摘要 |
<p>A unit (22) for transferring cigarettes (2), and for transferring at least one layer (3) of cigarettes (2) from a fixed pickup position (21) to an unloading position (23), the unit having a supply roller (26) substantially tangent to the unloading position (23), and a number of pickup rollers (30) movable along an annular path (P2) extending substantially about a periphery (29) of the supply roller (26) and through the pickup and unloading positions (21, 23); the pickup rollers (30) being arranged singly along the path (P2), and cooperating with an end portion (34) of the cigarettes (2) to pick up the cigarettes (2) at the pickup position (21) and feed the cigarettes to the supply roller (26). <IMAGE></p> |