EP0999761B1 - Device for conveying a rod in the tobacco processing industry - Google Patents

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EP0999761B1
EP0999761B1 EP98941405A EP98941405A EP0999761B1 EP 0999761 B1 EP0999761 B1 EP 0999761B1 EP 98941405 A EP98941405 A EP 98941405A EP 98941405 A EP98941405 A EP 98941405A EP 0999761 B1 EP0999761 B1 EP 0999761B1
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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
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  • the invention relates to a device for conveying a strand of tobacco processing Industry with an air passage guide for a strand-promoting, from Belt through which suction air flows and which runs at the bottom of a channel.
  • strand of the tobacco processing industry is in particular a fiber strand, preferably from cut tobacco, understood.
  • a machine for producing a cigarette rod becomes a circumferential one that forms the bottom of a strand guide channel (tobacco channel)
  • Strand conveyor tobacco in the form of a shower made of isolated tobacco fibers, in a strand formation zone in the tobacco channel accumulated on the strand conveyor and as Extract of tobacco from the strand formation zone.
  • the tobacco strand is then equalized by decrease in excess before it continues in the course of the manufacturing process by wrapping a strip of wrapping material into a cigarette rod processed and finally cut into single or multiple tobacco rods becomes.
  • the lower strand is usually used as a strand conveyor in modern machines a strand conveyor belt, on which the accumulated fiber strand hanging is promoted.
  • the strand conveyor belt is subjected to negative pressure from the rear, so that a suction train holding the tobacco fibers passes through the strand conveyor belt arises.
  • This type of conveyor is also known as a suction line conveyor.
  • the conveyor belt of the strand conveyor belt extends from the beginning of the tobacco channel Strand formation zone through the area of the excess decrease device to its Dispensing end at which the tobacco rod formed is delivered to a strand unit becomes.
  • the tobacco rod is wrapped in the wrapping material strip in the strand unit, see above that a cigarette rod is formed, which is finally processed into cigarettes or filter cigarettes becomes.
  • the length of the conveyor line of the suction line conveyor and the high speed of modern strand machines place high demands on the strand conveyor and the guide means influencing the run of the strand conveyor.
  • FIG GB-A-974 821 discloses such a suction line conveyor for building and guiding an uncovered one Tobacco rod.
  • GB-A-629 853 discloses a line unit following the suction line conveyor described at the beginning in the form of a format device, the guide track of which wraps around an envelope strip around the tobacco line is provided with support segments of different material properties lined up in the direction of conveyance.
  • the object underlying the invention is a device of the beginning described type in the sense of an optimal adaptation to changing operating conditions continue to improve.
  • the invention offers the advantage that the relatively small individual elements made of highly wear-resistant Material, e.g. B. made of hard metal or ceramic, without being too expensive like an entire guide surface made of such a material.
  • the individual elements can be quickly replaced when worn.
  • the flow conditions can easily be adjusted so that the air resistance decrease in the course of increasing strand height.
  • Design of the guide surfaces of the individual elements easily possible To vary the shape of the strand conveyor belt from flat to rounded end areas to completely rounded part-cylindrical shape.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show part of a strand guide unit 1 of a cigarette rod machine on an enlarged scale, which is better represented by Fault lines are greatly shortened.
  • a holder shown from the bottom in FIG. 1 has air passages 2, through the suction air from bottom to top into a vacuum room (position 3 in Figures 3 and 4) can flow.
  • FIGs 3 and 4 are further details showing sections corresponding to the Section lines A-A and B-B shown in Figure 2. there are additional individual elements in these cuts 4 to guide a strand conveyor belt 6 (drawn excessively thick) and a Tobacco channel 7 shown.
  • the holder 1 has two cheeks 8 and 9, which means not visible screws can be screwed together in Figure 2 is a corresponding Threaded hole 11 shown.
  • the cheeks 8 and 9 have guide grooves 12, in the segment-shaped individual elements 4 for tape guidance, of which Figure 5 details shows, can be inserted perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. For clamping fixation of the individual elements / segments 4 can not shown studs in threaded holes 13 serve.
  • the individual elements 4 have air outlets 5 which are different Can have flow cross sections. Limit the individual elements 4 and guide the air-permeable conveyor belt with top and side guide surfaces 6, which can be driven in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. Below the cheeks 8 and 9 and the individual elements 4 extend in a known manner cheeks 14 and 16, which limit the tobacco channel 7.
  • the tobacco fibers fed from below are from a suction air flow through the channel 7, the air-permeable band 6, the air passages 5 in the individual elements 4 and through the air passages 2 in the holder 1 in the Vacuum chamber 3 flows, entrained and accumulate on the belt 6, where they close accumulate a tobacco rod, not shown, and be removed.
  • Figure 4 differs from Figure 3 only in that the threaded holes 13 for Clamps of the individual elements 4 are missing.
  • Figure 5 shows a plan view of the guide side of an individual element 4. Die in the Guide grooves 12 of the cheeks 8, 9 are inserted surfaces of the individual elements 4 limited by lines 18, 19. A web 22 is delimited by lines 19 and 21. The strand conveyor belt 6 is guided on guide surfaces 24 between the webs 22. With 23 are marked slight bevels downwards. The opposite back the individual element 4 is smooth.
  • FIG. 6 shows a variant of an individual element 4 shown in section with a Guide surface 24 for the strand conveyor belt 6, whose end regions 24a are rounded in enlarged scale.
  • FIG. 7 shows a variant of a cut individual element 4 in an enlarged view Scale at which the guide surface 24b for the strand conveyor belt as part of an inner cylinder surface is executed.

