APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PLANT MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:WO2021239738A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:PCT/EP2021/063922

    申请日:2021-05-25

    IPC分类号: A24B1/00 A24B5/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for processing plant material to remove leaves from a plant stalk. The apparatus comprises a conveyor for transporting a plant with leaves hanging down from the stalk; and a defoliator mechanism having two opposing surfaces, the opposing surfaces being movable between (i) a disengaged position for receiving leaves hanging down from the conveyor, and (ii) an engaged position in which the opposing surfaces are configured to grip leaves received by the defoliator mechanism; wherein the opposed surfaces act in the engaged position to apply a force on the gripped leaves to separate them from the stalk.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRODUCTS

    公开(公告)号:WO2020141298A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:PCT/GB2019/053502

    申请日:2019-12-11

    IPC分类号: B65B19/22 B65B19/24

    摘要: Apparatus (1) for packaging tobacco industry products (13) is disclosed. The apparatus defines a path (3) along which an assembly operation is carried out on one or more components of a pack of tobacco industry products. The apparatus comprises a plurality of carriers (4) configured to move along the path, and a plurality of supports (15) adapted to hold one or more components of a pack of tobacco industry products. Each support is transportable along the path by a respective carrier.

    METHOD AND MACHINE FOR THE PACKAGING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND PACK

    公开(公告)号:WO2019155200A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:PCT/GB2019/050314

    申请日:2019-02-06

    IPC分类号: B65B19/02

    摘要: A method of packaging a bundle of tobacco industry products, wrapped in a barrier material (5), in a sheet of board material is disclosed. A packaging machine folds the sheet of board material to form a base (3) to contain a bundle, and to form a lid (2) rotatable relative to the base (3) between open and closed positions. The lid (2) has a front wall (11) and a lid front wall flap (15) having a rear face (16) that lies against an inner surface (17) of the lid front wall (11) to enable a label (9), that extends over a section of the barrier material (5) that defines an extraction opening (6), to be adhered to a front face (18) of the lid front wall flap (15) with adhesive so that the section is lifted to open the extraction opening (6) upon rotation of the lid (2) towards its open position. The method includes non- mechanically treating the front face of the lid front wall flap (15) to increase the receptivity of the lid front wall flap (15) to the adhesive used to adhere the label (9) to the front face of the lid front wall flap (15). A pack comprising a bundle of tobacco industry products wrapped in a barrier material (5) and received in a container formed from a sheet of folded board material is also disclosed.

    A FEEDING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF SUPPLYING TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRODUCT FILLER MATERIAL FROM A SOURCE OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY PRODUCT FILLER MATERIAL TO A DRUM

    公开(公告)号:WO2019145741A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:PCT/GB2019/050240

    申请日:2019-01-29

    IPC分类号: A24C5/39 A24D3/02

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a feeding apparatus (11) for supplying tobacco industry product filler material (7,8) from a source (15) of tobacco industry product filler material to a drum (12). The drum comprising a plurality of receiving portions (26) for receiving the filler material. The feeding apparatus comprises a gas flow device (21) and a channel (14) for fluidly communicating the source of filler material with the receiving portions of the drum. The channel comprises an outlet (16) and the drum is configured to rotate to align one or more of the receiving portions with the outlet. The gas flow device operable to induce a gas flow in the channel to transport filler material along the channel from the source of filler material to the outlet. The present disclosure also relates to a method of supplying tobacco industry product filler material from a source of tobacco industry product filler material to a drum.

    HEATING ELEMENT SUITABLE FOR AEROSOLISABLE MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:WO2019129553A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:PCT/EP2018/085686

    申请日:2018-12-18

    IPC分类号: A24F47/00 H05B6/10

    摘要: Disclosed is a heating element (3) for use in heating aerosolisable material (20) to volatilise at least one component of the aerosolisable material. The heating element comprises a heat resistant support (3a) and a coating (3b) on the support. The heating coating comprises cobalt. Further, the heating element comprises a protective coating (3c). Further, an article for use with apparatus (2000) for heating aerosolisable material in thermal contact with the heating element is disclose. A system for heating aerosolisable material using the heating element is further disclosed.The apparatus (2000) comprises a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field for penetrating the heating element of claim 1.

    ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2019122878A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:PCT/GB2018/053694

    申请日:2018-12-19

    IPC分类号: A24F47/00

    摘要: Described is an aerosol provision device for generating aerosol for user inhalation, the aerosol provision device comprising: a first aerosol generating area and a second aerosol generating area each for receiving an aerosol precursor material; a mouthpiece from which a user inhales generated aerosol during use, wherein the mouthpiece comprises first and second mouthpiece openings; a first pathway extending from the first aerosol generating area to the first mouthpiece opening for transporting a first aerosol generated from the aerosol precursor material in the first aerosol generating area; and a second pathway extending from the second aerosol generating area chamber to the second mouthpiece opening for transporting a second aerosol generated from the aerosol precursor material in the second aerosol generating area, wherein the first and second pathways are physically isolated from one another to prevent mixing of the first and second aerosols as the first and second aerosols are transported along the respective pathways.