Cigarette filter rod transfer apparatus
US3967858A · kind A · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1974 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G51/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pneumatic conduit cigarette rod transfer system includes an extended capacity rod hopper, a hopper rod level detector and a control arrangement responsive to such detector to pressurize the conduit and supply thereto rods for transmission to the rod hopper in selective time spaced relation compatible with rod hopper capacity. To facilitate entry of transferred rods into the hopper, a conveyor is disposed interiorly of the hopper in rod receiving relation to a further conveyor disposed exteriorly of the hopper.
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