JPH0657138B2 - Cigarette with filter and its manufacturing machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cigarette with a filter, and in particular,
The present invention relates to a cigarette with a filter capable of varying a dilution rate of inhaled smoke with air, and a manufacturing machine of the cigarette with a filter.

“Conventional technical background and problems thereof” In recent years, various cigarettes with filters having various tastes have been developed because the taste of cigarettes has been diversified. For example, a representative example of such a cigarette with a filter is one in which small holes are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of a filter chip. In the cigarette with a filter having a small hole, when smoking, air can be introduced into the filter chip through the small hole, so the smoke flowing through the filter chip is diluted by this introduced air, and the smoker is appropriately diluted. You can enjoy the taste with a light weight.

By the way, regarding the preference of lightness regarding smoking, it goes without saying that there is a large difference between individuals as described above, but each individual has also smoked with different tastes depending on time and case.

However, since the cigarette with a filter that each individual purchases is usually of a certain brand, the taste of the cigarette with the filter is always the same. Changing and smoking is virtually impossible.

From this, even with the same brand, a cigarette with a filter that can change the taste is desired, and various proposals for obtaining such a cigarette with a filter have been made, but all of them have been proposed. It was unsuitable for practical use because it was not suitable for mass production due to high manufacturing cost.

"Object of the Invention" The present invention has been made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette with a filter capable of varying the taste and adding a play element. Another object of the present invention is to provide a filter cigarette manufacturing machine, which can easily manufacture the filter cigarette with a low cost.

[Summary of the Invention] In a cigarette with a filter of the present invention, a cigarette body, a filter chip disposed in series at one end of the cigarette body, covered with plug paper, and the cigarette body and the filter chip are in contact with each other. A connecting ring, which is wrapped around both ends and consists of a non-air-permeable paper that connects the cigarette body and the filter chip, and a non-wrapping ring of the filter chip on the opposite side of the cigarette body. A tip ring made of breathable paper, and wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip exposed between the tip ring and the connecting ring in a non-adhesive state to cover the outer peripheral surface, and one of the tip ring and the connecting ring. And an intermediate ring of non-breathable paper that is separably connected via a first perforation line consisting of multiple notches, And, a part of the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip between the connecting ring and the tip ring is provided with a ventilation part that allows air to be introduced into the filter chip from the outside, while the intermediate ring has a first part. A second perforation line similar to the one perforation line is formed, the intermediate ring having a separable perforation ring portion formed between the first and second perforation lines and a filter when the perforation ring portion is separated. It comprises a sliding ring that slides on the outer peripheral surface of the chip in the axial direction and that changes the amount of exposure of the ventilation part to the outside.

The cigarette with a filter described above, a non-breathable tip paper piece is wrapped around the filter tip and the cigarette body,
It is manufactured by a manufacturing machine that connects these to each other, and this manufacturing machine has a length twice as long as the filter chip toward the winding position of the tip paper piece and has a pair of the ventilation parts at both ends. A filter plug supply device for supplying a filter plug, a cigarette supply device for supplying two cigarette bodies so as to be located on both sides of the filter plug at a winding position, and both side edge portions from the paper roll side. Is supplied with tip paper having a pair of separating bands formed by the first and second cutting lines and which should be composed of the separating ring portion, and the tip paper is guided along a strike path to a winding position. A tipping paper supply device, arranged in the travel path, for cutting the tipping paper longitudinally on one side outside and on the inside of each separating strip, including both side edges of the tipping paper; A pair of outer first bands to serve as the connecting ring, and a split roller located between these first bands and split into a second band to serve as the tip ring; a split roller, and a winding position. Provided in the strike path between
A first glue applicator for applying glue, excluding a pair of non-adhesive zones that include the respective separating strips on one side of each of the pair of first and second strips and should be the intermediate ring, and a dividing roller. The adhesive is provided in the running path between the winding position and the non-adhesive zone except the severing zone, and adhesive is applied intermittently in the traveling direction to form an adhesive zone with a predetermined interval. The second glue applicator and the first and second glue applicators are arranged on the strike path downstream of the first and second glue applicators, and simultaneously cut a pair of the first band and the second band in the transverse direction at two positions near the cutting end. A band cutting device for forming first and second paper pieces, each of which has an adhesive portion on each side, and which forms the tip paper piece; and a first cigarette cigarette and a filter plug which are arranged at a winding position.
And a pair of connecting rings glued to both ends of the filter plug by winding the second paper piece,
It is glued to the center of the filter plug and has a tip ring of 2
A central ring having a double width and a pair of connecting ring and one of the central ring, which are in a state of being connected to each other via a split ring portion, which is not attached to the filter plug and is glued only at the adhesive portion. A winding device that forms a double filter cigarette with an intermediate ring, and a cigarette that cuts the double filter cigarettes obtained from the winding device from the center of the central ring to obtain the individual filter cigarettes. And a cutting device.

