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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Focke, Verden, DE;
Oskar Balmer, Verden, DE;
Assignee:
Focke & Co., (GmbH & Co.), Verden, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141239 ; 198442 ;
Abstract
To increase the efficiency of a packaging machine for tobacco portions (10) without adversely affecting the tobacco, two or more tobacco portions (10) are supplied to a packaging turret (11) at the same time. The tobacco portions (10) supplied individually, for example by a bucket chain (13), are collected in cells of a collector formed of two star feeders (32, 33), until the number of tobacco portions corresponding to the simultaneous packaging requirement is available. A distributor (22) with portion receiving chambers is located in front of the collector to sequentially receive tobacco portions.