US2326793A - Method and apparatus for feeding cut tobacco - Google Patents

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US2326793A
US2326793A US282532A US28253239A US2326793A US 2326793 A US2326793 A US 2326793A US 282532 A US282532 A US 282532A US 28253239 A US28253239 A US 28253239A US 2326793 A US2326793 A US 2326793A
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  • apparatus ofthe kind referred to comprising 4in combination means to move the Conveyor forwardly While carrying tobacco which has vbeen agbstraoted'from a Supply, Separating devioeto separatesurplus tobacco from'fthe conveyor, said separating device having tobacco-enseeing teeth which are opposed tothegdirection of movement of thejonveyor and adjacentjthc teeth oi thefoonveyor, and means to cause during-operation@ the epparatosrelative move ment; (e, et, reiative reciorooeto'ry movement)v between the Conveyor 'end .thotteth ofthe seooretins 'device ino direction transverse to the tionvtheremevfbe provided presser means for :pressing tobacco into the'teethof the conveyor Whilst guiding it in its same general direction of movement in e path which diverges from'that of the conveyor.
  • presser means for :pressing tobacco into the'tee
  • a method of-removing surplus tobacco from the endless oonveyorrby a separating device lhaving an uneven tobaooeengaging edge comprising moving the conveyor forwardly Whilst having tobacco thereon, 'arranging the separating .devoe'so thattne edge is opposed to the direction of movement ofthe conveyor ata position adjacent the teeth thereof and causing the edge to give alat'eral movement to the fortlleedge to separate surplus tobacco; from - ⁇ the conveyor.
  • Pressure may be applied to the tobacco onthe conveyor in the region cioseto the tobaoco-renseeing edge for the purpose of packing tobacco into the conveyor teeth and for holding the tobasco aga-inst the conveyor during 'separation of surplus tobacco, thus assistn,lr the ⁇ Separation of surplus tobacco.
  • the separated tobasco is returned on to the conveyor at a position in advance of that where the said pressure applied.
  • the invention also provides apparatus of the vkind referred to, wherein there is provided a separating devise having a tobacco-(engaging Edge lforwardrnovement ofthe conveyor, I In apparatus eooordinglto the present invenin the. region of the tobeoCo-eneegingedee. , The
  • presser means may comprise a presser ⁇ clement' which 11as,.co nsidered in the directionof ⁇ movement of the conveyon. a convex tobacco-engaging surface'. which is'freelymounted toride on the :tobacco fed by the conveyor. ".The means'to de- H fleet theseoarotedi tooo-ooo away fromthe Con- Y veyor moy .comprise a passage. having opposed Wells and a raking devioemay beltr'ianged to move tobacco .away "fromthe outlet of theorissage to deposit tobacco removed rQmAthe oessege upon the surface of. the Conveyor.
  • the gui-de surface may be' Vprovided on" the ⁇ upper surface of Vthe presser element which.
  • the .Dresser elementy preferably comprises one of' the opposed Wells of thepossage and means may be provided Vfor compaoting Vthe separated tobacco in the pos-sage.
  • the separating device has teeth" wnioniare nof generally. rectangular shapehe tobacco-engaging edge'being constituted in 'suon to a portion of Figure 1 but illustrating a slight l modification.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the apparatus shown in Figure 1. f
  • Figure 3 is an end view of the apparatus, partly in section, and looking in the direction of the arrow A in Figure 2.
  • FIG 4 is a detail in section of the tobacco# separating device shown in Figure 1, but slightly modified.
  • Figure 5 is a plan showing Va part of the t0- bacco-separating device and showing the shape of the tobacco-engaging, edge. l
  • Figure 6 is a sectional view of a modied construction embodying the invention.
  • Figures 7 and 8 are views taken from each end of the tobacco feeding apparatus shown in Figure 1 and show the. driving arrangements.
  • the apparatus comprises a Vhopper yI at the bottom of which there is a smooth roller 2 having retractable pins 3 operating in .known manner.
