Embossed Tipping Paper Layout for Precise Ventilation Hole Formation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing manufacturing processes for smoking articles with embossed tipping paper face challenges in maintaining the aesthetic appeal while ensuring precise processing and ventilation hole formation without interference with subsequent manufacturing stages.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a partially embossed tipping paper with relief pattern regions and plain regions of fixed width, where ventilation holes are formed in the plain areas, allowing for precise processing and improved control during manufacturing stages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If embossing structure is formed across the entire tipping paper surface, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but subsequent processing precision deteriorates due to uneven thickness
Solution Approach 1:
The tipping paper is designed with differentiated regions: an embossed relief pattern region for aesthetic appearance and plain regions without embossing for precise processing. This local quality differentiation allows different parts of the same object to serve different functions - the embossed regions provide visual appeal while the plain regions maintain uniform thickness for accurate ventilation hole formation and clean separation.
2Illumination intensity
If ventilation holes are formed in embossed regions, then aesthetic appearance is maintained, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to uneven thickness
Solution Approach 1:
Ventilation holes are specifically positioned in the plain regions of the tipping paper where the material has uniform thickness and no embossed structure. This ensures precise hole formation and clean edges, while the embossed relief pattern regions remain intact to maintain aesthetic appearance. The functional requirement for precision ventilation hole formation is thus satisfied without compromising the aesthetic embossed design.
3Illumination intensity
If embossed tipping paper is used, then visual and tactile appearance is improved, but separation quality deteriorates due to uneven thickness
Solution Approach 1:
The separation line is positioned within the plain region of the tipping paper where the material has consistent thickness and no embossed structure. This allows for clean, precise separation without the interference of varying material thickness that would occur in embossed regions. The embossed relief pattern regions maintain aesthetic appearance while the plain separation region ensures high-quality cutting.
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AI summary
An embossed tipping paper includes a relief pattern region having a patterned embossing structure formed in the depth of the material of the tipping paper. The embossed tipping paper further includes at least one plain region adjacent to the relief pattern region, the at least one plain region not having an embossing structure formed in the depth of the material of the tipping paper. A sequence of ventilation holes is formed in the at least one plain region. The embossed tipping paper has a substantially rectangular shape and the at least one plain region forms a band of fixed width running between two parallel edges of the substantially rectangular shape.