According to the above-described filter cigarette manufacturing machine, the tip paper is pre-formed with a pair of severing bands to serve as severing ring portions, so in the process of supplying the tipping paper toward the winding position, By the dividing roller, the chip paper is vertically cut on the outside or inside of each of the separating strips to form a pair of first and second strips, and thereafter, by the first and second glue applicators. By simply applying the glue to the above-mentioned areas on one side of the first and second bands, a double filter cigarette can be formed in the same manner as in the conventional method, and the double filter cigarette can be formed. Individual filter cigarettes are obtained by cutting from the center.

[Embodiment of the Invention] A cigarette with a filter according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figs. 1 to 5.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a filter chip,
The filter chip 1 is formed by winding a plug paper 3 around a rod-shaped filter material 2 made of a fiber material such as cellulose acetate or polypropylene.

A cigarette body 5 is arranged in series at the end opposite to the mouth end of the filter chip 1, and the filter chip 1 and the cigarette body 5 are connected to each other by a non-air-permeable connecting ring 6. Are linked to. The connecting ring 6 is formed by winding a piece of paper so that both ends thereof overlap each other, and is pasted. Further, a tip ring 7 made of a paper piece is wound around the suction end of the filter chip 1 with a predetermined distance from the connecting ring 6 and glued in the same manner as the connecting ring 6. .

A ventilation part 8 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip 1 located between the tip ring 7 and the connecting ring 6, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In this example,
The ventilation part 8 has the filter chip 1 adjacent to the connecting ring 6.
Of the outer peripheral surface of the plug paper 3, that is, a large number of small holes 9
The annular region in which the small holes 9 are formed has a predetermined width in the axial direction of the filter chip 1.

Further, an intermediate ring 10 made of a paper piece is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip 1 exposed between the tip ring 7 and the connecting ring 6 so as to cover the ventilation portion 8 completely or partially. It is attached. This intermediate ring 10
Only the portions that overlap each other are bonded, and the filter chip 1 is not bonded.

Further, the intermediate ring 10 has a separating ring portion 11, which in this embodiment is connected to the tip ring 7 via the separating ring portion 11. This separating ring portion 11
Are formed by a pair of cut lines 12 that are spaced apart in the axial direction of the filter chip 1. Each tear line 12 is made up of a number of notches 12a, which are relatively long and have a length of, for example, 1 mm to 4 mm, the part 12b between the notches 12a being 0 to facilitate separation. The length is set to 0.8 mm or less, preferably 0.3 mm or less, and set to 0.05 mm or more.

The separation ring portion 11 is also wound around the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip 1 in a state of not being adhered to the filter chip 1. That is, the separation ring portion 11 is formed by simultaneously winding the intermediate ring 10 and the tip ring 7 around the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a knob 11a is provided at the end of the separation ring portion 11 as required.
In FIG. 2, the shaded area represents the glue application surface.

According to the cigarette with a filter described above, as shown in FIG. 1, when the cigarette is smoked with the ventilation part 8 completely closed, the smoke flow from the cigarette body 5 through the filter material 2 to the suction end. And from this mouth end only the smoke stream will enter the smoker's mouth. Therefore, in this case, the smoker can enjoy a relatively heavy taste.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, when the separation ring portion 11 is peeled off with a finger and separated, the remaining intermediate ring 10 with the separation ring portion 11 removed slides on the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip 1. It becomes a possible sliding ring. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
If it is moved to the side, the ventilation part 8 can be exposed to the outside. As a result, when the cigarette with a filter is smoked in the state shown in FIG. 5, it is a matter of course that the smoke flow flows from the cigarette body 5 through the filter chip 1 to the suction end, but in this case, the ventilation part 8 External air is introduced into the filter chip 1 through the small holes 9 so that the amount of smoke flow entering the smoker's mouth can be suppressed. Since it is diluted by, the smoker can enjoy a taste with a light taste.

Further, as is apparent from the above description, by adjusting the axial position of the intermediate ring 10 and varying the exposed area of the ventilation portion 8 exposed to the outside, the amount of smoke flow entering the smoker's mouth and The amount of air can be changed arbitrarily, and the smoker can enjoy a gradual taste from a light taste to a heavy taste.

The intermediate ring 10 is composed of the connecting ring 6 and the tip ring 7.
These rings 6, 7 are located between and
Also functions as a stopper for the intermediate ring 10 and has an advantage that the intermediate ring 10 can be prevented from falling off from the cigarette.

The cigarette with a filter of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and modified examples of FIGS. 6 to 8 will be described respectively. Since the cigarette with a filter shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 is different from that shown in FIG. 2 only in the structure of the filter chip 1, the members having the same functions as those of the member shown in FIG. Will be omitted and description thereof will be omitted, and only the structure of the filter chip 1 will be described.

