Apparatus for handling rod-shaped articles
US4069930A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/35
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Apparatus for maintaining suitable profiles of rod-shaped articles contained in a hopper includes an agitator translatable in the hopper in the direction of movement of conveyors fed by the hopper. A detector unit is provided for sensing the level of articles in the hopper and arrangement is made for rendering the detector unit inoperative during preselected times attending the placement of article storage trays atop the hopper.
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