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EP1495685B1
EP1495685B1 EP04090274A EP04090274A EP1495685B1 EP 1495685 B1 EP1495685 B1 EP 1495685B1 EP 04090274 A EP04090274 A EP 04090274A EP 04090274 A EP04090274 A EP 04090274A EP 1495685 B1 EP1495685 B1 EP 1495685B1
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Manfred Dombek
Frank Grothaus
Karl-Heinz Pawelko
Manfred Folger
Bernhard Brinkmann
Franz Rottmann
Dieter Plähn
Lothar Krause
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a device for producing rod-shaped tobacco products with a filter, in particular filter cigarettes, essentially comprising a tobacco rod feeder, a filter feeder, a tipping paper feeder, a cigarette maker, a cigarette checker and a cigarette dispenser, all of which means being a plurality of drums for forming a drum barrel, which is drivable by means of a drive means position synchronous to transport the rod-shaped tobacco products within the device.
  • a filter in particular filter cigarettes, essentially comprising a tobacco rod feeder, a filter feeder, a tipping paper feeder, a cigarette maker, a cigarette checker and a cigarette dispenser, all of which means being a plurality of drums for forming a drum barrel, which is drivable by means of a drive means position synchronous to transport the rod-shaped tobacco products within the device.
  • Such devices are used in the tobacco industry for the production of filter cigarettes, cigarettes, etc., and are known as filter batch machines.
  • Known devices have a central drive means. For the position synchronous drive of all drums within the device usually a mechanical transmission is used.
  • each drum is associated with a drive, wherein the drive and drum each form a separate unit, which are connected to each other via a coupling device or the like.
  • the drive is an integral part of the drum itself.
  • all devices have the disadvantage that they are structurally very expensive and therefore expensive to manufacture. This is caused in particular by the use of a transmission or clutches. The necessity of a transmission or clutches also leads to a large overall length of the drive means and to increased noise generation.
  • a device of the type mentioned above in that at least one drum of the drum barrel can be driven with a separate, additional drive means, wherein the separate drive means together with a drum unit formed from drum and bearing and control flange forms a drive unit.
  • This training fulfills the contradictory requirements of an integrated drive solution and a classic direct drive solution.
  • the inventive design of the device a compact drive solution for direct drive of the drums is proposed, which ensures a reliable function. Due to the integrated concept, the drive means and the drum unit separate from each other and still form a unit, on the one hand a very low maintenance and easy assembly / disassembly device and on the other hand, a very compact device is created.
  • each drum of the drum barrel is associated with a separate drive means, which together with the drum unit forms an independent drive unit.
  • a durable and low-maintenance device is proposed in a particularly economical manner. Due to the direct drive of all drums, a considerable noise reduction is still achieved. The cleaning as well as the adjustment and alignment of the drum are simplified by manual rotation. Also, the direct drive of all drums in the manner according to the invention enables a targeted pitch change of the drums.
  • the drive means and the drum unit on a common continuous shaft, which can be dispensed with clutches for connecting the drive means and drum unit. Furthermore, a commonly required three-point bearing is unnecessary, since only two bearings must be provided for the shaft.
  • the drive means is shielded by a housing, wherein the housing is formed in its outer dimensions smaller than an opening within a partition wall of the device and has a substantially rectangular profile cross-section.
  • the device described below is used for the production of rod-shaped tobacco products, in particular for the production of filter cigarettes.
  • the device 10 described in FIG. 1, which is designed as a filter attachment machine, has various functional units, namely essentially a tobacco feed device 11, a filter feed device 12, a tipping paper feed device 13, a cigarette manufacturing device 14, a cigarette testing device 15 and a cigarette dispenser 16. All the aforementioned devices 11 to 16 have a plurality of drums 17 for forming a so-called drum barrel 18.
  • the drums 17 are like that arranged side by side, preferably in parallel and substantially tangential one next to the other, that they are in operative connection with each other.
  • All drums 17 are driven synchronously via a drive system.
  • a plurality of drums 17 are drivable by means of a common drive and additionally at least one of the drums 17 has a separate, additional drive means 19.
  • each drum 17 of the drum barrel 18 is assigned its own drive means 19.
  • All drive means 19 are designed as a servomotor for forming a synchronous machine.
  • the two ball bearings 28, 29 are arranged at the two opposite free ends 30, 31 of the bearing and control flange 25.
  • the shaft 24 is assigned a receptacle 40 for the drum 17 at the free end 31.
  • the receptacle 40 may be integrally attached to the shaft 24 or detachably attached to the shaft 24 as a separate element.
  • the shaft 24 protrudes from the bearing and control flange 25 and extends into the drive means 19.
  • the rotor 20 is disposed in the region of the cantilevered end 32 of the shaft 24.
  • the housing 23 is detachable on the bearing and control flange 25 fixed so that the drive means 19 and the drum unit 27 form a common drive unit 33.
  • the drive unit 33 is detachably attached to a partition wall 34 of the device 10, wherein the bearing and control flange 25 on the front side 35 of the device 10 and the drive means 19 on the back 36 is positioned.
  • the partition wall 34 has an opening 37 for this purpose.
  • the opening 37 is preferably formed as a bore, wherein the diameter of the bore is slightly larger than the outer dimensions of the drive means 19 and the housing 23.
  • the entire drive unit 33 of the front side 35 can be mounted and disassembled by fixing screws 38 solved and the drive unit 33 is removable as a whole.
  • the common shaft 24 of drive means 19 and drum unit 27 is mounted twice in the region of the bearing and control flange 25 and extended to the back 36 of the device 10, ie in the machine interior, without the extended end 32 of the shaft 24 is stored again. For this reason, the shaft 24 is formed so stiff that the rotor 20 located on the end 32 does not hit the stator 21.
  • the rotary encoder 22 is disposed on the housing 23 behind the end 32 of the shaft 24, so that an exchange of the encoder 22 can be done in a simple manner without disassembling the drive means 19.
  • All drive means 19 are connected to a common control for synchronous operation.
  • the controller has an integrated single-turn absolute encoder, whereby the position of the rotor 20 and drum 17 is always determinable.

