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EP3295810B2
EP3295810B2 EP17189071.8A EP17189071A EP3295810B2 EP 3295810 B2 EP3295810 B2 EP 3295810B2 EP 17189071 A EP17189071 A EP 17189071A EP 3295810 B2 EP3295810 B2 EP 3295810B2
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Ralf Grassmel
Stefan Hartmann
Nils Klaper
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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
    • A24C5/60—Final treatment of cigarettes, e.g. marking, printing, branding, decorating
    • A24C5/606—Perforating cigarettes
    • 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
    • A24C5/471—Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces by means of a connecting band
    • A24C5/473—Cutting the connecting band
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, wherein rod-shaped articles are conveyed transversely axially by means of conveying devices, in particular conveying drums, of a drum arrangement.
  • a filter attachment machine is understood to be a device for producing filter cigarettes with means for receiving tobacco rods of double usage length, with means for cutting these double-length tobacco rods into tobacco rods of single length, with means for inserting filter plugs of double length between the tobacco rods of single usage length, with means for connecting the double-length filter plugs to the tobacco rods of single length by wrapping them with a tipping paper sheet which is separated from a supplied tipping paper strip by means of a cutting device, with means for making a separating cut through the double-length filter plug so that filter cigarettes of normal or single-length usage length are produced.
  • a single-lane filter attachment machine a sequence or row of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups arranged transversely axially one behind the other and transported are fed to a tipping device as a single-lane material flow.
  • a perforation of holes is introduced into the wrapping material or the wrapping strips of the rod-shaped articles using a perforation device.
  • a uniform perforation is introduced into the wrapping strips, whereby the wrapping strips have a predetermined, desired air permeability when smoking, so that due to the perforation pattern introduced into the wrapping strips, secondary air is sucked in, which influences the proportions of nicotine and condensate in the smoke.
  • the perforation is introduced into the wrapping strips using laser beams as coherent radiation, which results in a very precise, constant zone of desired air permeability in the wrapping of the smoking article.
  • the wrapping is provided with a zone of predetermined air permeability in order to mix a certain amount of fresh air into the smoke with each puff of a cigarette.
  • the wrapping material or wrapping strips of these articles are usually made of paper, with the wrapping material or wrapping strips being perforated at predetermined intervals to create a desired level of air permeability.
  • the articles are provided with a predetermined (total) degree of ventilation in order to be able to comply with specified values for nicotine and condensate in the smoke of a smoking article or a filter cigarette with such a zone of desired air permeability.
  • EP-B-1 836 909 a perforation device of the tobacco processing industry for perforating a wrapper of a rod-shaped article, wherein the perforation device has means for generating at least two independent primary jets.
  • DE-A-10 2012 207 582 a method for producing filter cigarettes from assembled tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups is described, whereby the tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups conveyed transversely axially are provided with two perforation patterns by means of a first perforation device and the smoking article groups are then cut into single-length filter cigarettes. After forming a single-lane, single-layer conveying stream of single-length filter cigarettes arranged transversely axially one behind the other in a row, the filter cigarettes of the single-layer conveying stream are perforated on their circumference by means of a second perforation device.
  • the object of the invention is to achieve greater flexibility in the production process for filter cigarettes or rod-shaped alternative smoking products. with a compact manufacturing machine.
  • This object is achieved by a method for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, wherein rod-shaped articles are conveyed transversely axially by means of conveyor devices, in particular conveyor drums, of a drum arrangement, wherein rod-shaped articles of double length are provided with a first perforation pattern by means of a first perforation device, in a further step the rod-shaped articles of double length are provided with a second perforation pattern by means of a second perforation device and in a subsequent step the rod-shaped articles of double length are cut into rod-shaped articles of single length and then the rod-shaped articles of single length are provided with a third perforation pattern by means of a third perforation device, wherein, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, a rolling drum with a rolling device for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length with a wrapping strip each is arranged before or upstream of the first perforation device.
  • the invention is based on the idea that rod-shaped articles are provided with perforation patterns or hole patterns independently of one another by means of the three perforation devices provided, it being possible to provide several rows with different perforation patterns using one perforation device.
  • the rod-shaped articles of double length which are formed from tobacco rod-(double-length) filter plug-tobacco rod groups, are provided with a first and second perforation pattern using the first perforation device and then using the second perforation device, in order to then cut the double-length tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups into filter cigarettes of single length or usage length, in order to then form a third perforation pattern on the circumference of the rod-shaped articles of single length using a third perforation device.
  • the rod-shaped articles of double length and the rod-shaped articles of single length are conveyed transversely axially on the conveyor devices or conveyor elements of a filter attachment machine.
  • the double-length rod-shaped articles or the double-length tobacco stick-filter plug-tobacco stick groups are not cut in the middle, so that the first and second perforation patterns are preferably formed in the region of the double-length filter plug of the uncut or undivided smoking article group.
  • the double-length tobacco rods are cut into single-length tobacco rods by means of a first cutting device on a first cutting drum, and the single-length tobacco rods are spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal axis.
  • Double-length filter plugs are then inserted between the single-length tobacco rods spaced apart along the longitudinal axis on an assembly drum, so that in a subsequent further step the single-length tobacco rods with the double-length filter plug are each provided with a tipping paper leaflet as tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups on a tipping device.
  • the tipping paper sheets are each separated from the supplied tipping paper strip by means of a cutting device of the tipping device, the tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups being connected to one another by wrapping them with the respective tipping paper sheets using a rolling device on a conveyor drum, which is designed as a rolling drum.
  • a first perforation pattern and a second perforation pattern have been formed on the respective independently operated perforation devices are filter cigarettes of normal, i.e. single usable length, formed from the interconnected tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups as rod-shaped articles of simple length by making a separating cut through the double-length filter plug using a cutting device on a cutting drum.
  • the perforation device it is possible, for example when using filters made up of several filter segments, to use the perforation device to create a corresponding preferred ventilation for the filter segments of the multi-segment filter.
  • This makes it possible to create the ventilation of a multi-segment filter of a filter cigarette in a simple and flexible manner.
  • the preferred ventilation is made possible by means of the perforation holes using the three perforation devices, depending on the type of multi-segment filter used.
  • perforation holes can be introduced into the casings of the rod-shaped articles in a variable manner using the three perforation devices.
  • the perforation devices are designed as laser perforation devices.
  • three primary laser beams are preferably split with a beam splitter each for the perforation device, whereby the perforation patterns can be individually formed by independently controlling the primary beams for each perforation device.
  • the first perforation pattern and the second perforation pattern are carried out on two laser roller drums during the conveyance of the rod-shaped articles of double length, while the third perforation pattern is formed by means of the third perforation device. on a laser trough drum.
  • the laser rolling drums are designed as rolling drums for double cigarettes or for rod-shaped articles of double length.
  • the conveyor drum provided on the third perforation device is preferably designed as a trough drum for single cigarettes.
  • alternative smoking products also include so-called heat-not-burn products, i.e. products that produce vapor without burning tobacco.
  • a further development of the method provides that the rod-shaped articles of double length for the first perforation pattern are conveyed on a first conveyor drum to the first perforation device and the rod-shaped articles of double length for the second perforation pattern are conveyed on a further conveyor drum to the second perforation device.
  • the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on a common conveyor drum and are transferred from the common conveyor drum to one or the first conveyor drum for the first perforation pattern and are conveyed to the first perforation device by means of the first conveyor drum, are then conveyed back from the first conveyor drum to the common conveyor drum and are conveyed by the common conveyor drum after the first perforation to one or the further conveyor drum for the second perforation, are transferred from the common conveyor drum to the further conveyor drum and are conveyed to the second perforation device by means of the further conveyor drum and are then conveyed back from the further conveyor drum to the common conveyor drum.
  • a conveyor drum for each of the first and second perforation devices is provided or arranged on a common conveyor drum for conveying the rod-shaped articles to be perforated in double length, so that the rod-shaped articles of double length are transferred from the common conveyor drum to the (first) conveyor drum with the first perforation device and are guided past the first perforation device during their transverse axial conveyance on the first conveyor drum in order to provide the rod-shaped articles with the first perforation pattern and then the rod-shaped articles provided with the first perforation pattern are subsequently transferred back to the common conveyor drum so that the rod-shaped articles provided with the first perforation pattern are conveyed to the second conveyor drum provided on the common conveyor drum for the second perforation device.
  • the rod-shaped articles provided with the first perforation pattern are transferred from the common conveyor drum to the second or further conveyor drum for the second perforation and conveyed transversely to the second perforation device in order to form the second perforation pattern on the rod-shaped articles.
  • the rod-shaped articles, which have two perforation patterns, are then transferred from the second conveyor drum to the common conveyor drum and conveyed further.
  • the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on the common conveyor drum, the rod-shaped articles of double length are wrapped in a wrapping strip on an upstream conveyor drum, in particular a roller drum.
