JPH0228318B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cigarettes, and more particularly to adjustable cigarettes, which allow for free air dilution of the smoke over a wide range of degrees.

Various prior patents disclose filtered adjustment mechanisms designed to adjust the degree of air dilution to cigarette smoke. While a number of filtered adjustment mechanisms have been disclosed, a simpler mechanism is schematically described herein, which involves one or more apertures in a substantially air-impermeable paper wrapper surrounding a filter plug. a substantially air-impermeable tipping paper (having apertures aligned with the apertures) is overlaid on the wrapping paper, and the tipping paper is placed over the tipping paper and axially by providing a sleeve adapted to be moved or rotatable, forming one or more apertures in the sleeve, and then rotating or axially moving the sleeve. The degree to which the two sets of apertures are aligned can be adjusted.

In other adjustment mechanisms, the filter plug is axially movable within a cylinder formed by tipping paper, with an aperture formed in the tipping paper and a winding that wraps around the filter plug. Corresponding apertures are formed in the paper so that by moving the filter plug axially, the degree of alignment of the two sets of apertures can be varied and the degree of air dilution can be adjusted.

The problem with these adjustment mechanisms is that the sleeve and filter plug tend to separate from the cigarette, and once removed, they are difficult to return to their original positions. Furthermore, even if the smoker sets the air dilution to his or her preference, the sleeve or filter plug tends to move in the axial direction, making it easy to change the air dilution once set. Yet another problem is that conventional cigarette manufacturing machines cannot be readily applied to high-speed production of these products.

The present invention is a smoking article comprising a column of combustible smoking material and an open end area for the passage of air and smoke, the end area being substantially air impermeable and apertured. surrounded by a wrapping paper having
In a smoking article wherein one aperture is rotatable relative to the other to adjust the degree of alignment of the apertures to vary the amount of air to the end region, the end region separated by first, second and third bands formed on the wrapping paper or said tipping paper, said second band being rotatable relative to said first and third bands; The apertures are maintained against axial movement by three bands, and the apertures are aligned or misaligned with apertures formed in the wrapping or tipped paper on which said bands are not formed. A smoking article is provided, characterized in that the smoking article is formed in one of the bands.

In a first preferred embodiment, the tipping paper is divided into sequentially abutting first, second and third bands, the first band being affixed to the wrapping paper and the tipping paper being divided into abutting first, second and third bands. The apertures are formed in a second band, the second band being rotatable about the end area providing a means for rotating one of the apertures with respect to the other aperture, and the third band being The second band is secured to the mouth end area to maintain the second band against axial movement.

In a second preferred embodiment, the mouth end section includes a substantially cylindrical filter plug with a substantially air-impermeable and apertured outer layer, and the smoking article further comprises a substantially air-impermeable and apertured outer layer. an air-impermeable wrapping paper and a substantially air-impermeable tipping paper, the tipping paper surrounding the post and the filter plug and having an aperture; First, the papers were brought into contact one after another,
divided into second and third bands, the first band having apertures and being secured to the outer layer of the filter plug in alignment with the apertures in the outer layer of the rotating filter plug; rotating, said second band being affixed to said tipping paper within which said filter plug is rotatable about its longitudinal axis and maintained against axial movement; The third band is secured to the outer layer of the filter plug adjacent the mouth end and rotates with the filter plug, such that rotation of the filter plug within the tipping paper causes the apertures in the first band to rotate. so that they align with the apertures in the tipping paper.

In a third preferred embodiment, a tipping paper having a first band, a second band, and a third band is attached near the mouth end of the tobacco rod itself without a filter plug, and only the first band and the third band are attached. The second band is fixed to the cigarette paper of the tobacco stick, and holes are formed in the second band and the underlying cigarette paper so that they can be aligned with each other.