The filter chip 1 in FIG. 3 is a so-called plain filter chip, but the filter chip 1 in FIG. 6 is a dual type filter chip. That is, this dual type filter chip 1 has the first chip portion 13 and the second chip portion 14 from the suction end side. The first tip portion 13 is formed by winding the filter member 2 around a non-air-permeable inner plug paper 3a, while the second tip portion 14 is formed in the filter material 2a by an additive material 15 such as activated carbon.
, And is wound with an air-permeable inner plug paper 3b. The first and second tip portions 13 and 14 are made of a breathable outer plug paper 3c.
Are wound around and connected to each other, whereby a dual type filter chip 1 is configured. Here, the ventilation part 8 is composed of an outer plug paper 3c and an inner plug paper 3b, both of which have air permeability, and through the papers 3c and 3b, the filter chip thereof is indicated by a broken arrow in FIG. Air can be introduced into 1.

The filter chip 1 of FIG. 7 is a so-called triple type filter chip, and this filter chip 1 is
A pair of tip portions 13 similar to the first tip portion 13 in FIG.
In the state of having a, and the additive material 15 interposed between the tip portions 13a, the ply paper 3 of FIG. 3 is wound around these.

The filter chip 1 in FIG. 8 has the same structure as in FIG.
The first tip portion 13 and the second tip portion 14 are arranged in series from the mouth end side, and the outer peripheral surface of the first tip portion 13 on the mouth end side is equally spaced in the circumferential direction and opened at the mouth end. The plurality of grooves 16 are formed by thermoforming, and then the plug paper 3 is wound around these chips 13 and 14. Therefore, the first tip portion 13 located on the suction end side
Has a plurality of air passages 17 formed between the groove 16 and the plug paper 3. Further, in the case of the filter chip 1 shown in FIG.
Are formed so as to communicate with the air passage 17.

As described above, the structure of the filter chip 1 can be variously modified, and as shown in FIG. 6, the structure of the ventilation part 8 can also be modified. Further, it is preferable that the plug paper 3 shown in FIGS. 3, 7, and 8 is impermeable to air, however, even if it has some air permeability, it is practically used. It does not cause any problems.
Further, in addition to the ventilation part 8, small holes may be formed in the connecting ring 6 or the tip ring 7 at intervals in the circumferential direction so that air can be introduced into the filter chip 1 from the outside.

Next, a machine for manufacturing a cigarette with a filter according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 30.

First, before describing the manufacturing machine, manufacturing of a filter plug for obtaining the filter chip 1 shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 12.

FIG. 9 shows a punching device 22 for forming a large number of small holes 9 as ventilation parts 8 in the plug paper 3. The punching device 22 is disposed, for example, between a supply roll (not shown) in which the plug paper E is wound in a laminated manner and a recovery roll (not shown) that recovers the plug paper E fed from the supply roll. It is set up.

The punching device 22 includes a drum 26 that rolls on the plug paper E.
The drum 26 has an outer peripheral wall formed of a conductive material. On the outer peripheral surface of the drum 26, there is an interval P3 corresponding to the width of the ventilation portion 8 in the circumferential direction, that is, the width of the annular region where the small hole 9 is formed, and an electrical insulator having a circumferential width of P1 and P2. 28 are buried alternately.

Here, the respective dimensions of P1, P2 and P3 are L = P1 + P2
+ P3 is set to correspond to the length of two filter chips 1.

Near the outer peripheral surface of the drum 26, there is a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction of the drum 26, and the plug paper E on the drum 26 is provided.
A plurality of needle-shaped electrodes 30 are arranged so as to face each other. The needle electrodes 30 are connected to high voltage pulse generators 32, respectively. On the other hand, an auxiliary electrode 34 is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the drum 6, and the auxiliary electrode 34 is also connected to the high voltage pulse generator 32.

According to such a punching device 22, as the plug paper E runs, the needle electrode 30 and the auxiliary electrode 34, that is, the drum 26.
By supplying electricity to the outer peripheral wall of the plug paper E, it is possible to electrically form the ventilation portion 8 including the small holes 9 in the plug paper E with the above-described interval, as shown in FIG.
Further, thereafter, the plug paper E having such small holes 9 formed therein is wound around a recovery roll.

Then, the plug paper E collected by the collecting roll is supplied to the illustrated filter winder, and in this filter winder, the plug paper E is wound around a long filter material, so that the plug paper E shown in FIG. An elongated filter tip rod can be obtained as shown. Thereafter, the filter chip rod-shaped body is cut into each of the sections F shown in FIG. 11, whereby the filter rod 40 including four filter chips can be obtained.
Here, F is F = 2 (P1 + P2 + 2P3).

In addition, in the above-described punching device 22, the plug paper E
The small holes 9 were formed over the entire width direction of
Not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 12, the region of the small holes 9 may be formed at a predetermined interval in the width direction.