  • a corresponding roller device is provided on the conveyor drum for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length.
  • the conveyor drum designed as a roller drum is arranged immediately upstream of the common conveyor drum, so that the rod-shaped articles of double length are transferred from the roller drum to the common conveyor drum.
  • the common conveyor drum is designed as a main drum for the formation of the first and second perforation patterns.
  • the double-length rod-shaped articles provided with two perforation patterns are cut into single-length rod-shaped articles in the conveying direction before the third perforation device, so that two partial streams with single-length rod-shaped articles are created, the two partial streams with single-length rod-shaped articles then being formed into a single-lane conveying stream with single-length rod-shaped articles.
  • a single-lane, single-layer conveying stream of single-length rod-shaped articles or filter cigarettes arranged transversely axially one behind the other in a row is conveyed to the third perforation device, so that the rod-shaped articles of the single-lane conveying stream are perforated on their circumference by means of the third perforation device.
  • the rod-shaped articles are tested by means of a testing device with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles between the second perforation device and the third perforation device, wherein the rod-shaped articles of double length are tested individually before the partial streams are formed with rod-shaped articles of single length or the rod-shaped articles of single length are tested individually after the formation of one or the single-lane conveying stream from two partial streams with rod-shaped articles of single length.
  • the rod-shaped articles of single length are tested by means of a testing device after the third perforation device.
  • the testing device is used to determine, for example, the degree of ventilation of the manufactured filter cigarettes or articles of simple length.
  • a machine of the tobacco processing industry for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, with a drum arrangement of several conveyor drums for transverse axial conveying of the rod-shaped articles, wherein in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles a first perforation device for perforating the rod-shaped articles of double length with a first perforation pattern, a second perforation device for perforating the rod-shaped articles of double length with a second perforation pattern and a third perforation device for perforating the rod-shaped articles of single length with a third perforation pattern are provided one behind the other, wherein, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, a rolling drum with a rolling device for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length with a wrapping strip each is arranged in front of or upstream of the first perforation device.
  • the drum arrangement has a common conveyor drum, wherein a first conveyor drum is arranged on the common conveyor drum for the rod-shaped articles of double length for transporting the rod-shaped articles of double length from the common conveyor drum to the first perforation device and back to the common conveyor drum, and a second, further conveyor drum is arranged on the common conveyor drum for transporting the rod-shaped articles of double length from the common conveyor drum to the second perforation device and back to the common conveyor drum.
  • the common conveyor drum is designed as a type of main drum for the respective conveyor drum provided for the perforation device.
  • the rolling drum with a rolling device for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length with one wrapping strip each is arranged in front of or upstream of the common conveyor drum.
  • a testing device for testing the rod-shaped articles and/or a cutting device for cutting the rod-shaped articles of double length into rod-shaped articles of single length are provided between the second perforation device and the third perforation device.
  • a testing device for testing the rod-shaped articles of single length is advantageously provided downstream of the third perforation device in relation to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
  • At least one, in particular two, radiation sources, in particular laser radiation sources, are provided for each perforation device in order to form a respective perforation pattern on the casing of the rod-shaped articles.
  • a cutting drum with a cutting device for cutting the rod-shaped articles of double length into rod-shaped articles of single length and for forming two partial streams with rod-shaped articles of single length and a turning device for forming a single-lane conveying stream with rod-shaped articles of single length from the two formed partial streams with rod-shaped articles of single length.
  • Embodiments according to the invention can fulfill individual features or a combination of several features.
  • a filter attachment machine F is shown in a partial front view, wherein the filter attachment machine F receives tobacco rods of double usable length from a cigarette rod machine (not shown here) via a drum arrangement for feeding tobacco rods.
  • the drum arrangement of the tobacco rod feed device has several conveyor drums 118, 119, 120. After the double-length tobacco rods are transferred from the cigarette rod machine to a transfer drum 118, the double-length tobacco rods are conveyed transversely axially and transferred to a cutting drum 119, on which the double-length tobacco rods are cut into single-length tobacco rods by means of a cutting knife arranged on the cutting drum 119.
  • the tobacco rods of simple usable length are transferred to a spreading drum 120, on which the cut tobacco rod pairs are spaced apart longitudinally or spread.
  • the pairs of tobacco rods spaced apart along the longitudinal axis are then transported to an assembly drum 121.
  • the tobacco rods of double their useful length are cut and spread along the longitudinal axis.
  • double-length filter plugs are conveyed via a further drum arrangement of a filter feed device, each of which is inserted between two tobacco rods spaced apart along the longitudinal axis. This forms a sequence of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups arranged one behind the other along the transverse axis on the assembly drum 121.
  • the drum arrangement of the filter feed device has a removal drum 114, by means of which filter rods are removed from a filter rod magazine (not shown here) and cut into filter plugs of double length using cutting knives arranged on or in the area of the removal drum 114, not shown here.
  • the double-length filter plugs are then transferred to a staggering drum 115 and a subsequent sliding drum 116.
  • the staggered double-length filter plugs are then transferred from the sliding drum 116 to a subsequent insertion drum 117, which can also be designed as an accelerator drum, and conveyed transversely axially to the assembly drum 121, so that article groups made up of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups are formed on the assembly drum 121.
  • the assembled article groups of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups are transferred as rod-shaped articles of double length from the assembly drum 121 to a subsequent conveyor drum 122.
  • a covering device 110 of a covering paper feed device synchronously feeds covering paper sheets to the assembled tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups.
  • a glued and conveyed covering paper strip 111 in the covering device 110 is cut into covering sheets or connecting sheets by the knives of a knife drum 113 on a cutting drum 112.
  • the cut connecting sheets are each transferred or attached to the article group or rod-shaped article of double length on the conveyor drum 122.
  • the article groups are transported to a rolling drum 126 and a rolling device 127, by means of which the connecting sheets are completely wound around the rod-shaped tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups.
  • the rolling device 127 consists in one embodiment of a web wheel, a rolling hand with a rolling surface and a rolling roller on the output side, the rolling surface and the rolling drum 126 forming a rolling channel in which the article groups are wound with the connecting sheets, thereby forming double-length filter cigarettes.
  • the double-length filter cigarettes or rod-shaped articles of double length are then transferred to a conveyor drum 128.
  • the formed, wrapped rod-shaped articles of double length are first transferred from the conveyor drum 128 to a further conveyor drum 123 arranged on the conveyor drum 128, so that the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on the conveyor drum 123 to a laser device 223, so that a first perforation pattern is introduced into the wrapping of the rod-shaped articles by means of the laser device 223. Then, after the rod-shaped articles have been perforated, they are guided back from the conveyor drum 123 to the conveyor drum 128 and delivered to it, so that after the rod-shaped articles with the first perforation pattern have been delivered, the rod-shaped articles are conveyed to a second conveyor drum 124 arranged on the conveyor drum 128 and delivered to it.
  • the tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups with the first perforation pattern picked up by the conveyor drum 124 are guided or conveyed on the conveyor drum 124 to a second laser device 224 designed as a perforation device, so that a second perforation pattern is introduced into the casing of the rod-shaped articles by means of the laser device 224.
  • the rod-shaped articles provided with two perforation patterns are then conveyed from the conveyor drum 124 back to the conveyor drum 128 and delivered to it.
  • the double-length filter cigarettes with two perforation patterns are then transferred to a conveyor drum 129 designed as a cutting drum and made available for further processing on the filter attachment machine F.
  • a cutting knife 132 is arranged adjacent to the cutting drum 129, which produces filter cigarettes of a single usable length, i.e. rod-shaped articles of a single length, from the double-length filter cigarettes by means of a central separating cut.
  • the two rows formed with filter cigarettes of a single usable length arranged transversely one behind the other are transferred to a turning drum 133 with a turning device 134 arranged on the turning drum 133, so that when the filter cigarettes are delivered from the turning drum 133 to a subsequent conveyor drum 135, they are arranged transversely one behind the other in a row or are conveyed in a single lane.
  • the filter cigarettes produced are then transferred from the conveyor drum 135 to a conveyor drum 136 designed as a laser trough drum, so that the filter cigarettes or rod-shaped articles can be more easily Length can be provided with a third perforation pattern on the wrapper of the cigarettes by means of a laser device 236 arranged on the conveyor drum 136.
  • the single-length filter cigarettes which have three perforation patterns, are then transferred to the following conveyor drums 137, 138 and 140.
  • Testing devices 237, 238 are arranged on the two conveyor drums 137, 138 in order to subject the cigarettes to a leak test and/or a head end test and/or a ventilation test, for example. It is also possible for the testing devices 237, 238 to be used to visually inspect the cigarettes on the drums.
  • a testing device for the rod-shaped articles is also provided between the second laser device 224 designed as a perforation device and the third laser device 236.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filterzigaretten oder alternative Rauchprodukte, wobei stabförmige Artikel queraxial mittels Fördereinrichtungen, insbesondere Fördertrommeln, einer Trommelanordnung gefördert werden.The invention relates to a method for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, wherein rod-shaped articles are conveyed transversely axially by means of conveying devices, in particular conveying drums, of a drum arrangement.

