Global Patent Index - EP 2692246 A1

EP 2692246 A1 20140205 - Method and apparatus for expanding tobacco material

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for expanding tobacco material

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR TABAKMATERIALEXPANSION

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'EXPANSION DU TABAC

Publication

EP 2692246 A1 20140205 (EN)

Application

EP 11862360 A 20110331

Priority

JP 2011058340 W 20110331

Abstract (en)

A tobacco material expansion method includes the steps of wetting and swelling a tobacco material by bringing the tobacco material into contact with a water vapor stream at 100 to 160°C, and drying the cut midribs by bringing the wetted swelled tobacco material into contact with a superheated water vapor stream at a temperature higher than that of the water vapor.

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2692246 A1 20140205; EP 2692246 A4 20150617; EP 2692246 B1 20180509; CN 103517646 A 20140115; CN 103517646 B 20160525; JP 5719924 B2 20150520; JP WO2012132006 A1 20140724; RU 2013148553 A 20150520; RU 2560306 C2 20150820; US 2014026906 A1 20140130; US 2017035096 A1 20170209; WO 2012132006 A1 20121004

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11862360 A 20110331; CN 201180070584 A 20110331; JP 2011058340 W 20110331; JP 2013507008 A 20110331; RU 2013148553 A 20110331; US 201314040309 A 20130927; US 201615333962 A 20161025