In a fourth preferred embodiment, the end section includes a filter plug axially aligned with the post, and the paper wrapper is divided into a first band, a second band and a third band in sequence. , the first band has an aperture, the first band and the third band are secured to the filter plug, the second band is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the smoking article, and the tip The attached paper is divided into an end band and an opposing column end band, the end band having apertures that can be aligned with the apertures in the first band, and these apertures are rotated. and the end band is secured only to and rotates with the second band, and the end band is aligned with the second band for joining the column of combustible smoking material to the filter plug. It extends across one band and the columnar object and is fixed to them.

Furthermore, the present invention also provides a method for manufacturing such a smoking article, and for the smoking article of the first embodiment, the tipping paper is used to align the pillars and the filter plug in an axially opposite relationship. To form a first band, a second band and a third band,
Two parallel rows of closely spaced perforations are formed, adhesive is applied to the first band and the third band on the inside of the tipping paper, and the tipping paper is attached to the column and the filter plug ( and a wrapping paper surrounding them), and forming an opening through the second band and the wrapping paper below it;
The perforations are broken to allow the second band to freely rotate about the longitudinal axis of the filter plug and to maintain it against axial movement.

In addition, in order to manufacture the smoking article of the second embodiment, two rows of perforations are formed in parallel in order to form a first band, a second band, and a third band in the wrapping paper, and the inside of the wrapping paper is Then, apply adhesive to the first band and third band, wrap the filter plug, align the wrapped filter plug and the columnar object in an axial direction, and attach the tip. Adhesive is applied inside the paper at positions corresponding to the columnar objects surrounded by the tipped paper and the second band, and the tipped paper is attached to the columnar objects and the filter that are aligned in the axial direction. wrapping around a plug and forming an aperture through the tipping paper and a first band of wrapping paper to maintain the filter plug freely rotatable within the tipping paper and against axial movement; The perforation is broken to ensure that.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

One preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. A filter plug 8 is connected in line to a tobacco rod (i.e. a column of combustible smoking material) 1 . The filter plug 8 is a conventional cellulose acetate filter and has a cylindrical shape. This filter plug 8
is wrapped in a substantially air-impermeable wrapping paper 7, which is secured to a filter plug 8. This wrapping paper 7 has openings 9. A fill plug 8 wrapped with wrapping paper 7 is wrapped with tipping paper 2 and connected to tobacco rod 1. This tipping paper 2 consists of a first band 3, a second band 4 and a third band 5. This first band 3 spans the tobacco rod 1 and the wrapping paper 7 and is fixed to them. A second band 4 is rotatably mounted around the wrapping paper 7 with an aperture 6 aligned with the aperture 9.
The third band 5 is fixed to the end of the wrapping paper 7. The second band 4 is thus held between the third band 5 and the first band 3 against axial movement, yet is rotatable. second band 4
As the tobacco rod 1 is rotated, the degree of alignment of the apertures 6 with the apertures 9 is changed and the amount of air relative to the smoke coming from the tobacco rod 1 is adjusted. Once the air dilution is selected, the second band 4 is ensured to remain in that position.
This is because the axial movement of the second band 4 is suppressed by the first band 3 and the third band 5,
This is because this cooperates with the frictional resistance to rotation.

The method for manufacturing the smoking article of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 to 13. This manufacturing method allows the smoking articles of the present invention to be easily mass-produced using conventional equipment. As shown in FIG. 4, in order to divide the tipped paper into a first band, a second band, and a third band, two rows of perforations 14 and 15 are formed at close intervals on the tipped paper, and the bands 11, 1
2 and 13. Any perforation technique may be used to form the perforation array, such as laser perforation, electrostatic perforation, needle or knife. However, it is preferred to use laser drilling to make the drillings very small to minimize axial slippage of the second band. Further, during most of the manufacturing process of the smoking article of the present invention, the first band, the second band, and the third band have sufficient strength to be handled as a single sheet of tipping paper, and moreover, as shown in FIGS. The first band, the second band and the third band are easily and completely separated from each other at the final stage of the manufacturing process of the smoking article as shown in FIG. Preferably, a laser device is used that produces 39.4 perforations per cm (100 per inch).

