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WO2017187502A1 - Dispositif de production d'un produit en forme de tige - Google Patents

Dispositif de production d'un produit en forme de tige Download PDF

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WO2017187502A1
WO2017187502A1 PCT/JP2016/063017 JP2016063017W WO2017187502A1 WO 2017187502 A1 WO2017187502 A1 WO 2017187502A1 JP 2016063017 W JP2016063017 W JP 2016063017W WO 2017187502 A1 WO2017187502 A1 WO 2017187502A1
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孝浩 宮岸
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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
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/18—Forming the rod
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/24—Pasting the seam
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters

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  • the present invention relates to the manufacture of rod products for smoking articles, such as filters or cigarettes, and more particularly to a manufacturing apparatus suitable for small-volume production of rod products.
  • This type of rod product includes a filling material such as a filter material or carved tobacco, and a packaging material that wraps the filling material, and is manufactured by, for example, a manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below.
  • the manufacturing apparatuses of Patent Documents 1 and 2 manufacture filter rods and cigarette rods as rod products, respectively.
  • Each of the manufacturing apparatuses of Patent Documents 1 and 2 includes a wrapping section that forms a continuous body of rod products, and this wrapping section uses a so-called garniture tape.
  • the primary use of the garnish tape is to run the filling material in one direction with the wrapping web.
  • the use of such a garnish tape is suitable for mass production of rod members, it is not suitable for small production of rod members.
  • the garniture tape is a consumable item, it is essential to replace the garniture tape, and maintenance of the manufacturing apparatus is not easy.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a rod product manufacturing apparatus suitable for manufacturing a small amount of rod products without using a known garnish tape.
  • a rod product manufacturing apparatus which receives a filling material for a smoking article and transfers the filling material in one direction by a packaging web. Wrapping to form a rod-shaped continuum, which is then cut into rod products for smoking articles.
  • the manufacturing equipment A horizontal molding bed, comprising: an upper surface; and a molding groove formed on the upper surface, extending from a start end of the molding bed to an end of the molding bed and having an arc-shaped cross section, the cross section of the molding groove A molding bed having a radius of curvature that gradually decreases from the start to the end;
  • a web supply source including a web roll and capable of pulling out the web from the web roll to a starting end of the forming bed, wherein the drawn web is guided directly from the starting end of the forming bed to the forming groove.
  • a web supply source that is further drawn to the end of the forming bed, and the filling material is received in the forming groove via the web in the vicinity of the starting end of the forming bed;
  • a wrapping section disposed immediately above the forming bed, wherein the filling is performed while directly guiding one side edge and the other side edge of the web when the segment column passes through the wrapping section together with the web.
  • a wrapping section having a seam over which both sides of the web are overlapped with each other, the continuum being fed from the end of the forming bed while forming the continuum over material sequentially
  • a cutting section disposed downstream of the forming bed as viewed in the delivery direction of the continuum and cutting the continuum into a composite filter rod having a predetermined length;
  • a delivery section disposed between the wrapping section and the cutting section and intermittently delivering the continuum from the end of the forming bed towards the cutting section.
  • the delivery section is disposed between the wrapping section and the cutting section, the delivery section is in a state of directly gripping the continuous body without the aid of the above-described garniture tape. It can be delivered intermittently from the end of the forming bed to the cutting section. Further, since the continuum is intermittently delivered, the continuum is not continuously delivered toward the cutting section. Such intermittent delivery of the continuum is suitable for small-scale production of rod products. .
  • the composite filter rod manufacturing apparatus of the present invention it becomes possible to manufacture a rod product without using a garniture tape, and problems associated with the use of the garniture tape are eliminated. Moreover, since a continuous body is intermittently sent out, the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention is suitable for small-scale production of rod products. Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a filter segment cutout procedure by the cutout device in the order of (I) to (IV). It is a perspective view which shows one line of the segment column which the segment integration
  • FIG. 6 shows an arrangement of filter segments for a composite filter including cavities. It is a cross-sectional view showing an accumulation pusher of the segment accumulator and a cut-out channel of the rotary drum. It is a figure which shows the modification of a cutting-out channel. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the shaping
  • the composite filter rod manufacturing system is roughly divided into a filter segment feeder, and a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a composite filter rod as a rod product that is directly connected to the filter segment feeder. These feeders and manufacturing apparatuses will be described sequentially.
  • the filter segment feeder 10 includes a hopper row 12, and the hopper row 12 includes a plurality of, for example, five hoppers 14. These hoppers 14 are arranged adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction of the stationary drum 16 above the cylindrical stationary drum 16. In each hopper 14, filter rods used for filters of the filter cigarette are accommodated in a laminated state, and the filter rods in the hopper 14 have an axis parallel to the axis of the stationary drum 16. Filter rods in adjacent hoppers 14 have different varieties. Here, the filter rod has some compressibility regardless of the type.
  • the filter rod includes a filter material and a wrapping material that wraps the filter material in a rod shape
  • the filter rod type is a type of filter material, a type of additive added to the filter material, and a filter It is determined by the presence or absence of a center bore that penetrates the rod.
  • an extraction passage 18 extends downward from the outlet 14 e of each hopper 14, and the extraction passage 18 connects between the outlet 14 e and the outer peripheral surface of the stationary drum 16. .
