Straightlayer for manufacture of tobacco

摘要

The straight laying apparatus comprises of a feed conveyor (1) and a perpendicularly running belt conveyor (6). Tobacco leaves (7) are transferred to from the feed conveyor to the belt conveyor via a series of projecting partitions (5) mounted to a frame assembly (4). The partitions are arranged parallely and form a series of channels that orientate the leaves as they pass. An independent claim is included for a method of straightlaying tobacco leaves using the described apparatus.