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WO2002056714A1
WO2002056714A1 PCT/EP2002/000555 EP0200555W WO02056714A1 WO 2002056714 A1 WO2002056714 A1 WO 2002056714A1 EP 0200555 W EP0200555 W EP 0200555W WO 02056714 A1 WO02056714 A1 WO 02056714A1
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Heinrich W. Ruppert
Kim Tofini
Dennis Lillundal
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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
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A24C5/42—Pocket cigarette-fillers
    • 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
    • A24C5/02—Cigarette-filling machines

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  • the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the self-production of cigarettes and in particular for the self-production of a plurality of cigarettes at the same time .
  • Another method involves the filling of empty cigarette paper tubes with tobacco using various devices or apparatus, for example as described in DE 34 27 480.
  • These devices typically comprise an elongate pressing chamber which is defined by a semi-circular wall and an opposite semi-circular surface of a movable pressing member.
  • the pressing chamber is closed by the pressing member after having been charged substantially evenly with tobacco.
  • At one end of the pressing chamber is a funnel over the end of which an empty tubular cigarette wrapper is mounted.
  • a plunger is provided at the other end of the chamber by means of which the tobacco can be transferred from the pressing chamber into the cigarette wrapper.
  • Such devices are satisfactory in that they provide a . cigarette which is similar in many respects to a factory made cigarette. However, they are slow to use and the tobacco within the cigarette paper tube is often too loose, it not having been compacted sufficiently within the tube, in particular with the section near the filter tip.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for the self-production of cigarettes which overcomes the aforementioned disadvantages by enabling, if desired, several cigarettes to be manufactured simultaneously and by ensuring a greater compaction of tobacco in a cigarette paper tube than is usual using conventional methods and apparatus .
  • a method for the self-production of cigarettes using pre-fabricated cigarette paper tubes and loose fine-cut tobacco characterised in that the tobacco is located above an open end of an upright cigarette paper tube and shaken into the cigarette paper tube by the administration of a series of jolts or raps to the cigarette paper tube and to the tobacco.
  • the administration of the jolts or raps to the cigarette paper tube and the tobacco not only shakes the tobacco into the cigarette paper tube but also compacts it by knocking the tobacco down into the cigarette paper tube. This ensures that the tobacco is evenly distributed throughout the cigarette paper tube and reduces the likelihood of pockets which are substantially void of tobacco being formed.
  • the jolts or raps are administered to the cigarette paper tube in a direction substantially parallel to its longitudinal axis.
  • the tobacco is shaken into the cigarette paper tube by means of oscillating movements of both the tobacco and the cigarette paper tube.
  • the tobacco is placed loosely above each cigarette paper tube, which is orientated substantially vertically, and is shaken into and compacted in the cigarette paper tube by oscillating up and down movements relative to oscillating up and down movements of the cigarette paper tube.
  • the pre-fabricated cigarette paper tube comprises a filter tip at one end, the other end of the cigarette paper tube being the open end which is arranged to be uppermost during administration of the jolts or raps.
  • a plurality of cigarette paper tubes are filled at the same time as one another by being arranged into a bundle and simultaneously jolted or rapped.
  • the method comprises the additional step of sieving the tobacco to ensure an even distribution of same into the plurality of cigarette paper tubes.
  • the method comprises the provision of an independently movable means which is shaken together with the tobacco in order to shred and/or break up the tobacco to ensure that it falls evenly into each cigarette paper tube.
  • the method comprises the additional step of tamping down the tobacco at the upper open end of the cigarette paper tube after it has been filled so that no tobacco protrudes from the open end.
  • an apparatus for the self-production of cigarettes using pre-fabricated cigarette paper tubes and loose fine-cut tobacco characterised in that it comprises a receptacle for at least one cigarette paper tube, which receptacle is provided with means for supporting the cigarette paper tube over at least a portion of its length, a tobacco chamber located to one side of the receptacle such that it can be orientated above the receptacle when the apparatus is in use, and means enabling a series of jolts or raps to be administered to the receptacle.
  • the means enabling a series of jolts or raps to be administered to the receptacle comprises a flat base on a side opposite the tobacco chamber, thus enabling the bottom of the receptacle to be tapped against a flat substantially horizontal surface.
  • the means enabling a series of jolts or raps to be administered to the receptacle comprises a mechanism including a cam rotatably mounted below the receptacle so that it can be rotated to deliver the series of jolts or raps to a base of the receptacle.
