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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Roger Allen Beroth, Dobson, NC (US);
Elwood Dale Scott, Jr., Pinnacle, NC (US);
Timothy Franklin Tilley, Pinnacle, NC (US);
Roger Allen Beroth, Dobson, NC (US);
Elwood Dale Scott, Jr., Pinnacle, NC (US);
Timothy Franklin Tilley, Pinnacle, NC (US);
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for forming tobacco rod portions of a smoking article. A conveyor unit is configured to receive a continuous stream of the tobacco material and to transport the continuous tobacco material stream along an elongate path for formation of the continuous tobacco material stream into a continuous tobacco rod, wherein the conveyor unit is housed in a conveyor housing. A suction system is in fluid communication with the conveyor housing through a suction port and is configured to apply suction to the conveyor housing via the suction port so as to draw the continuous tobacco stream into engagement with the conveyor unit. A wear resistant member is engaged with a wall of the conveyor housing and defines the suction port, wherein the wear resistant member is configured to resist wear from interaction with particles associated with the tobacco material.