公开(公告)号：US20230314199A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18298118

申请日：2023-04-10

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Jarrod W. CHALKLEY ,  Robert Powell ,  Christopher R. Newcomb ,  Jeremy Straight ,  Isaac J. McGill ,  James David Evans ,  Patrick McElhinney

IPC: G01F11/40 ,  G01F11/00 ,  B65B1/08 ,  B65G11/20 ,  B65B29/00 ,  G01F11/28

CPC classification number: G01F11/40 ,  B65B1/08 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65G11/206 ,  G01F11/006 ,  G01F11/284

Abstract: A doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive filler material, a vibration transmission assembly coupled to the hopper assembly, and a paddle in a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly includes a shaft that is configured to rotate around a central rotation axis, an eccentric that is fixed to the shaft and has a center that is radially offset from the central rotation axis, a connecting rod that is pivotably connected to the center of the eccentric, and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the connecting rod. A first end of the paddle is pivotably coupled to the hopper assembly at a paddle pivot joint. The paddle is fixed to the bracket of the vibration transmission assembly separately from the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly is configured to cause the paddle to reciprocatingly pivot around the paddle pivot joint.

公开(公告)号：US11662241B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17674192

申请日：2022-02-17

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Jarrod W. Chalkley ,  Robert Powell ,  Christopher R. Newcomb ,  Jeremy Straight ,  Isaac J. McGill ,  James David Evans ,  Patrick McElhinney

IPC: B65B37/08 ,  G01F11/40 ,  G01F11/28 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65G11/20 ,  B65B1/08 ,  G01F11/00

CPC classification number: G01F11/40 ,  B65B1/08 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65G11/206 ,  G01F11/006 ,  G01F11/284

Abstract: A doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive filler material, a vibration transmission assembly coupled to the hopper assembly, and a paddle in a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly includes a shaft that is configured to rotate around a central rotation axis, an eccentric that is fixed to the shaft and has a center that is radially offset from the central rotation axis, a connecting rod that is pivotably connected to the center of the eccentric, and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the connecting rod. A first end of the paddle is pivotably coupled to the hopper assembly at a paddle pivot joint. The paddle is fixed to the bracket of the vibration transmission assembly separately from the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly is configured to cause the paddle to reciprocatingly pivot around the paddle pivot joint.

公开(公告)号：US12195221B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18532455

申请日：2023-12-07

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Jarrod W. Chalkley ,  Robert Powell ,  Christopher R. Newcomb ,  Jeremy Straight ,  Isaac J. McGill ,  James David Evans ,  Patrick McElhinney

IPC: B65B55/24 ,  B08B1/00 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B08B1/30 ,  B08B1/32 ,  B65B9/04 ,  B65B47/10 ,  B65B61/06

Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an apparatus for making pouch products includes a cleaner roller and a poker roller. The cleaner roller may counter rotate with a rotatable drum of the apparatus, in contact with an upper surface of a first elastic layer on the rotatable drum, and at a greater tangential speed than at least one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the rotatable drum or an upper surface of the first elastic layer. The poker roller includes projections that are each configured to extend into one or more divots of the rotatable drum. The poker roller may counter rotate with the rotatable drum and at a same tangential speed as the at least one surface such that the projections extend into and out of separate, respective divots of the rotatable drum based on the counter rotation of the poker roller and the rotatable drum.

公开(公告)号：US11891204B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17674216

申请日：2022-02-17

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Jarrod W. Chalkley ,  Robert Powell ,  Christopher R. Newcomb ,  Jeremy Straight ,  Isaac J. McGill ,  James David Evans ,  Patrick McElhinney

IPC: B65B55/24 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B08B1/00 ,  B65B47/10 ,  B65B9/04 ,  B65B61/06

CPC classification number: B65B55/24 ,  B08B1/008 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B65B9/04 ,  B65B47/10 ,  B65B61/06

Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an apparatus for making pouch products includes a cleaner roller and a poker roller. The cleaner roller may counter rotate with a rotatable drum of the apparatus, in contact with an upper surface of a first elastic layer on the rotatable drum, and at a greater tangential speed than at least one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the rotatable drum or an upper surface of the first elastic layer. The poker roller includes projections that are each configured to extend into one or more divots of the rotatable drum. The poker roller may counter rotate with the rotatable drum and at a same tangential speed as the at least one surface such that the projections extend into and out of separate, respective divots of the rotatable drum based on the counter rotation of the poker roller and the rotatable drum.