Telescopic paper drinking straw
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230140521A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17995712

    申请日:2021-04-28

    发明人: Robert Zadecki

    IPC分类号: A47G21/18

    摘要: The object of the application is a telescopic paper drinking straw comprising: a first straw with a first outer diameter, a second straw with a second inner diameter, the first straw with the first outer diameter being situated at least partly inside the straw having the second inner diameter, coaxially with the straw having the second inner diameter, characterised in that the first straw has at east two locking elements protruding from the outer surface of the first straw, and the second straw has at least two locking elements protruding from the inner surface of the second straw.

    Feeding apparatus for feeding a tobacco industry segment

    公开(公告)号:US20210112850A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US16948913

    申请日:2020-10-06

    IPC分类号: A24C5/32 A24C5/12 A24C5/34

    摘要: A feeding apparatus for feeding a tobacco industry segment (C) comprising a hopper (12) for rods (10C) with a length being a multiple length of the segment (C), a cutting a conveying unit (13), situated underneath the hopper (12) for the rods (10C), for cutting the rods (10C) into individual segments (C), whereas from the rod (10C), after cutting the rod (10C), a group (G) of the segments (C) is formed, a transferring unit (15) situated underneath the cutting and conveying unit (13), adapted to receive the groups (G) of the segments (C) and to form of them a stream (SF) of the segments (C), whereas the gaps (U) between the groups (G) of the segments (C) in the stream (SF) are retained, and the transferring unit (15) is adapted to reduce the gaps (U) between the groups (G) so that at the outlet (23) of the transferring unit (15) the segments (C) are conveyed without gaps.

    A feeding apparatus for feeding single-layer stream of tobacco industry's rod-like articles

    公开(公告)号:US20210037879A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US16946814

    申请日:2020-07-08

    IPC分类号: A24C5/32

    摘要: The object of the invention is a feeding apparatus for feeding a single-layer stream of tobacco industry's rod-like articles (2) comprising a first feeding channel (10) adapted to convey the rod-like articles (2) in the form of a mass flow (MF), a second feeding channel (11) provided with a lower conveyor (16), adapted to convey the rod-like articles (2) in the form of the mass flow (MF), whereas the second feeding channel (11) is flow-connected with the first feeding channel (10), a storage container (3) adapted to filling with the rod-like articles (2), flow-connected with the second feeding channel (11), an outlet conveyor (5, 30) provided with a bearing surface (5A, 30A) comprising grooves (23, 31), adapted to take the rod-like articles (2) from the storage container (3) and convey the rod-like articles (2) in the form of a single-layer stream (SF) of rod-like articles (2), characterised in that the bottom of the storage container (3) is formed by the lower conveyor (16) of the second feeding channel (11) and the bearing surface (5A, 30A) of the outlet conveyor (5, 30), and that the second feeding channel (11) is provided with an upper drive element (17, 33) for the mass flow (MF) comprising a bearing surface (17A, 33A) which is at least partially situated convergently to the bearing surface (16A) of the lower conveyor (16) of the second feeding channel (11) in the direction from the first feeding channel (10) to the storage container (3).

    Method and device for checking the quality of rod-like products

    公开(公告)号:US20210000164A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16946072

    申请日:2020-06-04

    发明人: Michal Okninski

    摘要: The method and device for checking quality of rod-like products (R, R′) for the tobacco industry, wherein the steps are performed of moving rod-like products (R, R′) placed in a transport socket (4) of a conveyor (2) along an audit trail (P), checking the quality of a rod-like products (R, R′) with a scanning device (5) placed on the audit trail (P), characterized further by rotating the rod-like product (R, R′) placed in the transport socket (4), during the step of checking the quality of rod-like products (R, R′), using at least one track (7) interacting with a lateral surface (6) of the rod-like products (R, R′).

    Method and apparatus for filling transport containers with rod-like articles of tobacco industry

    公开(公告)号:US10595556B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US16170408

    申请日:2018-10-25

    IPC分类号: A24C5/34 A24C5/32 A24C5/354

    摘要: The object of the invention is an apparatus for filling transport containers (1) with rod-like articles of the tobacco industry, provided with an area (2) receiving the rod-like articles in the form of a mass flow, a rod-like article storage area (3) comprising at least two sidewalls, a filling unit (4) constituting the bottom wall of the storage area for transferring the rod-like articles from the storage area to the transport container, a lowering conveyor (5) working together with the filling unit (4), adapted to lower the transport container while filling with the rod-like articles. The apparatus is characterised by being further provided with a counting module (6) designed to count the rod-like articles in the transport containers, adapted so that the individual rod-like articles being in the transport container are counted.

