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WO2025150139A1 - Tige utilisée dans un article de production d'arôme, machine de fabrication de ladite tige et procédé de fabrication de ladite tige - Google Patents

Tige utilisée dans un article de production d'arôme, machine de fabrication de ladite tige et procédé de fabrication de ladite tige

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WO2025150139A1
WO2025150139A1 PCT/JP2024/000395 JP2024000395W WO2025150139A1 WO 2025150139 A1 WO2025150139 A1 WO 2025150139A1 JP 2024000395 W JP2024000395 W JP 2024000395W WO 2025150139 A1 WO2025150139 A1 WO 2025150139A1
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拓也 赤羽
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Japan Tobacco Inc
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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
    • A24C5/01—Making cigarettes for simulated smoking devices

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  • the present invention relates to rods for use in flavored products, a machine for manufacturing such rods, and a method for manufacturing such rods.
  • Patent Document 1 The sheet in Patent Document 1 is cut to a specified width by a cutting unit, and then subjected to a crimping process, in other words a shrinking process, after which it is wrapped in a separately supplied wrapping paper and further cut into filter rods.
  • a crimping process in other words a shrinking process, after which it is wrapped in a separately supplied wrapping paper and further cut into filter rods.
  • the diameter of the rod is often changed at the same time. There may also be cases where the production of rods of different diameters is switched to.
  • the method for manufacturing rods used in flavored products includes a sheet supplying step of continuously unwinding a sheet from a roll on which the sheet is wound and supplying it to a first transport path, a sheet dividing step of cutting and dividing the sheet transported to the first transport path into two or more pieces in a width direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the sheet, a sheet processing step of performing a crimping process on a first sheet of the sheets divided in the sheet dividing section, a gathering step of gathering the first sheet crimped in the sheet processing step in the width direction to form a converging rod, a second sheet supplying step of supplying a second sheet of the sheets divided in the sheet dividing step to a second transport path, a wrapping step of reducing the diameter of the converging rod formed in the gathering step and wrapping it with a second sheet supplied from the second transport path to form a continuous rod, and a cutting step of cutting the continuous rod formed in the wrapping step into rods.
  • the rod used in one embodiment of the flavored product comprises a crimped sheet and a wrapping paper that wraps the sheet, the wrapping paper being made of the same material as the sheet.
  • the above embodiment makes it possible to easily change the properties and diameter of the rods used in flavored products while improving rod productivity.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a manufacturing machine 2 for rods 1 used in flavored products
  • FIG. 2 shows a flow chart explaining a manufacturing method of the rods 1.
  • the manufacturing machine 2 comprises, in order from the upstream side in the conveying direction of the sheet 4, a sheet supply section 10, a sheet processing section 20, a gathering section 30, a wrapping section 40, and a cutting section 50. Furthermore, the manufacturing machine 2 comprises a sheet dividing section 60 between the sheet supply section 10 and the sheet processing section 20, and a second sheet supply section 70 between the sheet dividing section 60 and the wrapping section 40.
  • the sheet supply section 10 comprises a roll 6, a number of guide rollers 8, and a feed roller 12.
  • the roll 6 is formed by winding a sheet 4, such as a paper web.
  • One of the guide rollers 8 is a dancing roller that is allowed to move up and down, and applies tension to the sheet 4 during transport.
  • the feed roller 12 comprises a pair of rollers, at least one of which is a drive roller driven by a motor, which pulls and pays out the sheet 4.
  • the sheet supply section 10 configured in this manner continuously pays out the sheet 4 from the roll 6 via the guide rollers 8 and feed rollers 12 and supplies it to the first transport path 14 (S1: sheet supply step).
  • the sheet dividing section 60 cuts and divides the sheet 4 being transported to the first transport path 14 into two pieces in the width direction Y (see FIG. 3) that intersects with the longitudinal direction X (S2: sheet dividing step).
  • the first sheet 4a is transported along the first transport path 14 towards the sheet processing section 20. Meanwhile, the second sheet 4b is supplied to a second transport path 72 formed in the second sheet supply section 70.
  • the cutter 64 is provided with a cover 69 to prevent dust such as paper powder generated when cutting the sheet 4 from scattering around.
  • An aspirator (not shown) may also be installed inside the cover 69 to suck up and collect the generated dust.
  • the sheet processing section 20 performs a crimping process on the first sheet 4a of the sheets 4 divided in the sheet dividing section 60 (S3: sheet processing step).
