A tobacco stem feeding machine, feeding system and method

Abstract

The application discloses a tobacco stem feeding machine, a feeding system and a feeding method. The feeding machine comprises a conveying part, a leakage opening is arranged at the lower part of the conveying part; the conveying part comprises a plurality of special-shaped rollers capable of rotating, the plurality of special-shaped rollers are arranged in sequence along the tobacco stem conveying direction, the special-shaped rollers rotate, the tobacco stems on the conveying part can be conveyed, and the tobacco stems fall from the adjacent rollers to the leakage opening in the conveying process. The tobacco stems can be scattered in the conveying process.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of logistics equipment, and particularly relates to a tobacco stem feeding machine, a feeding system and a feeding method. BACKGROUND

[0002] The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present application and do not necessarily constitute the prior art.

[0003] Now, all tobacco factories adopt the tobacco industry unified standard of tobacco stem paper box to load tobacco stems, and the tobacco stem incoming form becomes standardized and the size is unified, thereby providing a condition for realizing automatic unpacking and feeding of tobacco stems.

[0004] At present, the tobacco industry realizes automatic unpacking and feeding of tobacco stem boxes by means of a joint robot cooperating with a shuttle vehicle. However, the joint robot scheme cannot be popularized due to the characteristics of complex functions and large space occupation. Therefore, a simple function and small space occupation solution is required. SUMMARY

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a tobacco stem feeding machine, a feeding system and a feeding method. The tobacco stem feeding machine is characterized in that: the tobacco stem feeding machine comprises a conveying part, a plurality of special-shaped rollers capable of rotating are arranged in the conveying part, the special-shaped rollers are arranged in sequence along the tobacco stem conveying direction, the special-shaped rollers rotate to convey the tobacco stems on the conveying part, and the tobacco stems fall from the adjacent rollers to the leakage opening in the conveying process.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purposes, the present application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] In the first aspect, a tobacco stem feeding machine is provided, which comprises a conveying part, a leakage opening is arranged at the lower part of the conveying part; the conveying part comprises a plurality of special-shaped rollers capable of rotating, the special-shaped rollers are arranged in sequence along the tobacco stem conveying direction, the special-shaped rollers rotate to convey the tobacco stems on the conveying part, and the tobacco stems fall from the adjacent rollers to the leakage opening in the conveying process.

[0008] In the second aspect, a tobacco stem box automatic unpacking and feeding system is provided, which comprises a paper box turnover machine, a belt conveyor and the tobacco stem feeding machine provided in the first aspect which are connected in sequence; a paper box separation mechanical arm is arranged on the belt conveyor, and a paper box recycling machine is arranged on the side surface of the belt conveyor.

[0009] The paper box turnover machine is used for overturning the tobacco stem box and conveying the overturned tobacco stem box to the belt conveyor.

[0010] The paper box separation mechanical arm is used for separating the paper box of the tobacco stem box on the belt conveyor from the tobacco stems and moving the separated paper box to the paper box recycling machine.

[0011] Belt conveyor, for conveying tobacco stems to the conveying part of the tobacco stem feeding machine.

[0012] In a third aspect, an automatic unpacking and feeding method for tobacco stem bales is provided, comprising:

[0013] The tobacco stem bale is flipped by the carton flipping machine, and the flipped tobacco stem bale is conveyed onto the belt conveyor;

[0014] The carton of the tobacco stem bale on the belt conveyor is separated from the tobacco stems by the carton separating mechanical arm, and the separated carton is moved to the carton recycling machine;

[0015] The tobacco stems are conveyed to the conveying part of the tobacco stem feeding machine by the belt conveyor.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The tobacco stem feeding machine of the present application conveys the tobacco stems by the special-shaped roller, which realizes the scattering of the tobacco stems during the conveying process, prevents the tobacco stems from knotting and blocking the discharge port, and ensures the normal operation of the subsequent process.

[0018] 2. The present application sets a circular roller between adjacent special-shaped rollers to control the feeding speed of the tobacco stems.

[0019] 3. The feeding system of the present application directly connects the carton flipping machine, the carton separating mechanical arm, the belt conveyor, the tobacco stem feeding machine and the carton recycling machine, which realizes the automatic unpacking and feeding of the tobacco stem bales, reduces the space occupancy, and optimizes the operation process and working environment of the tobacco stem feeding.

[0020] The advantages of the additional aspects of the present application will be partially given in the following description, partially will become obvious from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] The drawings accompanying the specification of this application form a part thereof, serve to provide further understanding of the application, and together with the description of the exemplary embodiments of the application given below, serve to explain the application, and do not constitute an improper limitation on the application.