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The belt (6) conveying the line of tobacco runs along the base of a duct (7). The guide has adjacent single segments or elements (4) in at least one guide groove (12) belonging to a holder (1) to which they are fixed preferably by threaded pins. The duct for the line of tobacco is attached to the holder and single elements, and has its opposite end open. The guide surfaces of the single elements and of the holder contain air-holes (2,5) for suction air flowing through the duct, single elements, conveyor belt and holder.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Fördern eines Stranges der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie mit einer Luftdurchlässe aufweisenden Führung für ein den Strang förderndes, von Saugluft durchströmtes Band, das am Grunde eines Kanals läuft.The invention relates to a device for conveying a strand of tobacco processing Industry with an air passage guide for a strand-promoting, from Belt through which suction air flows and which runs at the bottom of a channel.

Unter einem "Strang der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie" wird insbesondere ein Faserstrang, vorzugsweise aus Schnittabak, verstanden.Under a "strand of the tobacco processing industry" is in particular a fiber strand, preferably from cut tobacco, understood.

In einer Maschine zum Herstellen eines Zigarettenstranges (Zigarettenstrangmaschine) wird einem den Boden eines Strangführungskanals (Tabakkanal) bildenden, umlaufenden Strangförderer Tabak in Form eines Schauers aus vereinzelten Tabakfasern zugeführt, in einer Strangbildungszone im Tabakkanal auf dem Strangförderer angesammelt und als Tabakstrang aus der Strangbildungszone abgefördert. Der Tabakstrang wird anschließend durch Überschußabnahme vergleichmäßigt, bevor er im weiteren Verlauf des Herstellungsprozesses durch Umhüllen mit einem Hüllmaterialstreifen zu einem Zigarettenstrang verarbeitet und schließlich in Tabakstäbe einfacher oder mehrfacher Gebrauchslänge zerschnitten wird. Als Strangförderer wird in modernen Maschinen in der Regel das Untertrum eines Strangförderbandes benutzt, an welchem der angesammelte Faserstrang hängend gefördert wird. Das Strangförderband wird von seiner Rückseite her mit Unterdruck beaufschlagt, so daß durch das Strangförderband hindurch ein die Tabakfasern haltender Saugzug entsteht. Man bezeichnet diese Art von Förderern auch als Saugstrangförderer. Das Fördertrum des Strangförderbandes erstreckt sich im Tabakkanal vom Anfang der Strangbildungszone durch den Bereich der Überschußabnahmeeinrichtung bis zu seinem Abgabeende, an welchem der gebildete Tabakstrang an eine Strangeinheit abgegeben wird. In der Strangeinheit wird der Tabakstrang mit dem Hüllmaterialstreifen umhüllt, so daß ein Zigarettenstrang entsteht, der schließlich zu Zigaretten oder Filterzigaretten weiterverarbeitet wird. Die Länge der Förderstrecke des Saugstrangförderers und die hohe Geschwindigkeit der modernen Strangmaschinen stellen hohe Anforderungen an den Strangförderer und die den Lauf des Strangförderers beeinflussenden Führungsmittel. In