Capsule monitoring in filters for the tobacco processing industry

description

p0001The invention relates to the use of a microwave measurement method for quality monitoring of a plurality of filters or filter rod of the tobacco processing industry. The invention further relates to a method for monitoring the quality of the feed of a filter or a filter rod of the tobacco processing industry, comprising capsules having a liquid fill.

p0002Moreover, the invention relates to a method for operating a filter rod making machine of the tobacco processing industry and a filter rod making machine of the tobacco processing industry.

p0003New cigarette products which are to be placed on the market have, as an essential component of the filter one or more capsules, which is filled with a liquid, such as menthol or. The capsule is immediately before the cigarette is ignited, broken by the smoker due to pressure on the filter, whereby the liquid is released and the aroma of the liquid. So that this is ensured, it is necessary to ensure the quality of the cigarette product. The capsule must when the cigarette product is sold, be filled and be properly positioned in the filter.

p0004It is an object of the present invention to provide a high quality of a cigarette product, wherein in a filter, a capsule, which is filled with a liquid which is at least available to ensure.

p0005This object is achieved by the subject matters of claims 1, 4, 10 and 13. FIG.

p0006According to the invention, a microwave measuring method for quality monitoring of a plurality of filters or a filter rod of the tobacco processing industry, are introduced into the or in the capsules with liquid filling, used.

p0007By using a microwave measurement method can be monitored with the introduced capsules accurately the quality of the manufactured filter or the finished filter rod.

p0008Preferably, the quality control includes the number of capsules, the position of the capsules and / or the state of the capsules. When the number of the capsules is determined to monitor the quality, if just the right number of capsules was introduced or whether a capsule is missing or were introduced too many capsules or no capsule was introduced. With regard to the position of the capsule is in particular checked whether in the longitudinal direction of the strand or of the filter capsule is properly positioned. When examining the state of the capsules is determined whether the respective capsule is completely filled or only partially filled, whether the respective capsule is empty or if it expired. In the case of the fact that the capsule has leaked is distributed according to the liquid in the filter rod and the filter, which can be very well observed in particular with the microwave blade method. Quality control also includes whether the correct capsule is introduced, it can be provided, for example, instead of filling with menthol another filling, which can be particularly well detected by the microwave measuring method.

p0009Preferably, the position of the capsule in the filter rod or the filter is controlled. To this end, the position of the capsules, for example, measured and compared with a desired position. In deviation from the desired position, a corresponding control signal is applied to a charging device of the capsules in the filter rod, which ensures, for example, that the phase of the charging device is changed, for example the fact that briefly introduces the loading apparatus faster or slower capsules into a filter rod.

p0010The object is further achieved by a method for monitoring the quality of the feed of a filter or a filter rod of the tobacco-processing industry with capsules which have a liquid filling, wherein the filter or the filter rod is passed through a microwave measuring field of a microwave resonator, and wherein at a predetermined operating frequency, a change of the microwave field is measured in the microwave resonator and based on the change, the quality of the feed and / or the quality of the introduced to the filter or the filter rod is determined capsules. Under loading in particular a loading of capsules is understood in a filter or filter rod within the scope of the invention.

p0011Particularly preferably a microwave resonator is used in the <patcit id="pcit0001" dnum="DE19854550B4"><text>DE 198 54 550 B4</text></patcit> is described and having the resonator, referred to therein.

p0012The working frequency is preferably between 2 and 30 GHz, in particular, preferably, the operating frequency is in a range of 2 to 10 GHz, in particular preferably between 5 and 6.5 GHz. Preferably, the operating frequency is in the range of a rising or falling edge of a curve of the measured intensity over a frequency. Such a curve can be obtained that microwaves are coupled with a variable frequency in the microwave resonator and each resultant measuring strength or signal strength of the coupled microwave, which was extracted from the microwave resonator is measured. Here, then a curve results, such as in<figref idrefs="f0004">Fig. 6</figref> shown. In the present invention, the term measuring strength or signal strength includes the term amplitude.

