DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MERGING TWO MASS FLOWS MADE FROM ROD SHAPED PRODUCTS IN THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY

摘要

The present invention relates to a device for combining at least two mass flows of rod-shaped products of the tobacco processing industry with at least two feed channels (1,2) in which the mass flows to a collection point (17) are supplied, the at least two conveyors (3,4) for Transporting the products of the mass flows to the collection point (17), and at least one blocking flap (5), which separates a supply of a mass flow depending on their position or allows a mixture of mass flows, wherein the blocking flap (5) by means of a drive motor (8 ) is drivable between an open position and a closed position and vice versa, and at least one of the two feed channels has a variable memory (6) for receiving products from the mass flow.