EP1779739B1 - Apparatus for feeding filters - Google Patents

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EP1779739B1
EP1779739B1 EP06019623A EP06019623A EP1779739B1 EP 1779739 B1 EP1779739 B1 EP 1779739B1 EP 06019623 A EP06019623 A EP 06019623A EP 06019623 A EP06019623 A EP 06019623A EP 1779739 B1 EP1779739 B1 EP 1779739B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/025—Final operations, i.e. after the filter rod forming process
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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
    • A24C5/47—Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces
    • A24C5/478—Transport means for filter- or cigarette-rods in view of their assembling

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  • the invention relates to a device for feeding rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter pieces, from a magazine for the articles, wherein in the magazine a partition wall for forming two partial magazines for the article is provided, each sub-magazine, each with an outlet is formed and at each outlet of the sub-magazines each have a removal drum is provided for the article, so that the article from the sub-magazines are removed or removed simultaneously.
  • the invention relates to a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine or Füterher einsmaschine.
  • the filter attachment machine has two storage containers for filter rods and two drum trains for removing, transporting and processing the filter rods. Further, a third drum train is provided, on which the first drum trains open to insert the filter between the tobacco sticks. In addition, an adjustment device is provided to adapt the two first drum trains to double filter or single filter operation. According to the technical teaching, the two first drum trains are always in operation together.
  • a device for feeding cigarettes to a packaging machine includes a hopper adapted to receive a mass of cigarettes and an upper feed inlet and a number of lower outlets.
  • the device fulfills balancing means arranged inside the funnel to change the capacity of the funnel itself, caused by the change of the mass of cigarettes due to the removal of groups of cigarettes.
  • GB-A-1 538 582 a magazine of a filter attachment machine, wherein a conveyor belt is provided on a removal drum in the removal area (see. Fig. 2 ).
  • the first solution of the problem is in a device for feeding rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter pieces, with a magazine for the article, wherein in the magazine a partition wall for forming two partial magazines for the article is provided, each sub-magazine is designed with one outlet and at each outlet of the sub-magazines each have a removal drum is provided for the articles, so that the articles from the sub-magazines are removed or removed simultaneously, proposed that each provided a conveyor belt for the article at each outlet of the sub-magazines and the removal drums are operated simultaneously with the conveyor belts, wherein the conveyor belts have different conveying directions during operation and in each case a separate conveyor section is provided for the articles removed from each removal drum.
  • the magazine is formed as a structural unit, which is divided inside into two partial magazines. These are two partial magazines arranged in parallel, from which filter rods are removed.
  • two different filter plugs are used on the filter feed device, so that it is possible to provide dual filters or combination filters with two filter types which are inserted between the spaced tobacco rod pairs.
  • the filter plugs can have different lengths.
  • the conveyor belts have different, preferably opposite, conveying directions during operation. Moreover, it is advantageous if at least one drive is provided for the conveyor belts. In a preferred embodiment, each conveyor belt has a drive.
  • the partial magazines are formed with an article receiving station.
  • a filter receiving station is known under the name "Filtromat” HAUNI Maschinenbau AG.
  • each separate conveying section advantageously comprises at least one conveying member.
  • a cutting drum and / or a staggering drum and / or a sliding drum and / or an accelerator drum is provided as the conveying member, so that a drum run or a drum arrangement for the separate conveying sections is formed in a correspondingly desired or predetermined combination of said conveying elements.
  • a common conveying section for the articles with at least one conveying element is provided following the separate conveying sections.
  • cut filter pieces or filter plugs are further conveyed via the common conveying section and inserted between pairs of tobacco sticks which are spaced along the longitudinal axis.
  • a predetermined drum race is formed for the respectively removed articles.
  • a drive is provided in each case for a plurality of conveying elements, so that a gear unit is provided by means of the common drive, which drives, for example, a plurality of drums of a conveying section synchronously.
  • the object is achieved by a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine or filter manufacturing machine, which is equipped with a feed device described above. To avoid repetition, reference is expressly made to the above statements.
  • the invention has the advantage that with a magazine provided as a unit, consisting of two sub-magazines, and two removal devices different filter rod formats are processed on a machine, without extensive rebuilding measures are carried out on the storage magazine.
  • predetermined conveying devices or conveyor drums in the connection provided for the removal of the articles are carried out.
  • Fig. 1 is the front view of a filter attachment machine type MAX Hauni Maschinenbau AG shown. This machine has the following details: An infeed drum 111 transfers the tobacco sticks produced by a cigarette rod maker to a staggering drum 222, which delivers the supplied tobacco stems of two pieces with a space between the tobacco sticks to a compilation drum 133.
  • the filter rods pass from a magazine 40 onto a removal drum 60, are there cut to filter plug twice the length of use, staggered on a staggering drum 70, aligned by a sliding drum 80 to a series of successive plugs and stored by an accelerator drum 90 in the spaces between the cigarette rows on the assembly drum 133.
  • the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are taken over by a tumbling drum 110 and pushed together.
  • a tipping paper strip 120 drawn from a tipping paper bobbin 130 is glued by a gluing device 140 and then cut in a cutting device 160 on a suction drum 170 by the blades of a cutterhead 180 into tipping rolls.
  • the separated pad sheets are adhered to the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups on the tumbling drum 110 and rolled on a roller drum 190 around the cigarette filter groups.
  • the finished double filter cigarettes are fed via a transfer drum 210 of a cutting drum 220 and assembled on this by central cutting through the filter plug to single-filter cigarettes.
  • a turning device 230 turns the series of filter cigarettes and at the same time transfers them into the continuous unswept series of filter cigarettes.
  • the filter cigarettes pass through a test drum 240 to an ejector drum 260.
  • a take-off drum 280 cooperating with a brake drum 270 places the filter cigarettes on a take-off belt 290.
  • Fig. 2 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a feed device 50 according to the invention, wherein a vertically arranged dividing wall 41 is introduced in the magazine 40 so that two partial magazines 401, 402 arise.
  • inwardly and downwardly facing guide plates 46, 47 are arranged to guide the filter rods from the sub-magazines 401, 402 in cooperation with the partition wall 41 to the conveyor belts 61, 62.
  • the conveyor belts 61, 62 are arranged horizontally, so that the filter rods are conveyed to the removal drums 11 and 21, respectively.
  • a filter receiving station 45 is disposed on both sides of the sub-magazines 401, 402, each receiving filter rods from a filter transmitter, not shown here and laterally in the sub-magazines 401, 402 introduce.
  • a known filter receiver is known under the name "Filtromat” HAUNI Maschinenbau AG.
  • a separate conveying section is formed for the filter rods or funded filter plugs removed on the left side.
  • This separate conveying section is designated by the reference symbol L.
  • a removal drum 11 is arranged in the lower region, so that the filter rods are transported at the outlet by means of the conveyor belt 61 to the removal drum 11, removed by means of the removal drum 11 from the sub-magazine 401 and cut by means of cutting knife 12 into filter plugs , Subsequently, the cut filter plugs from the removal drum 11 to a conveyor drum 13 (as a staggering drum) and then to a subsequent conveyor drum Pass 14 (as a slider drum) on which the filter plug are arranged according to deliver it to the transfer drum 31.
  • the right conveying section for the filter rods or cut filter plugs removed from the right partial magazine 402 is designated by the reference symbol R and consists of the drums 21, 23, 24 and 26.
  • the drums 11, 13, 14 of the left conveyor section L are driven in such a way that filter plugs are transferred via both conveyor sections L and R to the transfer drum 31 and assembled there.
  • the number of cutting blades 12 and 22 may vary according to the desired filter product. Thus, either one or two cutting blades 12 and 22 can be respectively arranged on the removal drums 11 and 21, respectively.
  • a common conveyor section consisting of the transfer drum 31, which is designated by the reference numeral G is further provided for both conveyor sections L and R thereafter.
  • the transfer drum 31 on the filter plug from both conveyor sections L and R to a combination filter or dual filters are put together as a double filter, the assembled filters are passed to an accelerator drum 39.
  • filter rods are removed from the magazine 40 or the sub-magazines 401, 402 via the left conveyor section L (see Fig. 2a) and the right conveyor section R (see Fig. 2b). taken and cut.
  • the corresponding conveying members of the conveyor section L and R are driven simultaneously accordingly.
  • feeder 50 is on an existing filter attachment machine (see. Fig. 1 ) Can be retrofitted, so that the benefits of such upgraded Filteransetzmaschine is significantly increased, since a product change is greatly facilitated on the filter attachment.
  • Fig. 3a shown schematically that the drums 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31 are each driven by a single drive.
  • the single drive for the respective drums 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31 is designated by the reference numeral 35.
  • a common drive 36 for the drums 11, 13, 14 is provided for the left conveyor section L and a common drive 37 for the drums 21, 23 and 24 is formed for the right conveyor section R.
  • a separate drive 38 is provided in each case.
  • a drive 71, 72 is provided for the conveyor belts 61, 62, which have opposite flow directions.
  • the drums 13, 14 and 23, 24 and 26 are arranged in their operation as a sliding drum, staggering drum or transfer drum either on the machine in a predetermined manner, so that they act together and combined filter plug as a double filter of the Transfer drum 31 passed to the accelerator drum 39.

