A special tester for cigarette capsules

Abstract

The invention discloses a special tester for cigarette capsules, comprising a chassis, an automatic feeding device, a measuring mechanism, a waste cleaning mechanism, a waste box and a tablet computer; the chassis is a rectangular box body, and lifting grooves are provided in the middle of the left and right sides of the box body to facilitate lifting the equipment; a controller, a micro compressed air pump, a hopper drive motor, a turntable drive motor, a compression drive motor and an electric push rod are arranged in the chassis, and the micro compressed air pump, the hopper drive motor, the turntable drive motor, the compression drive motor and the electric push rod are respectively connected to the controller, a data acquisition card is arranged in the controller, the tablet computer is located at the right end of the front side of the chassis 1 and is connected to the controller, and a USB interface is also provided under the tablet computer for connecting to an external printer; compared with the prior art, the invention greatly improves the automation degree of the equipment by adding an automatic feeding device, a waste cleaning mechanism and the like, reduces the test time, and effectively improves the work efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of testing materials by means of measuring the physical properties of the materials, and in particular to a special tester for cigarette capsules. Background Art

[0002] Tobacco capsules, commonly known as "popping beads", are tobacco additives such as tobacco flavors and spices, Chinese herbal extracts, etc. loaded into cigarette filters in the form of capsules. Consumers can choose to pinch and pop them according to their personal preferences, which can bring consumers a strong sense of style and sensory experience. Tobacco capsules, as capsule flavoring carriers, can not only prolong the residence time of spices in cigarettes and increase the acceptability of products, but also effectively avoid the shortcomings of traditional spices such as high volatility, short residence time, and additive residues that pollute equipment. As an effective flavoring carrier, flavor encapsulation has become an important direction of innovation in the cigarette industry in recent years.

[0003] Tobacco capsules need to achieve the sensory effect of "bursting beads", so they must meet the requirements of appropriate crushing strength and deformation. The strength and deformation of tobacco capsules are important indicators that comprehensively reflect the comfort level of the capsule when it is squeezed. The capsule strength must be controlled within a certain range, and the capsule strength value cannot be too low or too high: if the strength is too low, the processing resistance of the stick making process is low and the capsule is easy to break; if it is too high, consumers cannot easily squeeze it and the user experience is poor.

[0004] With the increasing demand for tobacco capsules at home and abroad and the expansion of product scale, the strength of tobacco capsules is a key indicator for evaluating the quality of tobacco capsules. At present, there are two main instruments for testing the strength of tobacco capsules on the market: ① Fully manual, relying on a manual rotating screw mechanism to complete pressurization, manual reading of pressure values, manual addition of materials and cleaning of residues; ② Semi-automatic, automatic pressurization and computer reading of measurement data, but manual addition of materials and cleaning of residues are required.

[0005] Although the two existing methods can achieve measurement, they require manual intervention in the operation process, the instrument automation level is not high, the measurement time is long, the efficiency is low, and the manpower loss is large. Summary of the invention

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a special tester for cigarette capsules with high automation and low manpower consumption.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme: a special tester for cigarette capsules, including a chassis 1, an automatic feeding device, a measuring mechanism 11, a waste cleaning mechanism, a waste box 14 and a tablet computer 16; the chassis 1 is a rectangular box, and a lifting groove is provided in the middle of the left and right sides of the box to facilitate lifting the equipment. A controller 2, a micro compressed air pump 3, a hopper drive motor 4, a turntable drive motor 5, a compression drive motor 6 and an electric push rod 7 are arranged in the chassis 1, and the micro compressed air pump 3, the hopper drive motor 4, the turntable drive motor 5, the compression drive motor 6 and the electric push rod 7 are respectively connected to the controller 2, the tablet computer 16 is located at the right end of the front of the chassis 1 and is connected to the controller 2, the controller 2 is provided with a data acquisition card, and a USB interface 15 is also provided under the tablet computer 16 for connecting to an external printer.

[0008] The automatic feeding device includes a hopper 8 and a feeding mechanism 9. The hopper 8 is located in the middle and upper part of the left end of the front of the box body. The hopper 8 is composed of a hollow cylindrical barrel 801 and a rectangular barrel bottom plate 802. The bottom of the barrel 801 is located in the center of the barrel bottom plate 802. The barrel bottom plate 802 is provided with holes with a diameter larger than the capsule size. The holes of the barrel bottom plate 802 are located in the contact surface between the barrel bottom plate 802 and the bottom of the barrel 801. A rotating shaft 803 is provided in the barrel bottom plate 802. The bottom of the rotating shaft 803 It is located in the center of the barrel bottom plate 802 and is connected to the hopper drive motor 4 through a pulley. The upper part of the rotating shaft 803 is at the same height as the barrel 801 and is passed through the barrel 801. The barrel 801 has an internal spiral structure and surrounds the rotating shaft 803. The bottom of the barrel 801 at the end of the spiral blade is provided with an opening that is the same size as the hole of the barrel bottom plate 802 and is located on the same inner diameter of the barrel 801. The holes on the barrel bottom plate 802 and the openings on the barrel 801 are staggered and do not overlap when the equipment is not working.

