KR20100098411A - Device for treating at least two filter strands - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for processing at least two filter tow strips (8a, 8b), wherein at least two filter tow conveyors, each of which is connected to a filter tow conveyor, at least one filter tow strip (8a, 8b). As a processing apparatus, it is provided with one feeding device 40 for supplying grain or powdery additives to the filter tow conveyor for administration to the filter tow strips 8a, 8b.
It is a feature of the present invention that the feeder 40 has at least two or more feeds 40a, at least one of which is attached to one filter tow conveyor 8a, respectively. In addition, it is characterized in that a metering device 50 is provided for metering the amount of the additive 70 supplied through the feeder 40 and for discharging it to the corresponding filter tow conveyor.

Description

DEVICE FOR TREATING AT LEAST TWO FILTER STRANDS}

The present invention relates to a cigarette manufacturing apparatus having at least two filter tow conveyors, and more particularly to an apparatus for processing two or more filter tow strips, wherein the additive is in the form of granules or powder in the filter tow conveyor. The invention relates to a filter tow strip processing device having a supply device for supplying a filter to the filter tow strip.

For example, an additive in the form of a grain or powder, such as activated carbon (also called charcoal), PE grains, softeners or other substances, may be added to the filter tow with the aid of a filter tow strip processing device. Addition to the strip completes the quality of the tobacco filter. Moreover, the meaning of "addition" of "additives" referred to herein includes taking one of the various materials mentioned above or mixing them.

The prior art relating to the invention is disclosed in principle in the document DE 10 2006 001 643 A1. In addition, the prior art documents WO 00/51451 A1 and European Patent EP 1 314 363 A1 describe a filter tow strip processing machine for one strip, in particular in the form of granules or powdered additives, for example activated carbon. A technique for adding to a filter tow strip is disclosed.

It is an object of the present invention to supply at least one or more additives into a filter tow strip in the manufacture of a double strip or multiple strand strip filter.

The object of the present invention is solved by a tobacco manufacturing apparatus equipped with at least two filter tow conveyors and processing at least two filter tow strips, wherein each additive is provided in the form of a grain or powder to be provided to each filter tow strip. A supply means for feeding the filter tow conveyor, the feeder comprising at least two supply sections, each supply being attached to each filter tow conveyor, and the supply being a respective supply It is solved by a device having a metering device that delivers the additives supplied to the filter tow conveyor to a fixed quantity.

The supply part constituting the supply apparatus of the filter tow conveyor according to the present invention is attached to the filter tow conveyor, so that at least one or more additives can be supplied to the filter tow strip in various modified embodiments. The present invention makes it possible to separately add at least one or more additives to one or more filter tow strips separately from one another. As a result, for example, providing additives of various kinds and various qualities to the feeder makes it possible to selectively select any one of the various additives to add via the feed of the filter tow conveyor.

Furthermore, the device according to the invention can allow a specific additive to be added to each filter tow strip by a predetermined quantity, and the metering device can be mounted on the filter tow conveyor according to the invention. As a result, the present invention allows the additive to be added to the filter tow strip in predetermined amounts. Preferred embodiments and technical features of the present invention are described in the claims.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the metering device comprises at least two dosing means, each dosing means being attached to each of the filter tow strips one by one. This embodiment can be modified to attach the dosing means to the dosing means to add additives individually, as well as to separate doses for each of the several strands of filter tow strips.

In a preferred embodiment according to the invention, the feeder provides a reservoir for providing at least one or more additives at intervals. In a more preferred embodiment, the supply provides at least one shift towards each metering device. Thereby, the two reservoirs can be filled with various additives that shift and reach the metering device, where the storage units release the additives to the filter tow conveyor in a specified amount and consequently to the filter tow strip.

The feed section is configured to reach the metering device by conveyor, and the reservoir can be filled with various additives, which are then transferred to the metering device to send the additives to the filter tow conveyor in a predefined amount, which in turn is supplied to the filter tow strip.

As another embodiment of the present invention, a metering device for supplying additives in a strip-shaped cross section over the filter tow strip may be configured, wherein the strip-shaped cross section is 90 ° or less with respect to the operation direction of the filter tow strip. It is preferably arranged at an angle of. As a preferred embodiment, it is preferred that the axis of rotation of the at least one dose means be arranged at an angle of no more than 90 ° with respect to the operating direction of the filter tow strip. In this regard, it can be seen that the angle may be greater than 90 ° with respect to the operating direction of the filter tow strip. This is because geometrically the same result is achieved whether acute angles are used as measurement variables or adjacent obtuse angles. In a preferred embodiment according to the invention, the additives can be uniformly distributed on the filter tow strip by installing the metering device or dose means obliquely inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the filter tow strip. This embodiment is particularly advantageous when using a dose means consisting of slot rollers, because the tilting process lengthens the length of the pouring out of the slot-shaped holes in relation to the strip direction.

Still another embodiment of the present invention is a first restoring means for steering at least two filter tow conveyors arranged to be basically superimposed on one another, and an arrangement which is essentially next to each other in a direction separate from each other. A deflector with a second restoring means for manipulating a furnace filter tow conveyor, wherein one of the first restoring means is attached to one filter tow conveyor and one of the second restoring means is attached to the other filter tow conveyor. do. Firstly, the first restoring means is arranged in an inclined state to each other. This oblique state may result in a continuous tensile stress over the entire width of the filter tow strip. The second restoring means when making another one are configured to concentrate on each other in the steered filter tow conveyor. As a result, the center line of the filter tow strip easily gathers and no tensile stress on one side appears. The filter tow conveyor then operates side by side with the metering device where the additive is dispensed to the filter tow strip.

