EP 2952105 A4 20160921 - TOBACCO STARTING MATERIAL-BULKING METHOD AND BULKING SYSTEM THEREFOR
Title (en)
TOBACCO STARTING MATERIAL-BULKING METHOD AND BULKING SYSTEM THEREFOR
Title (de)
BAUSCHVERFAHREN FÜR TABAKAUSGANGSMATERIAL UND BAUSCHSYSTEM DAFÜR
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ D'EXPANSION DE MATIÈRE PREMIÈRE COMPOSÉE DE TABAC ET SYSTÈME D'EXPANSION ASSOCIÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2013052490 W 20130204
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP2952105A1] An expanding method and an expanding system of a tobacco raw material of the present invention brings a tobacco raw material into contact with saturated steam (first steam) in a swelling apparatus (10) so that the tobacco raw material is swelled into a swelled tobacco raw material, and thereafter, the swelled tobacco raw material is allowed to dissipate heat thereof in a heat-dissipating apparatus (32) until a temperature (T ST ) of the swelled tobacco raw material reaches an expansion starting temperature (Te) lower than a dew point temperature of the superheated steam, prior to drying the swelled tobacco raw material with superheated steam (second steam) in a flush dryer (46).
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: CN EP RU)
A24B 3/04 (2013.01 - CN EP RU); A24B 3/182 (2013.01 - CN EP)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 3978867 A 19760907 - WOCHNOWSKI WALDEMAR
- [A] EP 0484899 A1 19920513 - JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP]
- See references of WO 2014118988A1
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 2952105 A1 20151209; EP 2952105 A4 20160921; EP 2952105 B1 20190814; CN 104968222 A 20151007; CN 104968222 B 20170517; RU 2015137711 A 20170315; RU 2613578 C2 20170317; UA 114447 C2 20170612; WO 2014118988 A1 20140807
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13873179 A 20130204; CN 201380072270 A 20130204; JP 2013052490 W 20130204; RU 2015137711 A 20130204; UA A201508577 A 20130204