A high-speed cigarette sorting system

Abstract

The present invention relates to cigarette sorting technology, and particularly to a high-speed cigarette sorting system and a sorting method. The high-speed cigarette sorting system of the present invention includes a sorting production line, a first sorter and a second sorter which are respectively arranged on one side of the sorting production line. The sorting production line conveys from front to back. The first sorter and the second sorter are respectively arranged on one side of the sorting production line at intervals in the front and back directions. A plurality of sorting channels of both the first sorter and the second sorter are perpendicular to the sorting production line. A baffle is arranged on the sorting production line, spanning it from left to right. The baffle is connected with a driving device, and the driving device is used to drive the baffle to approach or move away from the upper surface of the sorting production line. Advantages: reasonable design, greatly improving the sorting efficiency and shortening the sorting time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technology of cigarette sorting, and particularly to a high-speed cigarette sorting system and a sorting method. Background Art

[0002] The demand of tobacco commercial enterprises for the construction of intelligent logistics is becoming increasingly prominent, and the enterprises urgently need to improve the supporting role of intelligence in logistics resource allocation, logistics operation and logistics management.

[0003] At present, the marketing mode of tobacco products with a large variety and small batch is the main feature of local cigarette distribution enterprises, and such enterprises usually mainly ship cigarettes by the carton. Therefore, improving the cigarette sorting method and enhancing the sorting efficiency are major problems that need to be solved urgently in the current tobacco logistics industry.

[0004] The existing sorting method is to sort and arrange cigarettes on the conveyor belt in sequence according to the order number and product specification channel of the cigarette order task. The existing sorting method is to insert new cigarettes behind the cigarettes taken out from the first channel (as shown in Figure 1, cigarette a is the cigarette taken out from the first channel, and cigarette b is the cigarette taken out from the subsequent channels). Due to the relationship of the insertion speed, there are gaps between the cigarettes on the conveyor belt, resulting in a long sorting time and low efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a high-speed cigarette sorting system and a sorting method, which effectively overcome the defects of the prior art.

[0006] The technical solution of the present invention to solve the above technical problems is as follows:

[0007] A high-speed cigarette sorting system includes a sorting conveyor line, a first sorting machine and a second sorting machine which are respectively arranged on one side of the above sorting conveyor line. The above sorting conveyor line conveys from front to back. The first sorting machine and the second sorting machine are respectively arranged at intervals in the front and back on one side of the above sorting conveyor line. A plurality of sorting channels of the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine are all perpendicular to the above sorting conveyor line. A baffle is arranged on the above sorting conveyor line and spans it from left to right. The baffle is connected with a driving device, and the driving device is used to drive the baffle to approach or move away from the upper surface of the above sorting conveyor line.

[0008] On the basis of the above technical solution, the present invention can also be improved as follows.

[0009] Further, the above driving device is a cylinder erected above the above sorting conveyor line.

[0010] Further, the above baffle is arranged at a position of the above sorting conveyor line close to the second sorting machine.

[0011] Further, both the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine are horizontal sorting machines.

[0012] Furthermore, the above sorting pipeline is a sorting belt.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: reasonable design, greatly improving the sorting efficiency and shortening the sorting time.

[0014] A high-speed cigarette sorting method is also provided, which is realized by using a high-speed cigarette sorting system, and includes the following steps:

[0015] Step 1: A plurality of sorting channels of the first sorter sequentially send each cigarette to the above sorting pipeline in the front-to-back order, and convey it backward along with the above sorting pipeline. Among them, the cigarettes sent out by the above sorting channels located at the back are behind the cigarettes sent out by the adjacent above sorting channels in the front;

[0016] Step 2: When the cigarettes sent by a plurality of sorting channels of the first sorter are conveyed to near the baffle along with the above sorting pipeline, operate the above driving device to move the baffle close to the upper surface of the above sorting pipeline;

[0017] Step 3: The cigarettes are blocked at the above baffle and are closely adjacent to each other without gaps;

[0018] Step 4: Operate the above driving device to drive the above baffle away from the upper surface of the above sorting pipeline. Synchronously, operate a plurality of sorting channels of the second sorter according to the method in Step 1 to sequentially send each cigarette to the above sorting pipeline in the front-to-back order and convey it backward along with the above sorting pipeline. Among them, the cigarettes sent out by the first sorting channel at the front of the second sorter are behind all the cigarettes sent out by the sorting channels of the first sorter;

[0019] Step 5: Repeat the next sorting operation in the order of Steps 1 to 4.

[0020] On the basis of the above technical solution, the present invention can also be improved as follows.

