Global Patent Index - EP 1004247 B1

EP 1004247 B1 20040721 - Method and apparatus for cutting tobacco

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for cutting tobacco

Title (de)

Tabakschneidverfahren und -vorrichtung

Title (fr)

Méthode et appareil pour couper du tabac

Publication

EP 1004247 B1 20040721 (DE)

Application

EP 99123137 A 19991119

Priority

DE 19854662 A 19981126

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1004247A1] During at least one cutting step a piece is cut from the tobacco cake (1) which is significantly wider than that cut in the other cutting steps. A tobacco cake is supplied to a nozzle (5) and as it exits the nozzle it is cut using a knife apparatus (6, 7), preferably a rotating knife drum (7). The circumferential distance between two or more of the blades on the knife drum is greater than that between any other two adjacent blades. An Independent claim is also included for the tobacco cutting machine.

IPC 1-7

A24B 7/00

IPC 8 full level

A24B 7/00 (2006.01); A24B 7/04 (2006.01); A24B 7/12 (2006.01); B26D 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A24B 7/00 (2013.01 - KR); A24B 7/04 (2013.01 - KR); A24B 7/12 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1004247 A1 20000531; EP 1004247 B1 20040721; AT E271322 T1 20040815; CA 2289809 A1 20000526; DE 19854662 A1 20000608; DE 19854662 B4 20040603; DE 59910000 D1 20040826; JP 2000224978 A 20000815; KR 20000035686 A 20000626

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99123137 A 19991119; AT 99123137 T 19991119; CA 2289809 A 19991116; DE 19854662 A 19981126; DE 59910000 T 19991119; JP 33504599 A 19991125; KR 19990052660 A 19991125