A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism

By designing a multi-station modular special-shaped cigarette box packaging mechanism and combining with a cam divider to achieve timing control of each station, the problem of low degree of automation of existing cigarette packaging is solved and the consistency of packaging efficiency and quality is improved.

CN116513569BActive Publication Date: 2025-05-30HONGTA TOBACCO (GROUP) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202310471817.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-04-27
Publication Date
2025-05-30
Estimated Expiration
2043-04-27

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Technical Problem

The packaging of existing drawer-type five-pack cigarette products relies on manual operation and has low degree of automation, resulting in high labor costs and inconsistent packaging quality, making it difficult to meet market demand.

Method used

A special-shaped cigarette box packaging mechanism is designed, adopting a multi-station modular design and standard interface, and combining a cam divider to achieve the control of the timing of each station, including the cigarette box paper-down mechanism, the inner box pressing and cigarette support push mechanism, the cigarette box forming mechanism, the inner box push mechanism and the intermittent indexing mechanism.

Benefits of technology

It improves product packaging efficiency and automation, realizes rapid switching and flexible operation of various station functions, and ensures consistency of packaging quality.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism, belonging to the technical field of cigarette packaging devices. The special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism includes a cigarette case bottom paper mechanism, an inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism, a cigarette case forming mechanism, an inner box pushing mechanism, an intermittent indexing mechanism and a support frame; the intermittent indexing mechanism is fixedly installed on the support frame and is evenly provided with four workstations along the circumferential direction, and an inner box die box is arranged in the workstations. The cigarette case bottom paper mechanism, the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism, the cigarette case forming mechanism and the inner box pushing mechanism are respectively fixed on the support frame and are evenly arranged around the intermittent indexing mechanism and correspond to the four workstations. The present invention adopts the design concept of multi-station modularization, realizes the packaging of drawer-type five-pack cigarette products through the design of standard interfaces, has high automation degree and good flexibility, improves the product packaging efficiency, and realizes the control of the timing sequence of each workstation.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of cigarette packaging devices, and specifically, relates to a special-shaped cigarette box packaging mechanism. Background Art

[0002] The packaging of existing drawer-type five-cigarette products mainly relies on manual methods, with high manual labor intensity, low automation, high labor costs, and poor consistency in product packaging quality, which is not conducive to the product effectively responding to the market.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a special-shaped cigarette box packaging mechanism with high automation and good flexibility, which can improve the product packaging efficiency and achieve the control of the timing sequence of each station. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to overcome the problems in the background art, the present invention provides a special-shaped cigarette box packaging mechanism with high automation and good flexibility, which improves the product packaging efficiency and realizes the control of the timing sequence of each station.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention is realized by the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention provides a special-shaped cigarette box packaging mechanism, including a cigarette box bottom paper mechanism 1, an inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2, a cigarette box forming mechanism 3, an inner box pushing mechanism 4, an intermittent indexing mechanism 5, and a support frame 6; the intermittent indexing mechanism 5 is fixedly installed on the support frame 6 and is evenly provided with four stations along the circumferential direction, and an inner box die box 7 is arranged in the station. The cigarette box bottom paper mechanism 1, the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2, the cigarette box forming mechanism 3, and the inner box pushing mechanism 4 are respectively fixed to the support frame 6 and are evenly arranged around the intermittent indexing mechanism 5 and correspond to the four stations. The cigarette box bottom paper mechanism 1 is used to provide the inner box paper, the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2 is used to press the inner box and push the cigarettes onto the inner box, the cigarette box forming mechanism 3 is used to fold the inner box to make it formed, and the inner box pushing mechanism 4 is used to push the loaded and folded inner box into the outer box.

[0007] Preferably, the intermittent indexing mechanism 5 includes a cam divider 51, an inner disk 52, and an outer turntable 53. The cam divider 51 is fixed on the support frame 6, the inner disk 52 is fixedly installed on the cam divider 51, the outer turntable 53 is located outside the inner disk 52 and is driven to rotate by the cam divider 51, and the stations are located on the outer turntable 53.

[0008] Preferably, the lower paper mechanism 1 of the cigarette case includes a crank - connecting rod mechanism 11, an inner box storage frame 12, and a lower paper suction cup 13. The crank - connecting rod mechanism 11 is installed on the support frame 6. The lower paper suction cup 13 is installed on the end - executing mechanism of the crank - connecting rod mechanism 11. The lower paper suction cup 13 is located below the outer turntable 53 and corresponds to the working station. The inner box storage frame 12 is fixed on the inner disk surface 52 and is located above the outer turntable 53 corresponding to the lower paper suction cup 13.

