Method and apparatus for producing cigarette filler
US4696312A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24B5/16
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing tobacco filler by cutting whole tobacco leaves, including stems, is provided. The leaves, with stems in, are cut to produce strands of lamina and strands of stem and lamina. The strands are carded to disentangle them and then put through a separator to separate the strands of lamina, for use as filler, from strands of stem and lamina. The strands of stem and lamina can be carded again to disentangle may remaining strands of lamina that there may be, and the strands can then be passed through another separator. The process can be repeated several times if necessary.
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