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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2008
Piotr Budny, Hamburg, DE;
Thomas Mueller, Hamburg, DE;
Matthias Horn, Ahrensburg, DE;
Michael Knabe, Geesthacht, DE;
Arnd Meier, Beckdorf, DE;
Piotr Budny, Hamburg, DE;
Thomas Mueller, Hamburg, DE;
Matthias Horn, Ahrensburg, DE;
Michael Knabe, Geesthacht, DE;
Arnd Meier, Beckdorf, DE;
Hauni Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A discharge hopper for a tray discharge station for serially discharging shaft trays filled with rod-shaped products includes a conveying element for carrying away the products flowing from the shaft trays and a connecting device for coupling the shaft trays to be emptied to the conveying element. The connecting device is arranged substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the conveying element to form a channel for the product flow and includes an opening for passage of the products from the shaft tray into the channel. In the region of the connecting device there is provided a closure unit to open and close the opening. The closure device is coupled to a movable actuating element so that the closure device can be opened and closed shaft by shaft in relation to the shaft tray to be emptied.