1. An apparatus for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web within a cigarette making machine, the apparatus comprising:
a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face;
a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face;
a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to (a) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and (b) apply that additive material to the continuous advancing strip of paper web; and
a fourth roller having a roll face (i) located in roll contact with the third roller and (ii) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers where the additive material is applied to the paper web,
wherein the paper web is suitable for making a continuous smokable rod.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the strip of a paper web has an inside major surface and an outside major surface, and the apparatus is adapted so as to apply the additive material to the inside major surface of the strip of a paper web.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the third roller
(a) possesses dies protruding outwardly from its roll face, each die having a roll face,
(b) is adapted to receive the additive material from the roll face of the second roller on the roll faces of the dies,
(c) has the roll faces of the dies in roll contact with the second roller,
(d) has the roll faces of the dies in contact with the paper web, and
(e) is adapted to transfer the additive material from the roll faces of the dies to the paper web.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the strip of a paper web has an inside major surface and an outside major surface, and the apparatus is adapted so as to apply the additive material to the inside major surface of the strip of a paper web.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising
a reservoir for containing the additive material and supplying the additive material to at least a portion of the roll face of the second roller;
the third roller
(a) possessing dies protruding outwardly from its roll face, each die having a roll face,
(b) adapted to receive the additive material from the roll face of the second roller on the roll faces of the dies,
(c) having the roll faces of the dies in roll contact with the second roller,
(d) having the roll faces of the dies in contact with the paper web, and
(e) adapted to transfer the additive material from the roll faces of the dies to the paper web;
a means for contacting the roll faces of the dies of the third roller with the roll face of the second roller; and
a means for contacting the roll faces of the dies of the third roller with the paper web.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the dies are positioned a predetermined distance apart in a die pattern, and wherein when the roll faces of the dies contact the paper web, the additive material on each roll face is transferred to the paper web to form a pattern of a plurality of spaced-apart bands corresponding to the predetermined die pattern.
7. An apparatus for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web within a cigarette making machine, the apparatus comprising:
a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face;
a second roller having a roll face and being in roll contact with the first roller;
a means for supplying the additive material to at least a portion of the roll face of the second roller;
a third roller having a roll face and being in roll contact with the second roller;
a means for transferring some of the additive material on the roll face of the second roller to the third roller at predetermined locations on the roll face of the third roller; and
a means for providing transfer of the additive material on the predetermined locations on the roll face of the third roller to desired regions of the paper web, comprising a fourth roller having a roll face (i) located in roll contact with the third roller and (ii) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers where the additive material is applied to the paper web,
wherein the paper web is suitable for making a continuous smokable rod.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the paper web has an inside major surface and an outside major surface, and the apparatus is adapted so as to apply the additive material to the inside major surface of the paper web.
9. An apparatus for manufacturing a continuous cigarette rod, the apparatus comprising:
a bobbin for supplying a continuous strip of a paper web suitable for making a continuous smokable rod;
a garniture region for forming a continuous smokable rod;
an apparatus for applying an additive material to the continuous strip of a paper web, the applicator apparatus
(a) being located between the bobbin and the garniture region such that the paper web supplied by the bobbin has the additive material applied thereto prior to entering the garniture region;
(b) having a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face,
(c) having a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face, and
(d) having a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to (i) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and (ii) apply that additive material to the continuous strip of a paper web, and
(e) having a fourth roller having a roll face (i) located in roll contact with the third roller and (ii) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers where the additive material is applied to the paper web.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the paper web has an inside major surface and an outside major surface, and the apparatus is adapted so as to apply the additive material to the inside major surface of the paper web.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, comprising a means for maintaining the first and second rollers in roll contact, and a means for maintaining the second and third rollers in roll contact.