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Filters used in the manufacture of cigarettes are provided by two part magazines [401,402] and are transferred on conveyor belts [60,61 over guide plates [46,47] to a feed unit [G] having a series of rollers. Built into the feed unit are cutter blades [11,21] that allow filters to be cut to specific lengths.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Einrichtung zum Zuführen von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filterstäbe oder Filterstücke, aus einem Magazin für die Artikel, wobei im Magazin eine Trennwand zur Ausbildung von zwei Teilmagazinen für die Artikel vorgesehen ist, wobei jedes Teilmagazin mit jeweils einem Auslass ausgebildet ist und an jedem Auslass der Teilmagazine jeweils eine Entnahmetrommel für die Artikel vorgesehen ist, so dass die Artikel aus den Teilmagazinen gleichzeitig entnehmbar sind oder entnommen werden. Darüber hinaus betrifft die Erfindung eine Maschine der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filteransetzmaschine oder Füterherstellungsmaschine.The invention relates to a device for feeding rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter pieces, from a magazine for the articles, wherein in the magazine a partition wall for forming two partial magazines for the article is provided, each sub-magazine, each with an outlet is formed and at each outlet of the sub-magazines each have a removal drum is provided for the article, so that the article from the sub-magazines are removed or removed simultaneously. Moreover, the invention relates to a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine or Füterherstellungsmaschine.

Im Dokument GB-A-2 267 021 ist eine Filteransetzmaschine beschrieben, bei der aus zwei Magazinen jeweils Filterstäbe entnommen werden. Nach der Entnahme eines ersten Filterstabs wird dieser Filterstab mittig geschnitten und queraxial auseinander geschoben. Anschließend wird ein zweiter Filterstab aus dem anderen Magazin mittig zwischen die Abschnitte des ersten Filterstabs eingesetzt. Diese Filterstabanordnung wird nachfolgend auf Trommeln jeweils geschnitten, gestaffelt und geschoben. Dieser Vorgang - Schneiden, Staffeln und Verschieben der Filterstücke - wird wiederholt und somit insgesamt zweimal ausgeführt. Der resultierende Kombinationsfilter aus den zwei verschiedenen Filterstäben wird nachfolgend einer Zusammenstelltrommel mit Zigarettenstäben übergeben.In the document GB-A-2 267 021 is a Filteransetzmaschine described in which two magazines each filter rods are removed. After removing a first filter rod, this filter rod is cut in the middle and pushed apart laterally. Subsequently, a second filter rod from the other magazine inserted centrally between the sections of the first filter rod. This filter rod assembly is subsequently cut, staggered and pushed on drums respectively. This process - cutting, staggering and moving the filter pieces - is repeated and thus executed a total of twice. The resulting combination filter of the two different filter rods is subsequently transferred to a compilation drum with cigarette rods.