A large number of the above-mentioned filter rods 40 are stored in the hopper 50 of the manufacturing machine shown in FIG. This hopper 50
The filter rods 40 are taken out one by one and supplied to a tip paper piece winding device 54, which will be described later, through a filter plug supply device 52. Here, the filter plug supply device 52 receives the filter rods 40 from the hopper 50 one by one, and transfers the filter rods 40 to the fourteenth filter rods.
As shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 15, a cutting drum 56 which is cut into a half length to obtain a fill plug 42 for two filter chips, and two filter plugs 42 are cut from the cutting drum 56. A shift drum 58 for shifting the traveling phase as shown in FIG. 16 and a filter plug 42 are respectively received from the shift drum 58, and these filter plugs 42 are aligned so as to be aligned front and back as shown in FIG. The alignment drum 60 and the filter plug 42 received from the alignment drum 60,
It is composed of a pair of delivery drums 62 for delivering the two to the winding device 54 one by one.

On the other hand, in FIG. 13, reference numeral 64 indicates a cigarette feeding device, and this cigarette feeding device 64 is fed in a zigzag arrangement from a hoisting machine of the cigarette body (not shown) as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 19, one filter plug 42 is inserted between the receiving drum 66 that receives the cigarette body 5 and the cigarette body 5 that is received by the receiving drum 66, as shown in FIG. Separation drum 6 which is rearranged with a predetermined distance L
8 and. Here, the distance L is a length that satisfies the relationship of L = F / 2.

Then, the winding device 54 includes the two cigarette main bodies 5 from the separating drum 68, the hopper drum 70 which is positioned between the cigarette main bodies 5 and receives the filter plug 42 from the delivery drum 62, and the hopper drum 70. Two cigarette bodies 5 and filter plugs 4 from the hopper drum 70
A chip paper supply device 9 which will be described later while receiving 2
A transfer drum 72 that receives a paper piece supplied from 0 and coated with glue, a cigarette body 5 and a filter plug 42 that are transferred through the transfer drum 72, and a paper piece that receives the paper piece. The cigarette body 5 and the winding drum 74 are provided at predetermined positions of the filter plug 42 and are glued to obtain a double cigarette with a filter.

The winding drum 74 is provided with an inspection drum 76 that receives two cigarettes with a filter and inspects the winding and gluing states of the paper pieces of the cigarette with a filter to detect defective products. Further, the double filter cigarette is transferred from the inspection drum 76 to the cutting drum 78, and the double filter cigarette is cut from the center of the filter plug 42 to the cutting drum 78 by the round knife 80. It becomes an individual cigarette with a filter. Further, the cigarettes with filters are transferred through the reversing / aligning drum 82, and in the process of transfer, all the cigarettes with filters are aligned in the same direction, and then are transferred to the next process by the transfer conveyor 84. Will be transferred.

Since all the above-mentioned mechanisms are publicly known, the drum of each part is only schematically shown in FIG.

Next, the configuration of the above-described chip paper supply device 90 will be described.

The tipping paper supply device 90 includes a paper roll 94 in which tipping paper 92 is wound in layers. On the other hand, the suction roller is rotated while being in contact with the transfer drum 72 on the transfer drum 72 side of the winding device 54 described above. The roller 96 is provided. A feed roller 99a and its pinch roller 99b are arranged between the paper roll 94 and the suction roller 96, and these feed roller 99a and pinch roller 99b cooperate to feed the tipper paper 92 from the paper roll 94, The fed tip paper 92
Are guided to the suction roller 96 via a plurality of guide rollers 98 that define the strike path.

The peripheral speed of the suction roller 96 is faster than the peripheral speed of the feed roller 99a.
The tip paper 92 is pulled while rotating while sliding with respect to 2.

In the case of this embodiment, on both side edges of the tip paper 92,
As shown in FIG. 20, the separating strips 92a formed by the pair of cutting lines 12 having a predetermined distance from each other along the direction of strike are formed in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the paper roll 92 is not limited thereto. After the tipping paper 92 has been fed out of the tipping paper 92, a pair of severing strips 92a may be formed on the tipping paper 92 by using a cutting line forming knife (not shown).

A dividing roller 100 is disposed on the side of the paper roll 94 in the middle of the traveling path of the chip paper 92.
The dividing roller 100 comprises a receiving blade roller 102 and a cutting blade roller 104 rollingly contacting the receiving blade roller 102 via a tip paper 92, as best shown in FIG.

The receiving blade roller 102 includes a support shaft 106, and a sleeve 110 is mounted on the support shaft 106 via a pair of bearings 108.
Is rotatably attached. In this sleeve 110, three roller bodies 112 are arranged in the axial direction, and the outer roller body 1 adjacent to the central roller body 112 is arranged.
The spacers 11 so that a predetermined gap S exists between the spacers 11.
4 are interposed respectively. These three roller bodies 112
Are fixed to the sleeve 110 by screws 116, respectively. Reference numeral 118 indicates the sleeve 110 for the support shaft 10.
6 is a stopper that holds it at a predetermined position.