  • the profile of the cam comprises a plurality of rounded corners between which are substantially planar sides. This enables a dead stroke' to be produced wherein the receptacle falls, thus jolting the receptacle.
  • the cam may comprise two, three or four rounded corners and may be manually, mechanically or electrically powered.
  • the means enabling a series of jolts or raps to be administered to the receptacle comprises an ultrasonic source.
  • the receptacle is detachably connected to a cup-shaped portion comprising the base to which the jolts or raps are administered and into which cup-shaped portion a lower part of a cigarette paper tube inserted into the receptacle protrudes to rest against a surface of the base .
  • At least one packing plate is provided which can be located within the cup-shaped portion to alter the depth of the cup to enable the base to support different lengths of cigarette paper tubes .
  • a plurality of packing plates of varying thickness may be provided.
  • cup-shaped packing of different lengths can be used for adaption to correspondingly different lengths of cigarette paper tubes.
  • a guide means is provided to guide the tobacco into the cigarette paper tube as the apparatus is shaken.
  • the receptacle comprises a block provided with at least one bore into which one end of a cigarette paper tube can be closely fitted to hold the cigarette paper tube upright within the receptacle.
  • the bore tapers along at least a part of its length to act as a guide for the tobacco.
  • the bore tapers along the whole of its length, the narrower end of the bore adjoining the tobacco chamber. This enables the cigarette paper tube to be gripped slightly by the bore.
  • a funnel is provided as a coaxial extension of the bore to act as a guide funneling tobacco from the tobacco chamber into a cigarette paper tube inserted into the bore .
  • the narrowest diameter of the funnel which directly adjoins the bore has a diameter less than that of the bore to define a shoulder against which a rim of a cigarette paper tube inserted into the bore can abut.
  • the block comprises a plurality of bores to enable a bundle of cigarettes to be produced simultaneously.
  • a sieve is provided in the tobacco chamber to break up the tobacco and to distribute it evenly as it is shaken.
  • the sieve preferably comprises a plate defining a plurality of holes which are aligned with the bores in the receptacle.
  • the sieve is located between 15 mm and 25 mm inclusive from the receptacle.
  • an independently movable means is provided within the tobacco chamber to break up and/or shred the tobacco as the tobacco is shaken during use.
  • the independently movable member comprises a flail having a core to which a plurality of tines are attached.
  • the core may be made of stone, metal, glass or a ceramic material and the tines may comprise projecting hooked wires.
  • a tamper is provided defining a ram with similar cross-sectional proportions to that of the cigarette paper tube in order that after the cigarette paper tube has been filled and before it is removed from the apparatus, the tobacco at the upper open end of the cigarette paper tube can be tamped down so that no tobacco protrudes from the open end.
  • the tamper comprises a conical projection which corresponds in size to the funnel and which has the cylindrical ram mounted on its projecting end.
  • the tamper comprises a plurality of rams arranged to correspond with the arrangement of the bores defined by the receptacle.
  • the tamper comprises a lid for the tobacco chamber to side of which at least one ram is attached.
  • knife means are provided to enable the tip of the open end of each filled cigarette paper tube to be trimmed off.
  • Prepackaged quantities of tobacco can also be used with the apparatus to produce a predetermined number of cigarettes in a single batch.
  • cigarette paper tubes of the same length but with different lengths of filter tip and tobacco containing volume can be used in accordance with the method in an apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention.
  • the provision of prepackaged quantities of tobacco for the production of a specified number of cigarettes from cigarette paper tubes of a particular configuration is especially helpful to the used to avoid the wastage of tobacco and facilitate use of the apparatus.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus for carrying out the method according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a manually powered embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a tamper for use with the apparatus shown in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view similar to the lower part of Fig. 2 showing a modification thereto;
  • Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating a mechanically driven version of an apparatus similar to that shown in Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective exploded view of an electrically powered embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 6 to a reduced scale and with an outer casing removed;
  • Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-section of the apparatus along the line VIII-VI11 in Fig. 7 but to an increased scale and with a lower housing removed and an upper casing pulled off;
  • Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the apparatus shown in Fig. 7 in the direction of arrow IX but to an increased scale and with a lower housing removed and an upper casing pulled off;
  • Fig. 10 is a sectional view of a modified portion of the apparatus shown in Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 11a is a side elevation of a cam as used in the apparatus shown in Fig. 9;
  • Figs, lib and lie are side elevations of two differently shaped cams respectively which can also be used in the apparatus as shown in Fig. ⁇ in place of the cam shown in Fig. 11a;
  • Fig. 12 is a graph showing the force applied to tobacco located within an apparatus according to the invention over time during use of the apparatus;
  • Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional view of a modified tobacco chamber and receptacle forming part of an apparatus similar to that shown in Fig. 8;
  • Fig. 14 is a side elevation of a flail for use in an apparatus according to the invention.
  • Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view, with parts broken away to reveal detail, showing a tamper in use in an apparatus similar to that shown in Figs. 6 to 10;
  • Fig. 16 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a lid for the apparatus shown in Figs. 6 to 10 modified to provide a tamper.
  • an apparatus 1 is used to shake loose, fine-cut tobacco into a pre-fabricated cigarette tube by the administration of a series of jolts or raps to the cigarette paper tube and to the tobacco.
  • Figs. 2, 3 and 4 which show components of a manually operated first embodiment of the apparatus 1, this method will now described.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises three interconnecting parts 2, 3 and 4.
  • the first part 2 comprises a receptacle in the form of a block which is provided with a cylindrical bore 5 that has a diameter commensurate with that of a conventional cigarette in order that a prefabricated cigarette paper tube 6 can be inserted therein with its open end 7 pushed into the bore 5 and its other end 8, which in this example is closed by a filter tip 9, protruding from the bore 5.
  • the apparatus shown in Fig. 2 only accommodates a single cigarette paper tube 6 but, as shown in Fig. 1, the apparatus 1 can be readily adapted to accommodate a plurality of paper tubes 6.
  • a funnel 10 Adjoined to and comprising a coaxial extension to the cylindrical bore 5 is a funnel 10 which opens out at its upper end, as shown in Fig. 2, into a chamber 11 for holding fine-cut loose tobacco. It can be seen that the narrowest diameter of the funnel 10 which directly adjoins the bore 5 has a diameter slightly less than that of the bore 5 to define a shoulder 12 against which the rim of the open end 7 of the cigarette paper tube 6 can abut. This ensures that tobacco shaken down the funnel 10 from the chamber 11 and into the cigarette paper tube 6 is guided directly into the cigarette paper tube 6 and not caught up on the cigarette paper tube's rim. Also, the shoulder 12 protects the rim of the cigarette paper tube 6 from being damaged during use of the apparatus.
  • the bore 5 can be made to taper along a part of its length in a direction towards the chamber 11.
  • This shape of bore 5 enables cigarette paper tubes of different diameters to be inserted into the bore 5 and be gripped slightly around their upper ends to prevent relative movement during use of the apparatus .
  • a shoulder 12 is still provided along with a short funnel 10 to ensure that no tobacco falls between the paper tube 6 and the walls of the bore 5.
  • the second part 3 of the apparatus 1 which comprises a tubular or cup-shaped portion that covers the protruding end 8 of a cigarette paper tube inserted into the bore 5 and that comprises the third part of the apparatus 1, namely the lid 4.
  • the part 3 comprises a tubular portion which is closed by a lid or cap 4.
  • the lid 4 may also be screw- or push- fitted to the tubular portion 3 so that the protruding end 8 of the cigarette paper tube can be completely enclosed.
  • the height of the interior of the chamber defined by the portion 3 and the closed lid 4 is made so that the protruding end 8 of the cigarette paper tube 6 just rests against the inside of the lid 4.
  • the lid 4 closes the end of the cigarette paper tube 6 to prevent tobacco from being shaken out of the bottom of the cigarette paper tube 6 during use.
  • packing plates of varying thickness can be provided to sit against the inside of the lid 4 to pack any gap between the base of the filter tip 9 and the lid 4.
  • a set of tubular portions 3 of varying depth could be provided.
  • the apparatus 1 is then orientated so that the lid 4 faces downwardly and the chamber 11 faces upwardly.
  • the funnel 10 and the chamber 11 are then filled with loose fine- cut tobacco 13 and the apparatus 1 is shaken by the administration of a series of jolts or raps to the lid 4.
  • These jolts or raps are most conveniently administered to the lid 4 and thereby to the apparatus 1 as a whole by tapping or knocking the lid 4 against a table top or other horizontal surface 14.
