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EP1715767A1 - Production of filter cigarettes on a double-strip filter positioning machine - Google Patents

Production of filter cigarettes on a double-strip filter positioning machine

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EP1715767A1
EP1715767A1 EP05700717A EP05700717A EP1715767A1 EP 1715767 A1 EP1715767 A1 EP 1715767A1 EP 05700717 A EP05700717 A EP 05700717A EP 05700717 A EP05700717 A EP 05700717A EP 1715767 A1 EP1715767 A1 EP 1715767A1
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Volkhardt Brasse
Thomas Erdmann
Volker Hansen
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Koerber Technologies GmbH
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Hauni Maschinenbau GmbH
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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
    • A24C5/47—Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces
    • A24C5/478—Transport means for filter- or cigarette-rods in view of their assembling

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing filter cigarettes, wherein tobacco sticks of double length are cut into tobacco sticks of single length and a filter stopper of double length is inserted between them.
  • a filter attachment machine for a cigarette manufacturing machine and a method for manufacturing cigarettes are known, double-length tobacco sticks being fed and cut in one lane to a cutting device. After spreading, double-long filter rods are inserted between the tobacco sticks, which are spaced axially apart.
  • the cigarette-filter-cigarette groups formed are alternately fed to two stacking devices arranged one above the other, provided with covering paper, rolled and brought together to form a single-row sequence of cigarette-filter-cigarette groups and then cut.
  • This object is achieved in a process for the production of filter cigarettes, in which tobacco sticks of double length are cut into tobacco sticks of single length and a filter stopper of double length is inserted between them, in that two separate partial streams with tobacco rod filter stopper tobacco rod groups are subsequently formed and are promoted side by side that the double-length filter plugs for each partial flow are connected to the two single-length tobacco sticks by wrapping them with a topping paper and that for each partial flow a subsequent cut by the double-length filter plugs results in cigarettes of simple use length.
  • the invention is based on the idea that double-length tobacco sticks are fed and cut to a cutting device on a filter attachment machine, and after a longitudinal axial expansion of the tobacco sticks, double-length filter rods are inserted between the spaced tobacco sticks.
  • the cigarette-filter-cigarette groups are then shifted axially in such a way that every second group from the single-row sequence is assigned to a partial stream.
  • the longitudinal axial displacement of the groups thus creates two non-intermeshing parallel sequences of groups.
  • the groups or smoke article groups of the two partial streams are then each one Covering device fed so that the groups are provided with a covering paper and rolled over by the covering paper. After connecting the smoke article groups of each partial flow with the topping paper, the double-length filter cigarettes are cut in the middle of the double-length filter plugs, so that cigarettes of simple use length are produced.
  • the longitudinal axial displacement doubles the separation distance between the smoking article groups of each partial flow. This enables secure attachment of a topping paper to the cigarette filter-cigarette groups formed. Conveyor drums with a smaller pitch are used on a filter attachment machine, so that the overall productivity of the machine is increased.
  • the processing speed or manufacturing speed of filter cigarettes on the filter attachment machine is doubled, since two-lane, i.e. The individual process steps are carried out in parallel. Therefore, the method according to the invention enables a small-scale four-lane filter attachment machine which has a low process risk and at the same time a high production output.
  • the formation of the two partial streams only after the filter has been inserted leads, in particular, to little conversion effort when changing the format, as long as the cigarette length remains constant.
  • the partial streams are formed by longitudinally axial displacement of tobacco rod filter plugs and tobacco rod groups.
  • the cigarettes have a simple use length of the two Partial streams two streams of material with cigarettes of simple working length are formed.
  • the formation of the two material flows results from a second longitudinal-axial displacement process, with only one cigarette of a pair of cigarettes being displaced. This makes a total of two single rows
  • Material streams are formed with cigarettes of simple usage length, which have half the transverse axial distance of the groups or articles of the previous partial streams.
  • the two axial sliding processes of the smoking articles on the conveying elements according to the invention enable a small overall length of a filter attachment machine.
  • the two material flows are formed by longitudinally axial displacement of the inner or adjacent cigarettes of simple use length of the two material flows.
  • the articles of the partial streams or of the material streams are preferably conveyed with a constant pitch.
  • the division distance is understood to be the transverse axial distance of an article group from the leading or lagging article group.
  • the filter plugs of one partial flow are spaced apart from the filter plugs of the other partial flow with at least the longitudinal axial distance of a double-length tobacco rod.
  • Tobacco stick groups of the two sub-streams can be arranged alternately on the conveyor elements so that each intake of the Funding bodies only accepts one article group.
  • the material flows are combined to form a common flow.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a drum arrangement of a double-track filter attachment machine
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the process flow according to the drum arrangement shown in Fig. 1.
  • a drum arrangement of a double-track filter attachment machine is shown schematically in the front view.
  • the corresponding procedure is shown schematically in FIG. shown accordingly.
  • tobacco sticks 10 of twice the working length are fed to a filter attachment machine from a cigarette rod machine, not shown here.
  • the cigarette rod machine can work both in the single-strand and in the double-strand method.
