Cigarette making machine
US5370136A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cigarette making machine includes a suction band which is arranged to carry a cigarette filler stream towards a rod forming device in which the filler stream (possibly after trimming)is enclosed in a continuous wrapper, characterized by means (for example, a second suction band 24, 60, 112 or 210 and means for transferring the tobacco between that band and the main suction band 14, 52, 100 or 206) for reorientating at least some of the tobacco particles before the filler stream is delivered to the rod-forming device by the main suction band or by a further band (116)forming a continuation thereof. The cross-sections of the filler stream on the two bands (if two are used) are preferably significantly different, one being wider and shallower than the other.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.