  • the take-out passage 18 can take out the filter rods F in the corresponding hopper 14 one by one.
  • an agitator roller 20 is disposed at the outlet 14e of each hopper 14, and the rotation of the agitator 20 eliminates the bridge of the filter rod F in the vicinity of the outlet 14e, and the filter rod F smoothly enters the outlet 14e. Contribute to successful introduction.
  • the take-out passage 18 includes a pair of plate-like side guides 18s for guiding the outer peripheral surface of the filter rod F, and a front guide 18f and a rear guide 18r for guiding both ends of the filter rod F, respectively.
  • the front guide 18f is positioned on the front end face side of the stationary drum 16, and is attached to one side guide via a plurality of hinges (not shown). Therefore, as shown by the arrow A in FIG. 2, when the front guide 18f is rotated around the hinge, the front guide 18f opens the take-out passage 18.
  • a gap is secured between the front guide 18f and the side guide 18s, and the flow of the filter cigarette F descending in the take-out passage 18 can be visually recognized from the front end face side of the stationary drum 16 through such a gap. It is.
  • a part of the outer peripheral surface of the stationary drum 16 can receive the filter rod F from the lower end of each take-out passage 18.
  • a large number, for example, 12 grooves are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the stationary drum 16, and these grooves are distributed on the same groove distribution circle at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the stationary drum 16. ing.
  • Each groove extends along the axial direction of the stationary drum 16 and across the outer peripheral surface of the stationary drum 16, and both ends of the groove are opened at the front end surface and the rear end surface of the stationary drum 16, respectively.
  • each receiving groove 24 has, for example, an arc-shaped cross section.
  • filter segments of a predetermined length are sequentially cut out from the filter rods F by the cutting device 26.
  • the cutting device 26 will be described with reference to FIG. .
  • the cutting device 26 includes a rotating drum 28 having a cylindrical shape, and the rotating drum 28 is coaxially disposed adjacent to the front end face of the stationary drum 16. Twelve cutout channels 30 serving as cutout stages are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotary drum 28, and the cutout channels 30 are distributed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotary drum 28. Each cutout channel 30 extends through the rotary drum 28 along the axial direction of the rotary drum 28 and has a circular cross-sectional shape that allows the filter rod F to pass through. Specifically, the radius of curvature of the cross section in the cutout channel 30 is substantially equal to the radius of the filter rod F.
  • each cutting channel 30 can sequentially match the groove of the stationary drum 16, that is, the receiving groove 24. At this time, if the cutting channel 30 is empty and the filter rod F is received in the receiving groove 24, the filter rod F can be pushed out from the receiving groove 24 into the cutting channel 30.
  • the cutting device 26 further includes five cutting pushers 32.
  • These cutout pushers 32 have a rod shape and are assigned to the receiving grooves 24 described above.
  • each cut-out pusher 32 has a rest position, and these rest positions are defined on the same axis line as the corresponding receiving groove 24 behind the stationary drum 16. Therefore, each cutting pusher 32 can enter the cutting channel 30 from the rest position via the receiving groove 24 and can partially protrude from the cutting channel 30. That is, each cutout pusher 32 can reciprocate along a second direction intersecting the first direction, that is, along the axial direction of the stationary drum 16 and the rotating drum 28.
  • the cutting device 26 includes a circular rotary knife 34, and a circumferential gap G is secured between the stationary drum 16 and the rotary drum 28.
  • the rotary knife 34 has an outer peripheral portion that enters the circumferential gap G, and can reciprocate in the circumferential gap G along the circumferential direction of the stationary drum 16.
  • a knife carrying arm 36 is disposed on the front end face side of the rotary drum 28. The proximal end of the knife carrying arm 36 is supported so as to be rotatable around the axis of the rotary drum 28, while the distal end of the knife carrying arm 36 carries the rotary knife 34 via a drive shaft.
  • the filter rod F received in one receiving groove 24 is pushed out toward the cutting channel 30 by the advancement of the cutting pusher 32, and the leading portion of the filter rod F is cut out. Assume that it is entering channel 30.
  • the rotary knife 34 is moved in the circumferential gap G along the circumferential direction of the stationary drum 16, and when crossing the filter rod F, the rotary knife 34 moves the leading portion of the filter rod F over the filter segment. Cut as Fs. That is, the filter segment Fs is cut out from the filter rod F, and the filter segment Fs is held in the cutout channel 30.
  • the length of the filter segment Fs is determined by the entry length of the filter rod F into the cutout channel 30, if the advancement of the cutout pusher 32 is controlled, the length of the filter segment Fs is arbitrary. It can be adjusted.
  • the length Lf of the filter rod F, the distance L1 (FIG. 4 (i)) between the rest position of the cutting pusher 32 and the cutting line CL by the rotary knife 34, and the filter segment Fs The distance L2 (FIG. 4 (ii)) between the cutting line C and the tip of the filter rod F at the time of cutting, and the push-off position of the cutting pusher 32 when the filter rod F is completely pushed out of the receiving groove 24 (FIG. 4 (iii)), the discharge position of the cutout pusher 32 (FIG. 4 (iv)) when the filter rod F is completely discharged from the cutout channel 30, and the tip of the filter rod F at the cutting line CL.
