Pusher/cutter drum arrangement for positioning and cutting rod-shaped objects
US6354300B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/401
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A pusher/cutter drum arrangement for use in the tobacco-processing industry for longitudinal-axial positioning and cutting of rod-shaped objects includes a rotating trough drum containing receiving troughs for receiving, respectively, the rod-shaped objects in a staggered formation. Alignment contacts extend in the receiving troughs and are adapted for aligning the rod-shaped objects with one another in a transverse direction. A rotating cutting means extends through the receiving troughs for making a transverse cut of the aligned rod-shaped objects.
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