Cigarette box forming mechanism and forming method

Abstract

The present invention provides a cigarette box forming mechanism and forming method, which includes a cigarette box forming mechanism, which solves the problem of low forming quality of the existing cigarette box forming mechanism through the structure of a machine body, a placement surface, a discharging mechanism, a transmission mechanism, and a folding mechanism, and achieves the purpose of improving the cigarette box forming quality and increasing the forming speed. The present invention also includes a cigarette box forming method, which first forms the shape of the cigarette box, sets a fixed folding sequence, and then folds the cigarette box step by step according to the set shape, thereby realizing the standardization of the cigarette box forming process and greatly improving the cigarette box forming quality and speed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to cigarette box molding, and in particular to a cigarette box molding mechanism and a molding method. Background Art

[0002] Tobacco is a common product in people's daily lives, and most tobacco needs to be placed in cigarette boxes for sale.

[0003] Existing cigarette box forming mechanisms, such as a cigarette box forming machine provided by a Chinese patent with publication number CN206633489U, include a machine base, on which a mold feeding mechanism, a pressing mechanism and a shaping mechanism are arranged in sequence from left to right, the side wings of the pressing mechanism are also connected to the cigarette box edge strip feeding mechanism, the front of the pressing mechanism is connected to a cigarette box body introduction piece, the pressing mechanism includes a pressing seat and a pressing assembly, the left and right sides and the lower side of the pressing seat are provided with through holes for connecting the cigarette box edge strip feeding mechanism and the pressing die seat respectively, the pressing assembly is arranged on the side wings of the pressing seat, the pressing assembly includes a pressing cylinder and a pressing die connected to the pressing cylinder, the pressing die is arranged directly above the pressing die seat, the lower end of the pressing die group is in the shape of an inverted gantry, and its rear side is connected to the shaping mechanism through a transition mechanism.

[0004] The cigarette box forming machine provided by the above patent can improve the speed of cigarette box forming to a certain extent. However, since the cigarette box forming process can only be achieved by folding in sequence from multiple directions in a certain order, and the above patent does not set a mechanism for cigarette box forming in each direction of the cigarette box, the quality of cigarette box forming is low. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the problem of low molding quality of the existing cigarette box molding mechanism, the present invention provides a cigarette box molding mechanism, comprising a body, the top of the body is provided with a placement surface for placing the cigarette box to be molded; the body is movably connected with a discharging mechanism; the body is connected with a transmission mechanism; the transmission mechanism drives the movement of the discharging mechanism and the folding mechanism;

[0006] The cigarette box to be formed is provided with a plurality of folding lines; the folding mechanism comprises a first folding mechanism, a second folding mechanism and a third folding mechanism; the first folding mechanism, the second folding mechanism and the third folding mechanism are distributed in three directions of the placement surface for folding different folding lines.

[0007] Furthermore, the cigarette box to be formed is provided with a positioning hole; and the placement surface is provided with a plurality of protrusions matched with the positioning holes to limit the position of the cigarette box to be formed.

[0008] Furthermore, the first folding mechanism includes a first lifting mechanism and a first pushing mechanism; the first lifting mechanism lifts and folds the cigarette box to be formed along a folding line; the first pushing mechanism pushes and folds another folding line of the cigarette box to be formed.

[0009] Furthermore, the second folding mechanism includes a second lifting mechanism and a second pushing mechanism; the second lifting mechanism lifts and folds the cigarette box to be formed along a folding line; the second pushing mechanism pushes and folds another folding line of the cigarette box to be formed.

[0010] Furthermore, the second folding mechanism also includes a roller mechanism for adjusting the shape of the cigarette box to be formed.

[0011] Furthermore, the third folding mechanism includes a third lifting mechanism and a third pushing mechanism; the third pushing mechanism scrapes and folds the cigarette box to be formed downward along a folding line; the third lifting mechanism lifts and folds the cigarette box to be formed along another folding line.

[0012] Furthermore, the machine body and the discharging mechanism are movably connected via a gear and a rack; and the transmission mechanism drives the movement of the gear and the rack.

[0013] Furthermore, a control terminal is provided on the machine body.

[0014] Furthermore, the power source of the transmission mechanism is a servo motor.

