Cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device

Abstract

The invention relates to a high-speed feeding device for cigarette filter paper tubes. A hopper is installed on a vibrating feeding mechanism. The discharge port of the hopper is connected to a V-shaped flow channel, an arc flow channel and an O-shaped flow channel in sequence. The O-shaped flow channel is connected to a tube clamp below through a guide flow channel. The tube clamp has a plurality of vertical channels for cigarette filter paper tubes to pass through, and the channels are connected to the guide flow channel. A vacuum suction cup that can be moved laterally to adsorb the cigarette filter paper tube is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel. The vacuum suction cup is connected to a material distribution tooling, and the material distribution tooling is installed on an upper voice coil motor. A support bar that can be moved laterally to open and close the channel is provided at the bottom of each channel. The support bar is fixed on a bottom support tooling, and the bottom support tooling is installed on a lower voice coil motor. First, the scattered cigarette filter paper tubes are arranged to have a consistent posture, and the paper tubes are sent to a tray of a turntable after separation and blanking. The feeding is fed in a vibration manner, and the blanking is separated and blanked by self-weight to avoid product extrusion, scratching and collision, and ensure that the feeding process is intact.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a high-speed feeding device for cigarette filter paper tubes. Background Art

[0002] Currently, paper tubes are managed manually in the market. First, paper tubes are sorted in a tray, and then the sorted materials in the tray are manually loaded to the subsequent process required for assembly.

[0003] Relying on manual labor to sort materials one by one, the production cycle is about 1pcs / 2s, which cannot meet the production capacity requirements; manual material sorting can easily cause slight deformation of the paper tube, which is difficult to detect and control, and will lead to failure of pressing in the subsequent process or increase the pressing defect rate; the manual method requires a large number of workers, which leads to increased costs.

[0004] Since cigarette filter paper tubes are parts required for cigarette filter assembly, the production capacity demand is large, and manual material sorting and assembly methods are difficult to meet the demand. In order to increase production capacity, meet market demand, improve production efficiency and reduce costs, it is necessary to design and develop a high-speed paper tube feeding device. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a high-speed feeding device for cigarette filter paper tubes.

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] The high-speed feeding device for cigarette filter paper tubes is characterized in that: a hopper is installed on the vibrating feeding mechanism, the discharge port of the hopper is connected with a V-shaped flow channel, an arc flow channel and an O-shaped flow channel in sequence, the O-shaped flow channel is connected with a tube clamp below through a guide flow channel, and the tube clamp has multiple vertical channels for cigarette filter paper tubes to pass through, and the channels are connected with the guide flow channel;

[0008] A vacuum suction cup that can be moved laterally and is used to absorb the cigarette filter paper tube is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel. The vacuum suction cup is connected to the material distribution tooling, and the material distribution tooling is installed on the upper voice coil motor;

[0009] A support bar which can be moved laterally to open and close the channel is provided at the bottom of each channel. The support bar is fixed on a bottom support fixture, and the bottom support fixture is installed on the lower voice coil motor.

[0010] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device, the tube clamp is provided with two columns of channels on the left and right, and each column has a plurality of channels evenly spaced front and back;

[0011] A left vacuum suction cup which can be moved laterally and is used to absorb the cigarette filter paper tube is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel in the left column. The left vacuum suction cup is connected to the left material distribution tooling. The left material distribution tooling is installed on the upper left voice coil motor. The upper left voice coil motor can drive the left vacuum suction cup to move laterally toward or away from the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0012] A left support bar is provided at the bottom of each channel in the left column and can be moved laterally to open and close the channel. The left support bar is fixed on a left bottom support fixture. The left bottom support fixture is installed on a lower left voice coil motor. The lower left voice coil motor can drive the left support bar to move laterally to hold or release the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0013] A right vacuum suction cup that can be moved laterally to absorb the cigarette filter paper tube is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel in the right column. The right vacuum suction cup is connected to the right material distribution tooling. The right material distribution tooling is installed on the upper right voice coil motor. The upper right voice coil motor can drive the right vacuum suction cup to move laterally toward or away from the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0014] A right support bar which can be moved laterally for opening and closing the channel is provided at the bottom of each channel in the right column. The right support bar is fixed on the right bottom support tooling, and the right bottom support tooling is installed on the lower right voice coil motor. The lower right voice coil motor can drive the right support bar to move laterally to hold or release the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0015] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device, the upper left voice coil motor, the lower left voice coil motor, the upper right voice coil motor and the lower right voice coil motor are fixed on a base, and the base is fixed on an equipment frame.

