WO2004100688A9 - フィルタ付きシガレットの検査装置及びその検査方法 - Google Patents
フィルタ付きシガレットの検査装置及びその検査方法Info
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- filter
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- pressure
- hermetic chamber
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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
- A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
- A24C5/34—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes
- A24C5/3418—Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobacco; Removing defective cigarettes by pneumatic means
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S131/00—Tobacco
- Y10S131/904—Pneumatic means for sensing condition or characteristic
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a filter-equipped cigarette inspection apparatus and an inspection method for measuring filter ventilation of a filter-equipped cigarette as a rod-shaped article.
- a cigarette filter with a filter includes a rod-shaped finoleta material and a packaging material wrapping the filter material, and there is a filter having a plurality of perforations in the packaging material.
- filter ventilation hereinafter, also simply referred to as V.
- the quality will vary.
- the ISO specifies a method for measuring V using a measurement standard, and this measurement standard is
- a cigarette with a filter is extracted at a fixed rate from a tobacco manufacturing machine, and the V of the extracted cigarette with a filter is measured using a measurement prototype. That is, with some filters manufactured
- Japanese Patent Publication No. 33119900113322 discloses a flap tobacco manufacturing machine, which is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 33119900113322.
- As the index indicator we will search for all the ben-chi-chi-re-shi-yong-yong (hereinafter simply referred to as “VV”) in the VV. Inspection
- the VV here refers to the amount of smoke flow that a smoker smokes and absorbs.
- An object of the present invention is to quickly and quickly filter a file with a filter attached to a shigaragaretteto.
- the present invention provides a new and novel inspection and inspection equipment and a method of inspection and inspection capable of measuring and measuring. .
- Another object of the present invention is to prevent the occurrence of undesired holes in a wrapping paper. It is here to provide a new inspection and inspection equipment and a method of inspection and inspection that can surely and accurately detect and detect. .
- a contact with the shigarette lett according to the present invention and the shigette lett here A filter which is connected and has an inlet / outlet end, and for introducing and introducing outside air to an outer peripheral surface of the filter as described above.
- the above-mentioned transporting / transporting path is disposed on one side of the path, and the above-mentioned shigaragarelet with a filter is attached to the above-mentioned above-mentioned filter.
- the connection is allowed. It's a sultry socket,
- the cigarette with the filter can be detected in the transporting process, and the ratio of the inflow amount of air from the outer peripheral surface of the filter to the suction amount of the smoker can be obtained.
- V is calculated based on the specified pressure at the time of supply and the pressure detected by the pressure sensor.
- the above-described inspection apparatus further includes reciprocating means for reciprocating the filter socket assembly for removably receiving the filter in the socket toward the filter-equipped cigarette.
- the cigarette socket assembly includes a pair of scenery rings provided in the socket so as to be spaced apart in the axial direction and to be reduced in diameter, and the seal ring is in close contact with the filter when the diameter is reduced.
- a first hermetic chamber and a second hermetic chamber are defined.
- the seal ring is formed of an elastically deformable rubber ring
- the cigarette socket assembly is operated using the reciprocating means as a drive source to compress each rubber ring to reduce its diameter.
- the reciprocating means as a drive source to compress each rubber ring to reduce its diameter.
- compression means including compression means.
- the first airtight chamber and the second airtight chamber can be formed by one reciprocating means.
- the elastically deformable rubber ring is in close contact with the filter portion, the force between the filter ring and the seal ring defining the first hermetic chamber and the second hermetic chamber does not allow the compressed fluid to leak air. Les ,. Therefore, when the compressed fluid at a predetermined pressure is supplied to the second hermetic chamber, the first pressure sensor can accurately detect the pressure in the first hermetic chamber. In other words, with a simple configuration, V and
- the above-described inspection device is disposed on the other side of the transport path, and when the cigarette with the filter passes through the inspection position, connection with the cigarette with the filter is permitted.
- An assembly A cigarette socket that is capable of receiving a cigarette tip and that defines a third hermetic chamber for surrounding the cigarette tip;
- the generation of holes can be reliably detected without depending on the level, and as a result, it is possible to reliably eliminate defective cigarettes with filters.
- the above-described inspection device further includes a rotatable drum having a transport path defined on an outer peripheral surface thereof, and each socket assembly is provided on the drum.
- a cigarette with a filter comprising a cigarette, a filter connected to the cigarette and having a suction end, and a ventilation area for introducing outside air to the outer peripheral surface of the filter.
- a first airtight chamber for surrounding the suction end of the filter is formed,
- a second hermetic chamber for surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the filter including the ventilation area is formed.
- the first hermetic chamber is formed. Measure the pressure in the airtight chamber.
- V itself which is the ratio of the amount of inflow of air from the outer peripheral surface of the filter to the amount of suction by the smoker, can be directly obtained. Then, since V is obtained based on the predetermined pressure when the compressed fluid is supplied to the second hermetic chamber and the pressure detected by the first pressure sensor, the inspection can be performed quickly.