Ferner betrifft die Erfindung eine Maschine der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filteransetzmaschine, zum Herstellen von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filterzigaretten oder alternative Rauchprodukte, mit einer Trommelanordnung aus mehreren Fördertrommeln zum queraxialen Fördern der stabförmigen Artikel.Furthermore, the invention relates to a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular a filter attachment machine, for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, with a drum arrangement comprising a plurality of conveyor drums for transverse-axial conveying of the rod-shaped articles.

Unter der Bezeichnung "MAX" sind Filteransetzmaschinen der HAUNI Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, bekannt.Filter attachment machines from HAUNI Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, are known under the name "MAX".

Unter einer Filteransetzmaschine wird eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten verstanden mit Mitteln zur Aufnahme von Tabakstöcken doppelter Gebrauchslänge, mit Mitteln zum Schneiden dieser doppelt langen Tabakstöcke in Tabakstöcke einfacher Länge, mit Mitteln zum Einbringen von Filterstopfen doppelter Länge zwischen die Tabakstöcke einfacher Gebrauchslänge, mit Mitteln zum Verbinden der doppelt langen Filterstopfen mit den Tabakstöcken einfacher Länge durch Umhüllen mit einem Belagpapierblättchen, das mittels einer Schneideinrichtung von einem zugeführten Belagpapierstreifen abgetrennt wird, mit Mitteln zum Ausführen eines Trennschnittes durch den doppelt langen Filterstopfen, so dass Filterzigaretten normaler oder einfach langer Gebrauchslänge entstehen. Bei einer einbahnigen Filteransetzmaschine wird eine Folge bzw. Reihe von queraxial hintereinander angeordneten und transportierten Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen als einbahniger Materialstrom einer Belageinrichtung zugeführt.A filter attachment machine is understood to be a device for producing filter cigarettes with means for receiving tobacco rods of double usage length, with means for cutting these double-length tobacco rods into tobacco rods of single length, with means for inserting filter plugs of double length between the tobacco rods of single usage length, with means for connecting the double-length filter plugs to the tobacco rods of single length by wrapping them with a tipping paper sheet which is separated from a supplied tipping paper strip by means of a cutting device, with means for making a separating cut through the double-length filter plug so that filter cigarettes of normal or single-length usage length are produced. In a single-lane filter attachment machine, a sequence or row of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups arranged transversely axially one behind the other and transported are fed to a tipping device as a single-lane material flow.

In DE-A-40 08 475 ist beispielsweise eine Filteransetzmaschine offenbart.In DE-A-40 08 475 For example, a filter attachment machine is disclosed.

Bei der Herstellung von Zigaretten, insbesondere Filterzigaretten oder alternative Rauchprodukte, werden im Bereich der Filter Nebenluftkanäle in Form von Löchern oder Perforationslöchern eingebracht, durch die beim Ziehen an den Zigaretten dem Rauch Nebenluft zugeführt wird. Es wird dabei angestrebt, einen relativ großen Nebenluftstrom zuzuführen, der in einem vorgegebenen, möglichst konstanten Verhältnis zu dem die Zigaretten verlassenden Gesamtstrom stehen soll. Dieses Verhältnis wird mit Gesamtventilationsgrad bezeichnet.When cigarettes are manufactured, particularly filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, secondary air channels in the form of holes or perforations are inserted in the area of the filters, through which secondary air is supplied to the smoke when the cigarette is drawn on. The aim is to supply a relatively large secondary air flow, which should be in a predetermined, as constant as possible ratio to the total flow leaving the cigarettes. This ratio is referred to as the overall ventilation level.

Es ist auch bekannt, Zigaretten mittels Laserstrahlen zu perforieren, wobei jeweils eine bestimmte Anzahl von Löchern mit einem gewünschten Gesamtquerschnitt aufgebracht wird.It is also known to perforate cigarettes using laser beams, whereby a certain number of holes with a desired total cross-section are applied.

Bei der Konfektionierung von Zigaretten an einer Filteransetzmaschine wird bei den hergestellten Filterzigaretten unter Verwendung einer Perforationsvorrichtung eine Perforation aus Löchern in das Hüllmaterial oder die Umhüllungsstreifen der stabförmigen Artikel eingebracht. Insbesondere wird dabei eine gleichmäßige Perforation in die Umhüllungsstreifen eingebracht, wodurch die Umhüllungsstreifen eine vorbestimmte, gewünschte Luftdurchlässigkeit beim Rauchen aufweisen, so dass aufgrund des eingebrachten Perforationsmusters in die Umhüllungsstreifen Nebenluft angesaugt wird, mit der Anteile von Nikotin und Kondensat im Rauch beeinflusst werden. Insbesondere wird die Perforation in die Umhüllungsstreifen unter Verwendung von Laserstrahlen als kohärente Strahlung eingebracht, wodurch sich eine sehr genaue konstante Zone gewünschter Luftdurchlässigkeit in der Umhüllung der Rauchartikel ergibt.When cigarettes are assembled on a filter attachment machine, a perforation of holes is introduced into the wrapping material or the wrapping strips of the rod-shaped articles using a perforation device. In particular, a uniform perforation is introduced into the wrapping strips, whereby the wrapping strips have a predetermined, desired air permeability when smoking, so that due to the perforation pattern introduced into the wrapping strips, secondary air is sucked in, which influences the proportions of nicotine and condensate in the smoke. In particular, the perforation is introduced into the wrapping strips using laser beams as coherent radiation, which results in a very precise, constant zone of desired air permeability in the wrapping of the smoking article.

Durch das Ausbilden von Perforationen in dem Hüllmaterial der stabförmigen Artikel wird die Umhüllung mit einer Zone einer vorbestimmten Luftdurchlässigkeit versehen, um dem Rauch bei jedem Zug einer Zigarette eine bestimmte Menge an Frischluft beizumischen. Das Hüllmaterial oder die Umhüllungsstreifen dieser Artikel bestehen in der Regel aus Papier, wobei das Hüllmaterial oder die Umhüllungsstreifen zum Erzeugen einer gewünschten Luftdurchlässigkeit in vorgegebenen Abständen perforiert werden. Bei Filterzigaretten ist es allgemein üblich, die Perforationen im Belagpapierblättchen am mundstückseitigen Filterende vorzunehmen.By forming perforations in the wrapping material of the rod-shaped articles, the wrapping is provided with a zone of predetermined air permeability in order to mix a certain amount of fresh air into the smoke with each puff of a cigarette. The wrapping material or wrapping strips of these articles are usually made of paper, with the wrapping material or wrapping strips being perforated at predetermined intervals to create a desired level of air permeability. In the case of filter cigarettes, it is common practice to make the perforations in the tipping paper at the end of the filter near the mouthpiece.

Durch das Versehen von Rauchartikeln mit einer Zone gewünschter Luftdurchlässigkeit im Bereich des Mundstückendes, einer so genannten Ventilationszone, werden die Artikel mit einem vorbestimmten (Gesamt-) Ventilationsgrad bereitgestellt, um vorgegebene Werte für Nikotin und Kondensat im Rauch eines Rauchartikels oder einer Filterzigarette mit einer solchen Zone gewünschter Luftdurchlässigkeit einhalten zu können.By providing smoking articles with a zone of desired air permeability in the area of the mouthpiece end, a so-called ventilation zone, the articles are provided with a predetermined (total) degree of ventilation in order to be able to comply with specified values for nicotine and condensate in the smoke of a smoking article or a filter cigarette with such a zone of desired air permeability.

Darüber hinaus ist in EP-B-1 836 909 eine Perforationsvorrichtung der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie zum Perforieren einer Umhüllung eines stabförmigen Artikels offenbart, wobei die Perforationsvorrichtung Mittel zum Erzeugen mindestens zwei unabhängiger Primärstrahlen aufweist.In addition, EP-B-1 836 909 a perforation device of the tobacco processing industry for perforating a wrapper of a rod-shaped article, wherein the perforation device has means for generating at least two independent primary jets.

Ferner ist aus DE-A-10 2012 207 582 ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von Filterzigaretten aus zusammengestellten Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen beschrieben, wobei die queraxial geförderten Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen mittels einer ersten Perforationseinrichtung mit zwei Perforationsmustern versehen werden und anschließend die Rauchartikelgruppen in einfach lange Filterzigaretten geschnitten werden. Nach Bildung eines einbahnigen, einlagigen Förderstroms von queraxial hintereinander in einer Reihe angeordneten einfach langen Filterzigaretten werden die Filterzigaretten des einlagigen Förderstroms mittels einer zweiten Perforationseinrichtung auf ihrem Umfang perforiert.Furthermore, DE-A-10 2012 207 582 a method for producing filter cigarettes from assembled tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups is described, whereby the tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups conveyed transversely axially are provided with two perforation patterns by means of a first perforation device and the smoking article groups are then cut into single-length filter cigarettes. After forming a single-lane, single-layer conveying stream of single-length filter cigarettes arranged transversely axially one behind the other in a row, the filter cigarettes of the single-layer conveying stream are perforated on their circumference by means of a second perforation device.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik besteht die Aufgabe der Erfindung darin, bei der Herstellung von Filterzigaretten oder stabförmigen alternativen Rauchprodukten eine höhere Flexibilität im Herstellungsprozess bei einer kompakten Herstellungsmaschine zu erreichen.Based on this state of the art, the object of the invention is to achieve greater flexibility in the production process for filter cigarettes or rod-shaped alternative smoking products. with a compact manufacturing machine.

