Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Air accelerator dosing tube
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Application No.: US13546649Application Date: 2012-07-11
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Publication No.: US09963253B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Dwight D. Williams
- Applicant: Dwight D. Williams
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Main IPC: B65B1/04
- IPC: B65B1/04 ; B65B37/14 ; B65B1/30 ; B05B11/00 ; B65B9/02

Abstract:
An air accelerator dosing tube for a form/fill/seal machine used to package fine cut tobacco material includes an axially-adjustable annular venturi communicating with the particulate material passage. A lining of polyether ether ketone optionally covers surfaces exposed to the particulate material. A metering assembly for delivering predetermined quanitites of particulate material at predetermined time intervals may also be fabricated from polyether ether ketone. Each dosing tube is adapted for calibration by adjustment of the annular venturi to produce a predetermined force at a predetermined stand-off distance. In operation, consistent simultaneous operation of multiple dosing tubes, each of which has been calibrated, gives substantially uniform deposit of particulate material in pouch-type packages. The particulate material may include finely cut tobacco in addition to humectants, flavorants, and other tacky substances.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130091806A1 AIR ACCELERATOR DOSING TUBE Public/Granted day:2013-04-18
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