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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2018
Applicant:
G.d Societa' Per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI, Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C 5/35 (2006.01); A24C 5/32 (2006.01); B65G 47/51 (2006.01); B65G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C 5/35 (2013.01); A24C 5/322 (2013.01); B65G 21/18 (2013.01); B65G 47/5131 (2013.01); B65G 2207/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Variable-capacity store for cylindrical articles of the tobacco processing industry; the store comprises a conveying assembly comprising a first conveyor having a substantially helical shape; a second conveyor having a substantially helical shape and arranged above the first conveyor; and a linear transfer conveyor, which is adapted to convey the articles from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, having a variable length and, by extending and shortening, changes the area of the first conveyor from which it picks up the articles and the area of the second conveyor to which it feeds the articles, thus varying the capacity of the store.