Patent ID: 6510855
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: A24C,B07B

Abstract:
A cigarette making system having a tobacco recovery system in combination with a cigarette making machine comprising:a feed hopper having a first inlet in flow communication with a cut tobacco feed source, a second inlet in flow communication with a tobacco dust and useable tobacco particle separator, and a tobacco discharge outlet; a cigarette rod forming section of said cigarette making machine having a tobacco inlet in flow communication with said feed hopper tobacco discharge outlet, a tobacco rod discharge, and an opening in the rod forming section in flow communication with a first tobacco recovery air stream; a filter tip attachment section of said cigarette making machine having a tobacco rod inlet in flow communication with said tobacco rod discharge of said cigarette rod forming section, a completed cigarette discharge outlet, and an opening in flow communication with a second tobacco recovery air stream; and, at least one of said first or said second tobacco recovery air streams being in flow communication with said tobacco dust and useable tobacco particles separator, said separator having a first outlet in flow communication with said second inlet to said feed hopper and a second outlet in flow communication with a tobacco dust recovery collector.