EP 1872672 B1 20101222 - Cigarette-making machine and method
Title (en)
Cigarette-making machine and method
Title (de)
Maschine und Verfahren zur Zigarettenherstellung
Title (fr)
Confectionneuse de cigarettes et procédé
Publication
Application
Priority
US 47636706 A 20060627
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1872672A1] A cigarette-making machine (10) comprises a casing (14), a tobacco slot (18) in the casing (14), and a nipple (16) for retaining a cigarette tube outside the casing (14). A handle (20) / handle drive (22) is accessible from an exterior of the casing (14) to be manually handled. An internal mechanism has a compactor (32) to compact tobacco inserted into the machine through the tobacco slot (18), and a spoon (60) to eject the compacted tobacco into the cigarette tube through the nipple (16). The internal mechanism is operatively connected to the handle (20) / handle drive (22) so as to be actuated by manual handling of the handle (20) / handle drive (22) to compact and eject tobacco into the cigarette tube. A cigarette receiver (17A) supports a filled cigarette released from the nipple (16). A method to operate the machine (10) is also provided.
IPC 8 full level
A24C 5/40 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24C 5/40 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1872672 A1 20080102; EP 1872672 B1 20101222; EP 1872672 B9 20110413; AT E492172 T1 20110115; DE 602007011355 D1 20110203; US 2007295343 A1 20071227
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 07111213 A 20070627; AT 07111213 T 20070627; DE 602007011355 T 20070627; US 47636706 A 20060627