Cigarette hopper vane jam prevention device

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1991-12-04

1993-11-09

Millin, V.

Tobacco

Cigar or cigarette making

Including arranging, collecting, or delivering

131280, 211 68, 53444, 53446, B65B 1900

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active

052594025

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method are disclosed for preventing vane jams in cigarette hoppers. The apparatus and method of the invention are characterized by a plurality of curved elements or guides extending from the back to the front of the hopper. The guides help straighten cigarettes that have become slightly skewed in relation to cigarettes that are correctly positioned in the hopper. The guides also prevent cigarettes that have become skewed to a greater extent or turned perpendicular to correctly positioned cigarettes in a hopper from reaching the vanes of the hopper and causing jam or blockages of the vanes. The guides stop the descent through the hopper of mispositioned cigarettes and cause such cigarettes to slide toward either the front or back wall of the hopper for removal.

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