| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 4265254 |
Apparatus for perforating cigarette paper or the like |
May 5, 1981 |
| Apparatus for perforating a web of wrapping material or tubular wrappers of discrete filter cigarettes of unit length or double unit length in a filter tipping machine has a laser which is energizable at a frequency depending on the speed of the main prime mover of the machine to emit a |
| 4264238 |
Apparatus for separating particles of tobacco or the like from a gaseous carrier medium |
April 28, 1981 |
| The discharge end of a supply conduit for a mixture of tobacco particles and air communicates with the top portion of a hollow cylindrical housing for a driven cell wheel whose cells are subdivided into inner and outer chambers by impermeable partitions. The outer chamber of each precedi |
| 4262680 |
Method and apparatus for attaching filter plugs to cigarettes or the like |
April 21, 1981 |
| Uncoated filter plugs of double unit length which are about to be attached to pairs of plain cigarettes of unit length in a filter tipping machine are treated by a narrow heated smooth surface of a stationary smoothing device which is adjacent to the path of sidewise movement of successi |
| 4259769 |
Method and apparatus for banding tows of filamentary material |
April 7, 1981 |
| A running tow of filamentary filter material is banded by a plurality of streams of compressed air which issue from the orifices of plenum chambers forming a row which extends transversely of the direction of transport of the tow. The streams which issue from the plenum chambers band dis |
| 4255998 |
Apparatus for cutting paper webs or the like |
March 17, 1981 |
| Apparatus for subdividing a running paper web into sections of desired length has a first motor which drives the web at a constant speed and a D.C. motor which drives an orbiting knife at a speed which varies during each angular movement of the knife through 360 degrees. A detector which |
| 4254781 |
Method and apparatus for delivering particles of tobacco to shredding machines |
March 10, 1981 |
| The channel between the convergent tobacco compacting upper and lower chain conveyors of a tobacco shredding machine receives particles of tobacco from one or more vibrating troughs which define paths extending in parallelism with the direction of travel of particles between the chain |
| 4251925 |
Apparatus for drying tobacco |
February 24, 1981 |
| Apparatus wherein tobacco is dried in several successive units each of which contacts a continuous stream of tobacco with hot air. The moisture content of tobacco is measured between a preceding unit and the next-following unit, and the temperature of hot air which is supplied by the |
| 4251356 |
Apparatus for classifying the constituents of a pneumatically conveyed tobacco-containing stream |
February 17, 1981 |
| The outlet of a pneumatic conveyor delivers a mixture of tobacco leaves and sand to the upper end of an arcuate duct which is located below a rotating air withdrawing wheel. That wall of the duct which faces the outlet of the pneumatic conveyor has holes for the passage of sand particles |
| 4249547 |
Method and apparatus for applying adhesive to running webs of wrapping material |
February 10, 1981 |
| One side of a running web of wrapping material which is to be converted into discrete uniting bands in a filter tipping machine is provided with one or more patterns of adhesive strips by a roller which dips into a supply of adhesive and directly or indirectly transfers adhesive to one |
| 4249545 |
Method and apparatus for perforating the envelopes of filter cigarettes or the like |
February 10, 1981 |
| The making of perforations in the tubular envelopes of finished filter cigarettes or analogous rod-shaped smokers' products for the purpose of admitting cool atmospheric air into the column of tobacco smoke is regulated automatically in dependency on one or more variable parameters i |
| 4249544 |
Method and apparatus for generating signals for adjustment of cigarette rod making machines or t |
February 10, 1981 |
| The wrapped cigarette rod which is formed in a cigarette making machine is monitored by a beta ray detector which generates first signals denoting the density of successive unit lengths of the moving rod. The first signals are compared with a reference signal which denotes the desired |
| 4247754 |
Apparatus for perforating webs of wrapping material for rod-shaped smokers products |
January 27, 1981 |
| Apparatus for making holes in a running web of wrapping material for cigarettes or in a running web of uniting band material which connects filter plugs with plain cigarettes has one or more groups of series-connected electrode pairs whose electrodes are disposed at the opposite side |
| 4245795 |
Supplying bobbins to web splicing devices |
January 20, 1981 |