[0016] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device, the V-shaped flow channel, the arc-shaped flow channel and the O-shaped flow channel are connected as one, and have two layers above and below.

[0017] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device, the cross-section of the V-shaped flow channel is V-shaped, the cross-section of the arc-shaped flow channel is semicircular, and the cross-section of the O-shaped flow channel is circular.

[0018] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device, the V-shaped flow channel and the arc-shaped flow channel are welded and connected, and the arc-shaped flow channel and the O-shaped flow channel are integrally formed.

[0019] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device, the guide flow channel is a hose, which is connected to the O-shaped flow channel through a hose clamp.

[0020] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device, a left air pipe joint is installed on the left material distribution tooling, the left air pipe joint is connected to the left vacuum suction cup through a built-in air path on the left material distribution tooling, and the left air pipe joint is connected to the vacuum system;

[0021] A right air pipe joint is installed on the right material dividing tooling, the right air pipe joint is communicated with the right vacuum suction cup through a built-in air path on the right material dividing tooling, and the right air pipe joint is connected to the vacuum system.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has significant advantages and beneficial effects, which are specifically embodied in the following aspects:

[0023] ① The device of the present invention first arranges the scattered cigarette filter paper tubes, and after the arrangement, all the paper tubes have the same posture, and then the paper tubes are sent to the tray of the turntable through separation and blanking; that is, the vibrating feeding mechanism vibrates continuously, and the cigarette filter paper tubes are poured into the hopper and then transported forward; after passing through the V-shaped flow channel, the arc flow channel, and the O-shaped flow channel, the cigarette filter paper tubes are arranged and introduced into the guide flow channel; the upper voice coil motor extends, and the vacuum suction cup sucks the penultimate layer of cigarette filter paper tubes in the channel; the lower voice coil motor retracts, and the support bar releases the bottom layer of cigarette filter paper tubes in the channel; after the paper tubes fall into the tray on the turntable, the turntable rotates to the next station; the lower voice coil motor extends, and the support bar blocks the flow channel; the vacuum suction cup breaks the vacuum, and the upper voice coil motor retracts; the cigarette filter paper tubes in the channel fall onto the support bar;

[0024] ② The vibration platform, flow channel, separation and blanking structures and mechanisms are adopted to achieve a production rhythm of 30pcs / s, greatly improving production efficiency;

[0025] ③ The feeding method is vibration, the material is separated by vacuum adsorption, and the material is dropped by its own weight to avoid unfavorable factors such as product extrusion, scratching, and collision, which can ensure that the product is intact during the feeding process;

[0026] ④ According to the rhythm calculation, the device can replace 60 people. Considering the individual differences, fatigue, intermittent rest and other factors of the personnel, it can produce at a high speed and stably, which can not only improve the production rhythm, but also significantly reduce costs.