[0009] Preferably, the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2 includes a pressing component and a cigarette pushing component. The pressing component is fixed on the inner disk surface 52 and is located above the outer turntable 53 corresponding to the working station. The cigarette pushing component is installed on the support frame 6 and is arranged corresponding to the pressing component, and the layout height corresponds to the working - station height.

[0010] Preferably, the pressing component includes a pressing cylinder 21, a guide rod 22, a pressing plate 23, and a mounting frame 24. The mounting frame 24 is installed on the support frame 6. The pressing cylinder 21 is installed on the mounting frame 24 and drives the pressing plate 23 through the guide rod 22. The pressing plate 23 corresponds to the working station. The cigarette pushing component includes a support frame 25, a pushing plate 26, and a guide rail 27. The support frame 25 is installed on the support frame 6. A cigarette chute 28 corresponding to the pressing component is arranged on the support frame 25. The guide rails 27 are arranged on both sides of the cigarette chute 28. The pushing plate 26 is slidably installed in the cigarette chute 28 through the guide rails 27.

[0011] Preferably, the cigarette - case forming mechanism 3 includes an inner - box folding and forming frame 31, an inner - box bottom - folding cylinder 32, an inner - box front - lid forming component 33, an inner - box bottom - forming component 34, and an inner - box rear - lid forming component 35. The inner - box folding and forming frame 31 is installed on the support frame 6. The inner - box bottom - forming component 34 is installed on the inner - box folding and forming frame 31. The inner - box front - lid forming component 33 and the inner - box rear - lid forming component 35 are respectively installed at the front and rear ends of the inner - box bottom - forming component 34 and are driven to fold by the inner - box bottom - folding cylinder 32.

[0012] Preferably, the inner box pushing mechanism 4 includes a cigarette outer box adsorption mechanism 41, a cigarette outer box switching mechanism 42, a drawer-type cigarette box pushing assembly 43, and a cigarette outer box switching cylinder 44. The drawer-type cigarette box pushing assembly 43 is installed on the support frame 6, above the outer turntable 53, and its pushing conveyor belt is arranged along the diameter direction of the outer turntable 53. A pressing block and a pushing block are provided on the drawer-type cigarette box pushing assembly 43. The cigarette outer box switching mechanism 42 is installed on the support frame 6 through the cigarette outer box switching cylinder 44, and its arrangement direction is perpendicular to the pushing conveyor belt. At least two outer box installation stations are provided on the cigarette outer box switching mechanism 42, and negative pressure holes are opened at the bottom of the outer box installation stations. A cigarette outer box adsorption mechanism 41 is provided below the cigarette outer box switching mechanism 42, and the cigarette outer box adsorption mechanism 41 matches the negative pressure holes on the outer box installation stations.

[0013] Preferably, the inner box die box 7 is designed with anti-jumping claws and inner paper limiting devices.

[0014] Preferably, a limiting arc 8 in the height direction is provided on the outer turntable 53.

[0015] Advantages of the present invention:

[0016] The present invention adopts the design concept of multi-station modularization and realizes the packaging of drawer-type five-pack cigarette products through the design of standard interfaces. It has the characteristics of high automation degree and good flexibility. Specifically:

[0017] (1) Through the design concept of multi-station modularization, the present invention effectively improves the product packaging efficiency;

[0018] (2) Through the design of standard interfaces, the present invention effectively realizes the rapid switching of the functions of each station and improves the flexibility of the equipment;

[0019] (3) The present invention innovatively applies the cam divider to the cigarette packaging industry, with a simple structure and effectively realizes the control of the timing of each station. Description of the Drawings

[0020] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the cigarette box paper feeding mechanism of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the cigarette box forming mechanism of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 is the structural schematic diagram of the inner box pushing mechanism of the present invention;

[0025] In the figure, 1 - cigarette case bottom paper mechanism, 2 - inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism, 3 - cigarette case forming mechanism, 4 - inner box pushing mechanism, 5 - intermittent indexing mechanism, 6 - support frame, 7 - inner box die box, 8 - limiting arc, 11 - crank connecting rod mechanism, 12 - inner box storage frame, 13 - bottom paper suction cup, 21 - pressing cylinder, 22 - guide rod, 23 - pressing plate, 24 - mounting bracket, 25 - support frame, 26 - push plate, 27 - guide rail, 28 - cigarette chute, 31 - inner box folding and forming frame, 32 - inner box bottom folding cylinder, 33 - inner box front lid forming assembly, 34 - inner box bottom forming assembly, 35 - inner box rear lid forming assembly, 41 - cigarette outer box adsorption mechanism, 42 - cigarette outer box switching mechanism, 43 - drawer - type cigarette case pushing assembly, 44 - cigarette outer box switching cylinder, 51 - cam divider, 52 - internal disk surface, 53 - outer turntable. Detailed implementation mode

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and beneficial effects of the present invention clearer, the following will combine with the attached drawings to detail the preferred embodiments of the present invention for the convenience of technicians to understand.