  • the tobacco sticks 10 conveyed in one row are transferred from a take-over drum 11 to a conveying drum 12.
  • the tobacco sticks 10 are arranged one behind the other in a row in the direction of conveyance in the conveying direction (FIG. 2).
  • the transverse axial distance of the tobacco sticks 10 arranged one behind the other is reduced, so that when the conveyor drum 12 is transferred to a cutting drum 13, the transverse axial spacing between the tobacco sticks 10 arranged twice one behind the other is reduced in length.
  • all subsequent conveying drums for the tobacco sticks have a reduced transverse axial distance, i.e. Distance between the recesses or grooves in the
  • the tobacco sticks 10 After the tobacco sticks 10 have been handed over twice the length of use, the tobacco sticks 10 are cut centrally on the cutting drum 13 by means of a cutting knife 14 and then to one
  • the cut tobacco sticks 40 of single length are pulled axially apart and are thus spaced apart. Subsequently, the tobacco sticks 40 of simple length are transferred from the expanding drum 15 to a conveyor drum 16 and subsequently to an assembly drum 24. Furthermore, a filter feed device 21 is provided on the filter attachment machine, so that by means of an insertion drum 35 for filter plugs 25 (FIG. 2) of double use length, the filter plugs 25 are inserted between the tobacco sticks 40 which are spaced apart axially.
  • EP-A-1 374 706 describes a device for filter feed on a filter attachment machine consisting of two filter magazines arranged offset from one another. This application is fully incorporated into the present patent application.
  • the article groups are transferred to a sliding drum 17, with every second article of the article groups arranged one behind the other being fed or allocated to a partial flow T1, T2.
  • the two partial streams T1, T2 arise from the single-lane, tobacco rod filter plug-tobacco rod groups arranged one behind the other in a transverse axis.
  • the sliding drum 17 and all other conveying members are approximately twice as wide as the conveying drums for the single-lane output stream from the transfer drum 11 to the assembly drum 16.
  • the two separate partial streams T1, T2 are transferred to a conveyor drum 18, the articles of the two partial streams being transported in parallel and side by side on this conveyor drum 18.
  • the transverse axial distances between the articles of each partial flow T1, T2 are twice as large as the distances of the assembled article groups on the assembly drum 16.
  • the longitudinal axial expansion of the articles on the sliding drum 17 ensures a sufficient transverse axial distance between the articles each Partial stream T1, T2 created, so that in a subsequent process step topping paper sheets are securely attached to the individual tobacco rod filter plug-tobacco rod groups without a topping paper sheet touching a following article group of the respective partial stream T1, T2.
  • the articles of the two partial streams T1, T2 are arranged alternately in the receiving troughs or grooves of the conveyor drum 18 on the conveyor drum 18.
  • the articles of the two partial flows T1, T2 are transferred from the conveying drum 18 to a conveying drum 19, so that two covering devices 50, of which only one is shown, topping sheets 55 are attached to the articles of the two partial flows T1, T2.
  • a covering apparatus with two paper runs can be used that extends over both partial streams T1, T2.
  • the articles of the partial stream T1 and the partial stream T2 are wrapped by the attached topping paper sheets 55.
  • a roller device is on the conveyor drum 20
  • the wrapped article groups of the two partial streams T1, T2 are then conveyed from the conveyor drum 20 via a further conveyor drum 26 to a cutting drum 27, on which a cutting device for the filter plugs of the two partial streams T1, T2 is arranged. 1 only one cutting knife 28 is shown for a partial flow.
  • Cutting knife the wrapped smoke article components are securely cut over a long period of time because of wear or the wear on the cutting blades (reference numeral 28) is reduced or halved by the provision of a second cutting device in contrast to a cutting device for all smoking article groups.
  • the cut filter cigarettes are spread on a conveyor drum 29, so that two parallel rows of filter cigarettes of simple use length are created.
  • the internal filter cigarettes of each partial flow T1, T2 are each shifted axially outwards, so that two
  • the filter cigarettes arranged in two rows are joined together at a turning device 33 to form a sequence of filter cigarettes of simple use length arranged one behind the other.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing filter cigarettes, according to which double-length tobacco sticks (10) are cut into single-length tobacco sticks (40), and a double-length filter plug (25) is inserted thereinbetween. According to the invention, one such method is improved in that two separate partial flows (T1, T2) containing tobacco stick-filter plug-tobacco stick groups are formed and adjacently transported, and for each partial flow (T1, T2), the double-length filter plugs (25) are joined to the two single-length tobacco sticks (40) by means of a covering sheet of paper (55), and single-length cigarettes are formed by means of a subsequent separating cut through the double-length filter plugs (25).

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Herstellung von Filterzigaretten an einer doppelbahnigen FilteransetzmaschineProduction of filter cigarettes on a double-lane filter attachment machine
Beschreibungdescription
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten, wobei Tabakstöcke doppelter Länge in Tabakstöcke einfacher Länge geschnitten werden und zwischen diese jeweils ein Filterstopfen doppelter Länge eingebracht wird.The invention relates to a method for producing filter cigarettes, wherein tobacco sticks of double length are cut into tobacco sticks of single length and a filter stopper of double length is inserted between them.