p0013The operating frequency is then not put in the maximum of this frequency response, but on a cross. This frequency response changes can be clearly determined. Furthermore, such a single point measurement, so a measurement at a frequency by a very high processing speed is characterized.

p0014The measurement is then so that a microwave having a frequency corresponding to the working frequency, is coupled into the microwave resonator and the corresponding signal of the coupled microwave is measured. Preferably alone measuring strength or amplitude, or in addition the slope at the operating frequency can be measured, so that a more accurate statement about the quality of the introduced capsules can be given. When the slope is, for example, the slope of the measured frequency response at the operating frequency and the temporal change in the signal. Preferably, therefore, the change a signal change of the microwave field and / or a change in slope of a signal of the microwave field at the operating frequency.

p0015Preferably, the change is time and / or location-dependent. This means in particular that a moving filter rod or a moving filter are measured, so that the changes of the microwave field are given by time-varying measurement conditions and related location-dependent results in the change to the train or the filter in the longitudinal direction.

p0016Preferably, a determination of the number, the position and / or condition of the capsules is made.

p0017Preferably, it is determined by checking the state of the capsules if the capsules completely filled, partially filled, empty and / or expired and / or whether it is the desired capsules.

p0018Preferably, the method in a filter rod machine of the tobacco processing industry and / or is carried out in a filter transmission path in the tobacco industry. With regard to the implementation of this process in a filter transmission path is referred to on the same day as the present patent application with the German Patent and Trademark Office registered patent application entitled "Method and apparatus for checking the quality of provided with capsules filter rods".

p0019The object is further achieved by a method for operating a filter rod making machine of the tobacco processing industry, are being introduced into the filter rod capsules filled with a liquid by a charging device and are being cut by a cutter from the filter rod filter, the phase between charging device and cutting device, or the speed of a tape format is controlled relative to the phase of the cutter.

p0020Under phase between tuck-in device and the cutting device is in the context of this invention, the spacing of an inserted by an insertion device capsule to the intersection of a cutting device, in particular in relation of a filter prepared understood or a temporal relation of the timing of inserting a capsule by the loading device and the timing of cutting the filter rod understood by the cutter. This phase is preferably a multiple to the number of filters that are cut out of the filter rod of the cutting device and which fit into the path of the filter strand between the cutting device and the insertion device. Under phase between tuck-in device and the cutting device is understood to the rotation angle of the cutting device in particular, a difference of the rotation angle of the loading device.

p0021The speed of the format belt can for example be adjusted when in wear of the format belt a disposed on the garniture tape wrapping material strip has a slip to format tape. In this case, the rate must be controlled accordingly, to be brought, inter alia, with the phase of the cutting device into compliance so that the cuts are made through the filter strand in place.

p0022Preferably, for controlling the phase of the distance between the at least one capsule is determined relative to the generated by the cutter section in a cutting position, the distance between the cutting position is controlled relative to the at least one capsule. Preferably, an average value of the distance of the cutting position is formed on the at least one capsule and regulated to the average phase. This may for example be counteracted, for example, between a garniture tape and the filter rod a slowly adjusting slip in the rod maker.

p0023The object is further achieved by a filter rod making machine of the tobacco-processing industry with a format apparatus for forming a through format device longitudinally axially guided filter rod, wherein upstream of the format device a liquid-filled capsule in the filter rod transferring charging device is provided and downstream of the format device, a cutting device ablängt from the filter tow filter, is provided, <b>characterized in that</b> a phase regulator is provided for controlling the phase between the cutting device and the charging device or the phase of the cutting device to the velocity of a garniture tape.

p0024Preferably, a microwave measuring device is provided, by means of which the position of the inserted capsule can be determined relative to the respective section. Preferably, the microwave measuring device includes an enforceable from the filter rod resonator. Further preferably, the microwave measuring device is used to determine the quality of the strand introduced into capsules. Preferably also a Ausschleussystem for defective filter is provided, then the pre-cut filter single or multiple unit length is discharged, for example, while the introduced capsules are defective, such as expired, empty, half filled or from the wrong position or the wrong number of capsules, for example, no capsule is present in a pre-cut filter.