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Die Erfindung befaßt sich mit einer Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von stabförmigen Tabakprodukten mit einem Filter, insbesondere von Filterzigaretten, im wesentlichen umfassend eine Tabakstockzufuhreinrichtung, eine Filterzufuhreinrichtung, eine Belagpapierzufuhreinrichtung, eine Zigarettenherstelleinrichtung, eine Zigarettenprüfeinrichtung sowie eine Zigarettenabgabeeinrichtung, wobei sämtliche Einrichtungen eine Vielzahl von Trommeln zur Bildung eines Trommellaufs aufweisen, der mittels eines Antriebsmittels lagesynchron zum Transport der stabförmigen Tabakprodukte innerhalb der Vorrichtung antreibbar ist. Eine derartige Vorrichtung ist bekannt aus dem Dokument US-A-5 623 952.The invention relates to a device for producing rod-shaped tobacco products with a filter, in particular filter cigarettes, essentially comprising a tobacco rod feeder, a filter feeder, a tipping paper feeder, a cigarette maker, a cigarette checker and a cigarette dispenser, all of which means being a plurality of drums for forming a drum barrel, which is drivable by means of a drive means position synchronous to transport the rod-shaped tobacco products within the device. Such a device is known from the document US Pat. No. 5,623,952.

Derartige Vorrichtungen werden im Bereich der Tabakindustrie zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten, -zigarillos etc. eingesetzt und sind als Filteransatzmaschinen bekannt. Bekannten Vorrichtungen weisen ein zentrales Antriebsmittel auf. Für den lagesynchronen Antrieb aller Trommeln innerhalb der Vorrichtung wird üblicherweise ein mechanisches Getriebe eingesetzt. In anderen bekannten Vorrichtungen ist jeder Trommel ein Antrieb zugeordnet, wobei Antrieb und Trommel jeweils eine separate Einheit bilden, die über eine Kupplungsvorrichtung oder dergleichen miteinander verbunden sind. Es sind weiterhin Vorrichtungen bekannt, bei denen der Antrieb integraler Bestandteil der Trommel selbst ist. Sämtliche Vorrichtungen weisen jedoch den Nachteil auf, daß sie konstruktiv sehr aufwendig und damit teuer in der Herstellung sind. Dies wird insbesondere durch den Einsatz eines Getriebes bzw. von Kupplungen verursacht. Die Notwendigkeit eines Getriebes bzw. von Kupplungen führt des weiteren zu einer großen Baulänge des Antriebsmittels sowie zu einer erhöhten Lärmerzeugung.Such devices are used in the tobacco industry for the production of filter cigarettes, cigarettes, etc., and are known as filter batch machines. Known devices have a central drive means. For the position synchronous drive of all drums within the device usually a mechanical transmission is used. In other known devices each drum is associated with a drive, wherein the drive and drum each form a separate unit, which are connected to each other via a coupling device or the like. There are also known devices in which the drive is an integral part of the drum itself. However, all devices have the disadvantage that they are structurally very expensive and therefore expensive to manufacture. This is caused in particular by the use of a transmission or clutches. The necessity of a transmission or clutches also leads to a large overall length of the drive means and to increased noise generation.

