US3878852A - Cigarette transfer assembly - Google Patents

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US3878852A
US3878852A US446926A US44692674A US3878852A US 3878852 A US3878852 A US 3878852A US 446926 A US446926 A US 446926A US 44692674 A US44692674 A US 44692674A US 3878852 A US3878852 A US 3878852A
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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
    • A24C5/35—Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes

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  • the greater speed of the roller allows the roller to positively roll the cigarettes on the drum prior to ejection in order to seal the free end of the mouthpiece paper on itself while also imparting a roundness to the cigarette.
  • the greater speed of the roller also serves to positively eject the cigarettes into a chute below the transfer drum.
  • the apparatus for moving the cigarettes between the making machine and the packaging machine utilizes one conveyor for moving the cigarettes from the making machine in a stream of individually spaced cigarettes to an elevated position and a second conveyor which receives the cigarettes in stacked fashion from the first conveyor for transport to the packaging machine.
  • the stream of cigarettes from the cigarette making machine are conveyed to a transfer drum at an elevated position. Thereafter. the cigarettes are directed downwardly into a chute which passes by the reservoir.
  • a pair of parallel overlying endless belts have been disposed about a portion of the transfer drum to act as a hold-down means. These belts have been guided about a guide roller positioned astride the transfer drum at the point of exit of the cigarettes from the drum.
  • some cigarette making machines bring two tobacco columns in abutment with opposite ends ofa filter plug and thereafter wrap a strip of waterproof wrapping or mouthpiece paper about the abutted tobacco columns and filter plug.
  • the wrapping paper is coated with an adhesive so that. as the paper is wrapped about the tobacco columns and filter plug, the paper seals to tobacco columns and filter plug and the trailing end sealed over the forward end to form a seam. ln these cases. the tobacco columns. filter plug and paper are rolled in the making machines before delivery.
  • a relatively large amount of heat has usually been required in the making machines. Furthermore. in some instances.
  • lt is another object of the invention to avoid an earlier drying out of adhesive on a strip of wrapping paper used to secure a filter plug to a tobacco column.
  • the invention provides a means for rolling a cigarette outside of a cigarette making machine in order to seal a strip of wrapping paper on itself about a filter plug and tobacco column of the cigarette. More particularly. this means is incorporated in a cigarette transfer assembly located between a cigarette making machine and a cigarette packaging machine.
  • the cigarette transfer assembly includes a rotatable transfer drum for moving a continuous stream of cigarettes from a receiving position to an ejection position.
  • the stream of cigarettes is composed of individually spaced apart cigarettes and is delivered directly from the cigarette making machine in any suitable manner.
  • a means is provided for retaining the stream of cigarettes on the transfer drum between the receiving position and the ejection position.
  • a roller is positioned adjacent the drum at the ejection position. This roller is provided with a friction surface for engaging the cigarettes on the drum and is driven at a greater speed of rotation than the drum to cause each cigarette in the ejection position to be rolled on the drum prior to ejection.
  • the wrapping paper which has been adhesively coated is smoothly and uniformly adhered to itself about the circumference of the cigarette under a pressure imparted by roller and drum.
  • the friction surface of the roller is made of a gum rubber strip secured about the periphery of the roller. Alternatively. any other suitable friction surface can be utilized. in addition. the strip is of a width to extend across the width of mouthpiece paper on the cigarette well as across a substantial portion of the cigarette. Alternatively. two narrow strips can be mounted on the roller with only one of the strips used to roll the wrapping paper.
  • a suitable conveying system can be used. for example. as described in the above mentioned pending patent application. That is. the cigarettes can be conveyed of pairs of endless belts which are spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the diameter of a cigarette. Where the belts travel at the same speed. the cigarette can be held under a light friction force. In this case. it is not necessary to have the tail-end of the wrapping paper secured to the remainder of the wrapping paper before reaching the ejection position of the transfer drum. Alternatively. the conveyor belts can be timed to move at different speed to effect a rolling of the cigarettes prior to arrival at the transfer drum. This rolling effect may be such as to effect a temporary bonding of the tail-end of the wrapping paper to the remainder of the paper.
  • a strip of waterproof wrapping is initially wrapped about a filter plug and a tobacco column within the cigarette making machine as is known.
  • the cigarette is then conveyed to the transfer drum of the transfer assembly.
  • a small amount of heat can be generated within the maker to cause some sealing of the paper to the tobacco column and/or filter plug.
  • insufficient heat is applied to seal the paper to itself.
  • the paper becomes tacky.
  • the cigarette is rolled and the wrapping paper is sealed to itself by the pressure of the transfer drum and roller. This gives a smooth seam to the wrapping paper along with a round appearance from the end.