[0015] The present invention also provides a cigarette box forming method, using the cigarette box forming mechanism as described in any one of the above items, the cigarette box to be formed is provided with a first folding line, a second folding line, a third folding line, a fourth folding line, a fifth folding line, a sixth folding line, a first bonding area, and a second bonding area;

[0016] The forming of the cigarette box to be formed comprises the following steps:

[0017] S110, after the positioning hole of the cigarette box to be formed is engaged with the protrusion, the discharging mechanism moves to the cigarette box to be formed;

[0018] S120, after the cigarette box to be formed is fixed; the transmission mechanism drives the first folding structure to lift and fold the cigarette box to be formed along the first folding line;

[0019] S130, after the first folding line is folded, the first folding mechanism continues to move upward to the level of the second folding line; the first folding mechanism moves forward to fold the second folding line of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0020] S140, after the first folding mechanism returns to the initial position, the transmission mechanism drives the second folding mechanism to lift and fold the cigarette box to be formed along the third folding line;

[0021] S150, after the third folding line is folded, the second folding mechanism continues to move upward to the horizontal line of the fourth folding line; the second folding mechanism moves forward to fold the fourth folding line of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0022] S160, after the cigarette box to be formed is folded along the fourth folding line, the fourth folding mechanism continues to move forward to bond and fix the first bonding area to a part of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0023] S170, after the second folding mechanism returns to the initial position; the transmission mechanism drives the third folding mechanism to fold the cigarette box to be formed along the fifth folding line;

[0024] S180, after folding the fifth folding line, the third folding mechanism is lifted upward to fold the sixth folding line of the cigarette box to be formed, and at the same time, the second bonding area is bonded and fixed to a part of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0025] S190, after the third folding mechanism returns to the original position; the transmission mechanism drives the discharging mechanism to move, so that the positioning hole and the protrusion are separated to complete the discharging.

[0026] The cigarette box forming mechanism provided by the present invention solves the problem of low forming quality of the existing cigarette box forming mechanism through the structure of the machine body, the placement surface, the discharging mechanism, the transmission mechanism and the folding mechanism, and achieves the purpose of improving the cigarette box forming quality and increasing the forming speed.

[0027] The cigarette box forming method provided by the present invention first forms a cigarette box shape, sets a fixed folding sequence, and then folds the cigarette box step by step according to the set shape, thereby achieving standardization of the cigarette box forming process and greatly improving the cigarette box forming quality and speed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are 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.

[0029] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the assembly of the cigarette box forming mechanism and the cigarette box to be formed provided by the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram of the cigarette box forming mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 A side view of the cigarette box forming mechanism provided by the present invention;

[0032] Figure 4This is a schematic diagram of a cigarette box to be formed provided by the present invention.

[0033] Reference numerals:

[0034] 100 body 110 placement surface 111 raised

[0035] 200 discharging mechanism 210 gear 220 rack

[0036] 300 transmission mechanism 410 first folding mechanism 411 first lifting mechanism

[0037] 412 first push mechanism 420 second folding mechanism 421 second lifting mechanism

[0038] 422 second push mechanism 423 roller mechanism 430 third folding mechanism

[0039] 431 third lifting mechanism 432 third pushing mechanism 500 cigarette box to be formed

[0040] 510 first folding line 520 second folding line 530 third folding line

[0041] 540 fourth folding line 550 fifth folding line 560 sixth folding line

[0042] 570 positioning hole 580 first bonding area 590 second bonding area

[0043] 600 control terminal DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0045] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second" and similar words are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. Similar words such as "connected" or "connected" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, optical connections, etc., whether direct or indirect.

[0046] The present invention provides a cigarette box forming mechanism, such as Figure 1 As shown, it comprises a body 100, the top of the body 100 is provided with a placement surface 110 for placing the cigarette box 500 to be formed; the body 100 is movably connected to a discharging mechanism 200; the body 100 is connected to a transmission mechanism 300; the transmission mechanism 300 drives the movement of the discharging mechanism 200 and the folding mechanism;

[0047] The cigarette box 500 to be formed is provided with a plurality of folding lines; the folding mechanism comprises a first folding mechanism 410, a second folding mechanism 420, and a third folding mechanism 430; the first folding mechanism 410, the second folding mechanism 420, and the third folding mechanism 430 are distributed in three directions of the placement surface 110 for folding different folding lines.

[0048] During specific implementation, the cigarette box 500 to be formed is placed on the placement surface 110, and the discharge mechanism 200 moves to the cigarette box 500 to be formed; after the folding mechanism folds and forms the cigarette box 500 to be formed in turn, the discharge mechanism 200 drives the cigarette box 500 to be formed to move to the initial station to complete the discharge.

[0049] The cigarette box forming mechanism provided by the present invention solves the problem of low forming quality of the existing cigarette box forming mechanism through the structure of the machine body, the placement surface, the discharging mechanism, the transmission mechanism and the folding mechanism, and achieves the purpose of improving the cigarette box forming quality and increasing the forming speed.

[0050] Preferably, Figure 1 , 2 As shown in FIG. 4 , the cigarette box 500 to be formed is provided with a positioning hole 570 ; the placement surface 110 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 111 matched with the positioning holes 570 to limit the position of the cigarette box 500 to be formed.

