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Machine de fabrication de tiges, sa méthode d'opération, et système de convoyeur à air Download PDF

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EP1563745A1
EP1563745A1 EP05000370A EP05000370A EP1563745A1 EP 1563745 A1 EP1563745 A1 EP 1563745A1 EP 05000370 A EP05000370 A EP 05000370A EP 05000370 A EP05000370 A EP 05000370A EP 1563745 A1 EP1563745 A1 EP 1563745A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/39—Tobacco feeding devices
    • A24C5/392—Tobacco feeding devices feeding pneumatically
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/18—Forming the rod
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/18—Forming the rod
    • A24C5/1871—Devices for regulating the tobacco quantity
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/39—Tobacco feeding devices
    • A24C5/396—Tobacco feeding devices with separating means, e.g. winnowing, removing impurities

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  • the invention relates to a method for operating a stranding machine the tobacco processing industry, by means of a first air stream a tobacco stream in a room of the strand machine is sighted so that tobacco stems from the tobacco stream be separated, wherein the sighted tobacco stream through the first and / or a second air flow is conveyed in the space, wherein a third and a fourth air flow are provided, the air out of the room.
  • the invention further relates to a Strangmaschine the tobacco processing industry comprising a tobacco sifter, a Saugstrang makeuper and a device for conveying tobacco to the suction belt conveyor, wherein the Device for conveying tobacco defines a space, wherein for sighting and conveying a stream of air in the room einbringbar is.
  • the invention finally relates to an air conveyor system for a Extrusion machine of the tobacco processing industry, comprising Recirculating fan and a Saugluftgebläse, by means of the circulating air blower Air is conveyed into a room into which a stream of tobacco in particular by the conveyed air, Vietnamesechtbar and is conveyable, and wherein the Saugluftgebläse connected to the room is, with air from the room is sucked.
  • a corresponding method, a corresponding stranding machine and a corresponding air conveying system is known from EP 0 727 156 A1 known.
  • a corresponding stranding machine is from the Applicant sold under the name Protos 100.
  • the invention is based on the object Method for operating a stranding machine, a stranding machine and an air conveying system for a rod making machine of the tobacco indicate the manufacturing industry by which it is possible to produce qualitatively uniform cigarette strands.
  • This problem is solved by a method for operating a Extrusion machine of the tobacco processing industry, by means of a first stream of air a tobacco stream in a space of the strand machine is sighted so that tobacco stems from the tobacco stream be separated, wherein the sighted tobacco stream through the first and / or a second air flow is conveyed in the space, wherein a third and a fourth air flow are provided, the air out of the space, that is further developed by that regardless of the production capacity of the stranding machine the Sum of the air flow of the third and fourth airflow in Is essentially constant.
  • the term production means especially the speed of one of the sighted Tobacco stream formed strand or a length of a cigarette rod per time unit.
  • the tobacco sifter may be a cautious be.
  • the tobacco sifter may also include a permissive.
  • air flow means the delivery rate of air per unit time or subsidized Air volume per unit of time.
  • the suction belt of the suction belt conveyor which seals in the Frame of the invention may also be a Saugbandoneer, by Applying tobacco, so that less air in the form of the third Air flow discharged from the room via the Saugstrang makeuper becomes.
  • Air flow can be increased in the form of the fourth air flow, so that the air speed at the sifter, comprising a caution and possibly a Nachsichter, not too changed and preferably remains constant, so that the rib discharge from the Tobacco flow also remains constant.
  • This effect essentially occurs because of that, because the pressure in the room is essentially constant remains so that the air speed on the sifter does not change must become.
  • the sum of the air flows of the third and the fourth air flow is automatic or with running strand machine kept constant.
  • the first, second and fourth airflow are usually part of a recirculation system, by a circulating air blower is operated.
  • a circulating air blower is operated.
  • the air distributor also Part of the air circulation system is and between the circulating air fan and the room is arranged, promotes the circulating air fan due the lower pressure difference between input and output one larger air volume; i.e. the air flow increases. hereby is automatically the extracted from the room air flow elevated.
  • the air distributor can also have an air line with a branch be. Furthermore, in the environment air from the air manifold over another air line to be drained. Preferably, the changed in the environment discharged air flow. If to Change of the deflated air flow a throttle in a discharge line of the air distributor is adjusted, is a special cost-effective implementation of the method possible.
  • the discharge line can also be an outlet line and in particular is a diffuser or ends in one Diffuser.
  • a substantially constant pressure in the room set Preferably, a substantially constant pressure in the room set.
  • the space here includes in particular the rolling space or fluidized bed space of the stranding machine.
  • the pumped out of the room air flow the fourth air flow controlled or regulated.
  • the control or regulation can be done continuously, so that too continuously changed the production capacity of the strand machine can be without affecting the quality of the produced cigarette rod would be impaired.
