Machine for shredding tobacco or the like

US4306574A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. K.G. · DE

Inventors

• Gerhard Schlie · Hamburg, DE
• Uwe Elsner · Dassendorf, DE
• Werner Komossa · Bornsen, DE
• Fritz Selonke · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 1980
• Grant date: Dec 22, 1981
• Expiry date: Jul 10, 2000

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A24B7/14
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A machine for shredding tobacco wherein the rear portion of the upper reach of the lower chain conveyor of the conveyor system which converts a continuous stream of tobacco particles into a continuous cake is located below the open lower end of an upright duct serving to deliver tobacco to the conveyor system. The rear wall of the duct is oscillated by an orbiting eccentric pin through the medium of a rod, a lever and a link, the latter being rigidly connected with the upper portion of the rear wall and being pivotable about the axis of a horizontal shaft disposed substantially centrally and transversely of the upper end of the duct so that a vertical plane which includes such axis intersects the upper reach of the lower chain conveyor in front of the forwardly curved spade-like lower portion of the rear wall. The rear wall performs an oscillatory movement of such nature that its upper portion moves substantially up and down to intermittently tamp the admitted particles of tobacco into the lower portion of the duct and that its lower portion performs forward and return strokes along a substantially horizontal path to thereby change the direction of movement of tobacco particles whi…