1 is a perspective view showing a facility for manufacturing a cigarette filter according to the two-strand processing method.
2 is a side view of the facility shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the activated carbon grain loading device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross sectional view of an arrangement of two dose means with a corresponding drive motor used in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of one dose means used jointly in two strips in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a sectional view showing a part of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a sixth roller of the present invention;
10A to 10C are (a) a side view, (b) a front view, and (c) a plan view of a portion of an activated carbon grain loading device according to the present invention.
11A and 11B are plan views of a cross section of the filter tow strip, (a) a plan view of the dose means arranged at a right angle with respect to the strip direction, and (b) a slightly oblique arrangement.
12A and 12B are (a) a front view of a filter tow strip lying parallel to two adjacent dose means and dose means, and (b) adjacent dose means and dose means arranged obliquely in accordance with a ninth embodiment of the present invention. Front view of filter tow strips placed parallel to it.
13A-13C are (a) a side view of a portion of the activated carbon grain loading device in the first operating position, (b) a front view of a portion of the activated carbon grain loading device in the first operating position, and (c) the present invention. A side view of a portion of an activated carbon grain loading device in a second operating position according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.
14A and 14B show (a) a perspective view of the modular structure of the facility shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and (b) a conveyor according to an eleventh embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 15 is a sectional view showing a part of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 16 is a plan view showing a part of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 17 is a perspective view showing a part of the activated carbon grain loading device according to a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a perspective view showing a part of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention;
19 is a perspective view showing a part of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention;
20 is a perspective view showing a part of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a seventeenth embodiment of the present invention;
21A to 21C are (a) a front view, (b) a side view, and (c) a plan view showing a portion of an activated carbon grain loading device according to an eighteenth embodiment of the present invention.
22A to 22C are (a) a front view, (b) a side view, and (c) a plan view showing a portion of an activated carbon grain loading device according to a nineteenth embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 23 is a block diagram of an arrangement for circulating process air delivery according to a twentieth embodiment of the present invention.

In order to manufacture a filter toe strip in manufacturing a filter for a rod-like smoking product such as a cigarette, a functional element, a functional device, a device having a functional element, and the like provided by the present invention are referred to the accompanying drawings. And will be detailed. However, the functional elements, functional devices, devices with functional elements, and the like shown in the accompanying drawings show examples necessary for understanding the idea according to the present invention, but are not necessarily limited thereto. Other machine components and facilities in machine building, i.e., the details of machine making and fixings, storage and packaging, are not shown in the drawings for a better view of the whole. Embodiments to be described based on the accompanying drawings describe the components of a filter rod manufacturing facility in the manufacture of two strands of filter tow strips.

1 is a perspective view showing a facility for manufacturing a cigarette filter according to the two-strand treatment method, Figure 2 is a side view thereof. The facility according to the invention consists of three components, consisting of three components, one device, the device of reference 2 producing two filter tow strips at the same time, the device of 4 being activated carbon granules. In other words, carbon granules are introduced into a filter tow strip to be produced in the apparatus of reference 2, and the apparatus of 6 is a device for manufacturing a filter rod with a filter strip.

1 and 2, the apparatus for fabricating at least two filter tow strips, denoted by the reference 2 in this embodiment, consists of two process modules 12, which are viewed from the production process direction. Lies adjacent to each other.

Each process module 12 has a case 14 and an upper end of the case 14 with an inlet 16, through which the filter tow strips 8a, 8b enter. The filter tow strips 8a and 8b are removed from the filter toe balls not shown in the drawing before being inserted into the process module 12, arranged above the process module 12 and arranged at the top end of the pedestal not shown. It is headed toward the inlet 16 via the steered or tower supply pipe.

After entering through the inlet 16, the filter tow strips 8a, 8b are guided along the process module 12 of the tower conveyor, which is not shown in detail. In order to brake the vertical filter toe strips behind the inlet 16, each process module 12 presents one braking device 20. Although not shown in the figure, it includes a braking roller pair.

Along the brake device 20, the filter tow strips 8a, 8b of the process module 12 pass through various processing devices. The filter tow strips 8a, 8b first extend between the brake unit 20 and the roller pair 22, and the filter tow strips 8a, 8b are placed vertically with the roller pair 22 and another vertically paired roller. It moves through 24, and it moves through the section apparatus which extends the filter tow strips 8a and 8b.

The filter tow strips 8a, 8b coming vertically between the pair of rollers 24 located at the bottom pass through the treatment device 26, where a liquid treating agent is sprayed.

After exiting the processing apparatus 26, the filter tow strips 8a, 8b bypass the direction of the activated carbon grain feeder 4 via the deflection rollers 28 of the respective process modules 12. In the preferred embodiment of the invention described herein, two filter tow strips 8a, 8b are shown in FIGS. 1 and 8 while one filter tow strip 8a, 8b is molded in each process module 12. FIG. As can be seen in FIG. 2, the activated carbon grain feeder 4 is brought together. Here, the tow strips 8a and 8b are vertically separated by the lower deflection rollers 30a and 30b, and are moved to the upper deflection rollers. In FIG. 2, the first deflection of the upper to the first filter toe strip 8a is only shown in FIG. 2. The roller 32a can be observed. On the other hand, the second deflection roller 32b on the upper side, which is placed next to the first deflection roller 32a on the upper side, is for the second filter toe strip 8b and is not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Each of the upper deflection rollers is circularly formed in the horizontal direction to filter the tow strip, thereby bypassing the transport nozzle 34 connected to the insertion rod 36 that becomes the filter tow strip. It can be seen from Fig. 1 that the filter tow strips 8a, 8b emerge from the process module 12 of the apparatus of reference 2 and to the transport nozzle 34 at the outlet of the apparatus of reference 4 in the form of a flat strip. .

In the apparatus of 4, activated carbon grains are loaded into the filter tow strips 8a and 8b between the top deflection roller and the transport nozzle 34. Here, the supply device 40 has a reservoir 42 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which has an outlet (not shown) at the lower end of the reservoir 42, and is metered through the shift 44. It is connected to a metering device 50. The reservoir 42 is filled with activated carbon grains to be sent to the metering device 50 via a shift 44. The amount of activated carbon kernel received by the shift 44 through the metering device 50 is weighed and brought into the filter tow strips 8a and 8b in an appropriate metered form. In an embodiment of the present invention, since the shift 44 is connected to the lower end of the reservoir 42 and the metering device 50 is at the bottom of the shift 44, the activated carbon grains are removed from the reservoir 42 by gravity. It comes to the metering device 50 via the shift 44. In the above-described embodiment, since the filter tow strips 8a and 8b pass through the bottom of the metering device 50, an appropriate amount of activated carbon grains metered in the metering device 50 is carried into the filter toe strips 8a and 8b. This is also done by gravity, where activated carbon grains are sprayed onto the filter tow strips 8a, 8b in the metering device 50.

Insertion rods 36 operating in the next stage of the transport nozzle 34 are moved from the device of reference 4 to the device of reference 6 to produce one filter toe cub on the filter toe strips 8a and 8b. The filter toe strips are machined with the finished filter rod in the apparatus of reference 6.

