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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wilfried Hoffmann, Richmond, VA (US);
Gerd Sanmann, Sandston, VA (US);
Joerg Foerster, Richmond, VA (US);
Peter Trenkner, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Hauni Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198431 ; 198426 ; 1984623 ; 198572 ; 1984711 ;
Abstract
A single layer of spaced-apart rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry is advanced sideways toward a transfer zone wherein successive groups of two or more neighboring articles are diverted along separate paths against a concave friction surface of an intercepting member. The friction surface directs at least some of the diverted articles into a chamber where the articles are gathered to form a supply of superimposed articles. A belt or chain conveyor is employed to draw a continuous homogeneous mass flow of articles from the chamber.