Method of and apparatus for converting a single layer of rod-shaped articles into a mass flow
US5472078A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/35
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A single layer of spaced-apart rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry is advanced sideways toward a transfer zone wherein successive groups of two or more neighboring articles are diverted along separate paths against a concave friction surface of an intercepting member. The friction surface directs at least some of the diverted articles into a chamber where the articles are gathered to form a supply of superimposed articles. A belt or chain conveyor is employed to draw a continuous homogeneous mass flow of articles from the chamber.
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