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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Shigenobu Kushihashi, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Shigenobu Kushihashi, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Kano, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A manufacturing machine for rod-shaped articles comprises a wrapping section () for forming a rod-shaped article by wrapping a filler material in a wrapper. The wrapping section has a forming bed () for guiding a garniture tape (), which is used to form the rod-shaped article, in travel. The manufacturing machine further comprises a cooling system for cooling the forming bed (). The cooling system is provided with cooling passages () formed in portionsA toD of the forming bed () and a circuit for supplying a coolant to the cooling passages.