DEVICE AND FEEDING METHOD INTENDED FOR FEEDING SPHERICAL OBJECTS IN TOBACCO INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A24D3/02 B65G65/48 

FIELD: tobacco industry.

SUBSTANCE: feeding device for feeding spherical objects (3) for use in the tobacco industry is proposed, containing mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) intended for storing set of spherical objects (3), and at least one single-layer chamber (10, 10’) located under mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) and connected to mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) so that spherical objects (3) can move from mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) to single-layer chamber (10, 10’). Single-layer chamber (10, 10’) contains outlet (15) having set of outlet channels (16) for releasing spherical objects (3) into a receiving device. At least one roller (17, 18) is located next to outlet channel (16), while surface (17A, 18A) of the circumference of roller (17, 18) forms a wall of outlet channel (16). The feeding device additionally comprises cylindrical rotating element (9, 9’) located under mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) in a junction area of mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) and single-layer chamber (10, 10’), while side surface (9A) of cylindrical rotating element (9, 9’) forms a wall for directing the flow of spherical objects (3) from mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) to single-layer chamber (10, 10’).

EFFECT: in the proposed feeding device for feeding spherical objects, the movement of spherical objects between mass accumulation chamber (2, 2’) and single-layer chamber (10, 10’) is optimized.

11 cl, 5 dwg