EP2883463B1 - Assembly and method for the manufacture of rod-shaped smoking articles with filters - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an arrangement for producing filter-provided rod-shaped smoking articles, in particular filter cigarettes, having a distributor unit which has a storage device for storing tobacco material and a delivery device for dispensing the tobacco material for the formation of tobacco lines, a strand unit arranged downstream of the distributor unit, the at least two substantially coextensive webs for receiving and / or forming tobacco cords from the tobacco material dispensed from the dispenser unit; tobacco wrapping means for wrapping the tobacco pulp with tobacco wrapping material, preferably wrapping paper; tobacco rod cutting means for cutting the wrapped tobacco cords into discrete wrapped tobacco rods having definite finite ones Length and a dispensing device for dispensing the coated tobacco rods, in which means of transport are formed, repeated the series e to receive in each case a wrapped tobacco rod of a web on all tracks and to transport the tobacco rods substantially transversely to their longitudinal extent at a certain distance from each other, and one of the strand unit downstream Filteransetzmaschinedar for connecting the of the
- the filter application unit comprises a filter arrangement
- the DE 10 2012 104 613A1 which is an older, later filed patent application according to PatG ⁇ 3 (2) para. 1, discloses an assembly for making strands of encased fiber material in the tobacco processing industry.
- This known arrangement has a distributor unit for feeding a stream of fiber material to a suction strand unit.
- the Saugtranghow contains two each of suction belts and side walls formed channels for forming juxtaposed fiber material strands.
- the tipping paper can be given a specific construction and / or structure in order to influence the smoking pleasure in a targeted manner.
- One of the measures in this context is, for example, the formation of holes or perforations.
- filter wrap material having a length greater than the length heretofore conventionally required for a single wrap is needed required filter wrapping material is.
- the distance between two successive tobacco rods is set so that when the filter wrap material is spread out in expanded form to an array of filter rod and at least one tobacco rod and aligned with one of its longitudinal sides on that assembly along the filter rod Collision with the trailing next tobacco rod is prevented. Since in this process step the filter wrapping material is already provided with adhesive, a contact with the trailing next tobacco rod would result in a significant disturbance of the process, which can not least lead to damage of the filter application unit.
- This object is achieved according to a first aspect of the present invention with an arrangement for the production of filter-provided rod-shaped smoking articles, in particular filter cigarettes, with a distributor unit having a storage device for storing tobacco material and a delivery device for dispensing the tobacco material for the formation of tobacco lines, a strand unit arranged downstream of the distributor unit and comprising at least two substantially parallel tracks for receiving and / or forming tobacco strands from the tobacco material dispensed from the dispenser unit, tobacco wrapping means for wrapping tobacco carriers with tobacco wrapping material, preferably wrapping paper, tobacco rod cutting means for cutting the wrapped one Tobacco strands in discrete enveloped tobacco rods of definite finite length and dispensing means for dispensing the wrapped tobacco rods, in which transport means are formed, repeatedly sequentially receive a wrapped tobacco rod from a web over all the webs and the tobacco rods substantially transverse to their longitudinal extent a further distance from each other to transport, and a Filteransetzmaschinetechnik downstream of the Strang unit for connecting the coated by the transport means of the dispenser of Strangeinheit
- the invention as a result proposes the use of a substantially conventional two or more line system in a single pass operation.
- a substantially conventional two or more line system in contrast to the otherwise usual multi-strand operation, in which in each case one tobacco rod is processed into tobacco rods along all the tracks in the strand unit, only one of the sheets is used in single-strand operation, along which a tobacco rod is processed into discrete tobacco rods.
- this web is then the so-called active web, while the other web or other webs are switched off and therefore inactive or are inactive. In this way, discrete tobacco rods are formed in a two- or multi-strand system only from a single tobacco rod. This will reduce the capacity.
- this single-line operation for which a two-strand or multiple-strand plant is actually not provided by the company, surprisingly leads to the dispensing device of the strand unit being put into a position without any constructive changes coming from the tobacco rod cut, discrete, coated tobacco rods double use length in a relation to the two- or multi-strand operation larger, preferably double or multiple, distance to the Filteransetzech to pass. Because the dispensing unit of the strand unit is operated with respect to the usual two- or multi-strand operation unchanged process speed on, which has the consequence that, in contrast to the one active web replenishment of tobacco rods from the inactive web or the inactive webs is omitted.
- Another advantage of the solution according to the invention is that the smoking article manufacturers resort to existing two- or multi-strand systems which is economically interesting, especially in the case of a lack of utilization. Also, the solution of the invention leaves open the option of returning to multi-strand operation with processing of smaller length filter wrap material for a single or single wrap, as needed, which promises greater equipment utilization; because it can be quickly responded to changes in market needs and can be on the other hand, if necessary, easily run temporary test runs.
- the invention requires only minor structural and control engineering changes in conventional two- or multi-strand systems and thus provides a simple and cost-effective solution for processing larger length filter wrap material for an array of filter rods having more than one complete wrap.
- a preferred embodiment is characterized in that the filter wrap material supply means and the filter wrap material gluer of the filter apply unit are configured to process filter wrap material having about twice the length of a multi-lane operation and the filter wrapper of the filter apply unit is configured to collectively cover at least a portion of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and of the filter rod on the assembly of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod with the filter wrap material about twice to wrap.
- filter wrap material having about twice the length of the filter wrapper feed means is fed to the array of at least one wrapped tobacco rod and filter rod, provided with adhesive by the filter wrap adhesive, and coextensive with the at least one of the filter wrapper in an approximately double wrapping Section of the at least one covered Tobacco rod and the filter rod in the arrangement of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod arranged.
- two webs are provided in the strand unit and the transport means of the dispenser are configured to repeatedly receive in pairs in a two-lane operation a wrapped tobacco rod from one web and a wrapped tobacco rod from the other web.
- the filter wrap material supply means and the filter wrap material sizing means of the filter apply unit are configured to process filter wrap material of a defined simple length shorter than that of a multi-lane operation in multi-lane operation, thereby enabling the filter wrapper to collectively join at least a portion of the at least one a wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod in the arrangement of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod with the wrapping material about once to wrap.
- the transport means of the delivery device are formed in the strand unit, the multi-lane operation to transport the coated tobacco rods substantially transversely to their longitudinal extension at a distance from one another, which corresponds approximately or at least the defined simple length of the filter wrapping material.
- the transport means of the dispenser are formed in the strand unit to transport in multi-lane operation, the coated tobacco rods substantially transversely to their longitudinal extent at a distance from one another, which corresponds approximately or at least the length of the circumference of the filter rods.
- the tobacco rod cutting means of the string unit is adapted to cut the wrapped tobacco strands into discrete coated tobacco rods of double the use length.
- a further preferred embodiment is characterized in that in the Filteransetzech a tobacco rod cutting device for cutting the wrapped tobacco rods in two, preferably about the same length, wrapped tobacco rods is provided, the filter assembly means is formed, a filter rod, preferably with double use length, each between two cut To arrange wrapped tobacco rods, the filter wrapping material supply means, the filter wrapping material sizing means and the filter wrapping means are adapted to process filter wrapping material of such dimensions that it can be arranged together around both the filter rod and the adjacent portion of each of the two cut, wrapped tobacco rods, and a downstream one further cutting device for cutting through the coated filter rod, preferably approximately in the middle, in the arrangement of the two sections NEN wrapped tobacco rods and the intermediate filter rod is provided.
- the dispensing device of the dispensing unit is provided for dispensing tobacco material in at least two substantially parallel tracks, followed by the tracks of the string unit, the tobacco material is dispensed by the dispenser only in one of the tracks and thus only in This web forms a tobacco rod while the other web (s) are not loaded with tobacco material and thus are inactive.
- the dispenser is suitable for dispensing the tobacco material for the formation of tobacco strands in the webs, connect the webs of the strand unit to the tracks of the distributor unit and the dispenser of the distributor unit means for switching between the individual webs, so that the dispensing device dispenses tobacco material only in one of the webs, so as to form a tobacco rod only in this active web.
- the delivery device of the distributor unit has a supply channel, preferably provided as an acceleration section, one end of which is arranged adjacent to the tracks and designed so that it extends across all tracks in its width, and the supply channel has a switching means for switching over of the tobacco material stream guided in the feed channel between the individual webs such that only one active web is currently supplyable with tobacco material while the other web (s) is (are) inactive.
- the dispenser of the dispenser unit transports the tobacco material through a feed channel, preferably provided as an acceleration section, having one end adjacent to the webs and configured to extend across all webs in width, and out of that end of the feed channel by means of a, preferably designed as a reciprocable guide plate formed switching means only in the active web, while the other (s) orbit (s) is inactive (are).
- a feed channel preferably provided as an acceleration section, having one end adjacent to the webs and configured to extend across all webs in width, and out of that end of the feed channel by means of a, preferably designed as a reciprocable guide plate formed switching means only in the active web, while the other (s) orbit (s) is inactive (are).
- the switching means should have a movable between the individual tracks back and forth guide plate.
- the delivery device of the distributor unit has a plurality of supply channels, preferably provided as an acceleration section, of which each supply channel communicates with one of the tracks, has a distributor element upstream of the feed channels in the conveying direction of the tobacco material, for selectively alternately filling the feed channels with tobacco material and controlled such that only one feed channel is always filled with tobacco material, which is associated with an active web, while the other feed channel or the other feed channels which is or are associated with an active web or are locked by means of the distributor element or are.
- a number of supply ducts corresponding number of storage bays is provided and the storage bays in the conveying direction of the tobacco material upstream of the distributor element, which is provided for alternately filling the storage bays with the tobacco material and controlled so that only the storage shaft with tobacco material is always fillable associated with an active lane while the stowage bay or stowage slots associated with an inactive lane is or are disabled by the hauling member.
- the dispensing device of the distributor unit preferably has closing means by means of which the respectively inactive web can be shut off. As a result, the respective inactive track can be shut off by closing means.
- the distributor unit may have a Saugstrang worn, in which the webs are formed in the form of each of a suction belt and side walls formed channels.
- the presently described two-strand system has a distributor unit 10, a strand unit 50 and a Filteransetzech 80.
- the distribution unit 10 is provided for supplying tobacco material and takes over in the illustrated embodiment, the formation of tobacco strands from the supplied tobacco material, which consists in particular of tobacco fibers.
- the structure of the distribution unit 10 can be the FIGS. 1 and 2 in which relevant components are shown schematically in detail.
- the distribution unit 10 has a compartment 12 which receives tobacco material.
- the tobacco material located in the compartment 12 is disposed over a substantially upright, endlessly circulating conveyor belt 14 promotes upward and falls from there in the direction of arrow A in a so-called.
- Rotary valve 16 followed by a distribution element 17 two storage bays 18a, 18b connect.
- the Saugstrangarni 24 has two adjacent channels 26a, 26b, which are open down to the end 23 of the acceleration sections 22a, 22b and are each bounded by side walls 28 and an overhead suction belt 30.
- one channel 26a is assigned to one acceleration section 22a and the other channel 26b to the other acceleration section 22b.
- the Saugstrangarni 24 is connected to a not-shown suction air, causing in Fig. 2 not shown tobacco material from the end 23 of the acceleration sections 22a, 22b is sucked up into the channels 26a, 26b and in this way in the respective channel 26a and 26b, a tobacco rod is formed.
- the tobacco fibers are accelerated by compressed air in the direction of the Saugstrang Road 24.
- the acceleration sections 22a, 22b instead of the acceleration sections 22a, 22b to provide suction ducts or suction channels, along which the tobacco fibers are conveyed by suction air into the Saugstrang Rhein 24. Since this process proceeds essentially continuously, a substantially infinite tobacco rod is formed in the respective channel 26a or 26b. Due to the admission with Suction air enters the tobacco rod in the respective channel 26a and 26b in touching engagement with the suction belt 30, which also simultaneously takes over the transport of the tobacco rod in the longitudinal direction, since the suction belts 30 are formed as endless circulating conveyor belts. Because of the simultaneous formation of two tobacco strands, the distribution unit 10 previously described in detail is also referred to as a double-strand distribution unit.
- a strand unit 50 follows downstream of the distributor unit 10, wherein the suction strand device 24 described above can optionally be assigned to an outlet-side region of the distributor unit 10 or an inlet-side region of the strand unit 50.
- trim elements 32 for trimming the tobacco strands formed in the suction strand device 24 are provided in the illustrated embodiment in the outlet-side region of the suction strand device 24.
- the strand unit 50 includes a format device 52, which has a format element 54 and a drive device 56 which drives an endlessly circulating format strip 58, wherein the format strip 58 is guided by the format element 54 (cf. Fig. 4 ). Furthermore, a device 60 for supplying strip-shaped wrapping material 62 is provided (cf. Fig. 1 ), wherein the wrapping material 62 preferably consists of a strip of paper and is withdrawn from a reel 64 in the device 60. The strip-shaped wrapping material 62 is guided together with the format strip 58 by the format element 54, wherein it rests on the format strip 58. The tobacco rod emerging from the distributor unit 10 is applied to the wrapping paper 62 lying on the format belt 58 when it enters the format element 54.
- a not shown in the figures channel is formed, through which the arrangement of the format strip 58, strip-shaped wrapping material 62 and tobacco rod is performed.
- this channel is formed in the format element 54 so that at the inlet the format strip 58 and the strip-shaped wrapping material 62 lying thereon is substantially expanded and towards the outlet increasingly into a kind of sleeve including the tobacco material to form a strip-shaped wrapping material 62 wrapped, endless tobacco rod is formed.
- a gluing device 68 is provided at the outlet of the format device 52.
- the size band 58 is released from the wrapped tobacco rod and returned by the drive 56 to the inlet of the format element 54, which is not shown in the figures in detail recognizable.
