FILTER ROD MAKER WITH AIR DUST REMOVAL

摘要

A filter rod maker comprises a garniture for receiving filter plug material and wrapping web material having first and second longitudinal edges, and to wrap the wrapping web material around the filter plug material such that said longitudinal edges overlap; a feeding device for supplying the wrapping web material along a web path to the garniture; an applicator for supplying an adhesive for sealing the overlapping longitudinal edges of the wrapping web material; and a web cleaning device arranged upstream from the adhesive applicator. The web cleaning device comprises a chamber with a web inlet and a web outlet and such that the wrapping web material is received into the chamber through the web inlet and leaves the chamber through the web outlet while advancing along a partially enclosed portion of the web path along a first direction (D); and a vacuum source in fluid connection with the chamber.