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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Junichi Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Irikura, Kohriyama, JP;
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A removing apparatus for rod-like articles comprises a removing drum ( ) as part of a transport path for the articles such as cigarettes, double filter cigarettes and filter cigarettes in a filter cigarette manufacturing machine, and many transport grooves ( ) formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drum ( ) for receiving the articles. Adjacent grooves ( ) have suction holes ( ) at different axial positions thereof. While passing through a suction holding region (A) of the removing drum ( ), the adjacent transport grooves ( ) receive holding pressure for the articles, from the corresponding holding passages ( ) of the region (A) through the suction holes ( ). The passages ( ) extend longer than the pitch of the transport grooves ( ). When compressed air is supplied to a passage ( ), the passage ( ) allows the compressed air to blow out from connected suction holes ( ) to thereby remove the article from the corresponding transport groove ( ).