Es ist daher Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine einfach handhabbare und günstig herzustellende Vorrichtung zu schaffen, die eine sichere Funktion gewährleistet und gleichzeitig eine kompakte Bauform ermöglicht.It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an easy to handle and inexpensive to manufacture device that ensures safe operation while allowing a compact design.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art dadurch gelöst, daß mindestens eine Trommel des Trommellaufs mit einem separaten, zusätzlichen Antriebsmittel antreibbar ist, wobei das separate Antriebsmittel zusammen mit einer aus Trommel sowie Lager- und Steuerflansch gebildeten Trommeleinheit eine Antriebseinheit bildet. Durch diese Ausbildung werden die auf den ersten Blick widersprüchlichen Anforderungen einer integrierten Antriebslösung und einer klassischen Direktantriebslösung erfüllt. Durch die erfindungsgemäße Ausführung der Vorrichtung ist eine kompakte Antriebslösung zum Direktantrieb der Trommeln vorgeschlagen, die eine sichere Funktion gewährleistet. Durch das integrierte Konzept, das Antriebsmittel und die Trommeleinheit separat voneinander und dennoch als Einheit auszubilden, wird zum einen eine sehr wartungsarme und montage-/demontagefreundliche Vorrichtung und zum anderen eine sehr kompakte Vorrichtung geschaffen.This object is achieved by a device of the type mentioned above in that at least one drum of the drum barrel can be driven with a separate, additional drive means, wherein the separate drive means together with a drum unit formed from drum and bearing and control flange forms a drive unit. This training fulfills the contradictory requirements of an integrated drive solution and a classic direct drive solution. The inventive design of the device, a compact drive solution for direct drive of the drums is proposed, which ensures a reliable function. Due to the integrated concept, the drive means and the drum unit separate from each other and still form a unit, on the one hand a very low maintenance and easy assembly / disassembly device and on the other hand, a very compact device is created.

Vorzugsweise ist jeder Trommel des Trommellaufs ein separates Antriebsmittel zugeordnet, das zusammen mit der Trommeleinheit jeweils eine unabhängige Antriebseinheit bildet. Dadurch wird in besonders wirtschaftlicher Weise eine langlebige und wartungsarme Vorrichtung vorgeschlagen. Durch den Direktantrieb sämtlicher Trommeln wird weiterhin eine erhebliche Lärmreduzierung erreicht. Auch vereinfacht sich die Reinigung sowie die Einstellung und Ausrichtung der Trommel durch manuelle Drehbarkeit. Auch ermöglicht der Direktantrieb sämtlicher Trommeln in der erfindungsgemäßen Weise eine gezielte Teilungsveränderung der Trommeln.Preferably, each drum of the drum barrel is associated with a separate drive means, which together with the drum unit forms an independent drive unit. As a result, a durable and low-maintenance device is proposed in a particularly economical manner. Due to the direct drive of all drums, a considerable noise reduction is still achieved. The cleaning as well as the adjustment and alignment of the drum are simplified by manual rotation. Also, the direct drive of all drums in the manner according to the invention enables a targeted pitch change of the drums.

In einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung weisen das Antriebsmittel und die Trommeleinheit eine gemeinsame durchgehende Welle auf, wodurch auf Kupplungen zur Verbindung von Antriebsmittel und Trommeleinheit verzichtet werden kann. Des weiteren ist eine üblicherweise erforderliche Dreipunktlagerung entbehrlich, da lediglich zwei Lager für die Welle vorgesehen sein müssen.In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the drive means and the drum unit on a common continuous shaft, which can be dispensed with clutches for connecting the drive means and drum unit. Furthermore, a commonly required three-point bearing is unnecessary, since only two bearings must be provided for the shaft.

