EP4406426A2 - Tambour de transport de l'industrie de traitement du tabac - Google Patents

Tambour de transport de l'industrie de traitement du tabac Download PDF

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EP4406426A2
EP4406426A2 EP24182837.5A EP24182837A EP4406426A2 EP 4406426 A2 EP4406426 A2 EP 4406426A2 EP 24182837 A EP24182837 A EP 24182837A EP 4406426 A2 EP4406426 A2 EP 4406426A2
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Philipp von Babka-Gostomski
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/322—Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/322—Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing
    • A24C5/327—Construction details of the cigarette transport drum
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/33—Catching or ordering devices
    • A24C5/336—Turning means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/35—Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices

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  • the invention relates to a conveyor drum for the tobacco processing industry.
  • the invention relates to a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular a filter segment manufacturing machine, for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular multi-segment filters or heat-not-burn products.
  • the invention relates to a method for conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular multi-segment filters or heat-not-burn products.
  • conveyor drums are used to transport cigarettes, filter pieces or their components.
  • the conveying of the aforementioned rod-shaped objects during the manufacture of cigarettes, filters and filter cigarettes or so-called heat-not-burn products or e-cigarettes is generally carried out in modern production machines in the tobacco processing industry using conveyor drums, the outer surface or drum body of which is provided with grooves or receiving troughs for receiving the rod-shaped objects for the transverse-axial conveying of rod-shaped objects (cigarettes, filter rods or filter plugs, filter cigarettes).
  • the receiving troughs for the rod-shaped articles have a trough base.
  • these rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are generally arranged in rows transversely axially one behind the other in receiving troughs.
  • devices for turning rod-shaped articles in particular cigarettes, are provided with a turning drum by means of which the rod-shaped articles are turned.
  • Such devices are used, for example, in cigarette manufacturing machines or filter attachment machines.
  • filter cigarettes are produced as rod-shaped articles, whereby the articles are produced, for example, with twice the usable length and are then cut into two single-length products (filter cigarettes) or articles by means of a cutting device.
  • the rod-shaped articles or filter cigarettes are then further processed in the filter attachment machines with uniformly aligned filters, whereby the filter cigarettes conveyed in two rows are turned by means of a turning device so that the filter cigarettes in one row are turned by 180° around a transverse axis running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
  • the turned filter cigarettes are arranged on a conveyor drum between two non-turned filter cigarettes in a free receiving trough of the conveyor drum, so that after the turning process a row of filter cigarettes is formed.
  • cone turners are also used, among other things.
  • the two rows of opposite filter cigarettes must be spread longitudinally on a spreading drum before being turned, with a row of the filter cigarettes or rod-shaped articles then being transferred to the cone turning drums, on which the rod-shaped articles describe a conical path, in order to then be arranged between the non-turned filter cigarettes on the conveyor drum on which the non-turned rod-shaped articles are conveyed.
  • DE 34 45 945 A1 EP 0 627 175 B1 and DE 199 20 760 A1 Devices for turning rod-shaped articles are disclosed.
  • DE 34 45 575 A1 A method for spacing and turning two coaxial cigarette lengths on a filter fitting machine is described.
  • the object of the invention is to enable simple turning of several rows of rod-shaped articles on a conveyor drum in a conveyor arrangement for conveying rod-shaped articles, wherein in particular several rod-shaped articles with different format lengths are to be conveyed and turned independently of their format.
  • a conveyor drum of the tobacco processing industry with a drum body that is rotatable or driven in rotation about a rotation axis, in particular a cylindrical drum body, wherein two rows of receiving troughs arranged one behind the other for rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are provided in the circumferential direction of the drum body, wherein the receiving troughs of each row are each rotatable or are rotated about an axis of rotation aligned radially to the rotation axis, preferably independently of one another, wherein several receiving troughs Each row is formed on a segment body that can rotate about the axis of rotation.
  • the receiving troughs of each row are movable or are moved independently of one another by means of a movement rod which is aligned parallel to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum and is linearly movable and coupled to the respective receiving trough, in particular with simultaneous rotation of the conveyor drum about the axis of rotation.
