EP1016350B1 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing cigarettes with multiple compartment filters - Google Patents

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EP1016350B1
EP1016350B1 EP99123622A EP99123622A EP1016350B1 EP 1016350 B1 EP1016350 B1 EP 1016350B1 EP 99123622 A EP99123622 A EP 99123622A EP 99123622 A EP99123622 A EP 99123622A EP 1016350 B1 EP1016350 B1 EP 1016350B1
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    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • A24D3/0287—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features for composite filters
    • 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 method for producing filter cigarettes with multiple filters from different rod-shaped filter components, which are taken on separate conveyor paths separate stocks in multiple use length, divided into shorter lengths and inserted between two coaxially aligned tobacco rods.
  • the invention also relates to a device for producing filter cigarettes with multiple filters of different rod-shaped filter components, with separate supplies for filter rods multiple use length, which are assigned on separate conveyor paths conveyor drums for dividing, grouping and inserting the rod-shaped filter components between two coaxially aligned tobacco rods.
  • the invention has for its object to make the required for the processing and handling of different filter components operations flexible and gentle and to allow with the least possible effort on conveyor drums.
  • a preferred variant according to the invention consists in that first the pairs of individual filter plugs and then the double-length filter plugs be inserted between the tobacco rods, which are inserted according to a further proposal, the single-filter plug in a position adjacent to the tobacco rods layer and the double-length filter plug in a central gap between the single filter plug.
  • This is particularly advantageous for filter components which secrete particles during their handling, so that their first insertion between the tobacco rods into the subsequent sensitive area of the machine unit, in which the components are glued and wrapped, can be operated so that they are free from contamination and thus long-term operational.
  • the procedure according to the invention is further optimized according to a development in that the individual filter plugs are obtained from filter rods of twelve times the useful length and the double-length filter plugs are obtained from filter rods of six times the useful length.
  • the apparatus for carrying out the method described at the outset is that the one conveying path is formed by five conveyor drums for duplicate subdivision of filter rods taken from a separate supply of six times the length of use, the staggering, transaxial catenary and subdivision of the filter rods obtained double use length in single filter plug and for longitudinal axial spread and transverse axial distance enlargement for inserting the single filter plug between the tobacco rods, and that the other conveying path is formed by six conveyor drums, for double subdivision of filter rods taken from the other separate supply of twelve times the length of use, for staggering, transverse axial sequencing and subdivision of the resulting filter rods four times the length of use, as well as the staggering, cross-axial succession and Queraxialen distance increase for inserting the obtained Filter rods of double use length between the tobacco rods.
  • tobacco rods is further proposed that the through five conveying drums formed conveying path for the one filter component - related to the conveying direction of the tobacco rods along a conveyor belt formed by lined conveyor - upstream of a compilation drum with the conveying path of the tobacco rods is in operative connection, and that formed by six conveyor drums for the other filter component downstream a compilation drum is in operative connection with the conveying path of the tobacco rods.
  • filter rods of a first component for example Charcoal
  • a first component for example Charcoal
  • filter rods of a first component for example Charcoal
  • a staggering drum 7 For example Charcoal
  • the staggered filter rods 6 reach a sliding drum 9, on which they are transferred into a series formation 11 and again divided by a circular blade 12 into single-length filter stoppers 13.
  • a spreading drum 14 By means of a spreading drum 14, the filter plug 13 in a Sp Drillformation 16 offset, in each of which a larger frontal distance is made between two filter plug 13 of a pair, and then transferred in this formation on an acceleration drum 17, on which the filter plug 13 are brought into a Queraxial enlarged distance formation 18.
  • the longitudinal axial and queraxial spaced filter plug 13 are inserted directly on a compiler 19 according to insertion position 21 on both sides in the gap between two tobacco rods 22 which fed in double use length of a drum 23, cut centrally on a cutting drum 24 according to cutting position 26 and were pulled apart on a spreading drum 27 according to the spreading position 28 longitudinal axial.
  • filter rods 31 of a second component of twelve times the length of use are removed from a magazine 32, divided by two circular blade 33 in three filter plug 34 of four times the useful length, passed to a staggering drum 36 and transferred to this in a relay formation 37.
  • the staggered filter stoppers 34 reach a sliding drum 38, on which they are transferred into a series formation 39 and again divided by a circular blade 41 into filter stoppers 42 of twice the useful length.
  • the severed filter plugs 42 are again brought into a staggering formation 44 and displaced on a sliding drum 46 into a series formation 47 in which they pass back onto the staggering drum 43.
  • the cross-axially spaced filter plug 42 are inserted centrally on a compilation drum 49 in the gap between the two filter plug 13 according to the insertion position 50.
  • the tobacco-filter rod combination 13, 22, 42 of double the use length created in the insertion position 50 is subsequently centered in a known manner Separation of the double-length filter plug 42 assembled into individual filter cigarettes.