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Gelöst wird diese Aufgabe durch ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filterzigaretten oder alternative Rauchprodukte, wobei stabförmige Artikel queraxial mittels Fördereinrichtungen, insbesondere Fördertrommeln, einer Trommelanordnung gefördert werden, wobei stabförmige Artikel doppelter Länge mittels einer ersten Perforationseinrichtung mit einem ersten Perforationsmuster versehen werden, in einem weiteren Schritt die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge mit einem zweiten Perforationsmuster mittels einer zweiten Perforationseinrichtung versehen werden und in einem nachfolgenden Schritt die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge in stabförmige Artikel einfacher Länge geschnitten werden und danach die stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge mittels einer dritten Perforationseinrichtung mit einem dritten Perforationsmuster versehen werden, wobei bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel vor oder stromaufwärts der ersten Perforationseinrichtung eine Rolltrommel mit einer Rolleinrichtung zum Umwickeln der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge mit jeweils einem Umhüllungsstreifen angeordnet ist.This object is achieved by a method for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, wherein rod-shaped articles are conveyed transversely axially by means of conveyor devices, in particular conveyor drums, of a drum arrangement, wherein rod-shaped articles of double length are provided with a first perforation pattern by means of a first perforation device, in a further step the rod-shaped articles of double length are provided with a second perforation pattern by means of a second perforation device and in a subsequent step the rod-shaped articles of double length are cut into rod-shaped articles of single length and then the rod-shaped articles of single length are provided with a third perforation pattern by means of a third perforation device, wherein, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, a rolling drum with a rolling device for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length with a wrapping strip each is arranged before or upstream of the first perforation device.

Die Erfindung beruht auf dem Gedanken, dass stabförmige Artikel mittels der drei vorgesehenen Perforationseinrichtungen unabhängig voneinander mit Per-forationsmustern bzw. Lochbildern versehen werden, wobei es möglich ist, mittels einer Perforationseinrich-tung jeweils mehrere Reihen mit verschiedenen Perfo-rationsmustern zu versehen. Hierbei werden beispiels-weise die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge, die aus Tabakstock-(doppeltlangen)Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen gebildet sind, mittels der ersten Perforationseinrichtung und anschließend mittels der zweiten Perforationseinrichtung mit einem ersten und zweiten Perforationsmusterversehen, um anschließend die dop-pelt langen Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Grup-pen in Filterzigaretten einfacher Länge bzw. Gebrauchs-längezuschneiden, um im Anschluss daran mittels einer dritten Perforationseinrichtung ein drittes Perforationsmuster am Umfang der stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge auszubilden. Hierbei werden während des Her-stellungsprozesses die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge sowie die stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge queraxial auf den Fördereinrichtungen bzw. Förderorga-nen einer Filteransetzmaschine gefördert.The invention is based on the idea that rod-shaped articles are provided with perforation patterns or hole patterns independently of one another by means of the three perforation devices provided, it being possible to provide several rows with different perforation patterns using one perforation device. For example, the rod-shaped articles of double length, which are formed from tobacco rod-(double-length) filter plug-tobacco rod groups, are provided with a first and second perforation pattern using the first perforation device and then using the second perforation device, in order to then cut the double-length tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups into filter cigarettes of single length or usage length, in order to then form a third perforation pattern on the circumference of the rod-shaped articles of single length using a third perforation device. During the manufacturing process, the rod-shaped articles of double length and the rod-shaped articles of single length are conveyed transversely axially on the conveyor devices or conveyor elements of a filter attachment machine.

Während der Ausbildung des ersten und des zweiten Perforationsmusters sind die doppelt langen stabförmigen Artikel bzw. die doppelt langen Tabak-stock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-GruppennichtinderMit-te durchgeschnitten, so dass hierbei die ersten und die zweiten Perforationsmuster vorzugsweise im Bereich des doppelt langen Filterstopfens der ungeschnittenen bzw. der ungeteilten Rauchartikelgruppe ausgebildet werden.During the formation of the first and second perforation patterns, the double-length rod-shaped articles or the double-length tobacco stick-filter plug-tobacco stick groups are not cut in the middle, so that the first and second perforation patterns are preferably formed in the region of the double-length filter plug of the uncut or undivided smoking article group.

Bei der Herstellung von Filterzigaretten an einer Filteransetzmaschine ist insbesondere vorgesehen, dass nach der Übernahme von Tabakstöcken doppelter Länge, vorzugsweise von einer Strangmaschine der Ta-bakverarbeitenden Industrie, die Tabakstöckedoppelter Länge mittels einer ersten Schneideinrichtung an einer ersten Schneidtrommel in Tabakstöcke einfacher Länge geschnitten werden und die Tabakstöcke einfacher Länge längsaxial voneinander beabstandet werden. Anschließend werden Filterstopfen doppelter Länge zwischen die längsaxial voneinander beabstandeten Tabakstöcke einfacher Länge auf einer Zusammenstelltrommel eingebracht, so dass in einem anschließenden weiteren Schritt die Tabakstöcke einfacher Länge mit dem doppelt langen Filterstopfen als Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen an einer Belageinrichtung jeweils mit einem Belagpapierblättchen versehen werden. Die Belagpapierblättchen werden jeweils mittels einer Schneideinrichtung der Belageinrichtung von dem zugeführten Belagpapierstreifen abgetrennt, wobei die Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen durch Umhüllen mit dem jeweiligen Belagpapierblättchen unter Verwendung einer Rolleinrichtung an einer Fördertrommel, die als Rolltrommel ausgebildet ist, miteinander verbunden werden. Erst nach Ausbildung eines ersten Perforationsmusters und eines zweiten Perforationsmusters an den jeweiligen unabhängig voneinander betriebenen Perforationseinrichtungen werden aus den miteinander verbundenen Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen durch Ausführen eines Trennschnitts durch den doppelt langen Filterstopfen mittels einer Schneideinrichtung an einer Schneidtrommel als stabförmige Artikel einfacher Länge Filterzigaretten normaler, d.h. einfacher Gebrauchslänge gebildet.When producing filter cigarettes on a filter attachment machine, it is particularly provided that after receiving double-length tobacco rods, preferably from a rod-making machine in the tobacco processing industry, the double-length tobacco rods are cut into single-length tobacco rods by means of a first cutting device on a first cutting drum, and the single-length tobacco rods are spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal axis. Double-length filter plugs are then inserted between the single-length tobacco rods spaced apart along the longitudinal axis on an assembly drum, so that in a subsequent further step the single-length tobacco rods with the double-length filter plug are each provided with a tipping paper leaflet as tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups on a tipping device. The tipping paper sheets are each separated from the supplied tipping paper strip by means of a cutting device of the tipping device, the tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups being connected to one another by wrapping them with the respective tipping paper sheets using a rolling device on a conveyor drum, which is designed as a rolling drum. Only after a first perforation pattern and a second perforation pattern have been formed on the respective independently operated perforation devices are filter cigarettes of normal, i.e. single usable length, formed from the interconnected tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups as rod-shaped articles of simple length by making a separating cut through the double-length filter plug using a cutting device on a cutting drum.

Gemäß der Erfindung ist es dabei möglich, beispielsweise bei Verwendung von Filtern aus mehreren Filtersegmenten, mittels der Perforationseinrichtung eine entsprechende bevorzugte Ventilation für die Filtersegmente des Multisegmentfilters auszubilden. Dadurch lässt sich auf einfache und flexible Weise die Ventilation eines Multisegmentfilters einer Filterzigarette ausbilden. Bei der Herstellung von Filterzigaretten, bei der verschiedene Multisegmentfilter an einer Filteransetzmaschine eingesetzt und verwendet werden, wird entsprechend dem verwendeten Multisegmentfiltertyp mittels der drei Perforationseinrichtungen die bevorzugte Ventilation mittels der Perforationslöcher ermöglicht.According to the invention, it is possible, for example when using filters made up of several filter segments, to use the perforation device to create a corresponding preferred ventilation for the filter segments of the multi-segment filter. This makes it possible to create the ventilation of a multi-segment filter of a filter cigarette in a simple and flexible manner. When producing filter cigarettes, in which various multi-segment filters are inserted and used on a filter attachment machine, the preferred ventilation is made possible by means of the perforation holes using the three perforation devices, depending on the type of multi-segment filter used.

Insgesamt können damit mittels der drei Perforationseinrichtungen auf variable Weise Perforationslöcher in die Umhüllungen der stabförmigen Artikel eingebracht werden. Insbesondere sind die Perforationseinrichtungen als Laserperforationseinrichtungen ausgebildet.Overall, perforation holes can be introduced into the casings of the rod-shaped articles in a variable manner using the three perforation devices. In particular, the perforation devices are designed as laser perforation devices.

Bei der Erzeugung von drei Perforationsmustern pro stabförmigem Artikel einfacher Länge bzw. pro Zigarette werden vorzugsweise für die Perforationseinrichtung drei Laserprimärstrahlen mit je einem Strahlteiler aufgeteilt, wobei durch unabhängige Steuerung der Primärstrahlen für jeweils eine Perforationseinrichtung die Perforationsmuster individuell ausgebildet werden können. Hierbei werden das erste Perforationsmuster und das zweite Perforationsmuster bei der Förderung der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge an zwei Laserrolltrommeln ausgeführt, während die Ausbildung des dritten Perforationsmusters mittels der dritten Perforationseinrichtung auf einer Lasermuldentrommel erfolgt. Vorzugsweise sind hierbei die Laserrolltrommeln als Rolltrommel für Doppelzigaretten bzw. für stabförmige Artikel doppelter Länge ausgebildet. Weiterhin vorzugsweise ist die an der dritten Perforationseinrichtung vorgesehene Fördertrommel als Muldentrommel für Einzelzigaretten ausgebildet.When producing three perforation patterns per rod-shaped article of single length or per cigarette, three primary laser beams are preferably split with a beam splitter each for the perforation device, whereby the perforation patterns can be individually formed by independently controlling the primary beams for each perforation device. The first perforation pattern and the second perforation pattern are carried out on two laser roller drums during the conveyance of the rod-shaped articles of double length, while the third perforation pattern is formed by means of the third perforation device. on a laser trough drum. Preferably, the laser rolling drums are designed as rolling drums for double cigarettes or for rod-shaped articles of double length. Furthermore, the conveyor drum provided on the third perforation device is preferably designed as a trough drum for single cigarettes.

