Apparatus for handling rod-like articles
US4073374A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/35
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tray filling unit in which batches of cigarettes, for plunging into a tray, are formed on a conveyor by inserting divider plates into a stream of cigarettes while it is conveyed down an inclined path leading to the conveyor. Successive batches formed on the conveyor are moved transversely off the conveyor onto a movable transfer plate which supports the batch while it is pushed into a tray by the plunger. Trays are moved stepwise downwards to receive successive batches. The basic unit is capable of use in reverse as a tray unloader.
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