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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Sluis Cigar Machinery B.v., Kampen, NL;
Inventors:
Oscar Slurink, Heino, NL;
Jeroen Aart Jan Slobbe, Epe, NL;
Assignee:
Sluis Cigar Machinery B.V., Kampen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/12 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/12 (2013.01); A24B 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tobacco processing system for processing tobacco includes a tobacco mixing device for mixing an additive in the tobacco, a tobacco supplier for supplying the tobacco to the mixing device, and an additive supplier for supplying the additive to the mixing device. The mixing device includes a mixing housing which encloses the tobacco and additive to form a mixing chamber in which the tobacco and additive are mixed and a gas stream unit which is operatively connected to the mixing housing and configured to provide a gas stream which moves the tobacco and additive through the mixing chamber.