The perforated tipping paper 2 is run through a conventional cigarette making machine to produce the smoking article of the present invention. Only minor modifications are required to ensure that the adhesive applicator only applies adhesive to the first and third bands. Referring to Figure 8, position two filter plugs between two tobacco sticks,
Surround these with two strips of tipping paper to unite them. Note that the adhesive is applied only to sections 3, 5, 19, and 21 of the tipped paper. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, holes 6; 20 are simultaneously formed in both the second band 4; 22 of the tipped paper and the wrapping paper 7 below it using a laser device. This simultaneous formation of holes can be done without using the laser device shown in FIG. 8, as shown in FIGS.
This may be carried out using a mechanical device as shown in FIG. 11 or 13.

Once the aperture is formed, line 29 shown in FIG.
The two filter plugs mentioned above are cut off. In this way, it is separated into two cigarettes. Each cigarette is then passed through the apparatus shown in FIGS. 5-7. This device is named a tipped paper punching and breaking device. In the tipped paper perforation and breaking device, the tipped paper is torn along the rows of perforations 14, 15 shown in FIG. 4, and is separated into three bands.

In more detail, the cigarettes are passed between conveyor belts 16 and 17 and advanced while the second band of tipping paper 4 is brought into contact with a stationary brake plate 18. Thus, the brake plate 18 allows the tipped paper to pass through the perforation row 1.
4 and 15. This allows the second band 4 to freely rotate around the filter plug 8. The running speed of the conveyor belts 16 and 17 is set such that the second band 4 is in the desired rotational angular position with respect to the filter plug when the cigarettes leave the tipping paper punching and tearing device.

Although the explanations will be repeated one after the other, various aspects of forming the openings 6 and 9 in the tipping paper 2 and the wrapping paper 7 will be explained below.

As shown in FIG. 8, a laser beam is emitted from a laser 23, converted into parallel beams by a condensing lens 24, split into two by a beam splitter 25, and half of the beam is focused by a lens 27 onto the tipping paper. Then, an aperture 6 and an aperture 9 are simultaneously formed in the wrapping paper below. On the other hand, the other half of the luminous flux is reflected in mirror 2.
6 and is similarly focused by a lens 28 onto the tipping paper to simultaneously form the aperture 20 and the wrapping paper below it. In addition,
The cigarette is rotated slowly enough to simultaneously form an aperture in both the tipping paper and the underlying wrapper, forming a slit-like aperture. The width of this opening is preferably about 1 mm.
If it is desired to form an aperture consisting of a row of small holes such as a pinhole instead of a slit-like aperture, the laser beam may be emitted intermittently.

In addition to using such a laser device, FIG.
It is also possible to form the holes 6, 9 with a mechanical device as shown in FIGS. 10, 11, or 13.
As shown in FIG.
supplied below. This fixed curved plate 30 is equipped with an aperture forming tool consisting of rotating wheels 31 and 33. As shown in FIG. 13, these wheels are rotatably supported by a fixed curved plate 30 by a shaft 48, and have pin-shaped protrusions 32 around the wheels. These protrusions penetrate the tipping paper and the wrapping paper, and also enter the filter to a small extent, forming holes in the tipping paper and the wrapping paper at the same time.

FIG. 10 shows an aperture former that is functionally equivalent to that shown in FIG. In this method, a cigarette 42 is fed under a fixed curved plate 38 by a rotating drum 41, and holes are formed in the tipping paper and the wrapping paper at the same time by tooth-like protrusions 39 and 40 fixedly attached to the fixed curved plate 38. do. FIG. 11 shows yet another aperture forming device in which a cigarette 47 is fed under a fixed curved plate 43 by a rotating drum 46, and a knife 44 fixedly attached to the fixed curved plate 43,
45, slit-like openings are simultaneously formed in the tipping paper and the wrapping paper.

