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Application US20190320707
Published 2019-10-24
Cone Filling Apparatus And Related Methods
A cone filling apparatus for production of smoking articles includes: (a) a cone pallet including a plurality of cavities, each cavity for holding a respective cone; (b) a delivery chute having a load end for receiving a smokeable product from a source and an unload end downstream of the load end for unloading the smokeable product from the chute; and (c) a dosing tray disposed above the pallet. The dosing tray includes a plurality of transfer sleeves. Each sleeve has an upper sleeve end for receiving smokeable product unloaded from the unload end of the chute, and a lower sleeve end for dispensing the smokeable product into a cone held in a respective cavity aligned beneath the lower sleeve end.
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- 1. A cone filling apparatus for production of smoking articles, comprising:
a. a cone pallet including a plurality of cavities, each cavity for holding a respective cone; b. a delivery chute having a load end for receiving a smokeable product from a source and an unload end downstream of the load end for unloading the smokeable product from the chute; and c. a dosing tray disposed above the pallet, the dosing tray comprising a plurality of transfer sleeves, each sleeve having an upper sleeve end for receiving smokeable product unloaded from the unload end of the chute, and a lower sleeve end for dispensing the smokeable product into a cone held in a respective cavity aligned beneath the lower sleeve end.
- 20. A method of production of smoking articles, comprising:
a. positioning a plurality of cones in respective cavities of a cone pallet; b. positioning the cone pallet under a dosing tray; c. conveying a smokeable product along a chute toward an unload end of the chute, the unload end positioned above the dosing tray; and d. unloading the smokeable product from the unload end of the chute and into the cones through a plurality of transfer sleeves of the dosing tray.