  • the conveyor roller 4 has tobacco-engaging teeth formed by'cards, the
  • the blade and having a curved, guide surface.
  • the separating device is located adjacent the teeth of the conveyor 4 and has-a tobaccoengaging edge 9 which isopposed to the direction of movement of the conveyor and which is adjacent the teeth of the conveyor 4 and arciently thinV to effect separation in a satisfactory manner.
  • the edge 9 is placed as close as possible to the tops of the teeth on the conveyor 4, although in practice a slight space is allowed between the edge 9 and the conveyor teeth to prevent fouling betweenthe edge and the conveyor teeth due to possible irregularities ofthe latter.
  • the teeth of the blade 6 are bent upwardly (as also shown by thechain line 690 in Figure 5), so that all parts of the tobacco-engaging edge 9 are at the same distance above the teeth of the conveyor 4.
  • the blade element 6 is reciprocated as de- VVscribed later, in a direction transverse to the Y g direction of movement of the surface of the conveyor. This lateral reciproc-ation of the saw edge assists in separating the surplus tobacco from tobacco between the conveyor teeth and also tends to cause an even distribution of the tobacco. YThis will be so, since surplus tobacco removed from one part of 'the conveyor can ranged to separate surplus tobacco from the conveyor.
  • the tobacco-engaging edge 9 of the tobacco-separatingdevice is uneven and saw-like in profile
  • vthe blade element I5 being provided with teeth which y, are of generally rectangular shape and the tobacco-engaging edge is constituted by the free edges of the teeth (that is to say, the tops and sides of the teeth), as Well as the edges connecting the bases of adjacent teeth.
  • the free edges of the teeth are chamfered as are also the edges connecting the bases of adjacent teeth.
  • the tobacco stream 2 and to the right ofthe conveyor 4 is made narrower than the roller 2 and the conveyor 4 so that the width ofthe conveyor isY greater than the width of the tobacco stream carried by it to the edge 9. After passing the edge, the tobacco stream is wider and -in the form of a carpet.
  • The'presser element as can be seen in Figure 1 has, considered rin the direction of movement of the conveyor, a convexl tobacco-engaging surface, and is freely mounted to ride on the tobacco fed by the conveyor 4. This is effected by mounting the presser element I9 on armsrI I which are pivoted at I2, thus permitting the presser element Iii to oscillate about the centre I2.
  • the presser element is of ovate section taken along a plane lying in the direction of movement of the conveyor.
  • the presser element I0 constitutes one of the opposed walls of a passage, the other wall being constituted by the guide element 8.
  • This presser element ID and the guide 8 form a diverging passage through which surplus tobacco iscaused to pass after ithas separated from the escapes is made" diverging in order to reduce anyltend'- encyf'f'orthe tobacco to form a choke vin the pas.
  • The-sides m2 of thehopper form'the other ⁇ walls of the passage. ⁇
  • the frame IIJI carriesthe sides IGZ. y Y
  • a tamper element I3 which isarranged'to berecip- Vrocated vertically.
  • the tamper I3 is suspended from an end Vof the lever I4Hby a chain I 5 '-The lever lll ⁇ is mounted on a shaft I6 which is operated mechanically to raise and-lower-the tamper I3.
  • ajroller II having'rearwardly inclined pins I8 toconstitute a returner means for removing tobacco away frornthecutlet of the passage, that is, tobacco emerging from between the bottom of theftamper I3 and the presser member ID and for depositorytobacco so removed uponthe surface ofthe conveyor 4; at -a position in advance of the"tobacco-engagingedge 9.
  • the Vdirection of rotation of the roller II is anti-clockwise.
  • the function of the raking pins I8 is not Aonly to return tobacco to the surfaceof the conveyor,
  • The'raking teeth IB removellarge masses of tobacco which may be brought upl by the conveyor Il.
