CPC A24D 3/0216 (2013.01) [A24D 3/0229 (2013.01); A24D 3/025 (2013.01); A24D 3/061 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element, each rod member defining a longitudinal axis and including a generally longitudinally-extending filter material and a plurality of objects disposed therein along the longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member using a rod-forming unit;
inserting a continuous chain of objects into the filter material of the rod member using an, the continuous chain of objects being disposed at predetermined positions within and along the filter rod; and
dividing the rod member into a plurality of rod portions, and severing the continuous chain of objects, using a rod-dividing unit, such that each rod portion includes a plurality of the objects.
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