Patent ID: 11918029
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for crimping a band of material, the apparatus comprising:
a crimping portion comprising a first crimping roller rotatable about a first rotational axis and a second crimping roller rotatable about a second rotational axis, wherein the first and second crimping rollers are configured to allow the band of material to pass between the first crimping roller and the second crimping roller and towards an adjacent apparatus, the band of material being crimped at a crimping position where the band of material is squeezed between the first crimping roller and the second crimping roller; and
an adjustment portion configured to rotationally translate the position of at least one of the first and second rotational axes relative to the position of the other of the first and second rotational axes, or to translate the positions of both the first and second rotational axes relative to a position of the adjacent apparatus to thereby adjust the tension in the band of material between the crimping portion and the adjacent apparatus, wherein the adjustment portion is configured to adjust the tension in the band of material by adjusting the path length between the crimping position and the adjacent apparatus.