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(11) | EP 4 074 193 A8 |
(12) | CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(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).
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