Method for dividing casing of cigarette from tobacco

摘要

The casing of the cigarette (6) has a supposed tear section on its periphery and is subjected in a tearing device (2) to the effect of an eddy/air current (14,15), whereby the casing is torn apart and the contents released. The casing before entry in the tearing device is provided with at least one longitudinal cut or is perforated. The casing of the cigarette in the tearing device is set in rapid rotation by the eddy-air current, thereby executing a forward movement. The air-eddy chamber (9b) is so large that the cigarette is set in spiral/tumbling movements. The chamber has two sections.