Production device for carton strip cigarette package film, cartoning and carton sealing

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of production device of cartoned strip cigarette film wrapping, cartoning and sealing, it includes: upper and lower material feeding roller type conveying line is equipped with cigarette box detection component;Push cigarette out of box component is used to push strip cigarette in cigarette box to film wrapping component;Film wrapping component is used to wrap film to strip cigarette;Heat sealing component is used to seal strip cigarette after film wrapping;Right side gantry truss is used to grab empty cigarette box to roller conveying line;Roller conveying line is used to drive empty cigarette box to move to preset position;Right side gantry truss is used to grab empty cigarette box to push cigarette cartoning component;Cigarette box opening component is used to open empty cigarette box;Push cigarette cartoning component is used to push packaged strip cigarette into empty cigarette box;Left side gantry truss is also used to grab packaged cigarette box to upper and lower material feeding roller type conveying line.The production device of cartoned strip cigarette film wrapping, cartoning and sealing of the application, whole production process is fully automated operation, for strip cigarette to complete overall film wrapping, after film wrapping, again into carton completes carton sealing and other operations.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of cigarette equipment technology, and in particular to a production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of boxed cigarette strips. Background Technology

[0002] The production of export cigarettes faces several technical challenges that hinder the improvement of production efficiency. According to tobacco industry requirements, export cigarettes destined for ocean transport must meet certain moisture-proof requirements, necessitating the sealing of the cigarette packs to prevent moisture buildup.

[0003] Currently, the bagging of exported cigarette cartons is done manually, which cannot be automated. This results in low work efficiency and wasted human resources.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a production device for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs in a box, in order to solve the problems in the prior art and realize the automatic bagging function of exported cigarettes.

[0006] This invention provides a production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cartoned cigarette strips, comprising:

[0007] The components include: a loading and unloading roller conveyor line, a cigarette box pushing assembly, a right-side gantry truss, a wrapping assembly, a heat-sealing assembly, a roller conveyor line, a cigarette box pushing and packing assembly, a cigarette box opening assembly, and a left-side gantry truss.

[0008] The right gantry truss and the left gantry truss are respectively arranged on the left and right sides above the loading and unloading roller conveyor line. The truss extension direction of the right gantry truss and the left gantry truss is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the loading and unloading roller conveyor line. Movable robotic arms are fixed on the right gantry truss and the left gantry truss for reciprocating grabbing of cigarette boxes.

[0009] The loading and unloading roller conveyor line is equipped with a cigarette box detection component, which is used to detect cigarette boxes that need to be bagged when they are conveyed along the loading and unloading roller conveyor line to the right gantry truss position.

[0010] The cigarette pusher assembly is located at the far front of the right-side gantry truss and is used to push the cigarette packs in the cigarette box into the wrapping assembly.

[0011] The wrapping assembly is used to wrap the cigarette pack with a film above and below, and to push the cigarette pack forward into the heat sealing assembly after the film is wrapped.

[0012] The heat-sealing assembly is used to seal the wrapped cigarette packs and push the packaged cigarette packs into the cigarette packing assembly;

[0013] The robotic arm of the right-side gantry truss is also used to grab empty smoke boxes on the working platform of the smoke box pushing assembly and place them on the roller conveyor line;

[0014] The roller conveyor is used to drive the empty cigarette box to move to the right under the action of the motor, and reach the preset position;

[0015] The robotic arm on the right-side gantry truss is also used to grab empty cigarette boxes into the cigarette box pushing and packing assembly.

[0016] The cigarette box opening assembly is used to open the empty cigarette box;

[0017] The cigarette packing assembly is used to push the packaged cigarette packs into the opened empty cigarette box.

[0018] The robotic arm on the left gantry truss is also used to grab the packaged cigarette boxes onto the loading and unloading roller conveyor line.

[0019] The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs as described above, preferably includes an XZ-axis module for the right-side gantry truss and the left-side gantry truss. The robotic arm is fixed to the corresponding truss via the XZ-axis module. The robotic arm is connected to a gripping cylinder for driving the robotic arm to grip the cigarette pack. The XZ-axis module includes a Z-axis cylinder and an X-axis cylinder. The Z-axis cylinder is used to drive the cigarette pack to move in the Z-axis direction, and the X-axis cylinder is used to drive the cigarette pack to move in the X-axis direction.

