摘要:
A flow control device 4 for a smoking article comprises a body having first and second longitudinally arranged body portions 7, 10 rotatable relative to one another between a first position and a second position. The first 7 and second 10 body portions are configured to define a first smoke flow path through the device 4 in the first position and a second smoke flow path through the device 4 in the second position and to cause an adjustment to the direction of smoke flow upon rotation from the first position to the second position, thereby to allow smoke to pass through the second smoke flow path.
摘要:
A machine (1) for making filter rods for use in the manufacture of smoking articles comprises a garniture (5) configured to receive filter plug material and filter wrapping material and to form a wrapped elongate filter rod, the garniture comprising a tongue (4); the maker further comprises a rotatable object-transport member (6) arranged to receive objects from an object store and to deliver said objects directly into the tongue such that the objects are inserted into filter plug material passing through the tongue (4) and a cutter configured to cut the elongate filter rod, thereby forming filter rod segments having one or more objects therein.
摘要:
A smoking article assembly apparatus is disclosed. It comprises a first cutting station configured to cut a filter rod into filter segments, a tipping station configured to join the filter segments to tobacco rods so as to form a smoking article assembly, and a second cutting station configured to cut the smoking article assembly in the region of the filter segments so as to form two smoking articles.