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The method and appliance for producing filter cigarettes with multiple-constituent filters involve separate stores and conveyor tracks. One conveyor track is formed of five conveyor drums (1,7,9,14,17) for twice dividing filter-tips (2) six times the useful length taken from a separate store (3). The filter tips (6) twice the useful length are stacked behind each other and divided into single filter stoppers (13) which are inserted between the tobacco bars. The other conveyor track is formed by six conveyor drums (29,36,38,43,46,48) for twice diving filter tips (34) of four times the useful length and taken from another separate store (32).

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von Filterzigaretten mit Mehrfachfiltern aus unterschiedlichen stabförmigen Filterkomponenten, welche auf getrennten Förderwegen separaten Vorräten in mehrfacher Gebrauchslänge entnommen, in kürzere Längenabschnitte unterteilt und zwischen zwei koaxial zueinander ausgerichtete Tabakstäbe eingefügt werden.The invention relates to a method for producing filter cigarettes with multiple filters from different rod-shaped filter components, which are taken on separate conveyor paths separate stocks in multiple use length, divided into shorter lengths and inserted between two coaxially aligned tobacco rods.

Die Erfindung betrifft außerdem eine Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Filterzigaretten mit Mehrfachfiltern aus unterschiedlichen stabförmigen Filterkomponenten, mit separaten Vorräten für Filterstäbe mehrfacher Gebrauchslänge, denen auf getrennten Förderwegen Fördertrommeln zum Unterteilen, Gruppieren und Einfügen der stabförmigen Filterkomponenten zwischen zwei koaxial zueinander ausgerichtete Tabakstäbe zugeordnet sind.The invention also relates to a device for producing filter cigarettes with multiple filters of different rod-shaped filter components, with separate supplies for filter rods multiple use length, which are assigned on separate conveyor paths conveyor drums for dividing, grouping and inserting the rod-shaped filter components between two coaxially aligned tobacco rods.

Unter "unterschiedliche Filterkomponenten" sind im erfindungsgemäßen Sinn Filterkomponenten aus unterschiedlichem Filtermaterial und/oder Filterabschnitte unterschiedlicher Längenabmessungen zu verstehen.Under "different filter components" filter components of different filter material and / or filter sections are different in the sense of the invention Length dimensions to understand.

Zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten mit Kombinationsfiltem aus derart unterschiedlichen Filterkomponenten im sogenannten Querverfahren werden in einer Maschineneinheit stabförmige Filter- und Tabakartikel vor ihrer Vereinigung zunächst auf getrennten Wegen über zahlreiche Stationen in Form von Trommeln gefördert, deren vertikale und horizontale Achsabstände die Größe der Maschineneinheit bestimmen.
Aus der GB 959 345 A ist ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung bekannt, bei welchem bzw. welcher ein Zuführen von Tabakstäben mittels zyklisch arbeitender Schieber und ein Einfügen eines doppeltlangen Filterstopfens einer ersten Filterkomponente in eine zentrale Lage zwischen die Tabakstäbe unter Ausbilden zweier Lücken zwischen dem doppeltlangen Filterstopfen und den beiden Tabakstäben und daran anschließend ein Einfügen zweier einfachlanger Filterstopfen einer zweiten Filterkomponente in die jeweilige Lücke zwischen Tabakstab und dem doppeltlangen Filterstopfen vorgesehen ist. Bei dem dort vorgeschlagenen Zuführen der Tabakstäbe bzw. der vorgeschlagenen Reihenfolge des Einfügens der Filterstopfen besteht die Gefahr, dass Tabakstäbe und Filterstopfen nicht ausreichend schonend gehandhabt werden und Partikel verlieren können.For the production of filter cigarettes with Kombinationsfiltem of such different filter components in the so-called cross process rod-shaped filter and tobacco are promoted before their unification in a machine unit initially on separate paths through numerous stations in the form of drums whose vertical and horizontal center distances determine the size of the machine unit.
From GB 959 345 A a method and apparatus is known in which feeding tobacco rods by means of cyclically operating slides and inserting a double-length filter plug of a first filter component in a central position between the tobacco rods to form two gaps between the double-length Filter plug and the two tobacco rods and then inserting two single-length filter plug a second filter component is provided in the respective gap between the tobacco rod and the double-length filter plug. With the feeding of the tobacco rods proposed there or the proposed order of inserting the filter plugs, there is the risk that tobacco rods and filter plugs are not handled sufficiently gently and can lose particles.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde die für die Bearbeitung und Handhabung von unterschiedlichen Filterkomponenten erforderlichen Arbeitsschritte flexibel und schonend zu gestalten und mit einem möglichst geringen Aufwand an Fördertrommeln zu ermöglichen.The invention has for its object to make the required for the processing and handling of different filter components operations flexible and gentle and to allow with the least possible effort on conveyor drums.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch ein Verfahren mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 sowie einer Vorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 5 gelöst.
Eine bevorzugte erfindungsgemäße Variante besteht hingegen darin, dass zunächst die Paare von Einzelfilterstopfen und anschließend die doppeltlangen Filterstopfen zwischen die Tabakstäbe eingefügt werden, wobei nach einem weiteren Vorschlag die Einzelfilterstopfen in einer an die Tabakstäbe angrenzenden Lage und die doppeltlangen Filterstopfen in eine zentrale Lücke zwischen den Einzelfilterstopfen eingefügt werden. Dies ist besonders vorteilhaft für Filterkomponenten die während ihrer Handhabung Partikel absondern, so dass deren Ersteinfügung zwischen die Tabakstäbe den nachfolgenden sensiblen Bereich der Maschineneinheit, in der eine Beleimung und Umwicklung der Artikelkomponenten erfolgt, verschmutzungsfrei und damit langfristig funktionsfähig betrieben werden kann.
Die erfindungsgemäße Verfahrensweise wird gemäß einer Weiterbildung noch dadurch optimiert, dass die Einzelfilterstopfen aus Filterstäben von zwölffacher Gebrauchslänge und die doppeltlangen Filterstopfen aus Filterstäben von sechsfacher Gebrauchslänge erhalten werden.This object is achieved by a method having the features of claim 1 and a device having the features of claim 5.
On the other hand, a preferred variant according to the invention consists in that first the pairs of individual filter plugs and then the double-length filter plugs be inserted between the tobacco rods, which are inserted according to a further proposal, the single-filter plug in a position adjacent to the tobacco rods layer and the double-length filter plug in a central gap between the single filter plug. This is particularly advantageous for filter components which secrete particles during their handling, so that their first insertion between the tobacco rods into the subsequent sensitive area of the machine unit, in which the components are glued and wrapped, can be operated so that they are free from contamination and thus long-term operational.
The procedure according to the invention is further optimized according to a development in that the individual filter plugs are obtained from filter rods of twelve times the useful length and the double-length filter plugs are obtained from filter rods of six times the useful length.