In der Patentschrift EP-B-O 674 853 (entspricht US-5 984 851 ) wird ebenfalls eine Filterzuführung in einer Filteransetzmaschine beschrieben. Hierfür werden die Filter bzw. Filterstücke auch mehrmals nacheinander auf den Trommeln geschnitten, gestaffelt und verschoben. Mittels der offenbarten Zuführeinrichtung können den Zigarettengruppen Einfach- oder Dualfilter zugestellt werden.In the patent EP-B-0 674 853 (equivalent to U.S. 5,984,851 ) also describes a filter feed in a filter attachment machine. For this purpose, the filters or filter pieces are cut several times in succession on the drums, staggered and moved. By means of the disclosed feeder, the cigarette groups can be delivered with single or dual filters.

Ferner ist in dieser Patentschrift das wahlweise Ansetzen von einfachen oder Doppelfiltern zwischen längsaxial beabstandeten Tabakstockpaaren beschrieben. Hierfür verfügt die Filteransetzmaschine über zwei Vorratsbehälter für Filterstäbe sowie zwei Trommelzüge zum Entnehmen, Transportieren und Bearbeiten der Filterstäbe. Ferner ist ein dritter Trommelzug vorgesehen, auf den die ersten Trommelzüge münden, um die Filter zwischen die Tabakstöcke einzulegen. Außerdem ist eine Anpasseinrichtung vorgesehen, um die zwei ersten Trommelzüge auf den Doppelfilter- oder Einfachfilterbetrieb anzupassen. Gemäß der technischen Lehre sind stets die beiden ersten Trommelzüge gemeinsam in Betrieb.Further, this patent describes the optional application of simple or double filters between longitudinally spaced tobacco rod pairs. For this purpose, the filter attachment machine has two storage containers for filter rods and two drum trains for removing, transporting and processing the filter rods. Further, a third drum train is provided, on which the first drum trains open to insert the filter between the tobacco sticks. In addition, an adjustment device is provided to adapt the two first drum trains to double filter or single filter operation. According to the technical teaching, the two first drum trains are always in operation together.

Außerdem ist aus US 3,245,414 bekannt, dass Filterstäbe aus zwei Filtermagazinen über entsprechende Trommelläufe entnommen, geschnitten, gestaffelt, geschoben werden, so dass Filterstöpsel auf einer Zusammenführtrommel zusammen gestellt werden. Die hergestellten Doppelfilter werden an der Filteransetzmaschine jeweils zwischen zwei längsaxial beabstandete Tabakstöcke eingelegt.Besides, it is off US 3,245,414 known that filter rods are removed from two filter magazines via corresponding drum runs, cut, staggered, pushed, so that filter plug are placed together on a Zusammenführtrommel. The manufactured Double filters are placed on the filter attachment machine between two longitudinally spaced tobacco rods.

In WO-A-021083502 ist eine Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von Zigaretten zu einer Verpackungsmaschine beschrieben. Die Vorrichtung enthält einen Trichter, der dazu bestimmt ist, eine Masse von Zigaretten aufzunehmen, sowie einen oberen Zuführeingang und eine Anzahl von unteren Ausgängen. Darüber hinaus erfüllt die Vorrichtung über Ausgleichsmittel, die im Inneren des Trichters angeordnet sind, um die Kapazität des Trichters selbst zu verändern, hervorgerufen durch den Wechsel der Masse von Zigaretten aufgrund der Entnahme von Zigarettengruppen.In WO-A-021083502 a device for feeding cigarettes to a packaging machine is described. The apparatus includes a hopper adapted to receive a mass of cigarettes and an upper feed inlet and a number of lower outlets. Moreover, the device fulfills balancing means arranged inside the funnel to change the capacity of the funnel itself, caused by the change of the mass of cigarettes due to the removal of groups of cigarettes.

Des Weiteren offenbart EP-A-1 374 706 eine Filterzuführeinrichtung einer Filteransetzmaschine, wobei zwei separate Magazine vorgesehen sind.Further disclosed EP-A-1 374 706 a Filterzuführeinrichtung a Filteransetzmaschine, wherein two separate magazines are provided.

In US-A-4 040 430 sind außerdem ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Filterzigaretten beschrieben. Bei einem in Fig. 9 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel sind zwei Magazine nebeneinander angeordnet, wobei Filterstäbe aus den beiden Magazinen entnommen werden und mittels Schneidmessern in Filterstopfen geschnitten werden, die an eine nachfolgende Fördertrommel übergeben werden. Danach werden die Filterstopfen zusammen mit den Tabakstöcken auf einer nachfolgenden Zusammenstelltrommel zusammengestellt.In US-A-4 040 430 In addition, a method and an apparatus for producing filter cigarettes are described. In an embodiment shown in Fig. 9, two magazines are arranged side by side, with filter rods are removed from the two magazines and cut by means of cutting blades in filter plugs, which are passed to a subsequent conveyor drum. Thereafter, the filter plugs are assembled together with the tobacco sticks on a subsequent assembly drum.

In US-A-4 716 910 ist ferner eine Entnahmetrommel eines Magazins für stabförmige Artikel offenbart, wobei mehrere Förderbänder vorgesehen sind, die zwischen den Aufnahmen der Fördertrommel verlaufen (vgl. Fig. 3).In US-A-4,716,910 Furthermore, a removal drum of a magazine for rod-shaped article is disclosed, wherein a plurality of conveyor belts are provided which extend between the receptacles of the conveyor drum (see. Fig. 3 ).

Weiterhin offenbart GB-A-1 538 582 ein Magazin einer Filteransetzmaschine, wobei im Entnahmebereich ein Förderband an einer Entnahmetrommel vorgesehen ist (vgl. Fig. 2).Further disclosed GB-A-1 538 582 a magazine of a filter attachment machine, wherein a conveyor belt is provided on a removal drum in the removal area (see. Fig. 2 ).

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik ist es Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine einfache und variable Zuführung von Filterstäben aus einem Vorratsmagazin bereit zu stellen, wobei der Aufwand möglichst gering sein soll.Based on this prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a simple and variable supply of filter rods from a storage magazine, the effort should be as low as possible.

