Sample cigarette closed-loop circulation management system and method and intelligent cigarette clamps

[0032] The present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0033] An embodiment of the closed-loop circulation management system for sample cigarettes of the present invention:

[0034] The specific structure of a closed-loop circulation management system for sample cigarettes of the present invention is as follows 1 to 8 As shown, it includes a main machine 1, an intelligent cigarette holder 2, a cigarette loading cartridge holder and a product suction base 4. The host 1 includes a signal storage module and a signal receiving module, and the intelligent cigarette holder 2 is provided with a two-dimensional code. In this embodiment, the host 1 is an intelligent all-in-one machine including a display screen, and a signal receiving module for receiving signals through WIFI is integrated in the host 1, and the QR code of the intelligent cigarette holder 2 is displayed through the display screen. In other embodiments, the QR code can also be engraved on the smart cigarette holder 2 or pasted on the smart cigarette holder 2. In other embodiments, the host 1 may also be a management applet developed on a personal terminal such as a mobile phone or a computer.

[0035] The intelligent cigarette holder 2 comprises a cigarette case 21, an upper cigarette cover door 22, a cigarette outlet door 23, an upper cigarette cover door opening mechanism 5 and a cigarette outlet door opening mechanism 6. The upper hood door opening mechanism 5 is used for opening and closing the upper hood door 22, and the outlet hood door opening mechanism 6 is used for opening and closing the outlet hood door 23.

[0036] The cigarette case 21 has a variable thickness structure, and its internal cavity for containing sample cigarettes is in the form of wide upper part and narrow lower part. The upper part of cigarette case 21 is divided into cuboids, the length of which is adapted to the length of a single sample cigarette, and the thickness of which is much larger than the diameter of a single sample cigarette. Therefore, multiple sample cigarettes can be placed side by side in each layer, which has great cigarette storage capacity. The cigarette case 21 includes a cigarette outlet part 211 formed by the inward inclination of the front and rear sides, and the lower end of the cigarette outlet part 211 has an opening, wherein the width of the opening is larger than the diameter of a single sample cigarette and smaller than the diameter of two sample cigarettes, which ensures that only one sample cigarette can fall in the opening at a time. The cigarette case 21 includes a temporary cigarette storage part 212 located below the cigarette outlet part 211. The temporary cigarette storage part 212 is hollow to form a temporary storage cavity, and the lower end of the temporary cigarette storage part 212 is provided with a through groove 213 which runs through the length of the temporary cigarette storage part 212 and communicates with the temporary storage cavity. One end (i.e., the right end) of the temporary cigarette storage part 212 is opened to form a cigarette outlet, and the cigarette outlet communicates with the temporary storage cavity.

[0037] The cigarette case 21 includes an upper cigarette opening, which is arranged opposite to the cigarette outlet 215. The upper cigarette cover door 22 is slidably installed at the left end of the cigarette case 21 in the up-and-down direction. Normally, it is located at the lower limit position to close the upper cigarette opening, and it can open the upper cigarette opening when it slides upward. The cigarette cover door 23 is slidably installed at the right end of the cigarette case 21 in the vertical direction. Normally, it is located at the lower limit position to close the cigarette outlet 215. When it slides upward, it can open the cigarette outlet.

[0038] The upper hood door opening mechanism 5 includes a chip 51, an upper hood door locking piece 52, an upper hood door opening motor 53 and an upper hood door opening spring 54. The upper cigarette door opening motor 53 is fixed on the cigarette case 21, the upper cigarette door locking piece 52 is fixed on the upper cigarette door opening motor 52 and extends towards the circumferential direction of the upper cigarette door opening motor 53, and the upper cigarette door opening spring 54 extends along the sliding direction of the upper cigarette door 22. One end of the upper cigarette door opening spring 54 is fixed on the cigarette case 21 and the other end is fixed on the upper cigarette door 22. Specifically, a first groove 221 and a second groove 222 are formed on the inner wall surface of the upper cigarette cover door 22, and the first groove 221 runs through from front to back. When the upper cigarette cover door locking piece 52 rotates with the upper cigarette cover door opening motor 53, it can turn into the first groove 221 to prevent the upper cigarette cover door 22 from opening, or turn out of the first groove 221 to open the upper cigarette cover door 22. The up-and-down smoke door opening spring 54 compresses the spring, which is installed in the second groove 222, and its upper end is fixed on the top wall of the second groove 222. Normally, the upper hood door 22 is closed, and the upper hood door opening spring 54 is in a compressed state. After the upper cigarette door lock piece 52 is rotated out of the first groove 221, the elastic force of the upper cigarette door spring 54 drives the upper cigarette door 22 to open upward to expose the upper cigarette opening, so that the cigarette loading operation can be carried out on the upper cigarette cartridge holder.

