MODULAR DEVICE FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF SMOKING GOODS

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Patent Information

Application Number
DE602012081929
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2012-06-01
Publication Date
2026-02-11
Estimated Expiration
2032-06-01

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing filter cigarette assembly machines require dedicated machinery for each cigarette configuration, leading to increased time and cost in product development and inefficient use of factory space.

Method used

A modular apparatus for smoking article assembly that can be reconfigured to perform different sequences of operations, allowing a single machine to produce various cigarette configurations by rearranging modules, adding or removing components, and altering the order of operations.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates flexible production of different cigarette types, reducing development time and costs, and optimizing factory space by enabling a single machine to adapt to multiple cigarette configurations.

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