MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING CIGARETTE FILTERS

A machine (1) for making cigarette filters (2), comprises a garniture tongue (3) which is elongate along a longitudinal axis (301), a feed section (100) for feeding the garniture tongue (3) with materials used to form a continuous rod (4) which exits the garniture tongue (3) and a cutting station (5...

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Main Authors ESPOSTI, Marco, SARTONI, Massimo
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 08.05.2019
Subjects
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
TOBACCO
TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS
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Summary:A machine (1) for making cigarette filters (2), comprises a garniture tongue (3) which is elongate along a longitudinal axis (301), a feed section (100) for feeding the garniture tongue (3) with materials used to form a continuous rod (4) which exits the garniture tongue (3) and a cutting station (5) configured to separate the rod into portions (400) to obtain the filters (2). The feed section (100) includes: a first feed line (7), having a roll (701) of a paper strip (702) and a gumming device (703); a second feed line (8), having a tank (801) of a web (802) of tow, a processing unit (830), configured to subject the web (802) of tow to mechanical and chemical processing, and at least one shaping device (805) configured to form the stream (804) of processed tow into a predetermined shape; and a third feed line (9) having a reservoir (901) containing filter plugs (203), a combining unit (902) for forming groups of filter plugs (203) ordered in sequence and a positioning device (903) for picking up the groups of filter plugs (203) and placing them in the garniture tongue (3).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170162760