Method of making cigarettes and apparatus therefore

Details Method of making cigarettes and apparatus therefore Method of making cigarettes and apparatus therefore

1991-11-18

1993-06-29

Millin, V.

Tobacco

Cigar or cigarette making

Wrapping devices

131284, 118259, A24C 524

Patent

active

052225097

ABSTRACT:
A method of and apparatus for stabilizing shredded tobacco leaves at an end of a cigarette will prevent the shredded tobacco leaves from dropping the cigarette. The method comprises the steps of: applying adhesive to a paper wrapper in the crosswise direction with a pitch identical with the length of the cigarette for form strips of an adhering portion; feeding shredded tobacco leaves on to the paper wrapper to stick the shredded tobacco leaves with the adhesive on the strips of adhering portion; forming a cigarette rod by winding the paper wrapper to bond both ends of the paper wrapper after applying adhesive to both ends of the paper wrapper; and cutting the cigarette rod at the strips of adhering portion to form a single cigarette with a given length. Further, the cigarette making apparatus for the above method is provided with an adjusting apparatus comprising: an adhesive roller having concave portions on an outer periphery thereof; an accommodating chamber for accommodating pressurized adhesive therein; and an adhesive nozzle having an opening, an end of the adhesive nozzle being in contact with the outer periphery of the adhesive roller. A position for the adhesive roller is adjusted such that positions for the concave portion to put adhesive on the paper wrapper coincides with positions cut by a cutting portion.

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