METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SMOKING ARTICLE COMPONENTS HAVING A REMOVABLE WRAP

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided for manufacturing multi-component segments for smoking articles, each having a removable wrap. The method includes feeding a stream of heat sources and aerosol-forming substrates along a moving delivery path; compacting into groups at least one heat source and an aerosol-forming substrate, 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; wrapping the heat sources and aerosol-forming substrates in a web of material, said web having spaced apart lines of weakness; aligning each line of weakness proximate to a respective heat source; and cutting said web at a position proximate to the first end of the at least one multi-segment component, wherein at least a portion of said web forms a removable wrap being removable by breaking the wrapper at the respective line of weakness.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing multi-segment components for smoking articles, each having a removable wrap, comprising:
feeding a stream of heat sources, aerosol-forming substrates and caps along a moving delivery path; compacting into groups 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 and each cap having a first end and a second end positioned adjacent the heat source; wrapping the heat sources, 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 at least one 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.