Im Rahmen der Erfindung werden unter alternative Rauchprodukte auch sogenannte Heat-Not-Burn-Produkte, d.h. Erzeugnisse, die Dampf produzieren, ohne Tabak zu verbrennen, verstanden.For the purposes of the invention, alternative smoking products also include so-called heat-not-burn products, i.e. products that produce vapor without burning tobacco.

Dazu ist in einer Weiterbildung des Verfahrens vorgesehen, dass die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge für das erste Perforationsmuster auf einer ersten Fördertrommel zur ersten Perforationseinrichtung gefördert werden und die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge für das zweite Perforationsmuster auf einer weiteren Fördertrommel zur zweiten Perforationseinrichtung gefördert werden.For this purpose, a further development of the method provides that the rod-shaped articles of double length for the first perforation pattern are conveyed on a first conveyor drum to the first perforation device and the rod-shaped articles of double length for the second perforation pattern are conveyed on a further conveyor drum to the second perforation device.

Weiter ist vorteilhafterweise vorgesehen, dass die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge auf einer gemeinsamen Fördertrommel gefördert werden und für das erste Perforationsmuster von der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel an eine oder die erste Fördertrommel übergeben werden und mittels der ersten Fördertrommel zur ersten Perforationseinrichtung gefördert werden, danach von der ersten Fördertrommel zur gemeinsamen Fördertrommel zurückgefördert werden und von der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel nach der ersten Perforation zu einer oder der weiteren Fördertrommel für die zweite Perforation gefördert werden, von der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel an die weitere Fördertrommel übergeben und mittels der weiteren Fördertrommel zur zweiten Perforationseinrichtung gefördert werden und danach von der weiteren Fördertrommel zurück zur gemeinsamen Fördertrommel gefördert werden.Furthermore, it is advantageously provided that the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on a common conveyor drum and are transferred from the common conveyor drum to one or the first conveyor drum for the first perforation pattern and are conveyed to the first perforation device by means of the first conveyor drum, are then conveyed back from the first conveyor drum to the common conveyor drum and are conveyed by the common conveyor drum after the first perforation to one or the further conveyor drum for the second perforation, are transferred from the common conveyor drum to the further conveyor drum and are conveyed to the second perforation device by means of the further conveyor drum and are then conveyed back from the further conveyor drum to the common conveyor drum.

Hierbei sind an einer gemeinsamen Fördertrommel zur Förderung der zu perforierenden stabförmigen Artikel in doppelter Länge jeweils eine Fördertrommel für jeweils die erste und die zweite Perforationseinrichtung vorgesehen bzw. angeordnet, so dass die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge von der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel an die (erste) Fördertrommel mit der ersten Perforationseinrichtung übergeben werden und während ihrer queraxialen Förderung auf der ersten Fördertrommel an der ersten Perforationseinrichtung vorbeigeführt werden, um die stabförmigen Artikel mit dem ersten Perforationsmuster zu versehen und danach die mit dem ersten Perforationsmuster versehenen stabförmigen Artikel anschließend an die gemeinsame Fördertrommel zurückübergeben werden, so dass die mit dem ersten Perforationsmuster versehenen stabförmigen Artikel zur zweiten an der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel vorgesehenen Fördertrommel für die zweite Perforationseinrichtung gefördert werden. Mittels der zweiten Fördertrommel werden die mit dem ersten Perforationsmuster versehenen stabförmigen Artikel von der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel an die zweite bzw. weitere Fördertrommel für die zweite Perforation übergeben und zur zweiten Perforationseinrichtung queraxial gefördert, um das zweite Perforationsmuster auf den stabförmigen Artikeln auszubilden. Danach werden die mit zwei Perforationsmustern versehenen stabförmigen Artikel von der zweiten Fördertrommel an die gemeinsame Fördertrommel übergeben und weiter gefördert.In this case, a conveyor drum for each of the first and second perforation devices is provided or arranged on a common conveyor drum for conveying the rod-shaped articles to be perforated in double length, so that the rod-shaped articles of double length are transferred from the common conveyor drum to the (first) conveyor drum with the first perforation device and are guided past the first perforation device during their transverse axial conveyance on the first conveyor drum in order to provide the rod-shaped articles with the first perforation pattern and then the rod-shaped articles provided with the first perforation pattern are subsequently transferred back to the common conveyor drum so that the rod-shaped articles provided with the first perforation pattern are conveyed to the second conveyor drum provided on the common conveyor drum for the second perforation device. By means of the second conveyor drum, the rod-shaped articles provided with the first perforation pattern are transferred from the common conveyor drum to the second or further conveyor drum for the second perforation and conveyed transversely to the second perforation device in order to form the second perforation pattern on the rod-shaped articles. The rod-shaped articles, which have two perforation patterns, are then transferred from the second conveyor drum to the common conveyor drum and conveyed further.

Dabei ist es bei einer Fortbildung des Verfahrens vorteilhaft, dass vor der Förderung der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge auf der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel auf einer stromaufwärts vorgesehenen Fördertrommel, insbesondere Rolltrommel, die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge von einem Umhüllungsstreifen umwickelt werden. Dabei ist für die Umwicklung der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge eine entsprechende Rolleinrichtung an der Fördertrommel vorgesehen. Insbesondere ist die als Rolltrommel ausgebildete Fördertrommel unmittelbar stromaufwärts vor der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel angeordnet, so dass die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge von der Rolltrommel auf die gemeinsame Fördertrommel übergeben werden.In a further development of the method, it is advantageous that, before the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on the common conveyor drum, the rod-shaped articles of double length are wrapped in a wrapping strip on an upstream conveyor drum, in particular a roller drum. A corresponding roller device is provided on the conveyor drum for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length. In particular, the conveyor drum designed as a roller drum is arranged immediately upstream of the common conveyor drum, so that the rod-shaped articles of double length are transferred from the roller drum to the common conveyor drum.

Insbesondere ist die gemeinsame Fördertrommel als Haupttrommel für die Ausbildung des ersten und zweiten Perforationsmusters ausgebildet.In particular, the common conveyor drum is designed as a main drum for the formation of the first and second perforation patterns.

Vorzugsweise werden die mit zwei Perforationsmustern versehenen stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge in stabförmige Artikel einfacher Länge in Förderrichtung vor der dritten Perforationseinrichtung geschnitten, so dass zwei Teilströme mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge entstehen, wobei danach die zwei Teilströme mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge zu einem einbahnigen Förderstrom mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge gebildet werden. Dadurch wird ein einbahniger, einlagiger Förderstrom von queraxial hintereinander in einer Reihe angeordneten, einfach langen stabförmigen Artikeln bzw. Filterzigaretten zu der dritten Perforationseinrichtung gefördert, so dass die stabförmigen Artikel des einbahnigen Förderstroms auf ihrem Umfang mittels der dritten Perforationseinrichtung perforiert werden.Preferably, the double-length rod-shaped articles provided with two perforation patterns are cut into single-length rod-shaped articles in the conveying direction before the third perforation device, so that two partial streams with single-length rod-shaped articles are created, the two partial streams with single-length rod-shaped articles then being formed into a single-lane conveying stream with single-length rod-shaped articles. As a result, a single-lane, single-layer conveying stream of single-length rod-shaped articles or filter cigarettes arranged transversely axially one behind the other in a row is conveyed to the third perforation device, so that the rod-shaped articles of the single-lane conveying stream are perforated on their circumference by means of the third perforation device.

Dazu ist es bei einer Ausführungsform des Verfahrens bevorzugt, dass bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel zwischen der zweiten Perforationseinrichtung und der dritten Perforationseinrichtung die stabförmigen Artikel mittels einer Prüfeinrichtung geprüft werden, wobei die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge vor Bilden der Teilströme mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge einzeln geprüft werden oder die stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge nach Bilden eines oder des einbahnigen Förderstroms aus zwei Teilströmen mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge einzeln geprüft werden.For this purpose, in one embodiment of the method, it is preferred that the rod-shaped articles are tested by means of a testing device with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles between the second perforation device and the third perforation device, wherein the rod-shaped articles of double length are tested individually before the partial streams are formed with rod-shaped articles of single length or the rod-shaped articles of single length are tested individually after the formation of one or the single-lane conveying stream from two partial streams with rod-shaped articles of single length.

Außerdem ist es im Rahmen der Erfindung vorteilhaft, dass bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel nach der dritten Perforationseinrichtung die stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge mittels einer Prüfeinrichtung geprüft werden. Mittels der Prüfeinrichtung wird hierbei beispielsweise der Ventilationsgrad der hergestellten Filterzigaretten bzw. Artikel einfacher Länge geprüft.Furthermore, it is advantageous within the scope of the invention that, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, the rod-shaped articles of single length are tested by means of a testing device after the third perforation device. The testing device is used to determine, for example, the degree of ventilation of the manufactured filter cigarettes or articles of simple length.