[0027] As Figure 1 shown, the special - shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism includes a cigarette case bottom paper mechanism 1, an inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2, a cigarette case forming mechanism 3, an inner box pushing mechanism 4, an intermittent indexing mechanism 5 and a support frame 6; the intermittent indexing mechanism 5 is fixedly installed on the support frame 6 and is evenly provided with four workstations along the circumferential direction. An inner box die box 7 is arranged in the workstation. The inner box die box 7 is designed with anti - bounce claws and inner paper limiting devices to make the inner box paper fit inside the inner box die box 7. The cigarette case bottom paper mechanism 1, the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2, the cigarette case forming mechanism 3 and the inner box pushing mechanism 4 are respectively fixed to the support frame 6 and are evenly arranged around the intermittent indexing mechanism 5 and correspond to the four workstations. The cigarette case bottom paper mechanism 1 is used to provide the inner box paper. The inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2 is used to press the inner box and push the cigarettes onto the inner box. The cigarette case forming mechanism 3 is used to fold the inner box to make it formed. The inner box pushing mechanism 4 is used to push the loaded and folded inner box into the outer box.

[0028] The intermittent indexing mechanism 5 described above includes a cam divider 51, an inner disk surface 52, and an outer turntable 53. The cam divider 51 is fixed on the support frame 6, the inner disk surface 52 is fixedly installed on the cam divider 51, the outer turntable 53 is located outside the inner disk surface 52 and is driven to rotate by the cam divider 51. The workstations are located on the outer turntable 53. The cam divider 51 drives the outer turntable 53 to drive the inner box mold 7 to rotate. The cigarette case bottom paper mechanism 1, the inner box pressing and cigarette rod pushing mechanism 2, the cigarette case forming mechanism 3, and the inner box pushing mechanism 4 are installed on the inner disk surface 52 and the support frame 6 and are fixedly installed. Through the rotation of the outer turntable 53, the four inner box molds 7 are respectively corresponding to the cigarette case bottom paper mechanism 1, the inner box pressing and cigarette rod pushing mechanism 2, the cigarette case forming mechanism 3, and the inner box pushing mechanism 4. The outer turntable 53 is provided with a limiting arc 8 in the height direction for restricting the movement of the device in the vertical direction.

[0029] As Figure 2 shown, the cigarette case bottom paper mechanism 1 includes a crank - connecting rod mechanism 11, an inner box storage frame 12, and a bottom paper suction cup 13. The crank - connecting rod mechanism 11 is installed on the support frame 6. The end - executing mechanism of the crank - connecting rod mechanism 11 is installed with the bottom paper suction cup 13. The bottom paper suction cup 13 is located below the outer turntable 53 and corresponds to the workstations. The inner box storage frame 12 is fixed on the inner disk surface 52 and is located above the outer turntable 53 corresponding to the bottom paper suction cup 13. The inner box paper is placed in the inner box storage frame 12, and the bottom paper suction cup 13 adsorbs the inner box paper to its corresponding inner box mold 7.

[0030] As Figure 3 shown, the inner box pressing and cigarette rod pushing mechanism 2 includes a pressing component and a cigarette rod pushing component. The pressing component is fixed on the inner disk surface 52 and is located above the outer turntable 53 corresponding to the workstations. The cigarette rod pushing component is installed on the support frame 6 and is correspondingly arranged with the pressing component, and the layout height corresponds to the workstation height. The pressing component presses the inner box paper, and the cigarette rod pushing component pushes the cigarette rods onto the inner box paper; The pressing component includes a pressing cylinder 21, a guide rod 22, a pressing plate 23, and a mounting frame 24. The mounting frame 24 is installed on the support frame 6. The pressing cylinder 21 is installed on the mounting frame 24 and drives the pressing plate 23 through the guide rod 22. The pressing plate 23 corresponds to the workstations. The pressing plate 23 drives the guide rod 22 through the pressing cylinder 21 to push and press the inner box paper. The cigarette rod pushing component includes a support frame 25, a push plate 26, and a guide rail 27. The support frame 25 is installed on the support frame 6. The support frame 25 is provided with a cigarette rod chute 28 corresponding to the pressing component. The guide rails 27 are arranged on both sides of the cigarette rod chute 28. The push plate 26 is slidably installed in the cigarette rod chute 28 through the guide rails 27. The cigarette rods are placed in the cigarette rod chute 28, and the push plate 26 slides on the guide rails 27 to push the cigarette rods onto the inner box paper.

