Tamp-and-stir apparatus and process therefor
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsJames D. Evans, Travis M. Garthaffner, Herbert Cary Longest
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Abstract
A machine and method for packaging tobacco sachets, comprising a plurality of linearly arranged, multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers having fluid sealing means on lower portions thereof, conveyor means disposed below the plurality of multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers, and a lidding apparatus disposed downstream of and in communication with the plurality of vertically moveable chambers through the conveyor means.
Claims20
A tamp and stir machine for processing a plurality of sachets in a package, the tamp and stir machine comprising:
- a chamber vertically movable from a first chamber position to a second chamber position;
- a piston vertically movable within the chamber from a first piston position within the chamber to a second piston position;
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- a stirring air aperture defined by a side wall of the chamber.
A method of processing a plurality of sachets in a package, the method comprising:
- compressing the plurality of sachets by moving a piston from a first vertical position to a second vertical position protruding from a chamber, the piston being movable independent of the chamber;
- returning the piston from the second vertical position to the first vertical position within the chamber;
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- spraying a fluid into the plurality of sachets with a liquid spray nozzle within the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.