Patent · US Expired

Cutting head for a cigarette filter attachment machine

US4499910A · kind A · utility

1Cited by
10References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 23, 1981
Grant dateFeb 19, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 23, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/7855
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention is concerned with a cutting head for a cigarette filter attachment machine, for cutting a filter attachment web at regular intervals in cooperation with a cutting drum, comprising a rotary member which carries one or more knives, an arrangement for urging the rotary member towards the cutting drum with a predetermined force, and a damping member arranged to resist movement of the rotary member towards the cutting drum, at least along part of the range of such movement. Each end of the rotary member is preferably supported by a separately movable carrier member, each carrier member having its own urging arrangement and its own damping member. The or each damping member may comprise a dashpot or a rubber pad or sleeve.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.