A silicone tube sorting device and a water core material preparation system

Abstract

The present invention discloses a silicone tube sorting device, which includes a base, a guiding member and a sorting member; the guiding member is arranged on the base; the sorting member is arranged on the guiding member; in the first state, the sorting member is used to cooperate with the tool holder to sort the silicone tubes in the tool holder. This device can solve the problem of material jamming caused by the above reasons, improve the sorting efficiency and reduce the production cost. The present invention also discloses a water core material preparation system, which includes the silicone tube sorting device. Since this water core material preparation system adopts the above silicone tube sorting device, this water core material preparation system should have the same beneficial effects as the silicone tube sorting device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of water core material preparation, and particularly to a silicone tube sorting device. Background Art

[0002] With the gradual increase in the number of smokers, people have begun to think about how to reduce harmful substances in cigarette smoke. Using water as a smoke filtration medium is one of the effective means to reduce the harm of cigarettes. In recent years, those skilled in the art have provided new ideas for setting aqueous solution containers such as water bursting beads, water-containing capsules, water cup fixtures, water core materials, etc. in cigarette filters.

[0003] The water core material includes a silicone tube, sealing films provided at both ends of the silicone tube, and a filtering liquid filled in the silicone tube. In the process of preparing the water core material, after the silicone tubes are cut, since the lengths of multiple silicone tubes may vary during the cutting process, in order to ensure that each short section of silicone tube cut from each silicone tube is of the same specification, it is necessary to sort the cut silicone tubes.

[0004] Currently, the silicone tube sorting equipment used in the original water core material preparation system uses a vibrating disk for sorting. During the sorting process, the vibrating disk may cause the problem of material jamming due to the relatively large pushing force applied to the silicone tube, which may slightly deform the silicone tube.

[0005] Therefore, it is an urgent problem for those skilled in the art to provide a silicone tube sorting device that uses rigid contact sorting, can solve the problem of material jamming caused by the above reasons, improve the sorting efficiency, and reduce the production cost. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a silicone tube sorting device, which has a simple structure, is safe, effective, reliable and easy to operate, can effectively solve the problem of material jamming caused by the deformation of the silicone tube due to the relatively large pushing force applied to the silicone tube, and can greatly improve the sorting efficiency of the silicone tube and reduce the production cost.

[0007] Based on the above purpose, the technical solution provided by the present invention is as follows:

[0008] A silicone tube sorting device includes a base, a guiding member, and a sorting member;

[0009] The guiding member is arranged on the base;

[0010] The sorting member is arranged on the guiding member;

[0011] In the first state, the sorting member is used to cooperate with the tool holder to sort the silicone tubes in the tool holder.

[0012] Preferably, the sorting member includes a turning and loading tool and a rotating shaft;

[0013] The lower part of the turnover carrier is connected to the rotating shaft, and the turnover carrier can be turned along the rotating shaft;

[0014] A plurality of grooves arranged horizontally at a preset interval are provided on the upper part of the turnover carrier;

[0015] The grooves are used to accommodate the silica gel tubes in the tool holder.

[0016] Preferably, the turned-over turnover carrier specifically includes a first state and a second state;

[0017] In the first state, the upper part of the turnover carrier abuts against the tool holder, and the grooves on the upper part of the turnover carrier correspond to the silica gel tubes in the tool holder one by one;

[0018] In the second state, the turnover carrier is parallel to the base.

[0019] Preferably, a waste material groove is further included;

[0020] The waste material groove is arranged on the guide member;

[0021] The waste material groove abuts against the top end of the rotating shaft.

[0022] Preferably, the sorting member further includes a baffle;

[0023] The baffle is connected to the turnover carrier along the arrangement direction of the grooves, and the baffle is close to the waste material groove.

[0024] Preferably, it further includes:

[0025] In the first state, the baffle abuts against the tool holder, and the baffle is used to block the silica gel tubes in the tool holder.

[0026] Preferably, the sorting member further includes an elastic tube;

[0027] The elastic tube is arranged inside the upper part of the turnover carrier along the arrangement direction of the grooves;

[0028] The elastic tube includes an upper elastic tube and a lower elastic tube;

[0029] The upper elastic tube abuts against the upper edge of the groove;

[0030] The lower elastic tube abuts against the lower edge of the groove.

