EP 4351365 A2 20240417 - ASSEMBLING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTICOMPONENT SMOKING ARTICLES
Title (en)
ASSEMBLING APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTICOMPONENT SMOKING ARTICLES
Title (de)
MONTAGEVORRICHTUNG UND MONTAGEVERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON MEHRKOMPONENTEN-RAUCHARTIKELN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL D'ASSEMBLAGE ET PROCÉDÉ D'ASSEMBLAGE POUR LA PRODUCTION D'ARTICLES À FUMER À COMPOSANTS MULTIPLES
Publication
Application
Priority
- IT 202100023954 A 20210917
- IB 2022058703 W 20220915
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2023042113A2] An assembling apparatus (1) for producing multicomponent smoking articles, each smoking article including a first rod section (SP1), obtained from a rod (B3) and provided with a flavouring element, and a second rod section (SP2), with respective central axes (AC), comprises: a combining unit (10), for making groups of rod sections (GS1, GS2), where the first and the second rod section are axially aligned and abutted end to end and configured to couple respective second rod sections (SP2) to the end of each rod (B3) and, in a separating stage (103T), to separate the rod into a pair of portions (B3', B3") by cutting it transversely so as to make a corresponding pair of groups of rod sections (GS1, GS2); a wrapping unit (14), for wrapping a sheet of wrapping material around each group of rod sections (GS1, GS2); and an inspection system (12) including a first inspection stage (121), positioned upstream of the separating stage (103T) in the feed direction and configured to see axially the ends of the rod, and a second inspection stage (13), positioned downstream of the separating stage (103T) to see axially a free end of the first rod section (SP1) of each group of rod sections (GS1, GS2).
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
A24C 5/3412 (2013.01); A24D 3/0295 (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
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2023042113 A2 20230323; WO 2023042113 A3 20230427; CN 117915791 A 20240419; EP 4351365 A2 20240417; IT 202100023954 A1 20230317; KR 20240054384 A 20240425
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2022058703 W 20220915; CN 202280061344 A 20220915; EP 22785793 A 20220915; IT 202100023954 A 20210917; KR 20247011918 A 20220915