| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for dispensing charges of high OV moist smokeless tobacco (MST) includes a rotary metering device (10). The rotary metering device (10) includes a lower disk, (18) a metering disk (12), a plurality of cavities (14) in the metering disk (12); and at least one vacuum housing (16, 17) located around the periphery of the lower disk (18) and in communication with the plurality of cavities (14). A vacuum is applied to the cavities (14) to aid in the filling of the cavities (14) and an air discharge mechanism (54) ejects a charge of the MST from each cavity at a discharge station (72).</p> |
