公开(公告)号：US20150258563A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：US14657000

申请日：2015-03-13

Applicant: Altria Client Services Inc.

Inventor： James David Evans ,  Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black

IPC: B05B15/04 ,  B05D1/12 ,  B05D1/06 ,  A24F23/02 ,  B05B7/14

CPC classification number: B05D1/12 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/186 ,  A24F23/02 ,  B05B7/144 ,  B05B12/36 ,  B05D1/06

Abstract: An apparatus for enrobing a product portion can include a polymer spray head arranged to direct a plurality of polymeric fibers in an upward direction and levitate product portions in a polymer enrobing zone above the polymer spray head. Polymeric fibers produced by the polymer spray head can wrap around the product portions levitated in the polymer enrobing zone to create an enrobed product. Side guide structure(s) and/or air knife(s) can be provided adjacent to the polymer enrobing zone to inhibit levitated product portions from falling out of the polymer enrobing zone and/or to guide levitated product portions along a desired path. Exemplary enrobed products include smokeless tobacco products.

Abstract translation: 用于涂覆产品部分的装置可以包括聚合物喷雾头，其布置成沿向上方向引导多个聚合物纤维并且悬浮聚合物喷涂头上方的聚合物涂覆区域中的产品部分。 由聚合物喷头产生的聚合纤维可围绕悬浮在聚合物涂层区中的产品部分，以产生一种被引入的产品。 侧导引结构和/或气刀可以邻近聚合物包被区设置，以抑制悬浮的产物部分从聚合物嵌入区脱落和/或沿所需路径引导悬浮的产品部分。 示例性的产品包括无烟烟草制品。