Patent ID: 8443813

Claim:
A system for packaging a tobacco molasses mixture, comprising: a preparation unit in which tobacco is blended en masse at least with agglutinating substances, an extruding mechanism by which the mixture is formed into a continuous rod; a transfer mechanism by which the tobacco molasses mixture is transferred from the preparation unit to the extruding mechanism, wherein the transfer mechanism comprises: a flexible conveying mechanism on which the mixture advances, a discharge station at which the mixture is released from the flexible conveying mechanism, a first transport wheel by which the mixture is taken up at the discharge station and fed to the extruding mechanism, the first transport wheel comprising a plurality of first finger elements arranged around a peripheral surface of revolution, each delimiting a respective pocket in which the mixture is collected, and a second unloading wheel interacting with the first wheel and having unloading mechanisms by which the mixture is removed from the pockets of the first wheel.