A device for manufacturing multi-segment rod-like articles (R), the device comprising: a feeding unit (5) for feeding a train of segments (S1, S2, S3), the feeding unit (5) comprising a feeding wheel (8), a transporter (9) for transporting a wrapper (10) having a form of a tape and the segments (S1, S2, S3) on the belt (13) along a guide (14) provided with an inlet part (14-I), a forming unit (11) for forming a continuous rod (CR) from the segments (S1, S2, S3), a cutting head (12) for cutting the continuous rod (CR) into individual multi-segment rod-like articles (R), wherein the feeding wheel (8) is located above the inlet part (14-I) of the guide (14). At least one rotary pressing element (21, 23, 27, 32) having a peripheral pressing surface (22, 24, 30, 31, 35, 36) is positioned above the inlet part (14-I) of the guide (14) and before the forming unit (11), downstream the feeding wheel (8) in a direction of movement of the belt (13), the rotary pressing element (21, 23, 27, 32) being configured to adjust axial alignment of segments (S1, S2, S3).

An article is provided for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The article includes an aerosol generating material and a mouthpiece connected to the aerosol generating material. The pressure difference across the mouthpiece is less than 32 mm H2O. There is also provided a system including the article and a non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating the aerosol generating material of the article.

Improved delivery of additive materials to cigarettes is provided through the use of one or more capsules containing additive materials, such as flavor components, in the filter section of a cigarette. The capsule or capsules are provided between first and second absorbent members and the capsules are subjected to an external force, such as squeezing, by a smoker prior to or during smoking of the cigarette in order to release at least a portion of the additive material and expose the additive material to mainstream smoke passing through the filter. The capsules provide a barrier between the additive materials and other cigarettes components, such as sorbents or filter materials, in order to reduce additive material migration into the other cigarette components prior to desired use. An outer cover which is impermeable to the fluid within the capsules is provided about the capsule or capsules and the first and second absorbent members.

An apparatus for conveying rod-like articles of the tobacco industry to feed articles to a receiving area of a transferring unit. The transferring unit has lugs moving on a circular path and conveys the articles to the receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus conveys the articles axially and the lug reduces the speed at least in a part of the path of movement before the area and/or in the area for receiving the articles from the feeding apparatus to the transferring apparatus and increases the speed at least in a part of the path of movement between the area for receiving the articles from the feeding apparatus and the area for transferring the articles to the receiving apparatus. And a method of conveying rod-like articles of the tobacco industry from a receiving area to a transferring area.

The object of the application is a transferring apparatus (1) for transferring of a stream of rod-like articles (40) from an apparatus (100) feeding rod-like articles to an apparatus (200) receiving the rod-like articles in the machines of the tobacco industry, whereas in the feeding apparatus (100) the rod-like articles (40) are conveyed in a first stream (S1) of rod-like articles in which the rod-like articles are arranged in a first configuration, and in the receiving apparatus (200) the rod-like articles (40) are conveyed in a second stream (S2) of rod-like articles in which the rod-like articles (40) are arranged in a second configuration, comprising: a transferring wheel (30); non-slidable lugs (33) situated on the circumference of the transferring wheel (30); a guiding surface (34) to guide the rod-like article, the rod-like articles being conveyed axially, tangentially to the guiding surface (34); characterised by having a slidable lug (22) being slidable relative to the circumference of the transferring wheel (30) by means of a drive mechanism (10) so that the said slidable lug (22) varies its position relative to an adjacent non-slidable lug (33).

The present disclosure concerns a device for forming a multi-flavor composite structure filter rod in one step, including the following components: a tow transmission belt, a tow guiding horn-shaped mouth, a tow assembly paper collection groove, a cigarette lap adhesive applying device and multi-flavor adding devices. According to shapes and types of flavors, the multi-flavor adding devices are arranged in different sections to obtain one-step formation of the multi-flavor composite structure filter rods. The present disclosure also discloses a one-step method of forming the multi-flavor composite structure filter rod using the one-step forming device.

A bead delivery disk, system and method of delivering flavor beads to a tobacco rod or tow including a bead source, a bead delivery disk in communication with the bead source, including a central disk portion having front and back sides and a first central thickness, an inner annular rim around the central disk portion, the inner annular rim having a second thickness less than said first thickness, a series of pockets spaced around the inner annular rim and multiple vacuum transmission apertures located on one side of the disk, each aperture communicating with at least one of the pockets.

A device for filtering smoke, in particular tobacco and/or cannabis cigarette filters, comprising a jacket, in which jacket there are provided at least a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the second portion being arranged between the first portion and the third portion, wherein in the first section a first nonwoven filter material, in the second section a porous filter material, and in the third section a second nonwoven filter material being provided in the third section; wherein a fourth section is provided in the jacket, wherein the third section is arranged between the second section and the fourth section, and wherein the fourth section is arranged such that, when flowing through the jacket, a pressure drop across the fourth section is lower than a pressure drop across the third section.

The present disclosure concerns a device for forming a multi-flavor composite structure filter rod in one step, including the following components: a tow transmission belt, a tow guiding horn-shaped mouth, a tow assembly paper collection groove, a cigarette lap adhesive applying device and multi-flavor adding devices. According to shapes and types of flavors, the multi-flavor adding devices are arranged in different sections to obtain one-step formation of the multi-flavor composite structure filter rods. The present disclosure also discloses a one-step method of forming the multi-flavor composite structure filter rod using the one-step forming device.

A method of manufacturing smoking articles in a smoking article manufacturing machine, including supplying the smoking article manufacturing machine with dual length filter rods, each dual length filter rod containing a capsule of a first type and a capsule of a second type, using the smoking article manufacturing machine to cut patches of tipping paper from a web of tipping paper, using the smoking article manufacturing machine to wrap one of said patches of tipping paper about each dual length filter rod to attach a rod of smokable material to opposite ends thereof, and using the smoking article manufacturing machine to cut each wrapped dual length filter rod to form a first and a second smoking article, the first smoking article having a first filter rod segment formed from the dual length filter rod and the second smoking article having a second filter rod segment formed from the dual length filter rod, and in which the first filter rod segment includes the first type of capsule and the second filter rod segment includes the second type of capsule, where the web of tipping paper includes a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion, the first lateral portion having different visual or tactile mark or indicia than the second lateral portion.