1 and 2, the supply device 40 provides one reservoir 42 and one shift 44, while FIG. 3 shows the apparatus of reference 4 according to the first embodiment of the invention. A part of the device 4 is characterized by being separated into two feed parts 40a and 40b. Also, referring to the cross-sectional view of Fig. 3, a first filter tow strip 8a and a second filter tow strip 8b are shown arranged side by side. The first filter tow strip 8a moves along the first filter tow conveyor and the second filter tow strip 8b moves along the second filter tow conveyor. Two filter tow conveyors are omitted in the drawing. The first supply part 40a of the two supply parts 40a and 40b is attached to the 1st filter tow conveyor which moves the 1st filter tow strip 8a, and the 2nd supply part 40b is the 2nd filter tow strip 8b. Is attached to a second filter tow conveyor for moving.

Furthermore, as can be seen in FIG. 3, the first supply portion 40a is composed of a first reservoir 42a and a first shift 44a at the bottom, and the second supply portion 40b is composed of a second reservoir 42b and a lower portion. Is composed of a second shift 44b. Two reservoirs 42a and 42b are used to receive activated carbon grains, wherein each wall or reservoir 42a and 42b of the reservoirs 42a and 42b is disposed to avoid arching the activated carbon grains. It must be made to be shaken or positioned. The metering device 50 has rotatable metering rollers 52a, 52b which are arranged side by side in two same axes in the first embodiment according to FIG. 3, of which the first metering roller 52a has a first shift ( 44a) and the first filter tow strip 8a, and the second metering roller 52b is arranged between the second shift 44b and the second filter tow strip 8b. The common axis of rotation 53 of the metering rollers 52a and 52b extends and lies parallel to the flat, with two filter tow strips 8a and 8b at the bottom of the two metering rollers 52a and 52b. . Shifts 44a and 44b are arranged at the top of the metering rollers 52a and 52b, and their outlets are arranged just above the perimeter of the metering rollers 52a and 52b, as can be seen in FIG. In contrast, the two filter tow strips 8a, 8b move under the metering rollers 52a, 52b in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation 53, the observer of Fig. 3, wherein the filter tow strips 8a, 8b and The distance between the circumferences of the measuring rollers 52a and 52b is relatively small.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the metering rollers 52a and 52b may be composed of so-called slot rollers, in which slot-shaped nails are distributed around the nails in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation 53. They are placed side by side and are placed side by side in a circle. Fig. 3 depicts this slot-shaped nail 54 as an example in the drawing.

In this embodiment, two reservoirs 42a, 42b arranged together in a parallel direction arrive at shifts 44a, 44b in which the activated carbon grain is placed downwards by the force of gravity. The two reservoirs 42a and 42b can be filled with various activated carbon grains as needed. The slotted nails 54 are filled as activated carbon grains fall around the metering rollers 52a and 52b at the inlets at the lower ends of the shifts 44a and 44b. The metering rollers 52a, 52b then rotate to bring the activated carbon grains into the filter tow strips 8a, 8b by a predetermined amount, where the activated carbon grains fall from the slotted nails 54 and the filter tow. It is to be sprayed onto the strips 8a and 8b.

In the case of this embodiment, since the two metering rollers 52a and 52b are arranged side by side at a narrow interval, the separating plate 56 is disposed between the two metering rollers 52a and 52b. This separating plate 56 extends slightly at right angles to the rotation shaft 53, and serves to separate the two metering rollers 52a, 52b from each other spatially. In this way the transfer of activated carbon grains from one dose means to another is prevented.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 shows that two strip machines can support two carbon strips to support activated carbon grains. As a result, quantifiable additives can be applied in various ways to each strip.

Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, each of the metering rollers 52a and 52b is driven by separate motors 58a and 58b, respectively. This allows the rotational speeds for each of the metering rollers 52a and 52b to be individually adjusted, so that various dosages and thus various loads of the respective filter tow strips 8a and 8b can be realized.

In order to adjust the amount of activated carbon grains, a regulator (not shown) for manipulating the actuators 58a and 58b is required. The operation of this control device can minimize the variation in the weight of the filter tow strips in the process. This is because it is not desirable to have a large variation in the amount of activated carbon grains supplied in order to be consistent with a filter that must be manufactured at constant weight. The amount of activated carbon grains supplied is then controlled by a preferentially configured sensor so that the electrical conductivity of the additive can be measured by operating optically, infraredly, or using microwaves. As the drive motors 58a and 58b of the metering rollers 52a and 52b are appropriately controlled by the adjusting device, the amount of dose which fluctuates at the time of weight variation is adjusted at the rotational speeds of the metering rollers 52a and 52b.

Fig. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is distinguished from an additional locking device 60 from the first embodiment according to Fig. 3. Through this locking device 60, the activated carbon grain supply is prevented from being supplied to the metering rollers 52a and 52b at the respective shifts 44a and 44b, if necessary, so that the activated carbon grain supply is supplied to the filter tow strips 8a and 8b. ), Which makes it possible to produce so-called white filter rods.

In the above-described embodiment according to FIGS. 3 and 4, each one supply represents only one reservoir associated with a shift, while FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment, where the supply portion 40a is a number of reservoirs placed side by side. Dogs 42aa, 42ab, 42ac are provided, with the respective shifts 44aa, 44ab, 44ac connected to the bottom. Shifts 44aa, 44ab, 44ac are connected to a common metering roller 52a. There is another mixing chamber 62 between the metering roller 52a and the corresponding filter tow path leading to the filter tow strip 8a. Description of the same configuration details as the above-described embodiment is the same as the description of FIG. In the case of the embodiment shown in Fig. 6, different kinds of activated carbon grains can be loaded into the common metering roller 52a through several feed strips. Prior to discharge to the filter tow strip 8a, the activated carbon grains are mixed in the mixing chamber 62. However, another method that can be considered in accordance with the spirit of the present invention is a method of spraying activated carbon grains directly on the filter toe strip 8a directly from the common metering roller 52a instead of using the mixing chamber 62. The conversion according to the present embodiment enables a fast kind of conversion or individual material mixing.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment distinguished from the embodiment of FIG. 6 in that one separate metering roller 52aa, 52ab, 52ac is considered instead of the common metering roller. The metering roller according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is attached to one of the shifts 44aa, 44ab, 44ac, respectively. On the other hand, it is distinguished from the embodiment of FIG. 6 in that a feedback device 64 is directed from the filter tow conveyor leading to the filter tow strip 8a to the reservoir. The feedback device 64 can be realized, in particular, with a rubber hose or pipe, and is operated at high pressure, especially in the suction operator.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, different kinds of activated carbon grains can be supplied through several supply rails, and through three supply rails in the figure of FIG. In this case, various modifications of the mixture of activated carbon grains can be performed by individually changing, adjusting or setting the rotation speed differently for each of the metering rollers 52aa, 52ab, 52ac. Through the feedback device 64 according to the invention, an excessive amount of activated carbon grains can be returned to the filter tow strip 8a and stored in a specific reservoir. In such a case, the activated carbon grains are returned to the reservoir 42ac along the right path of FIG. 7, and in this embodiment, the activated carbon grains are fed back, in which only the right reservoir 42ac is fed back.