[0039] The structure and action principle of the cigarette cover opening mechanism 6 are the same as those of the cigarette cover opening mechanism 6, including a cigarette cover opening door lock 62, a cigarette cover opening motor 63 and a cigarette cover opening spring 64. The cigarette opening door motor 63 is fixed on the cigarette case 21, the cigarette opening door lock piece 62 is fixed on the cigarette opening door motor 63 and extends towards the circumferential direction of the cigarette opening door motor 63, and the cigarette opening door spring 64 extends along the sliding direction of the cigarette opening door 23. A first groove 231 and a second groove 232 are formed on the inner wall of the cigarette cover door 23. One end of the cigarette cover door spring 64 is fixed on the cigarette case 21, and the other end is fixed on the top wall of the second groove 232.

[0040]The smoking stand 4 includes a cigarette pushing mechanism 41, which includes an electric push rod 411 and a push rod piece 412, and the push rod piece 412 is fixed on the linear displacement output end of the electric push rod 411 to reciprocate. The upper end of the push rod 412 extends from the through slot 214 into the temporary storage chamber 213 to push the sample smoke out of the smoke outlet 215.

[0041] A first electromagnetic lock 41 is arranged on the product suction base 4, and a lock hole 24 matched with the electromagnetic lock 41 is formed at the lower end of the cigarette case 21. After the intelligent cigarette holder 2 is inserted into the product suction base, the electromagnetic lock 41 is triggered, and its lock core moves into the lock hole 24 to lock the intelligent cigarette holder 2 on the product suction base 4.

[0042] The upper cigarette holder is provided with a second electromagnetic lock 31, which is similar in structure to the first electromagnetic lock 41 and can be matched with the lock hole 24 to lock the intelligent cigarette holder 2 on the upper cigarette holder.

[0043] A trigger circuit is packaged in the intelligent cigarette holder 2, and the trigger circuit includes the chip 51 and a DC driver. The lower end of the box 21 is led out of four ports in the trigger circuit to form a trigger end 25, which can not only trigger the function of opening the upper cigarette cover door mechanism but also the function of opening the cigarette cover door mechanism. The upper cigarette cartridge holder is encapsulated with an upper cigarette cover door opening mechanism adapting circuit, and four ports are led out of the upper cigarette cover door opening mechanism adapting circuit to form an upper cigarette cover door opening mechanism adapting end 32. The product base 4 is encapsulated with a cigarette cover opening mechanism adaptation circuit, and four ports are led out of the cigarette cover opening mechanism adaptation circuit to form a cigarette cover opening mechanism adaptation end 42. After the smart cigarette holder 2 is inserted into the cigarette holder seat, the adapter end 32 of the cigarette cover opening mechanism engages with the trigger end 25, and the chip 51 controls the cigarette cover opening motor 53 to operate to open the cigarette cover 22. After the smart cigarette holder 2 is inserted into the product suction base 4, the adapter end 42 of the cigarette cover opening mechanism engages with the trigger end 25, and the chip 51 controls the cigarette cover opening motor 63 to operate to open the cigarette cover opening door 23.

[0044] The circuit diagram of the internal trigger circuit of the intelligent cigarette holder 2 is shown in Figure 2. Figure 5 As shown, the different data ports of the chip 51 are connected to the power supply terminal of the cigarette door opening motor 53 and the power supply terminal of the cigarette door opening motor 63 through the L298N DC driver. The trigger terminal 25 has four endpoints corresponding to the two data ports of the chip 51 and the two power ports of the L298N DC driver, and the contacts corresponding to the two data ports of the chip 51 are used as signal ports. The structure of the adaptive circuit of the cigarette-opening cover door mechanism inside the product suction frame 4 is as follows Figure 4 As shown, it includes a first chip and a power supply. Two output ports of the power supply and two address ports of the first chip are led out to form four contacts for opening the adapter 42 of the cigarette cover door mechanism. The first electromagnetic lock 41 is connected to the data port of the first chip for controlled movement. The structure of the adaptive circuit of the mechanism for opening the upper cigarette cover door in the upper cigarette cartridge holder seat is as follows Figure 6 As shown, it includes a second chip and a power supply. Two output ports of the power supply and two address ports of the second chip are led out to form four contacts of the adapter end 32 for opening the upper cigarette cover door mechanism, and the second electromagnetic lock 31 is connected to the data port of the second chip for controlled movement. The outgoing signal from the signal port of the product suction base 4 is different from the outgoing signal from the signal port of the upper cigarette cartridge holder. When the two signal ports of the trigger terminal 25 are connected with the corresponding signals, the corresponding motor will be controlled to run 90 degrees according to the set program and the corresponding cover will be unlocked. The working principle of the first electromagnetic lock 41 is similar to that of the second electromagnetic lock 31. When the power is not turned on, the locking bolt can be flexibly extended and retracted, so the locking bolt can extend into the lock hole 24 after the intelligent cigarette holder 2 is placed on the product suction base 4 or the cigarette holder seat. After the trigger terminal 25 is energized with the corresponding adapter terminal, the signal obtained by the electromagnetic lock is locked at the locking position. The first chip/second chip sends out a control signal after receiving the corresponding instruction, and the electromagnetic lock is electrified to unlock.