  • the user could hold the apparatus 1 in one hand and rap the lid 4, for example with the knuckles of his other hand or with an implement such as a hammer.
  • These jolts or raps have the effect of shaking the tobacco 13 down the funnel 10 and into the tube 6.
  • a second lid (not shown) may also provided for the top of the apparatus 1 to cover the open top of the chamber 11.
  • the receptacle 2 may be provided with a plurality of bores 5 and adjoining funnels 10 which all communicate with a common tobacco chamber 11. Such an arrangement enables a bundle of cigarettes to be prepared simultaneously.
  • a tamper 15, as shown in Fig. 3, can then be used to tamp down the tobacco 13 at the upper open end 7 of the cigarette paper tube 6 so that no tobacco protrudes from the end 7.
  • the tamper 15 comprises a conical projection 16 which corresponds in size to the interior dimensions of the funnel 10.
  • a short cylindrical ram 17 which has similar cross- sectional proportions to that of the interior of the cigarette paper tube 6 is mounted on the end of the projection 16. By inserting the projection 16 of the tamper 15 into the funnel 10, the ram 17 can be used to compact the tobacco at the upper open end 7 of the cigarette paper tube 6 without causing damage to the cigarette paper tube 6 itself, which is protected by the shoulder 12.
  • the filled cigarette paper tube 6, which now comprises a cigarette, can then be removed from the receptacle 2 by removing the lid 4.
  • the quantity of loose fine-cut tobacco held by the funnel 10 and chamber 11 combined is preferably arranged to be approximately that which will fill a standard cigarette paper tube 6. However, experience on the part of the user will determine the appropriate amount of tobacco with which the apparatus 1 should be charged dependent on the diameter of the cigarette paper tube used and the length of the filter tip 9.
  • a mechanically, powered embodiment of the apparatus is shown diagramrnatically in Fig. 5 wherein a shaking mechanism 18 is used to create the jolts or raps to an apparatus similar to that described above located in an outer casing 19 or guide means.
  • the apparatus 20 comprises an arrangement 21, the component parts of which are either push-fitted or screwed together.
  • the arrangement 21 is mounted on a lower housing 22 containing a mechanism for administering the jolts or raps, as is described below, and covered by a push-fitted casing 23, which has been removed and placed to one side of the arrangement 21 in the drawings.
  • the arrangement 21 comprises a receptacle 24 in the form of a block which is provided with a plurality of spaced bores 25, for example twenty bores, that generally have a diameter commensurate with that of a conventional cigarette in order that a prefabricated cigarette paper tube 6 can be inserted therein.
  • the bores 25 taper along the whole of their length, the narrower end of each bore adjoining a tobacco chamber 26 defined by a cylindrical box 27, which is push-fitted over or screwed to the upper rim of the receptacle block 24, and closed by a push-fitted or screw-on lid 28.
  • This shape of bore 25 enables cigarette paper tubes of different diameters to be inserted into the bores 25 and still be gripped slightly around their upper ends to prevent movement of the cigarette paper tubes during use of the apparatus and to protect the edges of the cigarette paper tubes. Also, the narrower upper ends of the bores 25 act to guide the tobacco down into the cigarette paper tubes.
  • the bores 25 could be made cylindrical and provided with a stepped or overlapping portion to define a shoulder 37 similar to the shoulder 12 described above.
  • a short funnel 38 similar to the funnel 10 as described above, could also be provided for each bore 25 above the shoulder 37, as also shown in Fig. 10, to guide tobacco into a cigarette paper tube 39 located in the bore 25 adjacent the funnel 10.
  • the overhang of the shoulder 37 is made sufficient so that it will cover the edges of cigarette paper tubes 39a and 39b of different diameters as shown in Fig. 10.
  • the inner diameter of the shoulder 37 is slightly less than that of the slimmest cigarette paper tube currently commercially available, to ensure that no tobacco falls between the paper tube 39 and the walls of the bore 25. Also, the diameter of the bore 25 is made wide enough to cope with the greatest diameter of cigarette paper tube currently available.
  • Adjoining the lower rim of the receptacle 24 is a cup 29 which encloses the projecting ends of the cigarette paper tubes inserted into the receptacle 24.
