Classifications

• • 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
  • A24C5/1892—Forming the rod with additives, e.g. binding agent, flavorants
• • 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
  • A24C5/1835—Multiple rod making devices

Definitions

• the invention relates to a channel cheek one, in particular two- or multi-lane, strand conveying device of a machine of the tobacco-processing industry, with an upper side, with a lower side, with an outer side and with a strand conveying channel facing inside.
• the invention relates to a device for conveying at least one strand of material of the tobacco-processing industry, wherein a strand conveying channel is provided for the material strand to be formed or formed.
• a "material strand of the tobacco-processing industry” is understood to mean, in particular, a fiber strand, preferably of cut tobacco.
• channel cheeks serve essentially to line the fiber strand leading channel, also called tobacco channel or strand conveying channel, in particular to define its width.
• Channel walls in a cigarette rod machine to the fiber strand or the tobacco rod or tobacco which is supplied in the form of a shower the top of a tobacco channel forming and serving as a strand conveyor belt, accumulate in a strand formation zone and from this optionally by a
• WO 2005/096851 A1 also discloses a method and a device for producing a smokable article in which tobacco is peeled open and an extrudate is formed, wherein the extrudate is applied to the tobacco which has been quenched.
• a method for producing a cigarette in which an admixture of expanded tobacco pulp is added to a tobacco layer.
• the expandable tobacco pulp may also be provided with a flavorant, for example menthol. - -
• EP 0 405 929 A2 it is intended to add a liquid strand with additives to cigarette rods, wherein a nozzle is arranged in the region of a Aufschauer Schemes of tobacco, which serves to introduce the fluid into the tobacco.
• a device and a method for producing a tobacco rod are also known, wherein at predetermined locations of the tobacco rod, a fire-retardant material in the tobacco rod and on the wrapping material is applied.
• the object of the present invention is to improve the addition of an additive to a, in particular queued, material strand of the tobacco-processing industry, the design effort should be kept as low as possible.
• an embodiment of the channel cheek is characterized in that the inlet opening of the opening for the nozzle body in the outer side opposite the outlet opening of the opening for the nozzle body in the side facing the strand conveying channel inside to the underside of the channel cheek is formed closer.
• the outlet opening is arranged on the inside opposite the inlet opening on the outside of the channel cheek in the vertical direction higher.
• a channel cheek or a channel wall of a strand conveyor of a machine of the tobacco processing industry provided with a strand conveyor, in particular Saugstrang reduceer, facing top and one or the strand conveyor, in particular Saugstrang reduceer, facing away from the bottom and with a or the strand conveying channel facing inside is formed.
• the outside and inside of the channel cheek extend in the longitudinal direction of the channel cheek.
• the channel cheek has a recess into which a complementary shape holding device for a nozzle device is inserted or used, wherein the holding device has a receiving opening for the nozzle device, wherein in the receiving opening of the holding device, a nozzle body the nozzle device is introduced or can be introduced.
• the invention is based on the idea that on a channel cheek a simple and quick replacement of a nozzle device is made possible, in particular the accessibility of the nozzle vor- - -
• both the holding device is releasably connected to the channel cheek and the nozzle device is releasably connected to the holding device, it is also possible to exchange the nozzle device in a simple manner, wherein only one holding device is required for provided nozzle devices.
• the channel cheek for, in particular lateral, guidance of a material strand to be formed or formed, in particular tobacco rod, provided on a Saugband redesigner or the like along a strand conveying channel, wherein the inside of the channel wall or channel cheek facing the outside of the holding device thereby form-fitting with the inner side forms a corresponding smooth guide surface for the material strand, so that no projection or no uneven surface is formed during the transition from the guide surface of the channel cheek or inside of the channel cheek to the guide surface or outside of the holding device.
• an additive is introduced through a nozzle opening of the nozzle device in that part of the material of the strand formed, which is to be used for further processing into rod-shaped products.
• the strand delivery channel for a strand generally comprises two channel walls or channel walls arranged at a predetermined spacing, the nozzle body of the nozzle device being arranged in the retaining device, wherein the retaining device is detachably arranged in the recess of the channel cheek.
• the nozzle device may comprise an extrusion nozzle, by means of which, in particular, preferably a fine atomization of an additive is made possible.
• the additive may include, for example, a binder, an additive, a flavoring, a fire promoter and / or a fire retardant.
• a development of the channel cheek is characterized in that the recess is formed on the side facing away from a strand conveyor on the channel cheek.
• a simple replacement of the holding device or the nozzle device is made possible in the holding device, since the side of the strand conveyor facing away underside of the channel cheek is easily accessible.
