Global Patent Index - EP 1603413 A1

EP 1603413 A1 20051214 - TOBACCO CUTTING APPARATUS

Title (en)

TOBACCO CUTTING APPARATUS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHNEIDEN VON TABAK

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE COUPE DE TABAC

Publication

EP 1603413 A1 20051214 (EN)

Application

EP 04719531 A 20040311

Priority

  • GB 2004001050 W 20040311
  • GB 0305607 A 20030312

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004080215A1] Tobacco cutting apparatus (1) for cutting strands of mixed width comprises a rotatable member (12) having at least two knives (14) mounted thereon. Each knife (14) has a cutting blade extending substantially parallel to the axis of the rotatable member (12). At least one of the knives mounted on the rotatable member (12) comprises a cutting edge (18) having a width substantially equal to the width of tobacco material to be cut and at least one other knife (14) has a cutting edge (20) or a portion of its cutting edge being of a shorter width than the other or another knife (14). Strips of tobacco are cut having portions of differing depths which provide increased strength in the finished tobacco product such as cigarettes.

IPC 1-7

A24B 7/12

IPC 8 full level

A24B 7/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24B 7/12 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004080215A1

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)

WO 2004080215 A1 20040923; EP 1603413 A1 20051214; GB 0305607 D0 20030416

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2004001050 W 20040311; EP 04719531 A 20040311; GB 0305607 A 20030312