12. An apparatus for manufacturing a continuous cigarette rod, the apparatus comprising:
a bobbin for supplying a continuous strip of a paper web suitable for making a continuous smokable rod;
a garniture region for forming a continuous smokable rod;
an apparatus for applying an additive material to the continuous strip of a paper web, the applicator apparatus
(a) being located between the bobbin and the garniture region such that the paper web supplied by the bobbin has the additive material applied thereto prior to entering the garniture region;
(b) having a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face,
(c) having a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face, and
(d) having a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to (i) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and (ii) apply that additive material to the continuous strip of a paper web, and
(e) having a fourth roller having a roll face (i) located in roll contact with the third roller and (ii) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers where the additive material is applied to the paper web,
wherein the first roller possesses a roll face having a width and a peripheral circumference, the first roller further possessing a continuous groove in its roll face, the groove extending across a portion of the width of the roll face and completely circumscribing the peripheral circumference of the roll face.
13. A method for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web suitable for forming a continuous smokable rod within a cigarette making machine, the method comprising:
providing a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face;
providing a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face from the first roller;
providing a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to
(a) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and
(b) apply that additive material to the continuous advancing strip of paper web;
providing a fourth roller having a roll face (a) located in roll contact with the third roller and (b) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers;
operating the rollers such that additive material is supplied to a region on the roll face of the second roller, the additive material is transferred from the second roller in a predetermined manner, and the additive material is transferred from the roll face of the third roller to the continuous advancing strip of a paper web in a predetermined manner when the paper web passes between the third and fourth rollers; and
advancing the strip of a paper web to a garniture region in the cigarette making machine for forming a continuous smokable rod.
14. A method for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web suitable for forming a continuous smokable rod within a cigarette making machine, the method comprising:
providing a first roller having a roll face;
providing a second roller having a roll face;
providing a third roller having a roll face;
providing a fourth roller having a roll face;
rotating the first, second, and third rollers;
supplying the additive material from a reservoir to the roll face of the first roller;
supplying the additive material to the roll face of the second roller through roll interaction of the first roller with the second roller;
supplying the additive material to predetermined locations on the roll face of the third roller through roll interaction of the second roller with the third roller;
continuously advancing the strip of a paper web so as to provide a moving strip of paper web between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers;
contacting the roll face of the third roller with the roll face of the fourth roller and with the moving strip of paper web so as to transfer the additive material to the web in a predetermined pattern; and
advancing the strip of a paper web to a garniture region in the cigarette making machine for forming a continuous smokable rod.
15. A method for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web suitable for forming a continuous smokable rod within a cigarette making machine, comprising the steps of:
supplying the continuous advancing strip of a paper web;
providing a first roller having a roll face;
providing a second roller having a roll face;
providing an additive reservoir adjacent to the first roller for containing the additive material;
supplying the additive material from the reservoir to the roll face of the first roller;
supplying the additive material to the roll face of the second roller through roll interaction of the first roller with the second roller;
providing a third roller
(a) having dies protruding from the third roller, each die having a roll face,
(b) adapted to receive the additive material from the roll face of the second roller on the roll faces of the dies,
(c) having the roll faces of the dies in roll contact with the second roller,
(d) having the roll faces of the dies in contact with the paper web, and
(e) adapted to transfer the additive material from the roll faces of the dies to the paper web;
transferring the additive material from the roll face of the second roller to the roll faces of the dies by contacting the roll faces of the dies of the third roller with the roll face of the second roller;
providing a fourth roller having a roll face (a) in roll contact with the roll faces of the dies and (b) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers;
transferring the additive material to the paper web by contacting the roll faces of the dies of the third roller with the paper web when the paper web passes between the third and fourth rollers; and
advancing the strip of a paper web to a garniture region in the cigarette making machine for forming a continuous smokable rod.
16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the strip of a paper web having the additive material applied thereto is wound on a bobbin for later use in the cigarette making machine.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a means for drying the additive material on the continuous strip of a paper web before the paper web is wound on the bobbin.
18. An apparatus for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web within a cigarette making machine, the apparatus comprising:
a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face;
a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face;
a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to (a) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and (b) apply that additive material to the continuous advancing strip of paper web;
a fourth roller having a roll face (i) located in roll contact with the third roller and (ii) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers where the additive material is applied to the paper web; and
a separate drive means for each of the first, second, and third rollers for independent control of speeds of each of the first, second, and third rollers,
wherein the paper web is suitable for making a continuous smokable rod.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a programmable microprocessor for controlling the drive means for each of the first, second, and third rollers.
