Transfer disc and its use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9622510-B2
Application number	US-201615069634-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2016
Priority date	Jul 16, 2015
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

The object of the application is a transfer disc ( 2 ) for the transferring of tobacco industry's rod-like articles ( 5 ) provided with lugs ( 3 ), where the disc is characterized in that a front surface ( 3 A) of the lug ( 3 ) is inclined in a direction corresponding to the direction (T 1 ) of rotation of the transfer disc ( 2 ), and the lug ( 3 ) is configured so that it hits a rod-like article ( 5 ) above the longitudinal axis (X) of the rod-like article ( 5 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A transfer disc ( 2 ) for transferring of rod-shaped articles of tobacco industry provided with lugs ( 3 ), characterized in that a front surface ( 3 A) of the lug ( 3 ) is inclined in a direction corresponding to a direction (T 1 ) of rotation of the disc ( 2 ) and the lug ( 3 ) is configured so that the lug ( 3 ) strikes the rod-shaped article ( 5 ) above the longitudinal axis (X) of the rod-shaped article ( 5 ), with the front surface of the lug ( 3 ) parallel to the face of the rod-shaped article ( 5 ).

2. The transfer disc as in claim 1 , characterized in that the front surface ( 3 A) is inclined in the direction (T 1 ) of movement of the transfer disc ( 2 ) at an angle (a) between 1° and 10° relative to the radius (R).

3. The transfer disc as in claim 1 , characterized in that the front surface ( 3 A) is inclined in the direction (T 1 ) of movement of the transfer disc ( 2 ) at an angle (α) between 1° and 10° relative to the radius (R).

4. Use of a transfer disc ( 2 ) provided with lugs ( 3 ), whereas a front surface ( 3 A) of the lug ( 3 ) is inclined in a direction corresponding to a direction (T 1 ) of rotation of the transfer disc ( 2 ), and the lug ( 3 ) strikes a rod-shaped article ( 5 ) with the front surface of the lug ( 3 ) parallel to a front surface ( 5 A) of the rod-shaped article ( 5 ), to give an initial speed in the axial direction to rod-shaped articles ( 5 ) of tobacco industry containing elements which are not connected or are loosely connected with the rod-shaped article.

5. Use as in claim 4 , characterized in that the transfer disc ( 2 ) is used for rod-shaped articles ( 5 ) containing a loose material, in particular a charcoal granules or a tobacco filling.

6. Use as in claim 5 , characterized in that the transfer disc ( 2 ) is used for rod-shaped articles ( 5 ) containing marking elements, in particular marking fibres.

7. Use as in claim 5 , characterized in that the disc is used for rod-shaped articles ( 5 ) containing aromatic elements in the form of flavoured thread.

8. Use as in claim 4 , characterized in that the transfer disc ( 2 ) is used for rod-shaped articles ( 5 ) containing marking elements, in particular marking fibres.

9. Use as in claim 4 , characterized in that the disc is used for rod-shaped articles ( 5 ) containing aromatic elements in the form of flavoured thread.

Assignees

• Int Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp Zoo

Inventors

• Mamerski Marcin

Classifications

• A24D3/0287

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• B65G47/846 Primary

  Star-shaped wheels or wheels equipped with article-engaging elements · CPC title

• A24C5/326

  with lateral transferring means · CPC title

• B65G2201/0226

  Cigarettes · CPC title

• A24C5/327 Primary

  Construction details of the cigarette transport drum · CPC title