It should be noted here that in order to more fully implement the spirit of the present invention, since the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 include only one supply, only one filter tow conveyor is applied. Filter tow strips only.

So far, when implementing the embodiment described with reference to Figures 3 to 7, each filter tow conveyor has been described as each independently attached to the metering roller, as another method, one metering roller for several filter tow conveyor It is possible to use and as a result the manner in which one metering roller is prepared for several filter tow strips can be applied. This embodiment is shown in FIG. 8, which describes the fifth embodiment, showing a state in which two filter tow strips 8a, 8b are attached to the whole metering roller 52. As shown in FIG. As a result, in the present embodiment, the two filter tow strips 8a and 8b are filled with activated carbon grains in the same amount through the whole metering roller 52. The second measuring roller corresponds to the second device.

9 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The sixth embodiment of the present invention differs from the second embodiment of FIG. 5 in that a metering slide 66 is installed at the exit of each shift 44a, 44b instead of the closing mechanism. In addition to opening and closing parts, each possible position can be taken between both ends. The metering slide 66 is located here so as to be able to move inside the conveyor path and the activated carbon grain mass flow. At this time, the metering slide can move in a straight line and can also be advanced by shaking. In some cases, the movement of the metering slide 66, which consists of plank-shaped elements, is primarily controlled by an apparatus not shown in the figures (previously called an adjusting device). Partial opening and closing of the metering slide 66 allows the amount of passage of the activated carbon kernel to be suitably fitted to the metering rollers 52a and 52b via the shifts 44a and 44b. As a result, the metering roller of the metering device 50 is applied in addition to the metering slide 66 in this embodiment. However, in this embodiment, the rotational speeds of the two metering rollers 52a and 52b may be maintained continuously so that metering is achieved only by the metering slide 66.

10A to 10C show deflection rollers 32a and 32b constituting the apparatus indicated by reference numeral 4, according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. A feature of the seventh embodiment of the present invention is that the filter tow strips 8a, 8b can be turned so as to be positioned slightly horizontally through the two deflection rollers 32a, 32b in the vertical direction and at the same time superimposed. As a point, it can be understood particularly with reference to Fig. 10A. After turning in this way, activated carbon grains are supplied to the deflection rollers 32a and 32b in the vertical direction. Activated carbon grains are then sprayed from metering rollers 52a and 52b through sprinkling shifts 68a and 68b and transferred to filter tow strips 8a and 8b. Here the two filter tow strips 8a, 8b can be moved along the filter tow conveyor while keeping a distance A by the central axis. This embodiment is much more economical than advancing the filter tow strips running side by side.

Usually the axis of rotation of the metering roller is tilted slightly to the right in the longitudinal direction or in the direction of motion of the filter tow strip. This can be seen in the embodiment of the first metering roller 52a attached to the first filter tow strip 8a in FIG. 11A. As long as the metering roller consists of a slot roller, this is the case in FIGS. 11A and 11B where the activated carbon grains are received and moved by slotted nails and the activated carbon grains 70 are discharged in the correct amount to the filter tow strip. This shows a cross section in the form of a strip which is spaced from each other and moved slightly perpendicular to the direction of operation of the filter tow strip 8a. The pouring of the nails of the metering roller 52a by the angle change between the rotation axis 53 of the metering roller 52a and the operating direction of the filter tow strip 8a leads to the length of the strip direction. The result is an equal distribution of the activated carbon grains. This is achieved by tilting the metering roller 52a and the filter tow strip 8a at an angle to each other, as shown in Fig. 11B showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11A is a plan view of one rail, and Fig. 12A is a front view of two rails of the same arrangement, in which the metering rollers 52a, 52b with the common axis of rotation 53 are filter tow strips 8a, 8b. Not only are they perpendicular to the longitudinal or operating direction of ss, but also oriented parallel to the ground at the same time, and these two filter tow strips 8a, 8b are placed under the metering rollers 52a, 52b.

One more conceivable embodiment, in addition to the installation method shown in Fig. 12A, is that the filter tow strips 8a and 8b, which move side by side in the supply region of the activated carbon grains, are inclined to one another, so that two filter tow strips 8a are provided. , 8b) allow the surfaces receiving the activated carbon grains from the metering rollers 52a and 52b to face each other. This arrangement shows the ninth embodiment of the present invention as Fig. 12B. The distance between the filter tow strips 8a and 8b and the central axis is reduced by biasing the filter tow strips to one side, and the intervals Ba and Bb are shown in FIG.

By such a configuration, the filter tow strips 8a and 8b or the top filter track coupling coming out of them can be adjusted to the track intervals of a desired value (for example, 38 mm) later. After the filter tow strips 8a and 8b are biased to one side, activated carbon grains come out of the metering rollers 52a and 52b and are sprayed onto the filter tow strips 8a and 8b.

It is possible to change the amount of additives in the manufacturing process by implementing a so-called swiveling gun method. That is, the so-called "white filtration state" which does not carry in activated carbon can be suitably selected from what is called "black filtration state" which carries in activated carbon, and it can also change to the value in between.

13A-13C show a tenth embodiment of a revolving cloth according to the present invention. 13A-13C depict a swivel cloth as a plate-like rotary body 74, which is simplified by providing a pair of plate shaped portions 74a and 74b, which are placed facing two right angles. In particular, as shown in Fig. 13B, it has an L-shaped cross section. The first plate-like member 74a is equipped with a component necessary for loading and unloading at least one additive to be provided to one filter tow strip. This transports the filter tow strip 8a to be processed into a reservoir 42a, a metering roller 52a installed below it, a spray shift 68a installed below the metering roller 52a and a transport nozzle 34a. In the direction perpendicular to the spreading shift 68a. Thus, the first plate member 74a constituting the plate rotating body 74 is used as a carrier for arranging the reservoir 42a, the metering roller 52a, the spray shift 68a, and the transport nozzle 34a. This can be seen with reference to Figs. 13A and 13B.