a machine for producing a cigarette rod (cigarette rod machine) becomes a circumferential one that forms the bottom of a strand guide channel (tobacco channel) Strand conveyor tobacco in the form of a shower made of isolated tobacco fibers, in a strand formation zone in the tobacco channel accumulated on the strand conveyor and as Extract of tobacco from the strand formation zone. The tobacco strand is then equalized by decrease in excess before it continues in the course of the manufacturing process by wrapping a strip of wrapping material into a cigarette rod processed and finally cut into single or multiple tobacco rods becomes. The lower strand is usually used as a strand conveyor in modern machines a strand conveyor belt, on which the accumulated fiber strand hanging is promoted. The strand conveyor belt is subjected to negative pressure from the rear, so that a suction train holding the tobacco fibers passes through the strand conveyor belt arises. This type of conveyor is also known as a suction line conveyor. The The conveyor belt of the strand conveyor belt extends from the beginning of the tobacco channel Strand formation zone through the area of the excess decrease device to its Dispensing end at which the tobacco rod formed is delivered to a strand unit becomes. The tobacco rod is wrapped in the wrapping material strip in the strand unit, see above that a cigarette rod is formed, which is finally processed into cigarettes or filter cigarettes becomes. The length of the conveyor line of the suction line conveyor and the high speed of modern strand machines place high demands on the strand conveyor and the guide means influencing the run of the strand conveyor.

Als der eingangs bezeichneten Vorrichtung nächstkommender Stand der Technik zeigt die GB-A-974 821 einen derartigen Saugstrangförderer zum Aufbauen und Führen eines unumhüllten Tabakstranges.As the closest prior art to the device referred to at the outset, FIG GB-A-974 821 discloses such a suction line conveyor for building and guiding an uncovered one Tobacco rod.

Weitere vergleichbare Vorrichtungen an Zigarettenstrangmaschinen mit Strangförderbändern der vorbeschriebenen Art sind beispielsweise in der US-PS 4 805 641 und der US-PS 4 344 526 dargestellt.
Desweiteren ist in der GB-A-629 853 eine auf den eingangs bezeichneten Saugstrangförderer folgende Strangeinheit in Gestalt einer Formateinrichtung offenbart, deren einen Hüllstreifen um den Tabakstrang herumschlagende Führungsbahn mit in Förderrichtung aneinandergereihten Auflagesegmenten unterschiedlicher Materialbeschaffenheit versehen ist.Further comparable devices on cigarette rod machines with strand conveyor belts of the type described above are shown, for example, in US Pat. No. 4,805,641 and US Pat. No. 4,344,526.
Furthermore, GB-A-629 853 discloses a line unit following the suction line conveyor described at the beginning in the form of a format device, the guide track of which wraps around an envelope strip around the tobacco line is provided with support segments of different material properties lined up in the direction of conveyance.

