DEVICE, WHICH IS DESIGNED AND SET UP FOR AUTOMATIC FEEDING OF ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES FOR THE TOBACCO PROCESSING INDUSTRY FROM A MAGAZINE TO A DOWNSTREAM UNIT AND TRANSFER APPARATUS WITH SUCH A DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a device (10), formed and arranged for automatically and portionwise feeding rod-shaped articles (11) of the tobacco-processing industry from a magazine (12) to a downstream unit (13) comprising formed one of the walls (14) and after upwardly and downwardly open feed channel (15) is arranged in which a blocking element (17) is automatically prevented from a closed position in which the feeding of the items (11) to the downstream unit (13), in a passage position, in of allowing the feeding of the items (11) to the downstream unit (13), and is configured movable back and forth, which is characterized in that the locking element (17) is formed from at least two separate and a common constructional unit-forming components, namely a pivotally formed flap element (18) and one of the flap element (18) on its free edge opposite the pivot axis S K arranged sealing element (19). Furthermore, the invention relates to a transfer device with such a device.