- FIGS. 1 . 3 . 4 and 5 the transport of the tobacco strands is oriented from right to left, which is also illustrated by the respective arrow B shown there.
- the Figures 3 and 4 two in the same direction as the arrow B oriented further arrows I, II shown, by which the course and the direction of the tobacco strands receiving tracks and channels are to be indicated.
- the two tobacco strands provided with the now glued wrapping material pass through a heating device 70, which i.a. ensures a rapid setting of the bond in the wrapping material, and then a measuring device 72 for determining production-relevant data such as weight, density, diameter, humidity, etc ..
- a separating device 74 Downstream of the measuring device 72, a separating device 74 is provided which cuts the hitherto endlessly wrapped tobacco rod into discrete wrapped tobacco rods, the length of the discrete tobacco rods described in the illustrated embodiment corresponding to twice the useful length of a tobacco rod contained in a filter cigarette.
- Fig. 3 For example, in the region of the separating device 74 and the dispensing device 76, for the sake of simplicity, the processing of only a single tobacco rod, which is designated there by the reference numeral "90a", is shown as cut, discrete, coated tobacco rods, for their designation in FIG Fig. 3 the reference numeral "91a” is used by way of example.
- the reference numeral "91a” is used by way of example.
- it is indeed in the described system is a two-strand system in which along two adjacent channels or lanes I, II corresponding to the in Fig. 4 Arrows I, II shown in each case a tobacco rod and thus a total of two tobacco strands are processed side by side at the same time.
- a discharge device 76 is provided at the outlet end of the strand unit 50 for discharging the cut, discrete, wrapped tobacco rods in the direction of the arrow C.
- the dispenser 76 includes a so-called. Spider 78.
- the spider 78 has a substantially vertically arranged disc 78a which rotates about a substantially horizontal axis 78d in the direction of the arrow D.
- Spider shoes 78b mounted on pivot arms 78c.
- the spider shoes 78b are each provided with two receptacles, not shown in detail, to receive the discrete tobacco rods 91a, 91b arriving in the direction of the arrow B in pairs and subsequently to deliver them in pairs to a downstream transfer drum 79.
- the entire arrangement is such that in each case a spider shoe 78b at the same time a discrete tobacco rod 91 a of the one lane I and a discrete Tabakstrab 91 b receives from the other lane II.
- the takeover drum 79 is a hollow drum, formed on the surface of troughs parallel to the axis of rotation 79a of the transfer drum 79 and record of the shoes 78b of the spider 78, the tobacco rods.
- the dispenser 76 the cut, discrete, wrapped tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b, while maintaining their orientation in their movement of a change in direction by about 90 ° in the direction of in the FIGS. 3 to 5 subjected to the arrow C shown.
- Fig. 5 which shows a block diagram of a plan view of the two-strand system, can be clearly seen the movement of the tobacco strands and tobacco rods.
- two endless tobacco rods 90a, 90b are formed in the distributor unit 10 from the loose tobacco material, of which one tobacco rod 90a is formed in one web I and the other tobacco rod 90b in the other web II and along it Web is transported in the subsequent strand unit 50 in the direction of arrow B, which indicates the direction of movement of the two tobacco rods 90a, 90b in the region of the distributor unit 10 and the strand unit 50.
- the tobacco cords 90a, 90b in the strand unit 50 are first in the format device 52 (see. Fig.
- the tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b are transported before entering the dispenser 76 in the strand unit 50 in the longitudinal direction, as indicated by the arrow B, they form on leaving the strand unit 50 a series of spaced apart and substantially parallel adjacent tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b, which are now transported transversely to its longitudinal extent in the direction of arrow C.
- the direction of movement according to arrow C is oriented by about 90 ° relative to the direction of movement according to arrow B.
- Fig. 5 clearly recognize that the tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b are subjected to a change in the direction of movement by 90 °, this movement direction change, however, takes place without changing the spatial orientation.
- successive tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b form an alternating row, after which alternately a tobacco rod 91 a from the one lane I and a tobacco rod 91 b from the other lane II originates.
- FIGS. 1 and 5 is followed by the Strangeinheit 50 a Filteransetzmaschine 80 which from the transfer drum 79 (see. Fig. 1 and 4 )
- the transfer drum 79 it is also conceivable to assign the transfer drum 79 not to the delivery device 76 of the strand unit 50, but rather to the inlet region of the subsequent filter application unit 80.
- the Filteransetztician 80 is formed according to the embodiment described here so that in each case a filter rod in the middle of the wrapped tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b is used.
- a filter rod in the middle of the wrapped tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b is used.
- the tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b cut through in the middle which is performed by a provided in the Filteransetztician 80 cutting device, from the in Fig. 5 schematically only as a dash the cutting blade 82 is indicated.
- the coated tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b wrapped tobacco rods 92 cut half length, as seen from Fig. 5 evident.
- the length of the cut coated tobacco rods 92 corresponds to a defined use length. Since the cut wrapped tobacco rods 92 are formed by dividing centrally the wrapped tobacco rods 91a, 91b taken from the strand unit 50, each cut, wrapped tobacco rod 92 is half of a wrapped tobacco rod 91a, 91, respectively, taken from the strand unit 50 b. This implies that the wrapped tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b cut from the tobacco rods 90a, 90b in the strand unit 50 have a length that corresponds to twice the use length.
- the Filteransetzmati 80 includes a so-called. Spreader, not shown in the figures, which ensures to separate the cut wrapped tobacco rods 92 from each other by each of these pairs of cut coated tobacco rods 92 from each other move or pull apart, while maintaining their substantially aligned arrangement and coaxial alignment. This movement process is also referred to as “spreading”, which is why the associated movement device is called “spreading device”.
- the cut wrapped tobacco rods 92 are spread to a distance which corresponds approximately to the length of the filter rod 94 to be used.
- the Filteransetzhow 80 suitable means for this, which are not shown in the figures and ensure to spend filter rods 94 from an internal or external supply to the trajectory of the cut wrapped tobacco rods 92 and there in the gap between the adjacent end portions 92 a of two cut coated tobacco rods 92 in frontal and at the same time aligned to use this arrangement.
- the production of the filter rods 94 to be processed in the filter application unit 80 takes place in a separate plant not shown in the figures.
- tamping paper is used, which in Fig. 5 is shown schematically and designated by the reference numeral "96".
- the production of the lining paper 96 takes place by means provided for this purpose, not shown in the figures facilities.
- the tipping paper 96 is provided as a quasi-infinite strip on a reel, not shown in the figures. From this Bobine the paper strip is peeled off and passed through a gluing device, also not shown in the figures, in which it is provided with adhesive or glue and thus glued. Subsequently, the glued paper strip is cut by a cutter, also not shown in the figures into sections, each of which section forms a tipping paper 96.
- the tipping paper 96 provided with adhesive is arranged on the associated filter rod 94 by means of an arrangement and alignment device, likewise not shown in the figures, in such a way that it is aligned with its longitudinal edge along the filter rod 94 in an initially spread-out form and at the same time also in overlapping arrangement with the adjacent end portions 92a of the two cut wrapped tobacco rods 92, before then using a likewise provided in the Filteransetzmaschine 80 and not shown in the figures wrapping device to the arrangement of the filter rod 94 and the adjacent portions of the cut wrapped tobacco rods 92nd is wound.
- These steps are in Fig. 5 also shown schematically recognizable.
- the tipping paper 96 abuts the filter rod 94 and the two adjacent end portions 92a of the cut wrapped tobacco rods 92, thereby adhering the adhesive tipping paper 96 to the filter rod 94 and the adjacent end portions 92a of the cut coated tobacco rods 92.
- the tipping paper 96 is applied substantially in a single wrap on the assembly of the filter rod 94 and the adjacent end portions 92a of the cut wrapped tobacco rods 92.
- a single wrapping in the sense of the definition used here additionally also includes a slight overlap of the two opposite longitudinal sides of the lining paper 96.
- the length of the tipping paper 96 oriented transversely to the longitudinal extent of the filter rod 94 to be wrapped is accordingly dimensioned so that the tipping paper 96 can be wound once around the arrangement of the filter rod 94 and the adjacent end portions 92a of the cut coated tobacco rods 92 and additionally between the opposite Long sides of the padding paper 96 a slight overlap arises. This length is in Fig.
- the dispenser 76 of the string unit 50 (see FIG. Fig. 1 and 4 ) and / or the conveying device (not shown in the figures) of the filter application unit 80 be designed and / or controlled so that this distance arises at least in the area where the adhesive provided tiling paper 96 aligned and the arrangement of the tobacco rods 92 and the Filter rod 94 is wound. Since the movement sequence is preferably continuous, the said distance should already be formed between the coated tobacco rods 91 a, 91 b, preferably already in the delivery device 76 of the strand unit 50 (cf. Fig. 4 ).
- the arrangement 98 thus formed is cut from the tobacco rods 92 with a simple use length and the tobacco rod 94 between them with coated covering paper 96 in the middle, for which purpose a corresponding separating device is provided. From this separator is in Fig. 5 only schematically shown in the form of a line, the cutting tool and denoted by the reference numeral "84". With this cut then arise from each of these arrangements 98 two filter cigarettes, in Fig. 5 designated by the reference numeral "100".
- each halved tobacco rod 92 is assigned a halved filter rod 94 whose length corresponds to the (simple) use length.
- the wrapping of the filter rods 94 with the tipping paper 96 results in the tipping paper 96 ultimately forming a single-ply sleeve bonded to the filter rod 94 and the adjacent end portions 92a of the tobacco rods 92.
- this single-strand operation leads to the delivery device 76 of the strand unit 50 (cf. Fig. 1 and 4 ) is put into the position, without any structural changes, to transfer the tobacco rods cut from the tobacco rod to the double-use double-use tobacco rods at a double distance from the filter application unit 80. Because the dispensing unit 76 of the strand unit 50 is operated further with respect to the usual two-strand operation unchanged process speed, which has the consequence that only one of the two images of each spider shoe 78b of the spider 78 (see Fig.
- Fig. 6 shows the same block diagram-like plan view of the two-strand system described above as Fig. 5 , but with the difference that in Fig. 6 shown two-line system works in the aforementioned single-line operation.
- the web I is active and the web II is turned off and inactive, so that in the distribution unit 10 and the strand unit 50 only cut along the path I from the tobacco rod 90a, wrapped tobacco rods 91 a are made with double the use length. Leave it Fig.
- Fig. 6b shows the reverse case in which the web II is activated and the web I is deactivated and thus inactive, so that in this variant of the single-run operation only along the web II of the tobacco rod 90b is processed to the cut, coated tobacco rods 91 b.
- the conditions, in particular in the area of the filter application unit 80, are the same as in the single-line operation according to FIG Fig. 6a ,
- the advantage of using the two-strand installation in a single-line operation is that conversion measures in the area of the delivery device 76 of the strand unit 50 (cf. Fig. 4 ) are not necessary, but rather in a clever way the process speed of the delivery device 76 in the single-line mode designed for double-strand operation is used for a doubling of the distance between the tobacco rods transferred to the filter application unit 80.
- the distributor unit 10 must be adapted accordingly so that it only supplies the respective only the active web with tobacco material. Because so that the supply of the tobacco material takes place in an actively selected path, a corresponding assignment should already be made in the distribution unit 10. But also the design effort to be provided and the associated costs are relatively low, as explained in more detail below three embodiments according to the FIGS. 7 to 9 demonstrate.
- Fig. 7 shows an enlarged detail view of a preferred modified first embodiment of the distribution unit 10 in the region of the transition of the acceleration section 22 to the Saugstrang Road 24. If compared to the representation of Fig. 3 the same components in Fig. 7 are shown, these are also identified by the same reference numerals, so that in this respect to avoid repetition of the Fig. 3 explanatory portions previously referred to in the description.
- Fig. 7 In the execution example according to Fig. 7 is unlike the one in Fig. 3 shown Doppelstrangverteilerö only one acceleration section 22 is provided, which is at least partially movable, so that they with their adjacent to Saugstranginides 24 located end 23 in the direction of the double arrow E between the channels 26a, 26b in the Saugstrang Surprise 24 is movable back and forth. In this way, only one of the channels 26a, 26b is supplied as an active channel with tobacco material, while the other channel is inactive. In Fig. 7a the acceleration section 22 is shown in a first working position in which it supplies only the channel 26a with tobacco material 40, so that only in this channel 26a of the endless tobacco rod 90a is formed. Fig.
- each of the two channels 26a, 26b forms one of the two tracks I, II (see. 4 to 6 ) or at least communicates with them, so that each channel I or II is associated with a channel 26a or 26b from the Saugstrang worn 24.
- the one channel 26a or 26b and the lane I or II in which the tobacco rod is formed is called the active channel, while the other channel 26a or 26b is the inactive channel and the associated other lane I or II is the inactive train.
- the acceleration section 22 may be designed to be movable overall. However, an embodiment in which the acceleration section 22 is designed to be movable only in the region of its end 23 by the (strand) distance between the two channels 26a, 26b is preferred.
- the movement itself can be driven, for example by means of levers, hydraulically or pneumatically.
- the acceleration section 22 may be formed, for example, as a pipe or shaft or alternatively as a so-called. Nozzle trough.
- closing means are provided, by means of which the respectively inactive channel 26a and 26b can be shut off.
- the closing means 34 comprise two slides 36 corresponding to the number of channels 26a, 26b.
- the slide 36 may be provided individually controllable.
- the slide 36 are coupled to the acceleration section 22 such that a movement of the acceleration section 22 and the end 23 inevitably leads to the entrainment of the slider 36.
- Fig. 8 schematically shows the double strand distribution unit of Fig. 3 in a modified and thus compared to the normal operation modified operation according to a second preferred embodiment, according to which the distribution element 17 is controlled and thereby left in a switch position that always only that Stowage 18a and 18b is filled with tobacco material, via the associated acceleration section 22a or 22b is associated with the active channel 26a or 26b and thus the active web I or II, while the other stowage bay 18 or 18b, which is assigned to the inactive channel 26a and 26b, is blocked by the distributor element 17.