A very thin pin or a very thin knife is used to create an aperture that is virtually invisible to the naked eye when viewed by the smoker, preferably a 1 mm wide slit.

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged view of a cross section of the cigarette shown in FIG. 2 taken along the aperture 6. FIG. Tip paper 2
The apertures 6 formed in the second band 4 overlap the apertures 9 in the wrapping paper 7 to varying degrees. Thus,
The amount of air entering the filter plug 8 can be varied and the degree of air dilution of the tobacco smoke can be adjusted in various ways. The tipping paper 2 and the wrapper 7 are in close contact, thus creating a frictional resistance to rotation, thereby ensuring that the degree of alignment, once selected, is maintained in that position. Also, since the second band 4 is maintained against axial movement, the degree of air dilution remains unchanged.

Although the explanation will be repeated later, a mode of forming two rows of perforations 14 and 15 on the tipped paper will be described. This will become obvious from the explanation of Figure 8, but by focusing two laser beams on the tipping paper and appropriately setting the feeding speed of the tipping paper and the intermittent emission of the laser beam. to simultaneously form two parallel rows of closely spaced perforations. It should be noted that these rows of perforations are formed in such a way that the tipping paper can be easily separated into three bands only when the cigarette is passed through the tipping paper punching and breaking device.

A second embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 14 to 16. Filter plug 58 is tipped with paper 5
0 is attached to the tobacco rod 49 in a straight line. Filter plug 58 is enveloped by an outer layer 57 that is substantially air impermeable and has apertures 59 . Surrounding this is a substantially air-impermeable wrapping paper 56. This wrapping paper 56 is preferably of the same quality as the tipping paper 50. This wrapping paper 56 is divided into a first band 52, a second band 53 and a third band 54. The first band 52 has an aperture 55 and a wrapping paper 56 is aligned with the aperture 59 in the outer layer 57.
is attached to the outer layer 57 below. The filter plug 58 thus double wrapped is connected to the tobacco rod 49 by the tipping paper 50. The tipping paper 50 has an opening 51, and the tipping paper 50 is attached to the wrapping paper 56 such that the axial position of the opening 51 matches the axial position of the openings 55 and 59 on the filter plug side. Part and cigarette stick 4
9 and is pasted on these parts. In addition, as shown in FIG. 15, the filter plug 5
The mouth end of 8 protrudes from the tipping paper 50.

To explain this embodiment in more detail, a filter plug 58 is secured to the outer layer 57. The first band 52 and the third band 54 of the wrapping paper 56 are fixed to the outer layer 57 therebelow, with the second band 53 only being able to freely rotate around the outer layer 57. This second band 53 is then fixed to the tipping paper 50. Thus, the filter plug 58 is only freely rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the tobacco rod 49. Therefore, the smoker can adjust the degree of alignment of the apertures 51 and 55 to various extents by pinching the portion of the filter plug 58 that protrudes from the tipping paper 50.

The cigarette of this example is manufactured in substantially the same manner as the first example. The wrapping paper 56 is formed with two parallel rows of closely spaced perforations, preferably with a laser device. This is wrapped around the filter plug 58 using conventional equipment, but the point that needs to be corrected is that the glue applicator
The glue is applied only to the second and third bands 54. Furthermore, when attaching the tipping paper 50, the glue applicator applies glue to the tipping paper 50 only on the portions that contact the tobacco stick 49 and the second band 53.

Preferably, the openings 51, 55 and 59 are formed using a laser device as shown in FIG. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and mechanical hole forming tools shown in FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 may be used. The nearly completed cigarette is passed through a punch-breaking device as shown in Figures 5, 6, and 7, and the wrapping paper is separated into a first band, a second band, and a third band. In this embodiment, the protrusion of the filter plug is brought into contact with the brake plate 18, as shown in FIG.