  • the rod-shaped articles in the receiving troughs of two adjacently conveyed and arranged rod-shaped articles such as filter plugs, filter cigarettes, multi-segment filters or, in particular, multi-segment heat-not-burn products, are rotated or turned on the conveyor drum during conveyance, wherein at the same time it is also possible for the longitudinal axial distance between two opposite head ends of the rod-shaped articles of the two rows to be increased or reduced when the articles are received on the conveyor drum in comparison to the opposite head ends of the rotated or turned pairs of rod-shaped articles of the two rows when the rod-shaped articles are delivered to a subsequent conveyor drum.
  • the conveyed rod-shaped articles to be turned on the conveyor drum and for the turned articles of the two rows to be spread apart from one another when they are delivered to a subsequent conveyor drum.
  • the axes of rotation of two receiving troughs arranged next to one another in the two rows are aligned parallel to one another, with the axes of rotation being aligned in the radial direction to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum.
  • the linearly movable movement rods for the receiving troughs which are aligned parallel to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum, are moved independently of one another or simultaneously.
  • a movement rod is provided for each axis of rotation of the receiving troughs to move the receiving troughs.
  • the movement of the individual movement rods can be either synchronous or asynchronous.
  • the conveyor drum provides that the linearly movable movement rods for the respective receiving troughs can be moved or are moved by means of a lifting link. This creates a movement of the movement rods and thus also a rotation of the receiving troughs around the rotation axes in a simple mechanical manner.
  • the receiving troughs are arranged between the lifting guides for the two rows with respect to the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum.
  • a further development of the conveyor drum is characterized in that the movement rods for two receiving troughs of the two rows arranged next to each other in the longitudinal extension of the conveyor drum have a different radial distance from the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum.
  • the conveyor drum further provides that the lifting guides each have a curved stroke for the movement rods, the respective curved strokes of the lifting guides being designed in such a way that the movement rods simultaneously or staggered in time when the drum body rotates carry out a movement in the same direction and/or the movement rods simultaneously or staggered in time when the drum body rotates carry out lifting movements of the same or different sizes.
  • This enables flexible turning and spreading of the rod-shaped articles from two rows of rod-shaped articles.
  • the rod-shaped articles are aligned transversely axially one behind the other in two rows before being transferred to the conveyor drum and are transferred to the conveyor drum in two rows. Delivery of the rod-shaped articles from the conveyor drum after turning or flipping the rod-shaped articles on the conveyor drum to a subsequent conveyor drum, the flipped rod-shaped articles are conveyed further in two rows of rod-shaped articles arranged transversely one behind the other.
  • one embodiment of the conveyor drum can provide that, by providing a corresponding lifting link, a row of rod-shaped articles on the conveyor drum are rotated or turned, while the other row of receiving troughs is not rotated.
  • the movement rod does not perform a linear movement, with the corresponding lifting link for this movement rod being a flat circular path.
  • a design of the conveyor drum is characterized in that during a complete rotation of the drum body by 360°, the receiving troughs of each row are rotated by 180° from an initial position and, after reaching a rotation position of 180°, are rotated back to the initial position.
  • the movement rods are designed as toothed racks, wherein the toothed racks each interact with a pinion shaft for the receiving troughs.
  • the pinion shafts of the receiving troughs are rotatable about the respective axis of rotation of the receiving troughs.
  • the pinion shafts for the receiving troughs are each rotatably mounted by means of a ball bearing, in particular a deep groove ball bearing, and by means of a needle bearing.
  • the movement rods for the receiving troughs are each subjected to a force, in particular against the lifting link for the movement rods, by means of a compression spring. This ensures that the movement rods or their ends, which interact with the lifting link, are guided securely.
  • the respective movement rods for a pair of pinion shafts arranged adjacent to one another along the axis of rotation of the conveyor drum are arranged on different sides of the pinion shafts. This achieves a compact arrangement of the movement rods.
  • the receiving troughs arranged next to one another in the longitudinal extension of the conveyor drum are rotated or can be rotated in the same direction when rotating about their respective axes of rotation.