Die der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Aufgabe besteht darin, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs beschriebenen Art im Sinne einer optimalen Anpassung an wechselnde Betriebsbedingungen weiter zu verbessern.The object underlying the invention is a device of the beginning described type in the sense of an optimal adaptation to changing operating conditions continue to improve.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß an der durch spezifische Aneinanderreihung von Einzelelementen/Segmenten mit unterschiedlichen Luftdurchlässen gebildeten Führung ein definiertes Strömungsprofil über die Länge des Tabakkanals einstellbar ist.This object is achieved in that by the specific sequence of individual elements / segments with different air passages Guide a defined flow profile adjustable over the length of the tobacco channel is.

Weiterbildungen und weitere Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind den untergeordneten Ansprüchen zu entnehmen.Further developments and further refinements of the invention are the subordinate claims refer to.

Die Erfindung bietet den Vorteil, daß die relativ kleinen Einzelelemente aus hochverschleißfestem Material, z. B. aus Hartmetall oder Keramik, bestehen können, ohne so teuer zu werden, wie eine ganze Führungsfläche aus einem derartigen Material. Die Einzelelemente lassen sich bei Abnutzung schnell austauschen. Das gleiche gilt für den Fall, daß die Strömungsverhältnisse der Luft im Tabakkanal geändert werden sollen, beispielsweise wenn die Fasern des zugeführten Tabaks eine andere Struktur aufweisen. ln diesem Fall werden einfach Einzelelemente mit anderen Strömungswiderständen in die Führungsnuten eingeschoben. Die Strömungsverhältnisse können leicht so eingestellt werden, daß die Luftwiderstände im Verlauf zunehmender Stranghöhe abnehmen. Außerdem ist es durch unterschiedliche Ausgestaltung der Führungsflächen der Einzelelemente leicht möglich, die Form des Strangförderbandes zu variieren von eben zu gerundeten Endbereichen bis zur ganz gerundeten teilzylindrischen Form. The invention offers the advantage that the relatively small individual elements made of highly wear-resistant Material, e.g. B. made of hard metal or ceramic, without being too expensive like an entire guide surface made of such a material. The individual elements can be quickly replaced when worn. The same applies in the event that the flow conditions the air in the tobacco channel should be changed, for example if the fibers of the supplied tobacco have a different structure. ln this case simply insert individual elements with different flow resistances into the guide grooves. The flow conditions can easily be adjusted so that the air resistance decrease in the course of increasing strand height. It is also different Design of the guide surfaces of the individual elements easily possible To vary the shape of the strand conveyor belt from flat to rounded end areas to completely rounded part-cylindrical shape.

Die Figuren 1 und 2 zeigen einen Teil einer Strangführungseinheit 1 einer Zigarettenstrangmaschine in vergrößertem Maßstab, die zur besseren Darstellbarkeit durch Bruchlinien stark verkürzt ist. Ein in Figur 1 von unten dargestellter Halter weist Luftdurchlässe 2 auf, durch die Saugluft von unten nach oben in einen Unterdruckraum (Position 3 in den Figuren 3 und 4) strömen kann.Figures 1 and 2 show part of a strand guide unit 1 of a cigarette rod machine on an enlarged scale, which is better represented by Fault lines are greatly shortened. A holder shown from the bottom in FIG. 1 has air passages 2, through the suction air from bottom to top into a vacuum room (position 3 in Figures 3 and 4) can flow.

