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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1993
Yutaka Okumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cigarette. manufacturing machine has a first tobacco band for forming a cut tobacco layer by attracting cut tobacco, a folding stack for folding the cut tobacco layer from the first tobacco band into layer portions and piling the layer portions on one another in the direction of delivery of the cut tobacco layer to form a cut tobacco train, a second tobacco band for receiving the formed cut tobacco train by suction from the folding stack and transporting the received cut tobacco train, a wrapping section for forming a cigarette rod in a manner such that the cut tobacco train is wrapped in a paper web, and a cutting section for cutting the formed cigarette rod into individual cigarettes. The method of forming the cigarette using this apparatus is also described.