- the above-described inspection method is performed while a cigarette with a filter is being conveyed in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction thereof.
- one cigarette with a filter can be quickly inspected.
- the cigarette with the filter can be inspected in the transport process. Therefore, according to this inspection method, V of all filter cigarettes can be effectively managed on-machine.
- a cigarette with a filter comprising a cigarette, a filter connected to the cigarette and having a suction end, and a ventilation area for introducing outside air to the outer peripheral surface of the filter.
- a first airtight chamber for surrounding the suction end of the filter is formed
- a third airtight chamber for surrounding the tip of the cigarette is formed
- the above-described inspection method is performed while the cigarette with the filter is being conveyed in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction thereof.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a filter attachment of one embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a side view of a dilution inspection device provided in the filter attachment of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 A cross-sectional view of the first dilution inspection device taken along line ⁇ - ⁇ 1,
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an assembly included in the dilution inspection apparatus of FIG. 3,
- FIG. 5 A part of a cam diagram in the dilution inspection apparatus of FIG. 2,
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation of the assembly accompanying rotation of the drum shell in the dilution inspection apparatus of FIG. 2,
- FIG. 7 A schematic diagram of filter ventilation measurement in the dilution inspection apparatus of FIG. 2,
- FIG. 8 A diagram showing an analogy model of the filter ventilation measurement of FIG. 7,
- FIG. 9 A schematic diagram of a total ventilation measurement in a conventional dilution inspection apparatus,
- FIG. 10 A diagram showing an analogy model of the whole bench measurement of FIG. 9,
- FIG. 1 shows an analogy model of the filter ventilation measurement of FIG. 1,
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the response speed in the filter bench measurement of FIGS. 7 and 11.
- FIG. 14 A schematic diagram of a hole inspection of a wrapping paper in the dilution inspection apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a histogram of detected pressure when the hole inspection of the paper wrapper shown in FIG. 14 and the hole inspection of the related art are applied to a normal product and a defective product.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a filter attachment 10 for mounting a filter on a cigarette.
- the attachment 10 has a drum row 12 connected to the downstream side on the h-flow side force.
- the drum row 12 receives the cigarette 2 and the filter 4 on the upstream side (right side in the figure), and attaches the filter 4 to the cigarette 2.
- the drum array 12 can take out the cigarette FT with a force filter on the downstream side (left side in the figure).
- the drum train 12 includes a dilution inspection device 18 interposed between the end checker drum 14 and the carrier drum 16.
- FIG. 2 shows both ends of the dilution inspection device 18.
- the dilution inspection device 18 has an end checker drum 14 at the start end of the rotation angle region 01 and immediately upstream thereof.
- the filter FT with filter to be inspected changes. Thereafter, the cigarette FT is transported along the rotation direction R on the outer periphery of the dilution inspection device 18 over the rotation angle region ⁇ 1, the rotation region ⁇ 2, and the rotation angle region ⁇ 3, and the rotation angle region ⁇ 3 At the end, transfer to the carrier drum 16 immediately downstream.
- the finhole attachment 10 includes a base frame 20 and a sub-frame 22 which are arranged to face each other, and is located between the base frame 20 and the sub-frame 22.
- An inspection device 18 is provided.
- the dilution inspection device 18 includes a drive shaft 28, which extends horizontally toward the subframe 22 by a base frame 20.
- One end and an intermediate portion of the drive shaft 28 are rotatably supported by an inner sleeve 34 via a pair of bearings 24.
- the inner sleeve 34 projects horizontally with one end fitted to the base frame 20 due to the frontal force of the base frame 20, while being fixed to the base frame 20 via a flange 48 at one end thereof. ing.
- One end of the drive shaft 28 projects from the inner sleeve 34 to the rear side of the base frame 20, and a drive gear 30 is attached to the projected end via a key 32.
- the drive gear 30 is connected to a drive source via a gear train (not shown), and the drive shaft 28 is rotatable in a rotation direction R (see FIG. 2) by receiving the driving force from the drive source. I have.
- a bush 38 is fitted to the drive shaft 28 between the pair of bearings 24.
- the other end of the drive shaft 28 also projects from the inner sleeve 34, and the other end is rotatably supported by the sub-frame 22. More specifically, a cylindrical bearing holder 36 is attached to the subframe 22, and the other end of the drive shaft 44 is supported by the bearing holder 36 via a pair of bearings 44. A bush 40 is fitted to the other end of the drive shaft 28 between a pair of bearings 44.
- a control sleeve 56 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the inner sleeve 34 via a screw. One end of the control sleeve 56 is airtightly fitted to the suction duct 52, and the other end protrudes from the inner sleeve 34.
- the suction duct 52 is made up of a cover plate, which is fixed to the front of the base frame 20 and, in particular, accommodates the flange 48 of the inner sleeve 34. Saku The suction duct 52 forms a suction passage 53 in cooperation with the base frame 20, and the suction passage 53 is connected to a suction device, that is, a blower.
