Apparatus for transport and temporary storage of cigarettes or the like between producing and processing machine
US4365702A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/35
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Apparatus for transporting rod-like articles in the form of cigarettes or filter rod sections from one or more makers to a packing or other consuming machine has a pair of superimposed surge bins which receive articles from a first transporting unit when the output of the maker or makers exceeds the requirements of the consuming machine, and a second transporting unit which conveys articles from the surge bins to the consuming machine when the requirements of the consuming machine exceed the output of the maker or makers. A control system is provided to effect the filling of the upper surge bin prior to filling of the lower surge bin and to effect evacuation of the contents of the lower surge bin prior to evacuation of the contents of the upper surge bin. Each transporting unit has one or more pairs of endless belts and/or ducts which convey multi-layer streams of articles.
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