Trash removal apparatus and method
US5191904A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07B15/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A trash removal system for separating trash and loose tobacco shreds from cigarettes that are rejected in cigarette manufacturing and packaging operations. A mixture comprising cigarettes, cigarette wrapper, trash and loose tobacco is metered onto a vibrating trash removal conveyor comprising a plurality of vertical plates arranged in a sinusoidally varying pattern.
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