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EP 0 497 540 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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30.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/53 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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05.08.1992 Bulletin 1992/32 |
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Date of filing: 27.01.1992 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: A24B 3/06 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE GB IT |
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Priority: |
28.01.1991 GB 9101779
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Applicant: W.H. DICKINSON ENGINEERING LIMITED |
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Winchester
Hampshire SO23 7SS (GB) |
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Inventor: |
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- White, Thomas Henry
Winchester,
Hapshire (GB)
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Representative: Shindler, Nigel et al |
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BATCHELLOR, KIRK & CO.
2 Pear Tree Court
Farringdon Road
London EC1R 0DS
London EC1R 0DS (GB) |
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Improvements relating to sliced bale conditioning |
(57) Apparatus for processing tobacco bales, comprising slicer means (1) for successively
cutting slices from a bale; a pusher device (2) for moving the cut slices away from
the slicer blade; and a conveyor (6) for receiving the slices from the pusher and
delivering them to a further processing device (5).
The combination of the conveyor and pusher enables a predetermined and controllable
loading space for the addition of any additional loose tobacco (or other material)
whilst avoiding the requirement of a long travel mechanism for the pusher.