- the tobacco material 40 is only connected to the active channel 26a or 26b in the suction strand device by the stowage point 18a or 18b to which the driven and thus active stuffing roll 20a or 20b is associated and the associated acceleration section 22a or 22b 24 transported.
- the other filling roller 20a or 20b is switched off, whereby the transport of filling material through the associated storage shaft 18a or 18b and the subsequent acceleration section 22a or 22b is interrupted.
- closing means can be used, by means of which in each case the inactive channel 26a and 26b can be shut off.
- the closing means comprises a block or block-shaped shut-off element 42, whereby the inactive channel is closed.
- the number of channels 26a, 26b and two shut-off elements 42 may be provided which are formed individually controllable.
- the one or more shut-off elements 42 are movably mounted and can be in a closed position within the respective channel 26 a and 26 b and an open position outside of Spend channel, including an actuating and drive device, not shown, is provided.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung zur Herstellung von mit Filtern versehenen stabförmigen Rauchartikeln, insbesondere Filterzigaretten, mit einer Verteilereinheit, die eine Vorratseinrichtung zur Bevorratung von Tabakmaterial und eine Abgabeeinrichtung zur Abgabe des Tabakmaterials für die Bildung von Tabaksträngen aufweist, einer stromabwärts nach der Verteilereinheit angeordneten Strangeinheit, die mindestens zwei im Wesentlichen nebeneinander verlaufende Bahnen zur Aufnahme und/oder Bildung von Tabaksträngen aus dem von der Verteilereinheit abgegebenen Tabakmaterial, eine Tabakumhüllungseinrichtung zur Umhüllung der Tabaksträge mit Tabakumhüllungsmaterial, vorzugsweise Umhüllungspapier, eine Tabakstrangschneideeinrichtung zum Zerschneiden der umhüllten Tabakstränge in diskrete umhüllte Tabakstäbe mit bestimmter endlicher Länge und eine Abgabeeinrichtung zur Abgabe der umhüllten Tabakstäbe aufweist, in welcher Transportmittel ausgebildet sind, wiederholt der Reihe nach über alle Bahnen jeweils einen umhüllten Tabakstab von einer Bahn aufzunehmen und die Tabakstäbe im Wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Längserstreckung in einem bestimmten Abstand voneinander weiter zu transportieren, und einer der Strangeinheit nachgeordneten Filteransetzeinheit zur Verbindung der von den Transportmitteln der Abgabeeinrichtung der Strangeinheit übernommenen, umhüllten Tabakstäbe mit Filterstäben, wobei die Filteransetzeinheit eine Filteranordnungseinrichtung zur stirnseitigen Anordnung eines Filterstabes an mindestens einem umhüllten Tabakstab in einer im Wesentlichen geradlinigen Ausrichtung, eine Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung zur Zuführung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial, insbesondere Belagpapier, eine Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung zum Auftrag von Klebstoff auf das Filterumhüllungsmaterial und eine Filterumhüllungseinrichtung zum Umhüllen mindestens eines Abschnittes des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes in der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstab und dem Filterstab mit dem mit Klebstoff versehenen Umhüllungsmaterial aufweist. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung die Verwendung einer solchen Anordnung zur Herstellung von mit Filtern versehenen stabförmigen Rauchartikeln, insbesondere Filterzigaretten.The invention relates to an arrangement for producing filter-provided rod-shaped smoking articles, in particular filter cigarettes, having a distributor unit which has a storage device for storing tobacco material and a delivery device for dispensing the tobacco material for the formation of tobacco lines, a strand unit arranged downstream of the distributor unit, the at least two substantially coextensive webs for receiving and / or forming tobacco cords from the tobacco material dispensed from the dispenser unit; tobacco wrapping means for wrapping the tobacco pulp with tobacco wrapping material, preferably wrapping paper; tobacco rod cutting means for cutting the wrapped tobacco cords into discrete wrapped tobacco rods having definite finite ones Length and a dispensing device for dispensing the coated tobacco rods, in which means of transport are formed, repeated the series e to receive in each case a wrapped tobacco rod of a web on all tracks and to transport the tobacco rods substantially transversely to their longitudinal extent at a certain distance from each other, and one of the strand unit downstream Filteransetzeinheit for connecting the of the The filter application unit comprises a filter arrangement device for the frontal arrangement of a filter rod on at least one coated tobacco rod in a substantially rectilinear orientation, a Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung for supplying filter wrap material, in particular tipping paper, a Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung for applying adhesive on the filter wrap material and filter wrap means for wrapping at least a portion of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod in the array of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod with the adhesive coated wrap material. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of such an arrangement for the production of filter-provided rod-shaped smoking articles, in particular filter cigarettes.
Eine solche Anordnung und ein solches Verfahren kommen in der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie zum Einsatz, um aus Tabakmaterial, das gewöhnlich in Form von Tabakfasern endlicher Länge verwendet wird, zunächst Tabakstränge, bei denen es sich um quasi endlose Stränge aus dem Tabakmaterial handelt, herzustellen, mit einem Umhüllungsmaterial zu umhüllen, dann aus den umhüllten Tabaksträngen diskrete umhüllte Tabakstäbe endlicher Länge zu schneiden und anschließend mit stabförmigen Filtern zu verbinden, woraus dann eine Filterzigarette entsteht. Die stabförmigen Filter werden aus Filtertow hergestellt, wobei die Herstellung und Aufbereitung der Filterstäbe außerhalb der hier in Rede stehenden Anordnung stattfindet. Anschließend werden die Filterstäbe zur Filteransetzeinheit transportiert, wo sie dann in Ausrichtung zu einem umhüllten Tabakstab gebracht und mit diesem zur Bildung einer Filterzigarette verbunden werden.Such an arrangement and method are used in the tobacco processing industry to first make tobacco strands, which are generally endless strands of tobacco material, from tobacco material, which is usually used in the form of finite length tobacco fibers Envelop wrapping material, then cut from the wrapped tobacco strands discrete wrapped tobacco rods of finite length and then connect with rod-shaped filters, from which then a filter cigarette. The rod-shaped filter are made of Filtertow, wherein the production and processing of the filter rods takes place outside of the arrangement in question here. Subsequently, the filter rods are transported to the filter application unit, where they are then brought into alignment with a wrapped tobacco rod and connected thereto to form a filter cigarette.
Die
Für eine sichere Verbindung zwischen einem Filterstab und einem Tabakstab wird mit Klebstoff versehenes Belagpapier verwendet, das gemeinsam um den Filterstab und den angrenzenden Endabschnitt des Tabakstabes gewickelt und dabei mit dem Filterstab und dem Tabakstab verklebt wird. Dies führt dazu, dass das Belagpapier im Ergebnis eine einlagige Hülse bildet, die durch Verklebung an dem Filterstab und dem angrenzenden Endabschnitt des Tabaktstabes befestigt ist. Neben der Erzielung einer sicheren Verbindung zwischen dem Filterstab und dem Tabakstab sorgt das Belagpapier auch für eine gewünschte Steifigkeit der Filterzigarette im Bereich des Filters.For a secure connection between a filter rod and a tobacco rod, adhesive tipping paper is used which is co-wrapped around the filter rod and adjacent end portion of the tobacco rod while adhering to the filter rod and tobacco rod. This results in the tipping paper ultimately forming a single-ply sleeve which is adhesively secured to the filter rod and the adjacent end portion of the tobacco rod. In addition to achieving a secure connection between the filter rod and the tobacco rod, the tipping paper also provides a desired rigidity of the filter cigarette in the region of the filter.
Ebenfalls kann dem Belagpapier eine bestimmte Konstruktion und/oder Struktur gegeben werden, um in gewünschter Weise den Rauchgenuss gezielt zu beeinflussen. Zu einer der Maßnahmen in diesem Zusammenhang gehört beispielsweise die Ausbildung von Löchern oder Perforationen.Likewise, the tipping paper can be given a specific construction and / or structure in order to influence the smoking pleasure in a targeted manner. One of the measures in this context is, for example, the formation of holes or perforations.
Mittlerweile entsteht ein Bedarf an Filterzigaretten, bei denen das Rauchverhalten individuell angepasst werden soll. Dies ließe sich beispielsweise durch eine Beeinflussung des Zugwiderstandes realisieren. Da der Zugwiderstand u.a. von der Luftdurchlässigkeit der Umhüllung des Tabakstabes und des Belagpapiers im Bereich des Filters abhängt, wäre eine Maßnahme zu erwägen, wodurch sich die Ventilation durch das Belagpapier variieren und einstellen lässt. Eine solche Möglichkeit ließe sich beispielsweise dadurch verwirklichen, dass das Belagpapier in mehr als einer Umwicklung und vorzugsweise etwa in doppelter Umwicklung auf dem Filterstab angeordnet wird, demnach eine doppellagige Umhüllung mit einer inneren Hülle und einer äußeren Hülle bildet und dann die äußere Hülle von der inneren Hülle getrennt wird. Durch eine besondere Struktur des Klebstoffauftrages kann dabei sichergestellt werden, dass nur die innere Lage der Umhüllung die daraus gebildete innere Hülle mit dem Filterstab verklebt wird, während nach Trennung von der inneren Hülle die äußere Hülle gegenüber der inneren Hülle bewegbar wird. Eine solche Konstruktion ließe sich beispielsweise vorteilhaft dazu nutzen, um ein Öffnen und Schließen von Ventilationslöchern zur gezielten Beeinflussung der Ventilation durch den Filterstab zu ermöglichen.Meanwhile, a need arises for filter cigarettes, in which the smoking behavior is to be adjusted individually. This could be achieved, for example, by influencing the draw resistance. As the draw resistance depends, inter alia, on the air permeability of the tobacco rod wrapper and the tipping paper in the area of the filter, a measure should be considered whereby the ventilation can be varied and adjusted by the tipping paper. Such a possibility could be achieved, for example, by arranging the tipping paper in more than one wrapping and preferably in approximately double wrapping on the filter rod, thus a double-layered one Enclosing forms with an inner shell and an outer shell and then the outer shell is separated from the inner shell. By a special structure of the adhesive application can be ensured that only the inner layer of the envelope, the inner shell formed therefrom is glued to the filter rod, while after separation from the inner shell, the outer shell relative to the inner shell is movable. Such a construction could, for example, be used to advantage in order to allow opening and closing of ventilation holes for purposefully influencing the ventilation through the filter rod.
Für neue konstruktive Lösungen, wie beispielsweise in der zuvor angedeuteten Weise, welche die Anordnung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial am Filterstab in mehr als einer vollständigen Umwicklung erfordern, wird somit Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer Länge benötigt, die größer als die Länge des bislang in herkömmlicher Weise für eine einzige Umwicklung benötigten Filterumhüllungsmaterials ist. Aus Produktivitätsgründen ist jedoch in herkömmlichen Anlagen der Abstand zwischen zwei aufeinander folgenden Tabakstäben so eingestellt, dass bei Verbringen des Filterumhüllungsmaterials in ausgebreiteter Form an eine Anordnung aus Filterstab und mindestens einem Tabakstab und Ausrichtung mit einer seiner Längsseiten an jener Anordnung entlang des Filterstabes ausgerichtet wird, eine Kollision mit dem nachlaufenden nächsten Tabakstab verhindert wird. Da ja in diesem Prozessschritt das Filterumhüllungsmaterial bereits mit Klebstoff versehen ist, hätte eine Berührung mit dem nachlaufenden nächsten Tabakstab eine erhebliche Störung des Prozesses zur Folge, die nicht zuletzt auch zu einer Beschädigung der Filteransetzeinheit führen kann. Somit ist für die Herstellung von herkömmlichen Filterzigaretten mit einem einlagig auf dem Filterstab aufgebrachten Belagpapier in der Filteransetzeinheit der Abstand zwischen zwei aufeinander folgenden Tabakstäben auf eine Länge des Belagpapiers abgestimmt, die etwa einer einfachen Umfangslänge des zu umwickelnden Filterstabes entspricht und somit die Anordnung des Belagpapiers in nicht mehr als einer einzigen Umwicklung erlaubt. Der guten Vollständigkeit halber sei allerdings in diesem Zusammenhang darauf hingewiesen, dass unter einer einzigen vollständigen Umwicklung eine Anordnung zu verstehen ist, bei der sich die beiden gegenüber liegenden Ränder des um den Filterstab einmal gewickelten Filterumhüllungsmaterials auch noch zusätzlich geringfügig überlappen, was sowohl für eine sichere Verklebung als auch aus optischen Erwägungen von Vorteil ist.Thus, for new constructive solutions, such as those indicated above, which require the arrangement of filter wrap material on the filter rod in more than one complete wrap, filter wrap material having a length greater than the length heretofore conventionally required for a single wrap is needed required filter wrapping material is. For reasons of productivity, however, in conventional installations, the distance between two successive tobacco rods is set so that when the filter wrap material is spread out in expanded form to an array of filter rod and at least one tobacco rod and aligned with one of its longitudinal sides on that assembly along the filter rod Collision with the trailing next tobacco rod is prevented. Since in this process step the filter wrapping material is already provided with adhesive, a contact with the trailing next tobacco rod would result in a significant disturbance of the process, which can not least lead to damage of the filter application unit. Thus, for the production of conventional filter cigarettes with a single layer applied to the filter rod tipping paper in the Filteransetzeinheit the distance between two successive tobacco rods tuned to a length of tipping paper, which corresponds approximately to a simple circumferential length of the filter rod to be wrapped and thus the arrangement of the tipping paper in no more than a single wrapping allowed. For the sake of completeness, however, it should be noted in this context that a single complete wrapping means an arrangement in which the two opposite edges of the filter wrapping material once wound around the filter bar also slightly overlap, which is advantageous for both a secure bonding and optical considerations.
