Tobacco shredding apparatus

Details Tobacco shredding apparatus Tobacco shredding apparatus

1978-06-28

1980-09-23

Rosenbaum, Mark

Solid material comminution or disintegration

Apparatus

With automatic control

241 36, 241280, 198524, B02C 1822, B65G 4308

Patent

active

042238455

ABSTRACT:
A tobacco shredding apparatus wherein a relatively small upright duct receives tobacco from a large magazine. A system of tobacco compacting chains draws tobacco from the lower part of the duct and feeds the resulting cake into the path of orbiting shredding knives. The chains and the knives are driven by a first variable-speed motor. A conveyor which is driven by a second variable-speed motor transfers tobacco from the magazine into the duct. The volume of tobacco in the duct is monitored by a first set of photocells whose signals are used to regulate the speed of the second motor so as to maintain the volume of tobacco in the duct within a first range. The volume of tobacco in the magazine is monitored by a second set of photocells whose signals are utilized to regulate the speed of the first motor so as to maintain the volume of tobacco in the magazine within a second range. The capacity of the magazine is between five and ten times the capacity of the duct.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2568332 (1951-09-01), Genovese
patent: 3468488 (1969-09-01), Karrer et al.
patent: 3480212 (1969-11-01), Liljegren et al.
patent: 3773268 (1973-11-01), Bond
patent: 4037712 (1977-07-01), Wochnowski
patent: 4108584 (1978-08-01), Radzius et al.

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