  • the sheet processing section 20 includes a roller set 22, which performs a crimping process on the first sheet 4a by sandwiching the first sheet 4a between a first roller 22A and a second roller 22B and transporting it in the transport path 14 in the sheet processing step S2 (P2: crimping process).
  • At least one of the first and second rollers 22A, 22B is a drive roller driven by a motor, which pulls and pays out the sheet 4.
  • FIG. 4 shows an oblique view of the roller set 22.
  • the first roller 22A has a protruding ridge 24a formed around the circumferential direction of its outer periphery.
  • the second roller 22B has a recessed ridge 24b formed around the circumferential direction of its outer periphery that meshes with the protruding ridge 24a.
  • the first and second rollers 22A and 22B rotate in the directions of the arrows shown in FIG. 4, causing the protruding ridge 24a and the recessed ridge 24b to mesh with each other via the sheet 4, forming multiple meshing portions 26 in the roller set 22.
  • each interlocking portion 26 By forming each interlocking portion 26, a number of crimped portions 4A corresponding to the number of interlocking portions 26 are formed side by side in the width direction Y of the first sheet 4a.
  • the crimping process is a creping process that creates uneven patterns on the first sheet 4a with spaces between them.
  • the crimped portions 4A are uneven wrinkles formed on the first sheet 4a, and are defined as recesses of various shapes that are recessed into the flat surface of the first sheet 4a, or protrusions of various shapes that protrude from the flat surface of the first sheet 4a.
  • the roller set 22 is also configured to be able to adjust the inter-axis distance L between the rotation shaft 28a of the first roller 22A and the rotation shaft 28b of the second roller 22B. This allows the meshing depth of the meshing portion 26 to be adjusted, and thus the crimping depth dc of the crimped portion 4A to be adjusted. By adjusting the crimping depth dc, the porosity in the rod 1 can be controlled, and thus the characteristics of the rod 1, such as the airflow resistance R, can be easily changed.
  • the gathering section 30 gathers the first sheet 4a that has been subjected to the crimping process in the sheet processing section 20 in its width direction Y, in other words, gathers and bundles it to reduce its diameter, thereby forming a convergent rod 80 (S4: gathering step).
  • the gathering section 30 includes, in order from the upstream side in the conveying direction of the first conveying path 14, a liquid addition booth 32, a granule addition unit 34, a trumpet guide 36, and tongs 38.
  • the liquid addition booth 32 sprays a liquid additive onto the first sheet 4a before gathering (P3: liquid addition process).
  • the additive is a liquid that contains, for example, a plasticizer or a fragrance.
  • the second sheet 4b on the second transport path 72 is transported as is after being divided in the sheet dividing section 60, temporarily retained in the reservoir 78, and then transported to the wrapping section 40. Therefore, the second sheet 4b transported on the second transport path 72 reaches the wrapping section 40 faster than the first sheet 4a, which is formed at the same time and transported on the first transport path 14.
  • the second sheet 4b which has already reached the wrapping section 40 at the start of the manufacturing process of the rod 1, must be discarded before the first sheet 4a reaches the wrapping section 40.
  • the reservoir 78 it is not necessary to discard the second sheet 4b in this way, so the sheet 4 can be used without waste and the manufacturing cost of the rod 1 can be reduced.
  • Figure 5 shows a longitudinal cross section of the rod 1.
  • the rod 1 is formed from a wrapping paper 82 consisting of a crimped first sheet 4a and a second sheet 4b that wraps the convergent rod 80 formed by gathering the first sheet 4a to reduce its diameter.
  • the first sheet 4a which is the filling element that constitutes the rod 1
  • the second sheet 4b which is the wrapping paper 82, are formed from the same material as the sheet 4. This same material is also material that is unwound from the same roll 6.
  • at least a portion of the inner peripheral surface 82a of the wrapping paper 82 is adhered to the first sheet 4a with glue 86.
  • FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of a flavor product item 90 equipped with a rod 1.
  • the flavor product item 90 (hereinafter also simply referred to as item 90) is a non-combustion heating type, and is composed of a flavor element 92, a cooling element 94, and a filter element 96.
  • Each element 92, 94, 96 is arranged in line in the axial direction and butted against each other, and the item 90 is formed by wrapping it with tipping paper 98.
  • the flavor element 92 is heated by a heater in a device (flavor generator) not shown, which causes the flavor components of the flavor raw material 92a to volatilize.