Für den Fall, dass nun die Verarbeitung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer größeren Länge gewünscht ist, die die Anbringung des Filterumhüllungsmaterials an einem Filterstab mit mehr als einer vollständigen Umwicklung erlaubt, ist aus den zuvor erörterten Erwägungen in der Filteransetzeinheit einer herkömmlichen Anlage eine Kollision des bereits mit Klebstoff versehenen Filterumhüllungsmaterials mit den nachlaufenden Tabakstäben unvermeidlich, was eine erhebliche Beschädigung der Filteransetzeinheit zur Folge hätte. Zur Vermeidung derartiger Nachteile müsste deshalb bei Verwendung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit größerer Länge eine entsprechende Vergrößerung des Abstandes zwischen den Tabakstäben in der Filteransetzeinheit vorgenommen werden. Dies würde jedoch einen wesentlichen Umbau und teilweise Neukonstruktion der herkömmlichen Anlagen erfordern, und zwar insbesondere im Bereich der Abgabeeinrichtung der Strangeinheit, die sich durch eine besonders komplizierte Konstruktion auszeichnet. Alternativ wäre auch für den zuvor genannten Zweck anstelle einer Zweistrang-Anlage der Einsatz einer Einstrang-Anlage zu erwägen, bei der jedoch ebenfalls nicht weniger umfangreiche Überarbeitungen gegenüber den herkömmlichen Ausführungen vonnöten wären. In beiden Fällen ist mit einem relativ hohen konstruktiven Aufwand zu rechnen, der dann auch hohe Mehrkosten bedingen würde.In the event that it is now desired to process filter wrap material having a greater length which allows attachment of the filter wrap material to a filter rod having more than one complete wrap, for the considerations discussed above in the filter apply unit of a conventional attachment, a collision of the already described with Adhesive provided filter wrapping material with the trailing tobacco rods inevitably, which would result in significant damage to the Filteransetzeinheit. In order to avoid such disadvantages, therefore, when using filter wrapping material having a greater length, a corresponding increase in the distance between the tobacco rods in the filter application unit would have to be made. However, this would require a substantial rebuilding and partial redesign of the conventional equipment, particularly in the area of the dispenser of the strand unit, which is characterized by a particularly complicated construction. Alternatively, the use of a single-line system would also be considered for the purpose mentioned above instead of a two-strand system, but also no less extensive revisions would be required compared to the conventional versions. In both cases, a relatively high design effort is to be expected, which would then also require high additional costs.
Es ist daher eine Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine einfache Lösung für eine problemlose Verarbeitung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit größerer Länge vorzuschlagen.It is therefore an object of the present invention to propose a simple solution for easy processing of larger length filter wrap material.
Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß einem ersten Aspekt der vorliegenden Erfindung gelöst mit einer Anordnung zur Herstellung von mit Filtern versehenen stabförmigen Rauchartikeln, insbesondere Filterzigaretten, mit
einer Verteilereinheit, die eine Vorratseinrichtung zur Bevorratung von Tabakmaterial und eine Abgabeeinrichtung zur Abgabe des Tabakmaterials für die Bildung von Tabaksträngen aufweist,
einer stromabwärts nach der Verteilereinheit angeordneten Strangeinheit, die mindestens zwei im Wesentlichen nebeneinander verlaufende Bahnen zur Aufnahme und/oder Bildung von Tabaksträngen aus dem von der Verteilereinheit abgegebenen Tabakmaterial, eine Tabakumhüllungseinrichtung zur Umhüllung der Tabaksträge mit Tabakumhüllungsmaterial, vorzugsweise Umhüllungspapier, eine Tabakstrangschneideeinrichtung zum Zerschneiden der umhüllten Tabakstränge in diskrete umhüllte Tabakstäbe mit bestimmter endlicher Länge und eine Abgabeeinrichtung zur Abgabe der umhüllten Tabakstäbe aufweist, in welcher Transportmittel ausgebildet sind, wiederholt der Reihe nach über alle Bahnen jeweils einen umhüllten Tabakstab von einer Bahn aufzunehmen und die Tabakstäbe im Wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Längserstreckung in einem bestimmten Abstand voneinander weiter zu transportieren, und
einer der Strangeinheit nachgeordneten Filteransetzeinheit zur Verbindung der von den Transportmitteln der Abgabeeinrichtung der Strangeinheit übernommenen, umhüllten Tabakstäbe mit Filterstäben, wobei die Filteransetzeinheit eine Filteranordnungseinrichtung zur stirnseitigen Anordnung eines Filterstabes an mindestens einem umhüllten Tabakstab in einer im Wesentlichen geradlinigen Ausrichtung, eine Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung zur Zuführung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial, insbesondere Belagpapier, einer Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung zum Auftrag von Klebstoff auf das Filterumhüllungsmaterial und eine Filterumhüllungseinrichtung zum Umhüllen mindestens eines Abschnittes des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes in der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstab und dem Filterstab mit dem mit Klebstoff versehenen Umhüllungsmaterial aufweist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Verteilereinheit und die Strangeinheit für die wahlweise Aktivierung nur einer Bahn und die Deaktivierung der übrigen Bahn(en) und somit für einen einbahnigen Betrieb eingerichtet sind, um nur in einer Bahn einen Tabakstrang zu bilden und daraus die umhüllten Tabakstäbe herzustellen,
die Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung und die Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung der Filteransetzeinheit eingerichtet sind, im einbahnigen Betrieb Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer gegenüber der Aktivierung sämtlicher Bahnen und somit gegenüber einem mehrbahnigen Betrieb größeren
Länge zu verarbeiten, und die Filterumhüllungseinrichtung der Filteransetzeinheit eingerichtet ist, das mit Klebstoff versehene Filterumhüllungsmaterial in mehr als einer vollständigen Umwicklung gemeinsam an dem mindestens einen Abschnitt des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes in der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstab und dem Filterstab anzuordnen, und
die Verteilereinheit, die Strangeinheit und die Filteransetzeinheit eingerichtet sind, im einbahnigen Betrieb mit einer für den mehrbahnigen Betrieb vorgesehenen Prozessgeschwindigkeit zu arbeiten.This object is achieved according to a first aspect of the present invention with an arrangement for the production of filter-provided rod-shaped smoking articles, in particular filter cigarettes, with
a distributor unit having a storage device for storing tobacco material and a delivery device for dispensing the tobacco material for the formation of tobacco lines,
a strand unit arranged downstream of the distributor unit and comprising at least two substantially parallel tracks for receiving and / or forming tobacco strands from the tobacco material dispensed from the dispenser unit, tobacco wrapping means for wrapping tobacco carriers with tobacco wrapping material, preferably wrapping paper, tobacco rod cutting means for cutting the wrapped one Tobacco strands in discrete enveloped tobacco rods of definite finite length and dispensing means for dispensing the wrapped tobacco rods, in which transport means are formed, repeatedly sequentially receive a wrapped tobacco rod from a web over all the webs and the tobacco rods substantially transverse to their longitudinal extent a further distance from each other to transport, and
a Filteransetzeinheit downstream of the Strang unit for connecting the coated by the transport means of the dispenser of Strangeinheit wrapped tobacco rods with filter rods, wherein the Filteransetzeinheit a filter arrangement means for the frontal arrangement of a filter rod on at least one wrapped tobacco rod in a substantially rectilinear orientation, a Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung for supplying filter wrap material , in particular tipping paper, a filter cover material gluing device for applying adhesive to the filter wrapping material and a filter wrapping device for wrapping at least a portion of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod in the assembly of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod with the adhesive coated wrapping material,
characterized in that
the distributor unit and the strand unit are adapted for selectively activating only one web and deactivating the remaining web (s) and thus for one-lane operation to form a tobacco rod in one lane only and to produce therefrom the wrapped tobacco rods;
the filter wrapping material supply means and the filter wrapping material glueing means of the filter feed unit are arranged, in single-lane operation, filter wrap material having a larger size than the activation of all the webs and thus a multi-lane operation
Length, and the filter wrapping means of the filter loading unit is adapted to arrange the adhesive-coated filter wrapping material in more than one complete wrapping together on the at least a portion of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod in the arrangement of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod , and
the distributor unit, the strand unit and the filter application unit are set up to operate in single-lane operation at a process speed intended for multi-lane operation.
Gemäß einem zweiten Aspekt der Erfindung besteht die Lösung der vorstehenden Aufgabe in der Verwendung einer Anordnung aus
- einer Verteilereinheit, die eine Vorratseinrichtung zur Bevorratung von Tabakmaterial und eine Abgabeeinrichtung zur Abgabe des Tabakmaterials für die Bildung von Tabaksträngen aufweist,
- einer stromabwärts nach der Verteilereinheit angeordneten Strangeinheit, die mindestens zwei im Wesentlichen nebeneinander verlaufende Bahnen zur Aufnahme und/oder Bildung von Tabaksträngen aus dem von der Verteilereinheit abgegebenen Tabakmaterial, eine Tabakumhüllungseinrichtung zur Umhüllung der Tabaksträge mit Tabakumhüllungsmaterial, vorzugsweise Umhüllungspapier, eine Tabakstrangschneideeinrichtung zum Zerschneiden der umhüllten Tabakstränge in diskrete umhüllte Tabakstäbe mit bestimmter endlicher Länge und eine Abgabeeinrichtung zur Abgabe der umhüllten Tabakstäbe aufweist, in welcher Transportmittel ausgebildet sind, wiederholt der Reihe nach über alle Bahnen jeweils einen umhüllten Tabakstab von einer Bahn aufzunehmen und die Tabakstäbe im Wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Längserstreckung in einem bestimmten Abstand voneinander weiter zu transportieren, und
- einer der Strangeinheit nachgeordneten Filteransetzeinheit zur Verbindung der von den Transportmitteln der Abgabeeinrichtung der Strangeinheit übernommenen, umhüllten Tabakstäbe mit Filterstäben, wobei die Filteransetzeinheit eine Filteranordnungseinrichtung zur stirnseitigen Anordnung eines Filterstabes an mindestens einem umhüllten Tabakstab in einer im Wesentlichen geradlinigen Ausrichtung, eine Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung zur Zuführung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial, insbesondere Belagpapier, einer Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung zum Auftrag von Klebstoff auf das Filterumhüllungsmaterial und eine Filterumhüllungseinrichtung zum Umhüllen mindestens eines Abschnittes des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes in der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstab und dem Filterstab mit dem mit Klebstoff versehenen Umhüllungsmaterial aufweist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
mithilfe der Verteilereinheit und der Strangeinheit nur in einer Bahn ein Tabakstrang gebildet wird und daraus die umhüllten Tabakstäbe herstellt werden, während die andere(n) Bahn(en) nicht zur Herstellung von umhüllten Tabakstäben verwendet wird (werden) und somit inaktiv ist (sind), und somit die Verteilereinheit und die Strangeinheit in einem einbahnigen Betrieb arbeiten,
in der Filteransetzeinheit Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer gegenüber der Aktivierung sämtlicher Bahnen und somit gegenüber einem mehrbahnigen Betrieb größeren Länge von der Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung an die Anordnung aus mindestens einem umhüllten Tabakstab und Filterstab zugeführt, von der Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung mit Klebstoff versehen und in mehr als einer vollständigen Umwicklung gemeinsam an dem mindestens einen Abschnitt des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes in der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstrang und dem Filterstab angeordnet wird, und
die Verteilereinheit, die Strangeinheit und die Filteransetzeinheit im einbahnigen Betrieb mit einer für den mehrbahnigen Betrieb vorgesehenen Prozessgeschwindigkeit betrieben werden.According to a second aspect of the invention, the solution to the above object consists in the use of an arrangement
- a distributor unit having a storage device for storing tobacco material and a delivery device for dispensing the tobacco material for the formation of tobacco lines,
- a strand unit arranged downstream of the distributor unit and comprising at least two substantially parallel tracks for receiving and / or forming tobacco strands from the tobacco material dispensed from the dispenser unit, tobacco wrapping means for wrapping the tobacco carriers with tobacco wrapping material, preferably wrapping paper, tobacco rod cutting means for cutting the wrapped one Tobacco strands in discrete enveloped tobacco rods of definite finite length and dispensing means for dispensing the wrapped tobacco rods, in which transport means are formed, repeatedly sequentially receive a wrapped tobacco rod from a web over all the webs and the tobacco rods substantially transverse to their longitudinal extent a further distance from each other to transport, and
- a Filteransetzeinheit downstream of the Strang unit for connecting the coated by the transport of the dispenser of Strangeinheit wrapped tobacco rods with filter rods, wherein the Filteransetzeinheit a filter arrangement means for frontal arrangement of a filter rod on at least one wrapped tobacco rod in a substantially rectilinear orientation, a Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung for feeding filter wrapping material, in particular tipping paper, a filter wrapping material gluing means for applying adhesive to the filter wrapping material and filter wrapping means for wrapping at least a portion of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter bar in the array of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter bar with the adhesive provided Having wrapping material,
characterized in that
a tobacco rod is formed in one lane by means of the distributor unit and the strand unit, and the wrapped tobacco rods are produced therefrom, while the other lane (s) is / are not used to produce coated tobacco rods and is therefore inactive , and thus the distributor unit and the strand unit operate in a one-lane operation,
in the filter applying unit, supplies filter wrapping material having a greater length from the filter wrapper material feeder to the array of at least one wrapped tobacco rod and filter rod, opposite to the activation of all webs and thus over multi-lane operation, provided with adhesive by the filter wrapper adhesive and in more than one complete wrap coextensive with the filter wrapper at least a portion of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod is disposed in the array of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod, and
the distributor unit, the strand unit and the filter application unit are operated in single-lane operation with a process speed intended for multi-lane operation.