[0021] Furthermore, a conveying belt is connected to each sorting channel of both the first sorter and the second sorter on the side close to the above sorting pipeline, and a cigarette dialing mechanism is provided at the end of the above conveying belt.

[0022] Furthermore, the first sorter and the second sorter each have ten above sorting channels.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the method is simple, increasing the utilization rate of the pipeline, greatly improving the sorting efficiency, and solving the problem of long sorting time. Description of the Drawings

[0024] Figure 1Usage diagram of the high-speed cigarette sorting system of the prior art;

[0025] Figure 2 Process equipment diagram of the high-speed cigarette sorting system of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 Process equipment diagram when the baffle in the high-speed cigarette sorting system of the present invention is lowered;

[0027] Figure 4 Process equipment diagram when the baffle in the high-speed cigarette sorting system of the present invention is raised.

[0028] In the attached drawings, the list of components represented by each reference numeral is as follows:

[0029] 1. Sorting assembly line; 2. Baffle; 3. Conveyor belt. Specific embodiments

[0030] The principles and features of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the attached drawings. The examples given are only for explaining the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0031] Example: As shown in Figure 2 、 3 、4, the high-speed cigarette sorting system of this embodiment includes a sorting assembly line 1 and a first sorter (indicated by A in the figure) and a second sorter (indicated by B in the figure) respectively arranged on one side of the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1. The above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1 is conveyed from front to back. The above-mentioned first sorter and the second sorter are respectively arranged at intervals in front and behind on one side of the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1. A plurality of sorting channels of the above-mentioned first sorter and the second sorter are all perpendicular to the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1. A baffle 2 spanning the left and right is provided on the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1. The above-mentioned baffle 2 is connected with a driving device, and the above-mentioned driving device is used to drive the above-mentioned baffle 2 to approach or move away from the upper surface of the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1.

[0032] The sorting method is as follows:

[0033] Step 1: A plurality of sorting channels of the above-mentioned first sorter sequentially send each cigarette to the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1 in the front-to-back order and are conveyed backward along with the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1. Among them, the cigarettes sent out by the above-mentioned sorting channels located at the back are behind the cigarettes sent out by the adjacent above-mentioned sorting channels in the front (as shown in the figure, the cigarette sent out by the first channel is e, and the cigarette sent out by the adjacent subsequent channel is f);

[0034] Step 2: When the cigarettes sent by a plurality of sorting channels of the above-mentioned first sorter are conveyed to be close to the above-mentioned baffle 2 along with the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1, operate the above-mentioned driving device to move the baffle 2 close to the upper surface of the above-mentioned sorting assembly line 1;

[0035] Step 3: The cigarette cartons are blocked at the baffle 2 and are next to each other without gaps.

[0036] Step 4: Operate the above-mentioned driving device to drive the baffle 2 away from the upper surface of the sorting conveyor 1. Synchronously, operate the multiple sorting channels of the second sorter in the order from front to back according to the method in Step 1 to sequentially send each cigarette carton to the sorting conveyor 1 (in the figure, m refers to the cigarette carton sent out from the first channel of the second sorter), and convey it backward along with the sorting conveyor 1. Among them, the cigarette cartons sent out from the first sorting channel at the front of the second sorter are located behind all the cigarette cartons sent out from the sorting channels of the first sorter.

[0037] Step 5: Repeat the next sorting operation in the order of Step 1 to Step 4.

[0038] During the entire sorting process, during the operation of each sorter, new cigarettes are continuously fed in front of the cigarettes sent out from its first sorting channel from front to back. The sorting efficiency is greatly improved, and the sorting time is shortened. In addition, the added baffle 2 makes the cigarette cartons on the sorting conveyor 1 next to each other, shortening the occupied distance of the sorting conveyor 1. At the same time, the position saved on the sorting conveyor 1 can be used to feed in new cigarettes, increasing the utilization rate of the sorting conveyor 1.

[0039] It should be added that: during the actual operation process, not all channels of the first sorter and the second sorter necessarily need to discharge cigarettes. According to needs, several of these channels can be selected for discharging cigarettes, and the same channel can discharge cigarettes continuously multiple times (specifically, for example, in the first sorter, when a channel at the front discharges cigarette cartons and the channels at the back need to continuously discharge cigarette cartons, all the cigarette cartons discharged from the channels at the back are located behind the cigarette cartons discharged from the channel at the front. It only needs to control the spacing between the cigarette cartons discharged from the two channels at the front and back).