  • the flavor raw material 92a is, for example, shredded tobacco, a tobacco sheet, or a tobacco sheet folded in a gathered shape.
  • the flavor raw material 92a may also be a sheet formed from tobacco-free pulp to which flavoring has been added, a shredded sheet formed from a non-tobacco plant, or one of these sheets folded in a corrugated shape.
  • the sheet 4 has a thickness t of at least 100 ⁇ m or more in order to favorably reflect the effect of the control on the rod characteristics such as the airflow resistance R.
  • FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of an alternative flavor product item 90 with a rod 1.
  • the rod 1 is used as a plug element 100 located at the tip adjacent to the flavor element 92.
  • the sheet 4 may be a paper web or a nonwoven fabric.
  • the sheet 4 is a nonwoven fabric, it is preferable to use a dry nonwoven fabric in which plant pulp is bonded together with a water-soluble binder.
  • the plant pulp may be wood pulp from a non-tobacco plant.
  • a liquid additive to the first sheet 4a.
  • the additive is heated together with the flavor element 92 by the heater of the device, and the additive components volatilize.
  • the additive is, for example, a flavor liquid, which may contain tobacco extract. Since the plug element 100 is positioned at the tip of the article 90, it also functions as a support element, so to speak, to prevent the flavor raw material 92a from spilling out of the flavor element 92.
  • the rod 1 can also be used as a filter element or cooling element for a combustion-heated flavor product.
  • the rod 1 manufacturing machine 2 of the embodiment includes a sheet supply section 10, a sheet processing section 20, a gathering section 30, a wrapping section 40, a cutting section 50, a sheet dividing section 60, and a second sheet supply section 70.
  • the sheet dividing section 60 cuts the sheet 4 conveyed to the first conveying path 14 into two in the width direction Y, dividing the sheet 4 into a first sheet 4a and a second sheet 4b.
  • the converging rod 80 formed from the first sheet 4a is wrapped with the second sheet 4b while reducing the diameter, to form a continuous rod 80.
  • the continuous rod 80 is formed into individual rods 1 through the cutting section 50 in the cutting step S8. This allows the first sheet 4a, which is the filling element of the rod 1, and the second sheet 4b, which is the wrapping paper 82, to be formed from the same material as the sheet 4.
  • the sheets 4 are also materials unwound from the same roll 6. Therefore, when changing the diameter of the rod 1, it is only necessary to adjust the width W1 of the first sheet 4a and the width W2 of the second sheet 4b in advance, and there is no need to change the lot of the wrapping paper 82. Furthermore, there is no need to manage lots of wrapping paper 82 with different widths W2 as inventory in preparation for changing the diameter of the rod 1. This makes it possible to improve the productivity of the rod 1 while making it easy to change the characteristics and diameter of the rod 1.
  • the first conveying path 14 has a guide roller 62 immediately downstream of the roll 6, and the sheet dividing section 60 is disposed between the roll 6 and the guide roller 62.
  • the sheet dividing section 60 is disposed between the roll 6 and the guide roller 62.
  • the second transport path 72 also has a reservoir 78 that temporarily stores the second sheet 4b before it is transported to the wrapping section 40.
  • the sheet storage step S6 is performed between the second sheet supply step S5 and the wrapping step S7, and the second sheet 4b that has already reached the wrapping section 40 at the start of the production of the rod 1 is not discarded.
  • the thickness t of the sheet 4 is 100 ⁇ m or more. This allows the effect of controlling the crimp depth dc as a parameter related to the crimping process P2 to be appropriately reflected in the rod characteristics such as the airflow resistance R. Therefore, by making the thickness t of the sheet 4 100 ⁇ m or more, the rod characteristics can be easily and effectively changed, which is preferable.
  • the sheet dividing section 60 may divide the sheet 4 into three or more pieces in the width direction Y, not limited to two pieces, i.e., three or four pieces.
  • the third and fourth sheets (not shown) that are generated when the sheet 4 is cut can be stored in the reservoir 78 and used as wrapping paper 82 when manufacturing rods 1 with different specifications.
  • the sheet dividing section 60 is disposed between the roll 6 and a guide roller 62 located immediately downstream of the roll 6. However, this is not limiting, and the sheet dividing section 60 may be disposed at least upstream of the feed roller 12. This allows the sheet 4 to be reliably cut and divided just before the sheet processing section 20.
