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Title:
繊維材からなる管を形成するための装置および方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP7170805
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method of forming a tubular rod of fibrous material from a plurality of fibres produced by a fibre supply module is disclosed. The method comprises gathering the fibres into a bundle by advancing them through gathering equipment including a forming cone that comprises a divider to form a cleft along the length of the bundle of fibres as it advances through the forming cone, positioning a mandrel assembly comprising a mandrel downstream of the forming cone to receive the bundle of fibres from the outlet of the forming cone and to form a central passage in the bundle of fibres, and adjusting the position of the mandrel relative to the forming cone to align the mandrel with the divider of the forming cone. Equipment for forming a tubular rod of fibrous material from a plurality of fibres produced by a fibre supply module is also disclosed.

Inventors:
Fallon, Gary
Hellholt, Arnold
Le Roux, Gerald
Richardson, John
Application Number:
JP2021146668A
Publication Date:
November 14, 2022
Filing Date:
September 09, 2021
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
International Classes:
B29D23/00; A24D3/02
Domestic Patent References:
JP52104577A
JP2009508524A
JP2010528680A
Foreign References:
WO2012132972A1
WO2015011830A1
US20170325496
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Satoshi Todoroki