On the other hand, also in the cutting blade roller 104, the receiving blade roller 1
A support shaft 120 is provided similarly to 02, and a pair of sleeves 124 are rotatably attached to the support shaft 120 via bearings 122. The pair of sleeves 124 are separated from each other with a predetermined gap in the axial direction. Flange portions 124a having the same diameter are integrally formed at end portions of the sleeves 124 facing each other, and a ring member 126 is provided at an end portion on the opposite side of the sleeves 124 via screws 128. Each is fixed, and each ring member 126 has a flange portion 126a facing the flange portion 124a at one end thereof.

A circular cutting edge 132 is held between the flange portions 124a and 126a facing each other so as to be sandwiched by the pair of spacers 130. Here, the spacer 130 projects radially outward from the flange portions 124 a and 126 b and is in rolling contact with the receiving blade roller 102 via the tip paper 92. Further, the cutting blade 132 is
The spacers 130 further project outward in the radial direction, and enter the gaps S of the receiving blade rollers 102, respectively.

The support shaft 120 protruding outward from the pair of sleeves 124
Pressing members 134 are attached to the respective parts, and the pressing sleeves 134 receive the urging force of the spring 136 and press the both sleeves 124 toward each other. As a result, the outer peripheral cutting edge of the cutting blade 132 effectively slides on the outer peripheral edge of the central roll body 112 on the side of the receiving blade roller 102, that is, the receiving blade portion. Further, one ends of the support shafts 106 and 120 described above are connected to each other via a tension spring 138.
8, the receiving blade roller 102 and the cutting blade roller 104 are pressed against each other with a predetermined pressing force.

The support shafts 106 and 120 of the receiving blade roller 102 and the cutting blade roller 104 are supported by a support base (not shown).

The dividing roller 110 described above, that is, the receiving blade roller 102.
When the tipping paper 92 passes between the cutting blade roller 104 and the cutting blade roller 104, the receiving blade roller 102 and the cutting blade roller 104 are rotated together with the passing of the tipping paper 92, whereby the tipping paper 92 is divided into three bands. Will be. In the case of this embodiment, the tipping paper 92 is
As shown in the drawing, the tip paper 92 is cut from a pair of cutting lines A located outside each of the separating strips 92a, whereby the tip paper 92 has a pair of outer first strips 192b to be the connecting ring 6. Located between these first bands 192b,
The tip ring 7 is divided into the central second band 192a.

In the case of this embodiment, the second band 192a includes the pair of separation bands 92a, and the second band 192a is also included.
Adjacent strip portions 192c each having a predetermined width dimension are provided between both side edges of the strip and the respective strip portions 92a. Here, the adjacent strip 192c and the separation strip 92 which are adjacent to each other
a forms a non-bonding zone which is to be the intermediate ring 10.

An opening roller 150 for forming the above-mentioned knob 11a is arranged in the strike path of the tipping paper 92 located on the downstream side of the dividing roller 100. The opening roller 150 is the die roller 1
52 and a cutter roller 154. The cutter roller 154 has a plurality of cutting blades 15 on its outer peripheral surface, as best shown in FIGS. 23 and 24.
6 is provided. The cutting blades 156 are arranged in two rows on the outer peripheral surface of the cutter roller 154 so as to correspond to the pair of separating bands 92a of the tip paper 92, and the cutting blades 156 in each row are arranged in the circumferential direction and the like. It is arranged at intervals.

Each of the cutting blades 156 has a semicircular cross-sectional shape, so that when the chip paper 92 passes through the opening roller 150, as shown in FIG.
Semi-circular cuts 92b are formed in the respective cut-off strips 92a of the tip paper 92 at predetermined intervals.

Here, the intervals of the notches 92b are set to the cutting roller 1 described later.
When the chip paper 92 is cut by 86, it is the same as the cutting interval.

Further, in the strike path of the tip paper 92 between the opening roller 150 and the suction roller 96, the glue applying device 17 is provided.
0 is placed. The glue applicator 170 is for applying glue to one area of the second band 192a and the pair of first bands 192b in a region shown by hatching in FIG. 26, and the hatched region is the glue application surface. Formed as.

That is, as is apparent from FIG. 26, the pair of first bands 19
In 2b, the entire area of the one surface with a little left side edges is formed as the glue application surface X.

On the other hand, in the second band 192a, the two separating bands 92b are formed.
And both adjacent band portions 192c, that is, each non-adhesive zone,
In addition, an area Y with a slight gap left between each of the separating strips 92a is formed as a glue application surface.

Further, in each non-adhesive zone, glue is applied to each adjacent strip portion 192c at a portion having a predetermined interval in the traveling direction of the tip paper 92, and these are adhesive portions Z. Adhesive part Z
As is apparent from FIG. 26, the intervals at which the cuts are formed are set to the same intervals as the above-mentioned notches 92b.

The glue applying device 170 that forms the glue applying surfaces X and Y and the adhesive portion Z described above is realized by a glue applying roller 172 shown in FIG. 27, for example. This glue application roller 172
Includes a pair of outer roller rings 176 attached to the rotating shaft 174.
Are in contact with the regions of the pair of first bands 192b where the glue application surface X is to be formed. Further, the rotation shaft 174 is positioned between the outer roller rings 176, and the center roller ring 1
76 is attached to this central roller ring 176
Is in contact with the area of the second band 192 where the glue application surface Y is to be formed.