- a peripheral groove is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner sleeve 34, and the peripheral groove forms a suction chamber 58 between itself and the inner surface of the control sleeve 56.
- the suction chamber 58 is always in communication with the suction passage 53 at one end.
- a plurality of communication grooves are formed to communicate between the suction chamber 58 and the suction passage 53, and these communication grooves are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the inner sleeve 34. ing. Therefore, a predetermined suction pressure is constantly supplied into the suction chamber 58.
- a suction groove 60 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the control sleeve 56, and the suction groove 60 communicates with the suction chamber 58 through a plurality of radial holes 62. More specifically, the suction groove 60 is located at the other end of the control sleeve 56, and has a predetermined width in the axial direction of the control sleeve 56. Further, the suction groove 60 extends in the circumferential direction of the control sleeve 56 in the rotation angle region ⁇ 1 and the rotation angle region 3 excluding the rotation angle region ⁇ 2, and one end of a plurality of radial holes 62 is formed on the bottom surface thereof. are doing. The radial holes 62 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the control sleeve 56, and the other ends thereof are opened on the inner peripheral surface of the control sleeve 56.
- a drum shell 64 is rotatably attached to the other end of the control sleeve 56 so as to partially surround the outer peripheral surface thereof.
- the drum shell 64 is integrally connected to the drive shaft 28. More specifically, an outer flange 66 and an inner flange 68 extend from the drive shaft 28 and the drum shell 64, respectively, and these flanges 66, 68 are connected to each other using connecting screws. Therefore, the drum shell 64 is driven to rotate integrally with the drive shaft 28.
- the drum seal 64 covers the above-described suction groove 60 of the control sleeve 56 in an airtight state.
- a number of transport grooves 70 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
- Each of the conveying grooves 70 has a semicircular cross section shorter than the cigarette 2 of the FT cigarette FT extending in the axial direction of the drum shell 64.
- One end of a plurality of suction holes 72 is opened at the bottom of each transfer groove 70, and these openings are arranged along the transfer groove 70.
- the suction hole 72 extends radially inward of the drum shell 64, and the other end is opened on the inner peripheral surface of the drum shell 64.
- an axial hole 74 is formed in the drum shell 64 corresponding to each transport groove 70.
- Each axial hole 74 extends across the corresponding suction hole 72 of the conveying groove 70 and opens at the end surface of the drum shell 64 on the inner flange 68 side.
- a control ring 76 is disposed outside the inner flange 68 of the drum shell 64, and the end surface of the drum shell 64 is in sliding contact with the control ring 76. Therefore, the open end of the axial hole 74 is covered by the control ring 76.
- the control ring 76 is non-rotatably supported by a fixed cylinder 78 via pins and coil springs (both not shown).
- the identification cylinder 78 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the bearing holder 36 described above. I have.
- the coil spring presses and biases the control ring 76 against the end face of the drum shell 64, and the end face of the drum shell 64 and the control ring 76 are in close contact with each other in an airtight manner.
- a control groove 80 for exclusion is formed on the inner end face of the control ring 76, and the control groove 80 extends in an arc shape over the rotation angle region # 2 (see Fig. 2).
- a communication hole 82 extends from the bottom of the control groove 80, and the communication hole 82 opens at an outer end surface of the control ring 76.
- One end of an exclusion tube 84 is connected to the open end of the communication hole 82, and the exclusion tube 84 extends through the fixed cylinder 78. Accordingly, as the drum shell 64 rotates, each of the axial holes 74 is sequentially connected to the exclusion tube 84 via the control groove 80.
- the rejection tube 84 is connected to a pneumatic source including a compressor or the like via a solenoid valve, and a predetermined rejection pressure is applied to the axial hole 74 through the control groove 80 by switching operation of the solenoid valve. It can be supplied.
- an air opening groove is formed on the inner end surface of the control ring 76 immediately downstream of the rotation angle region 3 when viewed in the rotation direction R of the drum shell 64. Is always in communication with the atmosphere.
- the transport groove 70 when the transport groove 70 enters the rotation angle region 01, that is, the suction groove 60, the transport groove 70 enters the transport groove 70 from the suction chamber 58 through the radial hole 62 and the suction hole 72. A suction pressure is supplied.
- the transport groove 70 can also receive and receive the cigarette FT with the filter at the end checker drum 14 power of the preceding stage. Thereafter, the cigarette FT with the filter is transported while being suction-held in the transport groove 70 while passing through the rotation angle region ⁇ 1 and the rotation angle region ⁇ 3. While passing through the rotation angle area ⁇ 2, the transfer groove 70 1 Q
- the filter-equipped cigarette FT When the conveying groove 70 further rotates beyond the rotation angle region 63 and the axial hole 74 of the conveying groove 70 is connected to the air opening groove of the control ring 76, the filter-equipped cigarette FT at that point in time. The suction is released. The released filter cigarette FT is transferred to and transported to the inspection device 18, that is, the carrier drum 16 located immediately downstream of the drum shell 64.
