Apparatus for deflecting mass flows of rod-shaped articles
US6390273B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24C5/35
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A horizontal belt conveyor delivers a mass flow of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry at a variable rate to a deflecting station where successive increments of the mass flow are caused to descend into an upright duct. The increments at the deflecting station are overlapped exclusively by two arcuate baffles which deflect the oncoming articles into the duct. The baffles are pivotable relative to each other about parallel axes and include intermeshing tongue-like end portions remote from the respective axes. A linkage couples the baffles to each other in such a way that any pivotal movements of one of the baffles entail predetermined movements of the other baffle.
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