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

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a smoking article that includes, as members, at least a tobacco rod, a cooling segment, and a filter segment and in which a low-stiffness member L and a high-stiffness member H having a greater stiffness than the low-stiffness member L are adjacent to each other, the method 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 first adhesive weight is provided in a region for wrapping the member L; 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 member L and the member H to a 20 to 40% position of the member L in the longitudinal direction.