[0031] Preferably, the sorting member further includes: a sliding seat, a bracket, a connector and a motor;

[0032] The sliding seat is arranged on the guide member;

[0033] The bracket is arranged on the slide seat and is used to support the turnover carrier, the connector and the motor;

[0034] The motor is connected to the rotating shaft through the connector, and the motor is used to control the turnover carrier to turn along the rotating shaft.

[0035] Preferably, the guiding member includes a slide rail and a lead screw;

[0036] The lead screw is arranged on the base;

[0037] The slide rail is arranged on the lead screw, and the slide rail is used to move the slide seat and the waste chute along the slide rail under the action of the lead screw.

[0038] A water core material preparation system includes the silicone tube sorting device as described in any one of the above.

[0039] The silicone tube sorting device provided by the present invention is provided with a base, a guiding member and a sorting member; wherein, the guiding member is arranged on the base, the sorting member is arranged on the guiding member, and in the first state, the sorting member cooperates with the tool holder to sort the silicone tubes in the tool holder. During the working process, a guiding member is arranged on the base, a sorting member is arranged on the guiding member, and the guiding member can make the sorting member move along the guiding member, adjust the specific position of the sorting member according to the real-time position until the sorting member reaches the preset position and cooperates with the tool holder, so that the silicone tubes in the tool holder are sorted under the action of the sorting member and the tool holder. The sorting member disclosed by the present invention does not apply a large pushing force to the silicone tubes during the sorting process like the vibrating disk in the prior art, but rigidly contacts and cooperates with the tool holder to sort the silicone tubes in the tool holder. During the actual application process, since only rigid contact is required for sorting, the sorting member can be correspondingly set according to the number of silicone tubes in the tool holder, so that the silicone tubes in multiple tool holders can be sorted simultaneously, greatly improving the sorting efficiency and reducing the cost of producing the water core material.

[0040] The present invention also provides a water core material preparation system, which includes the above-mentioned silicone tube sorting device. Since this water core material preparation system adopts the above-mentioned silicone tube sorting device, this water core material preparation system should have the same beneficial effects as the silicone tube sorting device, which will not be elaborated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0041] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0042] Figure 1 Schematic structural diagram of a silicone tube sorting device provided by the present invention;

[0043] Figure 2 Specific structural diagram of a silicone tube sorting device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Specific embodiments

[0044] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying 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. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0045] The embodiments of the present invention are written in a progressive manner.

[0046] The embodiments of the present invention provide a silicone tube sorting device. It mainly solves the technical problems in the prior art that due to the relatively large pushing force applied to the silicone tube, the silicone tube is slightly deformed, resulting in material jamming, and the sorting is inefficient and costly.

[0047] Please refer to Figures 1 to 2 , a silicone tube sorting device, including a base 1, a guiding member 2, and a sorting member 3;

[0048] The guiding member 2 is arranged on the base 1;

[0049] The sorting member 3 is arranged on the guiding member 2;

[0050] In the first state, the sorting member is used to cooperate with the tool holder 9 to sort the silicone tubes in the tool holder 9.

[0051] During the working process, a guiding member is arranged on the base, and a sorting member is arranged on the guiding member. The guiding member can make the sorting member move along the guiding member, and the specific position of the sorting member is adjusted according to the real-time position until the sorting member reaches the preset position to cooperate with the tool holder, so that the silicone tubes in the tool holder are sorted under the action of the sorting member and the tool holder. The sorting member disclosed in the present invention does not apply a relatively large pushing force to the silicone tube during the sorting process like the vibrating disk in the prior art, but rigidly contacts and cooperates with the tool holder to sort the silicone tubes in the tool holder. In the actual application process, since only rigid contact is required for sorting, the sorting member can be correspondingly set according to the number of silicone tubes in the tool holder, so that multiple silicone tubes in the tool holder can be sorted simultaneously, greatly improving the sorting efficiency and reducing the cost of producing the water core material.