• at least one or more positioning devices for the holding device of the nozzle device preferably on the underside of the channel cheek facing away from a strand conveyor or suction strand conveyor, are provided, whereby the holding device can be aligned or aligned in a simple manner during assembly.
• positioning at least two positioning sockets preferably in the recess and / or on the underside of the channel cheek are provided, in particular the positioning sockets are formed at a predetermined distance along the longitudinal side of the channel cheek.
• the positioning bushings in the recess cooperate with corresponding bushes or bores on or in the holding device. Overall, this ensures a secure positioning of the holding device, e.g. after an expansion at one
• an embodiment of the channel cheek is characterized in that the nozzle body has a conveying channel for the applied to the material strand additive, wherein the conveying channel is formed in a straight line and on the inside of the
• Channel channel to the strand conveying channel exits or opens, wherein the conveying channel is formed such that the conveying channel is arranged obliquely to a strand conveying channel inside facing at an acute angle, wherein the conveying channel obliquely to the conveying direction of the strand conveyor or to
• the conveying direction of the strand in the strand conveying channel is arranged at an acute angle.
• an additive is selectively introduced into the formed material strand in the conveying channel, wherein the outlet direction of the additive from the conveying channel on the strand conveying channel is formed so that the additive is aligned laterally obliquely from below to the conveying direction of the material strand in the strand conveying channel and in the conveying direction of the material strand.
• the nozzle body has a delivery channel, which is connected on the pressure side with a plurality of delivery lines of a plurality of terminals, so that via a respective delivery line of a connection a, preferably liquid or gaseous, medium the delivery channel of the nozzle body is zu cake- bar. For example, it is thus possible via a connection
• the, preferred straight, delivery lines of the connections to the delivery channel of the nozzle body are each bent in a predetermined, preferably blunt, angle, resulting in a kinked arrangement of the connections to the nozzle body or to the delivery channel of the nozzle body, so that a total of a space-saving arrangement of the nozzle device is achieved ,
• the channel cheek when a heating device is provided on the recess, so that in the arrangement of the holding device with the nozzle device in the recess, the holding device and / or the nozzle device are heated or heated. Overall, this results in an improved and targeted heating of the nozzle device or of the conveyed in the delivery channel of the nozzle body medium, so that the medium is applied at a predetermined temperature on the material strand.
• the object is achieved by a device for conveying at least one strand of material of the tobacco-processing industry, wherein a strand conveying channel or guide channel for the material strand to be formed or formed, preferably tobacco rod, is provided, wherein the strand conveying channel two arranged at a predetermined distance from each other and having opposite channel cheeks, wherein a channel cheek of the strand conveying channel is executed or formed as described above.
• a device for conveying at least one strand of material of the tobacco-processing industry wherein a strand conveying channel or guide channel for the material strand to be formed or formed, preferably tobacco rod, is provided, wherein the strand conveying channel two arranged at a predetermined distance from each other and having opposite channel cheeks, wherein a channel cheek of the strand conveying channel is executed or formed as described above.
• two or more juxtaposed strand conveying channels or guide channels are provided for each one strand of material, where a channel cheek of a first strand conveying channel is provided with a nozzle device, wherein the channel cheek of the first strand conveying channel as described above is formed and wherein the nozzle device between the channel cheek of the first strand conveying channel and one of the channel cheek of the first
• Strand conveying channel adjacent channel cheek of a second strand conveying channel is arranged.
• the nozzle device can also be used for example in two-strand cigarette rod machines, namely for the strand seen from the operating side or front of the machine behind.
• Another significant advantage is that the nozzle device arranged in this way enables or does not hinder the strand formation of the front second strand seen from the operating side or front side of the machine.
• the object is achieved by a use of a channel cheek in a machine of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular extrusion machine of the tobacco-processing industry, preferably cigarette rod machine, wherein the channel cheek is formed as described above.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic bottom view of a strand conveyor of a cigarette rod machine in the cut
• FIG. 2 shows schematically a cross section through the strand conveyor of FIG. 1 of the double-lane cigarette rod machine
• Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a holding device for a nozzle device
• FIGS. 4a to 4c show different views of a nozzle device which can be inserted into a holding device.
• FIG. 1 schematically shows a bottom view of a strand guide Direction 10 of a double-lane and schematically designated cigarette rod machine P.
• PROTOS a cigarette rod machine of the patent applicant is known.
• a cross section through the strand guiding device 10 is shown schematically in cross section.
• the strand guiding device 10 has two
• Strang bekanäle 1 1 and 12 which are bounded laterally by longitudinal channel cheeks 1 10, 1 1 1 and 120, 121 (see Fig. 2).
