Bead feeding method and bead feeder

摘要

A method and device for feeding beads in a tobacco industry system including a bead container, a bead feeding unit having a plurality of channels for supplying a plurality of bead streams, a unit for transferring the beads to the filter material, where the beads are fed from holding pockets of the bead feeding unit to receiving pockets of the bead transfer unit, in which the beads are supplied from the bead container to a plurality of channels of the bead feeding unit which form holding pockets; the beads are fed from the holding pockets of the bead feeding unit to the receiving pockets of the bead transfer unit and to a delivery wheel by a movable feeding device; the beads are picked up from the receiving pockets by a movable guiding device.

主权项

1. A method of feeding beads (2) to a filter manufacturing machine comprising a container (2A) for beads (2), a bead feeding unit (3) provided with bead streams supply channels (4), a bead transfer unit (13) in a tobacco industry system, where the beads from holding pockets (14) of the bead feeding unit (3) are delivered to receiving pockets (18) of the bead transfer unit (13), comprising the steps of
supplying beads from the bead container (2A) to a plurality of channels (4) of the bead feeding unit (3) comprising the holding pockets (14); feeding beads from the holding pockets (14) of the bead feeding unit (3) to the receiving pockets (18) of the bead transfer unit (13) and to a delivery wheel by means of movable feeding means (8); picking up beads from the receiving pockets (18) by means of movable guiding means (5, 6).