A Device And A Method For Forming Tips Of Rod-Like Article For Tobacco Industry
Patent No. EP4149286 (titled "A Device And A Method For Forming Tips Of Rod-Like Article For Tobacco Industry") was filed by Tobacco Machinery Poland SP Z OO on Apr 30, 2021. The application was issued on Oct 29, 2025.
Patent Summary
A device for forming tips of rod-like articles, such as tobacco industry cardboard tubes, comprises a drum conveyor with at least one flute for transferring articles transversally to their axis along a first circular path. Coaxial to this path are a first and second pressing element moving along second and third circular paths, respectively, positioned opposite each other. At least one pressing element features a concave forming surface. These elements move linearly along the flute's axis, transverse to the first circular path, toward and away from each other. The device is configured to form a crimped tip at an article end, creating an opening with an inner diameter smaller than the article's central section inner diameter to prevent filling material loss or segment intrusion.
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Date
Description
EP4149286
- Application Number
- EP21722475A
- Filing Date
- Apr 30, 2021
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Sep 26, 2025
- Publication Date
- Oct 29, 2025
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