A cigarette simulation impact and straightening device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a simulated ejection and straightening device for cigarettes, and belongs to the technical field of cigarette detection equipment. The device includes a mechanical arm, a cigarette holder fixed at the front end of the mechanical arm, a cigarette ejection bracket located at the periphery of the mechanical arm, a driving motor installed on the cigarette ejection bracket, a pull rod arranged at the output end of the driving motor, and a support plate with a groove installed on the cigarette ejection bracket for straightening the cigarette. The device of the present invention has a novel structure, can eject cigarettes, and straighten the cigarettes after ejection, to avoid the cigarettes from being deflected after ejection, and then ensure the accuracy of cigarette detection; the device is suitable for the simulated ejection and straightening of various types of cigarettes, and is easy to promote and apply.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of cigarette detection equipment, and in particular relates to a cigarette simulation impact and straightening device. Background Art

[0002] In the puffing path simulation system, different devices are usually required to realize the function of fully automatic detection and connect the actions. At present, two methods are usually used to simulate the action of human fingers flicking cigarette ash: one is to add a spring pad at the cigarette flicking position to maintain the stability of the cigarette position, and the other is to use a direct flicking method. Due to the introduction of the spring pad in the former method, although the cigarette position can be kept stable before and after the flicking process, it is difficult to accurately apply the set flicking force due to the influence of the pad, and it cannot truly simulate the human body's ash flicking action. The latter method better solves the drawbacks of the first method, but due to the lack of the intervention of the pad, it will cause the cigarette to shift after the ash flick, affecting the accuracy of subsequent actions and detection results.

[0003] The purpose and significance of the present invention is to meet the development needs of device functional units and solve the current problems and drawbacks. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the deficiencies of the prior art and to provide a cigarette simulation impact and straightening device which can effectively improve the measurement accuracy of cigarettes.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0006] A simulated ejection and straightening device for cigarettes comprises a mechanical arm, a cigarette holder fixed at the front end of the mechanical arm, a cigarette ejection bracket located at the periphery of the mechanical arm, a driving motor installed on the cigarette ejection bracket, a pulling rod arranged at the output end of the driving motor, and a support plate with a groove installed on the cigarette ejection bracket for straightening the cigarette.

[0007] Furthermore, preferably, the cigarette holder is fixed to the mechanical arm by means of threaded engagement.

[0008] Furthermore, preferably, the cigarette holder for holding the cigarettes is fixed on the robotic arm, and the robotic arm moves from the suction position to the striking position, and the driving motor drives the pull rod to strike the cigarette on the cigarette holder; the robotic arm then moves from the striking position to the straightening position, and the cigarette on the cigarette holder is straightened through the groove of the support plate.

[0009] Furthermore, preferably, the groove is a V-shaped groove.

[0010] Furthermore, preferably, when the robotic arm moves from the suction position to the ejection position, it simulates the swinging of the arm and the turning of the wrist of the consumer holding the cigarette in space.

[0011] The simulated flicking and straightening device of cigarette of the present invention is used for simulating the flicking action of cigarette ash in the process of simulated cigarette smoking detection. Meanwhile, during the flicking process, the cigarette displaced after flicking is straightened back to its original position by the straightening device, so as to perform continuous action and accurate image data collection.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] The device of the present invention has a novel structure and can control the rotation of a motor to drive a simulated finger (pulling rod) to flick a cigarette, thereby realizing simulated finger flicking and straightening the cigarette after flicking using a V-shaped groove to avoid displacement of the cigarette after flicking, thereby ensuring the accuracy of subsequent actions and detection results, and also achieving the simulated effect of straightening the cigarette after flicking off the ash during human smoking.

[0014] Compared with the existing cigarette ash flicking action structure, there is no need to introduce spring pads, which solves the problem that the set flicking force is difficult to apply accurately due to the introduction of spring pads. By introducing a rigid V-groove functional structure, after the flicking action is completed, the cigarette straightening action is added to ensure that the cigarette is straightened and returned to its original position, so as to perform continuous actions and accurate image data collection. The whole set of flicking and straightening devices improves the simulation of the human body's ash flicking process more realistically.

