TOBACCO BULK SWEATING PLANT Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A24B3/12 

FIELD: tobacco industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the tobacco industry. Tobacco bulk sweating plant, comprising a chamber divided into two compartments, a loading and unloading conveyor, rippers, an air preparation and air supply system, while the chamber has two compartments in the form of two bunkers, the walls of which are perforated, and the bottom is a conveyor belt, air circulation in the chamber is carried out by two air-handling units, each of which feeds air between the hoppers into the discharge duct and sucks it through the suction side air duct, while the duct sections are rectangular and have holes with gates, discharge air ducts are installed 50–60 mm from the side perforated wall of the hopper.

EFFECT: simplification of the design and combination of several technological operations, mixing of tobacco leaves, accumulation, fermentation, dosed discharge of the plant.

3 cl, 7 dwg