Apparatus for conveying rod-like articles

Details Apparatus for conveying rod-like articles Apparatus for conveying rod-like articles

1980-05-21

1982-08-17

Reeves, Robert B.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...

For inverting successive items

198410, 198448, 198951, B65G 1500, B65G 4724, B65G 4712

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043445217

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for conveying rod-like articles, especially cigarettes, includes parallel conveyors for streams of articles and two transfer conveyors which together re-orientate articles in one stream for combination with articles in the other stream. The transfer conveyors each convey articles on a curved path having a substantially vertical axis and include guide means for elevating the outer ends of the articles on the path. In another arrangement parallel opposed conveyors deliver articles to a downwardly-extending junction provided with retractable conveyor bands which may initially extend across the junction to aid filling. The stream on one of the opposed conveyors may be delivered from a further parallel conveyor by a rotary disc transfer conveyor which turns articles through 180 degrees for delivery to the one conveyor. The apparatus is particularly useful for tip-turning of cigarettes at the exit on a filter cigarette assembling machine.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3221857 (1965-12-01), Keller
patent: 3625103 (1971-12-01), Giatti
patent: 4241822 (1980-12-01), Molins et al.

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