p0025Preferably, the filter rod machine is a multi-strand machine, in particular two-strand machine. Here, the position control of the capsules between the charging device and the cutting device is particularly preferably carried out by each microwave measuring device for each string. Preferably, also a control of the position of the capsules of two filter strands or more filter plugs to happen relative to each other, so that preferably two or more filter plugs only one cutting device is required. Alternatively, this may also be provided per filter rod to provide a cutting device, which will then be regulated separately in their phase.

p0026The invention is described below, without restricting the general inventive idea, by exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which respect all is explicitly referenced in the text not explained in detail to the drawings Details of the invention. Show it:<dl id="dl0001"><dt>Fig. 1</dt><dd>a schematic plan view of an inventive filter rod maker with a Filtertowauf- treatment unit,</dd><dt>Fig. 2</dt><dd>have waveforms at each of two filters, the sets are GE each other and each having a four times unit length,</dd><dt>Fig. 3</dt><dd>have waveforms at each of two filters, the sets are GE each other and each having a four times unit length,</dd><dt>Fig. 4</dt><dd>have waveforms at each of two filters, the sets are GE each other and each having a four times unit length,</dd><dt>Fig. 5</dt><dd>have waveforms at each of two filters, the sets are GE each other and each having a four times unit length,</dd><dt>Fig. 6</dt><dd>a schematic diagram of the amplitude versus frequency for two different fillings of a microwave measuring device,</dd><dt>Fig. 7</dt><dd>a schematic diagram of the amplitude versus frequency for two different fillings of a microwave measuring device,</dd><dt>Fig. 8</dt><dd>a schematic representation of part of an inventive filter rod machine,</dd><dt>Fig. 9</dt><dd>a schematic representation of part of a further filter rod-making machine according to the invention and </dd><dt>Fig. 10</dt><dd>a schematic three-dimensional view of part of another machine according to the invention Filterstrang-.</dd></dl>

p0027In the following figures, the same or similar types of elements or corresponding parts with the same reference numerals are provided to prevent the item from needing to be reintroduced.

p0028In <figref idrefs="f0001">Fig. 1</figref> is shown a schematic plan view of a Filtertowaufbereitungseinheit 120 and a filter rod machine 140th This is an arrangement in which the editing unit 120 and the filter rod maker 140 are approximately arranged in a row one behind the other. In the processing unit 120 of the filter tow strip 61 is stretched after peeling from Filtertowballen 110, spread and with droplets of plasticizer, eg triacetin, sprayed, so that the surfaces of the threads or fibers of the material strip are partially dissolved so that they stick together. The so prepared material strip 61 is subsequently conveyed to a filter rod maker 140 with a so-called inlet funnel 141 and a downstream device Format 53 and garniture and passed.

p0029Between the inlet funnel 141 and the format device 53 an insertion wheel is 42 schematically indicated, the appropriate capsules which are filled with liquid, such as menthol, into the strip of material 61 on the filter tow. This takes place in a range in which the filter material strip 61 rests on a tape format 52nd Behind the format device 53, which forms from the filter tow strand 61 has a filter 40, a microwave resonator 45 is provided, through which the strand is guided. In microwave resonator 45 of the filter rod 40 is checked for its quality of, for example, on whether the correct number of capsules in the filter strand is available, whether they are in the correct position and / or if the capsules are in order, that is, for example, has not expired and fully filled, and / or whether it is the correct capsules.