  • the finer control is, howeven effected by the separating ,deviceA In the yexample depi'ctedinligure Yl jinj'the Adrawings. the returner'rneans comprises a'raking device.
  • the upper 'and vruiter @surface of the presser, element is comprises' aguiding surface u i .vh'ich is interposed between the raking 'jdevice and the inletendof'the .passage and guides the 'tobaccoto be deposited bythe pins I8 to a positien in advance ofthe passage.
  • the inletend of the' passage is defined by the area lying' ⁇ betweenV the tobacco-engaging edge 9 cfthe separating device and thelower surfaceof'the presser 'element IB.'
  • the presser element may be of circular section and may be varranged tobe freelymounted about. its centre, as illustratedn Figurefla.
  • the roller presser elementY could be ⁇ arranged to be pivotedl ina similar manner to Y the presser element Il?.
  • roller is, however, not so good as the ovate vsection, since with a Yroller an accumulation of tobacco tends to form in front of the roller, Whereas 'the narrow end .of the ovate llls ⁇ the area in which tobacco would otherwise accumulate in front of a roller. Y
  • the Ymechanism for recprocatingthe blade 6 is shown in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the blade 5 is connected by clamps IES to flexible straps IDII- fixedA c at 3S to curved faces of double armed levers 39 which are. pivoted at 4Q to bracketsl xedlto the hopper frames.
  • Tl'iebrackets' may Abe adjusted ,by screwsp42 so that the position of the blade f6 Ywith-respect to the conveyor 4 may be accurately adjusted.
  • the levers t9 are also connectedtogether by straps 3 Xed thereto at IllV andrthejstraps vare connected together by a straining device '45 whereby the Vmember sioncd.
  • a lever iii is fixed to one of the double armed levers 39 and is pivotally attached to an eccentric rod'l.
  • the attachment consists of a universal joint.
  • ⁇ i3 may be suitably *ten-k.
  • the guidel is securedtoan angle piece H3, which: is slidably"V mountedV on the anglesupport I and is guided .by studs H4 Work Y 'ing in slots in thesupport-.; YInV this construction the angle piece II3is connected to the ilex-v ible straps Il4. f
  • the shower falls on-a .carded roller 54 and is conveyed thereby through a curved' passage formed by a shroud' B5; After passing through theV passage :the Vtobacco is picked from'the carded rollerilfbt7 a picker ⁇ .roller V55 anddischarged-down a chute
  • the driving ⁇ arrangements may best be seen AtY thc .other end of the mainshaft
  • the coun'tershaft 62 also carries ra pulley which y 'inthe drawings ishdden bythe sprocket S5.
  • a belt 68 on this pulley drives an upper pulley Y Sanxedona shaft '18.
  • the sprocket 'IZ- isixed toa shaftv 'Mmcunted inbearings'inthe.hopperframes IBI and termed lfor clearness theliopper drive shaft'.
  • the other end of the shaft, see Figure 7, carries a sprocket
  • a gear 'IB'.r Figure .8,v ongthe hopperdrive sh'aitV engages Vwith a larger gearl vto the baclco'f which is xed a small gear .'18 which engages VWith a ylarge gear 1 9 ,ix'ed ltd thelfspindle I 0;' 5 of the' conveyor 4.
  • the ⁇ mainshaft 64.1 has, aspreviously lmentioned, two pulleys onv its end. These are ofthe same diameter and thexone in front, 88,has a belt 8
  • the pulley behindlthe pulley ilis connected by a crossed belt 86 to a pulley-81 on the spindle of the picker rollerY 58.
  • the sprocket 15 drives the raking drum
  • the feed'roller 2 has a sprocket 8
  • roller 54 ⁇ has a gear
  • 08 is driven by a chainl l0 from a sprocket The latter has; a gear
  • FIG. 6 shows a modified construction in accordance with the present invention.
  • the separating device as can becseen --from Figure 6 is the same as that shown in ⁇ Figure 1.