  • the push start position (FIG. 4 (v)) of the cutout pusher 32 at the time of arrival is a parameter for forward control of the cutout pusher 32. .
  • the cutting device 26 includes a ring-shaped cutting support 38 assigned to each of the receiving grooves 24 described above. These cutting supports 38 are detachably attached to the end of the receiving groove 24 located on the rotary drum 28 side, and have a circular through hole 40 in the center thereof.
  • the through hole 40 has an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the filter rod F, and is positioned on the same line as the corresponding receiving groove 24. Therefore, the through hole 40 forms a part of the receiving groove 24.
  • the through hole 40 supports the remaining portion of the filter rod F remaining on the receiving groove 24 side over the entire circumference of the filter rod F.
  • the filter rod F is supported at both ends by the through hole 40 and the cutting channel 30, so that the rotary knife 34 can accurately cut the filter rod F in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the filter rod F.
  • the cut-out channel 30 also exhibits the function of the through hole 40 as will be apparent from the following description.
  • a plurality of types of cutting supports are prepared for the cutting support 38 described above, and these cutting supports differ only in the inner diameter of the through hole. Therefore, even when the outer diameter of the filter rod F is changed, it is possible to select and use a cutting support suitable for the filter rod F.
  • the cut-out channel 30 of the rotary drum 28 can also be formed in a channel member 31 that is separate from the rotary drum 28, and the channel member 31 is formed in the rotary drum 28. Removably attached to.
  • the cut-out of the filter segment Fs can be repeated in the same manner. Therefore, each time the cutting is repeated, the cutting pusher 32 is intermittently advanced toward the rotary drum 28, while the length of the remaining portion of the filter rod F is decreased stepwise.
  • the filter segment Fs can no longer be cut out from the remaining portion of the filter rod F. At this time, the filter rod F The remaining portion is to be excluded from the receiving groove 24.
  • the discharge chute 44 is disposed between the rotary drum 28 and the knife carrying arm 36 described above, and the discharge chute 44 extends along the circumferential direction of the rotary drum 28 ( (See also FIG. 5).
  • Such a discharge chute 44 can receive any remaining portion to be excluded from any of the receiving grooves 24 through the rotary drum 28, and the received remaining portion is directed downward of the rotary drum 28.
  • a collection tray (not shown) is disposed below the discharge chute 44, and the collection tray collects the remainder to be excluded that has dropped from the discharge chute 44.
  • the forward stroke of the cutout pusher 32 is defined between the rest position and the discharge position. Even when the cutout pusher 32 is advanced to the discharge position, the cutout pusher 32 has a length that keeps the outlet of the corresponding extraction passageway 18 still closed (see FIG. 3). This means that the delivery of the filter rod F between the take-out passage 18 and the receiving groove 24 is allowed only after the cutting pusher 32 returns to the rest position, and as a result, the receiving groove 24 receives the filter rod F. A single filter rod F is used.
  • the cutting device 26 can further include five filter detection sensors 46 and jam sensors 48, which are respectively assigned to the receiving grooves 24.
  • the filter detection sensor 46 is embedded in the stationary drum 16 and positioned to be exposed at the bottom of the receiving groove 24 below the outlet of the take-out passage 18. Such a filter detection sensor 46 can detect the filter rod F received in the receiving groove 24 when the cutting pusher 32 is in the rest position.
  • the jam sensor 48 is disposed immediately above the receiving groove 24 between the cutting support 38 and the take-out passage 18 described above, and can detect clogging of the filter rod F at the entrance of the cutting support 38.
  • the cutting device 26 described above cuts a single filter segment Fs into a cutting channel 30 continuous in the circumferential direction of the rotating drum 28, while the cutting channel 30 adjacent to the rotating drum 28 in the circumferential direction. It is assumed that the types of filter segments Fs are different from each other.
  • FIGS. 6 (I) to (IV) show the arrangement of the receiving grooves 24 of the stationary drum 16 and the arrangement of the cut-out channels 30 of the rotating drum 28, respectively.
  • FIG. 6 uses four hoppers 14 that are continuous in the circumferential direction of the stationary drum 16 in the hopper row 12 described above.
  • the filter rods accommodated in the four hoppers 14, that is, the filter rods received in the four receiving grooves 24 of the stationary drum 16 are indicated by the reference sign “A” in FIG. It is indicated by “D”.
  • An arrow k in FIG. 6 indicates the rotation direction of the rotary drum 28.
  • FIG. 6 (I) shows a state in which all of the cut-out channels 30 of the rotary drum 28 are in an empty state and match all of the grooves including the receiving groove 24 of the stationary drum 16.
  • the filter segment “a” is cut out from the filter rod “A” into one cutout channel 30 as described above.
  • the cut-out channel 30 having the filter segment “a” passes through the receiving groove 24 that receives the filter rod “B”.
  • the filter segment “b” is cut out from the filter rod “B” into one cut-out channel 30 as shown in FIG.
  • the two cut-out channels 30 having the filter segments “a” and “b” are continuous in the circumferential direction of the rotary drum 28.
  • the cutout channel 30 having the filter segment “c” passes through the receiving groove 24 receiving the filter rod “D”.
  • the filter segment “d” is cut out from the filter rod “D” into one cutout channel 30 as shown in FIG.