[0027] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in the following description, and partly become apparent from the description, or be understood by practicing the specific embodiments of the present invention. The purpose and other advantages of the present invention can be realized and obtained by the structures particularly pointed out in the written description and the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments are briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 : A schematic diagram of the structure of the device of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 : Schematic diagram of the connection structure of the V-shaped flow channel, the arc-shaped flow channel and the O-shaped flow channel;

[0031] Figure 3 : Schematic diagram of the structure of the pipe clamp part;

[0032] Figure 4 : Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of the local structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The technical solutions 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 only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present invention generally described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely represents the selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0034] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings. At the same time, in the description of the present invention, directional terms and order terms are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0035] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, a high-speed feeding device for paper tubes of cigarette filters has a vibrating feeding mechanism 2 installed on a base plate 1, the base plate 1 is fixed on an equipment frame, a hopper 3 is installed on the vibrating feeding mechanism 2, a discharge port of the hopper 3 is connected to a V-shaped flow channel 4, an arc flow channel 5 and an O-shaped flow channel 6 in sequence, the V-shaped flow channel 4, the arc flow channel 5 and the O-shaped flow channel 6 are connected as a whole, have two layers above and below, and are connected and supported on the hopper 3; the cross-section of the V-shaped flow channel 4 is V-shaped, the cross-section of the arc flow channel 5 is semicircular, the cross-section of the O-shaped flow channel 6 is circular, the V-shaped flow channel 4 is welded to the arc flow channel 5, and the arc flow channel 5 and the O-shaped flow channel 6 are integrally formed; the O-shaped flow channel 6 is connected to the pipe clamp 8 below through the guide flow channel 7, the guide flow channel 7 is a hose, the material is soft and easy to deform, and is connected to the O-shaped flow channel 6 through a pipe hoop.

[0036] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, the tube clamp 8 has a plurality of vertical channels 18 for the cigarette filter paper tubes to pass through, and the channels 18 are connected to the guide flow channel 7; the tube clamp 8 is provided with two columns of channels on the left and right, and each column has a plurality of channels evenly spaced front and back;

[0037] A left vacuum suction cup 21 is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel in the left column and can be moved laterally for adsorbing the cigarette filter paper tube. The left vacuum suction cup 21 is connected to the left material distribution tool 20. The left material distribution tool 20 is installed on the upper left voice coil motor 11. The upper left voice coil motor 11 can drive the left vacuum suction cup 21 to move laterally toward or away from the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0038] A left support bar 23 is provided at the bottom of each channel in the left column and can be moved laterally for opening and closing the channel. The left support bar 23 is fixed on a left bottom support fixture 22. The left bottom support fixture 22 is installed on a lower left voice coil motor 12. The lower left voice coil motor 12 can drive the left support bar 23 to move laterally to hold or release the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0039] A right vacuum suction cup 15 is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel in the right column and can be moved laterally for adsorbing the cigarette filter paper tube. The right vacuum suction cup 15 is connected to the right material distribution tool 13. The right material distribution tool 13 is installed on the upper right voice coil motor 9. The upper right voice coil motor 9 can drive the right vacuum suction cup 15 to move laterally toward or away from the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0040] A right support bar 17 which can be moved laterally to open and close the channel is provided at the bottom of each channel in the right column. The right support bar 17 is fixed on the right bottom support fixture 16. The right bottom support fixture 16 is installed on the lower right voice coil motor 10. The lower right voice coil motor 10 can drive the right support bar 17 to move laterally to hold or release the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel.

[0041] The upper left voice coil motor 11, the lower left voice coil motor 12, the upper right voice coil motor 9 and the lower right voice coil motor 10 are fixed on a base 24, and the base 24 is fixed on a device frame.

[0042] A left air pipe joint 19 is installed on the left material distributing tool 20. The left air pipe joint 19 is connected to the left vacuum suction cup 21 through a built-in air path on the left material distributing tool 20. The left air pipe joint 19 is connected to the vacuum system.

[0043] A right air pipe joint 14 is installed on the right material distributing tool 13 . The right air pipe joint 14 is connected to the right vacuum suction cup 15 through a built-in air path on the right material distributing tool 13 . The right air pipe joint 14 is connected to the vacuum system.