In den Figuren 3 und 4 sind weitere Einzelheiten zeigende Schnitte entsprechend den Schnittlinien A-A bzw. B-B in Figur 2 dargestellt. in diese Schnitte sind zusätzlich Einzelelemente 4 zur Führung eines Strangförderbandes 6 (übertrieben dick gezeichnet) und ein Tabakkanal 7 eingezeichnet. Der Halter 1 weist zwei Wangen 8 und 9 auf, die mittels nicht sichtbarer Schrauben miteinander verschraubt werden konnen in Figur 2 ist eine entsprechende Gewindebohrung 11 dargestellt. Die Wangen 8 und 9 haben Führungsnuten 12, in die segmentförmige Einzelelemente 4 zur Bandführung, von denen Figur 5 Einzelheiten zeigt, senkrecht zur Zeichenebene einschiebbar sind. Zur klemmenden Fixierung der Einzelelemente/Segmente 4 können nicht dargestellte Stiftschrauben in Gewindebohrungen 13 dienen. Im Mittenbereich haben die Einzelelemente 4 Luftdurchlässe 5, welche unterschiedliche Strömungsquerschnitte aufweisen können. Die Einzelelemente 4 begrenzen und führen mit oben und seitlich angeordneten Führungsflächen das luftdurchlässige Förderband 6, das in Richtung senkrecht zur Zeichenebene antreibbar ist. Unterhalb der Wangen 8 und 9 und der Einzelelemente 4 erstrecken sich in bekannter Weise Wangen 14 und 16, die den Tabakkanal 7 begrenzen. Die von unten zugeführten Tabakfasern werden von einem Saugluftstrom, der durch den Kanal 7, das luftdurchlässige Band 6, die Luftdurchlässe 5 in den Einzelelementen 4 sowie durch die Luftdurchlässe 2 in dem Halter 1 in den Unterdruckraum 3 strömt, mitgenommen und lagern sich an dem Band 6 an, wo sie sich zu einem nicht dargestellten Tabakstrang ansammeln und abgefördert werden.In Figures 3 and 4 are further details showing sections corresponding to the Section lines A-A and B-B shown in Figure 2. there are additional individual elements in these cuts 4 to guide a strand conveyor belt 6 (drawn excessively thick) and a Tobacco channel 7 shown. The holder 1 has two cheeks 8 and 9, which means not visible screws can be screwed together in Figure 2 is a corresponding Threaded hole 11 shown. The cheeks 8 and 9 have guide grooves 12, in the segment-shaped individual elements 4 for tape guidance, of which Figure 5 details shows, can be inserted perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. For clamping fixation of the individual elements / segments 4 can not shown studs in threaded holes 13 serve. In the middle area, the individual elements 4 have air outlets 5 which are different Can have flow cross sections. Limit the individual elements 4 and guide the air-permeable conveyor belt with top and side guide surfaces 6, which can be driven in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. Below the cheeks 8 and 9 and the individual elements 4 extend in a known manner cheeks 14 and 16, which limit the tobacco channel 7. The tobacco fibers fed from below are from a suction air flow through the channel 7, the air-permeable band 6, the air passages 5 in the individual elements 4 and through the air passages 2 in the holder 1 in the Vacuum chamber 3 flows, entrained and accumulate on the belt 6, where they close accumulate a tobacco rod, not shown, and be removed.

Figur 4 unterscheidet sich von Figur 3 nur dadurch, daß die Gewindebohrungen 13 zum Klemmen der Einzelelemente 4 fehlen.Figure 4 differs from Figure 3 only in that the threaded holes 13 for Clamps of the individual elements 4 are missing.

Figur 5 zeigt eine Draufsicht auf die Führungsseite eines Einzelelementes 4. Die in den Führungennuten 12 der Wangen 8, 9 eingeschobenen Flächen der Einzelelemente 4 werden von den Linien 18, 19 begrenzt. Von den Linien 19 und 21 wird ein Steg 22 begrenzt. Zwischen den Stegen 22 ist das Strangförderband 6 an Führungsflächen 24 geführt. Mit 23 sind leichte Abschrägungen nach unten bezeichnet. Die gegenüberliegende Rückseite des Einzelelementes 4 ist glatt.Figure 5 shows a plan view of the guide side of an individual element 4. Die in the Guide grooves 12 of the cheeks 8, 9 are inserted surfaces of the individual elements 4 limited by lines 18, 19. A web 22 is delimited by lines 19 and 21. The strand conveyor belt 6 is guided on guide surfaces 24 between the webs 22. With 23 are marked slight bevels downwards. The opposite back the individual element 4 is smooth.