20. An apparatus for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web within a cigarette making machine, the apparatus comprising:
a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face;
a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face;
a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to (a) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and (b) apply that additive material to the continuous advancing strip of paper web;
a fourth roller having a roll face (i) located in roll contact with the third roller and (ii) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers where the additive material is applied to the paper web; and
a means for adjusting at least each of the first, second, and third rollers to control a degree of touching of the first and second rollers, of the second and third rollers, and of the third and fourth rollers,
wherein the paper web is suitable for making a continuous smokable rod.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the means for adjusting at least the first roller comprises a roller pressure plate operably connected to an air cylinder.
22. The process of claim 13, further comprising winding the continuous strip of a paper web having the additive material applied thereto onto a bobbin for later use in the cigarette making machine.
23. The process of claim 22, further comprising drying the additive material on the continuous strip of a paper web before the paper web is wound on the bobbin.
24. A method for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web suitable for forming a continuous smokable rod within a cigarette making machine, the method comprising:
providing a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face;
providing a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face from the first roller;
providing a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to
(a) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and
(b) apply that additive material to the continuous advancing strip of paper web;
providing a fourth roller having a roll face (a) located in roll contact with the third roller and (b) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers;
operating the rollers such that additive material is supplied to a region on the roll face of the second roller, the additive material is transferred from the second roller in a predetermined maimer, and the additive material is transferred from the roll face of the third roller to the continuous advancing strip of a paper web in a predetermined maimer when the paper web passes between the third and fourth rollers;
independently controlling speeds of each of the first, second, and third rollers; and
advancing the strip of a paper web to a garniture region in the cigarette making machine for forming a continuous smokable rod.
25. A method for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web suitable for forming a continuous smokable rod within a cigarette making machine, the method comprising:
providing a first roller adapted to receive the additive material from a reservoir on at least a portion of its roll face;
providing a second roller adjacent to the first roller adapted to receive the additive material to at least a portion of its roll face from the first roller;
providing a third roller in roll contact with the second roller and adapted to
(a) receive the additive material to desired locations on its roll face from the roll face of the second roller and
(b) apply that additive material to the continuous advancing strip of paper web;
providing a fourth roller having a roll face (a) located in roll contact with the third roller and (b) positioned such that the paper web passes between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers;
operating the rollers such that additive material is supplied to a region on the roll face of the second roller, the additive material is transferred from the second roller in a predetermined maimer, and the additive material is transferred from the roll face of the third roller to the continuous advancing strip of a paper web in a predetermined maimer when the paper web passes between the third and fourth rollers;
controlling a degree of touching of the first and second rollers, of the second and third rollers, and of the third and fourth rollers; and
advancing the strip of a paper web to a garniture region in the cigarette making machine for forming a continuous smokable rod.
26. The process of claim 14, further comprising drying the additive material on the continuous strip of a paper web before the paper web is advanced to the garniture region.
27. The process of claim 14, further comprising winding the continuous strip of a paper web having the additive material applied thereto onto a bobbin for later use in the cigarette making machine.
28. The process of claim 27, further comprising drying the additive material on the continuous strip of a paper web before the paper web is wound on the bobbin.
29. A method for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web suitable for forming a continuous smokable rod within a cigarette making machine, the method comprising:
providing a first roller having a roll face;
providing a second roller having a roll face;
providing a third roller having a roll face;
providing a fourth roller having a roll face;
rotating the first, second, and third rollers;
supplying the additive material from a reservoir to the roll face of the first roller;
supplying the additive material to the roll face of the second roller through roll interaction of the first roller with the second roller;
supplying the additive material to predetermined locations on the roll face of the third roller through roll interaction of the second roller with the third roller;
continuously advancing the strip of a paper web so as to provide a moving strip of paper web between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers;
contacting the roll face of the third roller with the roll face of the fourth roller and with the moving strip of paper web so as to transfer the additive material to the web in a predetermined pattern;
independently controlling speeds of each of the first, second, and third rollers; and
advancing the strip of a paper web to a garniture region in the cigarette making machine for forming a continuous smokable rod.
