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Abstract

The invention relates to a device for filling cigarette tubes with tobacco, wherein the device comprises at least one suitable separating means by means of which the tobacco can be detached from a tobacco block, and also at least one suitable filling means with which the cigarette tube can be filled with the tobacco, wherein the device comprises at least one suitable portioning means for the portioning of a tobacco block.

1 . Device for filling cigarette tubes with tobacco, wherein the device comprises at least one suitable separating means, by means of which the tobacco can be detached from a tobacco block, as well as at least one suitable filling means with which the cigarette tube can be filled with the tobacco, characterized in that, the device comprises at least one suitable portioning means for the portioning of the tobacco block.  
   
   
       2 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one portioning means specifies a portion length unit with the result that the tobacco block per portion length unit contains the quantity of tobacco that corresponds to the tobacco portion needed to fill one cigarette tube.  
   
   
       3 . Device according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the portioning length unit of the at least one portioning means corresponds to the distance travelled by the tobacco block to detach a tobacco portion.  
   
   
       4 . Device according to  claim 1  characterized in that the device comprises at least one suitable transport means by means of which the tobacco block can be transported.  
   
   
       5 . Device according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the at least one suitable transport means comprises at least one of the following elements: 
 a pusher, a lever, a crank, a slide rod, a tooth rack, a wedge bar, a screw, a shaft, a wheel, a friction wheel, a toothed wheel, a chain, a cable pull, a web material or a spring.    
   
   
       6 . Device according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the at least one suitable transport means transports the tobacco block continuously by one portion length unit.  
   
   
       7 . Device according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the at least one suitable transport means transports the tobacco block ( 1 ) step-wise by one portion length unit.  
   
   
       8 . Device according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the at least one suitable transport means transports the tobacco block automatically or semi-automatically by one portion length unit.  
   
   
       9 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device comprises at least one suitable shaping means by means of which the detached tobacco can be shaped into a form in which the tobacco can be introduced into the cigarette tube by means of the filling means.  
   
   
       10 . Device according to  claim 9 , characterized in that the at least one suitable shaping means can be moved jointly with the at least one suitable transport means.  
   
   
       11 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device has at least one suitable fixing means for the tobacco block encased by a suitable covering, and wherein the covering is detachably fixable to the device by means of the at least one suitable fixing means.  
   
   
       12 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device has at least one suitable shaping chamber, with an opening for the introduction of the tobacco portion into the shaping chamber and a discharge opening to discharge the tobacco portion out of the shaping chamber into the cigarette tube.  
   
   
       13 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device has at least one suitable fixing means to fix the cigarette tube to the device.  
   
   
       14 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one suitable separating means comprises at least one of the following: a blade, a rasp, a screw, a worm or a wheel.  
   
   
       15 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one suitable separating means is designed such that the separating means detaches the tobacco portion from the tobacco block with one separating step.  
   
   
       16 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one suitable separating means is designed such that the separating means detaches the tobacco portion from the tobacco block in part-quantities.  
   
   
       17 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one suitable separating means is designed such that the separating means detaches the tobacco portion from the tobacco block continuously.  
   
   
       18 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one suitable portioning means comprises at least one of the following elements: 
 an acoustic signal transmitter, a visual signal transmitter, or a tactile signal transmitter.    
   
   
       19 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device has at least one suitable bearing plate to support the tobacco block.