Feeding cigarettes and similar rod-like articles
US4174780A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B19/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cigarette hopper, especially for a packing machine, has a number of flow channels (6) incorporating restraining devices to arrest cigarettes which are faulty, e.g. in size, shape or orientation, thereby preventing the formation of defective cigarette bundles. The lower ends of the channels (22) may be curved to catch non-horizontal cigarettes (C3), and may include photo-cell devices (FIG. 3) which detect and arrest inadequately filled cigarettes and which additionally serve to monitor the flow of cigarettes so that the machine operator can receive a fault warning.
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