[0031] As Figure 4As shown in the figure, the cigarette case forming mechanism 3 includes an inner box folding and forming frame 31, an inner box bottom folding cylinder 32, an inner box front cover forming assembly 33, an inner box bottom forming assembly 34, and an inner box rear cover forming assembly 35. The inner box folding and forming frame 31 is installed on the support frame 6. The inner box bottom forming assembly 34 is installed on the inner box folding and forming frame 31. The inner box front cover forming assembly 33 and the inner box rear cover forming assembly 35 are respectively installed at the front and rear ends of the inner box bottom forming assembly 34 and are driven to fold by the inner box bottom folding cylinder 32. The inner box paper is folded and formed by the inner box front cover forming assembly 33, the inner box bottom forming assembly 34, and the inner box rear cover forming assembly 35, and then is rotated to the inner box pushing mechanism 4 by the rotation of the outer turntable 53.

[0032] As Figure 5 shown in the figure, the inner box pushing mechanism 4 includes a cigarette case outer box adsorption mechanism 41, a cigarette case outer box switching mechanism 42, a drawer-type cigarette case pushing assembly 43, and a cigarette case outer box switching cylinder 44. The drawer-type cigarette case pushing assembly 43 is installed on the support frame 6, is located above the outer turntable 53, and its pushing conveyor belt is arranged along the diameter direction of the outer turntable 53. A pressing block and a pushing block are provided on the drawer-type cigarette case pushing assembly 43. The cigarette case outer box switching mechanism 42 is installed on the support frame 6 by the cigarette case outer box switching cylinder 44, and its arrangement direction is perpendicular to the pushing conveyor belt. At least two outer box installation stations are provided on the cigarette case outer box switching mechanism 42, and negative pressure holes are opened at the bottoms of the outer box installation stations. A cigarette case outer box adsorption mechanism 41 is arranged below the cigarette case outer box switching mechanism 42. The cigarette case outer box adsorption mechanism 41 is matched with the negative pressure holes on the outer box installation stations. The cigarette case outer box adsorption mechanism 41 adsorbs the cigarette case outer box into the outer box installation station, and the pressing block and the pushing block on the drawer-type cigarette case pushing assembly 43 push and package the formed inner box paper on the station into the cigarette case outer box. The cigarette case outer box switching cylinder 44 drives the cigarette case outer box switching mechanism 42 to move reciprocally to continuously provide cigarette case outer boxes.

[0033] The working process of the present invention:

[0034] In use, the inner box paper mechanism 1 of the cigarette case is used to provide the inner box paper. The inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2 is used to press the inner box and push the cigarettes onto the inner box. The cigarette case forming mechanism 3 is used to fold the inner box to form it. The inner box pushing mechanism 4 is used to push the inner box filled with cigarettes and folded into the outer box. The intermittent indexing mechanism 5 rotates to drive the four workstations to rotate, that is, to drive the inner box die box 7 to rotate, so that the four inner box die boxes 7 correspond to the inner box paper mechanism 1 of the cigarette case, the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2, the cigarette case forming mechanism 3, and the inner box pushing mechanism 4 respectively. The inner box paper is installed in the corresponding inner box die box 7 through the inner box paper mechanism 1 of the cigarette case, and then rotates to the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2 along with the intermittent indexing mechanism 5. The inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism 2 presses the inner box paper and pushes the cigarettes onto the inner box paper. The inner box die box 7 then rotates to the cigarette case forming mechanism 3 along with the intermittent indexing mechanism 5. The cigarette case forming mechanism 3 folds the inner box paper to form it, and then transports it to the inner box pushing mechanism 4. The inner box pushing mechanism 4 pushes the formed inner box into the outer box, and so on.

