Global Patent Index - EP 4295708 A2

EP 4295708 A2 20231227 - MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING ROD-SHAPED SMOKING ARTICLES

Title (en)

MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING ROD-SHAPED SMOKING ARTICLES

Title (de)

MASCHINE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON STABFÖRMIGEN RAUCHARTIKELN

Title (fr)

MACHINE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'ARTICLES À FUMER EN FORME DE TIGE

Publication

EP 4295708 A2 20231227 (EN)

Application

EP 23209452 A 20181010

Priority

  • IT 201700115523 A 20171013
  • EP 18199689 A 20181010

Abstract (en)

This invention relates to a machine for making rod-shaped smoking articles (1), comprising: unwinding means (2) for unwinding a web (100) of material for the tobacco industry; first cutting means (3) configured to receive and cut the web (100) so as to create a plurality of longitudinal strips (101) making a plurality of longitudinal, broken cutting lines (102) in such a way that two longitudinal strips (101) which are transversely adjacent each other are connected to each other by at least one joining portion (103). Provided are gathering and conveying means (10) configured to gather and convey the longitudinal strips (101) in order to create at least one continuous stream (100'); a garniture tongue (12) configured to make at least one continuous rod (100") comprising a plurality of longitudinal strips (101); and second cutting means (14) for cutting the continuous rod (100") into a plurality of rod-shaped smoking articles.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 3/0204 (2013.01 - EP); B26D 1/405 (2013.01 - EP); A24C 5/01 (2020.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

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 3469922 A1 20190417; EP 3469922 B1 20231227; EP 4295707 A2 20231227; EP 4295707 A3 20240529; EP 4295708 A2 20231227; EP 4295708 A3 20240410; IT 201700115523 A1 20190413; PL 3469922 T3 20240422

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18199689 A 20181010; EP 23209395 A 20181010; EP 23209452 A 20181010; IT 201700115523 A 20171013; PL 18199689 T 20181010