  • the filter segments “a”-“c” are simultaneously cut into the cut-out channels 30 from the filter rods “A”-“C”, respectively.
  • the filter segments “a”-“d”, “c”, “b”, “a” form a flow of filter segments continuously arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotary drum 28.
  • the cut-out channel 30 having the leading filter segment “a” is positioned at the accumulation position in the rotation direction of the rotary drum 28 during the above-described filter segment flow. .
  • the leading filter segment “a” is sent out from the cutout channel 30 at the accumulation position, that is, the rotary drum 28, as will be apparent from FIG.
  • the cut-out channel 30 at the accumulation position is positioned on the same line as one specific groove other than the above-described receiving groove 24 among the grooves on the outer peripheral surface of the stationary drum 16. Therefore, the accumulation pusher enters the cut-out channel 30 at the accumulation position through a specific groove of the stationary drum 16.
  • the filter segments “b”-“d”, “c”, “b”, “a” sequentially arrive at the accumulation position. It is sent from the rotary drum 28 in the same manner as the filter segment “a”.
  • the steps of FIGS. 6 (I) to (IV) described above are repeated. Therefore, the formation of the arrangement of the filter segments “a”-“d”, “c”, “b”, “a”, that is, the sending of these filter segments is repeated.
  • the discharging operation for the remainder to be excluded is performed as an interrupt process.
  • a segment column Sc as shown in FIG. 7 is formed. Thereafter, the segment column Sc is wrapped with a packaging material by a manufacturing apparatus described later, and formed into a continuous body of composite filter rods. Such a continuum is cut into individual composite filter rods, and the composite filter rods are finally cut into composite filters used in a single cigarette.
  • the X portion of the segment column Sc corresponds to one composite filter rod
  • the Y portion of the segment column Sc corresponds to a composite filter used for one cigarette.
  • the segment accumulator 50 includes a segment holder 52.
  • the segment holder 52 is disposed immediately in front of the rotary drum 28 when viewed in the delivery direction of the filter segment Fs described above, and defines an accumulation channel 54 therein.
  • the accumulation channel 54 is positioned on the same line as the aforementioned accumulation position, and extends horizontally along the delivery direction of the filter segment Fs.
  • one end of the accumulation channel 54 located on the rotating drum 28 side forms an inlet 56 that opens toward the rotation drum 28, while the other end of the accumulation channel 54 is closed by a stopper 58.
  • the integrated channel 54 has a cross-sectional shape having a size corresponding to the diameter of the filter segment Fs, and can receive the filter segment Fs delivered from the rotary drum 28 through its inlet 56.
  • the segment accumulating device 50 further includes a rod-shaped accumulating pusher 60, and the accumulating pusher 60 is disposed at a rest position defined on the stationary drum 16 side.
  • Such an accumulation pusher 60 has an axis that is concentric with the accumulation channel 54 and the cut-out channel 30 at the accumulation position, and between the rest position and an arbitrary position in the accumulation channel 54, the above-mentioned stationary drum 16 is specified. Can be reciprocated through the groove 30 and the cut-out channel 30 at the accumulation position. Therefore, the filter segment Fs is collected from the cut-out channel 30 when the cut-out channel 30 having the filter segment Fs is positioned at the accumulation position as described above, and the accumulation pusher 60 is advanced into the accumulation channel 54 from the rest position. It is pushed into the channel 54.
  • the filter segments Fs are sequentially accumulated from the other end of the integrated channel 54 in the integrated channel 54, and the segment column Sc as shown in FIG. 7 can be formed. It becomes. It goes without saying that the advance position of the accumulation pusher 60 is controlled as the segment column Sc grows with respect to the pushing of the filter segment Fs here.
  • the filter segments Fs in the segment column Sc are not necessarily arranged continuously in the axial direction of the segment column Sc.
  • the segment column Sc shown in FIG. 8 may have voids V, and the voids V are distributed in the segment column Sc according to a predetermined arrangement pattern.
  • Such a void V is secured by controlling the pushing position of the filter segment Fs in the accumulation channel 54, that is, the advance position of the accumulation pusher 60, as is apparent from the above description.
  • the composite filter used for one cigarette can include an array of filter segments Fs as shown in FIG. 9, for example.
  • the array has one filter segment “b”, two filter segments “c” and one filter segment “d”.
  • a void V is secured between the filter segment “b” and the filter segment “c”.
  • Such a void V can be filled with activated carbon particles, perfume capsules, etc., as will be apparent from the following description.
  • the cutout channel 30 and the accumulation channel 54 at the accumulation position form an upstream area and a downstream area of the accumulation path, respectively.
  • the integrated pusher 60 includes a pusher surface 60p that pushes the rear end surface of the filter segment Fs, and the pusher surface 60p extends from the central region of the rear end surface of the filter segment Fs to the outer periphery of the rear end surface. It has at least one section extending radially beyond the integrated pusher 60.
  • the pusher surface 60p has an angle shape and is formed by the tip surfaces of the two pusher strips 60a. That is, the pusher surface 60p of the present embodiment has two sections formed by the tip surfaces of the two pusher strips 60a.
