US1999910A - Manufacture of cigarettes - Google Patents

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US1999910A
US1999910A US748745A US74874534A US1999910A US 1999910 A US1999910 A US 1999910A US 748745 A US748745 A US 748745A US 74874534 A US74874534 A US 74874534A US 1999910 A US1999910 A US 1999910A
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May Rowland Frank
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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
    • A24C5/52—Incorporating filters or mouthpieces into a cigarette rod or a tobacco rod

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  • ihis invention relates to the manufacture oi cigarettes provided with filter tips or like stub portions.
  • the invention has for its primary ob ect to provide an improved apparatus for producing such cigarettes'onrthe continuous rod principle
  • an apparatus which comprises means for cutting successive lengths from a continuous tobacco rod, an intermittently movable carrier by which the lengths of tobacco so cut off are carried laterally out of alignment with the continuous tobacco rod, means for associating filter tips or like stub portions with the lengths of tobacco while disposed in the said carrier, and means for conveying the associated lengths of tobacco and filter tips or stub portions-axially into engagement with mechanism for applying a continuous paper strip thereto for the production of a continuous cigarette rod, the carrier advantageously consisting of an intermittently rotatable drum having parallel bores or chambers for the reception of the lengths of tobacco.
  • an intermittently rotatable disc having parallel bores or chambers therein is arranged so that at one position the bores or chambers in the disc register with the bores or chambers in the drum so as to bring a length of tobacco and a filter tip or stub portion into alignment, means being provided for axially ejecting the length of tobacco and the filter tip or stub portion from the aligned bores or chambers.
  • the apparatus may be adapted to receive and associate together lengths of tobacco and filter tips or stub portions of double the normal length, the cutter of the cigarette rod-forming mecham'sm being arranged to bisect the lengths of tobaccoand the filter tipsor stub portions.
  • the picker devices may be:- mounted upon an endless chain.
  • the linear speed of the cigarette rod-forming means is eaterthan the linear speed of the tobacco rod-forming means so as to compensate for the additional length introduced by the filter tips or stub portions and the associated lengths of tobacco and filter tips or stub portions are preferably conveyed into engagement with "the. cigarette rod-forming means in such manner that the'successive associatedlengths are caused to abut against the preceding lengths.
  • Figures 1, 2 andS are fragmentary sectionalv plan views illustrating oneembodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view on the line IV--IV, Figure 5, illustrating one embodiment of apparatus for carrying out the invention
  • Figure 5 is a side elevation corresponding to Figure i with one side plate of the picker mechanism removed to show the parts more-clearly;
  • Figure 6 is a plan view corresponding to Fig-. ure 5, but with the and r Figure 7 is a side elevation of a modified form of the invention.
  • a reciprocating plunger 5 is operated to push a filter tip from one of the bores la in the disc 1 into the aligned bore 4a in the drum 4 and which contains a charge of tobacco.
  • preferably is provided with a longitudinal slot 5a in alignment with corresponding slotslb, 412 respectively in the disc I and'in the drum 4 so that-pickers B' may'engage behind the tips 6 for the ejection of the same and of the charges of tobacco in front of the tips from the drum 4.
  • the drum 4 and the disc I may be geared together by the provision of pins To on the disc I co-operating with slots 40 in tliedrum 4.
  • the picker mechanism may consist of two longitudinally reciprocatable members I6 provided with vertical slides IDa carrying the picker members 8 and having pins Iilb or rollers co-operating with cam tracks I I a in a member i I disposed between side plates I2 provided with guides-for the members I I3, thecam' tracks Hitbe'ing arranged so thatin the forward movement-the picker 8 descends into the aligned slots db, 'Ib referred to so as toengage behind a 'filter tip or stub portion 6 and when at or near the end of the drum 4 rises and returns to the initial positionin such path that itis clear of the dru1n'4 and of the oppositely movingpicker.
  • a pivotedmember Iiic is provided, such member I do being normally held in the position shown in Figure 5 by means of a spring Hid so as to be capable of depression by the pin Ilib or roller so as to allow such pin IDb or roller to pass from the lower portion of the cam track into the upper portion thereof.
  • the pickers 8 are diverted outwardly at the upper part,'as shown in Figure 4, so that the lowerpart of one picker may pass over the accommodate the pickers.
  • the members IO' may be'treciprocated by meansof cams (not shown) which may act thereon through double-armed levers I3 or equivalent mechanism and rods'l3a.
  • the operating'cams preferably are so arranged
  • the plunger 5 that atthe end of the ejecting stroke the speed approximates to the speed of the continuous paper strip M which is wrapped around the filling and preferably also so that before the one picker disengages from the filter tip at the end of the stroke the other picker is commencing its forward and downward movement.
  • a positioning pin I5 may be provided to engage in the lower pair of aligned bores before the plunger 5 passes into the upper pair of aligned bores.
  • a stop Iii- may be provided to prevent the tobacco rod from passing out of the drum 4 before its lateral movement'out' of alignment with the continuous tobacco rod.
  • the apparatus may be adapted, for instance as shown in Figure 7, so that a double length of the continuous tobacco rod is cut off and moved laterally as before described into alignment with a double length filter tip or stub portion disposed in a chamber "la in the disc I, such filter tip or stub portion being ejected from the disc I by a plunger 5 so as to abut against the length of tobacco, and the associated lengths behaving parts Ba constituting links of an endless chain Iicarried over sprockets I8, 18a and driven in any suitable manner, a part of the chain [7 adjacent the outlet end of the drum i being guided over a sprocket lBb or pulley so that during the-- latter part of its forward stroke the picker is gradually' withdrawn from the guide tube 9.
  • drum 4 is so timed that in-efiect the charge of I tobacco severed from the continuous tobacco rod; moves forward at an increased speed substantial-'- ly continuously in a path parallel with the con tinuous tobacco rod, the'requisite forward speed.- of the composite filling being maintained by the.
  • filter tips are disposed at one end.
  • the intermittently rotatable disc may be dispensed with and the filter tips may be inserted at the opposite end of the drum either.
