Apparatus for stick-spearing stalk-cut tobacco stalks

摘要

An apparatus for stick-spearing stalk-cut tobacco stalks which includes an endless belt having a plurality of stick-supporting claws and a plurality of stalk-transferring claws provided along its circumferential surface. The apparatus also includes an air cylinder device and a pushing member for pushing tobacco stalks onto a spear stick, the spear stick being held in place by the stick-supporting claws. Simultaneously with the stick-spearing operations, the endless belt moves forward up to a predetermined distance causing the stalk-transferring claws to move forward and position in equal intervals any tobacco stalks that have been previously speared by the stick.