Global Patent Index - EP 1733634 A1

EP 1733634 A1 20061220 - TOBACCO CAKE SUBDIVIDING APPARATUS FOR USE IN CUT TOBACCO EXPANDING SYSTEM

Title (en)

TOBACCO CAKE SUBDIVIDING APPARATUS FOR USE IN CUT TOBACCO EXPANDING SYSTEM

Title (de)

APPARAT ZUR UNTERTEILUNG VON TABAKKUCHEN ZUR VERWENDUNG IN EINEM SYSTEM ZUR EXPANSION VON SCHNITTABAK

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE CISELAGE DU TOURTEAU DE TABAC POUR SYSTÈME D"EXPANSI0N DU TABAC COUPÉ

Publication

EP 1733634 A1 20061220 (EN)

Application

EP 05728476 A 20050406

Priority

  • JP 2005006779 W 20050406
  • JP 2004114511 A 20040408

Abstract (en)

A subdividing apparatus for use in an cut tobacco expanding system comprises a primary de-clumper arranged to receive a tobacco cake of impregnated cut tobacco taken out of an impregnation container and subdivide the received tobacco cake into tobacco loaves, and a secondary de-clumper arranged to receive the tobacco loaves from the primary de-clumper, subdivide the received tobacco loaves first into tobacco chunks and then further subdivide the tobacco chunks into tobacco lumps. The secondary de-clumper includes paired rotary rakes and a rotatable drum rake 26 located below the rotary rakes.

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/06 (2006.01); A24B 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 3/06 (2013.01 - EP US); A24B 3/18 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005096849A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR LV MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1733634 A1 20061220; CA 2560307 A1 20051020; CN 1960647 A 20070509; JP WO2005096849 A1 20080221; RU 2328951 C1 20080720; US 2007023057 A1 20070201; WO 2005096849 A1 20051020

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05728476 A 20050406; CA 2560307 A 20050406; CN 200580017872 A 20050406; JP 2005006779 W 20050406; JP 2006512100 A 20050406; RU 2006139131 A 20050406; US 54067906 A 20061002