| The device which splices the leaders of webs on successive fresh bobbins to the running webs of expiring bobbins in a cigarette maker receives fresh bobbins from a magazine which discharges fresh bobbins one after the other when the need arises. The discharged fresh bobbin rolls along a |
| 4244382 |
Method and apparatus for delivering particles of tobacco to shredding machines |
January 13, 1981 |
| The channel between the convergent tobacco compacting upper and lower chain conveyors of a tobacco shredding machine receives particles of tobacco from one or more vibrating troughs which define paths extending in parallelism with the direction of travel of particles between the chain |
| 4244250 |
Apparatus for transporting tools in machines for the processing of rod-shaped articles |
January 13, 1981 |
| Apparatus for transporting knives, sockets, holders and analogous devices for severing, supporting, transferring and/or otherwise manipulating rod-shaped articles which constitute or form part of smokers' products has first and second disks which are rotatable about parallel axes and car |
| 4243135 |
Apparatus for inserting packs into the gaps of a moving file of cigarette packs or the like |
January 6, 1981 |
| The gaps which develop at times in a file of cigarette packs moving from a packing machine to a processing machine are filled by spare packs stacked in an upright magazine which is adjacent to the conveyor for the file of packs. The lowermost pack of the stack is transferred into an onco |
| 4243054 |
Method and apparatus for forming an equalized tobacco stream |
January 6, 1981 |
| A continuous stream of tobacco leaves is equalized on the endless belt of a weighing device which receives an unequalized stream from a carded conveyor forming part of a tobacco feeding device. The belt is pivotable with an arm of the weighing device in response to changes in the weight |
| 4241515 |
Method and apparatus for conditioning tobacco |
December 30, 1980 |
| The moisture content of tobacco, particularly greenleaf tobacco, is reduced to an accurately determined value by conveying a continuous tobacco stream through three successive sections of a transporting system wherein the tobacco is contacted by air currents. In accordance with a first |
| 4240468 |
Solenoid operated valve |
December 23, 1980 |
| A solenoid operated shutoff valve for compressed air has a tubular ferromagnetic core which is surrounded by an excitable coil and confines a reciprocable ferromagnetic plunger movable into and from sealing engagement with a fixedly mounted valve seat. The seat is installed in one of |
| 4240448 |
Apparatus for increasing the permeability of wrapping material for rod-shaped smokers' products |
December 23, 1980 |
| Webs which are to be converted into wrappers for filter rod sections, cigars, cigarillos or cigarettes, or the wrappers of such articles, are perforated by one or more laser beams in the machine wherein the articles are produced. The permeability of wrappers can be changed by increasing |
| 4238994 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling the production of composite filter mouthpiec |
December 16, 1980 |
| A continuous filter rod wherein dissimilar filter rod sections alternate with each other is monitored by a photosensitive detector which detects changes in the degree to which different sections absorb and/or reflect radiation. A pulse generator transmits signals for each unit length of |
| 4238993 |
Apparatus for monitoring filter rod sections in filter tipping machines |
December 16, 1980 |
| A filter tipping machine wherein pairs of coaxial plain cigarettes are united with filter plugs of double unit length by adhesive-coated bands. When a filter plug is missing, a mechanical or a photosensitive filter plug detector transmits a signal to a valve which admits compressed air t |
| 4237907 |
Apparatus for convoluting adhesive-coated uniting bands around groups of rod-shaped articles in |
December 9, 1980 |
| A filter tipping machine for the production of filter cigarettes has an apparatus which convolutes adhesive-coated uniting bands around groups of coaxial filter plugs and plain cigarettes while the groups move sideways through a gap which is defined by the convex peripheral surface of a |
| 4237778 |
Machine for making recessed composite filter mouthpieces |
December 9, 1980 |
| A continuous filter rod which can be severed to yield recessed composite filter mouthpieces is obtained by feeding groups of assorted dissimilar coaxial filter plugs onto the adhesive-coated side of a running web of wrapping material and inserting a phantom plug of selected length betwee |
| 4237674 |
Apparatus for introducing stacks of paper sheets into boxes |
December 9, 1980 |
| Apparatus for introducing stacks of paper sheets into boxes has a receptacle for reception of stacks which are delivered by a feeding conveyor or a transfer conveyor and a bottom consisting of two sections which are movable in a horizontal plane toward each other to support a stack i |