  • Each pusher strip 60a extends in the axial direction of the accumulation pusher 60, and is positioned at, for example, 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock positions as seen around the axis of the accumulation pusher 60. Further, as seen in FIG. 10, the pusher surface 60 a includes an intersection point where two pusher strips 60 a meet, and the intersection point is positioned slightly above the axis of the integrated pusher 60. On the other hand, each pusher strip 60a has a width defined by the distance between the intersection and the outer edge of the pusher strip 60a, which is wider than the radius of the filter segment Fs. Therefore, when the integrated pusher 60 pushes out the filter segment Fs at the pusher surface 60a, the outer edge of the pusher slip 60a can protrude from the outer periphery of the filter segment Fs.
  • the pusher surface 60a is a portion of the rear end surface of the filter segment Fs from the filter material existing in the central region of the rear end surface to the packaging material (the outer periphery of the filter segment Fs) that wraps the filter material.
  • the thrust can be applied to both the filter material and the packaging material.
  • the integrated pusher 60 can effectively push the entire filter segment Fs. At this time, the filter material of the filter segment Fs comes out of the packaging material. There is no such thing.
  • the cut-out channel 30 of the rotary drum 28 has an inner peripheral surface having a cross-sectional shape that allows passage of the accumulation pusher 60 and the filter segment Fs.
  • the inner peripheral surface of the cutout channel 30 has three depressions 30 a, and these depressions 30 a are distributed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the cutout channel 30.
  • the recess 30a is arranged at the position of 12:00, 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock, and among these recesses 30a, the recess 30a at the 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock positions is the integrated pusher 60.
  • the pusher strip 60a is allowed to pass through.
  • the three depressions 30a described above divide the inner peripheral surface of the cutout channel 30 into three guide surfaces 30b.
  • These guide surfaces 30b are arranged between the recesses 30a and have a function of sliding the filter segment Fs.
  • these guide surfaces 30b are distributed at intervals in the circumferential direction of the cut-out channel 30, so that when the filter segment Fs is pushed in by the integrated pusher 60, the guide surface 30b acts as a filter segment Fs.
  • the filter segments Fs can be brought into sliding contact at a plurality of locations distributed in the circumferential direction.
  • the size and distribution position of the guide surface 30b are determined in order to achieve stable support and proper extrusion of the filter segment Fs. As a result, even if the length of the filter segment Fs is as short as about 5 mm, for example, the filter segment Fs is pushed out from the cutout channel 30 into the integrated channel 54 without falling down in the cutout channel 30.
  • the integrated pusher 60 can further include an additional pusher strip, the passage of the additional pusher strip being at the 12 o'clock position. Allowed by depression 30a.
  • the cutout channel 30 may be partially opened on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 28.
  • the partial opening of the recess 30a and the cutting channel 30 described above allows not only the passage of the integrated pusher 60 but also the partial acceptance of the outer periphery of the filter rod F or filter segment Fs, and the filter rod F or filter segment Fs. It is also useful in absorbing variations in the outer diameter of the. Therefore, the pushing of the filter rod F into the cutting channel 30 and the pushing of the filter segment Fs within the cutting channel 30 are stabilized.
  • the integrated channel 54 has a cross-sectional shape different from the cut-out channel 30 described above, and the cross-sectional shape of the integrated channel 54 will be described below with reference to FIG.
  • the segment holder 52 includes a half pipe 52h.
  • the half pipe 52h is arranged to open downward and defines an integrated channel 54 therein, which is arranged coaxially with the cutout channel 30 in the integrated position. That is, the inner surface of the half pipe 52h forms a guide surface with which the filter segment Fs comes into sliding contact.
  • the half pipe 52h has a slot 52s at the top thereof, and the slot 52s extends from the inlet 56 of the integrated channel 54 to the stopper 58 (see FIG. 8).
  • a slot 52s divides the guide surface into two guide surfaces 52g.
  • the size and distribution position of the guide surface 52g has been determined to achieve stable support and proper indentation of the filter segment Fs within the integrated channel 54.
  • the inner surface of the half pipe 52h has a radius of curvature that is the same as or slightly less than the radius of the filter segment Fs, while the half pipe 52h is at the inlet 56 of the accumulation channel 54 at the rotating drum. It is slightly expanded toward 28.
  • the two lower edges of the harp pipe 52h are positioned slightly below the axis of the integrated channel 54. Therefore, the lower edge of the half pipe 52h serves as a holding claw that supports the filter segment Fs from below.
  • Such an integrated channel 54 can reliably receive the filter segment Fs pushed out from the cut-out channel 30, and ensures stable movement of the filter segment Fs within the integrated channel 54. Therefore, not only is the filter segment Fs falling down within the integrated channel 54, but the push position of the filter segment Fs within the integrated channel 54 is reliably determined by the advanced position of the integrated pusher 60. As a result, overrun in which the filter segment Fs further advances from a desired push-in position due to inertial force is also prevented.
  • the accumulation pusher 60 that is, the outer edge of the pusher strip 60a, moves below the half pipe 52h, so that the movement of the accumulation pusher 60 is caused by the harp pipe 52h. Will not be disturbed.
  • the half pipe 52h is formed of, for example, a sheet spring or a plastic material, flexibility can be imparted to the half pipe 52h.