  • the thickness t of the sheet 4 is preferably 100 ⁇ m or more, but is not limited to this. It is also possible to use a roll 6 wound with a sheet 4 having a thickness t of less than 100 ⁇ m, for example, 25 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m, and a basis weight of 25 gsm to 50 gsm.
  • (Aspect 1) a sheet supply section that continuously pays out the sheet from a roll on which the sheet is wound and supplies the sheet to a first transport path; a sheet dividing section that divides the sheet conveyed to the first conveying path into two or more pieces in a width direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the sheet; a sheet processing section that performs a crimping treatment on a first sheet of the sheets divided by the sheet dividing section; a gathering section for gathering the first sheet that has been subjected to the crimping treatment in the sheet processing section in the width direction to form a convergent rod; a second sheet supply section that supplies a second sheet of the sheets divided by the sheet dividing section to a second transport path; a wrapping section for wrapping the convergent rod formed in the gathering section with the second sheet supplied from the second conveying path while reducing the diameter of the convergent rod to form a continuous rod; a cutting section for cutting the continuous
  • the first transport path has a guide roller immediately downstream of the roll, 2.
  • the sheet dividing section includes: a cutter that cuts the sheet into two or more pieces in the width direction and divides the sheet; A cutter adjustment unit for adjusting the position of the cutter in the width direction.

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Une machine (2) pour fabriquer une tige (1) utilisée dans un article de production d'arôme (90) comprend une section d'alimentation en feuille (10), une section de segmentation de feuille (60), une section de traitement de feuille (20), une section de collecte (30), une seconde section d'alimentation en feuille (70), une section d'enveloppement (40) et une section de coupe (50). La section de segmentation de feuille (60) découpe une feuille (4) transportée sur un premier trajet de transport (14) en au moins deux pièces dans la direction de la largeur (Y) de la feuille (4) et segmente la feuille (4) en une première feuille (4a) et une seconde feuille (4b). La section d'enveloppement (40) forme une tige continue (80) en enveloppant une tige de convergence (80) formée à partir de la première feuille (4a) avec la seconde feuille (4b), qui est fournie depuis un second trajet de transport (72) de la seconde section d'alimentation en feuille (70), tout en réduisant le diamètre de la tige de convergence (80). La tige continue (80) est découpée en tiges (1) au niveau de la section de coupe (50).
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WO2016199578A1 (fr) * 2015-06-10 2016-12-15 日本たばこ産業株式会社 Machine pour produire un article en forme de tige pour article à fumer et procédé pour le produire
JP2017524368A (ja) * 2014-08-13 2017-08-31 フィリップ・モーリス・プロダクツ・ソシエテ・アノニム 制御された空隙率分布を有するエアロゾル形成基体として使用するためのロッドを作製する方法
JP2021514181A (ja) * 2018-02-15 2021-06-10 フィリップ・モーリス・プロダクツ・ソシエテ・アノニム エアロゾル冷却要素を備えるエアロゾル発生物品
JP2022549568A (ja) * 2019-09-24 2022-11-28 フィリップ・モーリス・プロダクツ・ソシエテ・アノニム 複合エアロゾル発生材料
JP2023518840A (ja) * 2020-03-24 2023-05-08 アセテート・インターナショナル・エルエルシー 中程度のｄｐｆ及び総デニールのセルロースアセテートトウ

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JPS62228264A (ja) * 1986-01-20 1987-10-07 ジ−，デ−　ソチエタ　ペル　アツイオニ ２本どり紙巻たばこ棒製造機械における帯状用紙供給装置
JP2017524368A (ja) * 2014-08-13 2017-08-31 フィリップ・モーリス・プロダクツ・ソシエテ・アノニム 制御された空隙率分布を有するエアロゾル形成基体として使用するためのロッドを作製する方法
WO2016199578A1 (fr) * 2015-06-10 2016-12-15 日本たばこ産業株式会社 Machine pour produire un article en forme de tige pour article à fumer et procédé pour le produire
JP2021514181A (ja) * 2018-02-15 2021-06-10 フィリップ・モーリス・プロダクツ・ソシエテ・アノニム エアロゾル冷却要素を備えるエアロゾル発生物品
JP2022549568A (ja) * 2019-09-24 2022-11-28 フィリップ・モーリス・プロダクツ・ソシエテ・アノニム 複合エアロゾル発生材料
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