Method for combining smoking article components
AssigneeHauni Maschinenbau AG
InventorsSiegfried Schlisio, Volkhardt Brasse
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Abstract
A method combines smoking article components. Cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette articles of a first group are supplied to a first tipping apparatus. Cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette articles of a second group are supplied to a second tipping apparatus. Each the articles of the first group and the second group are provided with a uniting band at the respective tipping apparatus. The articles of the first group and the second group are transported to a joint rolling apparatus. Each of the articles of the first group and the second group are wrapped with the respective uniting band at the joint rolling apparatus.
Claims22
A method for combining smoking article components, comprising:
- supplying cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette articles of a first group to a first tipping apparatus;
- supplying cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette articles of a second group to a second tipping apparatus;
- providing each the articles of the first group and the second group with a uniting band at the respective tipping apparatus;
- transporting the articles of the first group and the second group to a joint rolling apparatus;
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- wrapping each of the articles of the first group and the second group with the respective uniting band at the joint rolling apparatus.
An arrangement for a filter-attachment machine of the tobacco-processing industry, comprising:
- a first tipping apparatus for applying respective uniting bands to articles of a first cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette group;
- a second tipping apparatus for applying respective uniting bands to articles of a second cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette group;
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- a joint rolling apparatus for wrapping each of the articles of the first cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette group and the second cigarette-mouthpiece-cigarette group with the respective uniting band.
In a multifunctional drum for use in a filter attachment machine in the tobacco-processing industry, the improvement wherein the drum includes a mechanism to join at least one exposed end of a uniting band to an article group and to remove a different article group from a conveying drum.
In a conveying drum for conveying articles in a filter attachment machine in the tobacco-processing industry, the improvement wherein the drum includes pivoting lever segments for the articles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.