Filter cigarette manufacture
US4746006A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 1986 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/478
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Apparatus for separating axially-aligned rods of the cigarette industry comprises a first pair of conical drums (14,16) mounted on a first common sleeve (32) and arranged to receive respectively the two rods (10) of each pair to be separated, the axes of rotation (22, 24) of the drums being inclined so as to separate the rods carried by the respective drums; a second pair of conical drums (25,26) mounted on a second common sleeve and arranged to receive the cigarettes from the first pair of conical drums, the second pair of conical drums having axes inclined so as to space the rods further apart while returning the rods to axially-aligned orientations; and device (28) for receiving the spaced-apart rods from the second pair of conical drums.
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