METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SMOKING ARTICLE COMPONENTS HAVING REMOVABLE WRAP Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A24F47/00 

FIELD: tobacco industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method for manufacturing multi-segment components for smoking articles, each comprising a removable wrap that includes a feeding a stream of heat sources, aerosol-forming substrates and caps along a moving delivery path; forming groups comprising at least one heat source, an aerosol-forming substrate and a cap, each group corresponding to at least one multi-segment component, each multi-segment component having a first end adjacent the heat source and a second end adjacent the aerosol-forming substrate, each cap having a first end and a second end positioned adjacent the heat source; wrapping the heat source, aerosol-forming substrates and caps in a web of material, the web of material having spaced apart lines of weakness; and cutting the web of material at a position proximate to the first end of the multi-segment component and adjacent the first end of the cap, wherein at least a portion of the web of material forms a removable wrap, the wrap being removable by breaking the wrapper at the respective line of weakness, and wherein the removable wrap in combination with the cap forms a removable cap for protecting the heat source.

EFFECT: technical result is reducing the likelihood of damage to the integrity of the heat source during manufacture and reducing the risk of staining or contamination of other components of the smoking article.

20 cl, 6 dwg