Die Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des eingangs bezeichneten Verfahrens besteht darin, daß der eine Förderweg durch fünf Fördertrommeln gebildet ist zur zweifachen Unterteilung von aus dem einen separaten Vorrat entnommenen Filterstäben von sechsfacher Gebrauchslänge, zur Staffelung, queraxialen Hintereinanderreihung und Unterteilung der erhaltenen Filterstäbe doppelter Gebrauchslänge in Einzelfilterstopfen sowie zur längsaxialen Spreizung und queraxialen Abstandsvergrößerung zum Einfügen der Einzelfilterstopfen zwischen die Tabakstäbe, und daß der andere Förderweg durch sechs Fördertrommeln gebildet ist, zur zweifachen Unterteilung von aus dem anderen separaten Vorrat entnommenen Filterstäben von zwölffacher Gebrauchslänge, zur Staffelung, queraxialen Hintereinanderreihung und Unterteilung der erhaltenen Filterstäbe vierfacher Gebrauchslänge, sowie zur Staffelung, queraxialen Hintereinanderreihung und queraxialen Abstandsvergrößerung zum Einfügen der erhaltenen Filterstäbe doppelter Gebrauchslänge zwischen die Tabakstäbe.
Zum Zusammenfügen der getrennt zugeführten Filterstopfen und der auf einem dritten Weg zugeführten Tabakstäbe wird weiterhin vorgeschlagen, daß der durch fünf Fördertrommeln gebildete Förderweg für die eine Filterkomponente - bezogen auf die Förderrichtung der Tabakstäbe entlang eines durch aneinandergereihte Fördertrommeln gebildeten Förderweges - stromauf über eine Zusammenstelltrommel mit dem Förderweg der Tabakstäbe in Wirkverbindung steht, und dass der durch sechs Fördertrommeln gebildete Förderweg für die andere Filterkomponente stromab über eine Zusammenstelltrommel mit dem Förderweg der Tabakstäbe in Wirkverbindung steht.The apparatus for carrying out the method described at the outset is that the one conveying path is formed by five conveyor drums for duplicate subdivision of filter rods taken from a separate supply of six times the length of use, the staggering, transaxial catenary and subdivision of the filter rods obtained double use length in single filter plug and for longitudinal axial spread and transverse axial distance enlargement for inserting the single filter plug between the tobacco rods, and that the other conveying path is formed by six conveyor drums, for double subdivision of filter rods taken from the other separate supply of twelve times the length of use, for staggering, transverse axial sequencing and subdivision of the resulting filter rods four times the length of use, as well as the staggering, cross-axial succession and Queraxialen distance increase for inserting the obtained Filter rods of double use length between the tobacco rods.
To assemble the separately supplied filter plug and supplied in a third way tobacco rods is further proposed that the through five conveying drums formed conveying path for the one filter component - related to the conveying direction of the tobacco rods along a conveyor belt formed by lined conveyor - upstream of a compilation drum with the conveying path of the tobacco rods is in operative connection, and that formed by six conveyor drums for the other filter component downstream a compilation drum is in operative connection with the conveying path of the tobacco rods.

Infolge der bis zur Einfügung zwischen die Tabakstäbe konsequenten zweibahnigen Handhabung der unterschiedlichen Filterkomponenten wird eine Umrüstung der Maschine bzw. deren Anpassung an andere Filterkomponenten und deren Einfügung erleichtert. Insbesondere wird eine Umrüstung auf eine einzige Standard-Filterkomponente durch eine einseitige Außerbetriebnahme der eingangsseitigen Filterzuführtrommeln vereinfacht.
Darüber hinaus können verschmutzungsintensive Filterkomponenten, wie zum Beispiel Charcoalfilter aus einem besonders sensiblen Maschinenbereich mit Beleimungs- und Wickeleinrichtungen herausgehalten werden.As a result of the two-way handling of the different filter components, which is consistent up to the insertion between the tobacco rods, a conversion of the machine or its adaptation to other filter components and their insertion is facilitated. In particular, a conversion to a single standard filter component is simplified by a one-sided decommissioning of the input-side filter feed drums.
In addition, pollution-intensive filter components, such as Charcoal filters, can be kept out of a particularly sensitive machine area with gluing and winding devices.

In der Zeichnung ist ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung anhand eines schematisierten Trommelplans mit zugeordneten Arbeitsgängen dargestellt.In the drawing, a preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to a schematic drum plan is shown with associated operations.