  • the conveyor drums are characterized in that the movement rods for a pair of receiving troughs arranged next to one another in the longitudinal extension of the conveyor drum are or are movable independently of one another, preferably by means of the respective lifting link.
  • each row or several receiving troughs in each row are each formed on a segment body that can be rotated about the axis of rotation.
  • the segment bodies can have either just one receiving trough for a rod-shaped article or, in a further embodiment, several receiving troughs for each rod-shaped article. If the segment body is provided with several receiving troughs, the receiving troughs are aligned parallel to one another on the segment body. As a result, during the rotation of the conveyor drum, when the respective segment bodies rotate, with several rod-shaped articles rotated or turned around the respective axis of rotation.
  • the receiving troughs are arranged on the respective segment bodies in such a way that the central longitudinal axes of the receiving troughs run outside the axis of rotation of the segment bodies. This makes it possible for the rod-shaped articles to be turned on the conveyor drum and at the same time to be spread apart from one another in the longitudinal axial direction during the conveyance of the rod-shaped articles and when the segment bodies rotate about the axes of rotation.
  • the conveyor drum is designed as a turning spreading drum.
  • the object is achieved by a machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular a filter segment manufacturing machine, for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular multi-segment filters or heat-not-burn products, which is designed with a conveyor drum according to the invention, as described above.
  • a machine of the tobacco processing industry in particular a filter segment manufacturing machine, for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular multi-segment filters or heat-not-burn products, which is designed with a conveyor drum according to the invention, as described above.
  • the object is achieved by a method for conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular multi-segment filters or heat-not-burn products, wherein pairs of rod-shaped articles arranged coaxially to one another along a conveying path are conveyed transversely axially on a first conveying element, in particular a conveying drum, in two rows formed next to one another of rod-shaped articles arranged transversely one behind the other, wherein the rod-shaped articles of both rows are conveyed from the first conveying element to a conveying drum, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 13, with a drum body which is rotatable or driven in rotation about a rotation axis, in particular a cylindrical drum body, wherein in the circumferential direction of the Drum body, two rows of successively arranged receiving troughs for rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are provided, wherein the receiving troughs of each row are each rotatable or rotated about an axis of rotation aligned radially to the axis
  • Embodiments of the invention may fulfill individual features or a combination of several features.
  • FIG.1 A perspective view of a turning spreading drum 10 according to the invention is shown schematically.
  • the turning spreading drum 10 is part of a machine for producing rod-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry, such as multi-segment filters or rod-shaped heat-not-burn products.
  • the turning spreading drum 10 can also be part of a conveyor arrangement for conveying rod-shaped articles, for example a filter attachment machine.
  • the turning spreading drum 10 has an outer, cylindrical drum body 12, which is driven to rotate about a rotation axis R by means of a drive, such as a single drive.
  • a drive such as a single drive.
  • article segments 14.1, 14.2 are arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction in two rows R1, R2.
  • the article segments 14.1, 14.2 each have on their
  • the conveyor belt has receiving troughs 141, 142 which are spaced apart from the outside and can be subjected to negative pressure.
  • the rod-shaped articles are arranged in the receiving troughs 141, 142 during the transfer from a conveyor drum arranged upstream in the conveying direction of rod-shaped articles.
  • the rod-shaped articles, such as multi-segment filters are conveyed in two rows by the upstream conveyor drum in two rows next to one another and arranged transversely axially one behind the other.
  • the article segments 14.1 form a row R1 of article segments 14.1 arranged one behind the other in the circumferential direction of the turning spreading drum 10.
  • the article segments 14.2 arranged in the longitudinal extension of the turning spreading drum 10 and next to the article segments 14.1 of the row R1 form a second row R2 of article segments 14.2.
  • the article segments 14.1, 14.2 of the rows R1, R2 can each be rotated about a rotation axis 24.1, 24.2.
  • the respective rotation axes 24.1, 24.2 of the article segments 14.1 and 14.2 are in Fig.1 indicated by dashed lines.