Aus der Offenlegungsschrift DE-A-196 26 679 ist eine Filteransetzmaschine für eine Zigarettenherstellungsmaschine sowie ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von Zigaretten bekannt, wobei doppeltlange Tabakstöcke einbahnig einer Schneideinrichtung zugeführt und geschnitten werden. Nach einer Spreizung werden doppelt lange Filterstäbe zwischen den längsaxial beabstandeten Tabakstöcken eingelegt. Die gebildeten Zigarette-Filter-Zigarette-Gruppen werden alternierend zwei übereinander angeordneten Belagapparaten zugeführt, mit Belagpapier versehen, gerollt und zu einer einreihigen Folge von Zigarette-Filter-Zigarette-Gruppen zusammengeführt und anschließend geschnitten. Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik ist es Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, die Produktionsgeschwindigkeit und die Produktivität einer, insbesondere doppelbahnigen, Filteransetzma- schine zu erhöhen, wobei die Verschiebevorgänge von Rauchartikeln bzw. Rauchartikelkomponenten während des Herstellungsprozesses möglichst gering gehalten werden sollen.From the published patent application DE-A-196 26 679 a filter attachment machine for a cigarette manufacturing machine and a method for manufacturing cigarettes are known, double-length tobacco sticks being fed and cut in one lane to a cutting device. After spreading, double-long filter rods are inserted between the tobacco sticks, which are spaced axially apart. The cigarette-filter-cigarette groups formed are alternately fed to two stacking devices arranged one above the other, provided with covering paper, rolled and brought together to form a single-row sequence of cigarette-filter-cigarette groups and then cut. Starting from this prior art, it is the object of the present invention to increase the production speed and the productivity of a filter attachment machine, in particular a double-track filter machine, the displacement processes of smoking articles or smoking article components during the manufacturing process being kept as low as possible.
Gelöst wird diese Aufgabe bei einem Verfahren zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten, bei dem Tabakstöcke doppelter Länge in Tabakstöcke einfacher Länge geschnitten werden und zwischen diese jeweils ein Filterstopfen doppelter Länge eingebracht wird, dadurch, dass nachfolgend zwei separate Teilströme mit Tabakstock-Filterstopfen- Tabakstock-Gruppen gebildet werden und nebeneinander gefördert werden, dass bei jedem Teilstrom die doppeltlangen Filterstopfen mit den beiden Tabakstöcken einfacher Länge durch Umhüllen mittels eines Belagpapierblättchens verbunden werden und dass bei jedem Teilstrom durch einen darauf folgenden Trennungsschnitt durch die doppeltlangen Filterstopfen Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge entstehen.This object is achieved in a process for the production of filter cigarettes, in which tobacco sticks of double length are cut into tobacco sticks of single length and a filter stopper of double length is inserted between them, in that two separate partial streams with tobacco rod filter stopper tobacco rod groups are subsequently formed and are promoted side by side that the double-length filter plugs for each partial flow are connected to the two single-length tobacco sticks by wrapping them with a topping paper and that for each partial flow a subsequent cut by the double-length filter plugs results in cigarettes of simple use length.
Die Erfindung beruht auf dem Gedanken, dass an einer Filteransetzmaschine doppelt lange Tabakstöcke einbahnig einer Schneideinrichtung zugeführt und geschnitten werden und nach einer längsaxialen Spreizung der Tabakstöcke doppeltlange Filterstäbe zwischen die beabstandeten Tabakstöcke eingelegt werden. Danach werden die Zigarette-Filter-Zigarette-Gruppen längsaxial derart verschoben, dass jede zweite Gruppe aus der einreihigen Folge jeweils einem Teilstrom zugeordnet wird. Durch längsaxiale Ver- Schiebung der Gruppen entstehen somit zwei nicht kämmende parallele Folgen von Gruppen. Die Gruppen bzw. Rauchartikelgruppen der beiden Teilströme werden anschließend jeweils einem Belagapparat zugeführt, so dass die Gruppen mit einem Belagpapier versehen werden und vom Belagpapier umrollt werden. Nach der Verbindung der Rauchartikelgruppen jedes Teilstroms mit dem Belagpapier werden die doppeltlangen Filterzigaretten in der Mitte der doppeltlangen Filterstopfen geschnitten, so dass Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge entstehen.The invention is based on the idea that double-length tobacco sticks are fed and cut to a cutting device on a filter attachment machine, and after a longitudinal axial expansion of the tobacco sticks, double-length filter rods are inserted between the spaced tobacco sticks. The cigarette-filter-cigarette groups are then shifted axially in such a way that every second group from the single-row sequence is assigned to a partial stream. The longitudinal axial displacement of the groups thus creates two non-intermeshing parallel sequences of groups. The groups or smoke article groups of the two partial streams are then each one Covering device fed so that the groups are provided with a covering paper and rolled over by the covering paper. After connecting the smoke article groups of each partial flow with the topping paper, the double-length filter cigarettes are cut in the middle of the double-length filter plugs, so that cigarettes of simple use length are produced.
