APPARATUS FOR INSERTING MICROCAPSULE OBJECTS INTO A FILTER ELEMENT OF A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

APPARATUS FOR INSERTING MICROCAPSULE OBJECTS INTO A FILTER ELEMENT OF A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

An apparatus is provided for forming a cigarette filter rod member defining a longitudinal axis. A rod-forming unit is configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit configured to insert a carrier carrying a plurality of frangi...

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Hauptverfasser: Collett, William Robert, Novak, III, Charles Jacob, Lovette, Margarette Elisa, Guenther, JR., Quentin Paul, Pipes, Jerry Wayne, Barnes, Vernon Brent, Benford, Robert William
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
TOBACCO
TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus is provided for forming a cigarette filter rod member defining a longitudinal axis. A rod-forming unit is configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit configured to insert a carrier carrying a plurality of frangible microcapsule objects into the rod member. Associated apparatuses and methods are also provided.