Intermediate hopper for vertically transporting mass flow of rod-shaped articles in apparatus for tobacco industry, apparatus for supplying tobacco-related articles, and apparatus for unloading trays loaded with tobacco-related articles

摘要

An intermediate hopper for vertically transporting a mass flow of rod-shaped articles in an apparatus for tobacco industry, an apparatus for supplying tobacco-related articles, and an apparatus for unloading a tray loaded with tobacco-related articles are provided. An intermediate hopper for vertical transfer includes side walls 31, 32, a plurality of partitions 34 partitioning the hopper into vertical channels 35, 36 for receiving a rod-shaped article R from above, and a movable slidable relative to the partition. A transfer element, the transfer element being formed by a support plate that supports the mass flow of the rod-shaped article in the vertical channel of the hopper above the support plates 35A, 36A. The support plate is movable downward within the vertical channel, is movable upward outside the vertical channel, and is configured to be inserted into the channel in the channel inlet region and removed from the vertical channel at the channel outlet region. [Selection] Figure 6