Valve device for changing over the mass flow of rod-like articles in conveying channels of the tobacco industry

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PATENT NO 9420828
APP PUB NO 20150342247A1
SERIAL NO

14711470

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A valve device for changing over the mass flow of rod-like articles of the tobacco industry, between at least two non-parallel conveying channels feeding the rod-like articles and a conveying channel receiving the rod-like articles or between a conveying channel feeding the rod-like articles and at least two non-parallel conveying channels receiving the rod-like articles, comprising at least one rotatable element changing over the mass flow comprising a through channel for the transfer of the mass flow between the feeding conveying channel and the receiving conveying channel, with the rotatable change-over element having different angular positions relative to its principally horizontal axis of rotation which allow connecting individual feeding and receiving channels, characterized in that in the rotatable change-over element (4) at least one conveying unit (5) situated at the wall (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) of a through channel (7) of the rotatable change-over element (4) is disposed, with the conveying unit (5) having an operating section (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) supporting the mass flow of the rod-like articles (E) via the through channel (7) in the direction from the feeding channel (2, 2a, 2b) to the receiving channel (3, 3a).

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INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO MACHINERY POLAND SP Z O O26-600 RADOM

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Ugrewicz, Grzegorz Radom, PL 2 8

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