UNITÉ DE NETTOYAGE, MACHINE UTILISÉE DANS L'INDUSTRIE DU TABAC POUR PRODUIRE DES TIGES DE FILTRE À SEGMENTS MULTIPLES ET PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE D'UN TRAIN D'ÉLÉMENTS DE TYPE TIGE

摘要

A cleaning unit for tobacco industry machines, wherein the tobacco industry machine is configured to process a moving train (ST2) of rod-like elements (S1, S2) separated by compartments (105) and partially wrapped with a wrapper (101), wherein the compartments (105) are filled with a loose material (102) forming segments of the loose material (SC). The cleaning unit (104) includes an outlet partition (34) at an outlet from a cleaning zone (Z2) for limiting an uncontrolled displacement of contaminations from the cleaning zone (Z2) to a garniture zone (Z3), located above the train (ST2) of the rod-like elements and having a passage (35) through which the covering elements (10) pass.