compress tobacco thereon without preventing freefalling of tobacco on the upper portion of said web.
  • a conveyor 11o arranged to carry tobacco resting thereon by gravity, said conveyor comprising a traveling web having at least a portion of its carrying surface inclined with respect to the horizontal, of a chute having a capacity sutficient to permit free falling of the showered tobacco and acting to guide the tobacco onto said inclined carrying surface, and means for guiding said web in transversely flat condition.
  • a conveyor arranged to carrytobacco resting thereon by gravity, said conveyor comprising a travelling web having at least a portion of its carrying surface inclined with respect to the herizontal, of a chute having a on acity sntiicient to permit free falling of the s covered tobacco and acting to guide the tobacco onto said inclined carrying surface, means for guiding said web in transversely fiat condition and mechanism coacting with the marginal portions of said web to retain all the tobacco received thereby on said web.
  • a ci arette machine for forming freely falling s owered tobacco into a continuous rod
  • said conveyor comprising a traveling web having at least a portion of its carrying surface inclined with respect to the horizontal, of a chute having a capacity suflicient to permit free falling of the showered 1 tobacco and acting to guide the tobacco onto said inclined carrying surface, and means for guiding said web in transversely flat condi tion, said chute having lower edge portions in engagement with the marginal portion of the web.
  • the combination with chute means for guiding showered to bacco said chute means having opposed substantially parallel wall portions or forming the showered tobacco into a sheet having substantially parallel sides, an inclined convey- V or extending along the lower side of said sheet to form said tobacco into a narrow stream, and a belt compressor for compressing said stream.
  • the combination with a travelling web of means for guiding showered tobacco onto said web, a travellin web overlying the first mentioned weban coacting tierewith to compress the tobacco resting thereon, and means entering between the edge of said webs and cooperat ing with the marginal portions thereof to retam the tobacco on the mid-portion of the web.

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US558370A US1892257A (en) 1931-08-20 1931-08-20 Cigarette feed tobacco compressor
GB27596/31A GB378690A (en) 1931-08-20 1931-10-05 Improvements in tobacco feeding mechanism for cigarette-making machines
DEA63656D DE620439C (de) 1931-08-20 1931-10-08 Tabakzufuehrungsvorrichtung fuer Zigarettenmaschinen
NL58747A NL35819C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1931-08-20 1931-10-10
FR724738D FR724738A (fr) 1931-08-20 1931-10-17 Perfectionnements aux dispositifs compresseurs de tabac pour les mécanismes d'amenage de tabac des machines à fabriquer les cigarettes
BE383588D BE383588A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1931-08-20 1931-10-21

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US558370A US1892257A (en) 1931-08-20 1931-08-20 Cigarette feed tobacco compressor
GB27596/31A GB378690A (en) 1931-08-20 1931-10-05 Improvements in tobacco feeding mechanism for cigarette-making machines
DEA63656D DE620439C (de) 1931-08-20 1931-10-08 Tabakzufuehrungsvorrichtung fuer Zigarettenmaschinen
NL58747A NL35819C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1931-08-20 1931-10-10
FR724738T 1931-10-17
BE383588T 1931-10-21

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Cited By (2)

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US3030965A (en) * 1954-01-07 1962-04-24 Decoufle Usines Tobacco manipulating machines
US3224451A (en) * 1962-05-11 1965-12-21 American Mach & Foundry Apparatus for removal of tips from scrap cigarettes

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DE921223C (de) * 1951-03-02 1954-12-13 Ciba Geigy Verfahren zur Herstellung von Saeureamidderivaten von Azoverbindungen
DE1110069B (de) * 1957-03-22 1961-06-29 Decoufle Usines Tabakausbreiter fuer Zigarettenstrang-maschinen
DE1105323B (de) * 1958-11-21 1961-04-20 Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg Vorrichtung zum Umlenken und Vorverdichten eines Tabakstromes

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3030965A (en) * 1954-01-07 1962-04-24 Decoufle Usines Tobacco manipulating machines
US3224451A (en) * 1962-05-11 1965-12-21 American Mach & Foundry Apparatus for removal of tips from scrap cigarettes

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NL35819C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1935-07-15

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