Method and apparatus for transferring rod-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry

摘要

In order to transfer and reform filter rods (4) in the tobacco processing industry from a multi-track skein conveyor (3) which delivers the filter rods axially aligned to an output conveyor (6) which removes the filter rods transversely to their axis, an intermediate conveyor (1) is provided which has receiving plates (29) provided with a plurality of parallel troughs (31) which receive, in each case, simultaneously a plurality of filter rods consecutively supplied in parallel skeins (2) and from which the filter rods are individually passed to the output conveyor, in succession and transversely to their axis. <IMAGE>