Cigarette stacking method and apparatus

摘要

A cigarette stacking method is disclosed. It uses a stacking drum and a plurality of arranging drums near to its outer periphery, establishes different positions in the axial direction for cigarette pieces arranged by the arranging drums, stacks cirgarette groups in several layers in such a manner as to extend the end portions of the cigarette pieces successively in the axial direction on the stacking drum, and absorbs and maintains the cigarette pieces of each layer. A cigarette stacking apparatus is also disclosed.