Durch das längsaxiale Verschieben wird der Teilungsabstand zwischen den Rauchartikelgruppen jedes Teilstroms verdoppelt. Dadurch wird ein sicheres Anheften eines Belagpapierblättchens an die gebildeten Zigaretten-Filter-Zigaretten-Gruppen ermöglicht. Es werden Fördertrommeln mit verringertem Teilungsabstand an einer Filteransetzmaschine eingesetzt, so dass insgesamt die Produktivität der Maschine gesteigert wird. Durch die Verdopplung des Teilungsabstandes im Bereich des Verbindens der Rauchartikelgruppen wird die Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeit bzw. Herstellgeschwindigkeit von Filterzigaretten an der Filteransetzmaschine verdoppelt, da zweibahnig d.h. parallel nebeneinander, die einzelnen Verfahrensschritte ausgeführt werden. Daher wird durch das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren eine kleinbauende vierbahnige Filteransetzmaschine ermöglicht, die ein geringes Verfahrensrisiko und gleichzeitig eine hohe Produktionsleistung aufweist. Die Bildung der beiden Teilströme erst nach dem Einlegen des Filters führt insbesondere zu einem geringen Umbauaufwand bei einem For- matwechsel, so lange die Zigarettenlänge konstant bleibt.The longitudinal axial displacement doubles the separation distance between the smoking article groups of each partial flow. This enables secure attachment of a topping paper to the cigarette filter-cigarette groups formed. Conveyor drums with a smaller pitch are used on a filter attachment machine, so that the overall productivity of the machine is increased. By doubling the spacing in the area of connecting the smoking article groups, the processing speed or manufacturing speed of filter cigarettes on the filter attachment machine is doubled, since two-lane, i.e. The individual process steps are carried out in parallel. Therefore, the method according to the invention enables a small-scale four-lane filter attachment machine which has a low process risk and at the same time a high production output. The formation of the two partial streams only after the filter has been inserted leads, in particular, to little conversion effort when changing the format, as long as the cigarette length remains constant.
Hierbei ist es von Vorteil, wenn die Teilströme durch längsaxiales Verschieben von Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen gebildet werden.It is advantageous here if the partial streams are formed by longitudinally axial displacement of tobacco rod filter plugs and tobacco rod groups.
In einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung des Verfahrens ist vorgesehen, dass aus den Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge der beiden Teilströme zwei Materialströme mit Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge gebildet werden. Die Bildung der beiden Materialströme entsteht durch einen zweiten längsaxialen Verschiebevorgang, wobei jeweils nur eine Zigarette eines Zigarettenpaares jeweils verschoben wird. Dadurch werden insgesamt zwei einreihigeIn an advantageous development of the method it is provided that the cigarettes have a simple use length of the two Partial streams two streams of material with cigarettes of simple working length are formed. The formation of the two material flows results from a second longitudinal-axial displacement process, with only one cigarette of a pair of cigarettes being displaced. This makes a total of two single rows
Materialströme mit jeweils Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge gebildet, die den halben queraxialen Abstand der Gruppen bzw. Artikel der vorangegangenen Teilströme aufweisen. Durch die beiden erfindungsgemäßen längsaxialen Schiebevorgänge der Rauchartikel auf den Förderorganen wird eine geringe Baulänge einer Filteransetzmaschine ermöglicht.Material streams are formed with cigarettes of simple usage length, which have half the transverse axial distance of the groups or articles of the previous partial streams. The two axial sliding processes of the smoking articles on the conveying elements according to the invention enable a small overall length of a filter attachment machine.
Insbesondere werden die beiden Materialströme durch längsaxiales Verschieben der innen liegenden bzw. benachbarten Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge der beiden Materialströme gebildet.In particular, the two material flows are formed by longitudinally axial displacement of the inner or adjacent cigarettes of simple use length of the two material flows.
Bevorzugterweise werden die Artikel der Teilströme oder der Materialströme mit einem konstanten Teilungsabstand gefördert. Unter Teilungsabstand wird der queraxiale Abstand einer Artikel- gruppe zur vorauseilenden oder nacheilenden Artikelgruppe verstanden.The articles of the partial streams or of the material streams are preferably conveyed with a constant pitch. The division distance is understood to be the transverse axial distance of an article group from the leading or lagging article group.
Außerdem wird vorteilhafterweise vorgesehen, dass die Filterstopfen eines Teilstromes mit mindestens dem längsaxialen Ab- stand eines doppeltlangen Tabakstocks zu den Filterstopfen des anderen Teilstroms beabstandet werden. Dadurch überlagern sich nicht die Artikel der beiden Teilströme in kämmender Weise. Vielmehr sind die Teilströme voneinander separat.In addition, it is advantageously provided that the filter plugs of one partial flow are spaced apart from the filter plugs of the other partial flow with at least the longitudinal axial distance of a double-length tobacco rod. As a result, the articles of the two partial streams do not overlap in a combing manner. Rather, the partial streams are separate from one another.