Further, the rotary shaft 174 is positioned between each outer roller ring 176 and the central roller ring 178,
A pair of intermediate roller rings 180 are attached, and a predetermined gap is secured between the intermediate roller ring 180 and the corresponding outer roller ring 176.

Each intermediate roller ring 180 has a plurality of glue application protrusions 182 formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. The tip end surfaces of these glue application projections 182 are formed in an arcuate surface, and intermittently come into contact with the area where the adhesive portion Z of the corresponding adjacent strip portion 192c is to be formed as the rotary shaft 174 rotates and the tip paper 92 runs. It has become a thing.

On the other hand, the outer peripheral surfaces of the roller rings 176 and 178 and the tip surfaces of the glue application protrusions 182 described above have the glue supply roller 184.
The adhesive supply roller 184 has a part of its outer peripheral portion immersed in the adhesive liquid in the adhesive jar 184a. Therefore, the glue is transferred from the outer circumferential surface of the glue supply roller 184 to the outer circumferential surfaces of the roller rings 176 and 178 and the tip surfaces of the respective application protrusions 182, so that the glue application roller 172 becomes the tip paper, that is, the pair of first bands 192.
When b and the second band 192a pass, the glue application surfaces X and Y and the adhesive portion Z described above are formed on each of these bands. Therefore, in the glue applying roller 172, the roller rings 176 and 178 form a first glue applying device, and the pair of intermediate roller rings 180 form a second glue applying device.

In the vicinity of the suction roller 96, the suction roller 9
6, a cutting roller 186 is disposed so as to be in rolling contact with the cutting roller 6, and a plurality of cutting blades 186a are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cutting roller 186 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

As shown in detail in FIG. 28, each cutting blade 186a has a pair of cutout portions 186b at the cutting edge thereof, and these cutout portions 186b form the above-mentioned cut 9 of the second band 192a.
It is located at a site corresponding to 2b.

As the cutting roller 186 is rotated, the tipping paper 92 guided to the suction roller 96, that is, the pair of the first band 192b and the second band 192a is guided by the rotation of the cutting roller 186 on the suction roller 96. It is possible to cut at a predetermined interval T shown in FIG. 26, whereby the tip paper 92 is individually cut into the shape shown in FIG. 29.

At the time of this cutting, the cutting blade 18 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.
About 0.05 mm between the cutting line of 6a and the adhesive zone Z
Is provided, and the adhesive portion Z is formed with a length of about 2 mm in the running direction of the tip paper 92.

On the suction roller 96, a second paper piece 292a obtained by cutting each of the strips 192a and 192b and a pair of first paper pieces 2 located outside the second paper piece 292a.
As for 92b, the second paper piece 292a has a separating strip 92a and an adjacent strip 19 as shown in FIG.
Each of the separated piece 292d and the adjacent piece 292c obtained by cutting 2c is included.

The suction roller 96 rotates and the second paper piece 29
2a and both first paper pieces 292b are sucked and held, and the paper pieces 292a and 292b are transferred to the two cigarette bodies 5 and the filter plugs 42 on the transfer drum 72 as shown in FIG. Position as shown.

After that, the paper pieces 292a and 292b are transferred from the transfer drum 72 to the winding drum 74 together with the two cigarette bodies 5 and the filter plugs 42, and on the winding drum 74, the paper pieces 292a and 292b are transferred.
Is wrapped around the two cigarette bodies 5 and the filter plugs 42, and at the same time, glued to form two cigarettes with filters.

More specifically, each cigarette body 5 and filter plug 4
2 is connected by winding a pair of first paper pieces 292b, and the second paper piece 292a is cut in the center of the filter plug 42 with both side portions 292d and adjacent piece portions 292c. Attached.

Here, the separating piece 292d and the adjacent piece 292c are
It is wound around the filter plug 42 in a non-adhesive state,
Both ends of the adjacent piece portion 292c are adhered to each other only via the above-described adhesive portion Z. Therefore, one set of separating pieces 2
92d and the adjacent piece 292c serve as the intermediate ring 10, and each first paper piece 292b includes the connecting ring 6.
Becomes The portion of the second paper piece 292a glued by the glue application surface Y is the tip ring 7
The center ring has a length twice as long as

In this way, the two cigarettes with a filter integrated by winding the respective paper pieces 292a and 292b are:
After that, by cutting from the center of the center ring, as shown in FIG. 1, a cigarette with a filter having a connecting ring 6, a tip ring 7 and an intermediate ring 10 is obtained. After the cigarettes with filters are aligned in the direction, they are transferred to the next step via the conveyor 84.

