Apparatus for conveying rods of the cigarette industry
First Claim
1. Apparatus for conveying rods of the cigarette industry, comprising a fluted drum for carrying rods in the flutes thereof, means for rotating said drum at a predetermined speed, and means for feeding rods into the flutes of the drum comprising movable conveyor means disposed in proximity to a generally-upward moving portion of said drum for conveying a continuous multi-layer stack-like stream of the rods directly onto the drum in a direction transverse to the general direction of movement of the portion of the drum adjacent to the conveyor, whereby motion of the conveyor means towards the drum urges the stream of rods towards the drum and into contact therewith, thus ensuring that the flutes of the drum are filled with rods after passing the stack-like stream.
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Apparatus for conveying rods of the cigarette industry, comprising a fluted drum for carrying rods in the flutes thereof, and means for feeding rods into the flutes of the drum, comprising movable conveyor means disposed in proximity to said drum for conveying a stack-like stream of the rods directly onto the drum whereby motion of the conveyor means towards the drum urges the stream of rods towards the drum and into contact therewith, thus ensuring that the flutes of the drum are filled with rods after passing the stack-like stream. Control means are preferably included for controlling movement of the conveyor means towards the drum whereby the said motion is sufficient to convey said stream of rods towards the drum at a rate just sufficient to fill the flutes of the drum.
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- 1. Apparatus for conveying rods of the cigarette industry, comprising a fluted drum for carrying rods in the flutes thereof, means for rotating said drum at a predetermined speed, and means for feeding rods into the flutes of the drum comprising movable conveyor means disposed in proximity to a generally-upward moving portion of said drum for conveying a continuous multi-layer stack-like stream of the rods directly onto the drum in a direction transverse to the general direction of movement of the portion of the drum adjacent to the conveyor, whereby motion of the conveyor means towards the drum urges the stream of rods towards the drum and into contact therewith, thus ensuring that the flutes of the drum are filled with rods after passing the stack-like stream.
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8. Apparatus for conveying rods of the cigarette industry, comprising a fluted drum for carrying rods in the flutes thereof;
- drive means for rotating said drum at a predetermined speed;
means for feeding rods into the flutes of said drum in a region where the flutes are moving in a generally-upward direction, said feeding means comprising movable conveyor means for conveying a continuous multi-layer stack-like stream of rods in a direction generally transverse to the direction of movement of the flutes of the drum in the said region so that the leading end of said stream bears against a portion of the surface of said fluted drum in the said region; and
control means for effecting controlled movement of said conveyor means and said drum so that the quantity of rods supplied to said drum from said stream approximates the quantity of rods conveyed away from said stream in said flutes. - View Dependent Claims (9)
- drive means for rotating said drum at a predetermined speed;
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