    Apparatus for identification of physical parameters of rod-like articles of the tobacco industry

    公开(公告)号:US20190261677A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16304058

    申请日:2017-05-17

    IPC分类号: A24C5/34 G01N23/083

    摘要: Apparatus (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″, 1″″) for identification of physical parameters of rod-like articles (2) of the tobacco industry provided with a first store (3, 3′, 31) of rod-like articles (2); a second store (5, 5′, 33, 39, 40) of rod-like articles (2), and a transferring mechanism (10) arranged for axial transferring of a single layer group of rod-like articles (2) from the first store (3, 3′, 31) of rod-like articles (2) to the second store (5, 5′, 33, 39, 40) of rod-like articles (2), characterised in that in the area between the first store (3, 3′, 31) of rod-like articles (2) and the second store (5, 5′, 33, 39, 40) of rod-like articles (2) there are situated a radiation source (17) and a radiation sensor (18) for receiving radiation (R) positioned transversely to the direction of transferring, whereas the beam of the radiation (R) from the radiation source (17) reaches the radiation sensor (18) after penetrating through the rod-like articles being transferred (2), the radiation sensor (18) is arranged to produce a signal representing the attenuation of radiation by the rod-like articles (2) during transferring, the rod-like articles being situated between the radiation source (17) and the radiation sensor (18).

    Method and apparatus for filling transport containers with rod-like articles of tobacco industry

    公开(公告)号:US20190116869A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16170408

    申请日:2018-10-25

    IPC分类号: A24C5/34 A24C5/32

    摘要: The object of the invention is an apparatus for filling transport containers (1) with rod-like articles of the tobacco industry, provided with an area (2) receiving the rod-like articles in the form of a mass flow, a rod-like article storage area (3) comprising at least two sidewalls, a filling unit (4) constituting the bottom wall of the storage area for transferring the rod-like articles from the storage area to the transport container, a lowering conveyor (5) working together with the filling unit (4), adapted to lower the transport container while filling with the rod-like articles. The apparatus is characterised by being further provided with a counting module (6) designed to count the rod-like articles in the transport containers, adapted so that the individual rod-like articles being in the transport container are counted.

    Centering device for rod-shaped articles of the tobacco industry

    公开(公告)号:US20180303153A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15768835

    申请日:2016-11-17

    IPC分类号: A24C5/32 A24C5/47

    CPC分类号: A24C5/327 A24C5/471 A24C5/478

    摘要: An apparatus (10, 20, 30, 40) for shifting of rod-shaped articles (4, 4′) of different lengths or rod-shaped article groups (6) of different total lengths on a drum conveyor (2), comprising a pushing unit (5, 25, 35) mounted angularly to the axis of rotation of the drum conveyor (2), forcing the movement of the rod-shaped articles (4, 4′), whereas the pushing unit (5, 25, 35) comprises rotational pushing elements (11, 21, 31) for shifting of the rod-shaped articles (4, 4′), characterised in that the pushing unit (5, 25, 35) is movably mounted in a direction being substantially transverse to the axis of the flute (3) of the drum conveyor (2) so as to shift the rod-shaped-articles (4, 4′) or the rod-shaped article groups (6) inside the flute (3) of the drum conveyor (2) by the pressure of surfaces (11A, 21A, 31A) of the pushing unit (5, 25, 35) directly on the ends of the rod-shaped article (4, 4′).

    Intermediate hopper in tobacco industry apparatus for vertical conveying of mass-flow or rod-like articles, feeding apparatus for feeding with tobacco industry articles, and apparatus for emptying of tray filled with tobacco industry articles

    公开(公告)号:US20180098565A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-12

    申请号:US15703683

    申请日:2017-09-13

    发明人: Adam Gielniewski

    IPC分类号: A24C5/32 A24C5/34 A24C5/352

    摘要: An intermediate hopper (30) in a tobacco industry apparatus (1) for vertical conveying of a mass-flow of rod-like articles (R) comprising sidewalls (31, 32) and multiple partitions (34) partitioning the intermediate hopper (30) into vertical channels (35, 36) which are adapted to receive the rod-like articles (R) from above, whereas the intermediate hopper (30) is provided with a movable transferring element (37) being slidable relative to the partitions (34) of the intermediate hopper (30), in addition, the transferring element (37) is built of supporting plates (35A, 36A) which support the mass-flow of the rod-like articles (R) in the vertical channels (35, 36) of the intermediate hopper (30) above the supporting plates (35A, 36A), whereas the supporting plates (35A, 36A) are adapted to move downwards (A) within the vertical channels (35, 36) and to move upwards (C) outside the vertical channels (35, 36), in addition, the supporting plates (35A, 36A) are adapted to be inserted (D) into the channels (35, 36) in the area of the channel inlets (35C, 36C) and to be pulled out (B) of the vertical channels (35, 36) in the area of the channel outlets (35E, 36E), characterised in that at least the outermost supporting plate (35A) of the transferring element (37) is adapted to make a movement in the transverse direction to the direction of movement of the other supporting plates (36A). The object of the application is also a feeding apparatus for the feeding with the rod-like articles of the tobacco industry, and an apparatus for emptying of a tray filled with the tobacco industry articles.