Abstract

A device for automated loading and forming smoking articles has a conveyer unit holding and moving a plurality of conical paper wrappers. A dispensing unit is coupled to and positioned above the conveyer unit. The dispensing unit stores pre-grounded tobacco leaf/herbs, loads a predetermined amount of the pre-grounded tobacco leaf/herbs into a designated conical paper wrapper of the plurality of conical paper wrappers, and compacts the pre-grounded tobacco leaf/herbs loaded into the designated conical paper wrapper. The conveyer unit moves the designated conical paper wrapper to a desired location under the dispensing unit to load and compact the predetermined amount of the pre-grounded tobacco leaf/herbs into the designated conical paper wrapper. The conveyer unit then moves a next conical paper wrapper to the desired location after the dispensing unit loads and compacts the predetermined amount of the pre-grounded tobacco leaf/herbs into the designated conical paper wrapper.

IPC Classes  ?

• A24C 5/06 - Cigarette-filling machines with pressing-chamber
• A24C 5/00 - Making cigarettesMaking tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes

Abstract

An herbal grinding device has a housing. A chute is formed through the housing. A shredding mechanism is positioned within the chute. The shredding mechanism moves an herbal product through the chute while shredding the herbal product. The shredding mechanism is heated to prevent resin from the herbal product from sticking to the shredding mechanism.

IPC Classes  ?

• B02C 4/44 - Cooling or heating rollers or bars
• B02C 21/00 - Disintegrating plant with or without drying of the material
• B02C 4/02 - Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills with two or more rollers
• B02C 4/28 - Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills Details