  • the object is further by a rod maker of the tobacco processing industry comprising a tobacco sifter, a Saugstrang speciallyer and a device for conveying tobacco to dissolved the Saugstrangminuteer, wherein the means for conveying of tobacco defines a room, where to sift and to Promote an airflow is introduced into the room, being independent from the production output of the stranding machine of the Space taken out air flow substantially constant is.
  • a rod maker of the tobacco processing industry comprising a tobacco sifter, a Saugstrang narrower and a device for conveying tobacco to dissolved the Saugstrang.
  • the term includes the device for Conveying tobacco means for conveying and / or directing a Air flow or multiple air streams, by means of the tobacco movable is.
  • the means for conveying tobacco comprises, for example also fall shafts, a fluidized bed and other means in a rod maker of the tobacco processing industry.
  • an air distributor in the conveying direction of the air flow arranged upstream of the room the air distributor has an outlet in the environment.
  • This is a special accurate air flow promotion possible in the stranding machine.
  • the air flow rate that can be discharged into the environment is changeable is realized is a particularly effective and easy way a uniform tobacco rod even with different To realize production services of the stranding machine.
  • a Particularly cost-effective implementation is provided by that a throttle valve is provided in the outlet.
  • a pressure sensor is provided in the room. through of the pressure sensor, it is easily possible to use a controller or Control of the airflow which can be discharged into the environment realize.
  • the pressure sensor is preferably in the region of Classifier arranged or in the rolling room of the fluidized bed.
  • a control or regulating device is provided to the Control or regulate the airflow that can be discharged into the environment.
  • the Control or regulation continuously allows. This is it possible, also continuously the production capacity of the stranding machine change without compromising the quality of the cigarette rod suffer from. If the control or regulation is gradual allows predetermined production outputs can be set in any case, those in these production services resulting cigarette lines have a good quality.
  • Throttle valve positions can be specified. This is a special simple and cost-effective realization of the stranding machine given, especially in operation usually two different production services in cigarette production or cigarette rod production to be used by cigarette manufacturers.
  • the object is further by a rod maker of the tobacco processing industry, comprising a tobacco sifter, a SaugstrangIFFer and means for conveying Tobacco to the Saugstrangadder, the means for Promoting tobacco defines a space, being for sifting and for conveying an air flow into the room can be introduced, wherein upstream of the room, with respect to the conveying direction of the Air flow at least a portion of the air flow into the environment is deliverable, the air flow, which can be discharged into the environment is, depending on the production capacity of the stranding machine is.
  • the deliverable in the environment air flow is at lower production capacity can be increased.
  • a special Effective embodiment of the strand machine according to the invention then given when an air distributor in the conveying direction of the air flow is arranged upstream of the room, wherein the Air manifold has an outlet in the environment.
  • An inexpensive Solution is given when to change in the Environment deliverable air flow provided a throttle is.
  • an air conveyor system for a Strand machine of the tobacco processing industry comprising a Circulating air fan and a Saug Kunststoffgebläse solved, by means of the Recirculation blower air is conveyed into a room, in which a Tobacco stream, in particular by the conveyed air, Vietnamesechtbar and is conveyable, and wherein the suction fan with the room is connected, wherein air is sucked out of the room, wherein regardless of the production output of the stranding machine Essentially, air flow that can be conveyed out of the room is constant.
  • a throttle in a the air Provide in the environment draining line Preferably is a substantially constant pressure in the room adjustable.
  • a pressure sensor in the room is used.
  • a control device for controlling or regulating the in the environment drained air flow can very effectively the task is solved.
  • the control or regulation is preferably continuous or incremental, in the latter alternative, preferably two Positions or three positions of the throttle are provided or two or three predeterminable air flow rates can be specified.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically a strand machine according to the invention 10.
  • the stranding machine 10 some elements are dashed shown in the following.
  • Tobacco is made from a tobacco stock by means of a steep wall conveyor 11 promoted to a stowage 12. From the stowage 12 Tobacco by means of a removal roller 13 and a racket roller 14 taken and essentially isolated in a manhole 15 delivered. In the shaft 15, a down forms directed tobacco stream 38.
  • the tobacco stream 38 enters the area of a classifier and in particular first in the area of a cautionary 16, in which by means of an air flow from an air flow line 32 1, the tobacco stream 38 is pre-sighted, such that the light tobacco stream components are conveyed in the direction of a fluidized bed 18 and the Heavy tobacco stream components, mainly tobacco ribs, fall through down.
  • the downwardly falling tobacco stream constituents are rearranged in a Nachsichter 17.
  • the sifting of tobacco is known per se, so that the sizing itself will not be discussed further here.
  • the sighted tobacco stream 38' reaches the fluidized bed 18, in which through further air flow lines 32 3 air streams through corresponding nozzles, For example, Coanda nozzles, the sighted tobacco stream 38 'is further promoted in the direction of Saugstrangdecier 19.
  • the exposed ribs pass over the rib shaft 25 in Direction of a Scierelrinne 26, from the smaller tobacco components be shaken out so that essentially just ribs be dissipated.
