Apparatus, systems and methods for rotational drive modules for use with cigarette tobacco filling devices

Abstract

A cigarette tobacco filler device includes a cigarette tobacco loader for loading tobacco leaves into a tobacco receiving cavity, wherein the cigarette tobacco loader includes a loader body and a loader arrangement. The loader body has a loading cavity and a loading opening aligned with the tobacco receiving cavity. The loader arrangement includes a loading pusher movably supported by the loader body to move between first and second positions, and a loader handle pivotally coupled at the loader body with a rotational drive module to move the loading pusher between said first and second positions. At the first position, a loading gap is formed between the pusher end of the loading pusher and the loading opening for receiving the tobacco leaves within the loading gap. At the second position, the pusher end of the loading pusher is driven for pushing the tobacco leaves within the loading gap into the tobacco receiving cavity.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to and is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. Non-provisional application Ser. No. 13 / 374,219 filed Dec. 15, 2011, titled “CIGARETTE TOBACCO FILLER DEVICE” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. This application is also related to the subject matter disclosed in U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 209,953 filed Mar. 9, 2009, titled “CIGARETTE TUBE INJECTOR”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 584,110 filed Aug. 31, 2009, titled “CRANK TYPE AUTOMATIC CIGARETTE TUBE INJECTOR”; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 507,774 filed Jul. 26, 2012, titled “CRANK TYPE AUTOMATIC CIGARETTE TUBE INJECTOR” and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 224,036 filed Mar. 24, 2014, titled “CIGARETTE TOBACCO FILLER DEVICE” which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention is related to drive modules for use with a cigarette tobacco filling devices.BACKGR...

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Benefits of technology

This patent describes cigarette tobacco filler devices that have several technical advantages. One advantage is that the device is stable during operation, meaning it doesn't move around during use. Another advantage is that the operation handle can be moved downward to activate the device, and it's designed to transmit a strong rotating force to the window and plunger, ensuring they are effectively actuated. Additionally, the device can be unlocked to prevent accidental activation when not in use, and the tobacco receiving cavity can be closed to prevent dust or particles from accumulating inside.

Problems solved by technology

Doing this by hand requires a lot of time and it is also difficult to stuff tobacco leaves with a uniform and proper compactness.

If the tobacco leaves are wrapped too compressed, the cigarettes can be difficult to smoke; if the tobacco leaves are wrapped too loose, it can be easy to drop the tobacco leaves and thereby extinguish the lit cigarette.

Currently there are machines can help people to make cigarettes with their own tobacco, but there are some problems that plague these machines.

However, one of the drawbacks of the manual crank-type machine is that the injection is not automatic.

Another drawback is that the tobacco leaves cannot be evenly loaded within the cigarette paper tube such that compactness of the resulting cigarette is not uniform.

But the problem is the size of this kind of machine is large.

However, when the spiral nozzle is rotated for delivering the tobacco leaves, the tobacco leaves can be shredded into small pieces within the cigarette paper tube.

Therefore, when the cigarette is lit, the cigarette ash cannot be held properly while smoking and will fall unexpectedly, causing a messy and potentially dangerous situation.

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