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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1981
Derek H Dyett, High Wycombe, GB;
Godfrey A Wood, High Wycombe, GB;
Albert D Seim, II, Richmond, VA (US);
Molins, Ltd., London, GB;
Abstract
This invention is concerned with a cutting head for a cigarette filter attachment machine, for cutting a filter attachment web at regular intervals in cooperation with a cutting drum, comprising a rotary member which carries one or more knives, an arrangement for urging the rotary member towards the cutting drum with a predetermined force, and a damping member arranged to resist movement of the rotary member towards the cutting drum, at least along part of the range of such movement. Each end of the rotary member is preferably supported by a separately movable carrier member, each carrier member having its own urging arrangement and its own damping member. The or each damping member may comprise a dashpot or a rubber pad or sleeve.