| 4236535 |
Apparatus for convoluting adhesive-coated uniting bands around rod-shaped articles |
December 2, 1980 |
| A filter cigarette making machine wherein two plain cigarettes of unit length are connected to a coaxial filter plug of double unit length therebetween by an adhesive-coated uniting band which is convoluted around the filter plug and the inner ends of the plain cigarettes. The machine |
| 4236534 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring the height of a stream of tobacco or the like |
December 2, 1980 |
| The height of a continuous tobacco stream between a first side which is supported by a conveyor and an uneven second side is monitored by an opto-electrical level detector which directs a row of parallel light rays transversely across the stream and has a battery of photosensitive el |
| 4235491 |
Repository for storage of paper money or other valuables |
November 25, 1980 |
| A safe for storage of paper money has a reinforced housing for several upright containers each having a row of superimposed drawers for reception of stacks of paper money. Bills of different denominations are stored in different containers, and the open sides of drawers in each container |
| 4235330 |
Apparatus for transporting portions of or entire smokers' products |
November 25, 1980 |
| Apparatus for transporting filter rod sections or the like from a first to a spaced-apart second transfer station has a stationary hollow cylindrical core which is surrounded by a rotary drum-shaped conveyor having peripheral flutes and radially inwardly extending suction ports commu |
| 4235248 |
Apparatus for regulating the configuration of the upper surface of a supply of tobacco in a dist |
November 25, 1980 |
| A distributor wherein a belt conveyor transfers batches of tobacco particles from a main magazine into a wide upright duct. The level of different portions of the upper surface of the supply of tobacco in the duct is monitored by several photosensitive detectors which transmit signal |
| 4235189 |
Apparatus for applying pulverulent coloring matter to webs of cigarette paper or the like |
November 25, 1980 |
| Apparatus for applying bronze powder to adhesive-coated portions of one side of a running web of cigarette paper has a magazine for a supply of bronze powder and a feed screw which draws powder from the magazine and delivers some of the withdrawn powder into a chamber for a transfer whee |
| 4227757 |
Safe for storage of paper money and other valuables |
October 14, 1980 |
| A safe for storage of paper money of different denominations has an armored housing whose top wall has a row of openings. The housing confines several indexible conveyors, one for each opening and each having a stack of drawers for storage of bills of a particular denomination. A drawer |
| 4223845 |
Tobacco shredding apparatus |
September 23, 1980 |
| A tobacco shredding apparatus wherein a relatively small upright duct receives tobacco from a large magazine. A system of tobacco compacting chains draws tobacco from the lower part of the duct and feeds the resulting cake into the path of orbiting shredding knives. The chains and th |
| 4223551 |
Apparatus for ascertaining the resistance of cigarettes or the like to axial flow of gases there |
September 23, 1980 |
| Apparatus which ascertains the resistance of filter rod sections or filter cigarettes to axial flow of a gas through their fillers has a drum-shaped conveyor with a row of flutes at one axial end and a row of expandible and contractable hoses at the other axial end. Each hose registers w |
| 4220236 |
Apparatus for conveying and temporary storage of cigarette packs or the like |
September 2, 1980 |
| A storing unit with a series of discrete and separately operable magazines is adjacent to the path of cigarette packs which are transported by a conveyor from a packing to a processing machine. First blocking devices are located downstream of those sections of the path which are adjacent |
| 4220164 |
Tobacco distributor for cigarette rod making machines or the like |
September 2, 1980 |
| An upright duct in the distributor of a cigarette rod making machine receives identical quantities per weight of tobacco particles per unit of time. The volume of the column of tobacco particles in the duct is monitored by two photoelectric cells which transmit signals to a speed reg |
| 4207720 |
Apparatus for filling chargers with cigarettes or the like |
June 17, 1980 |
| The lower end portion of a magazine for parallel cigarettes or like rod-shaped articles contains a horizontal grid of parallel rods which divide the outlet opening of the lower end portion into parallel passages wherein the cigarettes descend into an empty tray therebelow. When the t |
| 4201102 |
Apparatus for subdividing running webs into sections of varying length |
May 6, 1980 |