At this time, the first reservoir 42a, the metering roller 52a, and the spraying shift 68a are disposed so as to be vertically up and down in the positions shown in Figs. 13A and 13B in which the activated carbon grains are administered, so that the activated carbon grains are gravity-forced. In the reservoir 42a through the metering roller 52a to the sprinkling shift 68a, which is moved through the sprinkling shift 68a and sown over the filter tow strip.

In contrast, another transport nozzle 134a is attached to the second plate member 74b constituting the plate-shaped rotating body 74. Thus, the second plate-like member 74b constituting the plate-rotating member 74 becomes a single carrier for the other transport nozzle 134a, as shown in Figs. 13B and 13C.

The plate-shaped rotating body 74 is installed to pivot at an angle of about 90 degrees between the first rotational position and the second rotational position. The reservoir is handed over to the rotary joint 76, which is shown in the figure in FIG. 13B. The rotary joint 76 is placed in the connection region of the plate members 74a and 74b of the plate-like rotating body 74 facing at right angles, and the rotation axis moves parallel to the transport direction of the filter tow strip 8a. The result is a parallel movement with respect to the trajectory.

13A and 13B show a transport nozzle 34a in the filter tow conveyor to which the plate-shaped rotary body 74 in the first rotational position, the plate-shaped rotary body 74 in the spray shift 68a, and the filter tow strip 8a are directed. Shows. Activated carbon grains are administered in the first rotational position. Fig. 13A shows the filter tow strip 8a in the drawing, which exits the sparge shift 68a and is in the direction of the transport nozzle 34a with activated carbon grains. It is shown in black in Fig. 13A.

By rotating from the first rotational position to the second rotational position shown in FIG. 13C as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the arrangement of the spraying shift 68a and the transport nozzle 34a is rotated out of the filter tow conveyor, and instead Another transport nozzle 134a is rotated into the filter tow conveyor. It is not possible to administer activated carbon grains in the second rotational position according to FIG. 13C, and the filter tow strip 8a is unaffected and immediately moved to the transport nozzle 134a as shown in FIG. 13C.

Thus, the plate-shaped rotary body 74 has two designated rotational positions, that is, a first rotational position according to FIGS. 13A and 13B, and a second rotational position according to FIG. 13C. At this time, the spray shift 68a in the first rotational position and the transport nozzle 34a placed vertically rearward are arranged to be placed on the (fixed) filter tow conveyor, and in another second rotational position according to Fig. 13C. It is desirable to allow only 134a to be placed in the filter tow conveyor. A braking device is prepared for braking the plate-shaped rotating body 74 in the first and second rotational positions, and the braking device provides a clamp for engagement in each rotational position.

The tenth embodiment according to FIGS. 13A-13C allows a change between a so-called "black strip" administering activated carbon grains and a so-called "white strip" not administering activated carbon grains. In this regard, the embodiment shown in Figs. 13A to 13C is only one strip since it is considered only for one filter tow conveyor.

The change between the black strip and the white strip can be carried out by the apparatus of reference 4 described for example in FIGS. 1 and 2. In addition, the apparatus of 2 and the apparatus of 6 may be implemented as a module, and are easily interchangeable as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B showing the eleventh embodiment. While the overall basic framework for the entire machine or facility not depicted in the figures is maintained, the apparatus of reference 4 can be removed from such a basic framework and replaced with the carrier 77 shown in FIG. 14B.

FIG. 15 illustrating a twelfth embodiment of the present invention is distinguished from the embodiment shown in FIG. 9 in the following points. In other words, the dose metal sheet 78 is arranged between the metering rollers 52a and 52b and the filter tow conveyor guiding the two filter tow strips 8a and 8b instead of the metering slide arranged at the outlet of the reservoir. This affects the effective width of the activated carbon grain mass flow administered to and out of the respective metering rollers 52a, 52b and attached to the filter tow strips 8a, 8b and the amount of activated carbon grain 70 administered. . In the embodiment shown in Fig. 15, two dose metal sheets 78 are located in the center between two activated carbon grain streams, and thus between two strips, where the dose metal sheet 78 on the left is The activated carbon grain flow flowing in from the left side supply portion 40a is placed fluidly to move to the right activated carbon grain flow flowing in from the feed portion 40b on the right side of the dose metal sheet 78 on the right side. The movement of the two dose metal sheets 78 proceeds first of all independently of one another. There may be devices which drive independently of one another, and the drives are controlled independently of one another by means of the above-mentioned adjusting device. These drivers are not shown in FIG. The movement of these two dose metal sheets 78 occurs transversely with respect to the direction in which the grain population moves, which is shown by double bows in FIG. Here, the driver may be a linear driver. One can think of this association, for example, to unify two slightly bent dose metal sheets 78 into a corresponding linear motion. As a further embodiment, it is conceivable to place the two dose metal sheets 78 rotatable and hang them on the hinges, where the axis of rotation should move slightly perpendicular to the viewing plane of FIG. 15, in which case The drive device is preferably a rotation drive device. In this embodiment, the dose metal sheet 78 serves as a guide metal plate.

The excess of the activated carbon grains carried by the dose metal sheet 78 is returned to the reservoirs of the corresponding feed parts 40a and 40b, although not shown in FIG. 15, with the aid of the feedback line. The structure and function of the feedback device 64 may refer to the description of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. In contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 7, in the embodiment of FIG. 15 the feedback device 64 is considered for each strip, in which only one end of one side of the feedback device 64 is visible in FIG. . This presents the form of a bath open up to receive the grains received by each dose metal sheet 78.

Figure 16 shows a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the metering device 50 is another adjusting mechanism which selectively reduces the width of the filter tow strip 8a in addition to the metering roller 52a for the strip. 80 is presented. The adjusting mechanism 80 of FIG. 16 presents two moving plates, which lie on the side edges of the filter tow strip 8a and which can move transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the filter tow strip, a filter that is fully widened. The distance between the maximum spacing C _max , which is the full width of the tow strip 8a, and the minimum spacing C _min, where the effective width of the filter tow strip 8a is appropriately reduced, is shifted. In such an adjustment mechanism 80 there is not shown a driver controlled by the above-mentioned adjustment device. In this embodiment, preferably, the activated carbon grains are sprinkled by the metering roller 52a over the entire width in the same amount. The highest width, ie the highest width C _max , means maximum administration of the filter tow strip 8a activated carbon kernel 70. In contrast, by selectively narrowing the effective width of the filter tow strip 8a to the minimum interval C _min , the amount of activated carbon grains to be administered can be reduced. This allows the coordinating mechanism 80 to affect the amount of activated carbon kernel administered. At this time, if the activated carbon kernel is excessively administered, it is returned to the process. For example, the feedback device may be applied to the return line illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 15.