According to the above-described manufacturing machine, in manufacturing the cigarette with the filter of the present invention, the tip paper feeding device 90 is used.
While the dividing roller 100 and the opening roller 150 are added to the above, it is only necessary to change the configurations of the glue applying roller 172 and the cutting roller 186, and other mechanisms, that is, the filter chip feeding device 52, the cigarette feeding device. Regarding each mechanism of 64 and winding device 54,
Conventional ones can be used.

Further, since the adjacent piece 292c and the separating piece 292d which will be the intermediate ring 10 are connected to the second paper piece 292a, the intermediate ring 10 can be formed only by winding the second paper piece 292a. Yes, there is no need to add a new winding mechanism for the intermediate ring 10.
As a result, the cigarette with the filter of the present invention can be easily manufactured by slightly modifying the conventional manufacturing machine, and the cost required for manufacturing the cigarette with the filter can be suppressed as much as possible.

The present invention is not limited to the cigarette with a filter and the manufacturing machine thereof according to the above-described embodiment, and may be a cigarette with a filter shown in FIG. The cigarette with a filter shown in FIG.
0 is not connected to the tip ring 7 but to the connecting ring 6 via the separation ring portion 11, and the pair of cut lines 12a forming the separation ring portion 11 have the individual cuts formed in the longitudinal direction of the tip paper 92. It is oriented diagonally to the direction.

In order to manufacture the cigarette with a filter of FIG. 31, as shown in FIG. 32, the cutting line 12 provided in the tip paper 92 is changed to a cutting line 12a, and
The position of the cutting line A of the tipping paper 92 by the dividing roller 100 is changed to the inside of the pair of separation bands 92a, and in accordance with the change of the cutting line A, the adhesive application surfaces X and Y and the adhesive portion Z are changed. The area and position may be changed.

The chip paper 92 in the state shown in FIG. 32 can be easily obtained by slightly changing the dividing roller 100 and the glue applying roller 170 described above.

Further, in the embodiments of the manufacturing method and the manufacturing apparatus described above, the manufacturing machine is referred to in order to obtain the cigarette with the filter of FIG. 1, but in the case of the cigarette with the filter of FIG. 6 to FIG. Also, FIGS. 6 to 8
A filter rod consisting of four filter chips shown in the figure can be obtained in the same manner by applying the filter rod to the manufacturing machine in FIG.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, according to the cigarette with a filter of the present invention, the filter chip is provided with the ventilation portion, and
While the filter ring is not adhered to the filter ring between the tip ring and the coupling ring, an intermediate ring is provided, and the intermediate ring is connected to one of the tip ring and the coupling ring through a split ring portion. After the part is cut off, the sliding ring formed from the intermediate ring can slide on the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip, and the sliding ring allows the amount of air introduced from the ventilation part to be arbitrarily changed. . Therefore, each smoker can adjust the taste of the cigarette with a filter by himself / herself, and also take into account the element of play, and can smoke according to his / her preference.

