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Title:
CIGARETTE FILLING MACHINE TUBE SENSING AND POSITIONING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/008949
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A braking apparatus and a sensing apparatus for locating the position of and for positioning a filling tube holder. The apparatus comprises a movable filling tube holder capable of holding a plurality of filling tubes and a filling tube having a first end, a second end, an inside diameter, and an outside diameter disposed in said filling tube holder. A braking body having a contact portion communicates with the filling tube holder and provides a resistance to the movement of the filling tube holder. Also disclosed is a sensing apparatus that determines the position of a filling tube holder.

Inventors:
LAPLANTE JACQUES (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/042131
Publication Date:
April 14, 2011
Filing Date:
July 15, 2010
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Assignee:
RYO MACHINE RENTAL LLC (US)
LAPLANTE JACQUES (US)
International Classes:
A24C5/02; A24C5/00; A24C5/42
Foreign References:
US5657768A1997-08-19
US20070289601A12007-12-20
US20020077709A12002-06-20
JP2002507402A2002-03-12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HASSE, Donald, E. (8837 Chapel Square Drive Suite, Cincinnati OH, US)
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