Tobacco distributor for cigarette rod making machine
AssigneeHauni Maschinenbau AG
InventorsReinhard Hoppe, Rolf Lindemann, Peter Pinck
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Abstract
The carding at the periphery of a driven wheel in the distributor of a cigarette rod making machine receives tobacco particles from the lower portion of a substantially upright duct the upper portion of which can receive tobacco particles from a magazine by way of an elevator conveyor. At least the lower portion of the duct is vibrated (e.g., at an amplitude of approximately 6 mm and at a frequency of 15-25 Hertz) in directions at right angles to the horizontal rotational axis of the wheel to thus enhance the homogeneousness of the carpet of particles being transported by the carding beyond the discharge end of the lower portion of the duct.
Claims20
A distributor for particles of smokable material of the tobacco processing industry, comprising:
- a duct having a stationary particle receiving inlet at a first level and an oscillating particle discharging outlet at a second level below said first level;
- a particle removing member having a carding and being rotatable about a predetermined axis to thus advance said carding beneath and past the discharging outlet which is located directly above said particle removing member, said duct extending substantially radially from said axis of said particle removing member;
- means for oscillating said outlet of said duct in directions substantially transversely of said axis;
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- means for oscillatably supporting said oscillating outlet of said duct.
A distributor for particles of smokable material of the tobacco processing industry, comprising:
- a duct having a particle receiving inlet at a first level and a particle discharging outlet at a second level below said first level;
- a particle removing member having a carding and being rotatable about a predetermined axis to thus advance said carding beneath and past said outlet;
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- means for oscillating at least said outlet of said duct in directions at least substantially transversely of said axis wherein said inlet and said outlet are oscillatable in opposite directions about a common second axis located at a level between said first and second levels.
A distributor for particles of smokable material of the tobacco processing industry, comprising:
- a duct having a particle receiving inlet at a first level and a particle discharging outlet at a second level below said first level;
- a particle removing member having a carding and being rotatable about a predetermined axis to thus advance said carding beneath and past said outlet;
- means for oscillating at least said outlet of said duct in directions at least substantially transversely of said axis;
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- at least one shroud at least partially closing a gap occurring between said inlet and said outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.