Tobacco leaf portion system - has roller to apply moistening agent continuously to outside of storage coil strip during unwinding from roll

摘要

The system moistens portions of tobacco leaf stored between the turns of a coil and/or aids their detachment from the supporting strip forming the coil. A moistening agent is applied continuously to the outer face of the coil (1) as it is unwound. There can be a water tank (8) in which a transfer roller is partly immersed, while a moistening roller (10) is in contact with the transfer roller (9). The moistening roller is held permanently against the coil during unwinding, typically a mechanism holding the roller against the coil at constant pressure.