Vorteilhafterweise ist das Antriebsmittel durch ein Gehäuse abgeschirmt, wobei das Gehäuse in seinen äußeren Abmessungen kleiner als eine Öffnung innerhalb einer Trennwand der Vorrichtung ausgebildet ist und ein im wesentlichen rechteckigen Profilquerschnitt aufweist. Dadurch wird eine besonders kompakte und montagefreundliche Bauform erreicht, da zum einen ein Lösen der Antriebseinheit nach vorne, also in Richtung der Bedienseite möglich ist und zum anderen eine hohe Packungsdichte der Trommeln erreicht wird. Die Packungsdichte der Trommeln kann deshalb erhöht werden, da die rechteckige Profilform die Verwendung kleiner Flansche erlaubt.Advantageously, the drive means is shielded by a housing, wherein the housing is formed in its outer dimensions smaller than an opening within a partition wall of the device and has a substantially rectangular profile cross-section. As a result, a particularly compact and easy-to-assemble design is achieved, since on the one hand a release of the drive unit to the front, ie in the direction of the operating side is possible and on the other hand, a high packing density of the drums is achieved. The packing density of the drums can therefore be increased because the rectangular profile shape allows the use of small flanges.

Weitere bevorzugte Merkmale und Ausführungsformen sind den Unteransprüchen sowie der Beschreibung zu entnehmen. Eine besonders bevorzugte Ausführungsform ist in der beigefügten Zeichnung näher erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigt:

Fig. 1
eine Vorderansicht einer Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Filterzigaretten,
Fig. 2
eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Antriebseinheit aus Antriebsmittel und Trommeleinheit,
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eine Vorderansicht der Antriebseinheit gemäß Figur 2, und
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eine Schnittansicht gemäß Schnitt A-A der Antriebseinheit gemäß Figur 3.
Further preferred features and embodiments can be found in the dependent claims and the description. A particularly preferred embodiment is explained in more detail in the accompanying drawing. In the drawing shows:
Fig. 1
a front view of an apparatus for producing filter cigarettes,
Fig. 2
a perspective view of a drive unit of drive means and drum unit,
Fig. 3
a front view of the drive unit according to Figure 2, and
Fig. 4
a sectional view along section AA of the drive unit of Figure 3.

Die im folgenden beschriebene Vorrichtung dient zum Herstellen von stabförmigen Tabakprodukten, insbesondere zur Herstellung von Filterzigaretten.The device described below is used for the production of rod-shaped tobacco products, in particular for the production of filter cigarettes.

Die in Figur 1 beschriebene Vorrichtung 10, die als Filteransatzmaschine ausgebildet ist, weist verschiedene Funktionseinheiten auf, nämlich im wesentlichen eine Tabakstockzufuhreinrichtung 11, eine Filterzufuhreinrichtung 12, eine Belagpapierzufuhreinrichtung 13, eine Zigarettenherstelleinrichtung 14, eine Zigarettenprüfeinrichtung 15 sowie eine Zigarettenabgabeeinrichtung 16. Sämtliche vorgenannten Einrichtungen 11 bis 16 weisen eine Mehrzahl von Trommeln 17 zur Bildung eines sogenannten Trommellaufs 18 auf. Die Trommeln 17 sind derart nebeneinander angeordnet, vorzugsweise parallel und im wesentlichen tangential eine neben der anderen, daß sie in Wirkverbindung miteinander stehen.The device 10 described in FIG. 1, which is designed as a filter attachment machine, has various functional units, namely essentially a tobacco feed device 11, a filter feed device 12, a tipping paper feed device 13, a cigarette manufacturing device 14, a cigarette testing device 15 and a cigarette dispenser 16. All the aforementioned devices 11 to 16 have a plurality of drums 17 for forming a so-called drum barrel 18. The drums 17 are like that arranged side by side, preferably in parallel and substantially tangential one next to the other, that they are in operative connection with each other.

Sämtliche Trommeln 17 sind über ein Antriebssystem synchron antreibbar. In einer nicht dargestellten Ausführungsform sind mehrere Trommeln 17 mittels eines gemeinsamen Antriebs antreibbar und zusätzlich mindestens eine der Trommeln 17 weist ein separates, zusätzliches Antriebsmittel 19 auf. Vorzugsweise ist jedoch jeder Trommel 17 des Trommellaufs 18 ein eigenes Antriebsmittel 19 zugeordnet. Sämtliche Antriebsmittel 19 sind als Servomotor zur Bildung einer Synchronmaschine ausgebildet.All drums 17 are driven synchronously via a drive system. In one embodiment, not shown, a plurality of drums 17 are drivable by means of a common drive and additionally at least one of the drums 17 has a separate, additional drive means 19. Preferably, however, each drum 17 of the drum barrel 18 is assigned its own drive means 19. All drive means 19 are designed as a servomotor for forming a synchronous machine.

