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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2015
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Gary Fallon, London, GB;
Kie Seon Park, London, GB;
Martin Fuller, Warwickshire, GB;
Geoffrey Vernon, Warwickshire, GB;
Andrew Cleall, Warwickshire, GB;
James Stembridge, Warwickshire, GB;
Thomas Grunfeld, Warwickshire, GB;
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
A feed unit, for example for feeding components () to smoking article assembly apparatus, having a stationary guide member () and a dispensing unit configured to dispense components () into the stationary guide member (). The dispensing unit has one or more channels () to receive components () one on top of the other, and each channel () has a control gate () to apply suction/gaseous flow to control output of components () from the channel () for onward conveyance through the stationary guide member ().