MACHINE TO MANUFACTURE CARTRIDGES FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

摘要

A machine (11) to manufacture cartridges (3) for electronic cigarettes (2) comprising a casing (5) inside which a quantity of powdered tobacco is contained on top of which a portion (8) of filtering material is arranged; the manufacturing machine (11) is provided with a filling unit (14) for feeding a quantity of powdered tobacco inside each empty casing (5) from above; and a feeding unit (16) to insert a portion (8) of filtering material into each casing (5) from above provided with a bent panel (57) which receives rods of filtering material divided into portions (8) of desired length with a horizontal axis and releases them to a store (58) divided into a number of channels (59); wherein each of said channels (59) comprises a stack of portions (8) of filtering material arranged one on top of the other with a vertical axis; and wherein the feeding unit (16) further comprises a lower guide (64) associated with the store (58) which cooperates with an arm (66) mobile in a horizontal direction to insert a portion (8) of filtering material into each casing (5) from above.