Cigarette weight control
US5560515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/3424
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for regularly weighing groups of cigarettes comprises a suction drum arrangement (4,6) for picking up a predetermined number of cigarettes from a multi-layer flow of cigarettes (2) on a conveyor (3) and for feeding the cigarettes as a row (25) onto a ramp (14) connected to a weighing device (18), and including an arm (20) for arresting the cigarettes on the ramp until weighing has been accomplished, whereupon the arm is arranged to release the cigarettes to allow them to slide or roll down the ramp and back onto the flow of cigarettes on the conveyor (3).
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