Anhand der Figuren 1 bis 5 lassen sich die in der Einleitung erwähnten Vorteile leicht erkennen: Leichtes Anbringen der relativ kurzen Einzelelemente, die auch dann preisgünstig sind. wenn sie aus relativ teurem verschleißfestem Material bestehen: leichtes Auswechseln der Einzelelemente, z. B. wegen Verschleißes oder zur Beeinflussung der Strömungsverhältnisse der Saugluft im Tabakkanal 7.The advantages mentioned in the introduction can be easily recognized on the basis of FIGS. 1 to 5: Easy attachment of the relatively short individual elements, which are also inexpensive are. if they are made of relatively expensive wear-resistant material: easy to replace of the individual elements, e.g. B. due to wear or to influence the flow conditions the suction air in the tobacco duct 7.

Durch den Einsatz spezifisch gestalteter Einzelelemente 4 mit in Form und Größe unterschiedlichen Strömungsquerschnitten ihrer Luftdurchlässe 5 läßt sich durch entsprechende Kombination oder Auswechslung von Einzelelementen ein gewünschtes bzw. optimales Strömungsprofil über die Länge des Strangführungskanals erzielen.Through the use of specifically designed individual elements 4 with different shapes and sizes Flow cross sections of their air passages 5 can be by appropriate Combination or replacement of individual elements is a desired or optimal one Achieve flow profile over the length of the strand guide channel.

Figur 6 zeigt eine Variante eines geschnitten gezeichneten Einzelelementes 4 mit einer Führungsfläche 24 für das Strangförderband 6, deren Endbereiche 24a gerundet sind in vergrößertem Maßstab.FIG. 6 shows a variant of an individual element 4 shown in section with a Guide surface 24 for the strand conveyor belt 6, whose end regions 24a are rounded in enlarged scale.

Figur 7 zeigt eine Variante eines geschnitten gezeichneten Einzelelementes 4 in vergrößertem Maßstab, bei dem die Führungsfläche 24b für das Strangförderband als Teil einer Zylinderinnenfläche ausgeführt ist.FIG. 7 shows a variant of a cut individual element 4 in an enlarged view Scale at which the guide surface 24b for the strand conveyor belt as part of an inner cylinder surface is executed.

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  1. A device for conveying a strand in the tobacco-processing industry, with a guide comprising air passages for a belt which conveys the strand and is traversed by suction air and which runs on the base of a duct, characterized in that a defined flow profile over the length of the tobacco duct (7) can be set on the guide formed by a specific arrangement in rows of individual elements / segments (4) with different air passages (5).
  2. A device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the individual elements (4) are situated in at least one guiding groove (12) in the holder (1).
  3. A device according to Claim 1 and/or 2, characterized in that the individual elements (4) can be inserted into the guiding groove (12).
  4. A device according to one or more of the preceding Claims, characterized in that at least part of the individual elements (4) can be fixed on the holder (1), preferably by threaded pins.
  5. A device according to one or more of the preceding Claims, characterized in that an individual element (4) has faces which guide - from above and from the side - the belt (6) conveying the strand.
  6. A device according to one or more of the preceding Claims, characterized in that a duct (7) for the tobacco strand adjoins the holder (1) and the individual elements (4), and its opposite end is open.
  7. A device according to one or more of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the guiding faces (24) of the individual elements (4) are flat (Fig. 5).
  8. A device according to one or more of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the guiding faces (24) of the individual elements are curved in the edge regions (24c) (Fig. 6).
  9. A device according to one or more of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the guiding faces (24b) of the individual elements (4) are curved, preferably in the form of a portion of a cylinder (Fig. 7).
  10. A device according to one or more of the preceding Claims, characterized in that at least the guiding faces of the individual elements (4) consist of wear-resistant material.
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