[0015] Compared with the current method of simulating human fingers by using a vertical force hammer, the present invention adopts a pull rod with a structure that simulates the bent fingers of a human body when flicking cigarettes, and further simulates the force-applying action of flicking ash during the human body's inhalation process in terms of the force and mechanical action of applying the impact force, which is beneficial to improving the objectivity and accuracy of the detection results. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the robot arm during the swinging motion;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the middle robot arm when it swings to the impact position;

[0020] Among them, 1. Robotic arm; 2. Cigarette holder; 3. Cigarette ejector bracket; 4. Driving motor; 5. Pull rod; 6. Support plate; 7. Cigarette. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with embodiments.

[0022] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the following examples are only used to illustrate the present invention and should not be considered to limit the scope of the present invention. If no specific techniques or conditions are specified in the examples, the techniques or conditions described in the literature in the art or the product specifications are used. If the manufacturer of the materials or equipment used is not specified, they are all conventional products that can be purchased.

[0023] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise stated, the singular forms "a", "an", "said" and "the" used herein may also include plural forms. It should be further understood that the term "comprising" used in the specification of the present invention refers to the presence of the features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and / or groups thereof. It should be understood that when we say that an element is "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or there can be intermediate elements.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more than two. The terms "inside", "upper", "lower", etc., indicating positions or state relationships, are based on the positions or state relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operate in a specific position, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0025] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "provided with" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention will be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0026] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art in the field to which the present invention belongs. It should also be understood that terms such as those defined in common dictionaries should be understood to have meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the prior art, and will not be interpreted with idealized or overly formal meanings unless defined as herein.

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, a simulated ejection and straightening device for cigarettes comprises a mechanical arm 1, a cigarette holder 2 fixed at the front end of the mechanical arm 1, a cigarette ejection bracket 3 located at the periphery of the mechanical arm 1, a driving motor 4 installed on the cigarette ejection bracket 3, a pulling rod 5 arranged at the output end of the driving motor 4, and a support plate 6 with a groove installed on the cigarette ejection bracket 3 for straightening the cigarette.

[0028] Preferably, the cigarette holder 2 is fixed to the mechanical arm 1 by threaded engagement.

[0029] Preferably, the cigarette holder 2 holding the cigarette 7 is fixed on the mechanical arm 1, the mechanical arm 1 moves from the suction position to the striking position, the driving motor 4 drives the pull rod 5 to strike the cigarette 7 on the cigarette holder 2; the mechanical arm 1 then moves from the striking position to the straightening position, and the cigarette 7 on the cigarette holder 2 is straightened through the groove of the support plate 6. Preferably, the groove is a V-shaped groove.

[0030] Preferably, when the robot arm 1 moves from the suction position to the ejection position, it simulates the swinging of the arm and the turning of the wrist of the consumer holding the cigarette in space.

[0031] The cigarette holder 2 is used to hold the cigarette 7, seal the filter airflow when the cigarette is smoked, and play an elastic buffering role in the ash-flicking process;

[0032] The pull rod 5 is used to simulate the action of a consumer's finger flicking the ash;

[0033] The cigarette ejection bracket 3 is used to fix and install the pull rod 5 and the drive motor 4; preferably, the cigarette ejection bracket 3 is an inverted L-shaped bracket;

[0034] The driving motor 4 is used to drive the pulling rod 5, which can simulate the process of consumers flicking ash, including the force of flicking ash and the number of times of flicking ash, etc.

[0035] The support plate 6 is used to cooperate with the downward movement of the robot arm 1 to complete the cigarette straightening function after the ash is flicked off.

[0036] The robot arm then moves from the impact position to the righting position, usually in a downward motion (with a smaller downward displacement).

