FEED DEVICE FOR AEROSOL FORMING ARTICLE COMPONENTS Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC A24D3/02 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to a supply device for components of an article forming an aerosol, wherein the supply device comprises several tubular bins, each hopper being adapted for receiving and delivering several components, each hopper has an inlet opening and an outlet opening and a channel connecting the inlet opening and the outlet hole, wherein each channel has an axis and defines an insert size in a direction perpendicular to the axis, wherein the size of the insert is constant along the axis of the channel; frame, to which tubular bins are fixed, arranged so that their axes are substantially parallel to each other and are successive along the transportation direction; a delivery drum comprising several grooves located at an angle at a distance from each other, located substantially parallel to the said transportation direction, wherein the said drum is located under the outlet holes of the tubular bins, thus, components passing through said channels are delivered to one of said grooves; engine for rotation of said delivery drum; transportation device located under said delivery drum and adapted for transportation of said components, delivered by delivery drum, along transportation direction; and a resizing element adapted to vary the size of the insert of the channel of at least one of the plurality of hoppers.

EFFECT: disclosed is a supply device for aerosol-forming article components.

20 cl, 9 dwg