Fig. 17 shows a fourteenth embodiment of the strip, which is distinguished from the embodiment according to Fig. 9 in the following points. That is, the metering slide 66 is arranged on the moving filter tow strip 8a between the metering roller 52a and the corresponding filter tow conveyor, presenting a bath shape open upward toward the metering roller 52a. The difference is that it is connected to the feedback device 64. The metering slide 66 is movable transversely to the transverse and transverse directions of the filter tow strip 8a and transversely to the strip direction, as indicated by the double arrow X. Regarding the structure and function of the feedback device 64, reference may be made to the embodiments mentioned in Figs.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 17 the metering roller 52a continuously supports activated carbon grain flow. By changing the position of the metering slide 66, the amount of activated carbon grains 70 sprayed on the filter tow strip 8a is adjusted. The large amount of activated carbon grain portion received by the metering slide 66 can be returned to the process by being returned through the feedback device 64.

FIG. 18 shows a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention, which is distinguished from the third embodiment of FIG. 6 by the fact that there are separating walls 82 and 84 moving between the reservoirs 44aa, 44ab and 44ac. The wall is positioned so that it can be pushed transversely in the meridians and transport directions of the filter tow strip 8a and also transversely in the strip direction. A corresponding driver is required to move the separating walls 82 and 84 by pushing them, which are not shown in FIG. 18 and can be adjusted by the aforementioned adjusting device. This apparatus makes it possible to provide various kinds and qualities of one additive and can be supplied to the metering roller 52a at the same time.

Through adjustment of the adjustable separation walls 82, 84, the composition of the mixture can be changed by adjusting the width of each reservoir 44aa, 44ab, 44ac. The wider the reservoir, the higher the amount of additive supplied to the metering roller 52a and the filter tow strip 8a in the reservoir.

Fig. 19 shows the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention, unlike the sixth embodiment of Fig. 9, there is only one metering slide 66 without a metering roller and with the metering device 50 attached to the supply portion 40a. Regarding the arrangement and function of the metering slides, reference may be made to the sixth embodiment described in FIG. A shutoff device 86 is located at the lower end of the weighing slide 66 located at the outlet of the reservoir 44a, to which a weighing device 88 which first presents the weighing cell is connected. The blocking device 86 is bent obliquely downward and ends at the beginning of the swing groove 90. This swing groove 90 is bent downwardly obliquely in the direction of the filter tow conveyor leading the filter tow strip as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the metering of the activated carbon grains is done only with the aid of the metering slide 66. Out of the supplying pit 44a, activated carbon grains fall below the metering slide 66 and above the shutoff device 86. The exact weight of the activated carbon grains is then measured with the aid of the weighing device 88. After moving from the blocker 86 to the rocking groove 90, the activated carbon kernel 70 is identified in a continuous mass flow in the rocking groove 90 and administered to the filter tow strip 8a.

FIG. 20 shows a seventeenth embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the sixteenth embodiment of FIG. 19 in that a metering screw 92 is provided in place of the shutoff device and the balance device so that a specified amount of activated carbon grains are supplied. Are distinguished in that respect. This embodiment proceeds similarly to that described in the sixteenth embodiment shown in FIG. Thus, in the seventeenth embodiment, with the aid of the rocking groove 90, the activated carbon grains are transferred to a continuous mass flow and administered to the filter tow strip 8a.

19 and 20 include only supply 40a, whereby one filter tow conveyor is only for one strip.

21A-21C show the apparatus of reference 4 operating in the deflection rollers 30a, 30b, 32a, 32b area according to the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention. The characteristic feature of the present embodiment is that the filter tow strips 8a and 8b are positioned slightly horizontally, and at the same time, they are moved in the vertical direction through the two lower deflection rollers 30a and 30b, and are separated from each other at the same time. In the direction of In order to create a direction that is separated from each other in this way, the two lower deflection rollers 30a and 30b, which are arranged side by side in a slightly horizontal direction, are erected facing each other, as shown in FIG. 21A.

Here the oblique position of the rotation axis of the two lower deflection rollers 30a, 30b is defined by the two vertically aligned cross sections of the two filter tow strips 8a, 8b in a slightly side-by-side arrangement. The deflection rollers 32a, 32b end in a continuous manner, where the filter tow strips 8a, 8b move slightly horizontally but are controlled in parallel to each other and then the metering rollers 52a, 52b. Activated carbon grains are sprayed in the vertical direction from the bottom of). In particular, as shown in Figs. 21A and 21C, the upper deflection rollers 32a and 32b are also arranged to be biased to one side, that is, the lower deflection rollers 30a and 30b and the upper deflection rollers 32a and 32b. The oblique position of) causes the same tensile stress on the full width of the filter tow strips 8a, 8b. Also, the oblique positions of the deflection rollers 32a and 32b at both upper ends are selectable in such a way that the filter tow strips 8a and 8b are assembled through the upper deflection rollers 32a and 32b and then assembled again, in particular, FIG. As can be seen in 21c, there is no polarized tensile stress at this time. In this way further merging of the filter tow conveyor and the filter tow strips 8a, 8b is simplified.

Figures 22A-22C show a region like Figures 21A-21C showing a nineteenth embodiment of the apparatus of reference 4 in accordance with the present invention. Unlike the eighteenth embodiment according to Figs. 21A to 21C described above, this embodiment is distinguished in that the lower deflection rollers 30a and 30b lying in the horizontal direction are not placed at an angle but are placed next to each other. . Another difference from the eighteenth embodiment according to Figs. 21A to 21C is that the filter tow strips 8a and 8b are guided through the deflection rollers 30a and 30b at the bottom, and are arranged in a horizontal and overlapping manner. In this state, the filter tow strips 8a and 8b are rotated or twisted in the vertical axis in the vertical direction. Thereafter, the filter tow strips 8a and 8b are manipulated in a slightly horizontal direction and arranged side by side around the top deflection rollers 32a and 32b. In particular, as can be seen in Fig. 22A, the twist-to-rotation angle is about 90 degrees. As a result, the array of two side-by-side deflection rollers 32a and 32b is oriented slightly horizontally to the lower deflection rollers 30a and 30b. Similar to that proceeded in the eighteenth embodiment according to Figs. 21A to 21C, the deflection rollers 32a and 32b at the top of this embodiment are also slightly biased so that the filter tow strips 8a and 8b are shown in Fig. 22C. As shown in Figure 2, it gathers again, which prevents the occurrence of sudden one-sided tensile stress. In this embodiment, the deflection rollers 32a and 32b at the top are biased to one side so that almost the same tensile stress is applied to the entire width of the filter tow strips 8a and 8b. Furthermore, the oblique positions of the upper deflection rollers 32a and 32b thus simplify the continuous gathering of the filter tow strips 8a and 8b. In particular, as shown in the figure of FIG. 22B, the filter tow strip is guided through the deflection rollers 32a, 32b at the bottom of the metering device 50 and then moved past the metering device 50 and into activated carbon grains. It is charged and each enters the insertion bar. In this case, only one insertion rod 36a for the filter tow strip 8a is shown in FIG.