A third embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. This cigarette is manufactured by the method of manufacturing the cigarette of the first embodiment, except that the step of inserting a filter plug of twice the length between two tobacco sticks is omitted. That is, although this embodiment does not have a filter, the degree of air dilution of the smoke can be changed freely. substantially air-impermeable wrapping paper 65 (preferably cigarette paper)
The wrapped tobacco stick 64 is further surrounded at its mouth end with a substantially air-impermeable tipping paper 70. The tipping paper 70 extends from a point between the center of the tobacco stick and the mouth end to the mouth end. This tipping paper consists of a first band 66, a second band 67, and a third band 68. These are separated by two rows of perforations as shown in the first embodiment. The first band 66 and the third band 68 are fixed to the wrapping paper 65,
The second band 67 is not fixed to the wrapping paper 65. An opening 71 is formed in this second band 67 using a laser device as shown in FIG. Of course, at the same time as this opening 71 is formed, an opening is also formed in the wrapping paper 65 below it. Thereafter, it is passed through a piercing and breaking tool as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7.

A fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 19 to 22. A tobacco stick 101 is made by wrapping a tobacco 102 in a cylindrical shape with cigarette paper 103. A conventional substantially cylindrical filter plug 104, which may be made of cellulose acetate or the like, is wrapped in a substantially air-impermeable wrapping paper 105. The wrapping paper 105 has two rows of spaced apart perforations 109, 110 in the first band 105.
08, second band 107, and third band 10
It is divided into three sections: 6. third band 1
06 and the first band 108 are filter plugs 10
4, but the second band 107 is not fixed to the filter plug 104 at all.
The filter plug 104 wrapped with such wrapping paper 105 is joined to the tobacco rod 101 by tipping paper 111. The tipping paper 111 is divided into a mouth band 112 and a column end band 113 by a row of closely spaced perforations 114. This end band 112 is preferably fixed only to the second band 107 by a ribbon 117 of adhesive material, and the column end band 113 is preferably fixed to a part of the first band 108 and a part of the tobacco rod 101 by a ribbon 118 of adhesive material. It is fixed across both. Then, an aperture 115 is formed in the mouth end band 112 at a location overlapping the first band 108, and at the same time, an aperture 116 is also formed in this first band 108.

Thereafter, when the end band 112 is rotated forcefully by the smoker, the rows of perforations 109, 110 and 114 are broken, the end band 112 is rotatable relative to the end band 113, and the second band 107 is Third band 106 and first band 10
It becomes possible to rotate with respect to 8. Thus, cigarette 1
The smoke generated by burning 02 is filter plug 1.
At point 04, it is diluted by incoming air depending on the degree of alignment between apertures 115 and 116.
The degree of air dilution can then be arbitrarily adjusted by bringing the end band 112 into various rotational positions. This mouth end band 112 is integral with the second band 107, and this second band 107 is held between the third band 106 and the first band 108 and is maintained against axial movement. edge band 1
12 ensures that the air dilution level is maintained in that position once selected.

The cigarette of this fourth embodiment can also be produced by only making slight modifications to conventional cigarette manufacturing equipment. Forming and cutting the tobacco rod to length and forming and cutting the filter plug to length are accomplished in a conventional manner. Also, axially aligning the filter plugs to connect them to the tobacco rod and surrounding them with tipping paper is accomplished in the same manner as in the manufacture of conventional cigarettes.

Moreover, manufacturing is still simplified by forming the apertures in the tipping paper and the wrapping paper at the same time. That is, in one example, easily achieved by making a slit or forming a hole when the tipping paper and wrapper attached to the cigarette pass through or near the rotating shoe of a conventional cigarette making machine. .

To facilitate the smoker in always selecting a constant air dilution, a scale indicating the degree of alignment of the apertures may be printed on the tipping paper. This printing occurs while the cigarette is being passed through the tipping device.

