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US 12,178,239 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for filling rods with beaded substrate
AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorBalager Ademe
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AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorBalager Ademe
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A system for portioning a beaded substrate in a rod. The system includes a suction conveyor belt. The suction conveyor belt includes a belt suction chamber, a first belt end, and a second belt end, the second belt end opposite and downstream of the first belt end. The system also includes a metering device configured to provide the beaded substrate to the suction conveyor belt, and more specifically to the first belt end. The metering device includes a reach and a hopper. The metering device may provide the beaded substrate to the first belt end prior to the suction conveyor belt biasing a filler material onto the first belt end. The system may further includes a cutting mechanism that cooperates with the metering device to position the beaded substrate a first distance away from a first cut end.
A system for portioning a beaded substrate in a rod, the system comprising:
A system for filling a rod with filler material and a beaded substrate, the system comprising:
A system for filling a rod, the system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.