  • the half pipe 52h is allowed to expand in the horizontal direction indicated by the arrow H in FIG.
  • the cross-sectional area of the half pipe 52h is increased with the elastic deformation of the half pipe 52h. This means that the filter segment Fs in the integrated channel 54 is held by the elastic force of the half pipe 52h.
  • the half pipe 52h ensures stable movement of the filter segment Fs in the integrated channel 54, even if it does not have the above-described holding claws, and the filter segment Fs falls in the integrated channel 54 as described above. Overrun is effectively prevented.
  • the cross-sectional area of the integrated channel 54 may be gradually increased from the stopper 58 of the segment holder 52 toward the inlet 56.
  • Such an integrated channel 54 can also reliably receive the filter segment Fs extruded from the cutting channel 30.
  • a pair of fins 52f project upward from the two inner edges that define the width of the slot 52s, and these fins 52f extend along the integrated channel 54 to form the slot 52s.
  • an inlet for a transfer pusher described later is formed.
  • the filter segment feeder 10 described above can also form the segment column Sc in the cutting channel 30 of the rotary drum 28 without using the segment holder 52 described above.
  • the filter segment feeder 10 described above further includes a transfer device that transfers the segment column Sc in the segment holder 52 toward the next processing device.
  • the processing apparatus is the manufacturing apparatus described above, and the manufacturing apparatus includes a molding bed 62.
  • the molding bed 62 is disposed below the segment holder 52 as shown in FIG.
  • the transfer device 64 includes a transfer pusher 66, and the transfer pusher 66 can move up and down between a rest position defined above the segment holder 52 and the forming bed 62.
  • the transfer pusher 66 extends along the longitudinal direction (second direction) of the segment holder 52, and has a width narrower than the width of the slot 52s of the segment holder 52 as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the transfer pusher 66 is lowered from the rest position toward the forming bed 62, the transfer pusher 66 enters the segment holder 52 through the slot 52s and pushes the segment column Sc in the segment holder 52 downward. While passing through the segment holder 52. At this time, the filter column Fs forming the segment column Sc or the half pipe 52 h of the segment holder 52 is elastically deformed, so that the segment column Sc is released from the segment holder 52. As a result, the segment column Sc drops toward the molding bed 62 and is received on the molding bed 62 via a web W described later (see FIG. 12).
  • the stopper 58 of the segment holder 52 described above is extended downward toward the forming bed 62 as shown in FIG. 13 in order to maintain the arrangement of the filter segments Fs in the segment column Sc.
  • a regulating plate 68 is further disposed between the segment holder 52 and the forming bed 62.
  • the restriction plate 68 is positioned on the inlet 56 side of the segment holder 52 and forms a guide for guiding the drop of the segment column Sc together with the extension of the stopper 58.
  • the transfer pusher 66 can have a plug 70 corresponding to the void V on the lower surface thereof. Before the transfer pusher 66 enters the segment holder 52, the plug 70 can be fitted in the corresponding space V of the segment column Sc. Therefore, during the fall of the segment column Sc from the segment holder 52, the arrangement of the filter segments Fs in the segment column Sc is not disturbed. As described above, after the forming bed 62 receives the segment column Sc, the transfer pusher 66 returns to the rest position, and the process for forming a new segment column Sc is repeated in the segment holder 52.
  • a transfer pusher 66a as shown in FIG. 14 may be used instead of the above-described transfer pusher 66.
  • the transfer pusher 66 a has a suction surface on its lower surface, and the suction surface can adsorb the segment column Sc in the segment holder 52. Further, the transfer pusher 66a does not reciprocate in the vertical direction between the rest position and the forming bed 62, but is directed from the rest position toward the forming bed 62 as represented by an arrow in FIG. It can reciprocate along a non-linear path. Specifically, as shown in FIGS.
  • the transfer pusher 66a is first lowered in the vertical direction until the segment column Sc released from the segment holder 52 reaches below the stopper 58. The Next, the transfer pusher 66a moves downward along the circular arc path toward the forming base 62. According to the descending path of the transfer pusher 66a, the transfer pusher 66a has the tip of the segment column Sc adsorbed on the suction surface thereof closely attached to the rear end of the segment column Scm that has already been transferred onto the molding bed 62. In the state, it can be transferred onto the forming bed 62. As a result, according to the above-described suction type transfer pusher 66a, the guide including the extension portion of the stopper 58 and the restriction plate 68 and the plug 70 can be omitted.
  • the filter segment feeder 10 described above may additionally be provided with a spare tray 74, which is pre-prepared with various shaped filter segments. . These molded filter segments are obtained by cutting a corresponding type of filter rod F to a predetermined length.
  • a pre-formed column may be prepared in advance in the spare tray 74.
  • the molded column includes a plurality of types of molded filter segments and a wrapping material, ie, a molded paper, wound around the filter segments.
  • one groove of the stationary drum 16 located between the hopper row 12 and the specific groove (corresponding to the accumulation position) is used as a spare groove for the receiving groove 24, and the spare tray 74 is located near the spare groove. Has been placed.
  • the pre-groove can receive a pre-formed filter segment or pre-formed column from the pre-tray 74.
  • a spare pusher (not shown) similar to the above-described integrated pusher 60 is assigned to the spare groove.
