Method and device for dividing a whole or a half a tobacco leaf

Details Method and device for dividing a whole or a half a tobacco leaf Method and device for dividing a whole or a half a tobacco leaf

1982-07-19

1985-03-19

Millin, V.

Tobacco

Cigar or cigarette making

Wrappers holders and carriers

83 72, 83 73, A24C 104, A24C 128

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045052816

ABSTRACT:
A method and a device for dividing a whole or half a tobacco leaf into usable portions, for example, binders or wrappers, in which the tobacco leaf is spread on two or more contour knives, the cutting edges of which are pressed across the material of the tobacco leaf, wherein the punched-out tobacco leaf portions are lifted out of the contour knives, and deposited on a carrier by means of a suction box conveyor; the leaf portions are subsequently scanned by a scanning apparatus having an electronic processing and control circuitry, controlling pick-up means to pick-up the approved leaf portions from said carrier and to carry them into a bobbin.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4204145 (1980-05-01), Hevenor et al.
patent: 4223684 (1980-09-01), Boogers et al.
patent: 4261374 (1981-04-01), Wood
patent: 4296405 (1981-10-01), Rich

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