  • the apparatus for sealing the wrapping paper on itselfand for rounding up the cigarette can be used in any suitable environment. such as with a cigarette making machine only.
  • FIGv I illustrates a side view of a cigarette transfer assembly incorporating the invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a partial side view of the assembly of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an enlarged view of the roller of FIG. 2 with a pair of gum rubber strips thereon;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a detail front view of the transfer drum and roller according to the invention.
  • a transfer assembly is mounted e.g. between a cigarette making machine (not shown) and a cigarette packaging machine (not shown).
  • the transfer assembly 10 is connected with a vertical conveyor II which is connected directly to the cigarette making machine to convey a stream of individually spaced apart cigarettes 12 directed from the maker to an elevated position.
  • the vertical conveyor II has pairs of endless belts l3, 14 which convey the cigarettes upwardly.
  • the outer belts I4 to the left as viewed. travel about a pulley wheel 15 and are driven. e.g. off the making machine.
  • the transfer assembly 10 may communicate with a conveyor. hopper or reservoir system. none of which is shown. at the delivery end in order to facilitate transfer of the cigarettes to the cigarette packaging machine.
  • the transfer assembly 10 includes a rotatable transfer drum 16 which receives the cigarettes from the vertical conveyor 11, an ejection roller 17 and a retaining means 18.
  • the transfer drum I6 is constructed as a pair of spaced apart coaxial plates 19 each of which is shaped at the periphery with a ledge 20 to guide an endless belt 13 of the vertical conveyor 11. As shown (FIG. 1). the belts 13 pass around the plates I9 of the drum l6 and over a guide roller 21. In addition. the plates 19 are spaced apart a distance to receive the cigarettes lengthwise.
  • the drum 16 is positioned astride the conveyor 11 to receive both the belts l3 and the individual cigarettes from the vertical conveyor 11 directly.
  • the retaining means 18 is constructed to retain the received cigarettes 12 on the transfer drum 16.
  • This means 18 includes a pair of endless belts 22 which are guided about the transfer drum 16 from a receiving position 23 to an ejection position 24 by a plurality of guide rolls 25 and the ejection roller 17. As shown in FIG. 2. the endless belts 22 are guided over the peripheral ledges 20 of the plates 19 to overlie the respective ends of the cigarettes 12.
  • the ejection roller 17 is provided with a friction surface in the form of a pair of gum rubber strips 26.
  • the strips 26 are secured to the roller 17 in any suitable fashion and are spaced from the surface of the plates 19 of the transfer drum 16 so as to define a nip at the ejection position 24 substantially equal to or slightly less than the diameter of the cigarettes 12.
  • the ejection roller 17 is connected to the transfer drum 16 by means of a transmission 27 of suitable construction so as to be driven at a speed greater than the speed of the transfer drum 16.
  • the transfer drum. in turn. is connected to a suitable drive (not shown) so as to be driven at the speed of the cigarette making machine.
  • the roller 17 is connected to a gear 28 which is in meshing engagement with a gear 29 mounted on a drive shaft 30 of the drum 16.
  • the relative speeds of the roller 17 and drum 16 are such as to permit the roller 17 to roll a cigarette 12 for at least one circumference on the drum 16 prior to ejection. For purposes of example only.
  • the peripheral linear speed of the transfer drum I6 is 200 feet per minute and the peripheral linear speed of the roller 17 is 275 feet per minute. This allows the cigarette to contact the drum 16 over a distance of about seven-eighths inch.
  • the cigarettes are ejected from between the transfer drum l6 and the roller 17 at an accelerated speed.
  • jamming of the assembly at the ejection position 24 can be effectively eliminated.
  • each cigarette 12 is of the mouthpiece type in which a filter plug 31 of any suitable construction is joined to a tobacco column 32 by a strip of wrapping paper 33.
  • These cigarettes 12 are usually delivered by the conveyor II to the drum 16 in a state in which the slightly moist or self-adhesive wrapping paper 33 is not fully bonded to the joint between the tobacco column 32 and plug 31.
  • the strip of wrapping paper 33 is shown as having an unsecured trailing tail end 34.
  • the vertical conveyor 11 transfers the stream of individual cigarettes 12 onto the transfer drum 16 via the belts 13 of the conveyor 11 and the belts 22 of the retaining means 18 at the receiving position 23.
  • the drum 16 then conveys the stream of cigarettes to the ejection position 24 where the cigarettes are individually ejected. e.g. into a chute.
  • the overlying belts 22 begin to move away from the cigarettes 12 (FIG. 1). In this way. the cigarettes 12 are caused to be further conveyed only by the drum I6 and the ejection roller 17.