  • the preliminary pusher can push the molded filter segment or the molded column into the cut-out channel 30 from the preliminary groove.
  • the cut-out channel 30 having the formed filter segment or the formed column is positioned at the accumulation position by intermittent rotation of the rotary drum 28, the formed filter segment or the formed column is removed from the cut-out channel 30 by the accumulation pusher 60.
  • a molded filter segment or molded column may be received in a particular groove of the stationary drum 16. In this case, a segment column is formed in the integrated channel 54 without using a spare pusher.
  • the molded column may be the segment column itself.
  • the segment column Sc on the molding bed 62 is transferred on the molding bed 62 together with the web W in the manufacturing apparatus 76 described above, and the segment column Sc and the web W are formed into a composite filter rod.
  • the manufacturing apparatus 76 will be described in detail.
  • the forming bed 62 of the manufacturing apparatus 76 is horizontally disposed, and includes a start end disposed below the segment stacking apparatus 50 and a terminal end separated from the segment stacking apparatus 50.
  • Have A molding groove 78 is formed on the upper surface of the molding bed 62, and the molding groove 78 extends from the start end to the end of the molding bed 62 (see FIG. 12).
  • the depth of the forming groove 78 gradually increases from the start end to the end of the forming bed 62, while the width of the forming groove 78 gradually decreases from the start end to the end of the forming bed 62.
  • the forming groove 78 is substantially flat at the starting end of the forming bed 62, the cross section of the forming groove 78 becomes substantially U-shaped as the distance from the starting end increases, and the forming groove
  • the final cross section of the forming groove 78 at the end of 78 is a circular shape with a part missing.
  • the final cross section opens upward and has a radius of curvature corresponding to the radius of the segment column Sc.
  • the manufacturing apparatus 76 further includes a web supply source 80 for feeding the above-described web W onto the forming bed 62, and the web supply source 80 has a web roll WR.
  • the web W is pulled out from the web roll WR along the pulling path 82 and guided to the top of the starting end of the forming bed 62. Thereafter, the web W is further drawn out from the start end of the forming bed 62 to the end of the forming bed 62 while being guided directly into the forming groove 78.
  • the web W positioned below the segment holder 52 has a U-shape expanded by the forming groove 78, whereby the two side edges Sw 1 and Sw 2 of the web W protruding from the forming groove 78 are also obtained. Also open upward. Therefore, the segment column Sc released from the segment holder 52 is received in the forming groove 78 via the web W without contacting the side edges Sw1, Sw2 of the web W.
  • two paste application nozzles 84 are arranged as application apparatuses. While the above-described pulling-out of the web W is repeated along the pull-out path 82, one glue application nozzle 84 applies a so-called rail glue to the center of the inner surface of the web W, and the other glue application nozzle 84 is on one side of the web W. A so-called seam paste is applied to the inner surface of the edge Sw1. These rail paste and seam paste are indicated by reference numerals Gr and Gs in FIG. As apparent from FIG. 12, when the segment column Sc as the filling material is received via the web W, the rail paste Gr adheres the segment column Sc to the web W.
  • a wrapping section 86 is arranged immediately above the forming bed 62 downstream of the segment holder 52 when viewed in the direction in which the web W is pulled out.
  • the wrapping section 86 has the same structure as the wrapping section of the cigarette making machine, and includes a so-called short holder 88 and a long holder 90.
  • the short holder 88 covers the other side edge Sw2 of the web W from above, and thereafter, the long holder 90
  • the side edge Sw1 is similarly placed on the segment column Sc from above.
  • the side edges Sw1 and Sw2 of the web W are overlapped via the seam glue Gs, so that the side edges Sw1 and Sw2 are bonded by the seam glue Gs to form the seam Sm.
  • the segment column Sc is completely encased by the web W, and the continuum Cn in the composite filter rod is partially formed.
  • the upper portion of the molding bed 62 is divided into left and right upper parts 62a and 62b, and these upper parts 62a and 62b are shown in FIG. Can be moved independently of each other in the direction of the arrows. If the upper parts 62a and 62b are movable in this way, when the molding bed 62 cooperates with the short holder 88 and the long holder 90 to form a molding passage for the continuous body, the upper parts 62a and 62b With respect to the cross section of the forming passage, it is possible to finely adjust the roundness of the cross section.
  • the wrapping section 86 further includes a rod heater 92, which is disposed immediately downstream of the long holder 90, that is, at the end of the forming bed 62.
  • the rod heater 92 incorporates a heater element 92h and can be moved up and down as indicated by arrows in FIG.
  • the rod heater 92 is positioned at the lowered position. At this lowered position, the lower end of the rod heater 92 contacts the seam Sm of the continuum Cn from above, and dries the seam glue Gs of the seam Sm.
  • the transfer of the segment column Sc that is, the formation and drying of the continuum Cn is performed intermittently, and the continuum Cn is intermittently moved from the end of the wrapping section 86, that is, the forming bed 62. Is sent out.
  • a delivery section 94 for the continuum Cn is arranged downstream of the forming bed 62 as shown in FIG.
  • the delivery section 94 includes a clamp 96, which can releasably grip the continuum Cn.
  • the clamp 96 can reciprocate in the horizontal direction indicated by the arrow in FIG.