[0022] Figure 1 The structure schematic diagram of the feeding machine conveying part is disclosed for the embodiment;

[0023] Figure 2 The structure schematic diagram of the feeding machine sealing cover is disclosed for the embodiment;

[0024] Figure 3 The structure schematic diagram of the feeding machine movable door is disclosed for the embodiment;

[0025] Figure 4 The overall structure schematic diagram of the feeding machine is disclosed for the embodiment;

[0026] Figure 5 Fig. 1 shows a top view of the feeding system according to an embodiment;

[0027] Figure 6 Fig. 2 shows a front view of the feeding system according to an embodiment;

[0028] Figure 7 Fig. 3 shows a side view of the feeding system according to an embodiment;

[0029] Figure 8 Fig. 4 shows a flow chart of the method according to an embodiment.

[0030] Wherein: 1, round roller, 2, profiled roller, 3, discharge port, 4, observation window, 5, sealing cover, 6, soft curtain, 7, movable door, 8, box conveyor, 9, carton turnover machine, 10, belt conveyor, 11, carton separating manipulator, 12, tobacco stem feeding machine, 13, carton recycling machine, 14, carton conveyor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.

[0032] It should be noted that the following detailed description is exemplary and is intended to provide further explanation of the present application. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.

[0033] Embodiment 1

[0034] In this embodiment, a tobacco stem feeding machine is disclosed, as shown in Fig. 1, comprising a conveying portion, a discharge port being arranged at the lower part of the conveying portion; the conveying portion comprises a plurality of profiled rollers 2 capable of rotating, the plurality of profiled rollers 2 being arranged in sequence along the tobacco stem conveying direction, the rotation of the profiled rollers 2 being capable of conveying the tobacco stems on the conveying portion, and in the conveying process, the tobacco stems falling from the adjacent rollers to the discharge port 3. Figures 1-4 The tobacco stem feeding machine of this embodiment further comprises a rack, the conveying portion being arranged on the rack, and the discharge port being located below the rack. The tobacco stems are conveyed from the front end to the rear end of the conveying portion, and in the process of conveying rearward, the tobacco stems fall into the discharge port.

[0035]

[0036] ​The special-shaped roller 2 can be a rectangular roller capable of rotating around its own axis. Through the rotation of the rectangular roller, the tobacco stems on the conveying part are conveyed, and the tobacco stems can be broken up during the conveying process. The gap between the rollers can be changed to achieve the feeding progress of the tobacco stems. In order to better control the feeding speed of the tobacco stems, a rotatable circular roller 1 is arranged between adjacent special-shaped rollers 2 to increase the resistance when the tobacco stems are fed. The circular roller 1 is capable of rotating around its own axis.

[0037] The discharge port 3 adopts a funnel-shaped discharge port. One end of the discharge port is a feeding port, and the other end is a feeding port. The feeding port is located at the lower part of the conveying part, and the tobacco stems falling from adjacent rollers can all enter the feeding port. The size of the feeding port is smaller than that of the feeding port. The feeding port is located at the lower part of the rear end of the conveying part. Therefore, in this embodiment, only the circular rollers are arranged between the special-shaped rollers located at the front end of the conveying part.

[0038] The discharge port 3 adopts a sealing design, which can prevent dust from overflowing when the tobacco stems are fed, and can feed the tobacco stems to the fixed position of the tobacco stem conveying line. The entire discharge port is made of stainless steel. The stainless steel plates around the discharge port are inclined downward at different angles to ensure that the tobacco stems at different positions can be collected and fed to the fixed position through the feeding port.

[0039] In addition, the tobacco stem feeding machine disclosed in this embodiment further comprises a sealing cover 5 arranged at the upper part of the conveying part. An observation window 4, a soft curtain 6 and a movable door 7 are arranged on the sealing cover 5. The sealing cover 5 can prevent dust from overflowing when the tobacco stems are fed. The entire sealing cover is made of stainless steel. The window 4 is arranged on the side of the sealing cover and is used for observing the inside of the sealing cover. The movable door 7 is arranged at the rear end of the sealing cover and is convenient for manual cleaning of the inside of the sealing cover. The soft curtain 6 is arranged at the front end of the sealing cover 5. The front end refers to the direction of the incoming material of the conveying part. It can ensure normal conveying when the material is incoming and can realize the sealing effect of the front end.

[0040] The tobacco stem feeding machine disclosed in this embodiment can convey the tobacco stems through the special-shaped roller, break up the tobacco stems during the conveying process, prevent the discharge port from being blocked, and ensure the normal operation of the subsequent process. The sealing cover and the sealing discharge port can prevent dust from overflowing.