Als erste Lösung der Aufgabe wird bei einer Einrichtung zum Zuführen von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filterstäbe oder Filterstücke, mit einem Magazin für die Artikel, wobei im Magazin eine Trennwand zur Ausbildung von zwei Teilmagazinen für die Artikel vorgesehen ist, wobei jedes Teilmagazin mit jeweils einem Auslass ausgebildet ist und an jedem Auslass der Teilmagazine jeweils eine Entnahmetrommel für die Artikel vorgesehen ist, so dass die Artikel aus den Teilmagazinen gleichzeitig entnehmbar sind oder entnommen werden, vorgeschlagen, dass an jedem Auslass der Teilmagazine jeweils ein Förderband für die Artikel vorgesehen ist und die Entnahmetrommeln zusammen mit den Förderbändern gleichzeitig betrieben werden, wobei die Förderbänder im Betrieb unterschiedliche Förderrichtungen aufweisen und wobei für die von jeder Entnahmetrommel entnommenen Artikel jeweils ein separater Förderabschnitt vorgesehen ist. Gemäß der Erfindung ist das Magazin als eine Baueinheit ausgebildet, die im Inneren in zwei Teilmagazine unterteilt ist. Hierbei handelt es sich um zwei parallel angeordnete Teilmagazine, aus denen Filterstäbe entnommen werden. Dadurch, dass zwei Entnahmetrommeln zusammen mit den Förderbändern im Bereich der Auslässe der Teilmagazine vorhanden sind und gleichzeitig betrieben werden, ist, es möglich, dass aus dem Magazin zwei verschiedene Arten von Filterstäben entnommen werden. Beispielsweise werden bei einem Produktionslauf an einer Filteransetzmaschine Filterstäbe aus dem ersten Magazin entnommen und mehrfach geschnitten und gleichzeitig andere oder andersartige Filterstäbe aus dem zweiten Teilmagazin mit der zweiten Entnahmetrommel entnommen und ebenfalls mehrfach geschnitten. Dadurch werden zwei verschiedene Filterstopfen an der Filterzuführeinrichtung verwendet, so dass es möglich ist, Dualfilter oder Kombinationsfilter mit zwei Filtersorten bereit zu stellen, die zwischen die beabstandeten Tabakstockpaare eingelegt werden. Die Filterstopfen können unterschiedliche Längen haben.The first solution of the problem is in a device for feeding rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter pieces, with a magazine for the article, wherein in the magazine a partition wall for forming two partial magazines for the article is provided, each sub-magazine is designed with one outlet and at each outlet of the sub-magazines each have a removal drum is provided for the articles, so that the articles from the sub-magazines are removed or removed simultaneously, proposed that each provided a conveyor belt for the article at each outlet of the sub-magazines and the removal drums are operated simultaneously with the conveyor belts, wherein the conveyor belts have different conveying directions during operation and in each case a separate conveyor section is provided for the articles removed from each removal drum. According to the invention, the magazine is formed as a structural unit, which is divided inside into two partial magazines. These are two partial magazines arranged in parallel, from which filter rods are removed. The fact that two removal drums are present together with the conveyor belts in the region of the outlets of the sub-magazines and operated simultaneously, it is possible that from the magazine two different types of filter rods are taken. For example, in a production run on a filter attachment filter rods are removed from the first magazine and cut several times and simultaneously removed other or different filter rods from the second sub-magazine with the second removal drum and also cut several times. As a result, two different filter plugs are used on the filter feed device, so that it is possible to provide dual filters or combination filters with two filter types which are inserted between the spaced tobacco rod pairs. The filter plugs can have different lengths.

Um einen zuverlässigen Betrieb bei der Entnahme der Filterstäbe zu gewährleisten, weisen die Förderbänder im Betrieb unterschiedliche, vorzugsweise entgegengesetzte, Förderrichtungen auf. Überdies ist es von Vorteil, wenn wenigstens ein Antrieb für die Förderbänder vorgesehen ist. In einer bevorzugten Ausführung verfügt jedes Förderband über einen Antrieb.In order to ensure reliable operation when removing the filter rods, the conveyor belts have different, preferably opposite, conveying directions during operation. Moreover, it is advantageous if at least one drive is provided for the conveyor belts. In a preferred embodiment, each conveyor belt has a drive.

Um eine automatische Befüllung der Teilmagazine mit stabförmigen Artikeln bzw. Filterstäben zu erreichen, sind die Teilmagazinen mit einer Artikelempfangsstation ausgebildet. Eine derartige Filterempfangsstation ist unter der Bezeichnung "Filtromat" der HAUNI Maschinenbau AG bekannt.In order to achieve automatic filling of the partial magazines with rod-shaped articles or filter rods, the partial magazines are formed with an article receiving station. Such a filter receiving station is known under the name "Filtromat" HAUNI Maschinenbau AG.

Statt mit einer Artikelempfangsstation ist es auch möglich, die Teilmagazine manuell oder automatisiert mit einem kleinen Filterspeicher z.B. einem "RESY" der Patentanmelderin oder auch mittels Massenstrom mit Filterstäben zu beschicken.Instead of having an article receiving station, it is also possible to feed the partial magazines manually or automatically with a small filter memory, for example a "RESY" of the patent applicant or else by means of mass flow with filter rods.

Erfingdungsgemäß ist für die von jeder Entnahmetrommel entnommenen Artikel jeweils ein separater Förderabschnitt vorgesehen, so dass nach der Entnahme die geförderten Artikel einen separaten Trommellauf bzw. Förderweg in Förderrichtung der Artikel aufweisen. Hierzu umfasst vorteilhafterweise jeder separate Förderabschnitt wenigstens ein Förderorgan.According to the invention, a separate conveyor section is provided in each case for the articles removed from each removal drum, so that after removal the conveyed articles have a separate drum run or conveying path in the conveying direction of the articles. For this purpose, each separate conveying section advantageously comprises at least one conveying member.

