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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Stefano Zappoli, Bologna, IT;
Pietro Davide La Porta, Bologna, IT;
Alberto Monzoni, Bologna, IT;
Stefano Malossi, Bologna, IT;
Antonella Giannini, Bologna, IT;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus () for crimping a sheet of material (), the apparatus comprising: a first () and a second () facing crimping rollers defining a first () and a second () rotational axis, respectively, the first and second axis being parallel to each other, wherein at least one of the first and second crimping roller includes a plurality of corrugations; an angle changing device, the angle changing device being adapted to change a crimping angle () formed between a fixed reference plane () and a movable plane () containing the first and the second rotational axis.