US2004461A - Manufacture of cigarettes - Google Patents

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US2004461A
US2004461A US750905A US75090534A US2004461A US 2004461 A US2004461 A US 2004461A US 750905 A US750905 A US 750905A US 75090534 A US75090534 A US 75090534A US 2004461 A US2004461 A US 2004461A
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Bunker Sidney Waterfield
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FILTER TIPS Ltd
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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
    • A24C5/56—Making tipping materials, e.g. sheet cork for mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes, by mechanical means
    • A24C5/58—Applying the tipping materials
    • A24C5/586—Applying the tipping materials to a cigarette

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  • This invention relates to the manuiacture of of example with reference to the accompanying cigarettes having cork or like tips with or withdiagrammat c w in e out filter tips or like stub prti0ns t
  • Figure 1 is a part sectional side elevation illus- It has before been proposed to providemeans t in e embodiment; a i l in association with a continuous rod cigarette eu sa 3 d 4 are vertical sections e 5 machine whereby a tipping strip is fed transv y 0n the lines II- II- and versely in relation to the cigarette rod by mecha- Figure i n I nism which is reciprocatable as a whole in the Carrying h invention o e fe accord directionof movement of the cigarette rod, the t0 one embodiment and t reference to the tips after cutting 01f from the tipping strip and accompanying diagrammatic i Strips 10 pasting being applied to the cigarette rod and of cork t like maybe app d to t 0
  • l v may be picked up from a pasting and cutting'de- According to the present invention the im- Vice l0 a d ay be r d a ey have b i provedtmethod for the production of cigarettes brought into C n act W th the c garette rod 2.
  • the provided with cork orlike tips comprises feeding strips 1 y be Wrapped around the for 20 lengths of tipping material longitudinally into nstan y a lle 3 a d pa s f rs 4a engagement with a continuous cigarette rod or 5d acting in e s a illustrated in Figures cigarette paper tube and positioning the; lengths 3 and S0 h the Seam 0f the Cork 0 like p n of tipping material on the rod or tube so thatthe ,coincides with or is in definite relation to the seam i seam of the tipping material is in alignment with l f e ci a et ed 2, wh latter i b qu 25 or in definite relation to the seam of thecigarette out ch into lengths in the usual manner.
  • Prefrod or cigarette paper tube, and thereafter wraperablythe cigarette rod 2 has a crimped seam ping the lengths of tipping material around the p odu ed by a crimp g device 6 of any suitable rod or tube. kind and the rod 2 maybe guided to the cork tip-
  • the invention furthermore includes the method applying means by means of a tubular or other 30;
  • the cigarette rod may contain aconcork or i like tips which comprises continuously tinuous filling of tobacco or may contain a comforming a cigarette rod or cigarette paper tube posite filling consisting of alternatelengths of having a crimpe d seam and thereafter applying tobacco andfilter tip or stub material.
  • aconcork or i like tips which comprises continuously tinuous filling of tobacco or may contain a comforming a cigarette rod or cigarette paper tube posite filling consisting of alternatelengths of having a crimpe d seam and thereafter applying tobacco andfilter tip or stub material.
  • apparaseam of the cigarette paper case which may be tus for carrying out the method hereinbeiore spac a crimped seam
  • the application ified comprises means adapted to feed previously of the cork or like tip, such seam is thereby pasted lengths of cork or like tipping material strengthened in that a double seam is'obtained.
  • the method of the presentinvention may 40 arette rod or cigar'ettepaper tube and means for be applied with equal advantages to the tipping wrapping the lengths of tipping material around of continuous cigarette rods or cigarette paper he r d r u
  • the terms cigarette rod and cigarette may beapplied' to the cigarette rod or tube by paper tube have been used synonymously in i means of a drumdevice adapted to pick up the the appended claims.
  • a method of app ying tips to a moving Ci bee brought into C a t With and positioned on arette rod comprising moving an endless surface the cigarette rod or tube.
  • the drum device may in contact with and at the speed of travel of the be adapted. to pick up the lengths of tippingmacigarette rod, feeding lengths of tipping material 50 terial by vacuum action.
  • the lengths of tipping to said surface at spaced intervalsvfor transfer material may be wrapped around the cigarette ,to said cigarette rod, and wrapping said lengths rod or tube by means of a series of rollers or the of material aboutsaid" cigarette rod. equivalent.
  • a method of applying tips to a moving ciga- The invention is hereinafter described by way rette rod,'comprising moving anendless surface 55 in contact with and at the speed of travel of the cigarette rod, feeding a strip of tipping material toward said surface in the direction of movement thereof, severing lengths of said material, applying the severed lengths at spaced intervals on said surface, and transferring the lengths from the moving surface to said cigarette rod.
  • a method of applying tips to cigarettes comprising guiding a continuous cigarette rod into engagement with the circumferential surface of a revolving member, feeding lengths of tipping material to the circumferential surface of said member in a direction substantially tangentially thereof, applying said lengths at spaced intervals to said surface, transferring said lengths of material from said surface to said cigarette rod, and wrapping the transferred lengths about said rod.
  • a method of applying tips to cigarettes comprising guiding a continuous cigarette rod into engagement with the circumferential surface of a revolving member, feeding lengths of tipping material at spaced intervals to the circumferential surface of said member in a direction substantially tangentially thereof, maintaining said lengths of material on said surface during travel toward the cigarette rod, releasing said length of material from said surface when brought into contact with said cigarette rod, and wrapping said lengths of material about said cigarette rod.

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3238951A (en) * 1964-03-03 1966-03-08 Samuel J Silberman Apparatus for wrapping and tipping cigars
US3364934A (en) * 1965-02-24 1968-01-23 Molins Machine Co Ltd Manufacture of filter-tip cigarettes

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3238951A (en) * 1964-03-03 1966-03-08 Samuel J Silberman Apparatus for wrapping and tipping cigars
US3364934A (en) * 1965-02-24 1968-01-23 Molins Machine Co Ltd Manufacture of filter-tip cigarettes

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BE406077A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1934-12-31

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