[0041] Embodiment 2

[0042] In this embodiment, a tobacco stem box automatic unpacking and feeding system is disclosed, as shown in Figures 5-7 Fig. 1, which comprises a paper box turnover machine 9, a belt conveyor 10 and a tobacco stem feeding machine 12 disclosed in Embodiment 1 connected in sequence. A paper box separating mechanical hand 11 is further arranged on the belt conveyor 10, and a paper box recycling machine 13 is arranged on the side of the belt conveyor 10.

[0043] The carton turnover machine 9 is used for overturning the tobacco stem box and conveying the overturned tobacco stem box to the belt conveyor 10.

[0044] The carton separating mechanical arm 11 is used for separating the carton from the tobacco stem in the tobacco stem box on the belt conveyor 10 and moving the separated carton to the carton recycling machine 13.

[0045] The belt conveyor 10 is used for conveying the tobacco stem to the conveying part of the tobacco stem feeding machine 12.

[0046] The tobacco stem feeding machine 12 is used for leaking the tobacco stem from the leakage hole to the tobacco stem production line.

[0047] In addition, the luggage conveyor 8 and the carton conveyor 14 are arranged in the embodiment.

[0048] The tail end of the luggage conveyor 8 is connected with the carton turnover machine 9 and used for conveying the tobacco stem box to the carton turnover machine 9.

[0049] Before entering the carton turnover machine, the paper box on the luggage conveyor is removed by artificial, the top is opened and the top inner partition is taken out.

[0050] The carton turnover machine 9 includes a support and a turnover frame installed on the support and capable of overturning, the upper end of the turnover frame is provided with a first conveyor, the lower end of the turnover frame is provided with a second conveyor, the first conveyor and the second conveyor are capable of moving up and down along the turnover frame, and the first conveyor and the second conveyor are capable of realizing independent power conveying. When the tobacco stem box enters one of the conveyors, the other conveyor moves along the turnover frame to the tobacco stem box, the tobacco stem box is clamped by the first conveyor and the second conveyor, then the turnover frame is controlled to overturn, the tobacco stem box is overturned by 180°, at the same time, the tobacco stem in the tobacco stem box is ensured not to fall off, after the tobacco stem box is overturned, the conveyor in the upper position moves away from the tobacco stem box, and the tobacco stem box is conveyed to the belt conveyor by the conveyor in the lower position.

[0051] The two sides of the belt conveyor 10 are respectively provided with a baffle to prevent the tobacco stem from falling off from the belt conveyor to the ground after being separated from the carton. The tobacco stem box on the belt conveyor 10 is conveyed to the clamping position of the carton separating mechanical arm, the carton separating mechanical arm clamps the carton to separate the tobacco stem in the carton from the carton, the tobacco stem falls off in the belt conveyor, and then the tobacco stem is uniformly conveyed to the tobacco stem feeding machine by the belt conveyor 10.

[0052] The paper box separating mechanical arm 11 adopts the form of a column to span the belt conveyor 10. Specifically, the paper box separating mechanical arm 11 includes a column, a clamping gripper mounted on the column and capable of rotating around its own axis and rotating around the column, and the clamping gripper is also capable of moving up and down relative to the column. When the belt conveyor conveys the tobacco stem box to the paper box separating mechanical arm, the clamping gripper clamps the tobacco stem box. Then, the clamping gripper moves upward relative to the column, so that the paper box of the tobacco stem box is separated from the tobacco stems in the clamping gripper. A telescopic device is arranged in the clamping gripper. After the paper box is separated from the tobacco stems, the telescopic device extends to open the movable page of the paper box. Then, the clamping gripper rotates by 90° around its own axis to flatten the paper box. Then, the clamping gripper is controlled to rotate around the column by a set angle to place the flattened paper box in the paper box recycling machine 13.

[0053] Preferably, the telescopic device adopts a pneumatic cylinder.

[0054] The paper box recycling machine 13 is used to convey the paper box to the paper box conveyor 14. Specifically, the paper box recycling machine 13 includes a roller conveyor and a lifting mechanism. The paper box separating mechanical arm 11 places the flattened paper box on the lifting mechanism, and the flattened paper box is stacked on the lifting mechanism. The stacked paper box stack is conveyed to the paper box conveyor 14 by the roller conveyor.

[0055] The paper box conveyor 14 is used to convey the paper box stack to a designated position for recycling.