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Des Weiteren wird die Aufgabe gelöst durch eine Maschine der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filteransetzmaschine, zum Herstellen von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filterzigaretten oder alternative Rauchprodukte, mit einer Trommelanordnung aus mehreren Fördertrommeln zum queraxialen Fördern der stabförmigen Artikel, wobei in Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel hintereinander eine erste Perforationseinrichtung zum Perforieren der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge mit einem ersten Perforationsmuster, eine zweite Perforationseinrichtung zum Perforieren der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge mit einem zweiten Perforationsmuster und eine dritte Perforationseinrichtung zum Perforieren der stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge mit einem dritten Perforationsmuster vorgesehen sind, wobei bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel vor oder stromaufwärts der ersten Perforationseinrichtung eine Rolltrommel mit einer Rolleinrichtung zum Umwickeln der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge mit jeweils einem Umhüllungsstreifen angeordnet ist.Furthermore, the object is achieved by a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular a filter attachment machine, for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, with a drum arrangement of several conveyor drums for transverse axial conveying of the rod-shaped articles, wherein in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles a first perforation device for perforating the rod-shaped articles of double length with a first perforation pattern, a second perforation device for perforating the rod-shaped articles of double length with a second perforation pattern and a third perforation device for perforating the rod-shaped articles of single length with a third perforation pattern are provided one behind the other, wherein, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, a rolling drum with a rolling device for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length with a wrapping strip each is arranged in front of or upstream of the first perforation device.

Dazu ist vorteilhafterweise bei der Maschine in einer Ausführungsform vorgesehen, dass die Tromme-Ianordnung eine gemeinsame Fördertrommel aufweist, wobei an der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel für die stab-förmigen Artikel doppelter Länge eine erste Fördertrom-mel zum Transport der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge von der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel zur ersten Perforationseinrichtung und zurück zur gemeinsamen Fördertrommel angeordnet ist und an der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel eine zweite, weitere Fördertrommel zum Transport der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge von der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel zur zweiten Perforati-onseinrichtung und zurück zur gemeinsamen Förder-trommel angeordnet ist. Hierbei ist die gemeinsame Fördertrommel als eine Art Haupttrommel für die jeweilige für die Perforationseinrichtung vorgesehene Fördertrom-mel ausgebildet.For this purpose, it is advantageously provided in one embodiment of the machine that the drum arrangement has a common conveyor drum, wherein a first conveyor drum is arranged on the common conveyor drum for the rod-shaped articles of double length for transporting the rod-shaped articles of double length from the common conveyor drum to the first perforation device and back to the common conveyor drum, and a second, further conveyor drum is arranged on the common conveyor drum for transporting the rod-shaped articles of double length from the common conveyor drum to the second perforation device and back to the common conveyor drum. The common conveyor drum is designed as a type of main drum for the respective conveyor drum provided for the perforation device.

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Ferner zeichnet sich eine Weiterbildung der Maschine dadurch aus, dass bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel vor oder stromaufwärts der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel die Rolltrommel mit einer Rolleinrichtung zum Umwickeln der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge mit jeweils einem Umhüllungsstreifen angeordnet ist.Furthermore, a further development of the machine is characterized in that, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, the rolling drum with a rolling device for wrapping the rod-shaped articles of double length with one wrapping strip each is arranged in front of or upstream of the common conveyor drum.

Des Weiteren ist es bei der Maschine bevor-zugt, dass bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabför-migen Artikel zwischen der zweiten Perforationseinrich-tung und der dritten Perforationseinrichtung eine Prüf-einrichtung zum Prüfen der stabförmigen Artikel und/oder eine Schneideinrichtung zum Schneiden der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge in stabförmige Artikel einfacher Länge vorgesehen sind.Furthermore, it is preferred in the machine that, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, a testing device for testing the rod-shaped articles and/or a cutting device for cutting the rod-shaped articles of double length into rod-shaped articles of single length are provided between the second perforation device and the third perforation device.

Außerdem ist vorteilhafterweise bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel nach der drit-ten Perforationseinrichtung eine Prüfeinrichtung zum Prüfen der stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge vorge-sehen.Furthermore, a testing device for testing the rod-shaped articles of single length is advantageously provided downstream of the third perforation device in relation to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.

Darüber hinaus ist es in einer Weiterbildung der Maschine günstig, dass für jede Perforationseinrichtung jeweils wenigstens eine, insbesondere zwei, Strahlungsquellen, insbesondere Laserstrahlungsquellen, vorgesehen sind, um ein jeweiliges Perforationsmuster auf der Umhüllung der stabförmigen Artikel auszubilden.Furthermore, in a further development of the machine, it is advantageous that at least one, in particular two, radiation sources, in particular laser radiation sources, are provided for each perforation device in order to form a respective perforation pattern on the casing of the rod-shaped articles.

Vorzugsweise sind weiterhin bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der stabförmigen Artikel zwischen der gemeinsamen Fördertrommel für die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge und der dritten Perforationseinrichtung eine Schneidtrommel mit einer Schneideinrichtung zum Schneiden der stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge in stabförmige Artikel einfacher Länge und zum Bilden von zwei Teilströmen mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge und eine Wendeeinrichtung zum Bilden eines einbahnigen Förderstroms mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge aus den zwei gebildeten Teilströmen mit stabförmigen Artikeln einfacher Länge vorgesehen.Preferably, furthermore, with respect to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, between the common conveying drum for the rod-shaped articles of double length and the third perforation device, there is provided a cutting drum with a cutting device for cutting the rod-shaped articles of double length into rod-shaped articles of single length and for forming two partial streams with rod-shaped articles of single length and a turning device for forming a single-lane conveying stream with rod-shaped articles of single length from the two formed partial streams with rod-shaped articles of single length.

Mittels der bereitgestellten Maschine ist es im Rahmen der Erfindung möglich, das voranstehend beschriebene Verfahren auszuführen.By means of the machine provided, it is possible within the scope of the invention to carry out the method described above.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung werden aus der Beschreibung erfindungsgemäßer Ausführungsformen zusammen mit den Ansprüchen und der beigefügten Zeichnung ersichtlich. Erfindungsgemäße Ausführungsformen können einzelne Merkmale oder eine Kombination mehrerer Merkmale erfüllen.Further features of the invention will become apparent from the description of embodiments according to the invention together with the claims and the accompanying drawings. Embodiments according to the invention can fulfill individual features or a combination of several features.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend ohne Beschränkung des allgemeinen Erfindungsgedankens anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung beschrieben, wobei bezüglich aller im Text nicht näher erläuterten erfindungsgemäßen Einzelheiten ausdrücklich auf die Zeichnung verwiesen wird. Es zeigt:

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schematisch eine Filteransetzmaschine zum Herstellen von Filterzigaretten in einer Vorderansicht.
The invention is described below without limiting the general inventive concept using exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawing, whereby express reference is made to the drawing for all details of the invention not explained in more detail in the text. It shows:
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schematically a filter attachment machine for producing filter cigarettes in a front view.

In Fig. 1 ist eine Filteransetzmaschine F in einer Vorderansicht ausschnittsweise dargestellt, wobei die Filteransetzmaschine F über eine Trommelanordnung zur Zuführung von Tabakstöcken von einer hier nicht eingezeichneten Zigarettenstrangmaschine Tabakstöcke doppelter Gebrauchslänge empfängt.In Fig.1 a filter attachment machine F is shown in a partial front view, wherein the filter attachment machine F receives tobacco rods of double usable length from a cigarette rod machine (not shown here) via a drum arrangement for feeding tobacco rods.

Die Trommelanordnung der Tabakstockzuführeinrichtung weist mehrere Fördertrommeln 118, 119, 120 auf. Nach der Übergabe der doppelt langen Tabakstöcke von der Zigarettenstrangmaschine an eine Übernahmetrommel 118 werden die doppelt langen Tabakstöcke queraxial gefördert und an eine Schneidtrommel 119 übergeben, auf die die doppelt langen Tabakstöcke mittels eines an der Schneidtrommel 119 angeordneten Schneidmessers in einfach lange Tabakstöcke geschnitten werden.The drum arrangement of the tobacco rod feed device has several conveyor drums 118, 119, 120. After the double-length tobacco rods are transferred from the cigarette rod machine to a transfer drum 118, the double-length tobacco rods are conveyed transversely axially and transferred to a cutting drum 119, on which the double-length tobacco rods are cut into single-length tobacco rods by means of a cutting knife arranged on the cutting drum 119.

Von der Schneidtrommel 119 werden die Tabakstöcke einfacher Gebrauchslänge an eine Spreiztrommel 120 übergeben, auf der die geschnittenen Tabakstockpaare längsaxial voneinander beabstandet bzw. gespreizt werden. Anschließend werden die längsaxial beabstandeten Tabakstockpaare zu einer Zusammenstelltrommel 121 transportiert. Auf ihrem Weg zu der Zusammenstelltrommel 121 werden die Tabakstöcke doppelter Gebrauchslänge geschnitten und längsaxial gespreizt.From the cutting drum 119, the tobacco rods of simple usable length are transferred to a spreading drum 120, on which the cut tobacco rod pairs are spaced apart longitudinally or spread. The pairs of tobacco rods spaced apart along the longitudinal axis are then transported to an assembly drum 121. On their way to the assembly drum 121, the tobacco rods of double their useful length are cut and spread along the longitudinal axis.