[0045] In other embodiments, any one of the trigger end and the lock hole can be set at other positions of the cigarette case, and at this time, the structures of the product suction base and the cigarette loading cartridge holder need to be modified adaptively; The cigarette case can also be locked with the product suction base and the cigarette loading cartridge holder through a mechanical lock. At this time, the lock hole on the cigarette case can be changed and replaced by a lock nose or a lock core, and the electromagnetic lock structure of the product suction base and the cigarette loading cartridge holder needs to be adaptively changed. The upper cigarette cover door and the cigarette outlet door can also be arranged on two adjacent sides of the cigarette case; The second groove can also be omitted on the premise that the connection structure between the upper cigarette cover door opening spring and the cigarette cover opening spring can be installed between the upper cigarette cover door/the cigarette cover door and the cigarette case in the vertical direction; The first groove can also be omitted, and instead, an inward protruding blocking platform is arranged on the upper/outlet cigarette cover door to be blocked by the corresponding locking piece.

[0046] The method for managing the closed-loop circulation of sample cigarettes by using the closed-loop circulation management system of sample cigarettes is as follows:

[0047] Step 1, insert the intelligent cigarette holder 2 into the cigarette loading cartridge holder to perform the cigarette loading step. Specifically, after the intelligent cigarette holder 2 is placed on the cigarette holder seat, the second chip in the cigarette holder seat communicates with the chip 51 in the intelligent cigarette holder 2, and sends a "cigarette cover door opening" signal to the chip 51, which drives the cigarette cover door opening motor 53 to rotate and open the cigarette cover door 22, thus completing cigarette loading.

[0048] Secondly, logistics personnel scan the code and take the intelligent cigarette holder 2 from the factory, record the information of taking the intelligent cigarette holder on the host 1 and close the cigarette inlet. Specifically, when the logistics personnel take the smart cigarette holder 2, they directly scan the QR code corresponding to the smart cigarette holder 2 and manually press down the cigarette cover door 22. The video motherboard of the host 1 sends a signal to the chip 51, and the chip 51 is controlled to reverse and close the cigarette cover door 22. The second chip in the cigarette holder seat drives the second electromagnetic lock 31 to energize, so that the smart cigarette holder 2 can be taken out from the cigarette holder seat. The signal receiving module of the host 1 automatically receives the information that the corresponding intelligent cigarette holder 2 is taken from the cigarette holder seat through WIFI during code scanning and records it in the signal storage module.

[0049] Step 3, logistics personnel put the intelligent cigarette holder 2 into the product suction base 4 and open the cigarette outlet. Specifically, after the intelligent cigarette holder 2 is inserted into the cigarette smoking base 4, the first chip in the cigarette smoking base 4 communicates with the chip 51, and the chip 51 is controlled to open the cigarette outlet door 23 to expose the cigarette outlet.

[0050] Step four, the logistics personnel scan the code and take the intelligent cigarette holder 2 from the product suction base 4, record the information of taking the intelligent cigarette holder 2 on the host 1 and close the cigarette outlet. Specifically, after the sample cigarettes in the smart cigarette holder 2 are distributed, the relevant personnel scan the QR code on the smart cigarette holder 2 again and manually press out the cigarette cover door 23, and then the chip 51 will be controlled to reversely control the cigarette cover door opening motor 63 to close the cigarette cover door 23. After the completion, the first chip will control the first electromagnetic lock 41 to open, so that the cigarette can be taken out and loaded again. The signal receiving module of the host computer 1 automatically receives the information that the corresponding intelligent cigarette holder 2 is taken from the product suction base 4 through WIFI during code scanning and records it in the signal storage module.

[0051] In other embodiments, in the second step and/or the fourth step, the information about the removal of the smart cigarette holder 2 can also be sent to the signal receiving module of the host through the input port connected to the host.

[0052] The embodiment of the intelligent cigarette holder of the invention:

[0053] The specific structure of the intelligent cigarette holder of the invention is the same as that of the sample cigarette closed-loop circulation management system, and can be referred to. 1 to 8 And will not be described here.

[0054] The embodiment of the closed-loop circulation management method for sample cigarettes of the invention:

[0055] The embodiment of the sample cigarette closed-loop circulation management method of the present invention is the same as that of the sample cigarette closed-loop circulation management system, for reference. 1 to 8 And will not be described here.

[0056] Finally, the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical scheme of the present invention, but not to limit it. Other modifications or equivalent substitutions made by ordinary technicians in this field, as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical scheme of the present invention, should be covered in the scope of the claims of the present invention.