[0009] The unloading mechanism 9 is located at the lower left side of the hopper 8, and is connected to the holes of the bottom plate 802 of the barrel of the hopper 8 through the flexible material guide tube 10. The unloading mechanism 9 is composed of a circular unloading turntable 901 and a protective shell 902. One end of the turntable 901 is connected to the turntable drive motor 5. A material trough is opened on the surface of the turntable 901. The protective shell 902 is a circular disk that is adapted to the size of the turntable 901. The protective shell 902 is sleeved on the outside of the turntable 901 and fixed on the box body. A first through hole is provided at the upper right corner of the protective shell 902 for connecting with the flexible material guide tube 10, and a second through hole of the same size is provided directly below.

[0010] A sensor 12 is provided below the hopper 8 , a detection end of the sensor 12 is located at a hole of a barrel bottom plate 802 of the hopper 8 , and the sensor 12 is connected to the controller 2 .

[0011] The measuring mechanism 11 is located below the unloading mechanism 9 and is connected to the second barrel hole of the protective shell 902 of the unloading mechanism 9. The measuring mechanism 11 is composed of a measuring shell 104, a measuring push head 101, a pressure plate 102, a measuring bottom plate 103 and a pressure sensor 13. The measuring shell 104 is a rectangular parallelepiped with an opening on the bottom surface. A connection hole is provided just above the top surface of the measuring shell 104 for connecting to the second barrel hole of the protective shell 902 of the unloading mechanism 9. The pressure sensor 13 is located at the upper left of the measuring shell 104 and is connected to the controller 2. The measuring push head 101 and the pressure plate 102 are rectangular plates with the same length and width as the left and right sides of the measuring shell 104. The measuring push head 101 is located on the left side of the measuring shell 104 and is connected to the compression motor drive. The pressure plate 102 is fixed on the right side of the measuring shell 104 and is connected to the pressure sensor 13. The measuring base plate 103 is a rectangular plate with the same length as the top surface of the measuring shell 104. The measuring base plate 103 is located below the measuring shell 104 and is connected to the electric push rod 7 inside and outside the chassis 1 for extension and retraction. When the measuring base plate 103 extends out of the chassis 1, it overlaps with the bottom surface of the measuring shell 104 to form a seal.

[0012] The waste cleaning mechanism is an air knife, which is located in the chassis 1 above the measuring base plate 103 and has an air outlet aligned with the measuring base plate 103 .

[0013] The waste box 14 is a rectangular box, which is located below the measuring mechanism 11 and has its bottom located on the chassis 1 .

[0014] In order to prevent excessive oil and residue from accumulating in the measuring mechanism 11 during use of the instrument, the front side of the measuring shell 104 of the measuring mechanism 11 is a detachable structure.

[0015] In order to be able to observe in real time whether the waste in the waste box 14 overflows, the waste box 14 is a transparent visible structure.

[0016] Working principle: Turn on the power and wait for the computer to enter the test interface, put the sample to be measured into the hopper 8, enter the sample number and the number of measurements on the tablet computer 16, and click Start to start the measurement when everything is ready. When the equipment starts measuring, the controller 2 outputs a signal to make the hopper drive motor 4 drive the rotating shaft 803 to rotate through the transmission system, and the rotating shaft 803 drives the barrel 801 to rotate. When the opening of the barrel 801 coincides with the hole of the barrel bottom plate 802, the capsule in the opening of the barrel 801 falls into the guide tube 10, and the sensor 12 detects the number of capsules falling in real time. The turntable drive motor 5 drives the turntable 901 to rotate. When the turntable 90 When the material trough of 1 coincides with the first through hole of the protective shell 902, the capsule falls into the material trough, and the capsule moves in a circle with the turntable 901 until it coincides with the second through hole of the protective shell 902 and falls onto the measuring base plate 103. The measuring pusher head 101 in the measuring shell 104 moves toward the side of the pressure plate 102 at a uniform speed under the drive of the compression motor until the capsule is squeezed and burst. At the same time, the pressure sensor 13 transmits the collected data to the controller 2, and then the controller 2 outputs a signal to make the micro compressed air pump 3 work, and the air outlet of the waste cleaning mechanism cleans the measuring base plate 103, and the electric push rod 7 retracts the measuring base plate 103 into the chassis 1, and the waste is blown into the waste box 14.

