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EP 1488713 B1 20070425 - Machine of the tobacco industry

Title (en)

Machine of the tobacco industry

Title (de)

Maschine der tabakverarbeitenden Industrie

Title (fr)

Machine de lindustrie du tabak

Publication

EP 1488713 B1 20070425 (DE)

Application

EP 04090240 A 20040618

Priority

EP 04090240 A 20040618
EP 03090187 A 20030620

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1488713A1] Tobacco processing machine, especially for cigarette production, has a moistening arrangement (30) for moistening cigarette paper (12) before it is fed to a gluing position (25). An independent claim is made for a method for gluing paper in a tobacco processing machine, wherein cigarette paper is moistened prior to a gluing stage.

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/47 (2006.01); A24C 5/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/24 (2013.01); A24C 5/472 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1488713 A1 20041222; EP 1488713 B1 20070425

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04090240 A 20040618