Des Weiteren ist es bevorzugt, wenn die Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Furthermore, it is preferred if the tobacco rod filter plug
Tabakstock-Gruppen der beiden Teilströme alternierend auf den Förderorganen angeordnet werden, so dass jede Aufnahme der Förderorgane nur eine Artikelgruppe aufnimmt.Tobacco stick groups of the two sub-streams can be arranged alternately on the conveyor elements so that each intake of the Funding bodies only accepts one article group.
Ferner ist es von Vorteil, dass die Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge beider Materialströme axial fluchtend auf den Förderorganen angeordnet werden.It is also advantageous that the cigarettes of simple length of use of both material flows are arranged axially in alignment on the conveying elements.
Um die fertig hergestellten Zigaretten, beispielsweise nach ihrer Prüfung an entsprechenden Prüforganen, einer Verpackungsmaschine zuzuführen, ist vorgesehen, dass die Materialströme zu einem gemeinsamen Strom vereinigt werden.In order to feed the finished cigarettes to a packaging machine, for example after they have been tested on corresponding test organs, it is provided that the material flows are combined to form a common flow.
Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend ohne Beschränkung des allgemeinen Erfindungsgedankens anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels unter Bezugnahme auf die beigefügten schematischen Zeichnungen exemplarisch beschrieben, auf die im Übrigen bezüglich der Offenbarung aller im Text nicht näher erläuterten erfindungsgemäßen Einzelheiten ausdrücklich verwiesen wird. Es zeigen:The invention is described below by way of example without limitation of the general inventive concept using an exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings, to which reference is expressly made with regard to the disclosure of all details according to the invention not explained in detail in the text. Show it:
Fig. 1 eine schematische Darstellung einer Trommelanord- nung einer doppelbahnigen Filteransetzmaschine und1 shows a schematic illustration of a drum arrangement of a double-track filter attachment machine and
Fig. 2 eine schematische Darstellung des Verfahrensablaufs gemäß der in Fig. 1 dargestellten Trommelanordnung.Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the process flow according to the drum arrangement shown in Fig. 1.
In den folgenden Figuren sind jeweils gleiche oder gleichartigeIn the following figures are the same or similar
Elemente bzw. entsprechende Teile mit denselben Bezugsziffern versehen, so dass von einer entsprechenden erneuten Vorstellung abgesehen wird.Provide elements or corresponding parts with the same reference numerals, so that a corresponding re-introduction is refrained from.
In Fig. 1 ist schematisch eine Trommelanordnung einer doppelbahnigen Filteransetzmaschine in der Vorderansicht dargestellt. Der entsprechende Verfahrensablauf ist schematisch in Fig. 2 entspre- chend gezeigt.In Fig. 1, a drum arrangement of a double-track filter attachment machine is shown schematically in the front view. The corresponding procedure is shown schematically in FIG. shown accordingly.
Bei einer doppelbahnigen Filteransetzmaschine werden von einer hier nicht dargestellten Zigarettenstrangmaschine Tabakstöcke 10 doppelter Gebrauchslänge einer Filteransetzmaschine zugeführt.In a double-lane filter attachment machine, tobacco sticks 10 of twice the working length are fed to a filter attachment machine from a cigarette rod machine, not shown here.
Die Zigarettenstrangmaschine kann sowohl im Einstrang- als auch im Doppelstrangverfahren arbeiten.The cigarette rod machine can work both in the single-strand and in the double-strand method.
Bei der Filteransetzmaschine werden die einreihig geförderten Tabakstöcke 10 von einer Übernahmetrommel 11 an eine Fördertrommel 12 übergeben. Die Tabakstöcke 10 sind in Förderrichtung queraxial hintereinander in einer Reihe angeordnet (Fig. 2). Auf der Fördertrommel 12 wird der queraxiale Abstand der hintereinander angeordneten Tabakstöcke 10 reduziert, so dass bei der Übergabe von der Fördertrommel 12 an eine Schneidtrommel 13 der queraxiale Teilungsabstand zwischen den hintereinander angeordneten Tabakstöcken 10 doppelter Gebrauchslänge verringert ist. Gemäß der Erfindung weisen alle nachfolgenden Fördertrommeln für die Tabakstöcke einen verringerten queraxialen Abstand, d.h. Teilungsabstand, zwischen den Aufnahmemulden bzw. -nuten imIn the filter attachment machine, the tobacco sticks 10 conveyed in one row are transferred from a take-over drum 11 to a conveying drum 12. The tobacco sticks 10 are arranged one behind the other in a row in the direction of conveyance in the conveying direction (FIG. 2). On the conveyor drum 12, the transverse axial distance of the tobacco sticks 10 arranged one behind the other is reduced, so that when the conveyor drum 12 is transferred to a cutting drum 13, the transverse axial spacing between the tobacco sticks 10 arranged twice one behind the other is reduced in length. According to the invention, all subsequent conveying drums for the tobacco sticks have a reduced transverse axial distance, i.e. Distance between the recesses or grooves in the
Vergleich zu der Übernahmetrommel 11 auf.Comparison to the takeover drum 11.