  • Thetamping device I3 is similarlyarranged,tothat shown in Figure 1.
  • 0 helps to pack the tobacco into theteeth of the conveyor 4 ⁇ Aand .holds the tobacco during the separation of surplus tobacco, .thereby vassisting the ⁇ .separating action of the tobacco-engaging edge 9.
  • 84 is provided ⁇ on the mountingv for the rakes
  • 90 are arranged to providea ⁇ rough trimming action for the tobacco on the conveyor 4, thene trimming as is also thecase in Figure 1 being effected by the separating device 5.
  • the tobacco after passingthe separating device p 5 ⁇ may be fed in'thermanner shown in Figure l ⁇ or inany other convenient or desired manner.
  • Apparatus for removing surplus tobacco from an endless conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth thereon comprising aseparating device having tobacco-engaging teeth for separating surplus ltobacco from the conveyor, means for reciprocating said teeth in a direction transverse'to the di- 'rectionof Vmovement of the conveyor, means to press the tobacco'on the conveyor in the region of the reciprocating tobacco-engaging teeth to facilitate separation of the tobacco, a passage for deflecting and guiding separated tobacco away from the surface of the Conveyor and Ymeans to return separated tobacco to the surface of the Vconveyor at a position in advance of the pressure means.
  • a method of feeding cut tobacco comprising the -steps of abstracting tobacco from a source of supply, moving the tobacco so abstracted forwardly onV an endless conveyor having tobaccoengagingV teeth thereon and removing surplus tobacco from the conveyor by directing a separating device having an uneven tobacco-engaging edge so that the edge isopposed to the direction of
  • the construction is such that as -the lever
  • a method of feeding cut tobacco comprising the steps of abstracting tobacco from a source of supply, moving the tobacco so abstracted forwardly on an endless conveyor having Y'tobacco-v engaging teeth thereon, removing surplus tobacco from the conveyor by directing'a separating deviceV having an uneventobacco-engaging edge so that the edge is opposed to the direction oimovement of the conveyor at a 'position adjacent the teeth thereof and by causing relative movement between the tobacco-engagingedge-andthe ccnveyor in'a direction transverse to the direotionof the forward movement of thefconveyor; Vwhile arranging that all pointscf the edge are always adjacent to and in substantially the same!
  • a method ofieeding out tobacco compris*- ing the steps of abstracting tobacco from a Source of supply, moving thetohacco so abstracted forwardly on an endless conveyor having .tobaccoengagng teeth thereon, removing .Surplus tobacco engaging .teeth thereon, rernovingsurplus tobago@ from the conveyor by. 'directing a;seIaratrlg'fio ⁇ vice having an uneven tobacco-engaging edgeso that the 'edge is opposed tothe direction-of movefV j ment'of the conveyor at a position adjelltrth.
  • a method of feeding outtobacco;v compris-Y veyor at 1 a position in. advance said pressureis applied.
  • a ccnveyor'having tobacc-oeengagiilg'fteeth there- I on to convey abstracted'tobacco forwardly means to move the conveyor forwardlyaseparating'device to .remove surplus tobacco from the conveyo.r,l said separating device havingan limi/'en tobaccoengaging edge adjacent the teeth df thecenveyor' and'opposed tothe direction of movement of. the 'conveyori and means t0 G8415@ duringnel'ntim 0f the apparatus relativeA movement.
  • a source of supply fromr whichtobacco is abstractedQa conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth thereon to convey abstracted tobacco forwardly, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a separating device to remove surplus tobacco from the conveyor, said'separating devicehaving an uneven tobacco-engaging edger adjacent the teeth of the conveyor Tand.
