EP3550995A1 - Filter segment assembling device and method for assembling filter segments of the tobacco processing industry - Google Patents
Filter segment assembling device and method for assembling filter segments of the tobacco processing industryInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/0275—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features
- A24D3/0287—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features for composite filters
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a Filtersegmentzusammenstellvortechnisch the tobacco processing industry with a filter Segmentlauf for queraxia len transfer of a filter segment on a Filtersegmentzusammenstell- organ.
- the invention further relates to a method for assembling filter segments of the tobacco processing industry in a transverse process.
- a filter run of a soft element unit 10 which is shown in FIG. 1 of EP 1 393 640 B1 has a removal drum 22.1 which is in engagement with two circular knives 27 to remove it from the magazine or the storage container 21 .1 Cut filter rods of multiple use length twice, then on the staggering drum
- EP 0 383 970 B 1 discloses an apparatus for producing filter cigarettes, wherein two filter runs are provided in FIG. 1, which deliver filter segments onto a large bowl drum 142.
- US 3,067,644 A discloses a device for conveying and cutting filter rods in filter rod segments.
- WO 2008/081 340 A2 discloses a filter cutting system. It is the object of the present invention to provide a filter segment assembling device for the tobacco processing industry and a corresponding method for assembling filter segments of the tobacco processing industry, in particular groups of filter segments, which with less number of components provides an efficient and variable Production of assembled filter segments or groups of filter segments, allows.
- a filter segment assembling device of the tobacco processing industry with a filter segment run for transversely axial transfer of a filter segment to a Filtersegmentzu- assembly, wherein a removal device is provided in the filter segment run, which is adapted to remove a filter rod multiple use length from a filter magazine, wherein a sliding / cutting device is provided in the filter segment run, which is adapted to receive the filter rod multiple use length, wherein the sliding / cutting means comprises wells for receiving filter rods, which is further developed in that the number of wells is a prime, the greater than or equal to 29, in particular greater than or equal to 37, is.
- a filter segment assembly device By providing such a filter segment assembly device, a plurality of organs for conveying and processing filter rods or filter segments can be saved.
- a filter rod multiple use length for example, on a sliding / cutting device, which is preferably designed as a sliding / cutting drum, are cut several times. With each revolution of the sliding / cutting device, a cut can thus be made through the filter rod or the filter segments. As a result, even a sliding / cutting drum or a cutting drum can be saved.
- the removal device may be formed as a removal drum and this example, have a removal ring body, which is provided with wells. Accordingly, the sliding / cutting device may be formed as a sliding / cutting drum, for example, a
- Sliding ring body having corresponding wells.
- filter rods can be displaced accordingly, but also filter segments can be displaced.
- Particularly preferred is a number of wells of the sliding / cutting drum of 61 wells.
- the sliding / cutting device has a stop, are slid or slidable on the recorded in the troughs filter rods or filter segments, in particular a
- Cutting device is provided, which is designed to cut off at least one filter segment at an adjustable distance from the stop of the filter rods. Due to the adjustability of the distance, a very variable device and a very variable method are possible. For example, an 8-inch length filter rod, 8 cm long, could cut the filter rod all in all into 8 filter segments through a distance of 1 cm to the stop by 7 cuts of the cutter for a total of 7 passes of the slide / cutter. The first cut then a filter segment is cut into a length of 1 cm and a second filter segment of 7 cm remains, which is moved in the next U mlauf the sliding / cutting device to the stop to there in a further first filter segment with a length of 1 cm, leaving a second filter segment of 6 cm length. In this way, filter rods or filter segments of different lengths are then arranged in the adjacent depressions of the sliding / cutting drum, in particular in the manner of organ pipes.
- the sliding / cutting device is designed so that the filter segments, which are arranged between the stop and the cutting device, are dispensed or deliverable.
- a cut filter segment which has a length which corresponds to the distance of the cutting device to the stop is always discharged from the sliding / cutting drum, whereas the other remaining second filter segments remain on the sliding / cutting device and continue along revolve around the drum.