[0037] The cigarette holder 2 cooperates with the mechanical arm 1 and is fixed at the front end of the mechanical arm 1 , and the cigarette holder 2 clamps the cigarette 7 by means of an elastic sealing ring therein.

[0038] After the device of the present invention is powered, the mechanical arm 1 and the drive motor 4 are in an activated enabling state. The mechanical arm 1 carries the cigarette 7 held by the cigarette holder 2 and moves from the initial suction starting position according to a preset motion path simulating a human arm swing. Figure 1 As shown. The schematic diagram of the space after simulating human arm swinging is as follows Figure 2 As shown, gradually move to the impact position, such as Figure 3 shown.

[0039] After the robot arm 1 moves to the flicking position, the driving motor 4 drives the pull rod 5 at the output end of the driving motor 4 to flick the cigarette 7 according to the speed and number of ash flicking specified by the user. After completing the ash flicking action, the driving motor 4 drives the pull rod 5 to return to the preset initial position, and the flicking action ends.

[0040] The cigarette 7 held by the cigarette holder 2 continues to move to the notch of the V-shaped groove structure under the preset program of the mechanical arm 1. The stopping position at this time is the spatial coordinate position determined by the relative position of the cigarette 7 and the V-shaped groove when the cigarette 7 is not ejected in the early stage and is located at the center of the cigarette holder 2. The ejected cigarette 7 completes the straightening operation under the joint action of the cigarette holder 2 and the V-shaped groove controlled by the mechanical arm 1. The mechanical arm 1 carries the cigarette 7 held by the cigarette holder 2 and returns from the straightening position to the ejection base position, and the straightening action ends.

[0041] After completing the straightening action, the robot arm 1 carries the cigarette 7 held by the cigarette holder 2 and starts to move from the ash flicking position. Figure 3 According to the preset motion path of human arm swing simulation, the path Figure 2 The middle position shown, gradually moving back to Figure 1 Initial suction starting position shown.

[0042] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the present invention to be protected. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cigarette simulation impact and straightening device, characterized in that: It includes a mechanical arm, a cigarette holder fixed at the front end of the mechanical arm, a cigarette ejecting bracket located at the periphery of the mechanical arm, a driving motor installed on the cigarette ejecting bracket, a pulling rod arranged at the output end of the driving motor, and a supporting plate with a groove installed on the cigarette ejecting bracket for straightening the cigarette; The robot arm moves from the initial smoking starting point position carrying the cigarette held by the cigarette holder according to a preset motion path simulating the swinging of a human arm; After the mechanical arm moves to the flicking position, the driving motor drives the pull rod at the output end of the motor to flick the cigarette according to the speed and number of flicking ash specified by the user. After the flicking ash action is completed, the driving motor drives the pull rod to return to the preset initial position, and the flicking action ends; The cigarette held by the cigarette holder continues to move to the notch of the groove under the preset program of the mechanical arm; the stopping position at this time is the spatial coordinate position determined by the relative position of the cigarette to the groove when it is not ejected in the early stage and is located at the center of the cigarette holder. The ejected cigarette completes the straightening operation under the joint action of the cigarette holder and the groove controlled by the mechanical arm; the mechanical arm carries the cigarette held by the cigarette holder back from the straightening position to the ejection base position, and the straightening action ends; After completing the straightening action, the mechanical arm carries the cigarette held by the cigarette holder and starts to move from the ash flicking position; and gradually moves back to the initial suction starting point position according to a preset motion path that simulates human arm swinging.

2. The cigarette simulation impact and straightening device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cigarette holder is fixed to the mechanical arm by means of threaded engagement.

3. The cigarette simulation impact and straightening device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The groove is a V-shaped groove.

4. The cigarette simulation impact and straightening device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movement of the robotic arm from the inhalation position to the ejection position simulates the swinging of the arm and the turning of the wrist of the consumer holding the cigarette in space.

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