ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING A PRODUCT FLOW COMPRISING ROD-SHAPED ITEMS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND CONTAINER FOR HOLDING AND RELEASING PORTIONS OF THE PRODUCT FLOW

摘要

The invention relates to an arrangement (10) for conveying a product mass flow (12, 20) formed from rod-shaped articles (11) while retaining the original structure and the original cross-section of the product mass flow (12) supplied by a first circulatingly driven conveying element (13 ) for conveying the product mass flow (12) in the horizontal transport direction T, a second circulating driven conveyor element (14) for conveying containers (15) in the horizontal transport direction T, wherein the two conveying elements (13, 14) have the same conveying direction and the second conveying element (14) for conveying the containers (15) in a transport plane EU below the transport plane EO of the first conveyor element (13), by a plurality of discrete containers (15) for receiving or dispensing portions (16) of the product mass flow (12), and by a channel formed by an upper guide (17) and an underpass (18) (19) for directing the product mass flow (12) from the transport plane EO in the transport plane EU or vice versa, characterized in that the channel (19) and the container (15) are coordinated such that the filling or emptying of the container (15) during the continuous transport of containers (15) and product mass flow (12) is ensured. The invention also relates to a corresponding method and to a container (15) adapted to the arrangement (10).