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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1981
Gunter Wahle, Reinbek, DE;
Willy Rudszinat, Dassendorf, DE;
Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. KG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A junction zone between the first and second sections of a conveyor system for sidewise transport of cigarettes or analogous rod-shaped articles communicates with the first opening of a reservoir which normally constitutes a surge bin for temporary storage of those articles which are delivered by the first section but cannot be accepted by the second section. The reservoir has a second opening which is normally separated from the first opening by a reciprocable partition but is free to discharge articles into a tray filling machine when the reservoir is filled to capacity and the rate at which the first section delivers articles continues to exceed the rate at which the second section removes articles from the junction zone.