Method and apparatus for determining stem content of baled tobacco
US4719928A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24B5/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for determining the stem content of a mass of plant leaves including a size reduction and classifying mechanism for separating the leaves into a stem and lamina portion and a means for introducing the leaves into the reduction and classifying mechanism. A dryer is utilized to reduce the moisture to a proper content for separation and classifying. The separated stem and lamina portions are transported to a scale mechanism which weighs the separated stem and lamina portions to permit calculation of the stem content of the leaf mass.
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