Insbesondere ist als Förderorgan eine Schneidtrommel und/oder eine Staffeltrommel und/oder eine Schiebetrommel und/oder eine Beschleunigertrommel vorgesehen, so dass in entsprechend gewünschter oder vorbestimmter Kombination der genannten Förderorgane ein Trommellauf bzw. eine Trommelanordnung für die separaten Förderabschnitte ausgebildet ist.In particular, a cutting drum and / or a staggering drum and / or a sliding drum and / or an accelerator drum is provided as the conveying member, so that a drum run or a drum arrangement for the separate conveying sections is formed in a correspondingly desired or predetermined combination of said conveying elements.

Außerdem ist es von Vorteil, wenn in Förderrichtung der Artikel im Anschluss an die separaten Förderabschnitte ein gemeinsamer Förderabschnitt für die Artikel mit wenigstens einem Förderorgan vorgesehen ist. Über den gemeinsamen Förderabschnitt werden beispielsweise geschnittene Filterstücke oder Filterstopfen weitergefördert und zwischen längsaxial beabstandeten Tabakstockpaaren eingelegt. Dadurch wird ein vorbestimmter Trommellauf für die jeweils entnommenen Artikel ausgebildet.Moreover, it is advantageous if, in the conveying direction of the article, a common conveying section for the articles with at least one conveying element is provided following the separate conveying sections. For example, cut filter pieces or filter plugs are further conveyed via the common conveying section and inserted between pairs of tobacco sticks which are spaced along the longitudinal axis. As a result, a predetermined drum race is formed for the respectively removed articles.

Des Weiteren ist es bevorzugt, wenn für jedes Förderorgan jeweils ein Einzelantrieb vorgesehen ist.Furthermore, it is preferred if in each case a single drive is provided for each conveying member.

Gemäß einer alternativen Ausführungsform ist für mehrere Förderorgane jeweils ein Antrieb vorgesehen, so dass mittels des gemeinsamen Antriebs eine Getriebeeinheit bereitgestellt wird, die beispielsweise mehrere Trommeln eines Förderabschnitts synchron antreibt.According to an alternative embodiment, a drive is provided in each case for a plurality of conveying elements, so that a gear unit is provided by means of the common drive, which drives, for example, a plurality of drums of a conveying section synchronously.

Des Weiteren wird die Aufgabe gelöst durch eine Maschine der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere Filteransetzmaschine oder Filterherstellungsmaschine, die mit einer voranstehend beschriebenen Zuführeinrichtung ausgestattet ist. Zur Vermeidung von Wiederholungen wird auf obige Ausführungen ausdrücklich verwiesen.Furthermore, the object is achieved by a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter attachment machine or filter manufacturing machine, which is equipped with a feed device described above. To avoid repetition, reference is expressly made to the above statements.

Die Erfindung hat den Vorteil, dass mit einem als Baueinheit vorgesehenen Magazin, bestehend aus zwei Teilmagazinen, und zwei Entnahmeeinrichtungen verschiedene Filterstabformate an einer Maschine verarbeitet werden, ohne dass umfangreiche Umbaumaßnahmen am Vorratsmagazin auszuführen sind. Darüber hinaus sind vorbestimmte Fördereinrichtungen bzw. Fördertrommeln im Anschluss an die Entnahme der Artikel vorgesehen.The invention has the advantage that with a magazine provided as a unit, consisting of two sub-magazines, and two removal devices different filter rod formats are processed on a machine, without extensive rebuilding measures are carried out on the storage magazine. In addition, predetermined conveying devices or conveyor drums in the connection provided for the removal of the articles.

Die Erfindung wird nachstehend ohne Beschränkung des allgemeinen Erfindungsgedankens anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen näher beschrieben, wobei bezüglich aller im Text nicht näher erläuterten erfindungsgemäßen Einzelheiten ausdrücklich auf die Zeichnungen verwiesen wird. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Ansicht einer Filteransetzmaschine mit einer Zuführeinrichtung gemäß dem Stand der Technik;
Fig. 2
eine schematische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels einer erfindungsgemäßen Zuführeinrichtung und
Fig. 3a, 3b
jeweils schematische Darstellungen zweier Ausführungsbeispiels einer Zuführeinrichtung mit unterschiedlichen Antrieben.
The invention will be described in more detail below without limiting the general inventive idea using exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings, reference being expressly made to the drawings with respect to all details of the invention not explained in detail in the text. Show it:
Fig. 1
a view of a filter attachment machine with a feeder according to the prior art;
Fig. 2
a schematic representation of an embodiment of a feed device according to the invention and
Fig. 3a, 3b
in each case schematic representations of two embodiments of a feeder with different drives.

In den folgenden Figuren sind jeweils gleiche oder gleichartige Elemente bzw. entsprechende Teile mit denselben Bezugsziffern versehen, so dass von einer entsprechenden erneuten Vorstellung jeweils abgesehen wird.In the following figures, identical or similar elements or corresponding parts are provided with the same reference numerals, so that apart from a respective renewed idea.

In Fig. 1 ist die Vorderansicht einer Filteransetzmaschine vom Typ MAX der Hauni Maschinenbau AG gezeigt. Diese Maschine weist die folgenden Einzelheiten auf: Eine Einlauftrommel 111 übergibt die von einer Zigarettenstrangmaschine produzierten Tabakstöcke an eine Staffeltrommel 222, die die zugeführten Tabakstöcke zu je zwei Stück mit einem Zwischenraum zwischen den Tabakstöcken an eine Zusammenstelltrommel 133 abgeben.In Fig. 1 is the front view of a filter attachment machine type MAX Hauni Maschinenbau AG shown. This machine has the following details: An infeed drum 111 transfers the tobacco sticks produced by a cigarette rod maker to a staggering drum 222, which delivers the supplied tobacco stems of two pieces with a space between the tobacco sticks to a compilation drum 133.