  • a conveyor having toba-cco-engaging vteeth thereon to convey abstracted tobacco forwardly, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a Separating device to remove Ysurplus tobacco fromhthe conveyor, said separating device having an uneven tobacco-engaging edge adjacent Ythe teeth of the conveyor and opposed to the direction of ⁇ movement-of the conveyor, means to cause during operation ofthe apparatus relative movement between the conveyor andv said tobacco-engaging edge in a directionv transverse to the direction of forward movement of the conveyor whilekeeping the ytobacco-engaging edge-always in substantially the same spaced relation to the surface, containing the free points-of the teeth of lthe conveyor, means to deflect and guide separated tobacco away-from the conveyor ink its same gensourceof supply from which tobacco is abstract ⁇ ed, a conveyor.
  • a source o supplyfrom which tobacco is abstracted
  • a conveyor having tobacco-engagingv teeth thereon to convey abstracted tobacco forwardly
  • means to move the conveyor forwardly a separating device having a tobacco-engaging edge arrangedgadjacent the teeth ofthe conveyonat a position' removed from the source of supply and opposed to the direction of movement ofthe conveyor toA separate surplus quantities of tobacco brought forward by the conveyor, the edge being so arranged that all points ofthe vedge are always adjacent to and in substantially the same spaced relation to the surface containing the free points of the teeth of the.
  • a source Iof supply from which tobacco is abstracted a conveyor" having tobacco-engaging'jteeth thereon to convey' abstracted tobacco forwardly, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a separating device having a tobacco-engaging Vedge arranged adjaoent the teeth of lthev conveyor at a position removed from the source'of supply and opposedto the direction of movement'of the conveyor to separate surplus quantities ofhtobacco brought'fcrward by the conveyor, means to deflect and guide the tobacco so removed away from movement in a path that' diverges from that of asserts the Vconveyor'and prevent Ythe f eeding'oi the tobacco so removed by the' separating device, and a raking device Yto return to the surface of the conveyor, at a position in advance of the tobaccoengaging edge, tobacco which Vhas been' removed by the separating device.
  • a separating device having a tobacco-engaging edge arranged adjacent the teeth vof the' con-vA veyor and opposed tothe direction of move'- Inent of the conveyor toseparate vsurplus quan'- tities of tobacco brought forwardbythe conveyor, means to deflect and guide "the: tobacco so removed away from the conveyor in"i't s ⁇ same general 'direction of movement in a Apath that diverges from that of thelconveyor andprevent y the feeding of the tobaccojsoremovedby theV separating device, returner means to return to" ⁇ the 'surface of the conveyor, 4 at a position advance of the tobacco-engaging edgejtobacco which has been removed bythe separating def vice, 'and a presser-element located inthe-region of the position at which the tobacco is engaged by the tobacco-engaging edge'to press theto-4 bacoo into the teeth'of Vthe conveyor.
  • the' separating devicegj a freely mounted presser-elementhaving Ain the .direction of move; ment ofthe conveyor a convex tobacco-,engaging surface located inthe-region.of--the positionat Which-the',tobacco-isengagedby the tobacco-en- Y Y gaging 'edge to-press the tobacco intovthe teeth ofA the conveyor,A andi alguiding' surfaceinterposed between the 'returnermeans and the tobacco-.engagingsurface or theipresserfelement tof guide the ⁇ tobaccoto position .in advance of'. the
  • a conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth thereon to convey abstracted tobaccoforwardly
  • means to move the conveyorV forwardlyl a separating device having a tobacco-engaging edge arranged adjacent the lteeth of theconveyor and opposed to the direction of movement of the conveyorto 'separate .surplus quantities of tobacco brought forward by the conveyor, means to deflect Vand guidel the tobacco so removed away'fromfthe conveycr in its same genera-ldirectionk of movement in a path that diverges from that o f theconveyor and prevent the feedin'gof the tobacco so removed by theseparatng device, ⁇ returner means to return to the surfacer ofthe-conveyor,
