Device for preparing a stream of fibres in the tobacco industry

• Main Authors: SCHUMACHER, PETER, DUCCI, ANDREAS, SCHMICK, CLEMENS, STEINIGER, WOLFGANG, NITTSCHER, HARALD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.11.2008
• Subjects: CIGARETTES; CIGARS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; TOBACCO

Each fiber length (52) has a conveyor in a guide-duct (16), and a trimmer (19) for removing excess fibers from the fiber length. At least one side wall (58a.58b) of the guide-duct, in the form of a moving belt, moves along with the length of fiber and contains cavities (62a,62b) for reinforcing sect...