- a plurality of pairs of assemblies 86 are attached to the drum shell 64 described above, and each transport groove 70 is sandwiched between the pair of assemblies 86 when viewed in the axial direction. These assemblies 86 rotate with the drum shell 64, that is, its corresponding transport groove 70.
- the pair of assemblies 86 can be moved toward and away from the cigarette FT with the filter on the transport groove 70 as the drum shell 64 rotates. That is, the pair of assemblies 86 are reciprocated between the operating position advanced to the filter-attached cigarette FT side and the rest position in which the operating position force is retracted.
- the rotation angle region ⁇ 1 is further adjacent to the central rotation angle region ⁇ 4 in the rotation direction R, and the upstream and downstream sides of the rotation angle region ⁇ ⁇ 4.
- the rotation angle area is divided into ⁇ 5 and ⁇ 6. That is, the pair of assemblies 86 is gradually moved forward from the rest position toward the operating position while passing through the rotation angle region # 5, and is maintained at the operation position while passing through the rotation angle region # 4. You. Thereafter, the pair of assemblies 86 is gradually moved backward from the operating position toward the rest position while passing through the rotation angle region ⁇ 6, and is maintained at the rest position until it reaches the start end of the rotation angle region ⁇ 5 again. Is done.
- the assembly 86 is shown only by a block surrounded by a two-dot chain line. However, in Fig. 3, the upper pair of assemblies 86 is in the operating position, and The pair of assemblies 86 are in the rest position.
- the assembly 86 in the stop position will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the pair of assemblies 86 in the rest position is different from the case of FIG. 3, and is the force on the lower side of the drum cassette 64. This is due to the drawing convenience.
- the drum shell 64 has small diameter portions on both sides of the conveying groove 70, and a support ring 88 is fitted concentrically with the right small diameter portion.
- the support ring 88 has a stepped shape with a large diameter on the side of the conveying groove 70, and has an end wall 90 that is in contact with the end surface of the drum shell 64.
- One end of a guide rod 94 is attached to the end wall 90, and the guide rod 94 extends in the axial direction of the drum shell 64.
- the other end of the guide rod 94 is attached to a rotating ring 96, which is arranged coaxially with the support ring 88 at the other end of the drum shell 64.
- Two guide pipes 100 and 102 are attached to the rotating ring 96. These guides, The guides 100 and 102 project toward the front force support ring 88 of the rotating ring 96 and extend parallel to the guide rod 94, respectively. These guide pipes 100 and 102 are arranged in this order at intervals from the guide rod 94 to the radial outside of the support ring 88. That is, the guide rod 94 and the guide pipe 102 are positioned on both sides of the guide pipe 100 when viewed in this radial direction. On the other hand, the base ends of the guide pipes 100 and 102 are embedded in the rotating ring and open at the back of the rotating ring 96 respectively.
- the guide pipe 100 is positioned coaxially with the transport groove 70, that is, with the filter-fitted cigarette FT held in the transport groove 70, and has a large-diameter end 104 at its tip.
- An outer force movable sleeve 114 is slidably fitted to the guide pipe 100, and a slider 108 is attached to an end of the movable sleeve 114 on the rotating ring 96 side.
- a guide port 94 penetrates the slider 108 via a slide bearing 112, and the slider 108 is slidably supported by the guide rod 94.
- the slide bearing 112 is held in the slider 108 via the snap ring 110, and the snap ring 122 of the movable sleeve 114 integrally connects the movable sleeve 114 and the slider 108.
- the slider 108 is slidably guided by the guide rod 94, and can move toward and away from the drum shell 64 along with the movable sleeve 114 in the axial direction thereof.
- the movable sleeve 114 is That is, the filter-attached cigarette FT to be inspected held in the transport groove 70 is moved toward and away from the same axis.
- the inner diameter of the movable sleeve 114 is enlarged at the end 118 on the support ring 88 side, and an annular chamber 120 is secured between the movable sleeve 114 and the guide pipe 100.
- the annular chamber 120 opens toward the large-diameter end 104 of the guide pipe 100, and the outer diameter of the annular chamber 120 is larger than the outer diameter of the large-diameter end 104.
- the movable sleeve 114 approaches the cigarette FT most, and the large-diameter end 104 of the guide pipe 100 enters the annular chamber 120 of the movable sleeve 114.
- the O-ring 106 provided at the large-diameter end 104 is in close contact with the inner end surface of the annular chamber 120, and the annular chamber 120 is hermetically sealed by the O-ring 106.
- the end 1 18 of the movable sleeve 1] 4 is slidably inserted into the ring mounting hole 126 of the ring holder 124.
- the ring mounting hole 126 penetrates the ring holder 124 and is opened at both end surfaces.
- the portion on the large-diameter end 104 side of the guide pipe 100 is disposed concentrically in the ring mounting hole 126.