[0051] In a specific implementation, the positioning hole 570 is a rounded quadrilateral, and the four protrusions 111 are respectively matched with the rounded corners of the quadrilateral.

[0052] Preferably, Figure 2 As shown, the first folding mechanism 410 includes a first lifting mechanism 411 and a first pushing mechanism 412; the first lifting mechanism 411 lifts and folds the cigarette box 500 to be formed along a folding line; the first pushing mechanism 412 pushes and folds another folding line of the cigarette box 500 to be formed; the second folding mechanism 420 includes a second lifting mechanism 421 and a second pushing mechanism 422; the second lifting mechanism 421 lifts and folds the cigarette box 500 to be formed along a folding line; the second pushing mechanism 422 pushes and folds another folding line of the cigarette box 500 to be formed.

[0053] In specific implementation, the folding quality can be significantly improved by a two-step folding method of folding upward and folding backward.

[0054] Preferably, Figure 2 As shown, the second folding mechanism 420 further includes a roller mechanism 423 for adjusting the shape of the cigarette box 500 to be formed.

[0055] During specific implementation, the structure of the cigarette box is made flatter through the rolling of the roller mechanism 423 .

[0056] Preferably, Figure 2 As shown, the third folding mechanism 430 includes a third lifting mechanism 431 and a third pushing mechanism 432; the third pushing mechanism 432 scrapes and folds the cigarette box 500 to be formed along a folding line; the third lifting mechanism 431 lifts and folds the cigarette box 500 to be formed along another folding line.

[0057] Preferably, Figure 1 , 2 As shown, the machine body 100 and the discharging mechanism 200 are movably connected via a gear 210 and a rack 220 ; the transmission mechanism 300 drives the movement of the gear 210 and the rack 220 .

[0058] Preferably, Figure 3 As shown, the body 100 is provided with a control terminal 600 .

[0059] During specific implementation, the control terminal 600 is used to set various motion data of the folding mechanism.

[0060] Preferably, the power source of the transmission mechanism 300 is a servo motor.

[0061] The present invention also provides a cigarette box forming method, using any of the above cigarette box forming mechanisms, such as Figure 4As shown, the cigarette box 500 to be formed is provided with a first folding line 510, a second folding line 520, a third folding line 530, a fourth folding line 540, a fifth folding line 550, a sixth folding line 560, a first bonding area 580, and a second bonding area 590;

[0062] The forming of the cigarette box to be formed comprises the following steps:

[0063] S110, after the positioning hole of the cigarette box to be formed is engaged with the protrusion, the discharging mechanism moves to the cigarette box to be formed;

[0064] S120, after the cigarette box to be formed is fixed; the transmission mechanism drives the first folding structure to lift and fold the cigarette box to be formed along the first folding line;

[0065] S130, after the first folding line is folded, the first folding mechanism continues to move upward to the level of the second folding line; the first folding mechanism moves forward to fold the second folding line of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0066] S140, after the first folding mechanism returns to the initial position, the transmission mechanism drives the second folding mechanism to lift and fold the cigarette box to be formed along the third folding line;

[0067] S150, after the third folding line is folded, the second folding mechanism continues to move upward to the horizontal line of the fourth folding line; the second folding mechanism moves forward to fold the fourth folding line of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0068] S160, after the cigarette box to be formed is folded along the fourth folding line, the fourth folding mechanism continues to move forward to bond and fix the first bonding area to a part of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0069] S170, after the second folding mechanism returns to the initial position; the transmission mechanism drives the third folding mechanism to fold the cigarette box to be formed along the fifth folding line;

[0070] S180, after folding the fifth folding line, the third folding mechanism is lifted upward to fold the sixth folding line of the cigarette box to be formed, and at the same time, the second bonding area is bonded and fixed to a part of the cigarette box to be formed;

[0071] S190, after the third folding mechanism returns to the original position; the transmission mechanism drives the discharging mechanism to move, so that the positioning hole and the protrusion are separated to complete the discharging.

[0072] The cigarette box forming method provided by the present invention first forms a cigarette box shape, sets a fixed folding sequence, and then folds the cigarette box step by step according to the set shape, thereby achieving standardization of the cigarette box forming process and greatly improving the cigarette box forming quality and speed.

[0073] Although more terms such as body, placement surface, projection, discharging mechanism, gear, rack, transmission mechanism, folding mechanism, first folding mechanism, first lifting mechanism, first sliding mechanism, second folding mechanism, second lifting mechanism, second sliding mechanism, roller mechanism, third folding mechanism, third lifting mechanism, third sliding mechanism, cigarette box to be formed, first folding line, second folding line, third folding line, fourth folding line, fifth folding line, sixth folding line, positioning hole, first bonding area, second bonding area, control terminal, etc. are used herein, the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. These terms are used only to more conveniently describe and explain the essence of the present invention; interpreting them as any additional restrictions is contrary to the spirit of the present invention.

