GRANULE SUPPLY METHOD AND GRANULE SUPPLY UNIT Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC A24D3/00 

FIELD: tobacco industry.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to a granule supply unit and to a granule supply method. Granule supply unit (1), on a production installation in the tobacco industry, contains a unit of supplying channels (4) supplying separate flows of granules (2) from storage (2A) to retaining sockets (14) located at outputs of supplying channels (4), movement unit (13) containing two guiding discs (5, 6) located coaxially, and movable supplying means (8) made with the possibility of direction of granules to receiving channels (18) of movement unit (13). Movement unit (13) has at least one purifying element (25) made with the possibility of purification of retaining sockets (14).

EFFECT: preservation of granules undamaged, preservation of a continuous flow in sockets retaining granules, and maintenance of high efficiency of supply, i.e., so that each manufactured filter actually contains a granule.

14 cl, 10 dwg