- a second filter segment is pushed against the stop, which already has the corresponding length which has the spacing of the cutting device from the stop.
- This filter segment is then no longer cut, but simply discharged, creating a free trough, which is then filled again with a filter rod multiple use length. This is done in the above example after 8 cycles of the sliding / cutting device.
- the removal device has troughs for receiving filter rods, wherein the number of troughs can be variably predetermined and / or an accelerator device adjoins the removal device, which has troughs whose number can be variably predetermined.
- the accelerator device is an accelerator drum or has an accelerator ring body which rotates about a rotation axis or on a shaft.
- the filter run as active conveying elements for filter rods or filter segments only the removal device or removal drum, possibly the accelerator device, in particular accelerator drum, the sliding / cutting device, in particular sliding / Cutting drum, and the assembly member or a compilation drum or a corresponding assembly conveyor with corresponding wells on.
- a filter run is preferred, which has as active conveying elements for filter rods or filter segments only the removal device or removal drum, the sliding / cutting device, in particular sliding / cutting drum, and the Caribbeanstellorgan or a compilation drum or a corresponding assembly conveyor with corresponding wells.
- a sliding drum adjoins the sliding / cutting drum, which then transfers filter segments or groups of filter segments pushed into an end position onto a assembly element or a compilation drum, this assembly element then preferably being mounted on an axis of rotation rotated, which corresponds to the axis of rotation of the sliding / cutting drum or is arranged on the same shaft.
- the variability is given by a different number of active wells.
- a different number of active troughs on exchangeable drum outer rings which are also referred to as removal ring body, sliding cut body or accelerator ring body, preferably each with a different number of wells, achieved.
- the removal device or removal drum have a removal ring body, which is easily replaceable.
- variable suction air connections can be arranged on the troughs or troughs can be set blind by introducing bodies.
- Number of wells may be provided.
- EP 2 921 062 A1 For the variant of the click drum, reference is made to EP 2 921 062 A1.
- a conveyor drum 2 is disclosed, with the trough elements. 6 can be provided.
- the depression elements 6 have bushes 14 on the underside thereof, which can be inserted into suction bores or suction openings of the conveying drum.
- EP 2 328 429 B1 for the variable suction-air connections and / or the blind-setting of troughs, in which three examples are disclosed of how corresponding suction-air openings of troughs can be blinded, for example by providing a valve in the suction-air opening or a closing body, which can be designed as a seal.
- an inner ring may also be provided, which adjoins on the outside thereof on the inner side of an outer ring body which has the suction air openings.
- fewer suction air openings may be provided in the inner ring than in the outer ring.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 of EP 2 328 429 B1 and there the reference numerals 22, 26 and 28 as well as the associated description and description of the figures.
- the disclosure of EP 2 328 429 B1 is to be fully contained in this patent application.
- the filter segment assembly device is particularly preferred when the removal device has a number of wells or active wells of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60, 120 or 240.
- the maximum number provided here is preferably 120 and can be varied by the variability described above, and in particular be reduced or reduced accordingly.
- a maximum number of troughs which is 240, 120 or 60, results in a reduced active trough number by dividing the base trough number by a natural number, the natural number being selected so that no residue is created during the division ,
- n 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 40, or 60.
- the removal device is designed as a removal drum, which has a removal ring body having a number of troughs corresponding to the base trough number. It is then possible simply by replacing the removal ring body to vary the number of troughs of the removal device or removal drum.
- two filter segment runs are provided, for which purpose two removal ring bodies are arranged on an axis of rotation of the removal device and / or two sliding cut-off bodies are provided on a rotation axis or shaft of the sliding / cutting device, the sliding cut-off bodies being arranged in particular mirror-symmetrical to one another.
- removal ring body may also be understood to mean a removal drum body.
- sliding ring body may also be understood to mean a sliding / cutting drum body.
- Removal ring body or two removal drums are arranged.
