| 摘要 |
In this invention, cigarettes are processed to separate the tobacco from the other parts of the cigarette. The cigarettes are stored in a random manner in a bin. An endless belt having paddle-like projections scoops cigarettes from the bin and deposits them onto a feed track having a plurality of channels. The cigarettes travel along each of the channels in end-to-end relationship. As the cigarettes travel along the channels, the cigarette paper is wet along a line that is parallel to the axis of the cigarette, the paper is opened along the wet line, the cigarette is further opened and filter plugs, if present, are broken away, and the tobacco is then separated from the other parts of the cigarette.
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