Japan Tobacco Inc.

Shinichi Hyodo

Norio Suzuki

Norikuni Miyaoka

Toyomi Arakawa

A tape checking apparatus has a driving roller () interposed in a running path (L) of an endless tape (T) and a thickness-measuring device () disposed near the driving roller (). The thickness-measuring device () measures the thickness of the endless tape (T) that is pinched between the driving roller () and a pinch roller ().

Tape checking apparatus

An apparatus for feeding an inner wrapper for an inner pack in a cigarette package has a rotatable web roll (R) formed by winding a web for the inner wrapper. The web has aluminum foil and a paper layer laminated onto the aluminum foil and containing menthol. The feeding apparatus further includes a scraper roller () for removing the menthol from the outer circumferential surface of the web roll (R), namely the surface of the aluminum foil. The scraper roller () has a plurality of scrapers () arranged in the outer circumferential surface thereof, the scrapers () being brought into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the web roll (R). The scrapers () are made of felt material.

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Tokyo, Japan

Shinichi Hyodo