Cutting and arranging rods for tobacco industry products
US11744280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/471
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus and associated methods for cutting and arranging rods for use in a tobacco industry product assembly machine, the apparatus including a first cutting mechanism for cutting a four-length rod into first and second axially-aligned double-length rods where each double-length rod has respective remote ends, a positioning mechanism for moving at least one of the first and second double-length rods such that said first and second double-length rods are moved from a first configuration in axial-alignment, to a second configuration in which the first and second double-length rods are out of axial alignment and the axes of the first and second double-length rods are parallel and spaced apart, and the remote ends of said first and second double-length rods are substantially aligned with each other.
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