p0030This is followed by a cutting device 46 includes at which ablängt from the filter tow filter 41st The filter 41 typically have a multiple use length. If in each filter 41 the quality check has shown through the microwave resonator 45 that there the quality is not as specified, then that filter 41 can be sorted out by the blow 51st

p0031<figref idrefs="f0002">Fig. 2</figref> shows a schematic diagram in which the measured intensity is plotted in arbitrary units 10 via a clock eleventh Measurements were firstly a measurement signal for a correct filling 12 of two adjacent filters four times the useful length. Each filter easy use length has then included a capsule. This is arranged in the correct filters filled at about 20 clock in clock 65, at clock 115 at clock 155 etc. Instead of the specified measures may also be a dependent of the time abscissa be applied or a dependent of the place abscissa. In the case of time-dependent abscissa, this may be indicated, for example in seconds or milliseconds. The location of the respective maxima of the measurement signal then depends on the speed at which the two juxtaposed filter rods are guided through the resonator. This should be done at a constant speed of course.

p0032It is also in <figref idrefs="f0002">Fig. 2</figref> Also, a measurement signal 13 is shown for two missing capsules, wherein the position of the missing capsules are indicated with 14 and 14 '. It can be clearly seen, that the measurement signal 12 for correct filling at this point differs significantly from the measurement signal 13 for two missing capsules.

p0033In <figref idrefs="f0002">Fig. 3</figref> shown a corresponding schematic Darstelllung, whereby here to compare a measurement signal 12 is given for correct filling and being at the other measurement signal 15 to detect when misplaced capsules that at least four misplaced capsules were measured. These are shown by the reference numerals 16 to 16 " '.

p0034<figref idrefs="f0003">Fig. 4</figref> also shows a corresponding measurement graph in which on the one hand, a measurement signal 12 is shown for correct filling and further comprising a measuring signal 17 for an incorrect number of capsules. The left filter four times the useful length of five capsules are in fact introduced, the positions of the five capsules are marked accordingly with 18th The right-hand filter four times the useful length is to be appreciated that the position of the corresponding capsules is not correctly in each capsule.

p0035In <figref idrefs="f0003">Fig. 5</figref> is shown schematically also a corresponding measurement diagram in which in addition to the measurement signal 12 for correct filling a measuring signal 19 for leaking capsules is illustrated. In positions 20 and 20 ', the capsules leaked accordingly. This can be seen by a much smaller measurement signal and further by a widened measurement signal. With the width can be determined very accurately, that the capsules have expired.

p0036In <figref idrefs="f0004">Fig. 6</figref> is shown in arbitrary units 10 against the frequency 21 schematically a diagram of the measurement strength. There are shown two frequency responses, namely a first frequency response 22 and a second frequency response 23. These frequency responses occur at different filling corresponding microwave resonators.

p0037For example, the frequency response of 22 to prevail if only filter tow in the measuring range of the microwave resonator is disposed, and the second frequency response 23, if a corresponding filled with a liquid capsule in the measuring range of the microwave resonator is arranged. It is then the amplitude or the measured thickness 10 measured in accordance with the operating frequency 26th

p0038For the first frequency response 22, that is, the filling of the microwave with the filter tow is a measuring strength or a signal 27 measured for the first frequency response and during filling with an appropriate capsule a second measuring strength or a signal 28 for the second frequency response. Here is the simplest and quickest case of evaluation according to the invention, wherein at the respective measurement curves, the amplitude or the measured thickness is measured at a fixed frequency.

p0039Depending on the strand property, in particular the filling of the capsule, the amount of the amplitude change. There is so far no resonance curve recorded and no change in the resonant frequency or a change in the width of the resonance curve, which would lead to increased measurement effort and very elaborate evaluations, but only the amplitude, ie the measured strength at the operating frequency.

p0040It may instead be coupled into the microwave resonator, a frequency-modulated signal, so that in addition to the amplitude or the measuring force 10, an amplitude change or a slope of the amplitude at the frequency of operation for analysis additionally or alternatively may be used. This is in<figref idrefs="f0004">Fig. 7</figref> shown schematically. This additional measurement resolution can be obtained in critical cases. Thus it may, for example, as in<figref idrefs="f0004">Fig. 7</figref> is shown, be that at various filter components, the measured intensity is not different at the working frequency 26, as in the third frequency response 24 and the fourth frequency response 25 is shown at the working frequency 26 where both frequency responses a signal 29 for the third and fourth frequency response results. Here, the necessary information may be obtained from the slope 30 for the third frequency response and the slope 31 for the fourth frequency response at the operating frequency 26 can be used. The operating frequency is 26 here at about 5.8 GHz. The maximum signal strength or measuring thickness 10 of the third frequency response 24 is at a frequency of 6 GHz.