In addition to the embodiments described above, various other embodiments are possible. For example, a filter plug could be replaced with a mouthpiece without a filter. Further, in the second embodiment, the first band 52 and the third band 54 are fixed to the outer layer 57, and the second band 53 is not fixed to the outer layer 57; The outer layer 57
and the first band 52 and the third band 54
may be fixed to the tipping paper 50. Of course, in this case apertures 55 are formed in the second band 53 and correspondingly apertures 59, 51 are also formed in the outer layer 57 and the tipping paper 50.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts showing the assembled cigarette of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section of the cigarette of FIG. 2. 4 is a plan view of the tipped paper having two rows of closely spaced perforations, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the tipped paper perforation and breaking device used at the end of the step of manufacturing the cigarette of FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the device shown in FIG. 5 as seen from the front, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the device shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is a cigarette tipping paper and wrapping paper of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a laser device for forming holes in the tipping paper and wrapping paper of the cigarette of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a view showing still another hole forming tool, FIG. 11 is a view showing still another hole forming tool, and FIG. 12 is a part of a cross section along the hole 6 in FIG. 13 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part of the hole forming tool shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
A perspective view of the main parts showing the assembled cigarette shown in the figure.
16 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cigarette of FIG. 15; FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the punching and breaking device used at the end of the step of manufacturing the cigarette of FIG. 15;
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of main parts showing a third embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a cigarette without a filter;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a part of the filter plug and tobacco rod in the middle of manufacturing a cigarette according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing the manufacturing process following FIG. 19; Figure 21 is a perspective view of the completed cigarette following Figure 20;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the cigarette shown in FIG. 21 along the longitudinal direction. In the figure, 1, 49, 64, 101 are tobacco sticks, 8, 58, 104 are filter plugs, 7,
56, 65, 105 are rolling papers, 9, 59, 116
2, 50, 70, 111 are the openings in the rolling paper, 2, 50, 70, 111 are the tipping paper, 6, 20, 51, 71, 115 are the openings in the tipping paper, and 14, 15, 114 are the rows of perforations in the tipping paper. . Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A smoking article comprising a column of combustible smoking material and an end region open to admit air and smoke, the end region being substantially air-impermeable. surrounded by a perforated and perforated wrapping paper, and further surrounded on the outside by a substantially air-impermeable and perforated tipped paper to prevent air to the end of the mouth area. in a smoking article in which one of the apertures is rotatable with respect to the other to adjust the degree of alignment of the apertures to vary the amount of separated by first, second and third bands formed on the tipping paper, said second band being rotatable relative to said first and third bands and separated by said first and third bands; Apertures in said band are maintained against axial movement and are aligned or misaligned with apertures formed in the wrapping or tipped paper on which said band is not formed. A smoking article characterized by being formed in one piece. 2. The first, second and third bands are formed on the tipping paper, the first band of which is fixed to the wrapping paper, and the apertures in the tipping paper are formed in the second band. the second band is rotatable about the mouth end region and has an aperture rotatable relative to the other aperture, and the third band is secured to the mouth end region. 2. The smoking article of claim 1, wherein said second band is maintained against axial movement. 3. The smoking article of claim 2, wherein said end region includes an abutting filter plug that abuts said column of combustible smokable material. 4. A smoking article according to claim 3, wherein said first band also overlays said column of combustible smoking material and is secured to said column and said end area. 5. A patent in which the wrapping paper and the tipping paper are each provided with a plurality of apertures, and the tipping paper is rotated so that the apertures are aligned with the apertures of the wrapping paper in one-to-one correspondence. The smoking article according to any one of claims 2 to 4. 6. said end region includes a substantially cylindrical filter plug with a substantially air-impermeable and apertured outer layer, said smoking article further comprising a substantially air-impermeable wrapping paper; and a substantially air-impermeable tipping paper, the tipping paper surrounding the column and the filter plug and having an aperture, the tipping paper having sequentially opposed first,
