Conveyor systems for cigarettes and similar rod-like articles
US4200181A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1976 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2047/687
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor system for cigarettes includes means defining a junction zone, at least two conveyors each having one end adjacent to the junction zone and arranged to carry cigarettes into or from the junction zone, and a moving sensor band which has an operative section partly defining the junction zone and capable of flexing outwards, against a tensioning force, under the pressure of cigarettes in the junction zone, the sensor band being driven so as to assist the movement of cigarettes through the junction zone.
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