p0041<figref idrefs="f0005">Fig. 8</figref> schematically shows a portion of a filter rod machine of the invention. A filter rod 40 is along the longitudinal axis 57, ie longitudinal axial direction, in<figref idrefs="f0005">Fig. 8</figref> conveyed from right to left. In the filter rod 40, two capsules 43 and 44 are 43 and 44 respectively inserted in substantially equidistant intervals on two other capsules in the filter rod or inserted by means of a Einlegerads 42 in this embodiment. The filter rod 40 then has adjacent capsules 43 and 44, between which also can be disposed somewhat filter tow.

p0042The filled with the capsules 43 and 44, filter rod 40 then passes through a microwave cavity 45 in which inter alia the quality of the filter rod and the filling with capsules 43 and 44 are checked. In addition, the microwave resonator 45 serves for determining the position of the capsules 43 and 44. Finally, a cutter cuts 46, which is embodied here as a rotating blade carrier, the strand 40 in double-length filter 41. If it is found in the microwave resonator 45, that the quality of the filter rods produced double use length 41 is not in order, they are blown through a blow-out 51st

p0043The control and regulation of the corresponding components of the filter rod maker 60 is shown below:

p0044The rotational speed of the Einlegerads 42 is controlled by a phase-controlled drive system 47th This emits a corresponding control signal to the insertion wheel and the actuator of the Einlegerads 42nd The respective rotational position of Einlegerads is the drive system 47 is returned as the actual position, which provides a Phasenistwert a position control 48th The position control 48 is a phase value from the propulsion system 47th This is through the respective lines with arrows in the respective components<figref idrefs="f0005">Fig. 8</figref> connect, indicated.

p0045Further, the microwave is 45 an actual position of the inserted into the strand 40 capsules 43 and 44 both to the position control 48 and to a quality control and Statistics System 50 further. Incorrect location, quality monitoring and statistics system is used to express an ejection signal to blow out 51 so that appropriate filters 41 are blown with misplaced capsules 43 and 44th

p0046Also gives the position control 48 a desired phase value to a phase-controlled drive system 49 for the knife carrier 46 from. The Phasenistwert is returned by the drive system 49 to the position control 48th The blade carrier or of the actuator of the knife carrier 46 is correspondingly connected to the drive system 47th

p0047With ideal and error-free production, the insertion wheel 42 for the capsules 43, 44 and the blade carrier 46 are mutually adjusted once properly in their phase position, so that the cut is made at the desired location relative to the capsules. By wearing a format tape that also in, for example,<figref idrefs="f0006">Fig. 9</figref> or in <figref idrefs="f0001">Fig. 1</figref> is shown, but it may come in the course of production to a slowly inserting slip between the filter strand 40 and garniture tape 52nd The consequence is a slow systematic runaway of the capsules relative to the average position of the filter 41. This problem can by means of the measuring system can be solved that with a systemic runaway of capsules, the phase angle between insertion wheel 52 and blade carrier 46 by a cutting position control or position control 48 is readjusted.

p0048In <figref idrefs="f0006">Fig. 9</figref> 60 is shown another schematic embodiment of a filter rod making machine according to the invention. There are shown in accordance with the insertion wheel components 42, the microwave resonator 45 and the cutting device 46th The insertion wheel 42 has recesses into which, in this embodiment only one capsule 43 is respectively inserted. This is in contrast to the embodiment according to<figref idrefs="f0005">Fig. 8</figref>Are provided in each of the double wells, into which the two different or the same capsules are next to each other is inserted. The capsules are accordingly, for example by suction, maintained until the handover in strand 41st

p0049is Following the insertion wheel 42 in <figref idrefs="f0006">Fig. 9</figref> a format device 53 shown, which has among other things a format tape 52nd A format device in accordance also with the embodiment<figref idrefs="f0005">Fig. 8</figref> available, but there is not shown.