  • the cup 29 has a flat base 30, the exterior surface of which can be repeatedly struck by a rotating cam 31 driven by an electric motor 32 located within the housing 22. It will be appreciated that in order to prevent the cigarette paper tubes from being jolted out of the bores 25 of the receptacle 24 during use of the apparatus that the lower end of the cigarette paper tube comprising the filter tip rests against the inside surface of the base 30. However, it is advantageous if the apparatus can be used to fill cigarette paper tubes of varying length, as desired by the user.
  • the length of the receptacle 24 or cup 29 could be modified, as with the apparatus described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4, it is convenient to provide a plurality of packing plates (not shown) of varying thickness which can be used to pack, as appropriate, any gap between the base of the filter tips of the cigarette paper tubes inserted into the bores 25 and the inside surface of the base 30.
  • a set of cups 29 of varying depth could be provided.
  • the cam 31 acts in a fashion which produces a series of jolts or raps against the base 30 rather than smoothly reciprocating it.
  • the cam 31 should be shaped so that it contacts the base 30 discretely during its rotation to administer the jolts or raps. This is accomplished in the embodiment illustrated in Figs 8 and 9 by making the profile of the cam 31 substantially elliptically but with flattened longer sides 40 between the rounded corners 41, as shown in Fig, 11a.
  • Fig. lib shows a substantially triangular cam 31b with three rounded corners 41b and three planar sides 40b to produce three dead strokes per revolution.
  • Fig. lie shows a substantially square cam 31c with four rounded corners 41c and four planar sides 40c to produce four dead strokes per revolution.
  • Fig. 12 is a graph of the force applied to the tobacco over time and thus shows the energy transmitted to the tobacco in the chamber 11 as each jolts or rap is applied thereto.
  • the power (F) supplied is equal to the mass (M) of the tobacco multiplied by its acceleration (a) .
  • This energy is dissipated by the tobacco during each dead stroke as it is jolted into the cigarette paper tubes 39.
  • the motor 32 can be either battery powered or arranged to be driven from a mains supply.
  • the cam 31 is mounted on a spindle 33 which is rotated in bearings 34 by a belt drive 35 taken off a spindle 36 of the motor 32.
  • a chain or gear drive could be used in place of the belt drive 35.
  • the apparatus 20 is provided with an electric motor 32
  • the power source could be mechanically powered, for example by a clockwork mechanism, or the spindle 33 could be provided with a handle and wound directly by hand.
  • the jolts or raps could be administered by ultra-sound waves produced by an ultra-sonic source, or alternatively by vibration means .
  • the frequency of the jolts or raps can be varied during use of the apparatus in order to avoid either too small or too high a tobacco density close to a filter tip of the cigarette paper tubes.
  • the aim should be to obtain a substantially equal density throughout the length of the cigarette paper tube.
  • the apparatus can be provided with a sieve or grid 42 to sift the tobacco and facilitate an even distribution into the cigarette paper tubes inserted into the bores 25 of the receptacle 24.
  • the sieve 42 is located in the chamber 26 above the receptacle 24 and preferably comprises a plate 43 defining holes 44 similar in size to the cross-sectional size of the bores 25 and aligned therewith.
  • the holes 44 taper in a direction towards the receptacle 24 for at least part of their length, as shown in Fig. 13, to funnel the tobacco through the plate 43.
  • the sieve 42 can be integrally made with the box 27 so that it cannot move relative thereto when the apparatus in use. Alternatively, it could be fitted in such a way that relative movement during use of the apparatus is not possible.
  • the sieve 42 is located between 15 - 25 mm inclusive from the top of the receptacle 24.
  • an independently movable flail 45 as shown in Fig. 14, may be provided to break up the tobacco located in the chamber 26 above the sieve 42.
  • the fail 45 comprises a comparatively heavy core 46, such as a stone or other similar object made from metal, glass or ceramic material, to which are attached tines 47 in the form of protruding wires with hooked ends.
  • the flail 45 is free to move independently within the chamber 26 and as the apparatus is jolted during use is tossed around inside the chamber 26 so that the tines
  • the casing 23 is pulled off the arrangement 21 and the receptacle 24 taken off the cup 29 in order that the required number of bores 25 can be provided with prefabricated cigarette paper tubes in the same manner as in first embodiment described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4.
  • the receptacle 24 is then replaced over the cup 29 so that the protruding ends of the cigarette paper tubes are encased.
  • the lid 28 can then be removed and the tobacco chamber 26 filed with loose fine-cut tobacco.
