Conveyor systems for cigarettes and other rod-like articles
US4120391A · kind A · utility
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15References
55Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1973 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/35
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention involves the transfer of rod-like articles to or from an endless belt conveyor which has protrusions at regular intervals on its operative face by a pulley having a middle part around which the conveyor passes and two coaxial outer parts on opposite sides of the middle part which are of a larger diameter than the middle part for guiding the rod-like articles.
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