  • some air flow lines 32 1 , 32 2 , 32 3 , 32 4 , 32 5 , 32 6 , 32 7 , 32 8 , 32 9 , 32 10 , 32 11 and 32 12 are provided to promote the corresponding air streams ,
  • a recirculation system 44 which comprises a circulating air fan 24.
  • the circulating air blower 24 conveys or regulates compressed air via a throttle valve 23 into an air distributor 21, from which compressed air is passed via a throttle valve 22 to the warden 16. Further, the air manifold 21 directs compressed air to the indenter 17 and via other lines 32 3 to the nozzles in the fluidized bed 18. The air is then removed from the rolling chamber 20 via an air line 32 4 to a Entstaubungszyklon which separates the air from air-borne tobacco dust , Another part is supplied via lines 32 5 the air circuit of Saugstrang employer blower.
  • the Saugstrang simpleer blower 27 draws air from the environment via another line 32 6 , which opens between the throttle valve 29 and the Saugstrangdecier blower 27.
  • the throttle valve 31 is provided for adjusting the negative pressure in the Saugstrangdecier and the throttle valve 30 sets a pressure-free transition, such that the extracted air from the center air is slightly larger than that of the machine discharged air volume.
  • a further pressure line 32 7 leads from the vibrating channel 26 into the discharge line from the suction-strand conveyor-fan 27, so that there is also entrained an air flow.
  • the automatic adjustment of the throttle valve 34 for the diffuser 35 may preferably be done by a compressed air cylinder.
  • a compressed air cylinder For this purpose, in particular two positions, in particular with precisely adjustable stops when two production outputs find the machine use. For example, the Production services 10,000 cigarettes per minute and 6,000 respectively 4,000 cigarettes per minute are used. At reduced Production output will be an increased air flow from the Rolling room sucked through the circulating air fan 24, which thereby is achieved that a larger air flow from the air manifold 21 is discharged via the line 32 'in the environment.
  • the production capacity of the strand machines for example throttled when the between the stranding machine and a corresponding storage machine is full memory. In this respect, it comes in the production of cigarettes and the subsequent Packing actually also provides that machine performance or production capacity must be throttled. This can happen, for example, when the packaging machine comes to a standstill and the stranding machine still working properly.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the air system of a inventive stranding machine in a further embodiment shown.
  • Compressed air is via the circulating air fan 24 to the Air distributor 21 out.
  • an air flow 320 is provided.
  • a throttle 45th controllable or adjustable airflow 321 led to the caution.
  • the air distributor 21 prevails a pressure of in Range between 10 and 80 mbar.
  • an air flow 322 becomes too a Nachsichterdüse out of the air manifold 21.
  • air streams 326, 327 also escape the atmosphere into the rolling room.
  • the air distributor 21 leads also an airflow 337 for rib suction.
  • the corresponding discharged ribs get to earth gravity and an air stream 336 in a vibrating trough 26 and then over spent an airflow 332 to the ribbed bearing 37.
  • By the out the air distributor 21 to the defaulter guided airflow 322nd also creates a 335 air flow from the atmosphere, which in one Airflow 324 passes.
  • from the rolling room 36 arrives an air flow 330 to the Entustaubungszyklon 33, from the one Air flow 334, which is controllable or controllable with a throttle flap, is returned to the circulating air fan 24 again.
  • the air distributor 21 also leaves a flow of air 325 over the Throttle 34 is controlled or regulated, from.
  • This airflow 325 ends in a diffuser 35 and then in the ambient air. about the air flow 325 is from the Wälzraum 36 via the air flow 330 conveyed air flow controlled or regulated.
  • the control parameter is the rolling room pressure, which by means of a pressure sensor 42 whose signal via a measuring line 41 a control or regulating device 40 is supplied, measured becomes.
  • the control device 40 controls or regulates via a Control line 43, the throttle valve 34. It can be a continuous Control take place, as this is indicated in Fig. 2 or from another point of the machine production in the control or regulating device 40 are controlled, so that a corresponding control of the position of the throttle valve 34th is possible.
  • the rolling room pressure changes due to the fact because at different production capacities of the stranding machine the discharged from the rolling chamber 36 airflow 340 its throughput changes, since the suction power of the Saugstranguteers 19 itself with stranding machine also reducing production output reduced.
  • an air flow 338 is provided to dust on a To introduce return conveyor into the system. From the dump gear another air flow 339 arrives at the suction belt conveyor fan 27. The air circulation system and the suction air system are over the air streams 331 connected to each other.
  • the circulating air fan operates at a power of approximately 5.5 kW.
  • the fluidized bed space has approximately a pressure of 0 mbar.
  • a Control of the throttle valve 34 for the so-called diffuser air 325 with two or more discrete positions represents a very simple and inexpensive solution.
  • a regulation of Position of the throttle valve 34 to a constant rolling space pressure leads to a consistency of the function of the classifier in all production services.

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