EP 3607838 A1 20200212 - UNIT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE PRESSURE DROP IN A SMOKING ARTICLE
Title (en)
UNIT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE PRESSURE DROP IN A SMOKING ARTICLE
Title (de)
EINHEIT UND VERFAHREN ZUR MESSUNG DES DRUCKABFALLS IN EINEM RAUCHARTIKEL
Title (fr)
UNITÉ ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE LA CHUTE DE PRESSION DANS UN ARTICLE À FUMER
Publication
Application
Priority
IT 201800008029 A 20180810
Abstract (en)
This invention relates to a unit (1) for measuring the pressure drop in a smoking article (100), comprising:- a conveyor (2) comprising a plurality of housing seats (3) configured to receive and transversely feed a plurality of rod-shaped smoking articles (100) along a feed path (P);- a fixed measuring device (4) disposed on the feed path (P) and configured to measure a value of pressure drop in each article (100), wherein the measuring device (4) comprises at least two air loading slots (5a, 5b) connected or connectable to respective, distinct compressed air sources (6a, 6b);- connecting means (7) disposed on the conveyor (2) and configured to alternately connect consecutive housing seats (3a, 3b) to different air loading slots (5a, 5b) in order to feed an air flow to the articles (100).
IPC 8 full level
A24C 5/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A24C 5/3418 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- DE 3341686 A1 19840614 - HAUNI WERKE KOERBER & CO KG [DE]
- US 3418844 A 19681231 - GUENTER WAHLE
Citation (search report)
- [AD] DE 3341686 A1 19840614 - HAUNI WERKE KOERBER & CO KG [DE]
- [AD] US 3418844 A 19681231 - GUENTER WAHLE
- [A] GB 2159284 A 19851127 - HAUNI WERKE KOERBER & CO KG
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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3607838 A1 20200212; EP 3607838 B1 20210421; IT 201800008029 A1 20200210; PL 3607838 T3 20211108
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19183769 A 20190702; IT 201800008029 A 20180810; PL 19183769 T 20190702