| 摘要 |
A tobacco feeder for elevating bulk tobacco from a lower level input station to a higher level discharge station including a hopper conveyor and a feed conveyor each having a plurality of abutting conveyor slats movable with drive chains along a horizontal run and an inclined run, respectively. The conveyor slats include a planar top surface and integral forward and rearward legs bent at an included angle of less than 90 DEG but greater than 0 DEG with respect to the top surface forming convexly arcuate longitudinal edges. In order to stiffen the conveyor slats, a reinforcing slat is preferably mounted to each conveyor slat, and provides a slat assembly which has pronounced resistance to bending. Alternatively, a roller is mounted beneath the conveyor slat which is movable along a support to prevent bending of the conveyor slats, or a partial reinforcing slat is provided for riding on an elongated support. |
