20-02-2014 дата публикации
Номер: US20140048083A1
An apparatus for the formation of machine-made tobacco rods for use in the production of smoking articles, such as cigars, from tobacco comprising a tacky material. The apparatus includes a pair of transfer and compression belts for receiving and compressing the stream of tobacco, the transfer and compression; a pair of squeeze bars for compressing the tobacco in a direction perpendicular to the pair of transfer and compression belts, the pair of squeeze bars produced from a material comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone); a tongue for receiving the compressed tobacco, the tongue produced from a material comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone); and a folder for folding a wrapper material around the compressed tobacco so as to form a continuous rod of tobacco, the wrapper material provided from a source of wrapper material, the folder produced from a material comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone). 1. In the formation of machine-made tobacco rods from a tobacco comprising a tacky material , a method of decreasing tobacco waste , comprising the steps of:a) providing a plurality of components of a tobacco rod-making machine, the plurality of components produced from a material comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone); andb) reducing at least one gap between at least one of the plurality of components with an adjacent component of the tobacco rod-making machine to reduce the amount of tobacco escaping through the gap.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:c) operating the cigar rod-making machine to produce tobacco rods, wherein tobacco waste in the production of cigar rods is decreased.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein tobacco waste in the production of cigar rods is decreased by at least 25%.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein tobacco waste in the production of cigar rods is decreased by at least 50%.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein tobacco waste in the production of cigar rods is decreased by at least 80%.6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of ...
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