Feed unit for a cigarette-manufacturing machine comprises a tower for removing reject items from tobacco arranged between distribution devices and a descending tower

摘要

Feed unit (1) for a cigarette-manufacturing machine comprises devices (15) for removing reject items from tobacco (9) consisting of a tower (32) arranged between distribution devices (2) and a descending tower (18). The tower is loaded at its entry by the distribution devices and is connected to a pressurized fluid source (36) generating a sorting fluid flow along the tower and an ascending air flow along an ascending tower (30). Preferred Features: The tower is connected via a connecting line (16) to an inlet end (17) of the descending tower.