Apparatus for manufacturing of multi-element rods of tobacco industry

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10653176-B2
Application number	US-201816189796-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2018
Priority date	Dec 19, 2017
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing of multi-element rods of the tobacco industry comprising a feeding apparatus, a transferring apparatus, and a forming apparatus, comprising a first rotational element provided with lugs immobile relative to the first rotational element, a second rotational element provided with lugs immobile relative to the second rotational element, a third rotational element provided with lugs immobile relative to the third rotational element, used to convey rod-like elements. The rotational elements having notches between the lugs adapted to receive and convey the rod-like elements, whereas the rotational elements are arranged and adapted to guide the rod-like elements successively through the rotational elements. The apparatus comprises the forming apparatus designed to form a continuous multi-element rod, and a cutting apparatus. The apparatus according to the invention is characterised in that the third lugs have a thickness smaller than the thickness of the first lugs.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus for manufacturing of multi-element rods of the tobacco industry comprising
a feeding apparatus ( 5 ) designed to feed rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ),
a transferring apparatus ( 3 , 3 ′) designed to transfer the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) or groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) from the apparatus ( 5 ) feeding the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) to a forming apparatus ( 11 ), comprising
a first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′) provided with first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′), having a first thickness (e 1 ), immobile relative to the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′), and notches ( 26 , 26 ′) between the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′),
a second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) provided with second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′), having a second thickness (e 2 ), immobile relative to the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′), and notches ( 27 , 27 ′) between the second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′),
a third rotational element ( 8 , 8 ′) provided with third lugs ( 18 , 18 ′), having a third thickness (e 3 ), immobile relative to the third rotational element ( 8 , 8 ′), and notches ( 28 , 28 ′) between the third lugs ( 18 , 18 ′),
used to convey the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ), the notches ( 26 , 26 ′) between the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′), the notches ( 27 , 27 ′) between the second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′) and the notches ( 28 , 28 ′) between the third lugs ( 18 , 18 ′) being adapted to receive and convey the individual rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) or the groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ), whereas
the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′), the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) and the third rotational element ( 8 , 8 ′) are arranged and adapted to guide the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) successively through the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′), the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) and the third rotational element ( 8 , 8 ′),
the apparatus comprises the forming apparatus ( 11 ) designed to form a continuous multi-element rod (CR), a cutting apparatus ( 13 ) designed to cut the continuous multi-element rod (CR) into individual multi-element rods (R),
characterised in that
the third lugs ( 18 , 18 ′) have the third thickness (e 3 ) smaller than the first thickness (e 1 ) of the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′)
further characterised in that the third lugs ( 18 ′) have ends ( 18 B) having a thickness (e 3 ′) smaller than the third thickness (e 3 ) at base ( 18 A) of the third lugs ( 18 ′).

2. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the third lugs ( 18 , 18 ′) have the third thickness (e 3 ) smaller than the second thickness (e 2 ) of the second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′).

3. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′) have the second thickness (e 2 ) smaller than the first thickness (e 1 ) of the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′).

4. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the second lugs ( 17 ′) have ends ( 17 B) having a thickness (e 2 ′) smaller than the second thickness (e 2 ) at base ( 17 A) of the second lugs ( 17 ′).

5. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the first lugs ( 16 ′) have ends ( 16 B) having a thickness (e 1 ′) smaller than the first thickness (e 1 ) at base ( 16 A) of the first lugs ( 16 ′).

6. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the third thickness (e 3 ) of the third lugs ( 18 , 18 ′) constitutes less than two thirds of the first thickness (e 1 ) of the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′).

7. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the diameter (D 3 ) of the third rotational element ( 8 , 8 ′) is smaller than the diameter (D 1 ) of the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′).

8. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the diameter (D 3 ) of the third rotational element ( 8 , 8 ′) is smaller than the diameter (D 2 ) of the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′).

9. The apparatus as in claim 1 characterised in that the diameter (D 2 ) of the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) is smaller than the diameter (D 1 ) of the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′).

10. An apparatus for manufacturing of multi-element rods of the tobacco industry comprising
a feeding apparatus ( 5 ) designed to feed rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ),
a transferring apparatus ( 3 ″) designed to transfer the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ) or groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ) from the apparatus ( 5 ) feeding the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ) to a forming apparatus ( 11 ), comprising
a first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′) provided with first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′), having a first thickness (e 1 ), immobile relative to the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′), and notches ( 26 , 26 ′) between the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′),
a second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) provided with second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′), having a second thickness (e 2 ), immobile relative to the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′), and notches ( 27 , 27 ′) between the second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′),
a third rotational element ( 9 ) without lugs,
used to convey the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ), whereas the notches ( 26 , 26 ′) between the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′) on the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′) and the notches ( 27 , 27 ′) between the second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′) on the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) as well as the circumferential surface ( 19 ) of the third rotational element ( 9 ) are adapted to receive and convey the individual rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ) or the groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ), whereas
the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′), the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) and the third rotational element ( 9 ) are arranged and adapted to guide the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 3 , S 4 ) successively through the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′), the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′) and the third rotational element ( 9 ),
the apparatus comprises the forming apparatus ( 11 ) designed to form a continuous multi-element rod (CR), a cutting apparatus ( 13 ) designed to cut the continuous multi-element rod (CR) into individual multi-element rods (R),
characterised in that
the second lugs ( 17 , 17 ′) have the second thickness (e 2 ) smaller than the first thickness (e 1 ) of the first lugs ( 16 , 16 ′).

11. The apparatus as in claim 10 characterised in that the second lugs ( 17 ′) have ends ( 17 B) having the thickness (e 2 ′) smaller than the second thickness (e 2 ) at base ( 17 A) of the second lugs ( 17 ′).

12. The apparatus as in claim 10 characterised in that the first lugs ( 16 ′) have ends ( 16 B) having the thickness (e 1 ′) smaller than the first thickness (e 1 ) at base ( 16 A) of the first lugs ( 16 ′).

13. The apparatus as in claim 10 characterised in that the diameter (D 3 ) of the third rotational element ( 9 ) is smaller than the diameter (D 1 ) of the first rotational element ( 6 , 6 ′).

14. The apparatus as in claim 10 characterised in that the diameter (D 3 ) of the third rotational element ( 9 ) is smaller than the diameter (D 2 ) of the second rotational element ( 7 , 7 ′).

15. An apparatus for manufacturing of multi-element rods of the tobacco industry comprising
a feeding apparatus ( 5 ) designed to feed rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ),
a transferring apparatus ( 3 , 3 ′) designed to transfer the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) or groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) from the apparatus ( 5 ) feeding the rod-like elements (S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 ) to a form

Assignees

• Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp Zoo

Inventors

• Zadecki Robert
• Krzeminski Pawel

Classifications

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