- An end plate 128 is fixed to one end surface of the ring holder 124 on the drum seal 64 side, and an insertion port 130 concentric with the ring mounting hole 26 is formed in the end plate 128.
- the insertion port 130 has a smaller diameter than the ring mounting hole 126, and the inner diameter of each of the ring mounting hole 126 and the insertion port 130 is larger than the outer diameter of the cigarette FT with a filter. Therefore, when the assembly 86 moves from the rest position to the operating position, the filter-side end of the filter-fitted cigarette FT can be inserted into the ring mounting hole 126 through the insertion opening 130.
- a guide hole 136 is formed in the ring holder 124 in parallel with the ring mounting hole 126.
- the guide hole 136 has a closed end on one end surface side of the ring holder 124, and opens at the other end surface of the ring holder 124, that is, the end surface on the rotating ring 96 side.
- a guide pipe 102 is slidably inserted in the guide hole 136 from the opening thereof through an O-ring 138 in an airtight manner.
- the guide hole 136 extends from the closed end toward the radial hole canning mounting hole 126.
- the radial hole is opened on the inner peripheral surface of the ring mounting hole 126, and the open end is located between the movable sleeve 114 and the end plate 128.
- an axial groove 140 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the ring mounting hole 126, and the axial groove 140 opens at the other end surface of the ring holder 124.
- a stop 142 is attached to the axial groove 140, while a pin 144 projects from the outer peripheral surface of the movable sleeve 114 into the axial groove 140. This pin 144 rests in the axial groove 140 against the stop 142 when the assembly 86 is in the rest position. The pin 144 also serves to push the ring holder 124 back through the stop 142 when the operating position force also moves to the rest position as described below.
- a middle cylinder 132 is arranged in the ring mounting hole 126, and the middle cylinder 132 is positioned between the movable sleeve 114 and the end plate 128.
- the middle cylinder 132 slides on the inner peripheral surface of the ring mounting hole 126 and is movable in the axial direction of the ring mounting hole 126.
- the inside diameter of the middle cylinder 132 is larger than the outside diameter of the cigarette with filter FT.
- a circumferential groove is formed on the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface, and a plurality of small holes that communicate between the circumferential grooves are formed in the circumferential direction.
- the outer circumferential groove of the middle cylinder 132 communicates with the guide hole 136 via a radial hole. Therefore, the guide pipe 102 communicates with the ring mounting hole 126 through the outer and inner circumferential grooves and small holes of the middle tube 32.
- rubber rings 134 and 135 that also have a silicone rubber force are accommodated on both sides of the middle cylinder 132, respectively.
- the rubber ring 134 is sandwiched between the middle cylinder 132 and the end plate 128, and the rubber ring 135 is sandwiched between the middle cylinder 132 and the movable sleeve 114. Therefore, the rubber rings 134 and 135 are separated from each other when viewed in the axial direction of the ring mounting hole 126.
- Each rubber ring 134, 135 is elastically deformable and is free when the assembly 86 is in the rest position. In this free state, the inside diameter of the rubber rings 134, 135 is larger than the outside diameter of the filter-attached cigarette FT.
- the rubber rings 134 and 135 are connected to the end plate 128 and the middle cylinder 132 as described later. During this time, it is compressed in the axial direction of the ring mounting hole 126 between the middle cylinder 132 and the movable sleeve 114.
- the outer circumference of the rubber rings 134 and 135 is The inner circumferences of the contracted rubber rings 134 and 135 extend radially inward and are reduced in diameter.
- the inner peripheral surfaces of the reduced rubber rings 134 and 135 are provided with finolators. Adhere tightly to the outer peripheral surface of the filter in the cigarette FT without any gap. At this time, the perforated row 6 of the filter-attached cigarette FT is positioned between the rubber rings 134 and 135.
- the inside of the ring mounting hole 126 includes the surrounding chamber surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the filter between the rubber rings 134 and 135 in a compressed state, the rubber ring 135 and the bottom of the annular chamber 120 described above. It is airtightly partitioned into an end chamber between the two.
- the perforated row 6 of the cigarette FT with a filter is positioned in the surrounding chamber, and the end of the filter 4 is positioned in the end chamber (the surrounding chamber and the end chamber are clearer with reference to FIG. 6).
- the surrounding chamber communicates with the guide pipe 102, and the end chamber communicates with the guide pipe 100, as already apparent from the foregoing explanation.
- the inner peripheral surfaces of the elastically deformable rubber rings 134 and 135 extend so as to match the irregularities of the outer peripheral surface of the filter, a good sealing state is provided between the rubber rings 134 and 135 and the filter. Is established. Further, the outer peripheral surface of the filter 4 is not excessively tightened by the rubber rings 134 and 135, and the outer peripheral surface of the filter 4, that is, the tip paper is not wrinkled.
- a stationary ring 146 is in close contact with the back surface of the rotating ring 96, and the stationary ring 146 is arranged coaxially with the rotating ring 96.
