Patent ID: 8869969

Claim:
A method of feeding beads, in a unit for transferring a stream of beads ( 2 ) in a tobacco industry system, from receiving pockets ( 18 ) to outfeeding pockets ( 21 ), where the beads are transferred along guiding grooves ( 5 A, 5 B, 6 A, 6 B, 6 C) disposed on guiding plates ( 5 , 6 ), comprising the steps in which: beads ( 2 ) are fed to a guiding chamber ( 22 , 22 ′, 22 ″) formed at the intersection of a guiding groove ( 5 A, 5 B) of a first guiding plate ( 5 , 5 ′) and a guiding groove ( 6 A, 6 B, 6 C) of a second guiding plate ( 6 , 6 ′); at least one guiding plate is rotated relative to the second guiding plate, which forces the movement of the guiding chamber ( 22 , 22 ′, 22 ″) so that the distance of the guiding chamber ( 22 , 22 ′, 22 ″) to the axis of rotation of the guiding plates changes; beads are conveyed from the guiding chamber ( 22 , 22 ′, 22 ″) to an outfeeding pocket ( 21 , 21 ′).