  • the casing 23 can be pushed fitted back in place over the arrangement 21 and the motor 32 or other power source activated for a short period to cause the cam 31 to administer a series of jolts or raps to the bottom exterior surface of the cup 29.
  • the loose tobacco in the chamber 26 is thus shaken down the bores 25 and compacted into the cigarette paper tubes until they are filled. If any of the bores 25 are not provided with a cigarette paper tube, the tobacco which passes down the empty bores 25 is simply caught by the cup 29 for use on another occasion.
  • a tamper similar in function to that described with reference to Fig. 3 can be used to tamp down the tobacco at the upper ends of the tubes once the casing 23 and the box 27 have been removed.
  • the tamper could operate on each cigarette in turn, preferably a tamper 48 as shown in Fig. 15 is provided which has a series of rams 49 attached to a plate 50 with a handle 51.
  • the rams 49 are arranged in a pattern that mirrors the pattern of the bores 25 in the receptacle 24. This enables all of the cigarettes to be tamped down simultaneously .
  • the tamper can be incorporated into the apparatus itself by modifying the interior surface of the lid 28 to define a plurality of rams 52, which again arranged in a pattern that mirrors the pattern of the bores 25 in the receptacle 24.
  • the box 27 can be lifted off the receptacle 24 and the lid 28 placed directly over the top of the receptacle 24 so that the rams 52 align with the bores 25.
  • the lid 28 can then be pressed down slightly to push the rams 52 into the bores 25 to consolidate the tobacco at the ends of the tubes 39.
  • the receptacle 24 can be lifted off the cup 29 so that the filled cigarette paper tubes, which now comprise cigarettes can be removed from the apparatus.
  • the tamper is used to consolidate the tobacco in the open ends of the cigarette paper tubes, it is likely that these ends will have a ragged appearance which detracts from the fact that the cigarette is otherwise similar in appearance and smoking quality to a mass-produced factory cigarette.
  • the open end of the cigarette can be trimmed off.
  • the apparatus incorporates a knife means (not shown) such as a guillotine or scissor arrangement to trim off the tops of the cigarettes cleanly after manufacture.
  • the volume of the funnel 10 and chamber 11 corresponds roughly to the volume of loose fine-cut tobacco which will fill a standard cigarette paper tube 6.
  • Suitable quantities may, for example, comprise ten, twenty or twenty five cigarettes.
  • Such quantities of tobacco may be offered in prepackaged pouches, bags or boxes to facilitate use of the apparatus and to ensure neither too much nor too little tobacco is used to charge the apparatus.
  • the cigarette paper tubes used with the apparatus will also vary with regard to the quantity of tobacco that they hold dependent upon their diameter and the overall length of the filter tip, the prepackaged quantities of tobacco can be tailored for use with different types of commercially available cigarette paper tubes.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication automatique de cigarettes utilisant des tubes de papier (6, 39) cigarette préfabriqués et du tabac à cigarettes (13) à fine coupe, ledit tabac (13) étant placé au-dessus d'une extrémité ouverte (7) d'un tube vertical (6, 39) et secoué dans ledit tube de papier (6, 39) cigarette par administration d'une série de secousses ou de tapes au tube de papier (6, 39) cigarette et au tabac (13). Un appareil (1, 20) destiné à mettre en oeuvre ledit procédé comprend un réceptacle (2, 24) permettant de supporter au moins un tube de papier (6, 39) cigarette sur au moins une partie de sa longueur. Une chambre de tabac (11, 26) est disposée sur un côté dudit réceptacle (2, 24) de sorte qu'elle peut être orientée au-dessus de ce réceptacle (2, 24) lorsqu'on utilise l'appareil (1, 20). Il comprend également des moyens (4, 31) permettant d'administrer une série de secousses ou de tapes sur ledit réceptacle (2, 24) de façon à secouer le tabac dans le tube de papier (6, 39) cigarette et à le compresser. Ces moyens (4, 31) peuvent comprendre soit une base plate (4) disposée sur un côté de l'appareil opposé à la chambre de tabac (11) ce qui permet de tapoter le bas du réceptacle (2) contre une surface horizontale (14) sensiblement plate, soit un mécanisme comprenant une came (31) montée rotative en-dessous du réceptacle (24) de sorte que celui-ci peut être mis en rotation afin de répartir les secousses ou les tapes sur la base (30) du réceptacle (24).
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