- the stationary ring 146 is supported by a ring-shaped support plate 148.
- the inner peripheral portion of the support plate 148 is bent, addressed to the above-mentioned fixed cylinder 78, and fixed to the fixed cylinder 78 via bolts.
- a spring is interposed between the support plate 148 and the stationary ring 146, and the spring presses the stationary ring 146 toward the rotating ring 96.
- the stationary ring 146 includes an outer ring 150 and an inner ring 152 that overlap each other.
- the open ends of the guide pipes 100 and 102 which are respectively opened at the back of the rotating ring 96 are hermetically closed by an inner ring 152.
- the inner ring 152 has slots 154, 155, 156 force formed. Among these slots, the slots 154 and 156 extend in a predetermined rotation angle region VF in the circumferential direction of the inner ring 152 while being spaced apart from each other in the radial direction of the inner ring 152. Referring to FIG. 2, the rotation angle region VF is defined in the rotation angle region 04 described above.
- the slot 154 is positioned so as to match the open end of the guide pipe 100, and its width is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the pipe 100.
- the slot 156 is positioned so as to be able to match the open end of the pipe 102, and its width is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the guide pipe 102.
- the remaining slots 155 have force slots 154 and 155 formed on the circumference where the slot 154 is positioned. They are far apart.
- the slot 155 extends over a rotation angle region VP, which is defined in the rotation angle region 04 downstream of the slot 154.
- connection holes 158 are formed in outer ring 150 corresponding to slots 154, 155, and 156, respectively. These connection holes 158 extend through the outer ring 150 and communicate with the corresponding slots 154, 155, 156.
- An air tube 162 is connected to each connection hole 158 via a nipple 160.
- the air tube 162 connected to the slot 156 is connected to a pressure sensor and a pneumatic source. Therefore, when the guide pipe 102 is connected to the slot 156, the pneumatic source can supply the measurement pressure to the above-described surrounding chamber through the air tube 162 and the guide pipe 102, and the pressure sensor can supply the measurement pressure. Monitor.
- a pressure sensor is connected to each of the air tubes 162 connected to the slots 154, 155, and these pressure sensors measure the pressure in the end chamber described above.
- a roller shaft 164 projects from the slider 108 to the fixed cylinder 78, and the roller shaft 164 is attached to the slider 108 by a nut 166.
- a roller 168 as a cam follower is rotatably supported on the mouthpiece shaft 164, and the roller 168 is housed in a cam groove 170 of the fixed cylinder 78.
- the cam groove 170 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the fixed cylinder 78 over the entire circumference thereof, and both side walls 172, 172 guide the rolling of the roller 168.
- the movable sleeve 114 When the slider 108 is moved toward the drum shell 64, the movable sleeve 114 also moves on the guide pipe 100 toward the drum shell 64. The end plate 128 of the ring holder 124 is pressed via 134. Therefore, the assembly 86, or ring holder 124, is advanced to an operative position where its end plate 128 abuts against the end wall 90 of the support ring 88 described above.
- FIG. 5 shows a cam diagram of the cam groove 170, in which the horizontal axis shows the rotation angle of the assembly 86 and the vertical axis shows the reciprocating stroke of the cam lift (ie, the movable sleeve) 14.
- the force at the time when the assembly 86 passes through the beginning of the rotation angle region ⁇ 5 the cam lift gradually increases, and accordingly, the ring holder 124 moves toward the operating position, and the rotation angle increases.
- the operating position is reached in zone ⁇ 5.
- the large-diameter end 104 of the guide pipe 100 is placed in the annular chamber 120 of the movable sleeve 114.
- the force enters with the SO ring 106, and the pin 144 of the movable sleeve 114 and the stopper 142 of the ring holder 124 are separated.
- the ring holder 124 is maintained in the rest position until the assembly 86 passes through the rotation angle region # 6 and enters the start end of the rotation angle region # 5 again.
- the assembly 86 located on the left side of the drum shell 64 in FIG. 4 has a configuration similar to the assembly 86 on the right side. Therefore, in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, members and portions having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only the differences will be described below. I do.
- the cam groove 170 forming a pair with the left assembly 86 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the fixed cylinder 174, and the fixed cylinder 174 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the control sleeve 56. It is fixed to.
- a support plate 148 that supports the stationary ring 146 is fixed to the base frame 20.
- the left assembly 86 is not provided with the guide hole 136, the domestic pipe 102, the slot 156, and the middle cylinder 132.
- the assembly 86 on the left side that is, its ring holder 124 includes only a rubber ring 134, and the rubber ring 134 is disposed between the movable sleeve 114 and the end plate 128.
- the rubber ring 134 is tightly attached to the end of the cigarette 2 in the filter-fitted cigarette FT with an outside force.
- the reciprocating stroke of the ring holder 124 provided by the cam groove 170 is set so as to be substantially half of that of the ring holder 124 of the right assembly 86.
