Apparatus for handling bulk material in the tobacco processing industry, scraper for such apparatus and method of handling bulk material
AssigneeInternational Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. z o.o.
InventorsLeszek Sikora, Bartosz Cieslikowski, Radoslaw Figarski, Tomasz Ryba
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Abstract
The object of the application is an apparatus for picking up a loose substance in the tobacco industry equipment comprising a loose substance feeding unit provided with a loose substance feeding tape and a picking up unit, characterised in that the picking up unit (6) is provided with vacuum pockets (7) cooperating with scrapers (30), whereas the vacuum pockets (7) together with the scrapers (30) are adapted to moving relative to the loose substance (2) feeding tape (3). In addition, the objects of the application are a scraper and a picking up method.
Claims15
1-14. (canceled)
An apparatus for picking up loose substance in the tobacco industry equipment comprising a loose substance feeding unit provided with a loose substance feeding tape and a picking up unit wherein
- the picking up unit (6) is provided with vacuum pockets (7) cooperating with scrapers (30), and wherein
- the vacuum pockets (7) together with the scrapers (30) are adapted to moving relative to the loose substance (2) feeding tape (3).
A scraper for an apparatus for picking up loose substance in the tobacco industry equipment comprising
- a scraping surface (A) determined by edges (31, 31 A, 31 B, 31 C, 31 D) for scraping loose substance (2),
- a transport profile (34, 36) for receiving loose substance (2) from the scraping surface (A) and directing it towards an out-feed surface (B), and a surface (B) feeding out loose substance (2).
A method of picking up loose substance in the tobacco industry equipment comprising steps in which
- the loose substance is fed by means of a feeding tape;
- wherein a picking up unit (6) comprising vacuum pockets (7) cooperating with scrapers (30) is guided in such a way that the picking up unit moves relative to a loose substance (2) feeding tape (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.