Auf der Zusammenstelltrommel 121 werden doppelt lange Filterstopfen über eine weitere Trommelanordnung einer Filterzuführeinrichtung gefördert, die jeweils zwischen zwei längsaxial beabstandete Tabakstöcke eingefügt werden. Hierdurch wird auf der Zusammenstelltrommel 121 eine Folge von queraxial hintereinander angeordneten Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen gebildet.On the assembly drum 121, double-length filter plugs are conveyed via a further drum arrangement of a filter feed device, each of which is inserted between two tobacco rods spaced apart along the longitudinal axis. This forms a sequence of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups arranged one behind the other along the transverse axis on the assembly drum 121.

Um die doppelt langen Filterstopfen zwischen die längsaxial beabstandeten Tabakstockpaare auf der Zusammenstelltrommel 121 einzulegen bzw. anzuordnen, verfügt die Trommelanordnung der Filterzuführeinrichtung über eine Entnahmetrommel 114, mittels der Filterstäbe aus einem (hier nicht dargestellten) Filterstabmagazin entnommen werden und unter Verwendung von an oder im Bereich der Entnahmetrommel 114 angeordneten, hier nicht dargestellten Schneidmessern in Filterstopfen doppelter Länge geschnitten werden. Anschließend werden die Filterstopfen doppelter Länge an eine Staffeltrommel 115 und eine nachfolgende Schiebetrommel 116 übergeben. Die gestaffelten Filterstopfen doppelter Länge werden anschließend von der Schiebetrommel 116 an eine nachfolgende Einlegetrommel 117, die auch als Beschleunigertrommel ausgebildet sein kann, übergeben und queraxial zu der Zusammenstelltrommel 121 gefördert, so dass auf der Zusammenstelltrommel 121 Artikelgruppen aus Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen gebildet werden.In order to insert or arrange the double-length filter plugs between the longitudinally axially spaced tobacco rod pairs on the assembly drum 121, the drum arrangement of the filter feed device has a removal drum 114, by means of which filter rods are removed from a filter rod magazine (not shown here) and cut into filter plugs of double length using cutting knives arranged on or in the area of the removal drum 114, not shown here. The double-length filter plugs are then transferred to a staggering drum 115 and a subsequent sliding drum 116. The staggered double-length filter plugs are then transferred from the sliding drum 116 to a subsequent insertion drum 117, which can also be designed as an accelerator drum, and conveyed transversely axially to the assembly drum 121, so that article groups made up of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups are formed on the assembly drum 121.

Die zusammengestellten Artikelgruppen aus Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen werden als stabförmige Artikel doppelter Länge von der Zusammenstelltrommel 121 an eine nachfolgende Fördertrommel 122 übergeben. Gleichzeitig werden von einem Belagapparat 110 einer Belagpapierzufuhreinrichtung Belagpapierblättchen den zusammengestellten Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen synchron zugeführt. Hierbei wird ein beleimter und geförderter Belagpapierstreifen 111 im Belegapparat 110 auf einer Schneidtrommel 112 von den Messern einer Messertrommel 113 in Belagblättchen bzw. Verbindungsblättchen geschnitten. Die geschnittenen Verbindungsblättchen werden jeweils an die Artikelgruppe bzw. stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge auf der Fördertrommel 122 übergeben bzw. angeheftet.The assembled article groups of tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups are transferred as rod-shaped articles of double length from the assembly drum 121 to a subsequent conveyor drum 122. At the same time, a covering device 110 of a covering paper feed device synchronously feeds covering paper sheets to the assembled tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups. In this process, a glued and conveyed covering paper strip 111 in the covering device 110 is cut into covering sheets or connecting sheets by the knives of a knife drum 113 on a cutting drum 112. The cut connecting sheets are each transferred or attached to the article group or rod-shaped article of double length on the conveyor drum 122.

Nach dem Anheften der geschnittenen und der einzelnen Verbindungsblättchen an jeweils eine Artikelgruppe werden die Artikelgruppen weiter zu einer Rolltrommel 126 und einer Rolleinrichtung 127 transportiert, mittels der die Verbindungsblättchen vollständig um die stabförmigen Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen herumgewickelt werden. Die Rolleinrichtung 127 besteht in einer Ausgestaltung aus einem Stegrad, einer Rollhand mit einer Rollfläche und ausgangsseitig einer Rollwalze, wobei die Rollfläche und die Rolltrommel 126 einen Rollkanal bilden, in dem die Artikelgruppen mit den Verbindungsblättchen umwickelt werden, wodurch doppelt lange Filterzigaretten gebildet werden. Die doppelt langen Filterzigaretten bzw. stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge werden nachfolgend an eine Fördertrommel 128 übergeben.After the cut and individual connecting sheets have been attached to each article group, the article groups are transported to a rolling drum 126 and a rolling device 127, by means of which the connecting sheets are completely wound around the rod-shaped tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups. The rolling device 127 consists in one embodiment of a web wheel, a rolling hand with a rolling surface and a rolling roller on the output side, the rolling surface and the rolling drum 126 forming a rolling channel in which the article groups are wound with the connecting sheets, thereby forming double-length filter cigarettes. The double-length filter cigarettes or rod-shaped articles of double length are then transferred to a conveyor drum 128.

Auf ihrem Förderweg werden die gebildeten umhüllten stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge von der Fördertrommel 128 zunächst an eine an der Fördertrommel 128 angeordnete weitere Fördertrommel 123 übergeben, so dass die stabförmigen Artikel doppelter Länge auf der Fördertrommel 123 zu einer Lasereinrichtung 223 gefördert werden, so dass mittels der Lasereinrichtung 223 ein erstes Perforationsmuster in die Umhüllung der stabförmigen Artikel eingebracht wird. Anschließend werden nach der Perforation der stabförmigen Artikel diese von der Fördertrommel 123 zurück zur Fördertrommel 128 geführt und an diese abgegeben, so dass nach der Abgabe der stabförmigen Artikel mit dem ersten Perforationsmuster die stabförmigen Artikel zu einer zweiten an der Fördertrommel 128 angeordneten Fördertrommel 124 gefördert werden und an diese übergeben werden. Die von der Fördertrommel 124 aufgenommenen Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen mit dem ersten Perforationsmuster werden auf der Fördertrommel 124 zu einer zweiten als Perforationseinrichtung ausgebildeten Lasereinrichtung 224 geführt bzw. gefördert, so dass mittels der Lasereinrichtung 224 ein zweites Perforationsmuster in die Umhüllung der stabförmigen Artikel eingebracht wird. Anschließend werden die mit zwei Perforationsmustern versehenen stabförmigen Artikel von der Fördertrommel 124 zurück zur Fördertrommel 128 gefördert und an diese abgegeben.On their conveying path, the formed, wrapped rod-shaped articles of double length are first transferred from the conveyor drum 128 to a further conveyor drum 123 arranged on the conveyor drum 128, so that the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on the conveyor drum 123 to a laser device 223, so that a first perforation pattern is introduced into the wrapping of the rod-shaped articles by means of the laser device 223. Then, after the rod-shaped articles have been perforated, they are guided back from the conveyor drum 123 to the conveyor drum 128 and delivered to it, so that after the rod-shaped articles with the first perforation pattern have been delivered, the rod-shaped articles are conveyed to a second conveyor drum 124 arranged on the conveyor drum 128 and delivered to it. The tobacco rod-filter plug-tobacco rod groups with the first perforation pattern picked up by the conveyor drum 124 are guided or conveyed on the conveyor drum 124 to a second laser device 224 designed as a perforation device, so that a second perforation pattern is introduced into the casing of the rod-shaped articles by means of the laser device 224. The rod-shaped articles provided with two perforation patterns are then conveyed from the conveyor drum 124 back to the conveyor drum 128 and delivered to it.

Die doppelt langen Filterzigaretten mit zwei Perforationsmustern werden nachfolgend an eine als Schneidtrommel ausgebildete Fördertrommel 129 übergeben und für den weiteren Bearbeitungsprozess an der Filteransetzmaschine F bereitgestellt. Benachbart zu der Schneidtrommel 129 ist ein Schneidmesser 132 angeordnet, welches aus den doppelt langen Filterzigaretten durch einen mittigen Trennschnitt Filterzigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge, d.h. stabförmige Artikel einfacher Länge, herstellt.The double-length filter cigarettes with two perforation patterns are then transferred to a conveyor drum 129 designed as a cutting drum and made available for further processing on the filter attachment machine F. A cutting knife 132 is arranged adjacent to the cutting drum 129, which produces filter cigarettes of a single usable length, i.e. rod-shaped articles of a single length, from the double-length filter cigarettes by means of a central separating cut.