Im folgenden wird anhand der Figur 4 beispielhaft ein einzelnes Antriebsmittel 19 beschrieben:

  • Das Antriebsmittel 19 ist aus üblichen Elementen, wie z.B. einem Rotor 20, einem Stator 21 sowie einem Drehgeber 22 gebildet. Die Elemente 20 bis 22 des Antriebsmittels 19 sind innerhalb eines Gehäuses 23 angeordnet, das einen im wesentlichen rechteckigen Querschnitt aufweist. Der Drehgeber 22 und der Stator 21 sind fest aber lösbar am Gehäuse 23 befestigt. Der Rotor 20 ist auf einer Welle 24 angeordnet. Die Welle 24 ist die gemeinsame Welle für das Antriebsmittel 19 und eine aus Lager- und Steuerflansch 25 und Trommel 17 gebildeten Trommeleinheit 27. Mit anderen Worten ist die Welle 24 eine kombinierte Antriebs- und Trommelwelle. Die Welle 24 ist innerhalb des hohlen, nämlich rohrförmig ausgebildeten Lager- und Steuerflansches 25 gelagert, und zwar mittels üblicher Kugellager 28, 29. Andere Lagertypen sind ebenfalls einsetzbar.
In the following, a single drive means 19 will be described by way of example with reference to FIG.
  • The drive means 19 is formed of conventional elements, such as a rotor 20, a stator 21 and a rotary encoder 22. The elements 20 to 22 of the drive means 19 are arranged within a housing 23 which has a substantially rectangular cross-section. The rotary encoder 22 and the stator 21 are fixed but releasably secured to the housing 23. The rotor 20 is arranged on a shaft 24. The shaft 24 is the common shaft for the drive means 19 and a drum unit 27 formed of bearing and control flange 25 and drum 17. In other words, the shaft 24 is a combined drive and drum shaft. The shaft 24 is mounted within the hollow, namely tubular bearing and control flange 25, by means of conventional ball bearings 28, 29. Other types of bearings are also used.

Die beiden Kugellager 28, 29 sind an den beiden entgegengesetzten freien Enden 30, 31 des Lager- und Steuerflansches 25 angeordnet. Der Welle 24 ist am freien Ende 31 eine Aufnahme 40 für die Trommel 17 zugeordnet. Die Aufnahme 40 kann einstückig mit der Welle 24 oder auch als separates Element lösbar an der Welle 24 befestigt sein. An dem dem Antriebsmittel 19 zugewandten freien Ende 30 des Lager- und Steuerflansches 25 ragt die Welle 24 aus dem Lager- und Steuerflansch 25 und erstreckt sich in das Antriebsmittel 19. Der Rotor 20 ist im Bereich des fliegend gelagerten Endes 32 der Welle 24 angeordnet. Das Gehäuse 23 ist an dem Lager- und Steuerflansch 25 lösbar befestigt, so daß das Antriebsmittel 19 und die Trommeleinheit 27 eine gemeinsame Antriebseinheit 33 bilden. Die Antriebseinheit 33 ist lösbar an einer Trennwand 34 der Vorrichtung 10 befestigt, wobei der Lager- und Steuerflansch 25 auf der Vorderseite 35 der Vorrichtung 10 und das Antriebsmittel 19 auf der Rückseite 36 positioniert ist. Die Trennwand 34 weist hierzu eine Öffnung 37 auf. Die Öffnung 37 ist vorzugsweise als Bohrung ausgebildet, wobei der Durchmesser der Bohrung geringfügig größer ist als die äußeren Abmessungen des Antriebsmittels 19 bzw. des Gehäuses 23. Mit anderen Worten ist die gesamte Antriebseinheit 33 von der Vorderseite 35 montierbar und demontierbar, indem Befestigungsschrauben 38 gelöst und die Antriebseinheit 33 insgesamt abnehmbar ist.The two ball bearings 28, 29 are arranged at the two opposite free ends 30, 31 of the bearing and control flange 25. The shaft 24 is assigned a receptacle 40 for the drum 17 at the free end 31. The receptacle 40 may be integrally attached to the shaft 24 or detachably attached to the shaft 24 as a separate element. At the drive means 19 facing free end 30 of the bearing and control flange 25, the shaft 24 protrudes from the bearing and control flange 25 and extends into the drive means 19. The rotor 20 is disposed in the region of the cantilevered end 32 of the shaft 24. The housing 23 is detachable on the bearing and control flange 25 fixed so that the drive means 19 and the drum unit 27 form a common drive unit 33. The drive unit 33 is detachably attached to a partition wall 34 of the device 10, wherein the bearing and control flange 25 on the front side 35 of the device 10 and the drive means 19 on the back 36 is positioned. The partition wall 34 has an opening 37 for this purpose. The opening 37 is preferably formed as a bore, wherein the diameter of the bore is slightly larger than the outer dimensions of the drive means 19 and the housing 23. In other words, the entire drive unit 33 of the front side 35 can be mounted and disassembled by fixing screws 38 solved and the drive unit 33 is removable as a whole.

