(19)
(11) EP 4 074 193 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
17.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/20

(43) Date of publication:
19.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/42

(21) Application number: 22167415.3

(22) Date of filing: 08.04.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A24C 5/18(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A24C 5/1821
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 12.04.2021 IT 202100009083

(71) Applicant: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONI
40133 Bologna (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • MENGOLI, Fausto
    40133 BOLOGNA (IT)
  • GAMBERINI, Giuliano
    40133 BOLOGNA (IT)

(74) Representative: Studio Torta S.p.A. 
Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTINUOUS ROPE OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY


(57) The invention relates to a machine (1) for producing a continuous rope of the tobacco industry having particles (3) of a first material and particles (4) of a second material different from each other; the machine (1) has: belt conveying means (2) having an active branch (20) movable in a conveying direction (D), with two opposite lateral edges (21, 22); a first feeder (30) below the active branch (20) to feed particles of the first material (3); a second feeder (40) arranged below the active branch (20), downstream of the first feeder (30), to feed particles of the second material (4); and a compactor unit (5) between the first feeding zone (31) and the second feeding zone (41) to compact the particles (3) of the first material held on the active branch (20) by acting on the opposite lateral edges (21, 22).