[0017] Then repeat the process until all capsules in the hopper 8 are tested. After all capsules are tested, an external printer is connected via the USB interface 15 to print a detailed measurement report.

[0018] Beneficial effects: The present invention drives the measuring pusher head to load pressure on the tobacco capsule particle sample through a compression drive motor, and uses a pressure sensor to measure the pressure on the sample, thereby realizing automatic measurement of the strength and deformation of the tobacco capsule; and is also provided with a waste cleaning mechanism and other devices, which can automatically clean up waste after the bursting bead test is completed, greatly improving the degree of automation of the equipment, reducing the test time, and effectively improving work efficiency; the present invention also has the advantages of simple structure, convenient control, high reliability, etc., and is suitable for large-scale promotion and use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the interior of the chassis in the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the hopper structure in the present invention.

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding mechanism in the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the measuring mechanism in the present invention.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the hopper, the feeding mechanism and the measuring mechanism in the present invention.

[0025] Figure 7 This is a block diagram of the structural principle of the present invention.

[0026] In the figure: chassis 1; controller 2; micro compressed air pump 3; hopper drive motor 4; turntable drive motor 5; compression drive motor 6; electric push rod 7; hopper 8; unloading mechanism 9; flexible material guide tube 10; measuring mechanism 11; sensor 12; pressure sensor 13; waste box 14; USB interface 15; tablet computer 16; barrel 801; barrel bottom plate 802; rotating shaft 803; turntable 901; protective shell 902; measuring push head 101; pressure plate 102; measuring bottom plate 103; measuring shell 104. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0028] like Figure 1-7 As shown, a special tester for cigarette capsules includes a chassis 1, an automatic feeding device, a measuring mechanism 11, a waste cleaning mechanism, a waste box 14 and a tablet computer 16; the chassis 1 is a rectangular box, and a lifting groove is provided in the middle of the left and right sides of the box to facilitate lifting the equipment. A controller 2, a micro compressed air pump 3, a hopper drive motor 4, a turntable drive motor 5, a compression drive motor 6 and an electric push rod 7 are arranged in the chassis 1, and the micro compressed air pump 3, the hopper drive motor 4, the turntable drive motor 5, the compression drive motor 6 and the electric push rod 7 are respectively connected to the controller 2, the tablet computer 16 is located at the right end of the front side of the chassis 1 and is connected to the controller 2, the controller 2 is provided with a data acquisition card, and a USB interface 15 is also provided under the tablet computer 16 for connecting to an external printer.

[0029] The automatic feeding device includes a hopper 8 and a feeding mechanism 9. The hopper 8 is located in the middle and upper part of the left end of the front of the box body. The hopper 8 is composed of a hollow cylindrical barrel 801 and a rectangular barrel bottom plate 802. The bottom of the barrel 801 is located in the center of the barrel bottom plate 802. The barrel bottom plate 802 is provided with holes with a diameter larger than the capsule size. The holes of the barrel bottom plate 802 are located in the contact surface between the barrel bottom plate 802 and the bottom of the barrel 801. A rotating shaft 803 is provided in the barrel bottom plate 802. The bottom of the rotating shaft 803 It is located in the center of the barrel bottom plate 802 and is connected to the hopper drive motor 4 through a pulley. The upper part of the rotating shaft 803 is at the same height as the barrel 801 and is passed through the barrel 801. The barrel 801 has an internal spiral structure and surrounds the rotating shaft 803. The bottom of the barrel 801 at the end of the spiral blade is provided with an opening that is the same size as the hole of the barrel bottom plate 802 and is located on the same inner diameter of the barrel 801. The holes on the barrel bottom plate 802 and the openings on the barrel 801 are staggered and do not overlap when the equipment is not working.

[0030] The unloading mechanism 9 is located at the lower left side of the hopper 8, and is connected to the holes of the bottom plate 802 of the barrel of the hopper 8 through the flexible material guide tube 10. The unloading mechanism 9 is composed of a circular unloading turntable 901 and a protective shell 902. One end of the turntable 901 is connected to the turntable drive motor 5. A material trough is opened on the surface of the turntable 901. The protective shell 902 is a circular disk that is adapted to the size of the turntable 901. The protective shell 902 is sleeved on the outside of the turntable 901 and fixed on the box body. A first through hole is provided at the upper right corner of the protective shell 902 for connecting with the flexible material guide tube 10, and a second through hole of the same size is provided directly below.