[0044] In specific application, the scattered cigarette filter paper tubes are put into the hopper 3 by the hoist, and the vibrating feeding mechanism 2 vibrates, which then drives the V-shaped flow channel 4, the arc flow channel 5 and the O-shaped flow channel 6 to vibrate and transport the materials forward. The cigarette filter paper tubes are first passed through the V-shaped flow channel 4 to make the direction of the flow channel consistent, and then through the arc flow channel 5 to make the stacked and horizontal cigarette filter paper tubes fall into the bottom layer through the flow channel gap, and after passing through the O-shaped flow channel 6, the cigarette filter paper tubes are sent to the guide flow channel 7, and the axis of the cigarette filter paper tubes is vertical; that is, the cigarette filter paper tubes pass through the three flow channels with different cross-sectional shapes so that the axis of the cigarette filter paper tubes is arranged in the horizontal direction, and then after passing through the guide flow channel 7, the axis of the cigarette filter paper tubes is arranged in the vertical direction, and then accumulated in the channel of the tube clamp 8;

[0045] The upper left voice coil motor 11 and the upper right voice coil motor 9 extend, the upper left voice coil motor 11 drives the left vacuum suction cup 21 to move laterally toward the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel, the left vacuum suction cup 21 sucks the cigarette filter paper tube of the second to last layer in the left column flow channel, the upper right voice coil motor 9 drives the right vacuum suction cup 15 to move laterally toward the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel, the right vacuum suction cup 15 sucks the cigarette filter paper tube of the second to last layer in the right column flow channel;

[0046] The lower left voice coil motor 12 and the lower right voice coil motor 10 retract, and the lower left voice coil motor 12 drives the left support bar 23 to move horizontally out of the channel, releasing the bottom layer of cigarette filter paper tubes in the left column channel; the lower right voice coil motor 10 drives the right support bar 17 to move horizontally out of the channel, releasing the bottom layer of cigarette filter paper tubes in the right column channel; after the bottom layer of cigarette filter paper tubes falls into the tray fixture on the turntable 30, the turntable 30 rotates to the next station;

[0047] Then, the lower left voice coil motor 12 and the lower right voice coil motor 10 extend, the lower left voice coil motor 12 drives the left support bar 23 to move laterally into the channel, and the lower right voice coil motor 10 drives the right support bar 17 to move laterally into the channel to block the channel;

[0048] The left vacuum suction cup 21 and the right vacuum suction cup 15 break the vacuum, the left vacuum suction cup 21 is separated from the cigarette filter paper tube, and the right vacuum suction cup 15 is separated from the cigarette filter paper tube; the upper left voice coil motor 11 and the upper right voice coil motor 9 retract, the upper left voice coil motor 11 drives the left vacuum suction cup 21 to move laterally out of the channel, and the upper right voice coil motor 9 drives the right vacuum suction cup 15 to move laterally out of the channel; the upper layer of the cigarette filter paper tube falls as a whole onto the left support bar 23 and the right support bar 17; and the next action cycle is entered.

[0049] In summary, the device of the present invention first arranges the scattered incoming paper tubes of cigarette filter tips, and after the arrangement, all the paper tubes have the same posture, and then the paper tubes are sent to the tray of the turntable through separation and blanking; that is, the vibrating feeding mechanism vibrates continuously, and the cigarette filter paper tubes are poured into the hopper and then transported forward; after passing through the V-shaped flow channel, the arc flow channel, and the O-shaped flow channel, the cigarette filter paper tubes are arranged and introduced into the guide flow channel; the upper voice coil motor extends, and the vacuum suction cup sucks the penultimate layer of cigarette filter paper tubes in the channel; the lower voice coil motor retracts, and the support bar releases the bottom layer of cigarette filter paper tubes in the channel; after the paper tubes fall into the tray on the turntable, the turntable rotates to the next station; the lower voice coil motor extends, and the support bar blocks the flow channel; the vacuum suction cup breaks the vacuum, and the upper voice coil motor retracts; the cigarette filter paper tubes in the channel fall onto the support bar;

[0050] The vibration platform, flow channel, separation and blanking structures and mechanisms are adopted to achieve a production rhythm of 30pcs / s, greatly improving production efficiency;

[0051] The feeding method is vibration, the material is separated by vacuum adsorption, and the material is dropped by its own weight to avoid unfavorable factors such as product extrusion, scratching, and collision, which can ensure that the product is intact during the feeding process;

[0052] According to the rhythm calculation, the device can replace 60 people. Considering factors such as individual differences, fatigue, and intermittent rest among personnel, it can produce at a high speed and in a stable manner, which can not only improve the production rhythm, but also significantly reduce costs.