The present invention can minimize the air consumption of the device by supporting the process air to the circulation system. Fig. 23 shows a twentieth embodiment according to the present invention, wherein process air is sucked through the suction pipe 94 with the aid of the outlet blower 96 of the insertion rod 36a. Then, it is led to the transport nozzle 34a again through another connecting pipe 98 and flows into the filter tow strip 8a. Such a device not only reduces the device air consumption, but also prevents contamination of the surrounding air.

The aforementioned embodiments have been described in connection with the supply of activated carbon grains of the filter tow strip. However, the fundamental idea is that the above-mentioned embodiments should be used to import all kinds of additives in the form of grains or powders as a whole.

8a, 8b: filter tow strip
12: process module
14 case
16: entrance
20: braking device
22, 24: roller pair
26: processing device
28: deflection roller
34: transport nozzle
36: Insertion bar
40: feeder
40a, 40b: supply part
42: storage
44: shift
50: Weighing device
52a, 52b: Weighing Roller
53: rotation axis
56: separator
60: locking device
62: mixing chamber
64: feedback device
66: measuring slide
74: plate rotating body
76: rotating joint
77: conveying device
80: adjusting mechanism
82, 84: dividing wall
86: breaker
88: Scale device
90: rocking groove

Claims (70)

An apparatus for processing at least two filter tow strips 8a, 8b having at least two filter tow conveyors for the tobacco manufacturing industry, and carried by the filter tow conveyor,
A filter tow conveyor supply device 40 for supplying grain or powdery additives to the filter tow strips 8a and 8b, comprising at least two supply parts 40a and 40b, each filter tow conveyor A supply device 40 characterized in that it is attached corresponding to each supply part 40a;
Metering device 50 for measuring the amount of the additive 70 supplied through the supply device 40 and administering the additive 70 to the filter tow conveyor
Device comprising a. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the metering device (50) comprises at least two dose means (52a, 52b), each dose means corresponding to a respective filter tow conveyor. The metering device (50) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metering device (50) comprises a dose means (52), wherein the dose means (52) is commonly attached to at least two filter tow conveyors. Characterized in that the device. The device according to claim 2, wherein the device further comprises an adjusting device for adjusting the metering device. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said control device comprises a sensor, said sensor measuring the electrical conductivity of the additive using optical, infrared, or electromagnetic waves. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metering device (52) comprises at least one metering roller (52, 52a, 52b). 7. An apparatus according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 6, wherein said dose means comprise at least one metering roller (52; 52a, 52b). 8. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metering device (52) is installed to extend transversely over the at least two filter tow conveyors. 9. Apparatus according to any one of claims 4, 6, 7, and 8, further comprising a drive device for driving the metering rollers (52, 52a, 52b) and controlled by an adjusting device. 10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said drive device is comprised of at least two, each drive device driving each metering roller and separately adjusted by an adjusting device. Device according to one of the claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the metering roller (52, 52a, 52b) consists of a slot roller. 13. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the feed section has at least one reservoir (42a, 42b) for storing additives, respectively. 13. Apparatus according to claim 12, wherein at least two reservoirs (42aa, 42ab, 42ac) are attached to the filter tow conveyor. 14. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the feed section (40a, 40b) has at least one shift (44a, 44b) towards each metering device. 15. The device according to claim 14, wherein a shift (44a, 44b) towards the metering device is arranged at the outlet of the reservoir (42a, 42b). 16. The shift (44aa, 44ab, 44ac) according to any one of claims 14 and 15 has partition walls (82, 84) between two adjacent shifts, and the volume is moved by moving the partition walls. Device for changing. 17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the shifts 44aa, 44ab, 44ac are characterized by two adjacent shifts angled to each other, in particular lying side by side in a transverse direction with respect to the transport direction of the filter tow conveyor n. Device. 18. A device according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that the separating walls (82, 84) are positioned so as to move slightly transversely with respect to the transport direction of the filter tow conveyor. 19. A device according to any one of claims 14 to 18, characterized in that it comprises a locking device (60) for locking one shift (44a, 44b). 20. The device according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a release member (56) arranged between the top conveyors. 21. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the release member (56) is arranged between the dose means (52a, 52b). 22. The device according to any one of claims 20 or 21, wherein the release member (56) comprises a partition wall or a separator plate. 24. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least two or more feeds 42aa, 42ab, 42ac are attached to one filter tow conveyor, and the metering device 50 comprises at least two feeds 42aa, 42ab, 42ac) and between the filter tow conveyor and a mixing chamber 62 between the outlet of the metering device and the top conveyor. The outlet of the dose means 52a according to any one of claims 2 to 23, having a common dose means 52a between at least two supply portions 42aa, 42ab, 42ac and a filter tow conveyor. And a mixing chamber (62) between and the top conveyor. 26. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a feedback device (64) for returning excess additives from at least one or more filter tow conveyors to the supply (42ac). 27. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metering device comprises a metering slide (66) movable into one filter tow conveyor. 27. A method according to claim 25 or 26, characterized in that the metering slide 66 is connected to the feedback device 64 so that some of the additives collected in the metering slide 66 are returned via the feedback device 64. Device. 28. An apparatus according to any one of claims 2, 3, 26 and 27, characterized in that at least one of the dose means attaches at least one metering slide (66). 29. An apparatus according to any one of claims 26 to 28, characterized in that it is provided with an adjusting device such that the position of the metering slide (66) is adjusted. 30. The device according to any one of claims 6 to 29, wherein the metering rollers (52a, 52b) are rotatable at a constant speed. 31. A device according to any one of claims 12 and 26 to 30, characterized in that the metering slide is arranged on the outlet side of the reservoir. 32. An apparatus according to any one of claims 14 and 26 to 31, characterized in that the metering slide (66) is arranged to be movable into the shifts (44a, 44b). 33. The device according to claim 32, wherein the metering slides (66) are arranged in the shift (44a, 44b) exit direction. 34. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a deflection device (32) for guiding the path of movement of the filter tow strips configured to operate in overlap. 