Nach der Übergabe der Tabakstöcke 10 doppelter Gebrauchslänge werden die Tabakstöcke 10 auf der Schneidtrommel 13 mittels eines Schneidmessers 14 mittig geschnitten und anschließend an eineAfter the tobacco sticks 10 have been handed over twice the length of use, the tobacco sticks 10 are cut centrally on the cutting drum 13 by means of a cutting knife 14 and then to one
Spreiztrommel 15 übergeben. Auf der Spreiztrommel 15 werden die geschnittenen Tabakstöcke 40 einfacher Länge längsaxial auseinander gezogen und sind somit beabstandet. Anschließend werden die Tabakstöcke 40 einfacher Länge von der Spreiztrommel 15 an eine Fördertrommel 16 und nachfolgend an eine Zusammenstelltrommel 24 übergeben. Weiterhin ist an der Filteransetzmaschine eine Filterzuführeinrichtung 21 vorgesehen, so dass mittels einer Einlegetrommel 35 für Filterstopfen 25 (Fig. 2) doppelter Gebrauchslänge die Filterstopfen 25 zwischen die längsaxial beabstandeten Tabakstöcke 40 eingebracht werden. Beispielsweise ist in der europäischen Patentanmeldung EP-A-1 374 706 eine Einrichtung zur Filterzuführung an einer Filteransetzmaschine aus zwei versetzt zueinander angeordneten Filtermagazinen beschrieben. Diese Anmeldung wird vollumfänglich in die vorliegende Patentanmeldung aufgenommen.Pass expansion drum 15. On the expanding drum 15, the cut tobacco sticks 40 of single length are pulled axially apart and are thus spaced apart. Subsequently, the tobacco sticks 40 of simple length are transferred from the expanding drum 15 to a conveyor drum 16 and subsequently to an assembly drum 24. Furthermore, a filter feed device 21 is provided on the filter attachment machine, so that by means of an insertion drum 35 for filter plugs 25 (FIG. 2) of double use length, the filter plugs 25 are inserted between the tobacco sticks 40 which are spaced apart axially. For example, the European patent application EP-A-1 374 706 describes a device for filter feed on a filter attachment machine consisting of two filter magazines arranged offset from one another. This application is fully incorporated into the present patent application.
Nach dem Zusammenfügen der Tabakstock-Filterstopfen- Tabakstock-Gruppen auf der Zusammenstelltrommel 16 werden die Artikelgruppen an eine Schiebetrommel 17 übergeben, wobei jeder zweite Artikel der hintereinander angeordneten Artikelgruppen jeweils einem Teilstrom T1 , T2 zugeführt bzw. zugeteilt wird. Hierbei entstehen aus dem einbahnig, queraxial hintereinander angeordneten Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen durch alternierendes längsaxiales Verschieben der entsprechenden Gruppen die beiden Teilströme T1 , T2. Dazu sind die Schiebetrommel 17 und alle weiteren Förderorgane ungefähr doppelt so breit ausgebildet wie die Fördertrommeln für den einbahnigen Ausgangsstrom von der Übergabetrommel 11 bis zur Zusammenstelltrommel 16.After the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups have been assembled on the assembly drum 16, the article groups are transferred to a sliding drum 17, with every second article of the article groups arranged one behind the other being fed or allocated to a partial flow T1, T2. In this case, the two partial streams T1, T2 arise from the single-lane, tobacco rod filter plug-tobacco rod groups arranged one behind the other in a transverse axis. For this purpose, the sliding drum 17 and all other conveying members are approximately twice as wide as the conveying drums for the single-lane output stream from the transfer drum 11 to the assembly drum 16.
Nach der Aufteilung in zwei Teilströme T1 , T2 werden die beiden separaten Teilströme T1 , T2 an eine Fördertrommel 18 übergeben, wobei auf dieser Fördertrommel 18 die Artikel der beiden Teilströme parallel und nebeneinander transportiert werden. Hierbei sind die queraxialen Abstände zwischen den Artikeln jedes Teilstroms T1 , T2 doppelt so groß wie die Abstände der zusammengestellten Artikelgruppen auf der Zusammenstelltrommel 16. Durch die längsaxiale Spreizung der Artikel auf der Schiebetrommel 17 wird ein ausreichender queraxialer Abstand zwischen den Artikeln jedes Teilstroms T1 , T2 geschaffen, so dass in einem nachfolgenden Verfahrensschritt Belagpapierblattchen an die einzelnen Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen sicher angeheftet werden, ohne dass ein Belagpapierblattchen eine folgende Artikelgruppe des jeweiligen Teilstroms T1 , T2 berührt.After the division into two partial streams T1, T2, the two separate partial streams T1, T2 are transferred to a conveyor drum 18, the articles of the two partial streams being transported in parallel and side by side on this conveyor drum 18. Here, the transverse axial distances between the articles of each partial flow T1, T2 are twice as large as the distances of the assembled article groups on the assembly drum 16. The longitudinal axial expansion of the articles on the sliding drum 17 ensures a sufficient transverse axial distance between the articles each Partial stream T1, T2 created, so that in a subsequent process step topping paper sheets are securely attached to the individual tobacco rod filter plug-tobacco rod groups without a topping paper sheet touching a following article group of the respective partial stream T1, T2.