[0052] Preferably, the sorting member 3 includes a turnover carrier 31 and a rotating shaft 32;

[0053] The lower part of the turnover carrier 31 is connected to the rotating shaft 32, and the turnover carrier 31 can be turned along the rotating shaft 32;

[0054] A plurality of grooves 311 arranged horizontally at a preset interval are provided on the upper part of the turnover carrier 31;

[0055] The grooves 311 are used to accommodate the silica gel tubes in the tool holder 9.

[0056] In the actual application process, the sorting member is provided with a turnover carrier and a rotating shaft. The lower part of the turnover carrier is connected to the rotating shaft, and the turnover carrier can be turned along the rotating shaft; a plurality of grooves arranged horizontally at a preset interval are provided on the upper part of the turnover carrier, and the grooves are used to accommodate the silica gel tubes in the tool holder. During the working process, the lower part of the turnover carrier is fixed on the rotating shaft, and the turnover carrier can be turned along the rotating shaft with the rotating shaft as the center and the side length of the turnover carrier as the radius. After the turnover carrier is turned to a preset position, it abuts against the tool holder and cooperates with the tool holder. A plurality of horizontally arranged grooves are provided on the upper part of the turnover carrier, the arrangement direction of the grooves is parallel to the arrangement direction of the rotating shaft, and the intervals in the grooves are the same as the intervals of the silica gel tubes in the tool holder, so as to ensure that each groove correspondingly accommodates each silica gel tube and realize the sorting of the silica gel tubes.

[0057] Preferably, the turned-over turnover carrier 31 specifically includes a first state and a second state;

[0058] In the first state, the upper part of the turnover carrier 31 abuts against the tool holder 9, and the grooves 311 on the upper part of the turnover carrier 31 correspond to the silica gel tubes in the tool holder 9 one by one;

[0059] In the second state, the turnover carrier 31 is parallel to the base 1.

[0060] In the actual application process, the turnover carrier is turned into two states. The first state is the working state. In the first state, the upper part of the turnover carrier abuts against the tool holder, and the grooves on the upper part of the turnover carrier correspond to the silica gel tubes in the tool holder one by one; the second state is the non-working state. After the sorting of the silica gel tubes is completed, the turnover carrier is turned to the second state so that the silica gel tube sorting device can be folded up. During the working process, when sorting is required, the turnover carrier has been moved to a preset position and turned to the first state. At this time, each groove of the turnover carrier corresponds to each silica gel tube in the tool holder. After the silica gel tubes are pushed into the turnover carrier, the turnover carrier performs the sorting of the silica gel tubes.

[0061] Preferably, it further includes a waste slot 4;

[0062] The waste slot 4 is arranged on the guide member 2;

[0063] The waste slot 4 abuts against the top end of the rotating shaft 32.

[0064] In the actual operation process, a waste slot is also provided on the guiding member 2, and the waste slot abuts against the top end of the rotating shaft. During the working process, when the sorting starts for the first time, the multiple silicone tubes in the tool holder have been cut into short-section silicone tubes, and the remaining multiple long-section silicone tubes have different lengths. At this time, the short-section silicone tubes need to be pushed into the waste slot for disposal.

[0065] Preferably, the sorting member 3 further includes a baffle 33;

[0066] The baffle 33 is connected to the turnover carrier 31 along the arrangement direction of the groove 311, and the baffle 33 is close to the waste slot 4.

[0067] Preferably, it further includes:

[0068] In the first state, the baffle 33 abuts against the tool holder 9, and the baffle 33 is used to block the silicone tubes in the tool holder 9.

[0069] In the actual operation process, a baffle is also provided. The baffle is arranged on the upper part of the turnover carrier, in the same direction as the arrangement direction of the grooves, and is close to the waste slot. During the working process, after the short-section silicone tubes are pushed into the waste slot for disposal, the baffle needs to be used to abut against the tool holder, and the tool holder pushes the long-section silicone tubes so that the long-section silicone tubes abut against the baffle. Based on the functions of the baffle to block and push the silicone tubes, the remaining long-section silicone tubes can be made to have the same length. Subsequently, the turnover carrier is moved through the guiding member to sort the remaining long-section silicone tubes with the same length. Among them, the baffle is made of a fiber material with a certain hardness.

