Cigarette roller
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hand rolling machines for cigarettes require dexterity and are not automated, lacking an all-in-one system for grinding, blending, wrapping, and filling, making the process inefficient and requiring multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A device with a grinding unit, blender, funnel for sifting, and rolling assembly that forms a paper tube around ground material, utilizing gear assemblies to automate the rolling process, and includes a wetting assembly for sealing the cigarette.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If hand rolling machines are used to wrap paper around ground material, then cigarette formation is achieved, but dexterity is required and automation is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate devices (grinder, blender, rolling machine, filling device) into a single integrated device. The rolling assembly is integrated with the grinder and blender, allowing automated operation without requiring separate tools for each function. This merging eliminates the need for manual dexterity while achieving full automation of the cigarette formation process.
2Productivity
If multiple separate devices are used for grinding, blending, wrapping, and filling, then each function can be performed, but device complexity increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the grinder, blender, rolling assembly, and filling mechanism into a single device. The grinder and blender are positioned to feed material directly into the rolling assembly, which then forms and fills the cigarette in one continuous automated process. This eliminates the need for multiple separate devices and operations, thereby increasing productivity while reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The single device performs multiple functions: grinding tobacco, blending the ground material, rolling the paper around the material, and filling the cigarette. This multi-functional design allows one device to replace several separate tools, improving efficiency and simplifying the overall process.
3Extent of automation
If pre-rolled paper tubes are made manually, then tube formation is achieved, but only one tube can be made at a time and automation is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The rolling assembly is integrated with the material preparation and filling systems, enabling continuous automated tube formation. The device can form multiple tubes sequentially without manual intervention, as the grinder, blender, and rolling mechanisms are coordinated in an automated sequence, thereby increasing both automation extent and productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a device and method for rolling a paper tube around ground material to form a cigarette. In an embodiment of the present invention, the device comprises an openable chamber configured to receive ground material, the chamber having a first end and a second end; a rolling assembly disposed within the chamber, the rolling assembly receiving paper and forming a paper tube around the ground material, the rolling assembly having a first end and a second; and a first gear assembly at the first chamber end and communicatively connected the first end of the rolling assembly, and a second gear assembly at the second chamber end and communicatively connected to the second end of the rolling assembly, the first and second gear activating the rolling assembly when rotated to roll the paper around the ground material forming a cigarette.