Global Patent Index - EP 2717726 B1

EP 2717726 B1 20150826 - METHOD AND FILTER ASSEMBLY MACHINE FOR PRODUCING FILTER-TIPPED CIGARETTES

Title (en)

METHOD AND FILTER ASSEMBLY MACHINE FOR PRODUCING FILTER-TIPPED CIGARETTES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND FILTERANSETZMASCHINE ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON FILTERZIGARETTEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET MACHINE D'ASSEMBLAGE DE FILTRES POUR PRODUIRE DES CIGARETTES À BOUT FILTRE

Publication

EP 2717726 B1 20150826 (EN)

Application

EP 12745525 A 20120608

Priority

  • IT BO20110331 A 20110608
  • IB 2012052914 W 20120608

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012168919A1] A method and filter assembly machine (13) for producing filter-tipped cigarettes (1), and which provide for cutting a double filter (8) in half into two filters (3); parting the two filters (3) axially by a distance substantially equal to the length of a double cigarette portion (7); inserting a double cigarette portion (7) between the two filters (3) to form an assembly (10) composed of the two filters (3) separated by the double cigarette portion (7),· winding two separate bands (4) simultaneously about the filters (3) and the ends of the double cigarette portion (7) to connect the filters (3) to the ends of the double cigarette portion (7); and cutting the assembly (10) in half, in the middle of the double cigarette portion (7), to form two separate filter-tipped cigarettes (1).

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/47 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/471 (2013.01); A24C 5/478 (2013.01)

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)

WO 2012168919 A1 20121213; CN 103732087 A 20140416; CN 103732087 B 20161214; EP 2717726 A1 20140416; EP 2717726 B1 20150826; IT BO20110331 A1 20121209; JP 2014515939 A 20140707; JP 6048846 B2 20161221

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2012052914 W 20120608; CN 201280038859 A 20120608; EP 12745525 A 20120608; IT BO20110331 A 20110608; JP 2014514213 A 20120608