Filter attaching apparatus

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2005-07-05

2005-07-05

Walls, Dionne A. (Department: 1731)

Tobacco

Cigar or cigarette making

With cleaning away unwanted product component, e.g., gum or...

C131S286000, C131S094000, C131S093000, C493S039000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06913023

ABSTRACT:
A filter attaching apparatus comprises a drum20for conveying an intermediate product of a filter cigarette and a receiving drum36for feeding a tip paper piece, and winds the tip paper piece around the intermediate product while rotating these drums with the tip paper piece adhered to the intermediate product. Suction chambers48and50are disposed in the vicinity of the drum20that conveys the intermediate product, and suction openings of the suction chambers extend in a conveying direction of the intermediate product along an outer periphery of the drum20. Fine particles of shredded tobacco and the like that are scattered by rotation of the drum20are sucked through the suction openings into the suction chambers48and50and the like, so that the intermediate product is completely isolated from an atmosphere of the fine particles of the shredded tobacco and the like.

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