[0031] A sensor 12 is provided below the hopper 8 , a detection end of the sensor 12 is located at a hole of a barrel bottom plate 802 of the hopper 8 , and the sensor 12 is connected to the controller 2 .

[0032] The measuring mechanism 11 is located below the unloading mechanism 9 and is connected to the second barrel hole of the protective shell 902 of the unloading mechanism 9. The measuring mechanism 11 is composed of a measuring shell 104, a measuring pusher head 101, a pressure plate 102, a measuring bottom plate 103 and a pressure sensor 13; the measuring shell 104 is a rectangular parallelepiped with an opening on the bottom, and a connection hole is opened just above the top surface of the measuring shell 104 for connecting with the second barrel hole of the protective shell 902 of the unloading mechanism 9. The pressure sensor 13 is located at the upper left of the measuring shell 104 and is connected to the controller 2. The measuring pusher head 101 and the pressure plate 102 are rectangular plates with the same length and width as the left and right sides of the measuring shell 104. The measuring pusher head 101 is located on the left side of the measuring shell 104 and is connected to the compression motor drive. Then, the pressure plate 102 is fixed on the right side surface inside the measuring shell 104 and connected to the pressure sensor 13. The measuring base plate 103 is a rectangular plate with the same length as the top surface of the measuring shell 104. The measuring base plate 103 is located below the measuring shell 104 and is connected to the electric push rod 7 inside and outside the chassis 1 for extension and retraction. When the measuring base plate 103 extends out of the chassis 1, it overlaps with the bottom surface of the measuring shell 104 to form a seal. In order to prevent the measuring mechanism 11 from accumulating too much oil and residue during the use of the instrument, the front side of the measuring shell 104 of the measuring mechanism 11 is a detachable structure.

[0033] The waste cleaning mechanism is an air knife, which is located in the chassis 1 above the measuring base plate 103 and has an air outlet aligned with the measuring base plate 103 .

[0034] The waste box 14 is a rectangular box, which is located below the measuring mechanism 11 and has its bottom located on the chassis 1. In order to be able to observe in real time whether the waste in the waste box 14 overflows, the waste box 14 is a transparent visible structure.

[0035] Working principle: Turn on the power and wait for the computer to enter the test interface, put the sample to be measured into the hopper 8, enter the sample number and the number of measurements on the tablet computer 16, and click Start to start the measurement when everything is ready. When the equipment starts measuring, the controller 2 outputs a signal to make the hopper drive motor 4 drive the rotating shaft 803 to rotate through the transmission system, and the rotating shaft 803 drives the barrel 801 to rotate. When the opening of the barrel 801 coincides with the hole of the barrel bottom plate 802, the capsule in the opening of the barrel 801 falls into the guide tube 10, and the sensor 12 detects the number of capsules falling in real time. The turntable drive motor 5 drives the turntable 901 to rotate. When the turntable 90 When the material trough of 1 coincides with the first through hole of the protective shell 902, the capsule falls into the material trough, and the capsule moves in a circle with the turntable 901 until it coincides with the second through hole of the protective shell 902 and falls onto the measuring base plate 103. The measuring pusher head 101 in the measuring shell 104 moves toward the side of the pressure plate 102 at a uniform speed under the drive of the compression motor until the capsule is squeezed and burst. At the same time, the pressure sensor 13 transmits the collected data to the controller 2, and then the controller 2 outputs a signal to make the micro compressed air pump 3 work, and the air outlet of the waste cleaning mechanism cleans the measuring base plate 103, and the electric push rod 7 retracts the measuring base plate 103 into the chassis 1, and the waste is blown into the waste box 14.

[0036] Then repeat the process until all capsules in the hopper 8 are tested. After all capsules are tested, an external printer is connected via the USB interface 15 to print a detailed measurement report.

[0037] In summary, the present invention drives the measuring pusher head to load pressure on the tobacco capsule particle sample through a compression drive motor, and uses a pressure sensor to measure the pressure on the sample, thereby realizing automatic measurement of the strength and deformation of the tobacco capsule; and is also provided with a waste cleaning mechanism and other devices, which can automatically clean up waste after the bursting bead test is completed, greatly improving the degree of automation of the equipment, reducing the test time, and effectively improving work efficiency; the present invention also has the advantages of simple structure, convenient control, high reliability, etc., and is suitable for large-scale promotion and use.

