Tobacco processing machine
First Claim
Patent Images
1. IN A MACHINE FOR STRIPPING TOBACCO LEAVES AND FOR SEPARATING LIGHTER PARTICLES FROM HEAVIER PARTICLES OF STRIPPED TOBACCO LEAF MATERIAL, IN COMBINATION, A STRIPPING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CASING INCLUDING A FIRST PORTION HAVING AN INLET AND A SECOND PORTION HAVING AN OUTLET, A SCREEN LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID CASING AND ARRANGED TO FORM A BARRIER BETWEEN SAID INLET AND SAID OUTLET, SAID SCREEN HAVING OPENINGS LARGE ENOUGH TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF STRIPPED TOBACCO LEAF MATERIAL, AND A STRIPPING DEVICE PROVIDED IN THE FIRST PORTION OF SAID CASING INTERMEDIATE SAID INLET AND SAID SCREEN, THE SECOND PORTION OF SAID CASING HAVING AN AIR-ADMITTING APERTURE ADJACENT TO SAID SCREEN;
- FEEDING MEANS ARRANGED TO DELIVER TOBACCO LEAVES THROUGH SAID INLET AND INTO THE RANGE OF SAID STRIPPING DEVICE;
SUCTION GENERATING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID OUTLET TO WITHDRAW FROM SAID CASING LEAF MATERIAL WHICH IS STRIPPED BY SAID STRIPPING DEVICE AND WHICH THEREUPON PASSES THROUGH SAID SCREEN IN A FIRST AIR STREAM PRODUCED BY SAID SUCTION GENERATING MEANS AND FLOWING THE INLET TO THE OUTLET OF SAID CASING, SAID SUCTION GENERATING MEANS ALSO PRODUCING A SECOND AIR STREAM WHICH ENTERS THE CASING THROUGH SAID APERTURE AND FLOWS TOWARD AND THROUGH THE OUTLET TO ACCELERATE THE LEAF MATERIAL IN THE SECOND PORTION OF SAID CASING, THE EFFECTIVE OPENING OF SAID APERTURE BEING GREATER THAN THE EFFECTIVE OPENING OF THE INLET AND SCREEN COMBINED WHEN THE INLET AND SCREEN ARE FREE OF SAID TOBACCO LEAF MATERIAL, AND A HOUSING DEFINING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING SEPARATOR CHEMBER HAVING A LOWER END PORTION COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OUTLET AND AN UPPER DISCHARGE END PORTION INCLUDING SAID SUCTION GENERATING MEANS, SAID AIR STREAMS BEING IN MERGED CONDITION IN SAID SEPARATOR CHAMBER AND ADAPTED TO CARRY LIGHTER PARTICLES OF STRIPPED LEAF MATERIAL TOWARD SAID DISCHARGE END PORTION AND ADAPTED TO PERMIT HEAVIER PARTICLES OF STRIPPED LEAF MATERIAL TO DESCEND BY GRAVITY TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM SAID SEPARATOR CHAMBER.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
-
Citations
1 Claim
-
1. IN A MACHINE FOR STRIPPING TOBACCO LEAVES AND FOR SEPARATING LIGHTER PARTICLES FROM HEAVIER PARTICLES OF STRIPPED TOBACCO LEAF MATERIAL, IN COMBINATION, A STRIPPING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CASING INCLUDING A FIRST PORTION HAVING AN INLET AND A SECOND PORTION HAVING AN OUTLET, A SCREEN LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND PORTIONS OF SAID CASING AND ARRANGED TO FORM A BARRIER BETWEEN SAID INLET AND SAID OUTLET, SAID SCREEN HAVING OPENINGS LARGE ENOUGH TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF STRIPPED TOBACCO LEAF MATERIAL, AND A STRIPPING DEVICE PROVIDED IN THE FIRST PORTION OF SAID CASING INTERMEDIATE SAID INLET AND SAID SCREEN, THE SECOND PORTION OF SAID CASING HAVING AN AIR-ADMITTING APERTURE ADJACENT TO SAID SCREEN;
- FEEDING MEANS ARRANGED TO DELIVER TOBACCO LEAVES THROUGH SAID INLET AND INTO THE RANGE OF SAID STRIPPING DEVICE;
SUCTION GENERATING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID OUTLET TO WITHDRAW FROM SAID CASING LEAF MATERIAL WHICH IS STRIPPED BY SAID STRIPPING DEVICE AND WHICH THEREUPON PASSES THROUGH SAID SCREEN IN A FIRST AIR STREAM PRODUCED BY SAID SUCTION GENERATING MEANS AND FLOWING THE INLET TO THE OUTLET OF SAID CASING, SAID SUCTION GENERATING MEANS ALSO PRODUCING A SECOND AIR STREAM WHICH ENTERS THE CASING THROUGH SAID APERTURE AND FLOWS TOWARD AND THROUGH THE OUTLET TO ACCELERATE THE LEAF MATERIAL IN THE SECOND PORTION OF SAID CASING, THE EFFECTIVE OPENING OF SAID APERTURE BEING GREATER THAN THE EFFECTIVE OPENING OF THE INLET AND SCREEN COMBINED WHEN THE INLET AND SCREEN ARE FREE OF SAID TOBACCO LEAF MATERIAL, AND A HOUSING DEFINING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING SEPARATOR CHEMBER HAVING A LOWER END PORTION COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OUTLET AND AN UPPER DISCHARGE END PORTION INCLUDING SAID SUCTION GENERATING MEANS, SAID AIR STREAMS BEING IN MERGED CONDITION IN SAID SEPARATOR CHAMBER AND ADAPTED TO CARRY LIGHTER PARTICLES OF STRIPPED LEAF MATERIAL TOWARD SAID DISCHARGE END PORTION AND ADAPTED TO PERMIT HEAVIER PARTICLES OF STRIPPED LEAF MATERIAL TO DESCEND BY GRAVITY TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM SAID SEPARATOR CHAMBER.
- FEEDING MEANS ARRANGED TO DELIVER TOBACCO LEAVES THROUGH SAID INLET AND INTO THE RANGE OF SAID STRIPPING DEVICE;
Specification
-
- Resources
Litigation Campaign Assessment
Thank you for your request. You will receive a custom alert email when the Litigation Campaign Assessment is available.
×
-
Current AssigneeGeorg Harte Heinz, Hans Koch
-
Original AssigneeGeorg Harte Heinz, Hans Koch
-
InventorsKoch, Hans, GEORG HARTE HEINZ
-
Application NumberUS04/321,501Time in Patent Office889 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current131/312CPC Class CodesA24B 5/10 by crushing the leaves with...