  • the rotation axes 24.1, 24.2 of the article segments 14.1, 14.2 are aligned radially outward relative to the rotation axis R of the turning spreading drum 10, with the respective rotation axes 24.1, 24.2 running outside the central longitudinal axes of the receiving troughs 141 and 142 of the article segments 14.1, 14.2. This means that the rotation axes 24.1, 24.2 of the respective article segments 14.1, 14.2 are mounted eccentrically.
  • the article segments 14.1, 14.2 are moved in opposite directions to one another, i.e. away from one another and outwards, whereby the picked up rod-shaped articles are turned while the drum body 12 rotates at the same time.
  • the distance between the mutually facing head ends of the turned rod-shaped articles is greater than the longitudinal axial distance between the opposite head ends during or after receiving the rod-shaped articles in the receiving troughs 141, 142.
  • a spreading or a longitudinal axial spacing of the received rod-shaped articles is also carried out.
  • the turned rod-shaped articles After turning the article segments 14.1, 14.2 by 180°, the turned rod-shaped articles are arranged in two rows transversely axially one behind the other on the turning-spreading drum 10, so that the turned and transversely axially arranged rod-shaped articles are transferred from the receiving troughs 141, 142 of the article segments 14.1, 14.2 to a subsequent conveyor drum and its receiving troughs in two rows, so that on the subsequent conveyor drum the turned and transferred and longitudinally axially spread or spaced rod-shaped articles are conveyed transversely axially on the subsequent conveyor drum.
  • FIG. 2 A schematic representation of the structure of a gear for rotating the article segments 14.1, 14.2 of the two rows R1, R2 is shown. For reasons of clarity, further elements of the turning spreading drum 10 have been omitted from the illustration.
  • Two spaced-apart front curves 16.1, 16.2 are formed inside the drum body 12 of the turning spreading drum 10.
  • the front curves 16.1, 16.2 are arranged in a fixed position relative to the rotating drum body 12 inside the turning spreading drum 10.
  • the front curves 16.1, 16.2 each have curve guides 17.1, 17.2, which interact with cam rollers 18.1, 18.2, which are each connected to a rack 20.1, 20.2.
  • the racks 20.1, 20.2 are aligned parallel to the rotation axis R of the turning spreading drum 10. and can be moved linearly independently of one another by means of the cam links 17.1, 17.2.
  • the individual racks 20.1, 20.2 are formed at the end with teeth that engage in a toothed shaft of a pinion shaft 22.1, 22.2.
  • the pinion shafts 22.1, 22.2 are connected on the outside to the article segments 14.1, 14.2 of the two rows R1, R2.
  • the pinion shafts 22.1, 22.2 can each be rotated about the radially aligned axes of rotation 24.1, 24.2 by a linear movement of the racks 20.1, 20.2.
  • the rack 20.1 is in the embodiment in Fig. 2 in engagement with the pinion shaft 24.1 from the rear, while the rack 20.2 is in engagement with the pinion shaft 22.2 from the front.
  • the radial distance of the rack 20.1 to the rotation axis R is smaller than the radial distance of the horizontally aligned rack 20.2 to the rotation axis R.
  • the racks 20.1, 20.2 can be moved linearly parallel to the rotation axis R.
  • a gear is provided for rotating the article segments 14.1, 14.2.
  • a stroke of the connected racks 20.1, 20.2 is carried out due to the front curves 16.1, 16.2.
  • the cam rollers 18.1, 18.2 are attached to the racks 20.1, 20.2 and are each pressed outwards against the respective cam link 17.1, 17.2 by compression springs 26.1, 26.2. As a result, the cam rollers 18.1, 18.2 follow the respective cam link 17.1, 17.2 of the front curves 16.1, 16.2. Furthermore, the racks 20.1, 20.2, which are designed as movement rods for the article segments 14.1, 14.2 or their receiving recesses 141, 142, engage in the pinion shafts 22.1, 22.2 for the article segments 14.1, 14.2.
  • the racks 20.1, 20.2 independently execute a linear stroke along the rotation axis R, so that the stroke of the racks 20.1 and 20.2 causes the respective cooperating pinion shafts 22.1, 22.2 to rotate about the respective rotation axis 24.1, 24.2 is moved.