Die Filterstäbe gelangen aus einem Magazin 40 auf eine Entnahmetrommel 60, werden dort zu Filterstopfen doppelter Gebrauchslänge geschnitten, auf einer Staffeltrommel 70 gestaffelt, von einer Schiebetrommel 80 zu einer Reihe hintereinander liegender Stopfen ausgerichtet und von einer Beschleunigertrommel 90 in die Zwischenräume der Zigarettenreihen auf der Zusammenstelltrommel 133 abgelegt. Die Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen werden von einer Taumeltrommel 110 übernommen und zusammengeschoben. Mittels des Magazins 40, der Trommeln 60, 70, 80, 90 wird eine Zuführeinrichtung 50 für die Filterstäbe gebildet.The filter rods pass from a magazine 40 onto a removal drum 60, are there cut to filter plug twice the length of use, staggered on a staggering drum 70, aligned by a sliding drum 80 to a series of successive plugs and stored by an accelerator drum 90 in the spaces between the cigarette rows on the assembly drum 133. The tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups are taken over by a tumbling drum 110 and pushed together. By means of the magazine 40, the drums 60, 70, 80, 90, a feeder 50 is formed for the filter rods.

Ein von einer Belagpapierbobine 130 abgezogener Belagpapierstreifen 120 wird von einer Beleimvorrichtung 140 beleimt und dann in einer Schneidvorrichtung 160 auf einer Saugtrommel 170 von den Messern einer Messertrommel 180 in Belagblättchen zerschnitten. Die abgetrennten Belagblättchen werden an die Tabakstock-Filterstopfen-Tabakstock-Gruppen auf der Taumeltrommel 110 angeheftet und auf einer Rolltrommel 190 um die Zigarettenfiltergruppen herumgerollt.A tipping paper strip 120 drawn from a tipping paper bobbin 130 is glued by a gluing device 140 and then cut in a cutting device 160 on a suction drum 170 by the blades of a cutterhead 180 into tipping rolls. The separated pad sheets are adhered to the tobacco rod filter plug tobacco rod groups on the tumbling drum 110 and rolled on a roller drum 190 around the cigarette filter groups.

Die fertigen Doppelfilterzigaretten werden über eine Übergabetrommel 210 einer Schneidtrommel 220 zugeführt und auf dieser durch mittiges Schneiden durch die Filterstopfen hindurch zu Einzelfilterzigaretten konfektioniert. Eine Wendeeinrichtung 230 wendet die Filterzigarettenreihe und überführt sie gleichzeitig in die durchlaufende ungewendete Filterzigarettenreihe. Über eine Prüftrommel 240 gelangen die Filterzigaretten zu einer Auswerftrommel 260. Eine mit einer Bremstrommel 270 zusammenwirkende Ablegertrommel 280 legt die Filterzigaretten auf ein Ablegerband 290.The finished double filter cigarettes are fed via a transfer drum 210 of a cutting drum 220 and assembled on this by central cutting through the filter plug to single-filter cigarettes. A turning device 230 turns the series of filter cigarettes and at the same time transfers them into the continuous unswept series of filter cigarettes. The filter cigarettes pass through a test drum 240 to an ejector drum 260. A take-off drum 280 cooperating with a brake drum 270 places the filter cigarettes on a take-off belt 290.

Fig. 2 zeigt ein Ausführungsbeispiel einer erfindungsgemäßen Zuführeinrichtung 50, wobei im Magazin 40 eine senkrecht angeordnete Trennwand 41 eingebracht wird, so dass zwei Teilmagazine 401, 402 entstehen. Im unteren Zuführbereich sind nach innen und nach unten weisende Führungsbleche 46, 47 angeordnet, um die Filterstäbe aus den Teilmagazinen 401, 402 im Zusammenwirken mit der Trennwand 41 zu den Förderbändern 61, 62 zu leiten. Im unteren Bereich des Zuführbereiches sind die Förderbänder 61, 62 horizontal angeordnet, so dass die Filterstäbe zu den Entnahmetrommeln 11 bzw. 21 gefördert werden. Fig. 2 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a feed device 50 according to the invention, wherein a vertically arranged dividing wall 41 is introduced in the magazine 40 so that two partial magazines 401, 402 arise. In the lower feed area inwardly and downwardly facing guide plates 46, 47 are arranged to guide the filter rods from the sub-magazines 401, 402 in cooperation with the partition wall 41 to the conveyor belts 61, 62. In the lower region of the feed region, the conveyor belts 61, 62 are arranged horizontally, so that the filter rods are conveyed to the removal drums 11 and 21, respectively.

Ferner ist auf beiden Seiten der Teilmagazine 401, 402 jeweils eine Filterempfangsstation 45 angeordnet, die von einem hier nicht dargestellten Filtersender jeweils Filterstäbe empfangen und seitlich in die Teilmagazine 401, 402 einbringen. Ein bekannter Filterempfänger ist unter der Bezeichnung "Filtromat" der HAUNI Maschinenbau AG bekannt.Further, a filter receiving station 45 is disposed on both sides of the sub-magazines 401, 402, each receiving filter rods from a filter transmitter, not shown here and laterally in the sub-magazines 401, 402 introduce. A known filter receiver is known under the name "Filtromat" HAUNI Maschinenbau AG.

Durch die Trommeln 11, 13 und 14 wird ein separater Förderabschnitt für die auf der linken Seite entnommenen Filterstäbe bzw. geförderten Filterstopfen ausgebildet. Dieser separate Förderabschnitt ist mit dem Bezugszeichen L bezeichnet. Nach einer Entnahme der Filterstäbe aus dem Teilmagazin 401 und Förderung der aus den Filterstäben geschnittenen Filterstopfen im linken Förderabschnitt L (vgl. Fig. 2) werden die Filterstopfen nachfolgend an eine Übergabetrommel 31 übergeben.By means of the drums 11, 13 and 14, a separate conveying section is formed for the filter rods or funded filter plugs removed on the left side. This separate conveying section is designated by the reference symbol L. After removal of the filter rods from the sub-magazine 401 and promotion of the filter rods cut from the filter plug in the left conveyor section L (see. Fig. 2 ), the filter plugs are subsequently transferred to a transfer drum 31.

