Patent ID: 9067697
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for metering tobacco in portions suitable for packaging, comprising: a feeding element configured to feed tobacco; and a device configured to form and discharge at least one tobacco portion suitable for packaging, wherein the device comprises wherein the wiping element is arranged to wipe the tobacco received from the feeding element into the portioning chamber, wherein the portioning chamber is variable in volume for compressing the tobacco and releasing a compressed tobacco portion, and wherein the portioning chamber is displaceable relative to the wiping element between a filling position and a dispensing position and vice versa, and wherein the portioning chamber is defined by the two slide elements spaced apart from each other and guided within the guide in the base plate, and wherein the two slide elements are movable linearly towards and away from each other to vary the volume of the portioning chamber, and wherein, when the slide elements are pushed together, the portioning chamber is bounded laterally by the slide elements and at the bottom by the base plate, and, wherein, when the slide elements are pulled apart from one another, the portioning chamber is bounded laterally by the base plate and the slide elements, and wherein the discharging element is configured to discharge the compressed tobacco portion from the portioning chamber and is disposed in an area of the dispensing position.