Für die Verarbeitung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer größeren Länge, die für die Umhüllung eines Filterstabes in mehr als einer vollständigen Umwicklung geeignet ist, schlägt demnach die Erfindung im Ergebnis die Verwendung einer im Wesentlichen herkömmlichen Zwei- oder Mehrstrang-Anlage in einem Einstrang-Betrieb vor. Im Gegensatz zu dem ansonsten üblichen MehrstrangBetrieb, bei welchem entlang sämtlicher Bahnen in der Strangeinheit jeweils ein Tabakstrang zu Tabakstäben verarbeitet wird, findet im Einstrang-Betrieb nur eine der Bahnen Verwendung, entlang derer ein Tabakstrang zu diskreten Tabakstäben verarbeitet wird. Bei dieser Bahn handelt es sich im Sinne der vorliegenden Erfindung dann um die sog. aktive Bahn, während die andere Bahn bzw. anderen Bahnen abgeschaltet und demnach inaktiv ist bzw. sind. Auf diese Weise werden in einer Zwei- oder Mehrstrang-Anlage nur aus einem einzigen Tabakstrang diskrete Tabakstäbe gebildet. Dadurch wird zwar die Kapazität reduziert. Im Gegenzuge führt dieser Einstrang-Betrieb, für den eine Zwei- oder Mehrstrang-Anlage von Hause aus ja eigentlich gar nicht vorgesehen ist, in überraschender Weise dazu, dass die Abgabeeinrichtung der Strangeinheit ohne konstruktive Änderungen in die Lage versetzt wird, die aus dem Tabakstrang geschnittenen, diskreten, umhüllten Tabakstäbe doppelter Gebrauchslänge in einem gegenüber dem Zwei- oder Mehrstrang-Betrieb größeren, vorzugsweise doppelten oder mehrfachen, Abstand an die Filteransetzeinheit zu übergeben. Denn die Abgabeeinheit der Strangeinheit wird mit gegenüber dem üblichen Zwei- oder Mehrstrang-Betrieb unveränderter Prozessgeschwindigkeit weiter betrieben, was zur Folge hat, dass im Gegensatz zu der einen aktiven Bahn ein Nachschub an Tabakstäben von der inaktiven Bahn bzw. den inaktiven Bahnen unterbleibt.Accordingly, for the processing of larger length filter wrap material suitable for wrapping a filter rod in more than one complete wrap, the invention as a result proposes the use of a substantially conventional two or more line system in a single pass operation. In contrast to the otherwise usual multi-strand operation, in which in each case one tobacco rod is processed into tobacco rods along all the tracks in the strand unit, only one of the sheets is used in single-strand operation, along which a tobacco rod is processed into discrete tobacco rods. In the context of the present invention, this web is then the so-called active web, while the other web or other webs are switched off and therefore inactive or are inactive. In this way, discrete tobacco rods are formed in a two- or multi-strand system only from a single tobacco rod. This will reduce the capacity. In contrast, this single-line operation, for which a two-strand or multiple-strand plant is actually not provided by the company, surprisingly leads to the dispensing device of the strand unit being put into a position without any constructive changes coming from the tobacco rod cut, discrete, coated tobacco rods double use length in a relation to the two- or multi-strand operation larger, preferably double or multiple, distance to the Filteransetzeinheit to pass. Because the dispensing unit of the strand unit is operated with respect to the usual two- or multi-strand operation unchanged process speed on, which has the consequence that, in contrast to the one active web replenishment of tobacco rods from the inactive web or the inactive webs is omitted.
Zwar führt die erfindungsgemäße Verwendung einer Mehrstrang-Anlage für einen Einstrang-Betrieb zur Verarbeitung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit größerer Länge zu einer Reduzierung der Kapazität, wie zuvor angesprochen. Da aber die Entwicklung in den letzten Jahren zu immer höheren Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeiten insbesondere bei Zweistrang-Anlage zu beobachten ist, lassen sich deshalb in vorteilhafter Weise beim erfindungsgemäßen Einsatz von insbesondere für sehr hohe Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeiten ausgelegten Zweistrang-Anlagen im Einstrang-Betrieb immer noch verhältnismäßig hohe Verarbeitungsgeschwindigkeiten erzielen, die zum Teil noch nicht einmal herkömmliche Einstrang-Anlagen zu leisten vermögen.Although the use according to the invention of a multi-strand system for a single-strand operation for processing filter covering material with a greater length leads to a reduction in the capacity, as mentioned above. However, since the development in recent years to ever higher processing speeds, especially in two-strand system is observed, therefore, can be advantageously achieved in the inventive use of especially for very high processing speeds designed two-line systems in single-strand operation still relatively high processing speeds some of which are not even able to afford conventional single-line systems.
Ein weiterer Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Lösung besteht darin, dass die Rauchartikelhersteller auf vorhandene Zwei- oder Mehrstrang-Anlagen zurückgreifen können, was insbesondere für den Fall von fehlender Auslastung wirtschaftlich interessant ist. Ebenfalls lässt die erfindungsgemäße Lösung die Option offen, bei Bedarf auch wieder in den Mehrstrang-Betrieb mit Verarbeitung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial geringerer Länge für eine einfache bzw. einlagige Umhüllung zurückzukehren, was eine größere Auslastung der Anlage verspricht; denn dadurch kann schnell auf Veränderungen der Marktbedürfnisse reagiert werden und lassen sich andererseits bei Bedarf problemlos temporäre Testläufe durchführen.Another advantage of the solution according to the invention is that the smoking article manufacturers resort to existing two- or multi-strand systems which is economically interesting, especially in the case of a lack of utilization. Also, the solution of the invention leaves open the option of returning to multi-strand operation with processing of smaller length filter wrap material for a single or single wrap, as needed, which promises greater equipment utilization; because it can be quickly responded to changes in market needs and can be on the other hand, if necessary, easily run temporary test runs.
Die Erfindung erfordert nur geringe konstruktive und steuerungstechnische Änderungen in herkömmlichen Zwei- oder Mehrstrang-Anlagen und bietet somit eine einfache und kostengünstige Lösung zur Verarbeitung von Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit größerer Länge für eine Anordnung an Filterstäben mit mehr als einer vollständigen Umwicklung.The invention requires only minor structural and control engineering changes in conventional two- or multi-strand systems and thus provides a simple and cost-effective solution for processing larger length filter wrap material for an array of filter rods having more than one complete wrap.
Bevorzugte Ausführungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben.Preferred embodiments and further developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.
Eine bevorzugte Ausführung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass die Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung und die Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung der Filteransetzeinheit eingerichtet sind, Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer gegenüber einem mehrbahnigen Betrieb etwa doppelten Länge zu verarbeiten, und die Filterumhüllungseinrichtung der Filteransetzeinheit eingerichtet ist, gemeinsam mindestens einen Abschnitt des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes an der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstab und dem Filterstab mit dem Filterumhüllungsmaterial etwa zweimal zu umwickeln. Somit wird in der Filteransetzeinheit Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer gegenüber einem mehrbahnigen Betrieb etwa doppelten Länge von der Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung an die Anordnung aus mindestens einem umhüllten Tabakstab und Filterstab zugeführt, von der Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung mit Klebstoff versehen und von der Filterumhüllungseinrichtung in einer etwa doppelten Umwicklung gemeinsam an dem mindestens einen Abschnitt des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes in der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstab und dem Filterstab angeordnet.A preferred embodiment is characterized in that the filter wrap material supply means and the filter wrap material gluer of the filter apply unit are configured to process filter wrap material having about twice the length of a multi-lane operation and the filter wrapper of the filter apply unit is configured to collectively cover at least a portion of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and of the filter rod on the assembly of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod with the filter wrap material about twice to wrap. Thus, in the filter applicator unit, filter wrap material having about twice the length of the filter wrapper feed means is fed to the array of at least one wrapped tobacco rod and filter rod, provided with adhesive by the filter wrap adhesive, and coextensive with the at least one of the filter wrapper in an approximately double wrapping Section of the at least one covered Tobacco rod and the filter rod in the arrangement of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod arranged.
Bevorzugt sind in der Strangeinheit zwei Bahnen vorgesehen und die Transportmittel der Abgabeeinrichtung ausgebildet, in einem zwei-bahnigen Betrieb wiederholt paarweise einen umhüllten Tabakstab aus der einen Bahn und einen umhüllten Tabakstab aus der anderen Bahn aufzunehmen.Preferably, two webs are provided in the strand unit and the transport means of the dispenser are configured to repeatedly receive in pairs in a two-lane operation a wrapped tobacco rod from one web and a wrapped tobacco rod from the other web.
Vorzugsweise sind die Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung und die Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung der Filteransetzeinheit eingerichtet, im mehrbahnigen Betrieb Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit einer definierten einfachen Länge zu verarbeiten, die kürzer als die gegenüber einem mehrbahnigen Betrieb größere Länge ist, wodurch die Filterumhüllungseinrichtung in die Lage versetzt wird, gemeinsam mindestens einen Abschnitt des mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstabes und des Filterstabes in der Anordnung aus dem mindestens einen umhüllten Tabakstab und dem Filterstab mit dem Umhüllungsmaterial etwa einmal zu umwickeln. Bei einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung dieser Ausführung sind die Transportmittel der Abgabeeinrichtung in der Strangeinheit ausgebildet, im mehrbahnigen Betrieb die umhüllten Tabakstäbe im Wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Längserstreckung in einem Abstand voneinander weiter zu transportieren, der etwa oder mindestens der definierten einfachen Länge des Filterumhüllungsmaterials entspricht.Preferably, the filter wrap material supply means and the filter wrap material sizing means of the filter apply unit are configured to process filter wrap material of a defined simple length shorter than that of a multi-lane operation in multi-lane operation, thereby enabling the filter wrapper to collectively join at least a portion of the at least one a wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod in the arrangement of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod and the filter rod with the wrapping material about once to wrap. In a preferred development of this embodiment, the transport means of the delivery device are formed in the strand unit, the multi-lane operation to transport the coated tobacco rods substantially transversely to their longitudinal extension at a distance from one another, which corresponds approximately or at least the defined simple length of the filter wrapping material.
Vorzugsweise sind die Transportmittel der Abgabeeinrichtung in der Strangeinheit ausgebildet, im mehrbahnigen Betrieb die umhüllten Tabakstäbe im Wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Längserstreckung in einem Abstand voneinander weiter zu transportieren, der etwa oder mindestens der Länge des Umfanges der Filterstäbe entspricht.Preferably, the transport means of the dispenser are formed in the strand unit to transport in multi-lane operation, the coated tobacco rods substantially transversely to their longitudinal extent at a distance from one another, which corresponds approximately or at least the length of the circumference of the filter rods.
Vorzugsweise ist die Tabakstrangschneideeinrichtung der Strangeinheit ausgebildet, die umhüllten Tabakstränge in diskrete umhüllte Tabakstäbe mit doppelter Gebrauchslänge zu zerschneiden.Preferably, the tobacco rod cutting means of the string unit is adapted to cut the wrapped tobacco strands into discrete coated tobacco rods of double the use length.
Eine weitere bevorzugte Ausführung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass in der Filteransetzeinheit eine Tabakstabschneideeinrichtung zum Zerschneiden der umhüllten Tabakstäbe in zwei, vorzugsweise etwa gleich lange, umhüllte Tabakstäbe vorgesehen ist, die Filteranordnungseinrichtung ausgebildet ist, einen Filterstab, vorzugsweise mit doppelter Gebrauchslänge, jeweils zwischen zwei geschnittene umhüllte Tabakstäbe anzuordnen, die Filterumhüllungsmaterialzuführungseinrichtung, die Filterumhüllungsmaterialbeleimungseinrichtung und die Filterumhüllungseinrichtung ausgebildet sind, Filterumhüllungsmaterial mit solchen Abmessungen zu verarbeiten, dass es sich gemeinsam sowohl um den Filterstab als auch um den benachbarten Abschnitt jedes der beiden geschnittenen, umhüllten Tabakstäbe herum anordnen lässt, und eine nachgeschaltete weitere Schneideeinrichtung zum Durchschneiden des umhüllten Filterstabes, vorzugsweise etwa in dessen Mitte, in der Anordnung aus den beiden geschnittenen umhüllten Tabakstäben und dem dazwischen liegenden Filterstab vorgesehen ist.A further preferred embodiment is characterized in that in the Filteransetzeinheit a tobacco rod cutting device for cutting the wrapped tobacco rods in two, preferably about the same length, wrapped tobacco rods is provided, the filter assembly means is formed, a filter rod, preferably with double use length, each between two cut To arrange wrapped tobacco rods, the filter wrapping material supply means, the filter wrapping material sizing means and the filter wrapping means are adapted to process filter wrapping material of such dimensions that it can be arranged together around both the filter rod and the adjacent portion of each of the two cut, wrapped tobacco rods, and a downstream one further cutting device for cutting through the coated filter rod, preferably approximately in the middle, in the arrangement of the two sections NEN wrapped tobacco rods and the intermediate filter rod is provided.
Gemäß einer bevorzugten Verwendung, wobei die Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit zur Abgabe von Tabakmaterial in mindestens zwei im Wesentlichen nebeneinander verlaufende Bahnen vorgesehen ist, an die sich die Bahnen der Strangeinheit anschließen, wird das Tabakmaterial von der Abgabeeinrichtung nur in eine der Bahnen abgegeben und somit nur in dieser Bahn ein Tabakstrang gebildet, während die andere(n) Bahn(en) nicht mit Tabakmaterial beschickt wird (werden) und somit inaktiv ist (sind).According to a preferred use, wherein the dispensing device of the dispensing unit is provided for dispensing tobacco material in at least two substantially parallel tracks, followed by the tracks of the string unit, the tobacco material is dispensed by the dispenser only in one of the tracks and thus only in This web forms a tobacco rod while the other web (s) are not loaded with tobacco material and thus are inactive.
