Device for packing of finely divided, moistened tobacco material

A device for packaging finely divided, moistened tobacco material in individual portion packages, comprising:

• a feeding means for feeding the tobacco material into pockets formed in a rotary portioning wheel for portioning the material into portions,
• at least one compression means for compressing tobacco material portions,
• a unit for advancing a packaging material in synchrony with the compressed portions,
• at least one discharge means for discharging the tobacco material portions from the pockets to the packaging material, and
• a forming unit for forming individual portion packages from the discharged tobacco material portions and the packaging material,
• wherein at the intended point of discharge of the tobacco material portions to the packaging material, said packaging material has the form of a tape, the compression means being arranged to compress the tobacco material portions in a direction which differs from the discharging and the feeding directions,
• wherein the compression is effected in a direction perpendicular to the discharging and the feeding directions, the compression being effected in the axial direction of the portioning wheel whereas the feeding and discharging are effected in the radial direction of said wheel.