  • the article segments 14.1, 14.2 are rigidly connected to the respective pinion shafts 22.1, 22.2.
  • a rotation of the pinion shafts 22.1 and 22.2 by 180° about the respective rotation axis 24.1 and 24.2 is achieved in that the stroke length of the respective racks 20.1, 20.2 is half the pinion circumference of the pinion shaft 22.1, 22.2, which each interact with the rack 20.1, 20.2.
  • the gradient of the curved guides 17.1, 17.2 is zero.
  • the article segments 14.1, 14.2 each swing back.
  • the spring force of the compression springs 26.1, 26.2 presses the racks 26.1, 26.2 against the curved guides 17.1, 17.2.
  • the curve links 17.1, 17.2 of the front curves 16.1, 16.2 are designed in such a way that the curve strokes or the lifting movements of the racks 20.1, 20.2 take place in the same direction in order to bring about an opposite pivoting direction of the pinion shafts 22.1, 22.2 or their associated article segments 14.1, 14.2 which interact with them due to the lifting movement of the racks 20.1, 20.2.
  • a cross-section through a pinion shaft 22.1 of the turning spreading drum 10 is shown in detail.
  • the pinion shaft 22.1 is rotatably mounted in the drum body 12 by means of a deep groove ball bearing 28 designed as a fixed bearing and a needle bearing 30 designed as a floating bearing.
  • Corresponding shaft seals 32 are provided on the underside and the top of the pinion shaft 22.1.
  • the rack 20.2 engages with the pinion shaft 22.2 shown.
  • the second rack 20.1 for the adjacent pinion shaft 22.1 is not in engagement with the pinion shaft 22.2, but with the pinion shaft 22.1, which is not shown here.
  • the racks 20.1, 20.2 are arranged at a different radial distance from the rotation axis R in relation to the rotation axis R.
  • the direction of movement of the racks 20.1, 20.2 is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
  • the pinion shafts 22.1 and 22.2 are hollow on the inside, so that the pinion shafts 22.1 and 22.2 can be subjected to negative pressure within a conveying area, with the negative pressure being present in the receiving troughs 141, 142 of the article segments 14.1, 14.2. This holds the rod-shaped articles in the receiving troughs 141, 142 of the article segments 14.1 and 14.2.
  • Embodiment 1 Conveyor drum (10) of the tobacco processing industry with a drum body (12) that is rotatable or driven in rotation about a rotation axis (R), in particular cylindrical, wherein two rows of successively arranged receiving troughs (141, 142) for rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are provided in the circumferential direction of the drum body (12), wherein the receiving troughs (141, 142) of each row are rotatable or rotated about a rotation axis (24.1, 24.2) aligned radially to the rotation axis (R), wherein the receiving troughs (141, 142) of each row are each independently of one another by means of a movement rod (20.1, 20.2) aligned parallel to the rotation axis (R) of the conveyor drum (10) and linearly movable and coupled to the respective receiving trough (141, 142), in particular with simultaneous rotation of the conveyor drum (10) about the rotation axis (R), are movable or are moved.
  • Embodiment 2 Conveyor drum (10) according to embodiment 1, characterized in that the linearly movable movement rods (20.1, 20.2) for the respective receiving troughs (141, 142) are each movable or are moved by means of a lifting link (17.1, 17.2).
  • Embodiment 3 Conveyor drum (10) according to embodiment 2, characterized in that, with respect to the axis of rotation (R) of the conveyor drum (10), the receiving troughs (141, 142) are arranged between the lifting guides (17.1, 17.2) for the two rows.
  • Embodiment 4 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 3, characterized in that the movement rods (20.1, 20.2) for two receiving troughs (141, 142) of the two rows arranged next to one another in the longitudinal extension of the conveyor drum (10) have a different radial distance from the axis of rotation (R) of the conveyor drum (10).
  • Embodiment 5 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 2 to 4, characterized in that the lifting guides (17.1, 17.2) each have a curved stroke for the movement rods (20.1, 20.2), wherein the respective curved strokes of the lifting guides (17.1, 17.2) are designed such that the movement rods (20.1, 20.2) simultaneously or staggered in time execute a movement in the same direction when the drum body (12) rotates and/or the movement rods (20.1, 20.2) simultaneously or staggered in time execute lifting movements of the same or different sizes when the drum body (12) rotates.