Bevorzugt sind in der Verteilereinheit mindestens zwei im Wesentlichen nebeneinander verlaufende Bahnen vorgesehen, ist die Abgabeeinrichtung zur Abgabe des Tabakmaterials für die Bildung von Tabaksträngen in den Bahnen geeignet, schließen sich die Bahnen der Strangeinheit an die Bahnen der Verteilereinheit an und weist die Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit Mittel zum Umschalten zwischen den einzelnen Bahnen auf, so dass die Abgabeeinrichtung nur in eine der Bahnen Tabakmaterial abgibt, um somit nur in dieser aktiven Bahn einen Tabakstrang zu bilden.Preferably, at least two substantially mutually adjacent webs are provided in the distributor unit, the dispenser is suitable for dispensing the tobacco material for the formation of tobacco strands in the webs, connect the webs of the strand unit to the tracks of the distributor unit and the dispenser of the distributor unit means for switching between the individual webs, so that the dispensing device dispenses tobacco material only in one of the webs, so as to form a tobacco rod only in this active web.
Eine Weiterbildung dieser Ausführung, bei welcher die Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit einen, bevorzugt als Beschleunigungsstrecke vorgesehenen, Zuführkanal aufweist, dessen eines Ende benachbart zu den Bahnen angeordnet ist, zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass der Zuführkanal mindestens teilweise bewegbar ausgebildet ist, so dass dessen Ende zwischen den einzelnen Bahnen hin und her bewegbar und somit zur Zeit jeweils nur eine aktive Bahn mit Tabakmaterial versorgbar ist, während die andere(n) Bahn(en) inaktiv ist (sind). Somit wird in der Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit das Tabakmaterial durch einen, bevorzugt als Beschleunigungsstrecke vorgesehenen, Zuführkanal, der mindestens teilweise bewegbar ausgebildet ist, so dass dessen Ende zwischen den einzelnen Bahnen hin und her bewegbar ist, transportiert und aus dem besagten Ende des Zuführkanals nur in eine der Bahnen abgegeben.A further development of this embodiment, in which the delivery device of the distributor unit has a feed channel, preferably provided as an acceleration section, whose one end is arranged adjacent to the webs, is characterized in that the feed channel is designed to be at least partially movable so that its end is between the individual webs movable back and forth and thus at the time only one active web is supplied with tobacco material, while the other (s) orbit (s) is inactive (are). Thus, in the dispensing device of the distributor unit, the tobacco material is transported by a supply channel, preferably designed as an acceleration section, which is at least partially movable such that its end is movable back and forth between the individual webs and only out of the said end of the feed channel one of the tracks delivered.
Bei einer alternativen Weiterbildung weist die Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit einen, bevorzugt als Beschleunigungsstrecke vorgesehenen, Zuführkanal auf, dessen eines Ende benachbart zu den Bahnen angeordnet und so ausgebildet ist, dass es sich in seiner Breite über sämtliche Bahnen erstreckt, und der Zuführkanal ein Schaltmittel zum Umschalten des im Zuführkanal geführten Tabakmaterialstromes zwischen den einzelnen Bahnen derart enthält, dass nur eine aktive Bahn zur Zeit mit Tabakmaterial versorgbar ist, während die andere(n) Bahn(en) inaktiv ist (sind). Somit wird von der Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit das Tabakmaterial durch einen, bevorzugt als Beschleunigungsstrecke vorgesehenen, Zuführkanal, dessen eines Ende benachbart zu den Bahnen angeordnet und so ausgebildet ist, dass es sich in seiner Breite über sämtliche Bahnen erstreckt, transportiert und aus diesem Ende des Zuführkanals mithilfe eines, bevorzugt als hin und her bewegbares Führungsblech ausgebildeten, Schaltmittels nur in die aktive Bahn abgegeben, während die andere(n) Bahn(en) inaktiv ist (sind). Zweckmäßigerweise sollte das Schaltmittel ein zwischen den einzelnen Bahnen hin und her bewegbares Führungsblech aufweisen.In an alternative development, the delivery device of the distributor unit has a supply channel, preferably provided as an acceleration section, one end of which is arranged adjacent to the tracks and designed so that it extends across all tracks in its width, and the supply channel has a switching means for switching over of the tobacco material stream guided in the feed channel between the individual webs such that only one active web is currently supplyable with tobacco material while the other web (s) is (are) inactive. Thus, the dispenser of the dispenser unit transports the tobacco material through a feed channel, preferably provided as an acceleration section, having one end adjacent to the webs and configured to extend across all webs in width, and out of that end of the feed channel by means of a, preferably designed as a reciprocable guide plate formed switching means only in the active web, while the other (s) orbit (s) is inactive (are). Conveniently, the switching means should have a movable between the individual tracks back and forth guide plate.
Eine weitere alternative Weiterbildung der zuvor angesprochenen Ausführung, bei welcher die Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit mehrere, bevorzugt als Beschleunigungsstrecke vorgesehene, Zuführkanäle aufweist, von denen jeder Zuführkanal mit einer der Bahnen in Verbindung steht, weist ein Verteilerelement auf, das den Zuführkanälen in Förderrichtung des Tabakmaterials vorgeordnet, zum wahlweisen abwechselnden Befüllen der Zuführkanäle mit Tabakmaterial vorgesehen und derart gesteuert ist, dass stets nur ein Zuführkanal mit Tabakmaterial befüllbar ist, der einer aktiven Bahn zugeordnet ist, während der andere Zuführkanal oder die anderen Zuführkanale, der bzw. die einer aktiven Bahn zugeordnet ist bzw. sind, mittels des Verteilerelementes gesperrt ist bzw. sind. Somit wird von der Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit das Tabakmaterial mithilfe eines Verteilerelementes, das zum wahlweisen Befüllen mehrerer, bevorzugt als Beschleunigungsstrecke vorgesehener, Zuführkanäle, von denen jeder Zuführkanal mit einer der Bahnen in Verbindung steht, vorgesehen ist, nur in denjenigen Zuführkanal gefördert, der einer aktiven Bahn zugeordnet ist, während der andere Zuführkanal oder die anderen Zuführkanäle mittels des Verteilerelementes gesperrt ist bzw. sind.A further alternative development of the previously mentioned embodiment, in which the delivery device of the distributor unit has a plurality of supply channels, preferably provided as an acceleration section, of which each supply channel communicates with one of the tracks, has a distributor element upstream of the feed channels in the conveying direction of the tobacco material, for selectively alternately filling the feed channels with tobacco material and controlled such that only one feed channel is always filled with tobacco material, which is associated with an active web, while the other feed channel or the other feed channels which is or are associated with an active web or are locked by means of the distributor element or are. Thus, the tobacco material is conveyed by the dispenser of the distributor unit by means of a distributor element, which is provided for selectively filling a plurality, preferably provided as an acceleration section, feed channels, each of which supply channel is in communication with one of the tracks, only in that feed channel, the active Rail is assigned, while the other feed channel or the other feed channels is locked by means of the distributor element or are.
Zweckmäßigerweise ist einem Zuführkanal ein Stauschacht zur Erzeugung eines Tabakmaterialstromes vorgeordnet.Conveniently, a feed passage upstream of a feed channel for generating a stream of tobacco material.
Bei einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung ist eine der Anzahl der Zuführkanäle entsprechende Anzahl von Stauschächten vorgesehen und den Stauschächten in Förderrichtung des Tabakmaterials das Verteilerelement vorgeordnet, das zum abwechselnden Befüllen der Stauschächte mit dem Tabakmaterial vorgesehen und derart gesteuert ist, dass stets nur der Stauschacht mit Tabakmaterial befüllbar ist, der einer aktiven Bahn zugeordnet ist, während der Stauschacht oder die Stauschächte, der bzw. die einer inaktiven Bahn zugeordnet ist bzw. sind, mittels des Verteilerelementes gesperrt ist bzw. sind.In a preferred embodiment, a number of supply ducts corresponding number of storage bays is provided and the storage bays in the conveying direction of the tobacco material upstream of the distributor element, which is provided for alternately filling the storage bays with the tobacco material and controlled so that only the storage shaft with tobacco material is always fillable associated with an active lane while the stowage bay or stowage slots associated with an inactive lane is or are disabled by the hauling member.
Bevorzugt weist die Abgabeeinrichtung der Verteilereinheit Schließmittel auf, mittels derer die jeweils inaktive Bahn absperrbar ist. Dadurch kann die jeweils inaktive Bahn durch Schließmittel abgesperrt werden.The dispensing device of the distributor unit preferably has closing means by means of which the respectively inactive web can be shut off. As a result, the respective inactive track can be shut off by closing means.
Ferner kann die Verteilereinheit eine Saugstrangeinrichtung aufweisen, in der die Bahnen in Form von jeweils aus einem Saugband und Seitenwänden gebildeten Kanälen ausgebildet sind.Furthermore, the distributor unit may have a Saugstrangeinrichtung, in which the webs are formed in the form of each of a suction belt and side walls formed channels.
Nachfolgend werden bevorzugte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung anhand der beiliegenden Figuren näher erläutert. Es zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- schematisch in perspektivischer Ansicht eine Anordnung aus Verteilereinheit, Strangeinheit und abschnittsweise gezeigter Filteransetzeinheit als Teil einer herkömmlichen Zweistrang-Anlage zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten;
- Fig. 2
- eine schematische vergrößerte Darstellung eines Teils einer Doppelstrangverteilereinheit;
- Fig. 3
- schematisch die Anordnung von Komponenten im ausgangsseitigen Bereich der Verteilereinheit sowie in der Strangeinheit;
- Fig. 4
- eine schematische perspektivische Einzeldarstellung einer im Ausgangsbereich der Strangeinheit angeordneten Abgabeeinrichtung;
- Fig. 5
- eine blockschaltbildartige Draufsicht auf die Zweistrang-Anlage von
Fig. 1 mit Verteilereinheit, Strangeinheit und Filteransetzeinheit zur Erläuterung eines herkömmlichen Zweistrang-Betriebes; - Fig. 6
- eine blockschaltbildartige Draufsicht auf die Zweistrang-Anlage von
Fig. 1 mit Verteilereinheit, Strangeinheit und Filteransetzeinheit zur Erläuterung eines Einstrang-Betriebes gemäß einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung (Fig. 6a ) und einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung (Fig. 6b ); - Fig. 7
- eine vergrößerte Detailansicht der Verteilereinheit im Bereich des Überganges einer Beschleunigungsstrecke an eine Saugstrangeinrichtung gemäß einer ersten bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung, wobei die Beschleunigungsstrecke in einer ersten Arbeitsstellung in den einen Kanal als aktiven Kanal mündet (
Fig. 7a ) und in einer alternativen zweiten Arbeitsstellung in den anderen Kanal als aktiven Kanal mündet (Fig. 7b ); - Fig. 8
- eine schematische Darstellung eines bereits in
Fig. 2 prinzipiell gezeigten Teils einer Doppelstrangverteilereinheit mit zwei Stauschächten, die jeweils über eine Beschleunigungsstrecke in einen Kanal münden, gemäß einer zweiten bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung in einem ersten Betriebszustand, in dem der eine Kanal als aktiver Kanal verwendet wird (Fig. 8a ), und in einem alternativen zweiten Betriebszustand, in dem der andere Kanal als aktiver Kanal verwendet wird (Fig. 8b ); und - Fig. 9
- eine schematische Darstellung einer Verteilereinheit mit einem Stauschacht und einer sich daran anschließenden Beschleunigungsstrecke, die gemeinsam zu beiden Kanälen führt und eine Weiche enthält, gemäß einer dritten bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung.
- Fig. 1
- schematically a perspective view of an arrangement of distribution unit, strand unit and sectionally shown Filteransetzeinheit as part of a conventional two-strand system for the production of filter cigarettes;
- Fig. 2
- a schematic enlarged view of a part of a double-strand distribution unit;
- Fig. 3
- schematically the arrangement of components in the output side region of the distribution unit and in the strand unit;
- Fig. 4
- a schematic perspective detail view of a arranged in the exit region of the string unit dispensing device;
- Fig. 5
- a block diagram-like plan view of the two-strand system of
Fig. 1 with distribution unit, strand unit and filter application unit for explaining a conventional two-strand operation; - Fig. 6
- a block diagram-like plan view of the two-strand system of
Fig. 1 with distributor unit, strand unit and filter application unit for explaining a single-line operation according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention (Fig. 6a ) and a second embodiment of the invention (Fig. 6b ); - Fig. 7
- 2 shows an enlarged detail view of the distributor unit in the region of the transition of an acceleration section to a suction line device according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, the acceleration section opening into the one channel as the active channel in a first working position (
Fig. 7a ) and in an alternative second working position into the other channel as the active channel (Fig. 7b ); - Fig. 8
- a schematic representation of an already in
Fig. 2 in principle shown part of a double-strand distribution unit with two storage slots, each opening into a channel via an acceleration section, according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention in a first operating state in which the one channel is used as the active channel (Fig. 8a ), and in an alternative second mode of operation in which the other channel is used as the active channel (Fig. 8b ); and - Fig. 9
- a schematic representation of a distribution unit with a Stächacht and an adjoining acceleration section, which leads to both channels together and includes a switch, according to a third preferred embodiment of the invention.