- the slot 154 of the inner ring 152 communicates with the atmosphere through a hole formed in the outer ring 150.
- the pressure in the end chamber is maintained at atmospheric pressure through the slot 154 in the rotation angle region VF.
- a pneumatic source is connected to the air tube 162 connected to the slot 155 of the left assembly 86 together with a pressure sensor.
- the pneumatic source can supply a measured pressure to the end chamber, and this measured pressure is monitored by the pressure sensor.
- FIG. 6 schematically shows the operation of the pair of assemblies 86 in the above-described dilution inspection device 18.
- the cigarette FT with the filter is transferred from the end checker drum 14 in the preceding stage to one transport groove 70 (S100). .
- the pair of assemblies 86 that form a pair with the transport groove 70 is in the rest position, and the cigarette FT with a filter that does not interfere with these assemblies 86 is reliably received in the transport groove 70.
- the tip of the cigarette 2 and the filter 4 of the cigarette FT with a filter protrude from both ends of the transport groove 70, respectively.
- the filter-attached cigarette FT is transported while being suction-held in the transport groove 70. Then, when the filter-fitted cigarette FT enters the rotation angle region 05, the pair of assemblies 86 gradually advances from the rest position toward the operating position, that is, toward the filter-fitted cigarette FT in the transport groove 70.
- both ends of the cigarette FT with filter are inserted into the ring mounting holes 126 of the left and right ring holders 124 through the inlet 130 of the end plate 128, respectively. Is done.
- the rubber rings 134 and 135 in the left and right ring holders 124 are each reduced in diameter by receiving a compressive force, and are tightly adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the cigarette FT with the filter. ⁇ ⁇
- the end chamber EC and the surrounding chamber SC are formed in the right ring holder 124, and only the end chamber EC is formed in the left ring holder 124 (S300).
- the cigarette FT with the filter passes through the rotation angle region VF together with the pair of assemblies 86 in a state where the end chamber EC and the surrounding chamber SC are formed as described above.
- the guide pipe 102 of the assembly 86 on the filter 4 side (right side in FIG. 6) is connected to the air tube 162. Therefore, the compressed air is supplied to the surrounding chamber SC at the pressure monitored by the pressure sensor P1, and the measurement pressure (input pressure) is raised in the surrounding chamber SC.
- the measurement pressure is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the filter 4 in the cigarette FT with a filter.
- the filter-equipped cigarette FT After passing through the rotation angle region VF, the filter-equipped cigarette FT enters the rotation angle region VP together with the pair of assemblies 86. While passing through the rotation angle region VP, the guide pipes 100 of the left and right assemblies 86 are respectively connected to the air tubes 162 (S400). Accordingly, the compressed air is supplied to the end chamber EC of the left assembly 86, and the measured pressure is applied to the end chamber EC at the cigarette end of the filter cigarette FT. On the other hand, in the right assembly 86, the guide pipe 102 leading to the surrounding chamber SC is hermetically sealed by the stationary ring 146, and the guide pipe 100 leading to the end chamber EC is passed through the air tube 162. It is connected to the pressure sensor P3.
- the pressure sensor P3 is connected to the end of the right assembly 86 corresponding to the measured pressure (input pressure) in the end chamber EC of the left assembly 86. Detect the detected pressure (output pressure) of the chamber EC ⁇ . That is, when the measured pressure is applied to the cigarette end, the measured pressure is attenuated and transmitted to the filter end of the cigarette FT with the filter, and the transmitted pressure appears as the detected pressure.
- FIG. 7 schematically shows a measurement principle performed in the rotation angle region VF in the inspection device 18 described above.
- the filter bench V in the cigarette FT with a filter can be obtained. This V, as described above,
- Fig. 8 shows an analogy model in which this measurement principle is replaced with an electrical equivalent circuit. According to this analogy model, if the measured pressure and the detected pressure measured by the pressure sensors P1 and P2 are P1 and P2, respectively, the ratio P2ZP1 of the detected pressure P2 to the measured pressure P1 is expressed by the following equation. .
- Equation (1) The right-hand side of Equation (1) is the same as the V resistance equation (Equation (3)) in the measurement prototype described later.
- V is the value obtained by dividing the detection pressure P2 by the measurement pressure PI.
- R Cigarette with filter Cigarette when air flows through cigarette 2 of FT
- R Cigarette with filter Cigarette 2 when air flows through filter 4 of FT
- R Equivalent resistance at the filter end when air flows through filter 4 of cigarette FT with filter
- R The air is filtered from the outside of the filter 4 through the tip paper including the perforation row 6.
- this detection device 18 it is possible to effectively manage the nicotine tar of the cigarette FT with the filter. For example, if an arithmetic device is connected to the inspection device 18 and the measurement pressure P1 and the detection pressure P2 are input to the arithmetic device and the arithmetic processing of the preceding equation is performed, V can be immediately obtained. Then, this arithmetic unit is made to judge the quality of V, and if the solenoid valve of the exclusion tube 84 is driven based on the judgment result, a defect is found in V.
