Global Patent Index - EP 0574205 A1

EP 0574205 A1 19931215 - Improvements relating to the manufacture of cigarettes.

Title (en)

Improvements relating to the manufacture of cigarettes.

Title (de)

Maschine für die Herstellung von Zigaretten.

Title (fr)

Machine à fabriquer les cigarettes.

Publication

EP 0574205 A1 19931215 (EN)

Application

EP 93304379 A 19930604

Priority

  • GB 9212323 A 19920610
  • GB 9219880 A 19920919

Abstract (en)

High speed cigarette making machines capable of producing at least 9, 000 cigarettes per minute may be too fast for the current filter tip assembling machines. Alternatively, it may cause problems if a manufacturer produces several different brands from one tobacco rod blend, in terms of the downtime required to adapt printer heads or to change the filter element supply. This invention provides means, such as modified spiders (5,3), to divide the output of such high speed machines, for example, in order to supply two further machines (8,10; 6,8). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A24C 5/35; A24C 5/00; A24C 5/47

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/00 (2006.01); A24C 5/35 (2006.01); A24C 5/47 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/00 (2013.01); A24C 5/35 (2013.01); A24C 5/47 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0574205 A1 19931215; EP 0574205 B1 19970108; AT E147239 T1 19970115; DE 69307191 D1 19970220; DE 69307191 T2 19970507; DK 0574205 T3 19970616; ES 2096209 T3 19970301; GR 3022241 T3 19970430

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93304379 A 19930604; AT 93304379 T 19930604; DE 69307191 T 19930604; DK 93304379 T 19930604; ES 93304379 T 19930604; GR 960403649 T 19970109