p0050The phase control is done in dependence of a measured position value of the respectively inserted capsule 43 in the strand 40, which is generated by the microwave resonator 45 and a phase regulator 55 is supplied. The phase controller 55 controls the phases of Einlegerads 42 relative to the cutting device 46, so that always the correct cutting position 54 can be adhered to, which is in a predetermined distance from the inserted capsule 43rd

p0051<figref idrefs="f0007">Fig. 10</figref> schematically and three-dimensionally shows a part of a filter rod making machine according to the invention in a further embodiment. It is shown a two-strand machine, so a filter rod machine for processing two filter plugs 40 and 40 '. Correspondingly, two extension wheels 42, 42 'are provided by respective drive systems 47, 47' are each driven. Also in this case serve the insertion gears 42, 42 'to 43 capsules in the filter strands 40, 40' bring.

p0052It is also still shown a reel, is withdrawn from the wrapping material 62, 62 'after cutting. The wrapping material 62, 62 'is two format belts 52, 52', respectively. The format bands 52, 52 'by means of drive systems 64, 64' driven. The filter rods 40, 40 'are the format bands 52, 52' placed and 'out, in which the wrapping material strip 62, 62' by format devices 53, 53 are wrapped around the filter strands and are also closed.

p0053This is followed by a Nahtplättvorrichtung 63, in which the wrapping material strip sutures or adhesives are dried to seal the seams in particular by heat. Then pass the strands 40, 40 'by a microwave resonator 45', which 'has two through-openings for a respective strand 40, 40'. The microwave resonator 45 'may be a microwave measuring device, which consists of two microwave resonators that are decoupled from each other. In particular, by decoupling a very good measurement accuracy for each strand is possible. In this way, then at the respective strand, an inventive method for monitoring the quality of the feed of a filter or of each filter rod of the tobacco-processing industry with capsules which have a liquid filling, can be performed.

p0054After the microwave resonator 45 and the microwave resonator 45 to close two cutting devices 46, 46 'on each of the drive systems 49 and 49' are driven.

p0055The position control of the respective driven components, namely the loading wheels 42, 42 ', and the format strips 52 and 52' and the cutting device 46 and 46 ', is connected to the corresponding components of the drive systems 47, 47'; 64, 64 'and 49, 49' is performed. The position control of the format tapes 52 and 52 'in particular comprises a speed control.

p0056The position control 48 is replaced by the microwave resonator 45 'the position of the respective capsules 43 in the strands. This situation is further processed into control variables, which are used to control drive systems. In this way, the phase of cutting devices can be 46, 46 'regulated or controlled. Accordingly, the phase of the cutting devices 46, 46 'are relative to the speed or the speeds of the format belts 52 and 52' is controlled or regulated. Finally, it is possible to 'relative to the speed of the format tapes 52 and 52' to control the phase of the insertion gears 42, 42 or regulate.

p0057If, as part of this application is of a phase the speech, instead can also be a speed, in particular the rotational speed, be implied.

p0058It is particularly preferred if the position of the filter strands 40, 40 'inserted capsules 43 is controlled so that the capsules in the conveying direction of the strands 40, 40' always at the same height in each case relative to the two strands 40, 40 is ' lie. In this case, the cutting devices 46 and 46 'at the same time cut the strands and there is a synchronization of the barrel of the filter strands 40, 40' as well as the further processing of the cut filter instead.

p0059In the event that the cut or the rotational speed of the cutter or cutters is the reference value of scheme or is constant, both strands can be cut with a cutting device.

p0060All mentioned features, including those taken from the drawings alone, and individual characteristics, which are disclosed in combination with other features, are considered alone and in combination as essential to the invention. Embodiments of the invention can be fulfilled through individual characteristics or a combination of several characteristics.

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