EP 4275521 A1 20231115 - TOBACCO FILTER INSPECTION APPARATUS
Title (en)
TOBACCO FILTER INSPECTION APPARATUS
Title (de)
TABAKFILTERINSPEKTIONSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL D'INSPECTION DE FILTRE À TABAC
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2021000172 W 20210106
Abstract (en)
Provided is a tobacco filter inspection apparatus with which it is possible to improve detection accuracy on foreign matters at a glued site of a paper web of a filter rod continuous body. The tobacco filter inspection apparatus comprises a filter supporting guide that supports a filter rod continuous body being transported, the filter rod continuous body being formed by winding a paper web on a rod member formed of filter material and sticking overlapping portions of the paper web together with glue, and a sensor arranged above the filter rod continuous body being transported along the filter supporting guide and directed to a glued site of the paper web. The filter supporting guide includes at least two flat surfaces that support the filter rod continuous body as viewed in a perpendicular cross-section to a direction that the filter rod continuous body is transported.
IPC 8 full level
A24D 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A24C 5/3412 (2013.01); A24D 3/0295 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2022149203A1
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
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4275521 A1 20231115; JP WO2022149203 A1 20220714; WO 2022149203 A1 20220714
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 21917431 A 20210106; JP 2021000172 W 20210106; JP 2022573829 A 20210106