- the provision of two shear-cut ring bodies on a rotation axis means, in particular, on a common shaft, in the longitudinal direction of the trough or in the direction of the rotation axis two Sliding ring body are arranged one behind the other.
- two accelerator drums or two accelerator ring bodies can preferably be provided on an axis of rotation of the accelerator drum or, in particular, preferably a common shaft.
- At least three, preferably four, filter segment runs are provided, for which purpose a corresponding number, in particular at least three, preferably four, removal ring bodies are provided on an axis of rotation of the removal device and / or on a rotation axis of the sliding / cutting device a corresponding number, in particular at least three, preferably four, sliding cut body are provided.
- the push-cut ring bodies may preferably be mirror-symmetrical to one another, for example two pairs of sliding-cut ring bodies may be mirror-symmetrical to one another in each case. These can each have a stop, which is arranged for example centrally between the Schiebeschneidringkorpern.
- mirror-symmetrical means that the filter rods or filter segments are arranged on one side of the sliding / cutting device or of the respective sliding / cutting ring body which adjoins the other sliding / cutting ring body which is adjacent thereto ,
- two sliding / cutting ring bodies arranged mirror-symmetrically with one another preferably share a common stop body, which is arranged along the circumference of the sliding / cutting body between the respective sliding / cutting ring bodies.
- a sliding drum is preferably provided which pushes the filter segments accommodated by the slide-cut ring bodies to one side and delivers them to the assembly member.
- the assembly member has an axis of rotation corresponding to that of the sliding / cutting drum. This is a com- Compact design possible.
- the sliding drum is preferably provided in particular when four filter segment runs are provided, in which four removal ring bodies are provided on a rotation axis of the removal device and / or four sliding cut-ring bodies are provided on a rotation axis of the sliding / cutting device.
- the four removal ring bodies and / or the sliding cutting ring bodies are each arranged on a common shaft.
- another rotating sliding member may be provided.
- a cutting drum is provided between the sliding / cutting device and the assembly element, wherein in particular a spreading drum adjoins the cutting drum in the filter segment conveying direction.
- a spreading drum adjoins the cutting drum in the filter segment conveying direction.
- a multi-segment filter manufacturing machine of the tobacco processing industry is provided with a filter segment assembly device according to the invention, wherein a transfer device is provided which dispenses the cross-axially assembled filter segments onto a strand forming device or wherein a device for wrapping the assembled filter segments with a wrapping material strip is provided in a rolling process ,
- the strand forming device conveys the filter segments longitudinally axially. It Thus, a transfer takes place from a transverse axial conveying direction of the filter elements in a longitudinal axial conveying direction. In the variant of the rolling process, the filter segments remain in a transverse axial conveying movement.
- the object is further achieved by a method for assembling filter segments of the tobacco-processing industry in a transverse process, wherein filter rods are removed from a filter rod magazine by means of a removal device in a filter run, from the removal device, the filter rods either directly on a sliding
- the inventive method is a very efficient and with few organs, ie. cost-effective assembly of filter segments of the tobacco processing industry, in particular in groups of filter segments, possible.
- the second filter segment is displaced into the end position and delivered either as a first filter segment or cut into a first filter segment and a further second filter segment, the first filter segment then being displaced in this circulation of the sliding element.
- recesses of the sliding / cutting device that are freed are again covered with filter rods.
- preferably only released troughs of the sliding / cutting device are again covered with filter rods.
- filter rods in which only a first filter segment is arranged and then discharged after occupancy with the new filter rod, whereupon then the filter rod is pushed to a stop, then in a first filter segment and a second filter segment to be cut. This accelerates, in particular, the engagement process of the method and the filter segment assembly device.
- the slide / cutter has a number of wells for receiving filter rods and filter segments, which is a prime number that is 29 or 37 or greater.
- At least two filter runs are provided with parallel and at least partially collinearly aligned depressions on at least two removal annular bodies of a removal device and also with parallel and at least partially collinearly aligned depressions on at least two sliding cutting ring bodies of a sliding / cutting device.
- the method is preferably carried out in at least two filter runs then with these features.
