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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Focke, Verden, DE;
Oskar Balmer, Verden, DE;
Assignee:
Focke & Co., Verden, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141 83 ; 131282 ;
Abstract
In the packaging of (long-fiber) cut tobacco, individual tobacco portions (10) are formed from a strand of tobacco (17). These are underweight. In the region of a tobacco balance, the difference between the actual weight and the nominal weight is determined and a difference portion (25) is added accordingly. The complete tobacco portion (10) has to be transferred to a discharge conveyor (bucket chain 28). For this purpose, a star feeder rotating synchronously with a bucket mechanism is used as a distributor device (26).