[0056] The feeding system disclosed in the embodiment directly connects the paper box turnover machine, the paper box separating mechanical arm, the belt conveyor, the tobacco stem feeding machine and the paper box recycling machine, realizes automatic unpacking and feeding of the tobacco stem box package, reduces the space occupancy rate, and optimizes the operation process and working environment of the tobacco stem feeding.

[0057] In the embodiment, a flange is arranged on each side of the belt conveyor to prevent the tobacco stems on the belt conveyor from falling off. The paper box recycling machine is arranged to stack and convey the flattened paper boxes, thereby further reducing the space occupancy rate on the basis of realizing automatic unpacking of the tobacco stem box.

[0058] Embodiment 3

[0059] In the embodiment, a method for automatically unpacking and feeding a tobacco stem box package is disclosed, as shown in Figure 8 , which comprises the following steps.

[0060] The tobacco stem box is turned over by the paper box turnover machine, and the turned-over tobacco stem box is conveyed to the belt conveyor;

[0061] The paper box of the tobacco stem box on the belt conveyor is separated from the tobacco stems by the paper box separating mechanical arm, and the separated paper box is moved to the paper box recycling machine;

[0062] The tobacco stems are transported to the conveying part of the tobacco stem feeding machine by a belt conveyor.

[0063] The tobacco stem box is transported to the paper box turnover machine by a box conveyor, the recycled paper box is transported to the paper box conveyor by a paper box recycling machine, and the paper box is transported to a designated position for recycling by the paper box conveyor.

[0064] Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the specific embodiments of the present application can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Any modification or equivalent replacement without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A tobacco stem feeder, characterized in that, The tobacco stem feeding machine comprises a feeding part, a material leakage opening is arranged at the lower part of the feeding part, the feeding part comprises a plurality of profiled rollers capable of rotating, the plurality of profiled rollers are arranged in sequence along the tobacco stem conveying direction, the profiled rollers rotate to convey the tobacco stems on the feeding part, and the tobacco stems fall from between adjacent rollers to the material leakage opening during the conveying process; A circular roller capable of rotating is arranged between adjacent profiled rollers; The profiled roller is a rectangular roller.

2. The tobacco stem feeder as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The machine frame is further provided, the feeding part is arranged on the machine frame, and the material leakage opening is located below the machine frame.

3. The tobacco stem feeder as claimed in claim 1, wherein, One end of the material leakage opening is an inlet, and the other end is an outlet, the inlet is located at the lower part of the feeding part, and the tobacco stems falling from between adjacent rollers can all enter the inlet, and the outlet is smaller than the inlet.

4. The tobacco stem feeder as set forth in claim 1, wherein A sealing cover is arranged at the upper part of the feeding part.

5. A tobacco stem feeder as defined in claim 4, wherein, An observation window, a soft curtain and a movable door are arranged on the sealing cover.

6. A tobacco stem feeder as defined in claim 4, wherein, The movable door is arranged at the rear end of the sealing cover, and the soft curtain is arranged at the front end of the sealing cover.

7. A tobacco stem bale automatic unpacking and feeding system, characterized in that, The system comprises a carton turnover machine, a belt conveyor and the tobacco stem feeding machine according to any one of claims 1-6 connected in sequence, a carton separating mechanical arm is further arranged on the belt conveyor, and a carton recycling machine is arranged on the side of the belt conveyor; The carton turnover machine is used for overturning the tobacco stem carton and conveying the overturned tobacco stem carton to the belt conveyor; The carton separating mechanical arm is used for separating the carton from the tobacco stems on the belt conveyor and moving the separated carton to the carton recycling machine; The belt conveyor is used for conveying the tobacco stems to the feeding part of the tobacco stem feeding machine; The tobacco stem feeding machine is used for leaking the tobacco stems from the material leakage opening.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the system further comprises a tobacco stem bale unloading device. The system further comprises a carton and package conveyor and a carton conveyor; The carton and package conveyor is used for conveying the tobacco stem carton to the carton turnover machine; The carton recycling machine is used for conveying the carton to the carton conveyor; The carton conveyor is used for conveying the carton to a designated position.

9. A method for automatically unpacking and feeding tobacco stem bales, characterized in that, The system is realized by using the automatic carton and package opening and feeding system for tobacco stems according to claim 7 or 8, and the method comprises: Overturning the tobacco stem carton by the carton turnover machine and conveying the overturned tobacco stem carton to the belt conveyor; Separating the carton from the tobacco stems on the belt conveyor by the carton separating mechanical arm and moving the separated carton to the carton recycling machine; Conveying the tobacco stems to the feeding part of the tobacco stem feeding machine by the belt conveyor.

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