Apparatus and method for forming of collations of rod shaped articles

摘要

An apparatus for forming a predetermined collation of rod shaped articles, in particular smoking articles, includes a feeder arrangement, and a pocket. The pocket is adapted to house a predetermined number of rod shaped articles in the predetermined collation in a predetermined position within the pocket. The apparatus further includes a hopper with a plurality of hopper vanes, wherein each hopper vane is at least associated to one predetermined position in the pocket. The feeder arrangement includes a first feeder being adapted to provide a first subgroup of rod shaped articles of a first type to a first subset of hopper vanes, a second feeder being adapted to provide a second subgroup of rod shaped articles of a second type to a second subset of hopper vanes, and a third feeder being adapted to provide a third subgroup of rod shaped articles of a third type to a third subset of hopper vanes.

主权项

1. Apparatus for forming a predetermined collation of rod shaped articles, in particular smoking articles, comprising
a feeder arrangement, a pocket, the pocket being adapted to house a predetermined number of rod shaped articles in the predetermined collation, wherein in the predetermined collation each rod shaped article has a predetermined position within the pocket, a hopper with a plurality of hopper vanes, wherein each hopper vane is at least associated to one predetermined position in the pocket, wherein the feeder arrangement comprises:
a first feeder being adapted to provide a first subgroup of rod shaped articles of a first type to a first subset of hopper vanes, the first subgroup of the rod shaped articles being a first part of the predetermined collation,a second feeder being adapted to provide a second subgroup of rod shaped articles of a second type to a second subset of hopper vanes, the second subgroup of the rod shaped articles being a second part of the predetermined collation,a third feeder being adapted to provide a third subgroup of rod shaped articles of a third type to a third subset of hopper vanes, the third subgroup of the rod shaped articles being a third part of the predetermined collation, wherein the second feeder is arranged in between the first feeder and the third feeder, and wherein at least the first type of rod shaped articles is different from the second type of rod shaped articles and wherein at least the second type of rod shaped articles is different from the third type of rod shaped articles.