Transfer apparatus for cigarettes and other rod-shaped articles
US5327803A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/219
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A transfer apparatus for rod-shaped articles, such as cigarettes, comprising a housing rotatably mounted to a fixed main shaft with a plurality of cooperating crank arms and article holders rotatably mounted to the housing by crank arm shafts and holder shafts. The crank arms and article holders are rotated in response to rotation of the housing by means of a plurality of endless toothed belts cooperating between toothed pulleys on the main shaft and the crank arm shafts and a plurality of endless toothed belts cooperating between toothed pulleys on the main shaft and on the holder shafts.
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