Global Patent Index - EP 2279676 B1

EP 2279676 B1 20120912 - Feeding device for a device for stripping tobacco leaf butts

Title (en)

Feeding device for a device for stripping tobacco leaf butts

Title (de)

Zufuhrvorrichtung für eine Einrichtung zum Entblättern von Tabakstängeln

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'alimentation d'un dispositif d'effeuillaison de pieds de tabac

Publication

EP 2279676 B1 20120912 (FR)

Application

EP 10305823 A 20100726

Priority

FR 0955285 A 20090728

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2279676A1] The device (30) has deposit units for depositing tobacco leaf butts on reception units of a stripping device (10), and convey units for conveying the tobacco leaf butts one after the other in an automated manner at the level of a feeding station (12) of the stripping device. The convey units include a conveyor (32) with a feeding range (34) located at a feeding height (Ha) and with a loading range (36) located at a loading height (Hc). The conveyor transfers the tobacco leaf butts traversing at a working direction (S).

IPC 8 full level

A24B 5/00 (2006.01); A24B 5/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 5/00 (2013.01 - EP US); A24B 5/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2279676 A1 20110202; EP 2279676 B1 20120912; BR PI1002501 A2 20120515; FR 2948539 A1 20110204; US 2011061356 A1 20110317

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10305823 A 20100726; BR PI1002501 A 20100728; FR 0955285 A 20090728; US 84492410 A 20100728