摘要 |
<p>Semi-manufactured tobacco products are stored and made available by a device comprising a plurality of storage units (2) filled directly from a maker machine (3), at least one bin (11) containing the storage units (2) in ordered arrangement, and at least one mobile collection unit (12) by which a given number of storage units (2) can be taken up from the bin (11). Operating in conjunction with first, second and third guidance systems (29, 31, 35), the collection unit (12) can be moved from the bin (11) to at least one holding store (30), from the store (30) to at least one machine (32) by which the semi-manufactured tobacco products (4) are processed further, and from this machine back to the bin (11); accordingly, the device is able to link any given number of machines turning out semi-manufactured items to any given number of machines for subsequent processing of the semi-manufactured items.</p> |