Auf der Fördertrommel 18 sind die Artikel der beiden Teilströme T1 , T2 alternierend in den Aufnahmemulden bzw. -nuten der Fördertrommel 18 angeordnet. Von der Fördertrommel 18 werden die Artikel der beiden Teilströme T1 , T2 an eine Fördertrommel 19 übergeben, so dass zwei Belagapparaten 50, von denen nur einer dargestellt ist, Belagpapierblattchen 55 an die Artikel der beiden Teilströme T1 , T2 angeheftet werden. Alternativ kann ein über beide Teilströme T1 , T2 reichender Belagapparat mit zwei Papierläufen verwendet werden.The articles of the two partial streams T1, T2 are arranged alternately in the receiving troughs or grooves of the conveyor drum 18 on the conveyor drum 18. The articles of the two partial flows T1, T2 are transferred from the conveying drum 18 to a conveying drum 19, so that two covering devices 50, of which only one is shown, topping sheets 55 are attached to the articles of the two partial flows T1, T2. Alternatively, a covering apparatus with two paper runs can be used that extends over both partial streams T1, T2.
Nach der Übergabe der beiden Teilströme T1 , T2 an eine nachfolgende Fördertrommel 20 werden die Artikel des Teilstroms T1 und des Teilstroms T2 vom angehefteten Belagpapierblattchen 55 umwickelt. Hierzu ist an der Fördertrommel 20 eine RolleinrichtungAfter the two partial streams T1, T2 have been transferred to a subsequent conveyor drum 20, the articles of the partial stream T1 and the partial stream T2 are wrapped by the attached topping paper sheets 55. For this purpose, a roller device is on the conveyor drum 20
34 vorgesehen.34 provided.
Im Anschluss daran werden die umwickelten Artikelgruppen der beiden Teilströme T1 , T2 von der Fördertrommel 20 über eine weitere Fördertrommel 26 an eine Schneidtrommel 27 weitergefördert, an der eine Schneideinrichtung für die Filterstopfen beider Teilströme T1 , T2 angeordnet ist. In der Ansichtsdarstellung von Fig. 1 ist nur ein Schneidmesser 28 für einen Teilstrom dargestellt.The wrapped article groups of the two partial streams T1, T2 are then conveyed from the conveyor drum 20 via a further conveyor drum 26 to a cutting drum 27, on which a cutting device for the filter plugs of the two partial streams T1, T2 is arranged. 1 only one cutting knife 28 is shown for a partial flow.
Durch das separate Schneiden jedes Teilstroms T1 , T2 mittels einesBy cutting each partial flow T1, T2 separately by means of a
Schneidmessers werden die umwickelten Rauchartikelkomponenten über einen längeren Zeitraum sicher durchtrennt, da die Abnutzung bzw. der Verschleiß an den Schneidmessern (Bezugszeichen 28) durch das Vorsehen einer zweiten Schneideinrichtung im Gegensatz zu einer Schneideinrichtung für alle Rauchartikelgruppen verringert bzw. halbiert ist.Cutting knife, the wrapped smoke article components are securely cut over a long period of time because of wear or the wear on the cutting blades (reference numeral 28) is reduced or halved by the provision of a second cutting device in contrast to a cutting device for all smoking article groups.
Im Anschluss an das Schneiden werden auf einer Fördertrommel 29 die geschnittenen Filterzigaretten gespreizt, so dass zwei parallele Reihen mit Filterzigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge entstehen. Hierbei werden die innenliegenden Filterzigaretten jedes Teilstroms T1 , T2 jeweils längsaxial nach außen verschoben, so dass zweiFollowing the cutting, the cut filter cigarettes are spread on a conveyor drum 29, so that two parallel rows of filter cigarettes of simple use length are created. Here, the internal filter cigarettes of each partial flow T1, T2 are each shifted axially outwards, so that two
Materialströme entstehen. Die Artikel bzw. Filterzigaretten jedes Materialsstroms jeder Reihe haben aufgrund der längsaxialen Verschiebung denselben Teilungsabstand wie die Tabakstöcke 10 auf der Fördertrommel 12. Nachfolgend werden die doppelreihigen Filterzigaretten über eine Fördertrommel 30 hier nicht dargestelltenMaterial flows arise. The articles or filter cigarettes of each material flow in each row have the same pitch due to the longitudinal axial displacement as the tobacco sticks 10 on the conveyor drum 12. The double-row filter cigarettes via a conveyor drum 30 are not shown below
Prüfeinrichtungen für die Filterzigaretten zugestellt.Test facilities for the filter cigarettes delivered.
Über weitere Fördertrommeln 31 , 32 werden die doppelreihig angeordneten Filterzigaretten an einer Wendeeinrichtung 33 zu einer Folge von hintereinander angeordneten Filterzigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge zusammengefügt. Via further conveyor drums 31, 32, the filter cigarettes arranged in two rows are joined together at a turning device 33 to form a sequence of filter cigarettes of simple use length arranged one behind the other.