  • the ejection of the composite charge of tobacco and filter tip from the drum may be effected by picker mechanism such asbefore described operating in the reverse direction so as to discharge the filling in a direction opposite to the travel of the tobacco rod emerging from the collector tube.
  • picker mechanism such asbefore described operating in the reverse direction so as to discharge the filling in a direction opposite to the travel of the tobacco rod emerging from the collector tube.
  • the ejection may take place in the same direction as the travel of the tobacco rod by'utilizing picker devices having circularor other engaging portions adapted to abut against the end of the tobacco charge.
  • the invention is not limited to th'eparticular-details of construction on the continuous rod principle, comprising means for supplying a' continuous tobacco rod, means for cutting successive lengths from the continuous tobacco rod, an intermittently movable carrier having chambers in which the lengths of tobacco are received and carried out of alignment with the continuous tobaccorod, means for inserting filter tips or'like stub portions into the said chambers so as to abut the lengths of tobacco, means forsupporting a continuous paper strip out of alignment with said tobacco rod', and means for removing the associated lengths of tobacco and filter-tips or stub portions from the said chambers onto the continuous paper strip 'for the production of a continuous cigarette rod.
  • Apparatus for producing filter tip cigarettes on the continuous rod principle comprising means for supplying a continuous tobacco rod, means for cutting successive lengths from said tobacco rod, an intermittentlyrotatable drum having parallel bores or chambers for the reception of the lengths of tobacco and for carrying the lengths out of alignment with thecontinuous tobacco rod,'means .1
  • Apparatus for producing filter tip cigarettes on the continuous rod principle comprisingmeans for supplying a continuous tobacco rod, means for cutting successive lengths from saidtobacco rod, an intermittently rotatable drum having a plurality of spaced bores or chambers adjacent the periphery thereof extending parallel to the axis of the drum for the reception of the lengths of tobacco, an intermittently rotatable disc positioned with its axis parallel tothe' axis of the drum and having a plurality of bores extending 'therethrough parallel 'to the axis thereof, said drum and disc being so associated that a bore of the drum will register'with a bore in the disc,
  • means for supplying a filter tip or stub portion to the bores in the disc means for supporting a concutting'means is arranged to cut off lengths oftobacco equal to twice the length of a cigarette, and including means for associating a double length filter tip with each length of tobacco.
  • Apparatus for producing filter tip cigarettes on the continuous rod principle comprising means for supplying a continuous tobacco rod, means for cutting successive lengths from the continuous tobacco rod, an intermittently movable carrier having chambers in which the lengths of tobacco are received and carriedout of alignment with the continuous tobacco rod, means for inserting filter tips or like stub portions into the said chambers so as to abut the lengths of tobacco, means for supporting a continuous paper strip out'of -alignment with said tobacco rod, and means for removing the associated lengths oitobacco and filter tips or stub portions from the saidchambers 6.
  • Apparatus for producing filter tip cigarettes" on the continuous rod principle comprising means for supplyinga continuous tobacco rod, means for cutting successive lengths from said tobacco through the slots rod, an intermittently rotatable drum having pare I allel bores or chambers for the reception. ofthe lengths of tobacco and for carrying the lengths.
  • said removing means come prising reciprocating picker mechanism adapted to extend through the slots in the drum.
  • Apparatus'for producing filter tip cigarettes I g on the continuous rod principle comprising means for supplying a continuous tobacco rod,"-
  • Apparatus for producing filter tip cigarettes on the continuous rod principle comprising means for supplying a continuous tobacco rod, means for cutting successive lengths from the continuous tobacco rod, an intermittently movable carrier having chambers in'which the lengths of tobacco are received and carriedout of alignment with the I continuous tobacco rod, means for inserting filter tips or like stub portions into the said chambers,
  • said carrier having slots providing access to said bores, and said removing means comprising picker mechanism adapted to extendthrough the slots in the carrier andfan endless chain for moving said picker mechanism through said bores;
  • Apparatus zfonlproducing jfllterz tip; cigarettes onith'eacontinuousrod principle; comprisingmeansz:
  • tobacco. rod; meansfor' inserting filter.- tips or like stub portions into the" said chamberstso: as' to' abut the lengthsrofitobacco, means -for .s'upporting;. a continuous paper strip? outzof alignment; with-1 saidtob'acco. rod, meansv for: removing'nthe' associated: lengths of tobacco; and-i filtertips' 01:! stub tportio'ns" .from thesaidflchambers onto.
  • Apparatus for producingfiltei tip'ciga'-- ret'tes on the continuous rod principle compris- 1 hag-means fonsup'plyinga continuoustob'acc'o rod;-
  • an intermittently rotatable drum having a plurality 'of spaced'bores” or chambers adjacent the periphery thereof extendingiparallel tothe-axis-ofthe'drum for the-reception of thelengthsof tobacco,-.an intermittently rotatable” disc positioned with its axis parallel to the axis 'Of. the drum and having. a pluralityof bores extending. therethrough' parallel' to "the" axis:
  • Apparatusror producing 'fltrlt'i ii ci arettes on-.-the.- continucus' jrod principle, comprising! means? for: supplying a. continuous; tobacco;.-ro(r;.-
  • said-bores andadapt- 3 ed to registerfwhen thee boreszofz thedrum 7 and disc: are in register; and; said ejecting means com prisinga plurality of; picker devices, a carriage? for each 1 picker. device; meansefor reciprocating? eachcarriage in a direction parallel tothe-"bores in the-drum andidisc, ,and. cam means .101 moving said lpick'er devices laterallyinto and out of' said slots during reciprocation l of said; carriages;
  • carrier havinga :chamberifor receiving a tobacco" rod section; means for ejectingzsaid' rod section' axially; from:said c-hamber comprising a"-pair of picker devices, a carriage for each picker device;-
  • a carrier having a chamber for receiving a tobacco rod section, means for ejecting said rod section axially from said chamber comprising a pair of picker devices, a carriage for each picker device, means for slidably mounting the picker devices in said carriages, means for reciprocating said carriages in opposite directions, a plate extending between said carriages longitudinally of the path of travel thereof, said plate having upper and lower guide slots provided therein extending parallel to the chambers of the carrier, said platev also having curved slots joining the ends of said parallel slots, guiding means on said picker devices extending into said slots for guiding the picker devices during the reciprocation thereof, and spring controlled means for shifting the guiding means from the lower to the upper slot when the terminal of the lower slot is reached.

