Device for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco of a smoking product
AssigneeBrown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
InventorsHorst Grzonka, Heiko Hertrich
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco of a smoking product (2), wherein the medium is introduced on a drum (1) of a cigarette machine, after the rod is formed, as well as to a device for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco of a smoking product (2), comprising a means by which the medium is introduced on a drum (1) of a cigarette machine, after the rod is formed.
Claims16
A device for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco of a smoking product (2) comprising a means by which said flowable medium is introduced on a drum (1) of a filter assembler of a cigarette machine, after a rod has been formed, wherein said means further comprising:
- said drum (1) of said filter assembler of said cigarette machine to hold said smoking product (2) when introducing said flowable medium;
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- a hollow mandrel (16) with spiraled outer grooves, by which said flowable medium is introduced into said rod of said smoking product by inserting said hollow mandrel (16) into a front end and discharging said medium from said hollow mandrel (16) while withdrawing it from said rod, wherein said medium is supplied to said hollow mandrel (16) by a pump.
A device for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco column of a cigarette on a drum, comprising:
- a hollow mandrel affixed to an application body, said hollow mandrel in fluid communication with a flowable medium, said hollow mandrel axially movable by a guide and sliding part, said hollow mandrel located on a carrier drum rotating synchronously with said drum;
- a cam plate reciprocally driving said sliding part;
- a rotating mechanism (11, 12, 13, 32) affixed to said hollow mandrel, said hollow mandrel provided with spiraled outer grooves;
- a supplying conduit (25, 26) which supplies the flowable medium to said hollow mandrel (16) and said application body.
A device for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco column of a cigarette on a drum, comprising:
- an auto-rotating hollow mandrel affixed to an application body, said hollow mandrel in fluid communication with a flowable medium, said hollow mandrel axially movable by a guide and sliding part, said hollow mandrel located on a carrier drum rotating synchronously with said drum;
- a cam plate reciprocally driving said sliding part;
- a rotating mechanism affixed to said hollow mandrel, said hollow mandrel provided with spiraled outer grooves;
- a supplying conduit which supplies the flowable medium to said hollow mandrel and said application body.
A device for supplying a flowable medium td the tobacco column of a cigarette on a drum, comprising:
- an auto-rotating hollow mandrel affixed to an application body, said hollow mandrel in fluid communication with a flowable medium, said hollow mandrel axially movable by a guide and sliding part, said hollow mandrel located on a carrier drum rotating synchronously with said drum;
- a cam plate reciprocally driving said sliding part;
- a rotating mechanism affixed to said hollow mandrel, said hollow mandrel provided with spiraled outer grooves;
- a supplying conduit which supplies the flowable medium to said hollow mandrel and said application body;
- wherein said rotating mechanism has a rotating bearing for said application body to which said hollow mandrel is fastened, as well as toothed wheels on the circumference which mesh with respective tooth meshings and effect said respective auto-rotation when said hollow mandrel is moved axially.
A device for supplying a flowable medium the tobacco column of a cigarette on a drum, comprising:
- a hollow mandrel affixed to an application body, said hollow mandrel in fluid communication with a flowable medium, said hollow mandrel axially movable by a guide and sliding part, said hollow mandrel located on a carrier drum rotating synchronously with said drum;
- a cam plate reciprocally driving said sliding part;
- a rotating mechanism affixed to said hollow mandrel, said hollow mandrel provided with spiraled outer grooves;
- a supplying conduit which supplies the flowable medium to said hollow mandrel and said application body;
- wherein said supplying conduit is centered on a rotational axis of said carrier drum from which said application body is fed with said medium through a radially arranged rotating feed line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.