  • the clamp 96 if the clamp 96 is moved in a direction away from the end of the molding bed 62 while holding the continuum Cn, the continuum Cn is delivered from the molding bed 62. Thereafter, the clamp 96 releases the continuous body Cn and moves toward the end of the forming bed 62. Therefore, each time the reciprocating motion of the clamp 96 is repeated, the continuous body Cn is intermittently delivered from the forming bed 62.
  • the delivery stroke of the continuum Cn coincides with the length of the composite filter rod to be formed (see X in FIG. 7), and the composite filter rod is used for a single cigarette (FIG. 7). (See Y)).
  • the pair of clamps 96 avoids the cavity and grips the continuum Cn, so that the continuum Cn is located at the cavity. Failures that are crushed are avoided.
  • a cutting section 98 is disposed downstream of the delivery section 94, and the cutting section 98 includes a delivery guide 100 for guiding the delivery of the continuous body Cn.
  • the delivery guide 100 has a circular through hole, and the through hole is positioned on the delivery path of the continuum Cn and allows the continuum Cn to pass therethrough.
  • a knife groove is formed on the upper surface of the delivery guide 100. The knife groove has a depth exceeding the bottom of the through hole and extends across the through hole.
  • the cutting section 98 further includes an intermittently rotatable rotary knife 102 that has a blade carrier disk and a plurality of cutting blades attached to the outer periphery of the blade carrier disk, the cutting blades being They are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the blade carrier disk.
  • the rotary knife 102 When the rotary knife 102 is intermittently rotated, the cutting blade sequentially passes through the knife groove of the delivery guide 100, and at this time, the continuous body Cn is cut.
  • the continuum Cn is cut at the timing when the intermittent delivery of the continuum Cn is completed.
  • the above-described composite filter rod is sequentially formed from the continuum Cn.
  • the rotary knife 102 may have a single cutting edge on the outer periphery of the blade-carrying disk, or the rotary knife 102 itself may be a round knife having a circular blade.
  • a rod row Rf of composite filter rods extending from the cutting section 98 is generated downstream of the cutting section 98, as is apparent from FIG.
  • the rod row Rf is guided to the rod tray 106 through the rod guide 104, and is separated into individual composite filter rods in the rod tray 106.
  • the rod guide 104 is formed by a half pipe that opens upward. According to such a rod guide 104, when the composite filter rod passes through the rod guide 104, it is possible to inspect the quality of the composite filter rod and to eliminate defective composite filter rods.
  • the delivery section 94 can intermittently deliver the continuous body Cn without using the above-described garniture tape, thereby eliminating the problems associated with the use of the garniture tape while producing a small amount of composite filter rods. Suitable for.
  • the manufacturing apparatus 76 may further include a filling unit that fills the void V with contents such as activated carbon particles and perfume capsules.
  • This filling unit 108 is arranged between the segment holder 52 and the wrapping section 86 as shown in FIG.
  • the filling unit 108 includes two hoppers 110, and the hoppers 110 contain a large number of contents.
  • Filling chutes 112 are respectively connected to the outlets of the hopper 110. The filling chutes 112 guide the contents in the hopper 110 to the upper side of the segment column Sc on the molding bed 62, and a shutter (for example, an openable / closable shutter) (Not shown). The shutter is opened at the timing when the space V of the segment column Sc is positioned below the shutter. At this time, the content falls from the tip of the filling chute 112, and the space V is filled with the content.
  • a shutter for example, an openable / closable shutter
  • the manufacturing apparatus 76 can include delivery sections 94a and 94b as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 in place of the delivery section 94 described above.
  • the delivery section 94a of FIG. 18 has a chain conveyor 114 disposed below the continuum Cn, which defines an endless path.
  • a plurality of clamps 116 similar to the above-described clamps 96 are attached to the chain conveyor 114, and these clamps 116 are arranged at regular intervals along an endless path.
  • the gripping chain conveyor 114 When the gripping chain conveyor 114 is intermittently driven in a state where the continuum Cn is gripped by one clamp 116, the clamp 116 sends out the continuum Cn by the above-described delivery stroke.
  • the delivery section 94b of FIG. 19 includes a pair of pinch rollers 118, and these pinch rollers 118 always hold the continuous body Cn.
  • the pinch roller 118 feeds the continuous body Cn for the aforementioned feed stroke.
  • the manufacturing apparatus 78 described above manufactures composite filter rods, but can be similarly applied to manufacture of rod products for smoking articles such as plain filter rods, charcoal filter rods or cigarette rods instead of the composite filter rods.
  • the filter bed of tow or tobacco is supplied as a filling material to the forming bed 62 of the manufacturing apparatus 78 instead of the segment column.

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Le dispositif de production d'un produit en forme de tige comprend: une section d'enveloppement (86) formant un corps continu (Cn) constitué d'un produit filtre composite en forme de tige; une section de coupe (98) qui découpe le corps continu (Cn) en produits filtres composites en forme de tige séparés; et une section d'alimentation (94) située entre la section d'enveloppement (86) et la section de coupe (98). La section d'alimentation (94) comprend une pince (96) qui s'ouvre et se ferme. La pince (96) se déplace vers la section de coupe (98) tout en retenant le corps continu (Cn), et alimente de manière intermittente le corps continu (Cn).
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