  • a conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth thereon, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a separating deviceY to remove surplus tobacco from the conveyor, said'device comprising a member having a tobacco-engaging edge adjacent the teeth of the conveyorand opposed tothe direction of means-to move the conveyor forwardly, a sepa'- rating device to remove surplus tobacco from the conveyor, said device-having aV tobacco-engaging edge adjacent the teeth of the conveyor and opposed to the direction of movement of the conveyor,A means to causeA ⁇ during operation of the apparatus relative movement between the conveyor and said tobacco-engaging edge in a direction transverse t-o the direction of forward movement of the conveyor, means to deflect and guide separated tobacco away from the conveyor in its same general direction of movement 'in a path which diverges from that of the conveyor, said last named'means including apassage having opposed walls land, a rakingdevice to move tobacco away* from the outlet of the passage and movement of the conveyor, the edge being arranged to causeseparationof
  • a separating device to remove surplus ⁇ tobacco fromsthe conveyor, said device having a tobacco-engaging edge adjacent the teeth of the conveyor and opposedto-the direction of movement of the conveyor, means to cause during. operation of the apparatus: relative movement between the conveyor ⁇ and said tobaccoengaging edge in a direction transvf-zrsetoA theI directionl of .forward movement ofthe conveyor, means to deflect and guide separatedtobacco away from the conveyor in its same general direction of movement in a path which diverges from that of the conveyor, and-means for positively feeding separated-tobacco in the said diverging path.
  • said last named means including a passagehaving opposedwalls andremoverfjmeans to move tobacco away from the outletY ofthe passage and to deposit tobacco removed from the passage upon the surface of the conveyor at a position in advance of the tobacco separating device.
  • a conveyor having tobacco engaging teeth thereon mean'suto move the conveyor forwardly, a separating device Vto remove surplus tobacco from lthe conveyor, ⁇ said device having a tobacco-engaging edge adjacent the teeth of the conveyorand opposed to thedirection of movement of the conveyor, means to cause during operation of the apparatus relative movement between the conveyor and .said tobacco-engaging edge in a direction transverse to the direction of forward movement of the conveyor, means to deflect and guide separated tobacco away from the conveyor in itssame general direction oi' movement in apathV which Ydiverges from that of Athe conveyor, saidlast named means includ- Iing vapassage having 'opposed walls, remover means to move tobacco away from the outlet of Vthe passage'and to, deposit tobacco removed the remover means and the inlet end of the ⁇ pas-y sage to lguide the tobacco to be deposited by the Yremover means to a position in 'advance of Vthe passage.
  • a conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth thereon means to movethe conveyor forwardly, a separating device to remove surplus 'tobacco fromfthe conveyor, said device-having a tobacco-engaging edge adjacent the teeth of Vthe conveyor vand opposed to the direction ofinovement ofthe conveyor, means to deflect and guide separated tobacco away from Ythe conveyor in its same general direction of movement in apath which Yoliverges frornthatv of the conveyor, said last namedmeans includingk a passage having opposed walls, remover means to move tobacco away from the outlet of the passage and to deposit the tobacco removed from the passage upon the surface of the conveyor, and a guiding surface interposed between the remover means and the inlet endof ⁇ the passage to guide the tobacco'to be deposited bythe remover means to Y a position in advanceof thepassage.
  • a conveyor having'tobacco-'engaging teeth thereon, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a conveyor having'tobacco-'engaging teeth thereon, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a conveyor having'tobacco-'engaging teeth thereon, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a conveyor having'tobacco-'engaging teeth thereon, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a conveyor having'tobacco-'engaging teeth thereon, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a
  • separatingV device Y to remove surplus tobacco ⁇ -from the conveyor, saiddevice having a tobacco-engaging edge adjacentthe teeth of the conveyor and opposed, to the direction of move- ⁇ ment of the conveyor, means to deflect andguide posit -the tobacco removedirom'rthepassage luponf-the surface oi the conveyor, and apresserelement including twoA toloacrco-engaging4 .sur ⁇
  • a conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth there om means to move 'the conveyor forwardly, a separating device to remove. surplus tobacco from the conveyor, saidV device having atoloao- (zo-engaging edge adjacent vthe -teeth of the ,conveyor and 4opposed to the direction of movement of 'the conveyor, means to deflect and .guide separated 'tobacco away 'from the conveyor ⁇ in its same general direction of movementliri a path which Vdiverges Vfrom that ofthe.