Von der Fördertrommel 129 werden die beiden gebildeten Reihen mit queraxial hintereinander angeordneten Filterzigaretten einfacher Gebrauchslänge an eine Wendetrommel 133 mit einer an der Wendetrommel 133 angeordneten Wendeeinrichtung 134 übergeben, so dass bei Abgabe der von der Wendetrommel 133 an eine nachfolgende Fördertrommel 135 die Filterzigaretten in einer Reihe hintereinander queraxial angeordnet bzw. einbahnig gefördert werden.From the conveyor drum 129, the two rows formed with filter cigarettes of a single usable length arranged transversely one behind the other are transferred to a turning drum 133 with a turning device 134 arranged on the turning drum 133, so that when the filter cigarettes are delivered from the turning drum 133 to a subsequent conveyor drum 135, they are arranged transversely one behind the other in a row or are conveyed in a single lane.

Von der Fördertrommel 135 werden danach die hergestellten Filterzigaretten an eine als Lasermuldentrommel ausgebildete Fördertrommel 136 übergeben, so dass die Filterzigaretten bzw. stabförmigen Artikel einfacher Länge mittels einer an der Fördertrommel 136 angeordneten Lasereinrichtung 236 mit einem dritten Perforationsmuster auf der Umhüllung der Zigaretten versehen werden.The filter cigarettes produced are then transferred from the conveyor drum 135 to a conveyor drum 136 designed as a laser trough drum, so that the filter cigarettes or rod-shaped articles can be more easily Length can be provided with a third perforation pattern on the wrapper of the cigarettes by means of a laser device 236 arranged on the conveyor drum 136.

Anschließend werden die mit drei Perforationsmustern versehenen Filterzigaretten einfacher Länge an die nachfolgenden Fördertrommeln 137, 138 und 140 übergeben. Hierbei sind an den beiden Fördertrommeln 137, 138 jeweils Prüforgane 237, 238 angeordnet, um die Zigaretten beispielsweise einer Dichtigkeitsprüfung und/oder einer Kopfendenprüfung und/oder einer Ventilationsprüfung zu unterziehen. Darüber hinaus ist es möglich, dass mittels der Prüforgane 237, 238 eine optische Prüfung der Zigaretten auf den Trommeln durchgeführt wird.The single-length filter cigarettes, which have three perforation patterns, are then transferred to the following conveyor drums 137, 138 and 140. Testing devices 237, 238 are arranged on the two conveyor drums 137, 138 in order to subject the cigarettes to a leak test and/or a head end test and/or a ventilation test, for example. It is also possible for the testing devices 237, 238 to be used to visually inspect the cigarettes on the drums.

Im Rahmen der Erfindung ist weiterhin vorgesehen, dass zwischen der zweiten als Perforationseinrichtung ausgebildeten Lasereinrichtung 224 und der dritten Lasereinrichtung 236 ebenfalls eine Prüfeinrichtung für die stabförmigen Artikel vorgesehen ist.Within the scope of the invention, it is further provided that a testing device for the rod-shaped articles is also provided between the second laser device 224 designed as a perforation device and the third laser device 236.

Alle genannten Merkmale, auch die der Zeichnung allein zu entnehmenden sowie auch einzelne Merkmale, die in Kombination mit anderen Merkmalen offenbart sind, werden allein und in Kombination als erfindungswesentlich angesehen. Erfindungsgemäße Ausführungsformen können durch einzelne Merkmale oder eine Kombination mehrerer Merkmale erfüllt sein. Im Rahmen der Erfindung sind Merkmale, die mit "insbesondere" oder "vorzugsweise" gekennzeichnet sind, als fakultative Merkmale zu verstehen.All of the features mentioned, including those that can be taken from the drawing alone and also individual features that are disclosed in combination with other features, are considered essential to the invention alone and in combination. Embodiments according to the invention can be fulfilled by individual features or a combination of several features. Within the scope of the invention, features that are marked with "in particular" or "preferably" are to be understood as optional features.

BezugszeichenlisteList of reference symbols

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BelagapparatCoating apparatus
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BelagpapierstreifenWrapping paper strips
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SaugwalzeSuction roll
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MesserwalzeKnife roller
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EntnahmetrommelRemoval drum
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StaffeltrommelRelay drum
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SchiebetrommelSliding drum
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EinlegetrommelInsertion drum
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ÜbernahmetrommelTransfer drum
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SchneidtrommelCutting drum
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ZusammenstelltrommelAssembly drum
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FördertrommelConveyor drum
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SchneidmesserCutting blade
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LasereinrichtungLaser device
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Claims (14)

  1. A method for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, wherein rod-shaped articles are conveyed transversely to the axial direction by means of conveying devices (126, 128, 123, 124), in particular conveying drums, of a drum arrangement, wherein rod-shaped articles of double length are provided with a first perforation pattern by means of a first perforation unit (223), in another step the rod-shaped articles of double length are provided with a second perforation pattern by means of a second perforation unit (224) and in a subsequent step the rod-shaped articles of double length are cut into rod-shaped articles of single length and subsequently the rod-shaped articles of single length are provided with a third perforation pattern by means of a third perforation unit (236), wherein a rolling drum (126) comprising a rolling device (127) for wrapping each rod-shaped article of double length in a wrapping strip is arranged ahead of or upstream of the first perforation unit (223) relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
  2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, for the first perforation pattern, the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on a first conveying drum (123) to the first perforation unit (223) and, for the second perforation pattern, the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on an additional conveying drum (124) to the second perforation unit (224).
  3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rod-shaped articles of double length are conveyed on a common conveying drum (128) and, for the first perforation pattern, are passed from the common conveying drum (128) to a or the first conveying drum (123) and conveyed to the first perforation unit (223) by means of the first conveying drum (123), are subsequently conveyed back from the first conveying drum (123) to the common conveying drum and conveyed from the common conveying drum (128) after the first perforation to an or the additional conveying drum (124) for the second perforation, passed from the common conveying drum (128) to the additional conveying drum (124) and conveyed to the second perforation unit (224) by means of the additional conveying drum, and subsequently are conveyed back from the additional conveying drum (124) to the common conveying drum (128).
  4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that before conveyance of the rod-shaped articles of double length on the common conveying drum on an upstream conveying drum, in particular rolling drum, the rod-shaped articles of double length are wrapped in a wrapping strip.
  5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the rod-shaped articles of double length provided with two perforation patterns are cut into rod-shaped articles of single length in the conveying direction ahead of the third perforation unit (236), such that two substreams of rod-shaped articles of single length are produced, the two substreams of rod-shaped articles of single length subsequently being formed into a single conveying stream of rod-shaped articles of single length.
  6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the rod-shaped articles are inspected by means of an inspection unit between the second perforation unit (224) and the third perforation unit (236) relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, the rod-shaped articles of double length being inspected individually before formation of the substreams of rod-shaped articles of single length or the rod-shaped articles of single length being inspected individually after formation of a or the single conveying stream from two substreams of rod-shaped articles of single length.
  7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the rod-shaped articles of single length are inspected by means of an inspection unit (237, 238) downstream the third perforation unit (236) relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
  8. A machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular a filter assembling machine, for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter cigarettes or alternative smoking products, comprising a drum arrangement consisting of a plurality of conveying drums (126, 128, 123, 124) for conveying the rod-shaped articles transversely to the axial direction, wherein a first perforation unit (223) for perforating the the rod-shaped articles of double length with a first perforation pattern, a second perforation unit (224) for perforating the rod-shaped articles of double length with a second perforation pattern and a third perforation unit (236) for perforating the rod-shaped articles, in particular the rod-shaped articles of single length, with a third perforation pattern, are provided one after the other in the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles, wherein a rolling drum (126) comprising a rolling device (127) for wrapping each rod-shaped article of double length in a wrapping strip is arranged ahead of or upstream of the first perforation unit (223) relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
  9. The machine according to claim 8, characterized in that the drum arrangement has a common conveying drum (128), a first conveying drum (123) for transporting the rod-shaped articles of double length from the common conveying drum (128) to the first perforation unit (223) and back to the common conveying drum (128) being arranged on the common conveying drum (128) for the rod-shaped articles of double length and a second, additional conveying drum (124) for transporting the rod-shaped articles of double length from the common conveying drum (128) to the second perforation unit (224) and back to the common conveying drum (128) being arranged on the common conveying drum (128).
  10. The machine according to claim 9, characterized in that the rolling drum (126) comprising a rolling device (127) for wrapping each rod-shaped article of double length in a wrapping strip is arranged ahead of or upstream of the common conveying drum relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
  11. The machine according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that an inspection unit for inspecting the rod-shaped articles and/or a cutting assembly for cutting the rod-shaped articles of double length into rod-shaped articles of single length are provided between the second perforation unit (224) and the third perforation unit (236) relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
  12. The machine according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that an inspection unit (237, 238) for inspecting the rod-shaped articles of single length is provided downstream of the third perforation unit (236) relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
  13. The machine according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that at least one, in particular two, radiation sources, in particular laser radiation sources, are provided for each perforation unit (223, 224, 236).
  14. The machine according to any one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that a cutting drum (129) comprising a cutting assembly (132) for cutting the rod-shaped articles of double length into rod-shaped articles of single length and for forming two substreams of rod-shaped articles of single length and a turning device for forming a single conveying stream of rod-shaped articles of single length from the two formed substreams of rod-shaped articles of single length are provided between the common conveying drum (128) for the rod-shaped articles of double length and the third perforation unit (236) relative to the conveying direction of the rod-shaped articles.
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