EP 2457452 A1 20120530 - Cigarette making method
Title (en)
Cigarette making method
Title (de)
Zigarettenherstellungsverfahren
Title (fr)
Procédé de fabrication de cigarettes
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 09833956 A 20090608
- CA 2647771 A 20081223
Abstract (en)
A method of filling a cigarette tube with pre-cut tobacco, the method comprising the steps of: providing a transition tube (98) having a cylindrical configuration with an external diameter slightly less than the internal diameter of a cigarette tube (94); inserting a guide tube within said transition tube to extend through the free end of the transition tube; placing an open end of said cigarette tube (94) over said guide and over said transition tube, withdrawing said guide member while continuing to place said cigarette tube on said transition tube; and pushing a pre formed plug (79) of tobacco into said transition tube and continuing to push until said cigarette tube is discharged from said transition tube with said pre-cut tobacco therein.
IPC 8 full level
A24C 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24C 5/06 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
US 3509887 A 19700505 - KAPPELER OTTO, et al
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0111713 A1 19840627 - HARTING ELEKTRONIK GMBH [DE]
- [A] DE 256331 C
- [A] DE 8326921 U1 19831222
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
CA 2647771 A1 20100623; AU 2009329767 A1 20110818; BR PI0923633 A2 20150721; BR PI0924179 A2 20190924; CA 2753593 A1 20100701; EP 2378902 A1 20111026; EP 2378902 A4 20150107; EP 2457452 A1 20120530; EP 2457452 B1 20151125; JP 2012513203 A 20120614; JP 5564513 B2 20140730; MX 2011006932 A 20110926; US 2011303230 A1 20111215; WO 2010071971 A1 20100701
DOCDB simple family (application)
CA 2647771 A 20081223; AU 2009329767 A 20090608; BR PI0923633 A 20090608; BR PI0924179 A 20090608; CA 2009000788 W 20090608; CA 2753593 A 20090608; EP 09833956 A 20090608; EP 12150479 A 20090608; JP 2011542634 A 20090608; MX 2011006932 A 20090608; US 200913138026 A 20090608