FILLING HOPPER AND METHOD FOR FILLING COMPARTMENTED BOXES WITH ROD-SHAPED PRODUCTS OF THE TOBACCO PROCESSING INDUSTRY, AND COMPARTMENTED BOX COMPRISING A BAND-TYPE SWORD

摘要

The invention relates to a filling hopper (10) for a device for filling compartmented boxes (11) with rod-shaped products. Said filling hopper (10) comprises a conveying means (18) for feeding the material flow formed by products into the area of a filling position (19) and a connecting means (20) for coupling the compartmented boxes that are to be filled to the conveying means. The connecting means has an opening (21) for allowing the products to penetrate into one respective compartment (13) of the compartmented box. A storage means (22) is provided between the conveying means and the connecting means. Said storage means has a variable volume and is designed and arranged in such a way as to be able to accept products from the conveying means and actively discharge said products into one empty compartment (13) at a time. The invention further relates to a corresponding method and a compartmented box comprising a bottom wall (16), a rear wall (14), sidewalls (15), and spaced-apart partitions (12) for forming several compartments, said partitions extending parallel to the sidewalls. A plate-type compartment lock (17) which allows the compartments of the compartmented box to be opened and closed one by one is associated with the compartmented box (11) on the side located across from the bottom wall. The compartment lock is completely surrounded by a band element (43), the two free ends of which are fastened to the compartmented box.