A machine for producing multi-segment rods and a method for cleaning a machine for producing multi-segment rods

A machine for producing multi-segment rods for use in tobacco industry, the machine comprising:

• at least one feeding module for sequentially placing segments in a train on a collecting transporter along a predefined transporting path;
• a transferring module for transferring the segments from the collecting transporter onto a garniture transporter;
• a garniture device for wrapping a wrapper around the train of the segments to form a continuous rod;
• a cutting head for cutting the continuous rod into multi-segment rods;
• and
• a shifting mechanism for dislocating the collecting transporter with respect to the predefined transporting path to a cleaning position having an increased distance between the collecting transporter and the feeding modules.

A method for cleaning a machine for producing multi-segment rods for use in tobacco industry, the machine comprising:

• sequentially placing a plurality of segments in a train on a collecting transporter by at least one feeding module;
• transporting the segments on the collecting transporter along a predefined transporting path in a direction towards a garniture transporter;
• transferring the segments from the collecting transporter onto the garniture transporter by a transferring module;
• transporting the segments on a wrapper by the garniture transporter;
• wrapping the wrapper around the train of the segments by the garniture device to form a continuous rod;
• cutting the continuous rod into multi-segment rods with a cutting head;
• dislocating the collecting transporter with respect to the predefined transporting path to a cleaning position distancing the segments in transport on the collecting transporter from the feeding modules;
• and
• removing the segments from the collecting transporter.