BEAD FEEDER AND BEAD FEEDING METHOD

A bead feeder for serially delivering beads to a downstream location comprises a bead supply wheel which rotates about a vertical axis. The bead supply wheel includes a bead supply bowl and a plurality of radially arranged channels below the bowl connected to rotate with the bowl. Discharge openings...

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Main Authors GOLDSTEIN, David, EVANS, James, D, GARTHAFFNER, Martin, T, HEIDORN, Martin, STRAIGHT, Jeremy, J, GARTHAFFNER, Travis, SCOTT, Robert, G
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.05.2018
Subjects
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS
MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
STORING
TOBACCO
TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
UNPACKING
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Summary:A bead feeder for serially delivering beads to a downstream location comprises a bead supply wheel which rotates about a vertical axis. The bead supply wheel includes a bead supply bowl and a plurality of radially arranged channels below the bowl connected to rotate with the bowl. Discharge openings in the bowl are in alignment with the radially arranged channels to delivery beads to those channels, and a bead receiving pocket is positioned at the outer end of each channel. A transfer wheel picks up beads from the bead receiving pockets and transfers those beads to a delivery wheel by vacuum transfer and release. The delivery wheel serially delivers the beads to the downstream location.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20080827332