[0053] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings. Therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings.

[0054] The above is only a specific implementation of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

[0055] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

Claims

1. High-speed feeding device for cigarette filter paper tubes, characterized by: A hopper is installed on the vibrating feeding mechanism, and the discharge port of the hopper is connected to a V-shaped flow channel, an arc flow channel and an O-shaped flow channel in sequence. The O-shaped flow channel is connected to the tube clamp below through a guide flow channel. The tube clamp has multiple vertical channels for cigarette filter paper tubes to pass through, and the channels are connected to the guide flow channel; A vacuum suction cup that can be moved laterally and is used to absorb the cigarette filter paper tube is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel. The vacuum suction cup is connected to the material distribution tooling, and the material distribution tooling is installed on the upper voice coil motor; A support bar that can be moved laterally to open and close the channel is provided at the bottom of each channel. The support bar is fixed on a bottom support fixture, and the bottom support fixture is installed on the lower voice coil motor. The pipe clamp is provided with two columns of channels on the left and right, and each column has multiple channels evenly spaced front and back; A left vacuum suction cup which can be moved laterally and is used to absorb the cigarette filter paper tube is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel in the left column. The left vacuum suction cup is connected to the left material distribution tooling. The left material distribution tooling is installed on the upper left voice coil motor. The upper left voice coil motor can drive the left vacuum suction cup to move laterally toward or away from the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel. A left support bar is provided at the bottom of each channel in the left column and can be moved laterally to open and close the channel. The left support bar is fixed on a left bottom support fixture. The left bottom support fixture is installed on a lower left voice coil motor. The lower left voice coil motor can drive the left support bar to move laterally to hold or release the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel. A right vacuum suction cup that can be moved laterally to absorb the cigarette filter paper tube is provided at the upper material distribution position of each channel in the right column. The right vacuum suction cup is connected to the right material distribution tooling. The right material distribution tooling is installed on the upper right voice coil motor. The upper right voice coil motor can drive the right vacuum suction cup to move laterally toward or away from the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel. A right support bar is provided at the bottom of each channel in the right column and can be moved laterally to open and close the channel. The right support bar is fixed on the right bottom support tooling, and the right bottom support tooling is installed on the right lower voice coil motor. The right lower voice coil motor can drive the right support bar to move laterally to hold or release the cigarette filter paper tube in the channel. The V-shaped flow channel, the arc-shaped flow channel and the O-shaped flow channel are connected as one, and have two layers, the V-shaped flow channel has a V-shaped cross section, the arc-shaped flow channel has a semicircular cross section, and the O-shaped flow channel has a circular cross section.

2. The cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper left voice coil motor, the lower left voice coil motor, the upper right voice coil motor and the lower right voice coil motor are fixed on a base, and the base is fixed on an equipment frame.

3. The cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The V-shaped flow channel is welded to the arc-shaped flow channel, and the arc-shaped flow channel and the O-shaped flow channel are integrally formed.

4. The cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide flow channel is a hose connected to the O-shaped flow channel through a pipe clamp.

5. The cigarette filter paper tube high-speed feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A left air pipe joint is installed on the left material distribution tooling, the left air pipe joint is connected to the left vacuum suction cup through a built-in air path on the left material distribution tooling, and the left air pipe joint is connected to the vacuum system; A right air pipe joint is installed on the right material dividing tooling, the right air pipe joint is communicated with the right vacuum suction cup through a built-in air path on the right material dividing tooling, and the right air pipe joint is connected to the vacuum system.

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