Anhand der Figuren wird nachfolgend die Verwendung einer Zweistrang-Anlage, die zur Herstellung von herkömmlichen Filterzigaretten im Zweistrang-Betrieb vorgesehen ist, für einen Einstrang-Betrieb zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten beschrieben, deren Filter mit einer doppelten Wicklung von Belagpapier versehen ist. Bevor diese besondere Verwendung einer Zweistrang-Anlage im Einzelnen erläutert wird, soll zunächst zum besseren Verständnis anhand der
Wie die
Die Verteilereinheit 10 ist zum Zuführen von Tabakmaterial vorgesehen und übernimmt im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel auch die Bildung von Tabaksträngen aus dem zugeführten Tabakmaterial, das insbesondere aus Tabakfasern besteht. Der Aufbau der Verteilereinheit 10 lässt sich den
Wie
Wie die
Die Strangeinheit 50 enthält eine Formateinrichtung 52, die ein Formatelement 54 und eine Antriebseinrichtung 56 aufweist, welche ein endlos umlaufendes Formatband 58 antreibt, wobei das Formatband 58 durch das Formatelement 54 geführt wird (vgl.
In der Ansicht der
Stromabwärts von der Beleimungseinrichtung 68 durchlaufen die beiden mit dem nun verklebten Umhüllungsmaterial versehenen Tabakstränge eine Heizeinrichtung 70, die u.a. für ein schnelles Abbinden der Verklebung im Umhüllungsmaterial sorgt, und anschließend eine Messeinrichtung 72 zur Ermittlung produktionsrelevanter Daten wie beispielsweise Gewicht, Dichte, Durchmesser, Feuchte etc..Downstream of the gluing
Stromabwärts von der Messeinrichtung 72 ist eine Trenneinrichtung 74 vorgesehen, die den bis dahin sozusagen endlosen umhüllten Tabakstrang in diskrete umhüllte Tabakstäbe zerschneidet, wobei die Länge der im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel beschriebenen diskreten Tabakstäbe der doppelten Gebrauchslänge eines in einer Filterzigarette enthaltenen Tabakstabes entspricht.Downstream of the measuring
In
Wie den
Wie die
Die Filteransetzeinheit 80 ist gemäß der hier beschriebenen Ausführung so ausgebildet, dass jeweils ein Filterstab in die Mitte der umhüllten Tabakstäbe 91 a, 91 b eingesetzt wird. Hierzu werden zunächst die Tabakstäbe 91 a, 91 b in der Mitte durchtrennt, was von einer in der Filteransetzeinheit 80 vorgesehenen Schneideeinrichtung durchgeführt wird, von der in
Zur Anordnung eines Filterstabes 94 zwischen die beiden geschnittenen umhüllten Tabakstäbe 92 muss zwischen diesen zunächst ein entsprechender Zwischenraum geschaffen werden. Hierzu enthält die Filteransetzeinheit 80 eine in den Figuren nicht dargestellte sog. Spreizeinrichtung, die dafür sorgt, die geschnittenen umhüllten Tabakstäbe 92 voneinander zu trennen, indem sie bei jedem Paar von geschnittenen umhüllten Tabakstäben 92 diese voneinander wegbewegen oder auseinanderziehen, und zwar unter Beibehaltung ihrer im Wesentlichen zueinander fluchtenden Anordnung und koaxialen Ausrichtung. Dieser Bewegungsvorgang wird auch als "Spreizen" bezeichnet, weshalb auch die zugehörige Bewegungseinrichtung "Spreizeinrichtung" genannt wird.To arrange a
Wie
Zur Befestigung der Filterstäbe 94 an den beiden benachbarten geschnittenen, umhüllten Tabakstäben 92 wird hierfür geeignetes Belagpapier verwendet, das in
Beim herkömmlichen Zweistrang-Betrieb der zuvor beschriebenen Anlage wird das Belagpapier 96 im Wesentlichen mit einer einzigen Umwicklung auf der Anordnung aus dem Filterstab 94 und den benachbarten Endabschnitten 92a der geschnittenen umhüllten Tabakstäbe 92 aufgebracht. Dabei schließt eine einzige Umwicklung im Sinne der hier verwendeten Definition zusätzlich auch noch eine geringfügige Überlappung der beiden gegenüberliegenden Längsseiten des Belagpapiers 96 ein. Die quer zur Längserstreckung des zu umwickelnden Filterstabes 94 orientierte Länge des Belagpapiers 96 ist demnach so bemessen, dass sich das Belagpapier 96 einmal um die Anordnung aus dem Filterstab 94 und den benachbarten Endabschnitten 92a der geschnittenen umhüllten Tabakstäbe 92 wickeln lässt und dabei zusätzlich zwischen den gegenüberliegenden Längsseiten des Belagpapiers 96 eine geringfügige Überlappung entsteht. Diese Länge ist in
Jedoch ist es in diesem Zusammenhang wichtig darauf hinzuweisen, dass der Abstand zwischen zwei benachbarten Anordnungen aus Tabakstäben 92 und Filterstab 94 nicht kleiner als das erwähnte Längenmaß L1 sein darf, um einen unbeabsichtigten Kontakt des mit Klebstoff versehenen Belagplättchens 96 mit der nachfolgenden Anordnung aus den Tabakstäben 92 und dem Filterstab 94 zu vermeiden. Somit muss die Abgabeeinrichtung 76 der Strangeinheit 50 (vgl.
Anschließend wird in der Filteransetzeinheit 80 die so gebildete Anordnung 98 aus den Tabakstäben 92 mit einfacher Gebrauchslänge und dem dazwischen liegenden Tabakstab 94 mit umhülltem Belagpapier 96 in der Mitte geschnitten, wozu eine entsprechende Trenneinrichtung vorgesehen ist. Von dieser Trenneinrichtung ist in
Vor Abgabe der so hergestellten Filterzigaretten 100 aus der Filteransetzeinheit 80 werden diese nebeneinander aufgereiht, indem im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel von
Da aus jeder Anordnung 98 aus zwei Tabakstäben 92 mit einfacher Gebrauchslänge und dem dazwischen liegenden Filterstab 94 zwei Filterzigaretten 100 gebildet werden, indem die Anordnung 98 und somit der Filterstab 94 in der Mitte durchtrennt wird, weisen die in der Filteransetzeinheit 80 zu verarbeitenden Filterstäbe 94 eine doppelte Gebrauchslänge auf. Somit wird nach dem Schneidevorgang mithilfe der Trenneinrichtung 84 zur Bildung der Filterzigaretten 100 jedem umhüllten Tabakstab 92 ein halbierter Filterstab 94 zugeordnet, dessen Länge der (einfachen) Gebrauchslänge entspricht.Since two
Das Umwickeln der Filterstäbe 94 mit dem Belagpapier 96 führt dazu, dass das Belagpapier 96 im Ergebnis eine einlagige Hülse bildet, die mit dem Filterstab 94 und den angrenzenden Endabschnitten 92a der Tabakstäbe 92 verklebt ist.The wrapping of the
Neben der bereits zuvor angesprochenen Herstellung einer sicheren Verbindung zwischen dem Filter und dem Tabakstab sorgt das Belagpapier auch für eine gewünschte Steifigkeit der Filterzigarette im Bereich des Filters. Ebenfalls kann dem Belagpapier eine bestimmte Konstruktion und/oder Struktur gegeben werden, um in gewünschter Weise den Rauchgenuss gezielt zu beeinflussen; zu einer der Maßnahmen in diesem Zusammenhang gehört beispielsweise die Ausbildung von Löchern oder Perforationen.In addition to the previously mentioned production of a secure connection between the filter and the tobacco rod, the tipping paper also ensures a desired rigidity of the filter cigarette in the region of the filter. Likewise, the tipping paper can be given a specific construction and / or structure in order to influence the smoking pleasure in a targeted manner; One of the measures in this context is, for example, the formation of holes or perforations.
Für neue konstruktive Lösungen, welche eine doppelte Umwicklung des Filterstabes mit Belagpapier erfordern, wird somit Belagpapier mit einer Länge benötigt, die mindestens den doppelten Wert der in
Zur Vermeidung derartiger Nachteile müsste deshalb bei Verwendung von Belagpapier 96 mit größerer Länge eine entsprechende Vergrößerung des Abstandes zwischen den ungeschnittenen Tabakstäben 91 a, 91 b bzw. den Anordnungen aus den geschnittenen Tabakstäben 92 und dem Filterstab 94 vorgenommen werden. Dies würde jedoch einen wesentlichen Umbau und teilweise Neukonstruktion der zuvor beschriebenen Anlage erfordern, und zwar insbesondere im Bereich der Abgabeeinrichtung 76 der Strangeinheit 50, die sich durch eine besonders komplizierte Konstruktion auszeichnet, und der Filteransetzeinheit 80 sowie hinsichtlich der Steuerung. Alternativ wäre auch im Gegensatz zu der zuvor beschriebenen Zweistranganlage der Einsatz einer Einstrang-Anlage zu erwägen, bei der jedoch ebenfalls nicht weniger umfangreiche Überarbeitungen gegenüber den herkömmlichen Ausführungen vonnöten wären. In beiden Fällen ist mit einem relativ hohen konstruktiven Aufwand zu rechnen, der dann auch hohe Mehrkosten bedingen würde.To avoid such disadvantages, therefore, would have to be made when using tipping
Als eine einfachere Lösung für den zuvor genannten Fall bietet sich die Verwendung der anhand der
Wie bereits erwähnt, besteht der Vorteil des Einsatzes der Zweistrang-Anlage in einem Einstrang-Betrieb darin, dass Umbaumaßnahmen im Bereich der Abgabeeinrichtung 76 der Strangeinheit 50 (vgl.
Lediglich für die Filteransetzeinheit 80 bedarf es einiger geringfügiger konstruktiver und/oder steuerungstechnischer Änderungen, um die Filteransetzeinheit 80 auf die Verarbeitung von Belagpapier 96 mit einer größeren, insbesondere doppelten Länge L2 einzurichten. Der hierfür erforderliche Aufwand ist jedoch deutlich geringer als eine Überarbeitung oder Neukonstruktion der Abgabeeinrichtung 76 der Strangeinheit 50.Only the
Ebenfalls muss die Verteilereinheit 10 entsprechend angepasst werden, so dass sie nur noch die jeweils nur die aktive Bahn mit Tabakmaterial versorgt. Denn damit die Zuführung des Tabakmaterials in als aktiv ausgewählte Bahn stattfindet, sollte bereits in der Verteilereinheit 10 eine entsprechende Zuordnung vorgenommen werden. Aber auch der hierfür zu erbringende konstruktive Aufwand und die damit verbundenen Kosten sind relativ gering, wie die nachfolgend näher erläuterten drei Ausführungsbeispiele gemäß den
Im Ausführungsbespiel gemäß
Die Beschleunigungsstrecke 22 kann insgesamt bewegbar ausgebildet sein. Bevorzugt ist jedoch eine Ausführung, bei der die Beschleunigungsstrecke 22 nur im Bereich ihres Endes 23 um den (Strang-) Abstand zwischen den beiden Kanälen 26a, 26b bewegbar ausgebildet ist. Die Bewegung selbst kann beispielsweise mittels Hebeln, hydraulisch oder pneumatisch angetrieben sein. Die Beschleunigungsstrecke 22 kann beispielsweise als Rohr oder Schacht oder alternativ als sog. Düsenmulde ausgebildet sein.The
Optional sind Schließmittel vorgesehen, mittels der der jeweils inaktive Kanal 26a bzw. 26b absperrbar ist. Im Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß
In Abhängigkeit von der Schaltstellung des Verteilerelementes 17 macht es Sinn, nur diejenige der beiden Füllwalzen 20a, 20b anzutreiben, durch die nur derjenige Stauschacht 18a bzw. 18b mit Tabakmaterial befüllt wird, der über die zugehörige Beschleunigungsstrecke 22a bzw. 22b dem aktiven Kanal 26a bzw. 26b und somit der aktiven Bahn I bzw. II zugeordnet ist. Alternativ ist es aber auch denkbar, das Befüllen der Stauschächte 18a, 18b nur über die Füllwalzen 20a, 20b zu steuern und dabei vorzugsweise auf das zuvor erwähnte Verteilerelement 17 zu verzichten. Dadurch wird das Tabakmaterial 40 nur durch denjenigen Stauschacht 18a bzw. 18b, dem die angetriebene und somit aktive Füllwalze 20a bzw. 20b zugeordnet ist, und die sich daran anschließende zugehörige Beschleunigungsstrecke 22a bzw. 22b zu dem aktiven Kanal 26a bzw. 26b in der Saugstrangeinrichtung 24 transportiert. Demgegenüber ist die andere Füllwalze 20a bzw. 20b abgeschaltet, wodurch der Transport von Füllmaterial durch den zugehörigen Stauschacht 18a bzw. 18b und die sich anschließende Beschleunigungsstrecke 22a bzw. 22b unterbrochen ist.Depending on the switching position of the
Auch bei der Ausführung gemäß
Im Übrigen wird zur Vermeidung von Wiederholungen auf die zuvor erfolgte Beschreibung der Anordnung von
Abschließend sei noch angemerkt, dass zwar eine Zweistrang-Anlage in der Beschreibung zuvor erläutert und in den Zeichnungen dargestellt ist, die Erfindung jedoch hierauf nicht beschränkt ist, sondern sich auch auf Mehrstrang-Anlagen und -vorrichtungen mit mehr als zwei Bahnen und Strängen wie beispielsweise eine Vierstrang-Anlage beziehen kann.Finally, it should be noted that although a two-strand system in the description previously explained and illustrated in the drawings, but the invention is not limited thereto, but also on multi-line systems and devices with more than two lanes and strands such as a four-strand plant can relate.