Further, since the manufacturing machine of the present invention can be obtained by slightly improving the conventional manufacturing machine, the cigarette with the filter of the present invention can be manufactured easily and easily, and the manufacturing cost thereof can be kept low. It has an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show a cigarette with a filter according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cigarette with a filter, and FIG. 2 is a cigarette with a filter chip of the cigarette with a filter of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the relationship with the tip paper piece, FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the cigarette with a filter of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are explanations of the change of smoking mode of the cigarette with a filter of FIG. 6 to 8 are cross-sectional views each showing a modified example of the filter chip, and FIGS. 9 to 13 are diagrams for explaining the manufacture of the filter chip used in the cigarette with a filter of FIG. FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a punching device for forming a small hole in plug paper, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the plug paper having small holes, and FIG. 11 is winding by the plug paper. Turned Perspective view of a rod-like body of Irutachippu, FIG. 12,
FIG. 13 is a plan view of a plug paper in which small holes are formed in a region different from that of FIG. 10, FIGS. 13 to 30 are views for explaining a manufacturing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a schematic view of almost the entire manufacturing machine, FIGS. 14 to 17 are views for explaining the operation of the filter chip supply apparatus, and FIGS. 18 and 19 are operation of the cigarette supply apparatus. FIG. 20, FIG. 20 is a plan view of a tipping paper having a separating band portion, FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of a dividing roller, FIG. 22 is a plan view of a tipping paper having cutting lines, FIG. 23 and FIG. Two
FIG. 4 is a view showing an opening roller, FIG. 25 is a plan view of a notched chip paper, FIG. 26 is a plan view showing positions of a glue application surface and a bonding portion of the tip paper, and FIG.
7 is a perspective view of the glue applying roller, FIG. 28 is a perspective view of a part of the cutting roller, FIG. 29 is a plan view showing the shapes of the first and second paper pieces cut by the cutting roller, and FIG. Is a diagram showing the winding positions of the first and second paper pieces with respect to the cigarette body and the filter plug, and FIG. 31 is a perspective view of a cigarette with a filter showing still another modification, FIG.
The figure is a plan view of the tip paper similar to FIG. 26 for obtaining the cigarette with a filter of FIG. 1 ... Filter chip, 5 ... Cigarette body, 6 ...
Connection ring, 7 ... Tip ring, 8 ... Ventilation part, 10
...... Intermediate ring, 11 ...... Separation ring part, 12, 12
a ... cutting line, 54 ... winding device, 94 ... paper roll, 100 ... dividing roller, 150 ... opening roller, 172 ... glue applying roller, 176 ... outer roller ring (first glue applying device) ) ... 178 ... Central roller ring (first glue applying device), 180 ... Intermediate roller ring (second glue applying device), 186 ... Cutting roller (cigarette cutting device)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cigarette body. The cigarette chip, which is placed in series at one end of the cigarette body and covered with plug paper, is wrapped around both the ends of the cigarette body and the filter tip in contact with each other. A connecting ring made of non-breathable paper to be connected, a tip ring made of non-breathing paper wrapped around the end of the filter tip opposite to the cigarette body, and the tip ring and the connecting ring. It is wrapped around the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip exposed in the space in a non-adhesive state to cover the outer peripheral surface, and is separated from one of the tip ring and the connecting ring through a first cut line consisting of a number of cuts. An intermediate ring of non-breathable paper operably connected to the outer surface of the filter tip between the connecting ring and the tip ring. A ventilation part that allows air to be introduced into the filter chip from the outside is formed in part, a second cutoff line similar to the first cutoff line is formed in the intermediate ring, and the intermediate ring has the first cutout line. And a detachable detachable ring portion formed between the second tear lines,
A cigarette with a filter, which comprises a sliding ring that slides on the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip in the axial direction when the separating ring portion is separated and that changes the amount of exposure of the ventilation portion to the outside. . 2. A manufacturing machine for manufacturing a cigarette with a filter by winding a non-breathable tip paper piece in a ring shape on a filter tip and a cigarette body, and connecting these pieces to each other to form a cigarette with a filter. The tip paper ring thus formed comprises a tip ring glued to the suction side of the filter tip, a glued coupling ring that connects the filter tip and the cigarette body, and a non-adhesive intermediate ring between the two. Further, the intermediate ring is separably connected to one of the tip ring and the connecting ring via a first cutoff line having a plurality of cuts, and the intermediate ring has a first cutout line similar to the first cutoff line. Two cutting lines are formed, the intermediate ring has a separating ring portion between the first and second cutting lines, and the separating ring portion has the first and second separating lines. After being separated from the cutting line, it comprises a sliding ring which can slide on the outer peripheral surface of the filter chip in the axial direction, while the filter chip has a part of the outer peripheral surface covered by the intermediate ring. In a manufacturing machine for manufacturing a cigarette with a filter, in which a ventilation part that allows air to be introduced from the outside is formed, and an exposure amount of the ventilation part with respect to the outside is changed by the sliding ring, a winding position of the tip paper piece. A filter plug supply device for supplying a filter plug having a length twice as long as that of the filter chip and having a pair of ventilation parts at both ends, and a position on both sides of the filter plug at the winding position. And a cigarette supply device for supplying two cigarette bodies as described above, and from the paper roll side, formed between the first and second cut lines on both side edge portions, respectively. Supplying a tip paper having a pair of disconnection strip portion to be a serial disconnecting ring portion,
A tipping paper feeding device for guiding the tipping paper along a strike path to the winding position; and a tipping paper arranged in the running path, the tipper paper being vertically provided on one side of each of the separating bands. Direction, and is divided into a pair of outer first bands including both side edges of the tip paper and serving as the connecting ring, and a second band located between the first bands and serving as the tip ring. A dividing roller, which is provided in the strike path between the separating roller and the winding position, and includes each of the separating strips on one surface of each of the pair of first strip and second strip, and First, except for a pair of non-adhesive zones that should be intermediate rings, and applying glue
A glue applicator is provided in the traveling path between the dividing roller and the winding position, and the glue is applied intermittently in the traveling direction to the portions of the non-adhesive zones excluding the separation strips. Then, a second glue applying device that forms an adhesive portion with a predetermined gap, and a pair of the first band and the second band that are arranged on the strike path downstream of the first and second glue applying devices. A band cutting device that simultaneously cuts the band in the transverse direction, and has a pair of first paper piece and second paper piece that have the adhesive portions at two locations near the cut end and serve as the tip paper piece, respectively. The pair of connecting rings, which are arranged at the winding position, are glued to both ends of the filter plug by winding the first and second paper pieces around the two cigarette bodies and the filter plug, and the filter. Glued in the center of the plug A central ring having a width twice as large as that of the tip ring is connected to one of the connecting ring and the central ring through the separating ring portion, and is not adhered to the filter plug and A winding device that forms a pair of cigarettes with a filter including a pair of the intermediate rings glued only by an adhesive portion, and a pair of cigarettes with a filter obtained from the winding device from the center of the center ring. A cigarette cutting machine which cuts and obtains each said cigarette with a filter, the manufacturing machine of the cigarette with a filter characterized by the above-mentioned.