Patent ID: 11944117
Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method of manufacturing a smoking article that includes, as members, at least a tobacco rod, a cooling segment, and a filter segment, comprising
(A′) placing an adhesive on either surface of a tipping paper to form each portion of a first adhesive weight and a second adhesive weight per unit area after solidification, the first adhesive weight being greater than the second adhesive weight, wherein the portion of the first adhesive weight is provided in a region for wrapping the tobacco rod; and
(B′) preparing a composite segment that includes at least the tobacco rod, the cooling segment, and the filter segment and wrapping the composite segment in the tipping paper,
wherein in the step of A′, the portion of the first adhesive weight is provided in a region extending from a contact face between the tobacco rod and a member immediately adjacent the tobacco rod to a 20 to 40% position of the tobacco rod in the longitudinal direction.