[0035] Finally, it should be noted that the above preferred embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention rather than to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes can be made in terms of form and details without departing from the scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism, characterized in that: the special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism includes a cigarette case bottom paper mechanism (1), an inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism (2), a cigarette case forming mechanism (3), an inner box pushing mechanism (4), an intermittent indexing mechanism (5) and a support frame (6); the intermittent indexing mechanism (5) is fixedly installed on the support frame (6) and is evenly provided with four workstations along the circumferential direction, and an inner box die box (7) is arranged in the workstations. The cigarette case bottom paper mechanism (1), the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism (2), the cigarette case forming mechanism (3) and the inner box pushing mechanism (4) are respectively fixed on the support frame (6) and are evenly arranged around the intermittent indexing mechanism (5) and correspond to the four workstations. The cigarette case bottom paper mechanism (1) is used to provide the inner box paper, the inner box pressing and cigarette pushing mechanism (2) is used to press the inner box and push the cigarettes onto the inner box, the cigarette case forming mechanism (3) is used to fold the inner box to make it formed, and the inner box pushing mechanism (4) is used to push the inner box filled with cigarettes and folded into the outer box; the cigarette case forming mechanism (3) includes an inner box folding and forming frame (31), an inner box bottom folding cylinder (32), an inner box front box cover forming component (33), an inner box bottom forming component (34), an inner box rear box cover forming component (35). The inner box folding and forming frame (31) is installed on the support frame (6), the inner box bottom forming component (34) is installed on the inner box folding and forming frame (31), the inner box front box cover forming component (33) and the inner box rear box cover forming component (35) are respectively installed at the front and rear ends of the inner box bottom forming component (34) and are driven to fold by the inner box bottom folding cylinder (32); the inner box pushing mechanism (4) includes a cigarette outer box adsorption mechanism (41), a cigarette outer box switching mechanism (42), a drawer-type cigarette case pushing component (43) and a cigarette outer box switching cylinder (44). The drawer-type cigarette case pushing component (43) is installed on the support frame (6), is located above the outer turntable (53) and its pushing conveyor belt is arranged along the diameter direction of the outer turntable (53). A pressing block and a pushing block are arranged on the drawer-type cigarette case pushing component (43). The cigarette outer box switching mechanism (42) is installed on the support frame (6) through the cigarette outer box switching cylinder (44) and is arranged perpendicular to the pushing conveyor belt. At least two outer box installation workstations are arranged on the cigarette outer box switching mechanism (42), and negative pressure holes are opened at the bottom of the outer box installation workstations. A cigarette outer box adsorption mechanism (41) is arranged below the cigarette outer box switching mechanism (42), and the cigarette outer box adsorption mechanism (41) is matched with the negative pressure holes on the outer box installation workstations.

2. A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The intermittent indexing mechanism (5) described above includes a cam divider (51), an inner disk surface (52), and an outer turntable (53). The cam divider (51) is fixed on the support frame (6), the inner disk surface (52) is fixedly installed on the cam divider (51), the outer turntable (53) is located outside the inner disk surface (52) and is driven to rotate by the cam divider (51), and the workstations are located on the outer turntable (53).

3. A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cigarette case lower paper mechanism (1) described above includes a crank-link mechanism (11), an inner box storage frame (12), and a lower paper suction cup (13). The crank-link mechanism (11) is installed on the support frame (6), the end actuator of the crank-link mechanism (11) is installed with a lower paper suction cup (13), the lower paper suction cup (13) is located below the outer turntable (53) and corresponds to the workstations, and the inner box storage frame (12) is fixed on the inner disk surface (52) and is located above the outer turntable (53) corresponding to the lower paper suction cup (13).

4. A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The inner box pressing and cigarette rod pushing mechanism (2) described above includes a pressing component and a cigarette rod pushing component. The pressing component is fixed on the inner disk surface (52) and is located above the outer turntable (53) corresponding to the workstations. The cigarette rod pushing component is installed on the support frame (6) and is correspondingly arranged with the pressing component, and the layout height corresponds to the workstation height.

5. A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The pressing component includes a pressing cylinder (21), a guide rod (22), a pressing plate (23), and a mounting frame (24). The mounting frame (24) is installed on the support frame (6), the pressing cylinder (21) is installed on the mounting frame (24), and drives the installation of a pressing plate (23) through the guide rod (22). The pressing plate (23) corresponds to the workstations. The cigarette rod pushing component includes a support frame (25), a pushing plate (26), and a guide rail (27). The support frame (25) is installed on the support frame (6), a cigarette rod chute (28) corresponding to the pressing component is provided on the support frame (25), the guide rail (27) is arranged on both sides of the cigarette rod chute (28), and the pushing plate (26) is slidably installed in the cigarette rod chute (28) through the guide rail (27).

6. A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 5, characterized in that: The inner box die box (7) is designed with anti-jumping claws and inner paper limiting devices.

7. A special-shaped cigarette case packaging mechanism according to claim 2, 3 or 5, characterized in that: The outer turntable (53) is provided with a limiting arc (8) in the height direction.

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