Global Patent Index - EP 2369949 B1

EP 2369949 B1 20131016 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING CUT TOBACCO FROM A TOBACCO DELIVERY UNIT TO A TOBACCO PROCESSING MACHINE

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING CUT TOBACCO FROM A TOBACCO DELIVERY UNIT TO A TOBACCO PROCESSING MACHINE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ZUFUHR VON SCHNITTTABAK VON EINER TABAKAUFGABEEINHEIT ZU EINER TABAKVERARBEITUNGSMASCHINE

Title (fr)

ÉQUIPEMENT ET PROCÉDÉ D'AMENÉE DE TABAC HACHÉ ENTRE UNE UNITÉ DE CHARGEMENT DU TABAC ET UNE MACHINE DE TRANSFORMATION DU TABAC

Publication

EP 2369949 B1 20131016 (DE)

Application

EP 09744974 A 20091103

Priority

  • EP 2009007871 W 20091103
  • DE 102008056296 A 20081107

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010051969A1] The invention relates to a device for feeding cut tobacco from a tobacco delivery unit (2) to a tobacco processing machine, preferably to a cigarette production machine, having a conveyance device (20) that can be connected to at least one tobacco delivery unit (2) and to at least one tobacco processing machine and that is intended for conveying cut tobacco (6), a control means (36) for influencing the conveyance speed of the cut tobacco (6) in the conveyance device (20), a sensor device (44) and a control device (40) that is connected to the sensor device (44) and the control means (36) and is provided to control the control means (36) in dependence on a signal output by the sensor device (44) for the purpose of regulating the conveyance speed at a predetermined value. The invention is particularly characterized in that the sensor device (44) is designed to measure the mass flow rate or the volume flow of the cut tobacco (6).

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/39 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/392 (2013.01); A24C 5/397 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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)

DE 102008056296 A1 20100512; CN 102209475 A 20111005; CN 102209475 B 20140604; EP 2369949 A1 20111005; EP 2369949 B1 20131016; PL 2369949 T3 20140331; WO 2010051969 A1 20100514

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102008056296 A 20081107; CN 200980144367 A 20091103; EP 09744974 A 20091103; EP 2009007871 W 20091103; PL 09744974 T 20091103