Reservoirs for cigarettes
US4078648A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1975 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/35
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A conveyor system for conveying cigarettes or similar rod-like articles includes machinery for delivering cigarettes into a junction, and a reservoir including a reversible conveyor for delivering cigarettes to or from the junction to accommodate differences between the rates of supply and demand at the junction, characterized in that the reservoir is formed by a plurality of conveyors defining a zig-zag path extending substantially in a constant plane normal to the axis of the cigarettes and comprising at least two substantially horizontal runs with one or more connecting portions through which cigarettes pass from one run to another.
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