  • Vmeans including a passage having opposed walls, remover means to move tobacco away from the outlet oi' thelpassage and to defposiit 'the tobacco removed ⁇ trom the'passage upon the surface ofthe conveyor, and a presserelement of substantially ovate shape in section taken along a substantially vertical planelying in the direction -oirmovement of ⁇ the conveyor ⁇ and including two tobaccoengaging surfaces one of Vwhich presses the tobacco on theV 'conveyor in the region of the position at which the l tobacco is engaged 'oy the separating device,
  • Y Y 4 A v, 31. ln' apparatus for feeding ⁇ cut tobacco a conveyor Vhaving tobacco "engaging teeth thereon, Ameans to move the conveyor forwardly, a separating device to remove Vsurplus 4i'ooa'o'co from the conveyor, said device having a 'tobaccoengaglng edge 'adjacent the teeth of the conveyor and Vopposed'to .the direction of movement of the conveyor, means to deflect and guide separated tobacco laway ⁇ from vthe Vconveyor in Vits same general direction Voi movement ,in arpath which divergesVY from that of the conveyor, said lastnamed means including .a passage having opposed walls, means [to compact the separated tobacco in the passage, remover'V means to vmove ⁇ tobacco away from the'outlet of they passage and to ,deposi
  • a means Y conveyor 'hav-ing" ⁇ tobacco-engaging teethv thereon, means to* move" the V'conveyor' forwardly, a separating device to remove sulplus tobacco from the conveyor, said device havingfa tob'accD-engagng edge adjacent theteeth of the conveyor and opposedto the direction vof movement of 'the conveyonineans to deect and'guic'lev separated tobacco away from the conveyor in its same gen- Veral direction of movement in a ⁇ pathwhich Adiverges from'that of the conveyor, said lastnamed means 'including fa passage havingjopposedwalls, l
  • source ofisupply from which tobacco is abstracted fa conveyor havingftobacco-engaging teeth thereonfto convey abstracted tobacco forwardly, means to movel the conveyor forwardly, -a'fseparating device located outside the said. source of supply to remove surplus tobaccoaffrom 'the con- 'yeyon 'said separating device having tobacco-enwhich diverges from that of the conveyonsad Vlast named means including 1a passage having opposed walls, remover 'means to move 'tobacco away from the outlet of the passage and to deposit the tobacco removed from the passage upon the surface of ⁇ the conveyor, and a fpresser- 'eiement including two 'tobacco-engaging sur-faces one of which presses the tobacco on the conveyor in the region of the position at which the tobacco is engaged by the separating device, the v ⁇ other of said surfaces constituting a gudingsur'face 5 65 32.
  • gaging teeth adiacent the teeth off ⁇ the conveyor anjd opposed tothe direction ofmovemer-it of kthe conveyor, and Ameans to vcause .during operation 'Y or the *as op'aratusr ⁇ relative Amovement .between ,the I conveyor .and said tobacco-,engaging teeth .inf a direction transverse. to the directionfof forward movement'of the, conveyor while'keeping the "tobacco-,engaging edge always in .substantially 'the same spaced relation to the surface containing the free pointsotthe'teeth of the conveyor.
  • ak Y source of supply from wliichjtobacco is abstract-A ed,V a ⁇ conveyor having ,tobacco-engaging teeth thereon, to convey abstracted tobacco forwardly,
  • said separating device having tobacco-engaging teeth Vadjacentthe teeth ofthe conveyor and opposed lto the direction of Vmovement .ofj the' conveyor, and means to cause .during ⁇ operation of the apparatus relativefreciprocatory v.move-- ment between the vrconveyor and said tobaccoengaging teeth in va direction transverse to the direction of forward movement of the conveyor while keeping the tobacco-engaging edge always in 'substantially the same .spaced relation tothe surface containing the Yfree ⁇ points of thc-teeth:of the conveyor.