Mittels einer Schneidtrommel 1 werden Filterstäbe einer ersten Komponente (beispielsweise aus Charcoal) von sechsfacher Gebrauchslänge aus einem Magazin 3 entnommen, mittels zweier Kreismesser 4 in drei Filterstäbe 6 von doppelter Gebrauchslänge unterteilt, an eine Staffeltrommel 7 übergeben und auf dieser in eine Staffelformation 8 überführt. Von der Staffeltrommel 7 gelangen die gestaffelten Filterstäbe 6 auf eine Schiebetrommel 9, auf der sie in eine Reihenformation 11 überführt und nochmals durch ein Kreismesser 12 in einfachlange Filterstopfen 13 unterteilt werden. Mittels einer Spreiztrommel 14 werden die Filterstopfen 13 in eine Spreizformation 16 versetzt, in der jeweils zwischen zwei Filterstopfen 13 eines Paares ein größerer stirnseitiger Abstand hergestellt wird, und anschließend in dieser Formation auf eine Beschleunigungstrommel 17 überführt, auf der die Filterstopfen 13 in eine queraxial vergrößerte Abstandsformation 18 gebracht werden.By means of a cutting drum 1 filter rods of a first component (for example Charcoal) of six times the length of use are taken from a magazine 3, divided by two circular blades 4 in three filter rods 6 of double useful length, passed to a staggering drum 7 and transferred to this in a relay formation 8. From the staggering drum 7, the staggered filter rods 6 reach a sliding drum 9, on which they are transferred into a series formation 11 and again divided by a circular blade 12 into single-length filter stoppers 13. By means of a spreading drum 14, the filter plug 13 in a Spreizformation 16 offset, in each of which a larger frontal distance is made between two filter plug 13 of a pair, and then transferred in this formation on an acceleration drum 17, on which the filter plug 13 are brought into a Queraxial enlarged distance formation 18.

Von der Beschleunigungstrommel 17 werden die längsaxial und queraxial beabstandeten Filterstopfen 13 direkt auf einer Zusammenstelltrommel 19 gemäß Einfügeposition 21 beidseitig in die Lücke zwischen zwei Tabakstäben 22 eingefügt, welche in doppelter Gebrauchslänge von einer Trommel 23 zugeführt, auf einer Schneidtrommel 24 gemäß Schneidposition 26 mittig durchtrennt und auf einer Spreiztrommel 27 gemäß Spreizposition 28 längsaxial auseinandergezogen wurden.From the acceleration drum 17, the longitudinal axial and queraxial spaced filter plug 13 are inserted directly on a compiler 19 according to insertion position 21 on both sides in the gap between two tobacco rods 22 which fed in double use length of a drum 23, cut centrally on a cutting drum 24 according to cutting position 26 and were pulled apart on a spreading drum 27 according to the spreading position 28 longitudinal axial.

Mittels einer Schneidtrommel 29 werden Filterstäbe 31 einer zweiten Komponente von zwölffacher Gebrauchslänge aus einem Magazin 32 entnommen, mittels zweier Kreismesser 33 in drei Filterstopfen 34 von vierfacher Gebrauchslänge unterteilt, an eine Staffeltrommel 36 übergeben und auf dieser in eine Staffelformation 37 überführt. Von der Staffeltrommel 36 gelangen die gestaffelten Filterstopfen 34 auf eine Schiebetrommel 38, auf der sie in eine Reihenformation 39 überführt und nochmals durch ein Kreismesser 41 in Filterstopfen 42 von doppelter Gebrauchslänge unterteilt werden. Auf einer Staffeltrommel 43 werden die durchtrennten Filterstopfen 42 wiederum in eine Staffelformation 44 gebracht und auf einer Schiebetrommel 46 in eine Reihenformation 47 versetzt, in der sie zurück auf die Staffeltrommel 43 gelangen. Mittels einer Beschleunigungstrommel 48 werden die queraxial beabstandeten Filterstopfen 42 auf einer Zusammenstelltrommel 49 mittig in die Lücke zwischen die beiden Filterstopfen 13 gemäß Einfügeposition 50 eingefügt. Die in der Einfügeposition 50 geschaffene Tabak-Filterstab-Kombination 13, 22, 42 von doppelter Gebrauchslänge wird anschließend auf bekannte Weise durch mittige Trennung des doppeltlangen Filterstopfens 42 zu Einzelfilterzigaretten konfektioniert. By means of a cutting drum 29 filter rods 31 of a second component of twelve times the length of use are removed from a magazine 32, divided by two circular blade 33 in three filter plug 34 of four times the useful length, passed to a staggering drum 36 and transferred to this in a relay formation 37. From the staggering drum 36, the staggered filter stoppers 34 reach a sliding drum 38, on which they are transferred into a series formation 39 and again divided by a circular blade 41 into filter stoppers 42 of twice the useful length. On a staggering drum 43, the severed filter plugs 42 are again brought into a staggering formation 44 and displaced on a sliding drum 46 into a series formation 47 in which they pass back onto the staggering drum 43. By means of an acceleration drum 48, the cross-axially spaced filter plug 42 are inserted centrally on a compilation drum 49 in the gap between the two filter plug 13 according to the insertion position 50. The tobacco-filter rod combination 13, 22, 42 of double the use length created in the insertion position 50 is subsequently centered in a known manner Separation of the double-length filter plug 42 assembled into individual filter cigarettes.

