Equipment for insertion of objects into smoking articles

An apparatus for providing rods for use in the manufacture of cigarette filter elements, each rod having individual objects placed at predetermined spaced intervals along the length thereof, comprises means for providing a continuous supply of rod filter material, a first hopper means for providing...

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Main Authors Fagg, Barry Smith, Thomas, Timothy Frederick, Benford, Robert William
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.11.2018
Subjects
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
TOBACCO
TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS
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Summary:An apparatus for providing rods for use in the manufacture of cigarette filter elements, each rod having individual objects placed at predetermined spaced intervals along the length thereof, comprises means for providing a continuous supply of rod filter material, a first hopper means for providing a reservoir for objects, and a second hopper means for providing a plurality of individual objects. The second hopper means is positioned to receive objects from the first hopper means. The apparatus also comprises a reciprocating screen means between the first hopper means and the second hopper means, means for positioning individual objects from the second hopper to within the supply of filter material at pre-determined spaced intervals, means for forming the filter material into a continuous rod having individual objects positioned at pre-determined spaced intervals within that rod, and means for subdividing the continuous rod at pre-determined intervals.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414506242