[0070] Preferably, the sorting member 3 further includes an elastic tube;

[0071] The elastic tube is arranged inside the upper part of the turnover carrier 31 along the arrangement direction of the groove 311;

[0072] The elastic tube includes an upper elastic tube and a lower elastic tube;

[0073] The upper elastic tube abuts against the upper edge of the groove;

[0074] The lower elastic tube abuts against the lower edge of the groove.

[0075] In the actual operation process, two horizontally arranged elastic tubes are also provided. The upper elastic tube abuts against the upper edge of the groove, and the lower elastic tube abuts against the lower edge of the groove. There is a receiving space inside the upper part of the turnover carrier. An upper elastic tube and a lower elastic tube are symmetrically arranged at the upper edge and the lower edge of the horizontally arranged groove. The two elastic tubes are made of an elastic material. During the working process, after the first sorting is completed, the remaining long-section silicone tubes with the same length are cut into short-section silicone tubes again in the tool holder and pushed into the grooves in the upper part of the turnover carrier. The elastic tubes arranged at the upper and lower edges of the groove are in interference fit with the newly pushed short-section silicone tubes. Under the clamping action of the upper elastic tube and the lower elastic tube, the short-section silicone tubes can be effectively stabilized in the groove.

[0076] Preferably, the sorting member 3 further includes: a sliding seat 34, a bracket 35, a connector 36, and a motor 37;

[0077] The sliding seat 34 is arranged on the guiding member 2;

[0078] The bracket 35 is arranged on the sliding seat 34 and is used to support the turning carrier 31, the connector 36, and the motor 37;

[0079] The motor 37 is connected to the rotating shaft 32 through the connector 36, and the motor 37 is used to control the turning of the turning carrier 31 along the rotating shaft 32.

[0080] In the actual application process, the sorting member is also provided with a sliding seat, a bracket, a connector, and a motor. The sliding seat is arranged on the guiding member, the bracket is arranged on the sliding seat, and the bracket supports the turning carrier, the connector, and the motor; the motor is connected to the rotating shaft through the connector, and the motor provides rotational power for the rotating shaft to make the turning carrier turn along the rotating shaft. During the working process, after the sliding seat moves to the preset position, the motor is turned on, and the motor controls the rotation of the rotating shaft through the connector, driving the turning carrier connected to the rotating shaft to turn from the second state to the first state, realizing the sorting of the silica gel tubes in the tool holder by the turning carrier. Actually, the parameters of the motor and the rotating shaft can be set in advance according to actual needs, so that the turning carrier turns a fixed distance and a fixed angle.

[0081] Preferably, the guiding member 2 includes a slide rail 21 and a lead screw 22;

[0082] The lead screw 22 is arranged on the base 1;

[0083] The slide rail 21 is arranged on the lead screw 22, and the slide rail 21 is used to make the sliding seat 34 and the waste chute 4 both move along the slide rail 21 under the action of the lead screw 22.

[0084] In the actual application process, the guiding member is provided with a slide rail and a lead screw. The lead screw is arranged on the base, the slide rail is arranged on the lead screw, and the lead screw provides power for the sliding seat and the waste chute, so that the sliding seat and the waste chute can move along the slide rail. During the working process, during the first sorting, the lead screw controls the movement of the sliding seat and the waste chute, so that the baffle on the turning carrier abuts against the tool holder, realizing the baffle blocking the silica gel tubes in the tool holder; during the subsequent sorting process, keeping the position of the tool holder fixed, the lead screw controls the sliding seat and the waste chute to continue to move forward, so that the turning carrier abuts against the tool holder, and the grooves in the turning carrier correspond to the silica gel tubes in the tool holder one by one. In this embodiment, the tool holder can allow four silica gel tubes to be sorted at the same time, the turning carrier is provided with eight grooves at intervals, and the lead screw controls the sliding seat and the waste chute to move three times in total, so that the baffle, the front section of the upper part of the turning carrier close to the baffle, and the rear end of the upper part of the turning carrier far from the baffle respectively abut against the tool holder, realizing the sorting of the silica gel tubes in the tool holder.

