Rod-shaped smoking articles, and apparatus for its production

Disclosed is a rod-shaped smoking article comprising a tobacco rod (6) which is covered with a paper layer (10), a tobacco sheet made of reconstituted tobacco (8) is arranged between the tobacco rod (6) and the paper layer (10) which is substantially directly on the tobacco rod (6) rests, the tobacco rod (6) substantially surrounds and substantially over the entire circumference of the tobacco stick (6) provided with a three-dimensional structure is through the cavities (16) between the tobacco rod (6) and the paper layer (10) are formed.