  • each cigarette 12 is caused to roll in clockwise manner. as viewed.
  • each cigarette 12 Upon passing out of the nip. each cigarette 12 is ejected at an accelerated speed relative to the speed at which the cigarettes are conveyed about the drum 16 due to the speed differential between the drum l6 and roller 17. The ejected cigarettes are thus spaced apart as they eject from the transfer drum 16.
  • the rolling action imparted to the cigarettes 12 in the nip between the drum l6 and roller 17 occurs under a slight compressive force such that the ejected cigarette has a more uniformly rounded shape. That is. the tail end 34 of the wrapping paper 33 is pressed into the cigarette l2 and rolled to produce a smooth seam.
  • the nip is of a thickness slightly less than the predetermined diameter of the cigarettes 12. The invention thus provides a means of eliminating the need of heat within a cigarette making machine to effect a sealing of a strip of wrapping paper to itself. As a result. early drying out of the adhesive material on the wrapping paper can be avoided. Further. by providing a uniform manner of positively imparting a mechanical rolling force on the cigarette. an even seal of the wrapping paper to itself can be achieved. This effects a smooth seam and imparts an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the end of a filter tipped cigarette.
  • the transfer assembly may also be used for non-filter cigarettes and in such a case the speed of the roller 17 can be reduced.
  • a rotatable transfer drum for moving a continuous stream of cigarettes from a receiving position to an ejection position. said stream being composed of individually spaced apart cigarettes.
  • roller positioned adjacent said drum at said ejection position. said roller having a friction surface thereon for engaging the cigarettes of said stream;
  • said means includes a pair of endless belts passing over said drum between said positions to hold the cigarettes of said stream on said drum.
  • a rotatable transfer drum for moving cigarettes from a receiving position to an ejection position; means for retaining said cigarettes on said transfer drum between said positions:
  • a roller positioned adjacent said drum at said ejection position. said roller having a friction surface thereon for engaging the cigarettes of said stream:
  • a rotatable drum for moving cigarettes from a receiving position to an ejection position.
  • a roller positioned adjacent said drum at said ejection position. said roller having a surface for engaging a cigarette at said ejection position.

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US446926A US3878852A (en) 1974-02-28 1974-02-28 Cigarette transfer assembly
GB113875A GB1446157A (en) 1974-02-28 1975-01-10 Cigarette transfer assembly
CA217,889A CA1025745A (en) 1974-02-28 1975-01-14 Cigarette transfer assembly
ZA00750285A ZA75285B (en) 1974-02-28 1975-01-15 Cigarette transfer assembly
AU77345/75A AU472458B2 (en) 1974-02-28 1975-01-15 Cigarette transfer assembly
IE104/75A IE40482B1 (en) 1974-02-28 1975-01-20 Ciagrette transfer assmenbly
PH16728A PH11793A (en) 1974-02-28 1975-01-20 Cigarette transfer assembly
AR257468A AR203888A1 (es) 1974-02-28 1975-01-30 Conjunto de transferencia de cigarrillos
NL7501116.A NL161405C (nl) 1974-02-28 1975-01-30 Overdrachtsinrichting voor staafvormige artikelen zoals sigaretten.
BR1004/75A BR7501004A (pt) 1974-02-28 1975-02-19 Conjunto para transportar cigarros
BE153627A BE825851A (fr) 1974-02-28 1975-02-21 Dispositif de transfert de cigarettes
CH232275A CH587026A5 (it) 1974-02-28 1975-02-25
DE2508354A DE2508354C3 (de) 1974-02-28 1975-02-26 Vorrichtung zum Überführen von Zigaretten
JP50023485A JPS5112720B2 (it) 1974-02-28 1975-02-27
FR7506160A FR2262495B1 (it) 1974-02-28 1975-02-27
IT20706/75A IT1033235B (it) 1974-02-28 1975-02-27 Complesso di trasferimento per sigarette

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US4596257A (en) * 1984-06-29 1986-06-24 Philip Morris Incorporated Method and apparatus for tipping smoking articles
US4938340A (en) * 1984-08-10 1990-07-03 Molins Plc Conveying rod-like articles
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US4938340A (en) * 1984-08-10 1990-07-03 Molins Plc Conveying rod-like articles
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ZA75285B (en) 1976-01-28
BE825851A (fr) 1975-06-16
FR2262495B1 (it) 1977-11-18
NL161405C (nl) 1980-02-15
PH11793A (en) 1978-07-05
NL7501116A (nl) 1975-09-01
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CH587026A5 (it) 1977-04-29
IE40482B1 (en) 1979-06-06
BR7501004A (pt) 1976-11-16
AR203888A1 (es) 1975-10-31
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