Die gemeinsame Welle 24 von Antriebsmittel 19 und Trommeleinheit 27 ist im Bereich des Lager- und Steuerflansches 25 doppelt gelagert und auf die Rückseite 36 der Vorrichtung 10, also in den Maschineninnenraum verlängert, ohne daß das verlängerte Ende 32 der Welle 24 nochmals gelagert ist. Aus diesem Grunde ist die Welle 24 derart steif ausgebildet, daß der auf dem Ende 32 befindliche Rotor 20 nicht an den Stator 21 schlägt. Der Drehgeber 22 ist am Gehäuse 23 hinter dem Ende 32 der Welle 24 angeordnet, so daß ein Austausch des Drehgebers 22 auf einfache Weise ohne das Zerlegen des Antriebsmittels 19 erfolgen kann. Durch die steife Welle 24 einerseits und den Verzicht auf Kupplungen andererseits wird eine maximale Drehsteifigkeit erreicht, was wiederum zu einer besonders hohen Regelgüte und damit zu hoher Funktions- und Prozeßsicherheit führt.The common shaft 24 of drive means 19 and drum unit 27 is mounted twice in the region of the bearing and control flange 25 and extended to the back 36 of the device 10, ie in the machine interior, without the extended end 32 of the shaft 24 is stored again. For this reason, the shaft 24 is formed so stiff that the rotor 20 located on the end 32 does not hit the stator 21. The rotary encoder 22 is disposed on the housing 23 behind the end 32 of the shaft 24, so that an exchange of the encoder 22 can be done in a simple manner without disassembling the drive means 19. By the rigid shaft 24 on the one hand and the absence of couplings on the other hand, a maximum torsional rigidity is achieved, which in turn leads to a particularly high quality control and thus to high functional and process reliability.

Sämtliche Antriebsmittel 19 sind an eine gemeinsamen Steuerung zur synchronen Betätigung angeschlossen. Die Steuerung weist einen integrierten Singleturn-Absolutwertgeber auf, wodurch die Position von Rotor 20 und Trommel 17 stets bestimmbar ist.All drive means 19 are connected to a common control for synchronous operation. The controller has an integrated single-turn absolute encoder, whereby the position of the rotor 20 and drum 17 is always determinable.

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  1. Apparatus for making rod-shaped tobacco products with a filter, in particular filter cigarettes, essentially including a tobacco stick delivery device (11), a filter delivery device (12), a covering paper delivery device (13), a cigarette making device (14), a cigarette testing device (15) and a cigarette dispensing device (16), whereby all the devices (11 to 16) have a plurality of drums (17) to form a drum course (18) which can be driven by a drive means in positional synchronisation with the transport of the rod-shaped tobacco products within the apparatus (10), characterized in that at least one drum (17) of the drum course (18) can be driven with a separate, additional drive means (19), whereby the separate drive means (19), together with a drum unit (27) composed of drum (17) and bearing and control flange (25), forms a drive unit (33).
  2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that each drum (17) of the drum course (18) is assigned a separate drive means (19) which, together with the drum unit (27), each forms an independent drive unit (33).
  3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the drive means (19) and the drum unit (27) have a common through-shaft (24).
  4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the shaft (24) is designed as a common drive and drum shaft and includes a receptacle (40) for the drum (17).
  5. Apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the shaft (24) is double-mounted within the bearing and control flange (25).
  6. Apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the drive means (19) is arranged in the region of a free end (32) of the shaft (24) on the shaft (24).
  7. Apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that the shaft (24) is cantilever-mounted on the side facing towards the drive means (19), namely at the end (32).
  8. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the separate drive means (19) is a servo motor, essentially including a rotor (20), a stator (21) and a shaft encoder (22).
  9. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the drive means (19) is shielded by a housing (23), whereby the housing (23) is smaller in its external dimensions than an opening (37) within a partition wall (34) of the apparatus (10).
  10. Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the housing (23) has a substantially rectangular profile.
  11. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that all the drive means (19) are connected to a common control system.
  12. Apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that the control system includes an integrated single-turn absolute value device.
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