Apparatus and method for metering oral tobacco in portions suitable for consumption

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-10-07
HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG
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[0006]It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved apparatus and method for

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However, the known apparatuses have the drawback that only free-flowing tobacco, that is, tobacco with a low residual moisture content, can be processed.
This means that the damp and therefore sticky tobacco leads to deposits in the apparatuses and, at worst, blockage of the apparatus and interruption of the process.
Hence short cleaning intervals ar

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[0018]FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an apparatus 10 for metering oral tobacco 11 (hereinafter also referred to as the tobacco) in portions 17 suitable for consumption, including a delivery device 12 and a metering device 13, according to the invention. The metering device 13 for forming and discharging portions suitable for consumption has a shaping component 14 for shaping and pressing the tobacco 11 into at least one endless tobacco rod 15 as well as a slicing component 16 for slicing the endless tobacco rod 15 into tobacco portions 17 defined with respect to size and weight. Such tobacco portions can be packed in bags or provided as blanks such as tablets.

[0019]The delivery device 12 can be constructed differently and may be, for example, a conveyor belt, a chute or, as shown in FIG. 1, a funnel. The metering device 13 for forming and discharging the portions suitable for consumption serves to form individual portions from the continuously delivered (loose) tobacco, optionally fo...

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An apparatus for metering oral tobacco into portions suitable for consumption including a delivery device to hold and deliver the tobacco and a metering device to receive the tobacco from the delivery device. The metering device includes a shaping component operative to shape and press the tobacco into at least one endless tobacco rod and a slicing component operative to slice the endless tobacco rod into pre-defined tobacco portions with respect to shape and weight and to discharge the tobacco portions for subsequent processing. Further, a method for metering oral tobacco in portions suitable for consumption, includes the steps of delivering the tobacco, continuous shaping and pressing the tobacco into at least one endless tobacco rod, slicing the endless tobacco rod into pre-defined tobacco portions with respect to shape and weight, and conveying the tobacco portions to a subsequent processing station.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention concerns an apparatus for metering oral tobacco in portions suitable for consumption, comprising a delivery device for the tobacco and a metering device for forming and discharging tobacco portions suitable for consumption. The invention further concerns a method for metering oral tobacco in portions suitable for consumption.[0002]Apparatuses and methods of this kind are used in the tobacco-processing industry to process oral tobacco (or tobacco mixtures), that is, tobacco which is put wholly in the mouth for smoke-free consumption, namely, in particular to meter and dispense it. Here, a distinction is made between the so-called sliced tobacco which is put in the mouth for consumption e.g. in a bag made of cellulose or the like, and the so-called loose tobacco which is put in the mouth for consumption directly, that is, without a surrounding package. For this there are in general the two product groups SNUS and SNUFF. SNUS is a product ...

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IPC IPC(8): A24B1/10
CPCB65B1/36B65B9/207B65B63/02B65B19/34B65B29/00B65B9/213
Inventor GRUSS, THOMASFRICKE, PATRICKHOFFMANN, WILLFRIEDRINGEL, HARTMUTSELIGER, BERNDPLEWA, STEPHAN
Owner HAUNI MASCHINENBAU AG
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