[0020] The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cartoned cigarettes as described above, preferably includes a cigarette pushing and unpacking assembly comprising a cigarette pushing platform, a cigarette pushing cylinder, a positioning and fixing mechanism, and a left-end opening mechanism for the carton. The cigarette pushing platform receives the pre-packed cigarette cartons transported via the right-side gantry truss. The positioning and fixing mechanism is located on both sides of the carton and is used to fix the carton during the cigarette pushing process. The cigarette pushing cylinder is located to the right of the positioning and fixing mechanism and is used to push the cigarettes from the carton into the packaging assembly. The left-end opening mechanism opens the caps at both ends of the carton, and the cigarette pushing cylinder pushes the cigarettes out of the carton after the left-end opening mechanism opens the caps at both ends of the carton.

[0021] The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cartoned cigarettes as described above, preferably includes a packaging assembly comprising a packaging heat-sealing assembly platform, a first pushing cylinder, a film mounting device, and an auxiliary baffle cylinder, wherein: the packaging heat-sealing assembly platform receives the cigarette cartons pushed from the cigarette-pushing assembly; the auxiliary baffle cylinder pushes the cigarette cartons forward, working in conjunction with the cigarette-pushing assembly to push the cigarette cartons to the working position of the first pushing cylinder; the first pushing cylinder pushes the cigarette cartons forward to the film mounting device; the film mounting device is equipped with a film for wrapping the film above and below the cigarette cartons; and the first pushing cylinder further pushes the cigarette cartons forward to the heat-sealing assembly after the film is wrapped.

[0022] The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs as described above preferably includes a heat-sealing assembly comprising a rear soldering iron cylinder, a left soldering iron cylinder, a leveling cylinder, and a right soldering iron cylinder. Specifically: the rear soldering iron cylinder is located above the rear side of the cigarette pack and drives the soldering iron to wrap the rear side of the cigarette pack; the leveling cylinder, after the cigarette pack is wrapped, drives the lower leveling plate to level the film on top of the cigarette pack; the left soldering iron cylinder is located above the left side of the cigarette pack and drives the clamping soldering iron to seal the left side of the cigarette pack; the right soldering iron cylinder is located on the right side of the cigarette pack and drives the soldering iron to seal the right end of the cigarette pack; the pushing cylinder also pushes the packaged cigarette pack to the cigarette packing station.

[0023] The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette cartons as described above, preferably includes a cigarette box opening assembly comprising: a second propulsion cylinder, a fixed sleeve, and suction cups. The second propulsion cylinder is used to push the packaged cigarette cartons forward to the fixed sleeve. The suction cups are fixed to both sides of the support and are used to hold the box covers on both sides of the empty cigarette box so that the packaged cigarette cartons can smoothly enter the empty cigarette box. The second propulsion cylinder is also used to push the packaged cigarette cartons into the opened empty cigarette box.

[0024] The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs as described above, preferably includes the following components: a cigarette box platform, a guide rail, a folding cylinder, a telescopic cylinder, and an end-face sealer. Specifically: the folding cylinder folds the upper, lower, left, and right corners of the cigarette box; the second pushing cylinder, after folding, drives the cigarette box platform forward along the guide rail, moving the cigarette box to the front of the sealing platform; the telescopic cylinder drives the cigarette box into the end-face sealing platform; and the end-face sealer seals both ends of the cigarette box, completing the film sealing process for the entire cigarette box.

[0025] This invention provides a production device for wrapping, packing, and sealing cartons of cigarettes in strip form. The device includes a loading and unloading roller conveyor line, a cigarette pushing and boxing assembly, a right-side gantry truss, a wrapping assembly, a heat-sealing assembly, a roller conveyor line, a cigarette pushing and boxing assembly, a cigarette box opening assembly, and a left-side gantry truss. The main workflow is as follows: loading and unloading roller conveyor line → robotic arm on the right-side gantry truss → cigarette pushing and boxing assembly, while empty cartons are simultaneously moved to the packing station via the roller conveyor line → wrapping assembly → wrapping and heat-sealing assembly → cigarette pushing and boxing assembly simultaneously sealing the cartons → robotic arm on the left-side gantry truss → loading and unloading roller conveyor line feeding and transporting the cigarettes out of the workstation. The entire production process is fully automated, primarily involving the overall wrapping of the cigarette strips, followed by packing into cartons and sealing. It offers advantages such as ease of use, high speed, and high efficiency, solving problems such as high labor costs, high workload, low efficiency, easy material loss, inconsistent quality, and worker safety concerns. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs provided by the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette pushing and unloading assembly in an embodiment of the production apparatus for packaging, packing, and sealing of boxed strip cigarettes provided by the present invention;

[0029] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the wrapping and heat-sealing components of an embodiment of the production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs provided by the present invention;

[0030] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette pushing and packing assembly and the spreading assembly in an embodiment of the production apparatus for packaging, packing and sealing of boxed strip cigarettes provided by the present invention;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the right-side gantry truss of an embodiment of the production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs provided by the present invention.