  • Embodiment 6 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 5, characterized in that during a complete rotation of the drum body (12) by 360°, the receiving troughs (141, 142) of each row are rotated from a starting position by 180° and, after reaching a rotational position of 180°, are rotated back to the starting position.
  • Embodiment 7 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 6, characterized in that the movement rods (20.1, 20.2) are designed as racks, wherein the racks each interact with a pinion shaft (22.1, 22.2) for the receiving troughs (141, 142).
  • Embodiment 8 Conveyor drum (10) according to embodiment 7, characterized in that the pinion shafts (22.1, 22.2) of the receiving troughs (141, 142) are rotatable about the respective axis of rotation (24.1, 24.2) of the receiving troughs (141, 142).
  • Embodiment 9 Conveyor drum (10) according to embodiment 7 or 8, characterized in that the pinion shafts (22.1, 22.2) for the receiving troughs (141, 142) are each rotatably mounted by means of a ball bearing (28), in particular a deep groove ball bearing, and by means of a needle bearing (30).
  • Embodiment 10 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 9, characterized in that the movement rods (20.1, 20.2) for the receiving troughs (141, 142) are each subjected to or can be subjected to a force by means of a compression spring (26.1, 26.2), in particular against the lifting link (17.1, 17.2) for the movement rods (20.1, 20.2).
  • a compression spring (26.1, 26.2)
  • Embodiment 11 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 10, characterized in that the respective movement rods (20.1, 20.2) for a pair of pinion shafts (22.1, 22.2) arranged adjacent to one another along the axis of rotation (R) of the conveyor drum (10) are arranged on different sides of the pinion shafts (22.1, 22.2).
  • Embodiment 12 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 11, characterized in that the receiving troughs (141, 142) arranged next to one another in the longitudinal extension of the conveyor drum (10) are rotated or are rotatable in the same direction when rotating about their respective axes of rotation (24.1, 24.2).
  • Embodiment 13 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 12, characterized in that the movement rods (20.1, 20.2) for a pair of receiving troughs (141, 142) arranged next to one another in the longitudinal extension of the conveyor drum (10) are or are movable independently of one another, preferably by means of the respective lifting link (17.1, 17.2).
  • Embodiment 14 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 13, characterized in that individual receiving troughs (141, 142) of each row or several receiving troughs (141, 142) of each row are each formed on a segment body (14.1, 14.2) rotatable about the axis of rotation (24.1, 24.2).
  • Embodiment 15 Conveyor drum (10) according to embodiment 14, characterized in that the receiving troughs (141, 142) are arranged on the respective segment bodies (14.1, 14.2) such that the central longitudinal axes of the receiving troughs (141, 142) run outside the axis of rotation (24.1, 24.2) of the segment bodies (14.1, 14.2).
  • Embodiment 16 Conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 15, characterized in that the conveyor drum (10) is designed as a turning-spreading drum (10).
  • Embodiment 17 Machine of the tobacco processing industry, in particular filter segment manufacturing machine, for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular multi-segment filters or heat-not-burn products, with a conveyor drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 16.
  • Embodiment 18 Method for conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, in particular multi-segment filters or heat-not-burn products, wherein pairs of rod-shaped articles arranged coaxially to one another along a conveying path are conveyed transversely on a first conveying element, in particular a conveying drum (10), in two rows of rod-shaped articles arranged one behind the other in a transverse axial direction, formed next to one another, wherein the rod-shaped articles of both rows are transferred from the first conveying element to a conveying drum (10) according to one of the embodiments 1 to 16, wherein during the conveying of the rod-shaped articles on the conveying drum (10), the rod-shaped articles are each rotated by 180° and, after their rotation, are transferred to a second conveying element, in particular a second conveying drum (10), wherein during the conveying of the rod-shaped articles on the conveying drum (10) and after rotation by 180°, the ends of the rod-shaped articles arranged and opposite one another of both rows are arranged with a smaller

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