Um Filterstäbe auf der linken Seite zu entnehmen, ist im unteren Bereich eine Entnahmetrommel 11 angeordnet, so dass die Filterstäbe am Auslass mittels des Förderbands 61 zur Entnahmetrommel 11 transportiert, mittels der Entnahmetrommel 11 aus dem Teilmagazin 401 entnommen und mittels Schneidmesser 12 in Filterstopfen geschnitten werden. Anschließend werden die geschnittenen Filterstopfen von der Entnahmetrommel 11 an eine Fördertrommel 13 (als Staffeltrommel) und anschließend an eine nachfolgende Fördertrommel 14 (als Schiebertommel) übergeben, auf der die Filterstopfen entsprechend angeordnet werden, um sie an die Übergabetrommel 31 abzugeben.In order to remove filter rods on the left side, a removal drum 11 is arranged in the lower region, so that the filter rods are transported at the outlet by means of the conveyor belt 61 to the removal drum 11, removed by means of the removal drum 11 from the sub-magazine 401 and cut by means of cutting knife 12 into filter plugs , Subsequently, the cut filter plugs from the removal drum 11 to a conveyor drum 13 (as a staggering drum) and then to a subsequent conveyor drum Pass 14 (as a slider drum) on which the filter plug are arranged according to deliver it to the transfer drum 31.

Der rechte Förderabschnitt für die aus dem rechten Teilmagazin 402 entnommenen Filterstäbe bzw. geschnittenen Filterstopfen ist mit dem Bezugszeichen R bezeichnet und besteht aus den Trommeln 21, 23, 24 und 26. Bei einer Förderung der Filterstäbe beziehungsweise Filterstopfen im rechten Förderabschnitt R (vgl. Fig. 2b) werden die Trommeln 11, 13, 14 des linken Förderabschnitts L derart angetrieben, dass Filterstopfen über beide Förderabschnitte L und R an die Übergabetrommel 31 übergeben und dort zusammengestellt werden.The right conveying section for the filter rods or cut filter plugs removed from the right partial magazine 402 is designated by the reference symbol R and consists of the drums 21, 23, 24 and 26. When the filter rods or filter plugs are conveyed in the right conveying section R (see FIG 2b), the drums 11, 13, 14 of the left conveyor section L are driven in such a way that filter plugs are transferred via both conveyor sections L and R to the transfer drum 31 and assembled there.

Über den rechten Förderabschnitt R, bestehend aus einer Entnahmetrommel 21, an der Entnahmetrommel 21 angeordneten Schneidmessern 22, einer Fördertrommel 23 (als Staffeltrommel), einer Fördertrommel 24 (als Schiebetrommel) und einer Übergabetrommel 26, gelangen die Filterstäbe aus dem Teilmagazin 402 zur Übergabetrommel 31.About the right conveyor section R, consisting of a removal drum 21, arranged on the removal drum 21 cutting blades 22, a conveyor drum 23 (as a staggering drum), a conveyor drum 24 (as a sliding drum) and a transfer drum 26, enter the filter rods from the sub-magazine 402 to the transfer drum 31st ,

Die Anzahl der Schneidmesser 12 und 22 kann entsprechend dem gewünschten Filterprodukt variieren. So können wahlweise jeweils ein oder zwei Schneidmesser 12 und 22 jeweils an den Entnahmetrommeln 11 und 21 angeordnet sein.The number of cutting blades 12 and 22 may vary according to the desired filter product. Thus, either one or two cutting blades 12 and 22 can be respectively arranged on the removal drums 11 and 21, respectively.

Zur Überführung der geschnittenen und zusammengestellten Filterstopfen ist ferner für beide Förderabschnitte L und R im Anschluss daran ein gemeinsamer Förderabschnitt, bestehend aus der Übergabetrommel 31, vorgesehen, der mit dem Bezugszeichen G bezeichnet ist. Nach der Übergabetrommel 31, auf der die Filterstopfen aus beiden Förderabschnitten L und R zu einem Kombinationsfilter oder Dualfilter als Doppelfilter zusammen gestellt werden, werden die zusammengestellten Filter an eine Beschleunigertrommel 39 übergeben.For the transfer of the cut and assembled filter plugs a common conveyor section, consisting of the transfer drum 31, which is designated by the reference numeral G is further provided for both conveyor sections L and R thereafter. After the transfer drum 31, on the filter plug from both conveyor sections L and R to a combination filter or dual filters are put together as a double filter, the assembled filters are passed to an accelerator drum 39.

Je nach gewünschtem Filterprodukt oder Dualfilter bzw. Zigarettenprodukt an einer Filteransetzmaschine werden verschiedene Filterstäbe aus dem Magazin 40 bzw. den Teilmagazinen 401, 402 über den linken Förderabschnitt L (vgl. Fig. 2a) und den rechten Förderabschnitt R (vgl. Fig. 2b) entnommen und geschnitten. Während der Entnahme und Förderung der Filterstopfen über beide Förderabschnitte L und R werden die entsprechenden Förderorgane des Förderabschnitts L bzw. R entsprechend gleichzeitig angetrieben.Depending on the desired filter product or dual filter or cigarette product on a filter attachment machine, different filter rods are removed from the magazine 40 or the sub-magazines 401, 402 via the left conveyor section L (see Fig. 2a) and the right conveyor section R (see Fig. 2b). taken and cut. During the removal and promotion of the filter plug on both conveyor sections L and R, the corresponding conveying members of the conveyor section L and R are driven simultaneously accordingly.

Die in Fig. 2 gezeigte Zuführeinrichtung 50 ist an einer bestehenden Filteransetzmaschine (vgl. Fig. 1) nachrüstbar, so dass der Nutzen einer derart aufgewerteten Filteransetzmaschine deutlich erhöht wird, da ein Produktwechsel an der Filteransetzmaschine erheblich erleichtert wird.In the Fig. 2 shown feeder 50 is on an existing filter attachment machine (see. Fig. 1 ) Can be retrofitted, so that the benefits of such upgraded Filteransetzmaschine is significantly increased, since a product change is greatly facilitated on the filter attachment.

Ferner ist in Fig. 3a schematisch dargestellt, dass die Trommeln 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31 jeweils von einem Einzelantrieb angetrieben werden. Der Einzelantrieb für die jeweiligen Trommeln 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31 ist mit dem Bezugszeichen 35 bezeichnet.Furthermore, in Fig. 3a shown schematically that the drums 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31 are each driven by a single drive. The single drive for the respective drums 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31 is designated by the reference numeral 35.