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  1. Method of manufacturing filter cigarettes having compound filters made of different rod-shaped filter components, which on separate conveying paths are removed in multiples of the useful length from separate storage containers, subdivided and inserted between two tobacco rods aligned coaxially with one another, wherein on the one conveying path rod-shaped filter components are subdivided into pairs of individual filter plugs and on the other conveying path rod-shaped filter components are subdivided into double-length filter plugs and the filter plugs of the two filter components are inserted successively between the tobacco rods, characterized in that the tobacco rods are fed in double length by a drum, cut through the middle on a cutting drum and pulled apart from one another in the direction of their longitudinal axis on a spreading drum.
  2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that first the pairs of individual filter plugs and then the double-length filter plugs are inserted between the tobacco rods.
  3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the individual filter plugs are inserted into a position adjoining the tobacco rods and the double-length filter plugs are inserted into a central gap between the individual filter plugs.
  4. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the individual filter plugs are obtained from filter rods of twelve times the useful length and the double-length filter plugs are obtained from filter rods of six times the useful length.
  5. Device for manufacturing filter cigarettes having compound filters made of different rod-shaped filter components, comprising separate storage containers for filter rods of multiple useful length, associated with which on separate conveying paths are conveyor drums for subdividing, grouping and inserting the rod-shaped filter components between two tobacco rods aligned coaxially with one another, characterized in that the one conveying path is formed by five conveyor drums (1, 7, 9, 14, 17), comprising a cutting drum (1) with two circular knives (4) for twice subdividing filter rods (2) of six times the useful length that are removed from the one separate storage container (3), a staggering drum (7) for staggering, a pushing drum (9) with a circular knife (12) for successively transverse-axially lining up and subdividing the obtained filter rods (6) of twice the useful length into individual filter plugs (13), a spreading drum (14) for spreading in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and an acceleration drum (17)for increasing the spacing in the direction of the transverse axis for insertion of the individual filter plugs (13) between the tobacco rods (22), and that the other conveying path is formed by six conveyor drums (29, 36, 38, 43, 46, 48), comprising a cutting drum (29) with two circular knives (33) for twice subdividing filter rods (31) of twelve times the useful length that are removed from the other separate storage container (32), a staggering drum (36) for staggering, a pushing drum (38) with a circular knife (41) for successively transverse-axially lining up and subdividing the obtained filter rods (34) of four times the useful length, a staggering drum (43) for staggering, a pushing drum (46) for successive transverse-axial lining-up, and an acceleration drum (48) for increasing the spacing in the direction of the transverse axis for insertion of the obtained filter rods (42) of twice the useful length between the tobacco rods (22).
  6. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the conveying path for the one filter component formed by five conveyor drums (1, 7, 9, 14, 17) is workingly connected - in relation to the conveying direction of the tobacco rods (22) along a conveying path formed by butt-mounted conveyor drums (23, 24, 27) - upstream by an assembly drum (19) to the conveying path of the tobacco rods and that the conveying path for the other filter component formed by six conveyor drums (29, 36, 38, 43, 46, 48) is workingly connected downstream by an assembly drum (49) to the conveying path of the tobacco rods.
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