- a sliding / cutting device with a number of wells which is a prime number greater than or equal to 29, in particular greater than or equal to 37, is used in a filter run of a filter segment assembling device of the tobacco processing industry.
- Particularly important preferred is a number of troughs of 61.
- the drums provided with different troughs according to the invention or the corresponding removal body preferably have different pitches for increased variability.
- Particularly preferred is an increased variability by different division or number of wells of the removal ring body, whereby the variability can be increased by providing interchangeable removal ring bodies.
- a sliding / cutting device preferably in the form of a sliding / cutting drum, preferably comprising two or more sliding cutting body with a number of wells which is a prime number and greater than or equal to 29, in particular greater than or equal to 37, preferably 61, is efficient processing of the filter rods into filter segments and efficient grouping of filter segments.
- two, in particular preferably at least three, in particular four, filter runs are arranged on corresponding removal ring bodies or removal drums arranged on a rotation axis or a common shaft, as well as a corresponding sliding / cutting device with a corresponding number of slide-cut ring bodies or sliding elements.
- Corresponding accelerator devices or accelerator drums are known in the prior art. These are provided with movable troughs, which have the slow speed of the removal device for the removal of filter rods from the removal device and then accelerate for delivery to the sliding / cutting device in the conveying direction to the peripheral speed of the sliding / cutting device.
- a single pass is provided, by means of which filter rods of multiple use length can be cut into a plurality of filter segments, to then deliver each second filter segment and move the remaining filter segments during one revolution of the sliding / cutting device in a dispensing position. Subsequently, the filter segments can be cut again in the middle and spread.
- a double filter run or double filter segment run is provided, wherein in each case a common shaft is provided in the respective conveying and processing organs or devices.
- the second variant can also be designed in the form of a quadruple run. It is also possible to provide two double filter segment runs whose correspondingly provided filter segments are put together on a common assembly element to form a group of filter segments.
- the number of filter segments which are dispensed accordingly is the same for each filter run per revolution of the sliding cutting ring body.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a multi-segment filter manufacturing machine according to the prior art
- FIG. 2 schematically shows the essential elements of two filter segment runs in a three-dimensional representation according to the invention
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a simple filter segment run in another embodiment according to the invention
- FIG. 4 shows schematically in a three-dimensional representation four filter runs or two double filter segment runs according to the invention
- FIG. 6 schematically shows a single filter according to the invention in a further embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a schematic three-dimensional representation of the embodiment according to FIG. 6.
- 1 shows a multisegment filter production device with a device according to the prior art for assembling groups of filter segments for the production of multi-segment filters in a schematic side view.
- the multi-segment filter manufacturing device is divided into corresponding units.
- the device is subdividable according to the patent application DE 101 55 292.0 of the Applicant in a plurality of independent functional units.
- the functional units are in this embodiment, some soft element units 1 0-14, two Ü transfer units 15 and 1 6, which can also be represented as a transfer unit, and a corresponding strand forming unit 17, which is shown only very schematically.
- the soft element units 1 0-14 are similar to each other. These essentially correspond to the soft element units of FIG. 5a) of DE 1 01 55 292.0 of the Applicant. With regard to all the details of these soft element units, reference is explicitly made to the patent application DE 101 55 292.0.
- hard element units which, instead of a filter element made of cellulose acetate or nonwoven, for example, have a hard filter element such as sintered elements, hollow cylinders or hollow chambers and capsules
- Granules can be filled have.
- the soft element units 1 0-14 of Fig. 1 comprise corresponding reservoir 21 .1 -21 .5, which may for example have filter elements 12 times the use length or, for example, such 16 times the use length.
- the filter elements of n-times working length are removed by means of the removal drum 22.1 and cut by circular knives 27 into filter elements of lesser useful length. If these are only two circular knives, filter 12 times the useful length are cut into filter elements 4 times the length of use previously.