- Fig. 9 schematically shows the principle of measurement of dilution, which has been performed in a conventional inspection apparatus.
- Fig. 10 shows the analogy model, from which the following equation is obtained from the ratio of the measured pressure P1 supplied to the cigarette end to the detected pressure P2 extracted from the filter end force.
- Equation (2) P ⁇ -P2 «, ( ⁇ + (+ / 3 ⁇ 4-) ( [0133]
- Equation (2) The right side of Equation (2) is the same as the resistance equation of V (Equation (5)) in the measurement prototype described later.
- this measurement principle is to obtain the entire ventilation V of the cigarette FT with a filter.
- This total ventilation V is, as described above, the ratio of the amount of air inflow from the wrapping paper and the perforated row to the smoke flow inhaled by the smoker.
- RRRRR and R are the cigarette end side of cigarette 2, the filter side, the cigarette side of filter 4, the filter end side, the wrapping paper, and the tip, respectively. ⁇ ⁇ Equivalent resistance of one part.
- Fig. 11 schematically shows a measurement standard (ISO standard) generally used for measuring V and rolled paper ventilation V in the cigarette manufacturing industry. The measurement using this measurement prototype is performed off-machine on the sampled cigarette FT with filter.
- ISO standard measurement standard
- FIG. 12 shows an analog model of this measurement method, in which the measured air flows Q, QQ and the resistance equation of V V V (Equation (3)
- Tl T2 FF F P is the cigarette end of cigarette 2, the filter side, the cigarette side of filter 4,
- the inspection device 18 having such a high-speed response can be applied to the filter attachment 10, and can inspect V for all the cigarette FTs with filters manufactured by the filter attachment. In other words, V is continuously measured on-machine
- Fig. 13 shows a filter cigarette FT having a value of V of about 60%.
- FIG. 14 schematically shows the measurement performed in rotation angle region VP in inspection apparatus 18 described above.
- the outer peripheral surface of the filter 4 in the filter-attached cigarette FT is closed by the surrounding chamber SC.
- the magnitude can be determined. Therefore, according to this measurement method, even if the V of the cigarette FT with a filter is large, in other words, regardless of V, it is possible to reliably determine the occurrence of an undesired tearing hole in the cigarette 2 paper. can do.
- Fig. 15 shows a conventional measurement that does not block the outer peripheral surface of the filter 4 for each of the defective cigarette FT with a filter and the normal cigarette FT with a hole intentionally formed in the wrapping paper.
- a measurement result of the detection pressure P3 by the method and a measurement result of the detection pressure P3 by the above-described embodiment are shown in a histogram.
- the V of the cigarette FT with the filter of the defective product and the normal product is 68%. Also, The supply compressed air pressure is lkPa, and the diameter of the hole made in the defective paper roll is lmm.
- the perforation line 6 of the filter 4 is not closed, and the compressed air leaks out of the filter-attached cigarette FT through the perforation line 6. Therefore, the detection pressure P3 decreases according to V. Therefore, in the case of a cigarette FT with a filter having a large V, the difference in the detection pressure P3 between the defective product and the normal product is small, and it is difficult to detect the defective product using the conventional method.
- the present invention can be variously modified without being limited to the above-described embodiment.
- the measurement step of V and the tearing of the wrapping paper may be performed.
- the order of the steps of detecting defective products caused by holes may be reversed.
- the cigarette FT with a finleter is used to detect the measurement accuracy of the force V sucked and held in the transport groove 70 and to detect the tear in the wrapping paper.
- the suction may be released in the rotation angle region # 4. That is, the measurement may be performed more faithfully according to the analogy model to improve the measurement accuracy and the like.
- the suction groove 60 may be interrupted in the rotation angle region # 4. Also in this case, in the rotation angle region # 4, the filter-attached cigarette FT is securely held on the transport groove 70 by the assembly 86, not by suction.
- the material of the rubber ring is silicone rubber, but this material is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected from natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and gel-like substances. Then, a slit may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the rubber ring to enhance the sealing performance by increasing the adhesiveness to the outer peripheral surface of the cigarette. Further, in the assembly 86 on the filter side, the rubber ring 134 is provided. The diameter of the rubber ring 134 may be reduced to the same extent as that of the rubber ring 135 by applying a softer force than the rubber ring 135.
- the arrangement of perforations as a force ventilation area applied to a cigarette with a filter having a ventilation area for introducing outside air into the filter is not particularly limited. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to various rod-like articles requiring a dilution inspection. Further, the number of surrounding chambers surrounding the outer peripheral surface is not limited to one, and a plurality of surrounding chambers may be provided along the axial direction. Further, the transport path of the rod-shaped article may be other than that of the drum, and the reciprocating mechanism of the assembly and the compression mechanism of the rubber ring are not limited to those shown in the drawings. For example, it is possible to form two assemblies that are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the drum shell 64 and reciprocate these assemblies at the same time.
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