Cigarette arranging apparatus

A cigarette arranging apparatus for packing a plurality of loose cigarettes into discrete groups containing a predetermined quantity of cigarettes, comprising:

• a stacking drum;
• a plurality of arranging drums provided in close proximity to the upper outer periphery of said stacking drum and each adapted to convey a group of cigarettes into said stacking drum, each of said arranging drums including a plurality of arcuate grooves formed in the periphery thereof, said grooves extending in the axial direction of the associated arranging drum in intimate contact with each other in the circumferential direction;
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• a plurality of cigarette receiving rollers mounted in close proximity to the upper outer periphery of each of said arranging drums, said cigarette receiving rollers corresponding in number to that of said arcuate grooves, said cigarette receiving rollers being arranged each to receive one piece of cigarette out of said plurality of cigarette pieces, said arranging drums and said cigarette receiving rollers being rotated in reverse directions, said plurality of cigarette receiving rollers including a leading roller and successively trailing roller being respectively arranged to supply cigarette pieces into said plurality of arcuate supporting grooves, respectively, from the leading groove and thereafter successively into the trailing grooves without changing the motion speed thereof, thereby forming a group of cigarette pieces in intimate contact with each other.

A cigarette arranging apparatus for packing a plurality of loose cigarettes into discrete groups containing a predetermined quantity of cigarettes, comprising:

• an arranging drum having a plurality of arcuate grooves formed in the periphery thereof, said grooves extending in the axial direction of the drum in intimate contact with each other in the circumferential direction;
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• a plurality of cigarette receiving rollers mounted in close proximity to the upper outer periphery of said arranging drum, said cigarette receiving rollers corresponding in number to that of said arcuate grooves, said cigarette receiving rollers being arranged each to receive one piece of cigarette out of said plurality of cigarettes, said arranging drum and said cigarette receiving rollers being rotated in the reverse directions, said plurality of cigarette receiving rollers including a leading roller and successively trailing rollers being respectively arranged to supply cigarettes into said plurality of arcuate supporting grooves, respectively, from the leading groove and thereafter successively into the trailing grooves without changing the motion speed thereof, thereby forming a group of cigarette pieces in intimate contact with each other, wherein each of said receiving rollers includes a pair of cigarette supporting members having an arcuate supporting plate, a bottom portion of said arcuate supporting plate being formed slightly higher than the outer periphery of the cigarette receiving roller to define a space between a cigarette piece and the roller in order to minimize vibration of the cigarette.

A cigarette arranging apparatus for packing a plurality of loose cigarettes into discrete groups containing a predetermined quantity of cigarettes, comprising:

• an arranging drum having a plurality of arcuate grooves formed in the periphery thereof, said grooves extending in the axial direction of the drum in intimate contact with each other in the circumferential direction;
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• a plurality of cigarette receiving rollers mounted in close proximity to the upper outer periphery of said arranging drum, said cigarette receiving rollers corresponding in number to that of said arcuate grooves, said cigarette receiving rollers being arranged each to receive one piece of cigarette out of said plurality of cigarettes, said arranging drum and said cigarette receiving rollers being rotated in the reverse directions, said plurality of cigarette receiving rollers including a leading roller and successively trailing rollers being respectively arranged to supply cigarettes into said plurality of arcuate supporting grooves, respectively, from the leading groove and thereafter successively into the trailing grooves without changing the motion speed thereof, thereby forming a group of cigarette pieces in intimate contact with each other, wherein said cigarette receiving rollers are each provided with a cigarette dropping passage defined by partition panels, said passage being provided at the other end with respect to the roller with a cigarette agitator roller in order to facilitate the smooth dropping of cigarette pieces into each passage, and wherein each of said receiving rollers includes a cigarette transfer knob having an arcuate abutting plane on the outer periphery thereof, said knob being arranged to direct a cigarette piece dropped through the cigarette dropping passage onto the associated receiving roller in the direction of rotation of the receiving roller.