Equipment and method for winding filling rod

Abstract

Winding equipment continuously wrapping a flavor raw ingredient in rollable paper while molding the flavor raw ingredient into a filler through a process for transporting the flavor raw ingredient with the rollable paper along a transport path is provided. The winding equipment includes a garniture tape and a molding bed having a molding groove in which the garniture tape travels. The rollable paper is supported on the garniture tape and travels in the molding groove with the garniture tape. The filler is supported on the rollable paper and is continuously wrapped in the rollable paper via the garniture tape traveling in the molding groove and is molded into the filling rod. The molding bed has a suction chamber for suctioning a groove space in the molding groove. The garniture tape has a suction hole and applies suction force from the suction chamber to the rollable paper via the suction hole.

1 . A wrapping machine for a filler rod, the wrapping machine, in a process of conveying a flavor raw material with a wrapping paper along a conveying path, forming the flavor raw material into a filler and continuously wrapping the filler with the wrapping paper, the wrapping machine comprising:
 a garniture tape that runs along the conveying path; and   a forming bed having a forming groove along which the garniture tape runs, wherein   the wrapping paper is supplied onto the garniture tape and runs along the forming groove with the garniture tape,   the filler is supplied onto the wrapping paper and is continuously wrapped with the wrapping paper via the garniture tape running along the forming groove to be formed into the filler rod,   the forming bed has a suction chamber that sucks a groove space in the forming groove, and   a suction hole is perforated in the garniture tape, and suction force from the suction chamber is applied to the wrapping paper via the suction hole.   
     
     
         2 . The wrapping machine for a filler rod according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the suction holes is provided along an extension direction of the garniture tape. 
     
     
         3 . The wrapping machine for a filler rod according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the suction chambers is perforated in the forming groove along the conveying path. 
     
     
         4 . The wrapping machine for a filler rod according to  claim 1 , wherein the forming bed has a cooling passage for cooling the forming groove. 
     
     
         5 . A wrapping method for a filler rod, the wrapping method, in a process of conveying a flavor raw material with a wrapping paper along a conveying path, forming the flavor raw material into a filler and continuously wrapping the filler with the wrapping paper, the wrapping method comprising:
 a conveying step of, by using a garniture tape that runs along the conveying path and a forming bed having a forming groove along which the garniture tape runs, supplying the wrapping paper onto the garniture tape and supplying the filler onto the wrapping paper and conveying the wrapping paper and the filler together with the garniture tape by causing the wrapping paper and the filler together with the garniture tape to run along the forming groove; and   a wrapping step of continuously wrapping the filler with the wrapping paper via the garniture tape to be formed into the filler rod, wherein   in the wrapping step, a suction process of applying suction force to the wrapping paper via a suction hole perforated in the garniture tape by sucking a groove space of the forming groove.   
     
     
         6 . The wrapping method for a filler rod according to  claim 5 , wherein, in the suction process, suction force is applied to the wrapping paper via a plurality of the suction holes provided along an extension direction of the garniture tape. 
     
     
         7 . The wrapping method for a filler rod according to  claim 5 , wherein, in the wrapping step, a cooling process of cooling the forming groove is performed.