Bezuqszeicher iliste 10 doppeltlange Tabakstöcke 1 1 Übernahmetrommel 12 Fördertrommel 13 Schneidtrommel 14 Schneidmesser 15 Spreiztrommel 16 Fördertrommel 17 Schiebetrommel 18 Fördertrommel 19 Fördertrommel 20 Fördertrommel 21 Filterzuführeinrichtung 24 Zusammenstelltrommel 25 Filterstopfen 26 Fördertrommel 27 Schneidtrommel 28 Schneidmesser 29 Schiebetrommel 30 Fördertrommel 31 Fördertrommel 32 Fördertrommel 33 Wendeeinrichtung 34 Rolleinrichtung 35 Einlegetrommel 40 Tabakstöcke 50 Belageinrichtung 55 Belagpapierblattchen T1 Teilstrom T2 Teilstrom Reference list 10 double-length tobacco sticks 1 1 take-over drum 12 conveyor drum 13 cutting drum 14 cutting knife 15 expanding drum 16 conveyor drum 17 sliding drum 18 conveyor drum 19 conveyor drum 20 conveyor drum 21 filter feed device 24 assembly drum 25 filter plug 26 conveyor drum 27 cutting drum 28 cutting knife 29 sliding drum 30 conveyor drum 34 conveyor drum 31 conveyor drum 32 35 insertion drum 40 tobacco sticks 50 covering device 55 covering paper sheets T1 partial flow T2 partial flow

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Herstellung von Filterzigaretten an einer doppelbahnigen FilteransetzmaschinePatentansprüche Manufacture of filter cigarettes on a double-lane filter attachment machine
1. Verfahren zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten, wobei Tabakstöcke (10) doppelter Länge in Tabakstöcke (40) einfacher Länge geschnitten werden und zwischen diese jeweils ein Fil- terstopfen (25) doppelter Länge eingebracht wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass nachfolgend zwei separate Teilströme (T1 , T2) mit Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen gebildet werden und nebeneinander gefördert werden, dass bei jedem Teilstrom (T1 , T2) die doppelt langen Filterstopfen (25) mit den beiden Tabakstöcken (40) einfacher Länge durch Umhüllen mittels eines Belagpapierblättchens (55) verbunden werden und dass bei jedem Teilstrom (T1 , T2) durch einen darauf folgenden Trennungsschnitt durch die doppeltlangen Filterstopfen (25) Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge entstehen.1. A process for producing filter cigarettes, wherein tobacco sticks (10) of double length are cut into tobacco sticks (40) of single length and a filter plug (25) of double length is inserted between them, characterized in that two separate partial streams (T1 , T2) are formed with tobacco rod filter plug-tobacco rod groups and are promoted side by side so that with each partial flow (T1, T2) the double-length filter plugs (25) with the two tobacco rods (40) of simple length by wrapping them with a topping paper sheet (55 ) and that with each partial flow (T1, T2) a subsequent separation cut through the double-length filter plugs (25) results in cigarettes of simple use length.
Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Teilströme (T1 , T2) durch längsaxiales Verschieben von Ta- bakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen gebildet werden.A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the partial flows (T1, T2) by longitudinally shifting Ta- bakstock filter plug tobacco rod groups are formed.
3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass aus den Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge der beiden Teilströme (T1 , T2) zwei Materialströme mit Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge gebildet werden.3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that two material streams with cigarettes of simple use length are formed from the cigarettes of simple use length of the two partial streams (T1, T2).
4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die beiden Materialströme durch längsaxiales Verschieben der in- nen liegenden bzw. benachbarten Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge der beiden Teilströme (T1 , T2) gebildet werden.4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that the two material flows are formed by longitudinally axial displacement of the inner or adjacent cigarettes of simple use length of the two partial flows (T1, T2).
5. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Artikel der Teilströme (T1 , T2) oder der Materialströme mit einem konstanten Teilungsabstand gefördert werden.5. The method according to one or more of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the articles of the partial streams (T1, T2) or the material streams are conveyed with a constant pitch.
6. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Filterstopfen (25) eines Teilstroms (T1 , T2) mit mindestens dem längsaxialen Abstand eines doppeltlangen Tabakstocks zu den Filterstopfen des anderen Teilstroms (T2, T1 ) beabstandet wird.6. The method according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the filter plug (25) of a partial stream (T1, T2) is spaced at least the longitudinal axial distance of a double-length tobacco rod to the filter plug of the other partial stream (T2, T1) ,
7. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Tabakstock-Filterstopfen- Tabakstock-Gruppen der beiden Teilströme (T1 , T2) alternierend auf den Förderorganen angeordnet werden.7. The method according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups of the two partial streams (T1, T2) are arranged alternately on the conveying members.
8. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 3 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge beider Materialströme axial fluchtend auf den Förderorganen angeordnet werden.8. The method according to one or more of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the cigarettes of simple use length of both material flows axially aligned on the Funding bodies are arranged.
9. Verfahren nach einem oder mehreren der Ansprüche 3 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Materialströme zu einem Strom vereinigt werden. 9. The method according to one or more of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that the material flows are combined into one stream.
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