EP 2692247 A4 20141112 - TOBACCO MATERIAL EXPANSION METHOD AND DEVICE
Title (en)
TOBACCO MATERIAL EXPANSION METHOD AND DEVICE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR TABAKMATERIALEXPANSION
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'EXPANSION DU TABAC
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2011058342 W 20110331
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2692247A1] A method of expanding tobacco material includes moistening and swelling tobacco material by swirling the tobacco material together with a steam flow at temperatures of 100-160°C in contact therewith, and drying the tobacco material after being moistened and swollen. According to the method, filling capacity of the tobacco material can be increased compared to conventional methods.
IPC 8 full level
A24B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A24B 3/182 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] EP 0242873 A1 19871028 - REYNOLDS TOBACCO GMBH [DE]
- [Y] US 4418706 A 19831206 - KIM KI-HWAN [KR], et al
- [I] US 3524452 A 19700818 - MOSER GLENN PHILIP, et al
- [Y] WO 0221947 A1 20020321 - REEMTSMA H F & PH [DE], et al
- [Y] GB 2155302 A 19850925 - KOREA GINSENG & TOBACCO RES
- See references of WO 2012132008A1
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 2692247 A1 20140205; EP 2692247 A4 20141112; EP 2692247 B1 20180808; JP 5948316 B2 20160706; JP WO2012132008 A1 20140724; WO 2012132008 A1 20121004
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11862760 A 20110331; JP 2011058342 W 20110331; JP 2013507010 A 20110331