| Apparatus for severing a running web at different intervals to subdivide the web into sections of desired length has two advancing rolls which transport the web lengthwise at a constant speed toward the nip of two rotary cutters having blades which sever the web in predetermined angular |
| 4200179 |
Apparatus for changing the distance between pairs of coaxial cigarettes or the like |
April 29, 1980 |
| Apparatus for increasing the distance between pairs of coaxial plain cigarettes has a rotary drum-shaped conveyor with a rotor which carries two annuli of axially movable segment-shaped holders provided with peripheral flutes for plain cigarettes. A cam with two endless grooves coope |
| 4198258 |
Apparatus for applying adhesive-coated labels to cigarette packs or the like |
April 15, 1980 |
| Apparatus is provided for the application of elongated labels to front end faces and adjacent lateral surfaces of cigarette packs which are transported at intervals through an elongated folding duct. The duct is mounted in a rotary barrel having openings for label carriers which accept |
| 4196740 |
Method and apparatus for regulating the filling force of tobacco in cigarettes |
April 8, 1980 |
| The filling force of compacted tobacco in the fillers of filter cigarettes which issue from a filter tripping machine is measured for the purpose of increasing the quantity of tobacco in the filters when the filling force decreases and visce versa. The filling force can be measured by |
| 4195647 |
Method and apparatus for increasing the volume of tobacco or the like |
April 1, 1980 |
| Shreds of tobacco are conveyed across a rising stream of saturated steam and in a shower of hot water droplets so that the temperature and moisture content of shreds increase to a value at which the shreds are pliable. The shreds are thereupon introduced into a drying unit wherein they r |
| 4194515 |
Method and apparatus for conditioning burley or greenleaf tobacco |
March 25, 1980 |
| A continuous stream of burley or greenleaf tobacco is transported through a first and thereupon through a second heating unit wherein the particles of tobacco are heated by ascending currents of hot air supplied at a pressure and rate such that the respective portions of the stream are f |
| 4193409 |
Method and apparatus for regulating the permeability of wrapping material for rod-shaped smokers |
March 18, 1980 |
| A web which is converted into wrappers of plain or filter cigarettes, or the wrapper or each cigarette is perforated by needles, teeth, punching tools, sparks or laser beams prior to arrival of corresponding cigarettes at a pneumatic testing station. The testing device at such station |
| 4190061 |
Method and apparatus for producing a rod-like tobacco filler |
February 26, 1980 |
| An adjustable distributor transports particles of tobacco into a stream building zone wherein the tobacco is converted into a stream containing a surplus of particles. The surplus is removed by an equalizing device and the equalized stream is converted into a rod-like filler. An optical |
| 4186755 |
Tobacco drying apparatus |
February 5, 1980 |
| Apparatus for drying tobacco which is caused to pass through a steam-heated rotating drum has a blower for admission of hot air into a first conduit which discharges hot air into the inlet of the drum or into a second conduit which discharges hot air into the outlet of the drum. The |
| 4185644 |
Distributor for cigarette makers or the like |
January 29, 1980 |
| A distributor for use in a cigarette maker has a relatively long and relatively narrow upright duct whose upper end receives particles of tobacco from one or more magazines by way of an endless belt. The resulting column of tobacco descends through the lower end of the duct and into |
| 4177670 |
Method and apparatus for multiple testing of wrappers of cigarettes for porosity |
December 11, 1979 |
| The permeability of portions of or entire wrappers of successive filter cigarettes is tested with a gaseous fluid independently of the permeability of perforated portions of wrappers around the filter mouthpieces. Signals denoting the permeability of major portions of or entire wrapp |
| 4175570 |
Apparatus for building a continuous tobacco stream |
November 27, 1979 |
| Apparatus for building a continuous tobacco stream at the underside of the lower reach of an endless foraminous conveyor belt has an upright duct with an inlet at or close to the lower end and a narrow channel-like outlet below the lower reach of the belt. A feeding device supplies t |
| 4172515 |
Method and apparatus for supplying tobacco to tobacco cutting machines |
October 30, 1979 |
| The moving parts of a tobacco cutting machine and the conveyor or conveyors which transfer tobacco to the cutting machine are driven by a variable speed motor whose speed is regulated in dependency on the volume of tobacco in a duct from which the conveyor or conveyors draw or receive |