[0074] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cigarette box forming mechanism, characterized in that: The machine comprises a body (100), wherein the top of the body (100) is provided with a placement surface (110) for placing a cigarette box (500) to be formed; the body (100) is movably connected to a discharging mechanism (200); a transmission mechanism (300) is connected to the body (100); the transmission mechanism (300) drives the movement of the discharging mechanism (200) and the folding mechanism; The cigarette box to be formed (500) is provided with a plurality of folding lines; the folding mechanism comprises a first folding mechanism (410), a second folding mechanism (420), and a third folding mechanism (430); the first folding mechanism (410), the second folding mechanism (420), and the third folding mechanism (430) are distributed in three directions of the placement surface (110) and are used for folding different folding lines; The first folding mechanism (410) comprises a first lifting mechanism (411) and a first pushing mechanism (412); the top surface of the first lifting mechanism (411) is a plane, which is at a right angle to at least one side surface, and the side surface is in close contact with the side surface of the placement surface (110); the first lifting mechanism (411) lifts and folds the cigarette box (500) to be formed along a folding line; the first pushing mechanism (412) pushes and folds the other folding line of the cigarette box (500) to be formed; The second folding mechanism (420) comprises a second lifting mechanism (421) and a second pushing mechanism (422); the top surface of the second lifting mechanism (421) is a plane, which is at a right angle to at least one side surface, and the side surface is in close contact with the side surface of the placement surface (110); the second lifting mechanism (421) lifts and folds the cigarette box (500) to be formed along a folding line; the second pushing mechanism (422) pushes and folds the cigarette box (500) to be formed along another folding line; The third folding mechanism (430) comprises a third lifting mechanism (431) and a third pushing mechanism (432); the third lifting mechanism (431) has a side surface in close contact with the side surface of the placement surface (110); the third pushing mechanism (432) scrapes and folds the cigarette box (500) to be formed downward along a folding line; the third lifting mechanism (431) lifts and folds the cigarette box (500) to be formed along another folding line; The cigarette box to be formed (500) is provided with a positioning hole (570); and the placement surface (110) is provided with a plurality of protrusions (111) that match the positioning holes (570) to limit the position of the cigarette box to be formed (500).

2. The cigarette box forming mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second folding mechanism (420) further comprises a roller mechanism (423) for adjusting the shape of the cigarette box (500) to be formed.

3. The cigarette box forming mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The machine body (100) and the discharging mechanism (200) are movably connected via a gear (210) and a rack (220); and the transmission mechanism (300) drives the gear (210) and the rack (220) to move.

4. The cigarette box forming mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The machine body (100) is provided with a control terminal (600).

5. The cigarette box forming mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power source of the transmission mechanism (300) is a servo motor.

6. A method for forming a cigarette box, using the cigarette box forming mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The cigarette box to be formed (500) is provided with a first folding line (510), a second folding line (520), a third folding line (530), a fourth folding line (540), a fifth folding line (550), a sixth folding line (560), a first bonding area (580), and a second bonding area (590); The forming of the cigarette box to be formed comprises the following steps: S110, after the positioning hole of the cigarette box to be formed is engaged with the protrusion, the discharging mechanism moves to the cigarette box to be formed; S120, after the cigarette box to be formed is fixed; the transmission mechanism drives the first folding structure to lift and fold the cigarette box to be formed along the first folding line; S130, after the first folding line is folded, the first folding mechanism continues to move upward to the level of the second folding line; the first folding mechanism moves forward to fold the second folding line of the cigarette box to be formed; S140, after the first folding mechanism returns to the initial position, the transmission mechanism drives the second folding mechanism to lift and fold the cigarette box to be formed along the third folding line; S150, after the third folding line is folded, the second folding mechanism continues to move upward to the level of the fourth folding line; The second folding mechanism advances forward to fold the fourth folding line of the cigarette box to be formed; S160, after the cigarette box to be formed is folded along the fourth folding line, the second folding mechanism continues to move forward to bond and fix the first bonding area to a part of the cigarette box to be formed; S170, after the second folding mechanism returns to the initial position; the transmission mechanism drives the third folding mechanism to fold the cigarette box to be formed along the fifth folding line; S180, after folding the fifth folding line, the third folding mechanism is lifted upward to fold the sixth folding line of the cigarette box to be formed, and at the same time, the second bonding area is bonded and fixed to a part of the cigarette box to be formed; S190, after the third folding mechanism returns to the original position; the transmission mechanism drives the discharging mechanism to move, so that the positioning hole and the protrusion are separated to complete the discharging.

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