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US2667877A (en) * 1950-12-18 1954-02-02 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for making mouthpiece cigarettes
US2760494A (en) * 1953-03-07 1956-08-28 F F A S P A Fabbriche Fianmife Machine for the application of igniter discs to cigarettes
US20110011411A1 (en) * 2009-07-15 2011-01-20 Accordino Phillip F Cigarette blank loading apparatus
US20110011877A1 (en) * 2009-07-15 2011-01-20 Jacques Laplante Cigarette blank dispensing apparatus
US20110056504A1 (en) * 2009-09-04 2011-03-10 Jacques Laplante Cigarette blank filling tube apparatus

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2667877A (en) * 1950-12-18 1954-02-02 Molins Machine Co Ltd Apparatus for making mouthpiece cigarettes
US2760494A (en) * 1953-03-07 1956-08-28 F F A S P A Fabbriche Fianmife Machine for the application of igniter discs to cigarettes
US20110011411A1 (en) * 2009-07-15 2011-01-20 Accordino Phillip F Cigarette blank loading apparatus
US20110011877A1 (en) * 2009-07-15 2011-01-20 Jacques Laplante Cigarette blank dispensing apparatus
US20110056504A1 (en) * 2009-09-04 2011-03-10 Jacques Laplante Cigarette blank filling tube apparatus

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