Claims (25)
- An assembly for producing rod-shaped smokers' articles provided with filters, in particular filter cigarettes (100), having
a distributor unit (10), which comprises a supply apparatus (12) for supplying tobacco material and a delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) for delivering the tobacco material (40) for forming tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b), a filler rod unit (50) arranged downstream of the distributor unit (10) which comprises at least two paths (I, II), extending substantially next to one another, for receiving and/or forming tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) from the tobacco material (40) delivered by the distributor unit (10), a tobacco wrapping means (52) for wrapping the tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) with tobacco wrapping material (62), preferably wrapping paper, a tobacco filler rod cutting apparatus (74) for cutting the wrapped tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) into discrete wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) of specific final lengths and a delivery apparatus (76) for delivering the wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b), in which transport means (78, 79) are provided for receiving, repeatedly in turn over all the paths (I, II), one wrapped tobacco rod (91a, 91b) in each case from one path and onwardly transporting the tobacco rods (91a, 91b) substantially transversely of their longitudinal extent at a specific distance from one another,
a filter application unit (80) arranged downstream of the filler rod unit (50) for connecting the wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) taken from the transport means (78, 79) of the delivery apparatus (76) of the filler rod unit (50) with filter rods (92), the filter application unit (80) comprising a filter arranging apparatus for arranging a filter rod (94) at the end of at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) in a substantially rectilinear orientation, a filter wrapping material feed apparatus for supplying filter wrapping material (96), in particular tipping paper, a filter wrapping material gluing apparatus for applying adhesive to the filter wrapping material (96) and a filter wrapping apparatus for wrapping at least one portion (92a) of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and of the filter rod (94), in the arrangement consisting of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and the filter rod (94), in the wrapping material (96) provided with adhesive, characterised in that
the distributor unit (10) and the filler rod unit (50) are configured for optional activation of just one path (for example I) and deactivation of the other path(s) (for example II) and thus for single-path operation, in order to form a tobacco filler rod (90a) in just one path (for example I) and produce the wrapped tobacco rods (91a) therefrom,
the filter wrapping material feed apparatus and the filter wrapping material gluing apparatus of the filter application unit (80) are configured, in single-path operation, to process filter wrapping material (96) of a length (L2) which is greater in comparison to activation of all the paths and thus in comparison to multi-path operation, and the filter wrapping apparatus of the filter application unit (80) is configured to arrange the filter wrapping material (96) provided with adhesive in more than one full wrap jointly on the at least one portion (92a) of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and of the filter rod (94) in the arrangement (98) consisting of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and the filter rod (94), and the distributor unit (10), the filler rod unit (50) and the filter application unit (80) are configured to operate, in single-path operation, at a processing speed provided for multi-path operation. - An assembly according to claim 1,
characterised in that the filter wrapping material feed apparatus and the filter wrapping material gluing apparatus of the filter application unit (80) are configured to process filter wrapping material (96) of a length (L2) which is approximately double in comparison with multi-path operation, and the filter wrapping apparatus of the filter application unit (80) is configured jointly to wrap at least one portion (92a) of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and of the filter rod (94), in the arrangement (98) consisting of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and the filter rod (94), approximately twice in the filter wrapping material (96). - An assembly according to claim 1 or claim 2,
characterised in that in the filler rod unit (50) two paths (I, II) are provided and the transport means (78, 79) of the delivery apparatus (76) are configured to receive, in two-path operation, one wrapped tobacco rod (91a) from the one path (I) and one wrapped tobacco rod (91b) from the other path (II) repeatedly in pairs. - An assembly according to at least one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that the filter wrapping material feed apparatus and the filter wrapping material gluing apparatus of the filter application unit (80) are configured, in multi-path operation, to process filter wrapping material (96) of a defined single length (L1), which is shorter than the greater length (L2) in comparison with multi-path operation, whereby the filter wrapping apparatus is made capable of jointly wrapping at least one portion (92a) of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and of the filter rod (94), in the arrangement (98) consisting of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and the filter rod (94), approximately once in the wrapping material (96). - An assembly according to claim 4,
characterised in that in the filler rod unit (50) the transport means (78, 79) of the delivery apparatus (76) are configured, in multi-path operation, onwardly to transport the wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) substantially transversely of the longitudinal extent thereof at a distance from one another which corresponds approximately or at least to the defined single length (L1) of the filter wrapping material (96). - An assembly according to at least one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that the transport means (78, 79) of the delivery apparatus (76) in the filler rod unit (50) are configured, in multi-path operation, onwardly to transport the wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) substantially transversely of the longitudinal extent thereof at a distance from one another which corresponds approximately or at least to the length of the circumference of the filter rods (94). - An assembly according to at least one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that the tobacco filler rod cutting apparatus (74) of the filler rod unit (50) is configured to cut the wrapped tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) into discrete wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) of double the usage length. - An assembly according to at least one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that in the filter application unit (80) a tobacco rod cutting apparatus (82) is provided for cutting the wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) into two wrapped tobacco rods (92) of preferably approximately identical length, the filter arrangement apparatus is configured to arrange a filter rod (94), preferably of double the usage length, in each case between two cut, wrapped tobacco rods (92), the filter wrapping material feed apparatus, the filter wrapping material gluing apparatus and the filter wrapping apparatus are configured to process filter wrapping material (96) with such dimensions that it may be arranged jointly around both the filter rod (94) and the adjacent portion (92a) of each of the two cut, wrapped tobacco rods (92), and a further, downstream cutting apparatus (84) is provided for cutting through the wrapped filter rod (96), preferably approximately in the middle thereof, in the arrangement (98) consisting of the two cut, wrapped tobacco rods (92) and the filter rod (94) located therebetween. - An assembly according to at least one of the preceding claims, in which, in the distributor unit (10), at least two paths (I, II) are provided which extend substantially next to one another and the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) for delivering the tobacco material (40) is suitable for forming tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) in the paths (I, II), and the paths (I, II) of the filler rod unit (50) adjoin the paths (I, II) of the distributor unit (10), characterised in that the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit (10) comprises means (22; 17; 44) for switching between the individual paths (I, II), such that the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) delivers tobacco material (40) only to one (for example I) of the paths, in order thus to form a tobacco filler rod (for example 90a) solely in this active path (for example I).
- An assembly according to claim 9, in which the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit (10) comprises a feed duct (22), preferably provided in the form of an acceleration section, the one end (23) of which is arranged adjacent to the paths (26a, 26b),
characterised in that the feed duct (22) is configured to be at least partly movable, such that the end thereof (23) is movable to and fro between the individual paths (26a, 26b) and thus at any one time only one active path may be supplied with tobacco material (40), while the other path(s) is/are inactive. - An assembly according to claim 9,
characterised in that the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit comprises a feed duct (22), preferably provided in the form of an acceleration section, the one end (23) of which is arranged adjacent to the paths (26a, 26b) and is configured such that it extends widthwise over all the paths, and the feed duct (22) includes a switching means (44) for switching the tobacco material stream (40) guided in the feed duct (22) between the individual paths in such a way that only one active path may be supplied with tobacco material at any one time, while the other path(s) is/are inactive. - An assembly according to claim 11,
characterised in that the switching means comprises a guide plate (44) movable to and fro between the individual paths. - An assembly according to claim 9, in which the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit (10) comprises a plurality of feed ducts (22a, 22b), preferably provided in the form of acceleration sections, each of which feed ducts is connected with one of the paths,
characterised by a distributor element (17), which is arranged upstream of the feed ducts (22a, 22b) in the conveying direction (A) of the tobacco material (44), is provided for optional alternate filling of the feed ducts (22a, 22b) with tobacco material (40) and is controlled in such a way that only one feed duct is ever fillable with tobacco material (for example 22a), this being assigned to an active path (for example 26a, I), while the other feed duct or the other feed ducts, which is or are assigned to an active path, is or are blocked by means of the distributor element. - An assembly according to at least one of claims 9 to 13,
characterised in that a stacking chute (18) is arranged upstream of a feed duct (22). - An assembly according to claims 13 and 14, in which a number of stacking chutes (18a, 18b) corresponding to the number of feed ducts (22a, 22b) is provided and the distributor element (17) is arranged upstream of the stacking chutes (18a, 18b) in the conveying direction (A) of the tobacco material, which distributor element is provided for alternate filling of the stacking chutes (18a, 18b) with the tobacco material (40) and is controlled in such a way that only ever that stacking chute is fillable with tobacco material which is assigned to an active path, while the stacking chute or the stacking chutes which is or are assigned to an inactive path is or are blocked by means of the distributor element (17).
- An assembly according to at least one of claims 9 to 15,
characterised in that the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit comprises closing means (36) by means of which the respectively inactive path may be shut off. - An assembly according to at least one of claims 9 to 16,
characterised in that the distributor unit (10) comprises a suction line apparatus (24), in which the paths are each configured in the form of ducts (26a, 26b) formed of a suction belt (30) and side walls (28). - Use of an assembly of- a distributor unit (10), which comprises a supply apparatus (12) for supplying tobacco material and a delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) for delivering the tobacco material (40) for forming tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b),- a filler rod unit (50) arranged downstream of the distributor unit (10) which comprises at least two paths (I, II), extending substantially next to one another, for receiving and/or forming tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) from the tobacco material (40) delivered by the distributor unit (10), a tobacco wrapping means (52) for wrapping the tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) in tobacco wrapping material (62), preferably wrapping paper, a tobacco filler rod cutting apparatus (74) for cutting the wrapped tobacco filler rods (90a, 90b) into discrete wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) of specific final lengths and a delivery apparatus (76) for delivering the wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b), in which transport means (78, 79) are provided for receiving, repeatedly in turn over all the paths (I, II), a wrapped tobacco rod (91a, 91b) in each case from one path and onwardly transporting the tobacco rods (91a, 91b) substantially transversely of their longitudinal extent at a specific distance from one another, and- a filter application unit (80) arranged downstream of the filler rod unit (50) for connecting the wrapped tobacco rods (91a, 91b) taken from the transport means (78, 79) of the delivery apparatus (76) of the filler rod unit (50) with filter rods (94), the filter application unit (80) comprising a filter arranging apparatus for arranging a filter rod (94) at the end of at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) in a substantially rectilinear orientation, a filter wrapping material feed apparatus for supplying filter wrapping material (96), in particular tipping paper, a filter wrapping material gluing apparatus for applying adhesive to the filter wrapping material (96) and a filter wrapping apparatus for wrapping at least one portion (92a) of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and of the filter rod (94), in the arrangement (98) consisting of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and the filter rod (94), in the wrapping material (96) provided with adhesive,to produce rod-shaped smokers' articles provided with filter rods (94), in particular filter cigarettes (100), in which the filter rods (94) are wrapped in more than one full wrap of filter wrapping material (96), characterised in that
by means of the distributor unit (10) and the filler rod unit (50), a tobacco filler rod (for example 90a) is formed in just one path (for example I) and the wrapped tobacco rods (for example 91a) are produced therefrom, while the other path(s) is/are not used for producing wrapped tobacco rods and thus is/are inactive, and thus the distributor unit (10) and the filler rod unit (50) operate in single-path operation,
in the filter application unit (80) filter wrapping material (96) of a length (L2) greater in comparison to activation of all the paths (I, II) and thus in comparison to multi-path operation is fed by the filter wrapping material feed apparatus to the arrangement consisting of at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and filter rod (94), is provided with adhesive by the filter wrapping material gluing apparatus and is arranged in more than one full wrap jointly on the at least one portion (92a) of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and of the filter rod (94) in the arrangement (98) consisting of the at least one wrapped tobacco filler rod (92) and the filter rod (94), and
the distributor unit (10), the filler rod unit (50) and the filter application unit (80) are operated, in single-path operation, at a processing speed provided for multi-path operation. - Use according to claim 18,
characterised in that in the filter application unit (80) filter wrapping material (96) of a length (L2) which is approximately double in comparison with multi-path operation is fed by the filter wrapping material feed apparatus to the arrangement consisting of at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and filter rod (94), is provided with adhesive by the filter wrapping material gluing apparatus and is arranged by the filter wrapping apparatus in an approximately double wrap jointly on the at least one portion (92a) of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and of the filter rod (94) in the arrangement (98) consisting of the at least one wrapped tobacco rod (92) and the filter rod (94). - Use according to claim 18 or claim 19, wherein two paths are provided in the filler rod unit,
characterised in that in the filler rod unit (50) one wrapped tobacco rod (91a) is received from the one path (I) and one wrapped tobacco rod (91b) from the other path (II) repeatedly in pairs by the transport means (78, 79) of the delivery apparatus (76). - Use according to at least one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit (10) is provided to deliver tobacco material (40) in at least two paths (I, II) extending substantially next to one another, which are adjoined by the paths (I, II) of the filler rod unit (50),
characterised in that the tobacco material (40) is delivered by the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) to just one of the paths (for example 26a) and thus a tobacco filler rod (90a) is formed in this path alone (for example 26a), while the other path(s) is/are not provided with tobacco material and is/are thus inactive. - Use according to claim 21,
characterised in that, in the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit (10), the tobacco material (40) is transported through a feed duct (22), preferably provided in the form of an acceleration section, which duct is configured to be at least partly movable, such that the end (23) thereof is movable to and fro between the individual paths (26a, 26b), and is delivered to only one of the paths (26a, 26b) from said end (23) of the feed duct (22). - Use according to claim 21,
characterised in that the tobacco material (40) is transported by the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit (10) through a feed duct (22), preferably provided in the form of an acceleration section, the one end (23) of which is arranged adjacent to the paths (26a, 26b) and is configured such that it extends widthwise over all the paths, and is delivered from this end (23) of the feed duct (22) by means of a switching means (44), preferably formed as a guide plate movable to and fro, only to the active path (for example 26a), while the other path(s) is/are inactive. - Use according to claim 21,
characterised in that the tobacco material (40) is conveyed by the delivery apparatus (18, 20, 22) of the distributor unit (10) by means of a distributor element (17), which is provided for optional filling of a plurality of feed ducts (22), preferably provided in the form of an acceleration section, each of which feed ducts (22) is connected to one of the paths (26a, 26b), only into that feed duct (for example 22a) which is assigned to an active path (for example I), while the other feed duct or the other feed ducts is or are blocked by means of the distributor element. - Use according to at least one of claims 18 to 24,
characterised in that the respectively inactive path is shut off by closing means (34, 36; 42).
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