[0085] A water core material preparation system includes the silica gel tube sorting device as described in any one of the above.

[0086] The present invention also provides a water core material preparation system, which includes the above-mentioned silica gel tube sorting device. Since this water core material preparation system adopts the above-mentioned silica gel tube sorting device, this water core material preparation system should have the same beneficial effects as the silica gel tube sorting device, which will not be elaborated here.

[0087] It should be understood that in this application, if terms such as "system", "device", "unit" and / or "module" are used, they are only a method for distinguishing different components, elements, parts, portions or assemblies at different levels. However, if other words can achieve the same purpose, that term can be replaced by other expressions.

[0088] As shown in this application and the claims, unless the context clearly indicates an exception, words such as "a", "an", "one" and / or "the" are not specifically singular and may also include the plural. Generally speaking, the terms "comprising" and "including" only indicate the inclusion of the clearly identified steps and elements, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list. A method or device may also include other steps or elements. An element defined by the statement "including one..." does not exclude the existence of another identical element in the process, method, commodity or device including the element.

[0089] Among them, in the description of the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise specified, " / " means "or". For example, A / B can mean A or B; the "and / or" herein is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of this application, "a plurality of" means two or more than two.

[0090] Hereinafter, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features.

[0091] It should also be noted that in this article, terms such as "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that an article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such an article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "including one..." does not exclude the existence of another identical element in the article or device including the above elements.

[0092] The above has introduced in detail a silicone tube sorting device and a water core material preparation system provided by the present invention. The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to these embodiments shown herein, but rather will be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A silicone tube sorting device, characterized in that, It includes a base, a guiding member and a sorting member; The guiding member is arranged on the base; The sorting member is arranged on the guiding member; In the first state, the sorting member is used to be in rigid contact with and cooperate with the tool holder to sort the silica gel tubes in the tool holder; The sorting member includes a turnover carrier and a rotating shaft; The lower part of the turnover carrier is connected to the rotating shaft, and the turnover carrier can be turned over along the rotating shaft; A plurality of grooves arranged horizontally at a preset interval are provided on the upper part of the turnover carrier; The grooves are used to accommodate the silica gel tubes in the tool holder; The turned-over turnover carrier specifically includes a first state and a second state; In the first state, the upper part of the turnover carrier abuts against the tool holder, and the grooves on the upper part of the turnover carrier correspond to the silica gel tubes in the tool holder one by one; In the second state, the turnover carrier is parallel to the base.

2. The silica gel tube sorting device according to claim 1, wherein, It further includes a waste chute; The waste chute is arranged on the guiding member; The waste chute abuts against the top end of the rotating shaft.

3. The silicone tube sorting device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The sorting member further includes a baffle; The baffle is connected to the turnover carrier along the arrangement direction of the grooves, and the baffle is close to the waste chute.

4. The silica gel tube sorting device according to claim 3, characterized in that, It further includes: In the first state, the baffle abuts against the tool holder, and the baffle is used to block the silica gel tubes in the tool holder.

5. The silicone tube sorting device according to claim 1, wherein The sorting member further includes an elastic tube; The elastic tube is arranged inside the upper part of the turnover carrier along the arrangement direction of the grooves; The elastic tube includes an upper elastic tube and a lower elastic tube; The upper elastic tube abuts against the upper edge of the groove; The lower elastic tube abuts against the lower edge of the groove.

6. The silicone tube sorting device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The sorting member further includes: a sliding seat, a bracket, a connector and a motor; The sliding seat is arranged on the guiding member; The bracket is arranged on the sliding seat and is used to support the turnover carrier, the connector and the motor; The motor is connected to the rotating shaft through the connector, and the motor is used to control the turnover carrier to turn over along the rotating shaft.

7. The silicone tube sorting device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The guiding member includes a slide rail and a lead screw; The lead screw is arranged on the base; The slide rail is arranged on the lead screw, and the slide rail is used to enable the sliding seat and the waste chute to move along the slide rail under the action of the lead screw.

8. A water core material preparation system, characterized in that, It includes the silica gel tube sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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