• the strand conveying channels 1 1 and 12 are used in the cigarette extrusion machine P for churning and discharging a tobacco rod, tobacco being continuously drawn in via an upper-side suction strand conveyor 21 and 22 in the strand conveying channels 11 or 12 (see FIG Length forms a growing tobacco shower (not shown here).
• the tobacco is the Saugstrangzierern 21, 22 fed in the strand conveying channels 1 1 and 12 via a corresponding feeding device of the cigarette rod maker P.
• the strand conveying channels or Saugstrangkanäle 1 1, 12 serve for shivering and conveying off a tobacco rod, wherein subsequently removed by a trimming device, the excess tobacco from the tobacco rod formed, which are then placed on each cigarette paper strip.
• the tobacco strands are wrapped by the respective cigarette paper strips and cut into double-length cigarettes.
• the strand conveying channels 1 1 and 12 are laterally delimited by channel cheeks 1 10, 11 1 or 120, 121 extending longitudinally in the conveying direction (cf., Fig. 2), wherein in Fig. 1 for reasons of clarity of the representation of the channel cheek 121st was disregarded.
• a nozzle device 30 is arranged, by means of which an additive is introduced into the tobacco on the strand conveyor 22 in the strand conveying channel 12 (FIG. 2).
• a gap 31 is provided on the underside, in which the terminals 41, 42 of the nozzle device 30 are arranged (see Fig .. 1).
• a recess is formed in a portion into which a holding device 50 for the nozzle device 30 below
• the holding device 50 has an obliquely running opening 59, into which the nozzle body of the nozzle device 30 can be inserted or introduced, so that the outlet side of the nozzle device 30 points into the strand conveying channel 12.
• the nozzle device 30 is adjusted manually, for example, and secured in the holding device 50 by means of a clamping pin, not shown.
• the holding device 50 has at its outer ends via holes 51, 52, in the insertion of the holding device 50 in the recess on the channel cheek 120, the positioning sleeve 123, 124 of the channel cheek penetrate. Subsequently, the holding device 50 by means of screws 53, 54 at the bottom of
• Fig. 2 also schematically a heater 25 in the channel cheek 120 is located, which is arranged in the region of the recess of the channel cheek 120 for the holding device 50 to the
• FIG. 3 schematically shows a perspective view of the holding device 50 for the nozzle device 30.
• the holding device 50 has a reversed or turned upside-down T-shaped base body 55.
• the base body 55 In the outer regions of the base body 55 are each a bore 51, 52 is formed, in which the positioning bushes of the channel cheek 120 (see Fig. 1) introduced become.
• the base body 55 has on the side arms of the inverted T via holes 57, 58, are introduced into the arrangement of the holding device on a channel cheek or on the channel cheek 120 screws, so that the holding device 50 is detachably connected to the channel cheek 120 or . becomes.
• the base body 55 In the middle region, the base body 55 has an opening 59 which is inclined towards the outside at an angle to the vertical and at an angle to the horizontal, into which the nozzle body 33 of the nozzle device 30 (see Fig. 4a) is introduced.
• a guide plate 60 is arranged, which fits snugly and positively in the recess on the inside of the channel cheek (cf., Fig. 1, reference numeral 120).
• the guide plate 60 or outer plate has a corresponding bore 61, so that the outer side or the nozzle opening of the nozzle device 30 to the inside of the strand conveying channel 12 shows.
• FIGS. 4a to 4c show various views of a nozzle device 30 which can be inserted into the holding device as shown in FIG.
• the nozzle device 30 has a nozzle body 33, which is beveled on the outside facing the strand conveying channel 120 (see FIG.
• the nozzle body 33 has a schematically drawn conveying channel 34 for a medium which is introduced into a tobacco rod in the strand conveying channel 12.
• two connections 41, 42 are connected to the nozzle body 33 via a connection body 35 on the nozzle body 33.
• connection piece 35 has chamfered connection surfaces for the connections 41, 42, so that the delivery lines in the connections 41, 42 to the delivery channel 34 in the nozzle body 33 are arranged at an obtuse angle to each other.
• the connections 41, 42 of the nozzle device 30 are twisted and bent, which results in a space-saving arrangement of the nozzle device 30 when arranged in a double-web strand machine.
• the nozzle device 30 is in the strand guiding device. - -
• tion 10 so twisted and bent that the nozzle device 10 remains between the channel cheeks and thus does not hinder adjacent sponsored tobacco rod.
• air and a liquid are respectively introduced via the ports 41, 42, so that via the delivery channel 34 a liquid-gas mixture, e.g.
• Menthol air is introduced into the tobacco rod.

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