- filter elements 16 times the useful length are cut into filter elements 4 times the length of use. Subsequently, the filter elements are 4 times the use length of a
- filter elements twice the useful length. These are then passed by means of a transfer drum 29 to a compilation drum 28.2 of the soft element unit 1 1. On this compilation drum 28.2 then two filter elements are placed simple use length, which are then pulled apart axially in the spreading drum 30.1. For this purpose, reference is made in particular to FIG. 2, which illustrates the position of the respective filter elements.
- the soft element unit 1 1 differs from the soft element unit 10 in that a further circular blade 27 is arranged in the region of the sliding / transfer drum 26. 2 which cuts filter elements of twice the useful length into filter elements 2 of simple usable length.
- the soft element unit 1 1 differs from the soft element unit 1 0 in that instead of the transfer drum 29, a spreading drum 30.1 is used.
- the soft element units 12 and 13 also include corresponding expansion drums 30.2 and 30.3 can be pulled apart or spread apart by means of the corresponding inserted segments or filter elements.
- the soft element unit 14 again essentially corresponds to the soft element unit 10, but instead of the transfer drum 29 a staggering drum 31 is used, which is essential for the invention.
- this staggering drum the assembled segments or filter elements, which are arranged in a corresponding group of 8 filter elements in this embodiment, namely 6 filter elements of simple use length and two filter elements of dual use length, are divided into two subgroups, namely staggered in this embodiment to then be aligned in the sliding drum 32 transversely aligned and compressed in a subsequent tumbling drum 33.
- the subgroups of a transfer drum 34 are transferred and accelerated by means of an acceleration drum 35, inserted into a Einlegerad 1 9 a transfer conveyor 20 so as to be transferred in a known manner in a Multisegmentfilterstrang, which is then then wrapped with filter paper and cut to length.
- an acceleration drum 35 inserted into a Einlegerad 1 9 a transfer conveyor 20 so as to be transferred in a known manner in a Multisegmentfilterstrang, which is then then wrapped with filter paper and cut to length.
- the strand forming unit which is shown schematically with 17 in Fig. 1, for example, is a conventional strand forming apparatus of the applicant with the Designation KDF 2 E.
- FIG. 2 shows schematically in a three-dimensional representation two simple filter runs or filter segment runs of the tobacco-processing industry.
- the removal drums have a number of 60 troughs 7 for receiving the filter rods 8.
- the removal drums are shown here as removal ring body 100.
- the removal drums or removal ring bodies 1 00 rotate in the direction of the arrow about an axis of rotation 140 or are arranged on a corresponding shaft, which is not shown.
- the filter rods 8 are transferred from the removal devices 1 to sliding / cutting devices 3.
- the respective sliding / cutting device 3 is in the form of a sliding / cutting drum, which has a sliding / cutting ring body 1 1 0 formed.
- the respective sliding / cutting device 3 rotates about an axis of rotation or is respectively driven in rotation on a corresponding shaft.
- Troughs 7 here have a number of 61 in this example.
- a circular blade 6 is provided in order to cut the introduced filter rods 8 into a first filter segment 9 and a second filter segment 9 '.
- the respective first filter segment is then on
- filter segments 9, 9 ' are introduced in the longitudinal axial direction one behind the other into the corresponding wells 7.
- filter segments 9 and 9 'alternately From there, the two filter segments 9, 9 'can be transferred for further processing, for example in a transverse axial roll winding or in a longitudinal axial strand production machine.
- the remaining on the sliding / cutting device 3 second filter segments 9 'are pushed to the stop 1 30, according as well as the filter rods the stop 1 30 have been pushed or are and will be delivered to the assembly drum 28 in the next run. In the remaining then empty troughs 7 filter rods 8 are again introduced.
- a compilation drum 28 may also be a Georgiastell similarband having, for example, wells 7, may be provided.
- a removal drum 1 00 could be provided, which has 120 troughs 7, that is, whose pitch is half as large as the division of the removal device 1 shown in FIG. 2. It is also possible to provide 30 troughs, 15 troughs or a different number of troughs, which have already been mentioned above. It could, for example, also be provided that four filter segments are cut out of a filter rod 8. In this case, a number of troughs of 30 troughs having a double pitch like that shown in FIG. a double distance of the troughs, be provided. A simple interchangeability or variation possibility is given by the fact that the removal ring body 1 00 can be replaced accordingly provided with different troughs.
