Apparatus for feeding directly the receptaculo one or more machines packing cigarettes from a continual flow from one or more machines producing cigarettes.

摘要

Apparatus for transferring cigarettes from a continuous, variable supply flow thereof, supplied by a cigarette producing machine, to a cigarette packeting machine, at a rate to suit the capacities of both machines. Apportioning means accumulate a quantity of newly produced cigarettes from the supply flow in a zone spaced vertically above, and spaced horizontally from, an intake hopper of the packeting machine. Transportation means move the accumulated quantity of cigarettes horizontally to and vertically into the intake hopper, and discharge it therein when the operation of the packeting machine has lowered the supply of cigarettes in the hopper below a certain level.