PROCESSING MODULE, ROTARY UNIT AND A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EMPTYING A TRAY FILLED WITH ROD-LIKE ARTICLES OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY

摘要

A handling module (19) designed to handle a tray (3, 13) filled with rod like articles (R) of the tobacco industry, comprising a turning unit (10) designed to turn the tray (3, 13), and a lifting unit (11) designed to lift and to lower the turning unit (10), the turning unit (10) is adapted to turn the tray (3, 13) during the movement of the lifting unit (11) characterized in that the turning unit (10) is further adapted to add to the rotation of the tray (3, 13) a translation transversely to the axis (12A) of the rotation shaft (12), and in a direction with a tangential component to the rotation. The objects of the application are also the method and the apparatus (1) for emptying of the tray filled with rod like articles (R) of the tobacco industry, using the handling module (19) according to the invention.