- Fig. 3 shows schematically a filter run or filter segment run in another embodiment of the invention.
- the removal device 1 in the form of a removal drum runs at a slower circumferential speed than the sliding / cutting device 3 in the form of a sliding / cutting drum.
- an accelerator drum 2 or staggering drum 2 is provided at the end.
- the correspondingly cut filter segments are released by the sliding / cutting device 3 onto a compilation drum 28.
- a Georgiastellband may be provided instead of a compilation drum.
- the circular blade 6 is arranged laterally of the sliding / cutting device 3, as shown in FIG. 3, so that the assembly belt can be arranged below the sliding / cutting device 3.
- Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the invention.
- There are two filter segment runs twice here, or two double filter segment runs are shown.
- the removal device 1 has a removal ring body
- the pitch of the withdrawal ring body 1 00 is one and a half times as small as the pitch of the removal ring body 101.
- the filter rods 8 are removed from the magazines or storage containers, not shown, of the removal device 1, so that the filter rods 8 abut the edge adjacent to the adjacent removal ring body 1 00 and 101. Alternatively, the filter rods 8 can be removed and pushed into position adjacent to the removal ring body 100 or 1 01. The filter rods 8 are then transferred to a sliding / Schneidein- direction 3 'comprising two sliding / cutting ring body 1 1 0 and 1 1 1 passed. It can also be provided only a sliding / cutting ring body.
- a stop 1 30 it only has to be possible for a stop 1 30 to be provided centrally of this sliding / cutting ring body or, when two sliding / cutting ring bodies are used, on which the filter rods 8 or correspondingly cut filter segments 9 and 9 'are applied can be.
- the number of troughs of the sliding / cutting ring body 1 1 0 and 1 1 1 is 61.
- a circular blade 6 is provided which intersects respectively the filter rods 8 and filter segments 9, 9 '. The cut filter segments 9, 9 'are then placed on the
- the sliding / cutting device 3 comprising two sliding / cutting ring bodies 1 1 0 and 1 1 1 rotates about a rotation axis 141 or on a common shaft.
- a further identically configured further double filter run is shown in FIG. 4, so that a total of four filter runs or respectively two double filter runs, which are arranged on common rotation axes or shafts, are enabled or carried out.
- On the assembly drum 28 then results in a group of filter segments, which are arranged alternately long-short-long-short.
- the short filter segments are formed by cutting a filter rod in three filter segments on the sliding / cutting ring bodies 1 1 0, 1 1 1, which have been passed from the removal ring bodies 1 01. The slightly longer
- Filter segments are formed by a single cutting a filter rod 8, on the respective sliding / cutting ring body 1 1 0, 1 1 1.
- Fig. 5 shows a further embodiment of the invention.
- four removal ring bodies 1 00, 101, 102 and 103 are arranged on a common rotation axis 140 or a common shaft on a removal device 1 "The separations or the number of hollows are also different here Troughs, the removal ring body 1 01 40 troughs, the removal ring body 1 02 20
- a sliding / cutting device 3 "arranged on a common shaft directly adjoins the removal device 1 ', on which four sliding / cutting ring bodies 10, 11, 11 and 11 are arranged In the middle of these two sliding / cutting ring bodies, a stop 130 is provided.
- Fig. 6 shows a schematic representation of a further variation of the invention.
- an accelerator drum 2 is provided following a removal device 1, to which a sliding / cutting device 3 adjoins.
- filter rods 8 can first of all be cut once and delivered as filter segments onto a further cutting drum 4 in order to be cut there again, for example, in the middle.
- the corresponding cut filter segments are discharged from the cutting drum 4 on a spreading drum 5 to be spread longitudinally axially.
- the correspondingly spread filter segments 9 can then be combined on a compiler with other filter segments.
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