30. A method for applying an additive material to a continuous advancing strip of a paper web suitable for forming a continuous smokable rod within a cigarette making machine, the method comprising:
providing a first roller having a roll face;
providing a second roller having a roll face;
providing a third roller having a roll face;
providing a fourth roller having a roll face;
rotating the first, second, and third rollers;
supplying the additive material from a reservoir to the roll face of the first roller;
supplying the additive material to the roll face of the second roller through roll interaction of the first roller with the second roller;
supplying the additive material to predetermined locations on the roll face of the third roller through roll interaction of the second roller with the third roller;
continuously advancing the strip of a paper web so as to provide a moving strip of paper web between the roll faces of the third and fourth rollers;
contacting the roll face of the third roller with the roll face of the fourth roller and with the moving strip of paper web so as to transfer the additive material to the web in a predetermined pattern;
controlling a degree of touching of the first and second rollers, of the second and third rollers, and of the third and fourth rollers; and
advancing the strip of a paper web to a garniture region in the cigarette making machine for forming a continuous smokable rod.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. One piece or two or more pieces of closures of a container comprising:
a closure body detachably coupled at an inlet of a container; and
a sealing member provided at the closure body and sealing the inlet of the container or the closure body as a hemispherical region descends by a pressing method,
wherein a cutting support 41 is installed inside a thin connection film 33 of the closure (Refer to a principle presented in a \u2018Waveform annular body and Cap(B) described with reference to FIG. 1 of Japanese Application No. Sho 57-126367 entitled \u2018Cap\u2019 filed on Feb. 3, 1981 by the applicant of DAINIPPON INK AND CHEMICALS, INC., a former patent application), a structure having a new function such as a sealing member keeping recess 43 and a cutting blade 44 are installed at the cutting support 41, and such a principle that a sealing member 2 sealed at the inlet of the container is penetrated by a cutting blade 42 of the closure, slit by the cutting support blade 44 and then inserted in the sealing member keeping recess 43 for storage is applied.
2. The closure of claim 1, wherein a wrapper installation jaw 16 for mounting a wrapper 15 is installed at an inner or outer surface of an outer wall (protecting wall) 11 of an upper portion of the closure, and a spoon mounting jaw 14 for mounting a spoon 13 is installed at an inner surface of the outer wall 11.
3. One piece or two or more pieces of closures, wherein a cutting support 41, a cutting blade 42, a cutting support blade 44 and a sealing member keeping recess 43 are installed at an inner surface of the side of a body of the closure.
4. The closure of claim 1 or 2, wherein a thin connection film has at least one crease so that a hemispherical (dome) region can be easily folded.
5. The closure of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a sealing member keeping recess of the closure for keeping sealing member is provided to keep a sealing member which has been penetrated, slit and separated.
6. The closure of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a sealing portion, a connected portion, a perforated portion or one or more undercuts are installed at a lower portion of an outer wall region of the closure coupled to a container.
7. The closure of claim 1 or 2, wherein a pressing plate 32 in various forms at the center of an upper end of a dome region is provided so as to easily press the dome region.
8. The closure of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cutting support blade 44 is installed at the cutting support which has the sealing member keeping recess for keeping the sealing member slit after being penetrated by the cutting blade and a penetrating bar 45.
9. The closure of claim 1 or 2, wherein a penetrating bar 45 is installed vertically and downwardly at the center of the pressing plate 32 of the hemispherical region 30 of the closure, and has a cylindrical shape, a jaw at its lower portion, and a sharp end portion to facilitate penetrating the sealing member.
10. The closure of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein an open bar 45 in various forms is installed vertically and downwardly at the center of an inner surface of the pressing plate 32 of the hemispherical region 30 of the closure.
11. The closure of claim 1 or 2, wherein a suitable open bar 46 (e.g., a cross type or a \u2018T\u2019-shape one, etc.) is installed at the position of the penetrating bar 45 to substitute the penetrating bar 45 in order to easily open the sealing member 2, and an upper space 35 is formed at a certain portion inside the hemispherical region 30 to keep a content 3 such as a solution or powder.
12. The closure of claim 3, wherein a wrapper installation jaw 16 for mounting a wrapper 15 is formed at an inner or outer surface of an outer wall (protecting wall) 11 of an upper portion of the closure, and a spoon mounting jaw 14 for mounting a spoon 13 is formed at an inner surface of the outer wall 11.