In Fig. 3b ist ein alternatives Antriebskonzept für die Trommeln 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24 dargestellt. Hierbei ist für den linken Förderabschnitt L ein gemeinsamer Antrieb 36 für die Trommeln 11, 13, 14 vorgesehen und für den rechten Förderabschnitt R ein gemeinsamer Antrieb 37 für die Trommeln 21, 23 und 24 ausgebildet. Für die Trommeln 26, 31 und 39 ist jeweils ein separater Antrieb 38 vorgesehen. Außerdem ist in Fig. 3b dargestellt, dass für die Förderbänder 61, 62, die entgegen gesetzte Förderrichtungen aufweisen, jeweils ein Antrieb 71, 72 vorgesehen ist.In Fig. 3b an alternative drive concept for the drums 11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24 is shown. Here, a common drive 36 for the drums 11, 13, 14 is provided for the left conveyor section L and a common drive 37 for the drums 21, 23 and 24 is formed for the right conveyor section R. For the drums 26, 31 and 39, a separate drive 38 is provided in each case. It is also in Fig. 3b illustrated that for the conveyor belts 61, 62, which have opposite flow directions, respectively a drive 71, 72 is provided.

Entsprechend der gewünschten Kombination an Filterstopfen werden die Trommeln 13, 14 sowie 23, 24 und 26 in ihrer Funktionsweise als Schiebetrommel, Staffeltrommel oder Übergabetrommel wahlweise an der Maschine in einer vorbestimmten Weise angeordnet, so dass sie entsprechend zusammen wirken und kombinierte Filterstopfen als Doppelfilter von der Übergabetrommel 31 an die Beschleunigertrommel 39 übergeben.According to the desired combination of filter plugs the drums 13, 14 and 23, 24 and 26 are arranged in their operation as a sliding drum, staggering drum or transfer drum either on the machine in a predetermined manner, so that they act together and combined filter plug as a double filter of the Transfer drum 31 passed to the accelerator drum 39.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1111
Entnahmetrommelremoval drum
1212
Schneidmessercutting blade
1313
Fördertrommelconveyor drum
1414
Fördertrommelconveyor drum
2121
Entnahmetrommelremoval drum
2222
Schneidmessercutting blade
2323
Fördertrommelconveyor drum
2424
Fördertrommelconveyor drum
2626
ÜbergabetrommelTransfer drum
3131
ÜbergabetrommelTransfer drum
3535
Einzelantriebindividual drive
3636
Antriebdrive
3737
Antriebdrive
3838
Antriebdrive
3939
Beschleunigertrommelaccelerating drum
4040
Magazinmagazine
4141
Trennwandpartition wall
4545
FilterempfangsstationFilter receiving station
4646
Führungsblechguide plate
4747
Führungsblechguide plate
5050
Zuführeinrichtungfeeding
6060
Entnahmetrommelremoval drum
6161
Förderbandconveyor belt
6262
Förderbandconveyor belt
7070
Staffeltrommelstaggering drum
7171
Antriebdrive
7272
Antriebdrive
8080
Schiebetrommelpushing drum
9090
Beschleunigertrommelaccelerating drum
110110
Taumeltrommeltumbling
111111
Einlauftrommelinfeed drum
120120
BelagpapierstreifenCovering paper strip
130130
BelagpapierbobineBelagpapierbobine
133133
ZusammenstelltrommelAssembly drum
140140
Beleimvorrichtunggluing device
160160
Schneidvorrichtungcutter
170170
Saugtrommelsuction drum
180180
Messertrommelcutterhead
190190
Rolltrommelrolling drum
210210
ÜbergabetrommelTransfer drum
220220
Schneidtrommelcutting drum
222222
Staffeltrommelstaggering drum
230230
Wendeeinrichtungturning device
240240
Prüftrommeltesting drum
260260
AuswerftrommelAuswerftrommel
270270
Bremstrommelbrake drum
280280
Ablegertrommeloffshoot drum
290290
Ablegerbandoffshoot band
401401
Teilmagazinpart Magazine
402402
Teilmagazinpart Magazine
RR
rechter Förderabschnittright conveyor section
LL
linker Förderabschnittleft conveyor section
GG
(gemeinsamer) Förderabschnitt(common) conveyor section

Claims (10)

  1. System (50) for feeding rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter rods or filter pieces, with a magazine (40) for the articles, a dividing wall (41) being provided in the magazine (40) to form two part-magazines (401, 402) for the articles, and each part- magazine (401, 402) is respectively provided with an outlet and a removing drum (11, 21) for the articles is provided at each outlet respectively so that the articles can be removed or are removed from the part-magazines (401, 402) simultaneously, characterised in that a conveyor belt (61, 62) for the articles is provided at each outlet of the part-magazine (401, 402) respectively and the removing drums (11, 21) are operated simultaneously with the conveyor belts (61, 62), and the conveyor belts (61, 62) have different conveyor systems during operation, and a separate conveyor run (L, R) is provided for the articles removed by each removing drum (11, 21) respectively.
  2. System (50) as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the conveyor belts (61, 62) have opposite conveying directions during operation.
  3. System (50) as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that at least one drive (71, 72) is provided for the conveyor belts (61, 62).
  4. System (50) as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the part-magazines (401, 402) are respectively provided with an article receiving station (45).
  5. System (50) as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that each separate conveyor run (L, R) comprises at least one conveyor element (11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26).
  6. System (50) as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that a cutting drum and/or an aligning drum and/or a pushing drum and/or an accelerator drum is provided as a conveyor element (13, 14, 23, 24, 26).
  7. System (50) as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that a common conveyor run (G) for the articles with at least one conveyor element (31) is provided adjoining the separate conveyor runs (L, R) in the direction in which the articles are conveyed.
  8. System (50) as claimed in one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that a separate drive (35) is provided respectively for every conveyor element (11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31).
  9. System (50) as claimed in one or more of claims 5 to 7, characterised in that one drive (35, 36) is provided for several conveyor elements (11, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24) of a conveyor run (L, R) respectively.
  10. Machine in the tobacco processing industry, in particular a filter assembling machine or filter manufacturing machine, with a system (50) as claimed in one or more of claims 1 to 9.
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