METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING OBJECTS INTO A SMOKING ARTICLE

摘要

An apparatus (2; 3) for introducing objects (4) into a smoking article comprises a reservoir (20; 30) for providing a plurality of objects (4) to be introduced into the smoking article, a rotatable wheel (22; 32) for delivering the objects (4) to the location where the objects are to be introduced into the smoking article, a transfer chamber (21; 31) for transferring the objects (4) to the rotatable wheel (22;32), the transfer chamber (21; 31) being arranged between the reservoir (20; 30) and the rotatable wheel (22; 32) and being designed such that the objects (4) are aligned into a single vertically arranged layer therein, and means (211, 221; 311, 316) for moving the objects (4) from the single layer in the transfer chamber (21; 31) in a direction towards or along the peripheral surface of the rotatable wheel (22;32).