Receive device and conveyor method
AssigneeHauni Maschinenbau AG
InventorMichael Haul
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Abstract
A receive device of a conveyor unit, an apparatus including the receive device and a method for transporting rod-like articles for tobacco-processing. The receive device includes a deceleration device to decelerate the rod-like articles and an acceleration device to accelerate the rod-like articles. The acceleration device is arranged downstream from the deceleration device. A conveyor speed limit device is located between the deceleration device and the acceleration device. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
Claims14
A receive device of a conveyor unit for transporting rod-like articles for tobacco-processing, comprising:
- a deceleration device to decelerate the rod-like articles;
- an acceleration device to accelerate the rod-like articles, wherein the acceleration device is arranged downstream from the deceleration device;
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- a conveyor speed limit device located between the deceleration device and the acceleration device, the conveyor speed limit device comprising at least one of:
- a mechanical brake device having at least one of a brush and at least a spring-steel plate;
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- a pneumatic brake device having a suction air device acting transversely to an axis of the rod-like articles.
A method for conveying rod-like articles of tobacco-processing, comprising:
- longitudinally-axially conveying the articles into a first brake device to decelerate the articles to a first predetermined speed;
- and
- restricting a speed of the articles in a conveyor section following the first brake device to a second predetermined speed, wherein the restricting of the speed comprises permanently removing energy from the articles in a contact area of a second brake that comprises at least one of:
- a mechanical brake device having at least one of a brush and at least a spring-steel plate;
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- a pneumatic brake device having a suction air device so that vacuum pressure is exerted transversely of an axis on the article in the contact area of the second brake device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.