摘要:
Described is a dryer (1) of packets in a line for packaging tobacco products having at least one section (4) for transporting packets (2) from a first (5) to a second (6) station of the packaging line (3); the section (4) is formed by a first belt conveyor (7) and by a second belt conveyor (8), each having respective active portions (17a, 18a) of belt (17, 18), facing each other and spaced at a sufficient distance for allowing the packets (2) to be retained during the transport, and each conveyor (7, 8) has a plurality of half-housings (9, 10); each half-housing (9) of the first conveyor (7) faces and is synchronised, in use, with a respective half-housing (10) of the second conveyor (8) for forming a housing (12) of a respective packet (2); the dryer (1) also comprises heating means (13) positioned inside each conveyor (7, 8) and designed to generate the heat necessary for drying the packets (2), and each half-housing (9, 10) is equipped, at a respective lower end (9a, 10a), with a plate (16) made of conductive material, designed to transfer to the packages (2), by conduction, the heat generated by the heating means (13).