  • separating device located outside the saidV source of supply to remove surplus 'tobacco from the con- Y veyor, said separating device having tobacco-enand opposed to the direction of movement of the conveyor,v means to cause during operationof the apparatus relative movement between the conveyor and said tobacco-engaging teeth in a direction transverse to the direction of forward movement of the conveyor While keeping the tobacco-engaging edge always in substantially the gaging teeth adjacent the teeth of the conveyor v same spaced relation to the surface containingY the freepoints of the teeth of the conveyer, and
  • a separating device including a member comprising teeth of generallyvrectangular shape where- -by the free edges of the teeth andthe edges connecting the bases of adjacent teeth together form a tobacco-engaging edge which extends across ⁇ the conveyor and which is' arranged adjacent the ment of the conveyor, means to cause Vduring operation of the apparatus 'relative movement between the conveyor and saidjtobacco-engaging teeth in a direction transverse 'to the direction of forward movement of the conveyer while keeping the tobacco-engaging edge always in substantially the same spaced relation to the surface containing the free points of the teeth of the conveyer, and presser-means located in ythe region ofthe position at which the tobacco, is engaged by the tobacco-engaging teeth to press the tobacco into the teeth of the conveyor.
  • said separating device having tobaccoengaging teeth adjacentrthe teeth of the conveyor and opposed to they direction of movement ofthe conveyor, means to cause during operation of the apparatus relative movement between the vconveyor and said tobacco-engaging teeth in a direction transverse Vto the direction of for- Ward movement of the conveyor while keeping the tobacco-engaging edge always in substantially the same spaced relation to the surface containing the free points of the teeth of thevconveyor, and means to deflect and guide separated tobacco away from the conveyor in its same general direction of movement in a path which diverges from-that of the conveyor, and Apressermeans located in the region of the position at which the tobacco is engaged by the tobacco-en- 4gaging teeth to press the tobacco into the teeth conveyor and opposed to the direction of movement of thev conveyor to form abarrier extending across the conveyor to .remove surplus tobacco from the conveyor, the edge being so arranged that all points thereof are substantially equidistant from and always remain at substantially the same distance from the surface 'containing the free
  • a conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth thereon, means to move the conveyor forwardly, a separating device including a member comprisingr teeth of generally rectangular shape, whereby .the free ledges of the teeth and the edges connecting the bases of adjacent teeth together form a tobacco-engaging edge whichV extends across theconveyor and which is arranged adjacent the conveyor and opposed to the direction of movement of the conveyor to form a barrier exrelative movement between said'tobacco-engaging edge and the conveyor in a direction transverse to the direction of forward movement of the ,conveyor, the. edge being so arranged that all points thereof are substantially equi-distant from v and always remain at substantially the same dis- Vtance fromthe surface containing the free points of the teeth of the conveyor.
  • a conveyor having tobacco-engaging teeth thereon, means to' move the conveyor forwardly, and a separatingy device including a member comprising teeth of generally rectangular shape, whereby the free edges of the teeth and the edges connecting 'the bases'of adjacent teethtogether form a tobacco-engaging edge which extends across the conveyor and which is arranged adjacent the conveyor and opposed to the direction of movement ,of the conveyor to forma barrier extending across the conveyor toremove surplus tobacco from the conveyor, and means to effect relative reciprocatory movement between said tobaccoengaging edge and the conveyor in a direction transverse to the direction of forward movement of the conveyor, the edgebeing so arranged that all points thereof are substantially equidistant from and always remain at substantially the same distance from the surface containing the free points of the teeth of the conveyor.

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US3996944A (en) * 1974-12-24 1976-12-14 Hauni-Werke Korber & Co., Kg Distributor for cigarette rod making machines or the like
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