A handling module, a turning unit, and a method and an apparatus for emptying a tray filled with rod like articles of the tobacco industry

A handling module (19) designed to handle a tray (3, 13) filled with rod like articles (R) of the tobacco industry, comprising a turning unit (10) designed to turn the tray (3, 13), and a lifting unit (11) designed to lift and to lower the turning unit (10), the turning unit (10) is adapted to turn...

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Main Authors POZORSKI, Robert, POTER, Jakub, OWCZAREK, Radoslaw
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.01.2020
Subjects
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
STORING
TOBACCO
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A handling module (19) designed to handle a tray (3, 13) filled with rod like articles (R) of the tobacco industry, comprising a turning unit (10) designed to turn the tray (3, 13), and a lifting unit (11) designed to lift and to lower the turning unit (10), the turning unit (10) is adapted to turn the tray (3, 13) during the movement of the lifting unit (11) characterized in that the turning unit (10) is further adapted to add to the rotation of the tray (3, 13) a translation transversely to the axis (12A) of the rotation shaft (12), and in a direction with a tangential component to the rotation. The objects of the application are also the method and the apparatus (1) for emptying of the tray filled with rod like articles (R) of the tobacco industry, using the handling module (19) according to the invention.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715733004