Claims

1. A special tester for cigarette capsules, comprising a housing (1), an automatic feeding device, a measuring mechanism (11), a waste cleaning mechanism, a waste box (14) and a tablet computer (16); the features thereof are: The case (1) is a rectangular box, and a lifting slot is provided in the middle of the left and right sides of the box. A controller (2), a micro compressed air pump (3), a hopper drive motor (4), a turntable drive motor (5), a compression drive motor (6) and an electric push rod (7) are arranged in the case (1), and the micro compressed air pump (3), the hopper drive motor (4), the turntable drive motor (5), the compression drive motor (6) and the electric push rod (7) are respectively connected to the controller (2), the tablet computer (16) is located at the right end of the front of the case (1) and is connected to the controller (2), and a USB interface (15) is also provided below the tablet computer (16) for connecting to an external printer; The automatic feeding device comprises a hopper (8) and a feeding mechanism (9), wherein the hopper (8) is located at the middle upper part of the left end of the front side of the box body, and the hopper (8) is composed of a hollow cylindrical barrel (801) and a rectangular barrel bottom plate (802), wherein the bottom of the barrel (801) is located at the center of the barrel bottom plate (802), and the barrel bottom plate (802) is provided with a hole having a diameter larger than the capsule size, and the hole of the barrel bottom plate (802) is located in the contact surface between the barrel bottom plate (802) and the bottom of the barrel (801), and a rotating shaft (803) is provided in the barrel bottom plate (802), and the rotating shaft (803) ) The bottom is located in the center of the barrel bottom plate (802) and is connected to the hopper drive motor (4) through a pulley, the upper part of the rotating shaft (803) is at the same height as the barrel (801) and is inserted into the barrel (801), the barrel (801) has an internal spiral structure and surrounds the rotating shaft (803), the bottom of the barrel (801) at the end of the spiral blade is provided with an opening of the same size as the hole of the barrel bottom plate (802) and is located on the same inner diameter as the barrel (801), and the hole on the barrel bottom plate (802) and the opening on the barrel (801) are staggered and do not overlap when the device is not working; The unloading mechanism (9) is located at the lower left of the hopper (8) and is connected to the hole of the bottom plate (802) of the barrel of the hopper (8) through the flexible material guide tube (10). The unloading mechanism (9) is composed of a circular unloading turntable (901) and a protective shell (902). One end of the turntable (901) is connected to the turntable drive motor (5). A material trough is provided on the surface of the turntable (901). The protective shell (902) is a circular disk of a size matching that of the turntable (901). The protective shell (902) is sleeved outside the turntable (901) and fixed on the box body. A first through hole is provided at the upper right of the protective shell (902) for connecting with the flexible material guide tube (10), and a second through hole of the same size is provided directly below. A sensor (12) is provided below the hopper (8), a detection end of the sensor (12) is located at a hole of a barrel bottom plate (802) of the hopper (8), and the sensor (12) is connected to a controller (2); The measuring mechanism (11) is located below the material discharging mechanism (9) and is connected to the second through hole of the protective shell (902) of the material discharging mechanism (9). The measuring mechanism (11) is composed of a measuring shell (104), a measuring pusher head (101), a pressure plate (102), a measuring bottom plate (103) and a pressure sensor (13). The measuring shell (104) is a rectangular parallelepiped with an open bottom surface. A connection hole is provided just above the top surface of the measuring shell (104) for connecting to the second through hole of the protective shell (902) of the material discharging mechanism (9). The pressure sensor (13) is located at the upper left of the measuring shell (104) and is connected to the controller (2). The measuring pusher head (101) and the pressure plate (102) are rectangular plates with the same length and width as the left and right side surfaces of the measuring shell (104). The measuring push head (101) is located on the left side of the measuring shell (104) and is connected to the compression motor drive. The pressure plate (102) is fixed on the right side of the measuring shell (104) and is connected to the pressure sensor (13). The measuring bottom plate (103) is a rectangular plate with the same length as the top surface of the measuring shell (104). The measuring bottom plate (103) is located below the measuring shell (104) and is connected to the electric push rod (7) inside and outside the chassis (1) for extension and retraction. When the measuring bottom plate (103) extends outside the chassis (1), it overlaps with the bottom surface of the measuring shell (104) to form a seal. The waste cleaning mechanism is an air knife, and the waste cleaning mechanism is located in the chassis (1) above the measuring base plate (103) with the air outlet aligned with the measuring base plate (103); The waste box (14) is a rectangular box, located below the measuring mechanism (11) and with its bottom located on the chassis (1).

2. A special tester for cigarette capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side of the measuring shell (104) of the measuring mechanism (11) is a detachable structure.

3. The special tester for cigarette capsules according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The waste box (14) is a transparent visible structure.

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