[0040] In this embodiment, the baffle 2 can also be replaced by other blocking mechanisms as long as it can block the cigarette cartons on the sorting conveyor 1 and make them next to each other.

[0041] As a preferred embodiment, the above-mentioned driving device is a cylinder installed above the sorting conveyor 1.

[0042] In the above-mentioned implementation scheme, the driving device uses a conventional cylinder, and its driving method is simple and environmentally friendly.

[0043] As a preferred embodiment, the baffle 2 is arranged at a position on the sorting conveyor 1 close to the second sorter.

[0044] In the above embodiments, the baffle 2 is designed close to the second sorting machine, reducing the distribution length of the sorting pipeline 1 between the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine. The sorting connection between the two sorting machines is better, and the efficiency is further improved.

[0045] In this embodiment, both the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine are horizontal sorting machines applied to cigarette sorting in the prior art. Their specific models can be flexibly selected according to the usage requirements and will not be elaborated here.

[0046] In this embodiment, the above sorting pipeline 1 uses a conventional sorting belt.

[0047] As a preferred embodiment, a conveying belt 3 is connected to each sorting channel of both the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine on the side close to the sorting pipeline 1, and a cigarette dialing mechanism is provided at the end of the conveying belt 3.

[0048] In the above embodiments, the cigarette conveyor between the sorting machine and the sorting pipeline 1 is dialed through the conveying belt 3, making the cigarette conveying more stable and the sorting effect better.

[0049] Generally, the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine each have ten such sorting channels, and the ten channels of each of the two sorting machines are adjacent in the front-rear direction.

[0050] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is 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 should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.

[0051] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0052] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined or limited, terms such as "installed", "connected", "coupled", "fixed", etc. shall be construed in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral body; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the internal communication between two components or the interaction relationship between two components, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0053] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined or limited, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0054] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to terms such as "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, without conflict, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0055] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A high-speed cigarette sorting method, implemented by a high-speed cigarette sorting system, characterized in that, The high-speed cigarette sorting system includes a sorting conveyor line (1), a first sorting machine and a second sorting machine which are respectively arranged on one side of the sorting conveyor line (1). The sorting conveyor line (1) conveys from front to back. The first sorting machine and the second sorting machine are respectively arranged at intervals in the front and back on one side of the sorting conveyor line (1). A plurality of sorting channels of both the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine are perpendicular to the sorting conveyor line (1). A baffle (2) spanning across the sorting conveyor line (1) from left to right is arranged on the sorting conveyor line (1). The baffle (2) is connected with a driving device, and the driving device is used to drive the baffle (2) to approach or move away from the upper surface of the sorting conveyor line (1). The high-speed cigarette sorting method includes the following steps: Step 1: A plurality of sorting channels of the first sorting machine sequentially send each cigarette to the sorting conveyor line (1) in the front-to-back order and are conveyed backward along with the sorting conveyor line (1). Among them, the cigarettes sent out by the sorting channels at the rear are located behind the cigarettes sent out by the adjacent sorting channels in the front. Step 2: When the cigarettes sent by the plurality of sorting channels of the first sorting machine are conveyed to be close to the baffle (2) along with the sorting conveyor line (1), operate the driving device to move the baffle (2) close to the upper surface of the sorting conveyor line (1). Step 3: The cigarettes are blocked at the baffle (2) and are closely adjacent to each other without gaps. Step 4: Operate the driving device to drive the baffle (2) away from the upper surface of the sorting conveyor line (1). Meanwhile, operate the plurality of sorting channels of the second sorting machine in the front-to-back order to sequentially send each cigarette to the sorting conveyor line (1) according to the method in Step 1 and convey it backward along with the sorting conveyor line (1). Among them, the cigarettes sent out by the first sorting channel at the front of the second sorting machine are located behind all the cigarettes sent out by the sorting channels of the first sorting machine. Step 5: Repeat the next sorting operation in the order of Step 1 to Step 4.

2. The high-speed cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, wherein: The driving device is a cylinder installed above the sorting conveyor line (1).

3. The high-speed cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, wherein: The baffle (2) is arranged at a position on the sorting conveyor line (1) close to the second sorting machine.

4. A high-speed cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine are horizontal sorting machines.

5. A high-speed cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting conveyor line (1) is a sorting belt.

6. The high-speed cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each sorting channel of both the first sorting machine and the second sorting machine is connected with a conveying belt (3) close to one side of the sorting conveyor line (1), and a cigarette dialing mechanism is arranged at the end of the conveying belt (3).

7. A high-speed cigarette sorting method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first sorting machine and the second sorting machine respectively have ten sorting channels.

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