Second and third bands are formed in the wrapping paper, the first band having apertures in the outer layer of the filter plug to align with the apertures in the outer layer of the rotating filter plug. affixed to rotate with the filter plug, the second band being affixed to the tipping paper within which the filter plug is rotatable about its longitudinal axis and resists axial movement. the third band is secured to the outer layer of the filter plug adjacent the mouth end and rotates with the filter plug, such that rotation of the filter plug within the tipping paper causes the third band to 2. A smoking article according to claim 1, wherein the apertures in one band are rotated into alignment with apertures in the tipping paper. 7. A plurality of apertures are provided in each of the wrapping paper and the tipping paper, and the apertures in the first band are rotated so as to align with the apertures in the tipping paper in a one-to-one correspondence. A smoking article according to claim 6. 8. The mouth end section includes a filter plug axially aligned with the pillar, and a first band, a second band, and a third band are sequentially formed on the wrapping paper, and the first band is the first band and the third band are fixed to the filter plug, the second band is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the smoking article, and the tipping paper is attached to the end band. and a pillar end band opposing the pillar end band, the mouth end band having an opening that can be aligned with the opening in the first band, and when rotated, these openings align with each other, and the opening end band is aligned with the opening in the first band. is secured only to and rotates with said second band, and said post end band spans said first band and said post to connect a post of combustible smoking material to said filter plug. 2. A smoking article according to claim 1, wherein said smoking article extends over said article and is fixed thereto. 9 A plurality of openings are provided in each of the first band and the oral end band, and the openings in the first band are rotated so as to align with the openings in the oral end band in one-to-one correspondence. A smoking article according to claim 8. 10 A smoking article consisting of a column of combustible smoking material and an end area open to allow air and smoke to pass through, said end area being substantially air impermeable and having apertures. and is further surrounded on the outside by a tipped paper which is substantially air impermeable and has perforations to vary the amount of air to the end of the mouth area. one of the apertures is rotatable with respect to the other aperture to adjust the degree of alignment of the apertures; , separated by second and third bands, said second band being rotatable relative to said first and third bands and maintained against axial movement by said first and third bands. a smoking article in which one of said bands has an aperture that is aligned or misaligned with an aperture in a wrapping or tipping paper on which said band is not formed; in a method of manufacturing a tipping paper that aligns the post and filter plug in axially abutting relationship, forming a row of closely spaced perforations to form a first band, a second band, and a third band. Form two rows in parallel, apply adhesive to the first band and third band on the same side of the tipping paper, and wrap the adhesive coated side of the tipping paper around the columnar object and filter plug. wrapping and forming an aperture through the second band and the lower wrapper to maintain the second band freely rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the filter plug and against axial movement. A method of manufacturing a smoking article, characterized in that the perforation is broken in order to make it. 11. A smoking article consisting of a column of combustible smoking material and an open end area for the passage of air and smoke, said end area being substantially air impermeable and having apertures. and is further surrounded on the outside by a tipped paper which is substantially air impermeable and has perforations to vary the amount of air to the end of the mouth area. one of the apertures is rotatable with respect to the other aperture to adjust the degree of alignment of the apertures; , separated by second and third bands, said second band being rotatable relative to said first and third bands and maintained against axial movement by said first and third bands. and in which one of said bands has apertures that are aligned or misaligned with the apertures in the wrapping or tipping paper on which said band is not formed. In the method of manufacturing, two parallel rows of closely spaced perforations are formed in a wrapping paper to form a first band, a second band, and a third band, and the wrapping paper is formed with two parallel rows of closely spaced perforations to form a first band, a second band, and a third band; Apply adhesive to the third band, wrap the adhesive-applied side of this wrapping paper around the filter plug, and place the wrapped filter plug and the columnar object in an axial direction in an abutting relationship. Then, apply adhesive on one side of the tipping paper to a position corresponding to the columnar object surrounded by the tipping paper and the second band, and apply adhesive to the tipping paper on the adhesive-applied side. wrapped around the columnar object and the filter plug aligned in the axial direction of the
forming an aperture through the tipping paper, the wrapping paper and the first band, the perforation for allowing the filter plug to freely rotate within the tipping paper and to maintain it against axial movement; A method of manufacturing a smoking device characterized by breaking the.