Method and apparatus for feeding bar-like materials.

摘要

A method for feeding cigarettes or filter plugs or the like to a working machine, such as a transporting machine, using a fiat feeding passage (10') with a bottom which can store and convey the cigarettes etc. in the horizontal direction, comprising introducing receiving boxes (a) containing the cigarettes etc. into the feeding passage (10') and moving them to a feeding station (A), and raising the receiving boxes (a) at the feeding station (A) so that the cigarettes etc. in the receiving boxes (a) are discharged at one time. The invention discloses also an apparatus for carrying out the method.