35. The deflection apparatus 32 according to claim 34, wherein the deflection device 32 presents at least one deflection roller. 36. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the overlapping cross sections of the tower path are displaced from one another. 37. The metering device 50 for supplying the additive 70 is configured in the filter tow strip 8a in a cross-section in the form of a strip, wherein the cross-sectional angle in the form of a strip is determined by the filter. Apparatus characterized in that they are arranged at an angle of less than 90 ° relative to the operating direction of the tow strip (8a). 38. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the axis of rotation of the metering roller (52a) is arranged at an angle of less than 90 ° relative to the operating direction of the filter tow strip (8a). 39. The cross section in the metering device 50 area is in the form of a strip, so that the filter tow strips 8a, 8b directed to the filter tow conveyor take the form of a strip, so that the metering device 50 is a filter tow strip. And the filter tow strips (8a, 8b) lie in a plane bent along the longitudinal axis to which the filter tow strips (8a, 8b) move opposite. 40. An apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 39, characterized in that the plane facing the axis of rotation (53) of the metering rollers (52a, 52b) is bent at an angle greater than 0 ° and smaller than 90 °. . 41. The cross section of any of claims 39 or 40, wherein the cross section inside the metering device 50 is such that the cross sections of the filter tow strips 8a, 8b are biased to one side on at least two or more side-by-side filter tow conveyors. Arranged together, the side receiving the additives of the metering device (50) is configured to face each other. 42. An apparatus according to any one of claims 37 to 41, comprising an adjusting device for selectively adjusting the relative direction between the filter tow conveyor cross section inside the metering device and the metering device (50). 43. Apparatus 74, 76 according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metering device 50 adjusts the metering device 50 between the working position at which the metering device releases the additive and the closed position at which the release of the additive is closed. Device).  The device according to claim 43, wherein the device between the working position and the closed position comprises a rotatable body (74b) configured to be rotatable with the metering device (50) arranged. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device is arranged as a replaceable module device between the filter tow strip making device 2 and the filter bar making device 6. . 46. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 45, wherein the metering device (50) is a dose means for adjusting the width to adjust the dose of the additive (70) supplied by the supply (40a, 40b) 78). 47. An apparatus according to any one of claims 25 or 46, wherein said dose means is connected with a feedback device (64). 48. An apparatus according to claim 46 or 47, wherein the dose means comprise a movable storage guide plate (78). 49. A device according to any one of claims 4 and 46 to 48, wherein the dose means (78) is adjustable from the adjusting device. 50. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the metering device (50) comprises an adjusting mechanism (80) for changing the width of the filter tow strip (8a). 51. A device according to any one of claims 4 to 50, wherein the adjustment mechanism (80) is adjustable by an adjustment device. 52. The adjusting mechanism according to any one of claims 50 or 51, wherein the adjusting mechanism presents a pair of guiding means (80) spaced horizontally from each other, the guiding means interposing the filter tow strip (8a). A device, characterized in that it is capable of receiving and moving from the inside of the facility to the side edge of the filter tow strip to form an angle and moving perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the filter tow strip (8a). 53. The device according to claim 52, wherein the guide means comprises a plate-like element (80) extending longitudinally of the filter tow strip (8a). 54. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metering device (50) comprises a rocking groove (90) going to a filter tow conveyor. 55. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the dose means comprises at least one oscillation groove (90). 56. The apparatus of any one of claims 4, 54 and 55, wherein the adjusting device comprises a weighing device 88 which measures and informs the weight of the additive 70, and according to the measured weight means 90) and the amount of additive 70 to be released. 57. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the metering device comprises at least one metering screw (92). 58. An apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 57, wherein at least one or more dose means comprises at least one metering screw (92). 59. An apparatus according to any one of claims 54, 57 and 58, characterized in that the swing groove (90) is arranged between the metering screw (92) and the filter tow conveyor. 60. The device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the device redirects at least two or more filter tow conveyors, one on top of the other, to one another in a branched arrangement. 30b) and a deflection device having second deflecting means 32a, 32b for displacing the filter tow conveyors in a branched arrangement to be placed next to each other adjacently; Wherein each means is attached corresponding to each of the filter tow conveyors, and each of the second biasing means is respectively attached to the filter tow conveyor. 61. The apparatus of claim 60, wherein the first biasing means (30a, 30b) are arranged such that one follows the other when viewed in the transport direction of the filter tow conveyor, and the second biasing means (32a, 32b) Device arranged side by side with the other. 62. An apparatus according to claim 61, wherein said first deflection means (30a, 30b) are installed such that one is inclined obliquely with respect to the other. 60. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least two filter tow conveyors, arranged on top of one another so as to overlap one another, are steered in a direction such that the spacing between the filter tow conveyors increases. A deflecting device having first deflecting means (30a, 30b) and guide means (32a, 32b) arranged in the direction of the rotational axis of the filter tow conveyor in order to change the direction so that the filter tow conveyors are placed next to each other in the transport direction. And each of said first biasing means is attached to a respective filter tow conveyor and said each guide means is attached to a respective filter tow conveyor. 66. An apparatus according to claim 63, wherein the first biasing means (30a, 30b) are arranged in parallel parallel to each other. The device according to claim 63, wherein the guide means is a second deflection means (32a, 32b). 66. An apparatus according to any one of claims 60 to 62, 65, characterized in that the second deflecting means (32a, 32b) diverge the filter tow conveyors which branch off from each other in a converging arrangement.  67. An apparatus according to claim 66, wherein said second biasing means (32a, 32b) are arranged to be inclined with each other. 67. An apparatus according to any one of claims 60 to 67, wherein said biasing means (30a, 30b, 32a, 32b) are rollers. 69. An apparatus according to any one of claims 62, 67 and 68 wherein the rotation axes of the rollers are inclined with each other. 69. The apparatus according to any one of claims 64 to 68, wherein the rollers as first deflecting means (30a, 30b) are parallel to one another in their axes of rotation.

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