[0032] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1-Pushing cigarette box assembly, 2-Right-side gantry truss, 3-Wrapping assembly, 4-Heat-sealing assembly, 5-Roller conveyor line, 6-Pushing cigarette box assembly, 7-Cigarette box opening assembly, 8-Left-side gantry truss, 9-Loading and unloading roller conveyor line, 50-Positioning and fixing mechanism, 51-Pushing cigarette cylinder, 52-Left-end opening mechanism of carton, 53-Pushing cigarette working platform, 60-First pushing cylinder, 61-Wrapping and heat-sealing assembly platform, 62-Film installation device, 63- Rear soldering iron cylinder, 64-flattening cylinder, 65-left soldering iron cylinder, 66-first propulsion cylinder plate, 67-flattening cylinder plate, 68-attached baffle cylinder, 69-right soldering iron cylinder, 70-second propulsion cylinder, 71-fixed sleeve, 72-telescopic cylinder, 73-guide rail, 74-folding cylinder, 75-suction cup, 76-smoke box platform, 77-left truss robot arm, 78-end face sealer, 90-truss, 91-XZ axis module, 92-robot arm. Detailed Implementation

[0033] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The descriptions of the exemplary embodiments are merely illustrative and are in no way intended to limit the present disclosure or its application or use. The present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. These embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully express the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that, unless specifically stated otherwise, the relative arrangement of components and steps, the composition of materials, numerical expressions, and values ​​set forth in these embodiments should be interpreted as exemplary only and not as limiting.

[0034] The terms “first,” “second,” and similar terms used in this disclosure do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different parts. Terms such as “including” or “contains” mean that the element preceding the term encompasses the element listed after it, and do not exclude the possibility of encompassing other elements as well. Terms such as “above” and “below” are used only to indicate relative positional relationships; when the absolute position of the described object changes, this relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0035] In this disclosure, when a specific component is described as being located between a first component and a second component, an intermediary component may or may not be present between the specific component and the first or second component. When a specific component is described as connecting to other components, the specific component may be directly connected to the other components without having an intermediary component, or it may not be directly connected to the other components but may have an intermediary component.

[0036] All terms used in this disclosure (including technical or scientific terms) have the same meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains, unless otherwise specifically defined. It should also be understood that terms defined in a general dictionary, such as a dictionary, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art, and not as having an idealized or highly formalized meaning, unless expressly defined herein.

[0037] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, they should be considered part of the specification.

[0038] like Figures 1-5 As shown, this embodiment of the invention provides a production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of boxed cigarette strips, comprising:

[0039] 9. Loading and unloading roller conveyor line, 1. Smoke box pushing assembly, 2. Right side gantry truss, 3. Wrapping assembly, 4. Heat sealing assembly, 5. Roller conveyor line, 6. Smoke box pushing and packing assembly, 7. Smoke box opening assembly, and 8. Left side gantry truss.

[0040] The right gantry truss 2 and the left gantry truss 8 are respectively arranged on the left and right sides above the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9. The truss extension direction of the right gantry truss 2 and the left gantry truss 8 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9. Movable robotic arms 92 are fixed on the right gantry truss 2 and the left gantry truss 8 for reciprocating gripping of cigarette boxes.

[0041] The loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9 is equipped with a cigarette box detection component. The cigarette box detection component is used to detect cigarette boxes that need to be bagged when they are conveyed along the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9 to the position of the right gantry truss 2.

[0042] The cigarette pusher assembly 1 is located at the far front of the right gantry truss 2 and is used to push the cigarette packs in the cigarette box into the wrapping assembly 3.

[0043] The wrapping assembly 3 is used to wrap the cigarette pack with a film above and below, and after the film is wrapped, to push the cigarette pack forward to the heat sealing assembly 4;

[0044] The heat-sealing component 4 is used to seal the wrapped cigarette packs and push the packaged cigarette packs into the cigarette packing component 6;

[0045] The robotic arm of the right-side gantry truss 2 is also used to grab the empty smoke box on the working platform of the smoke box pushing assembly 1 and place it on the roller conveyor line 5.

[0046] The roller conveyor 5 is used to drive the empty cigarette box to move to the right under the action of the motor, and reach the preset position;

[0047] The robotic arm 92 of the right-side gantry truss 2 is also used to grab the empty cigarette box onto the cigarette boxing assembly 6;

[0048] The cigarette box opening component 7 is used to open the empty cigarette box;

[0049] The cigarette packing assembly 6 is used to push the packaged cigarette packs into the opened empty cigarette box.

[0050] The robotic arm (left gantry robotic arm 77) of the left gantry 8 is also used to grab the packaged cigarette boxes onto the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9.

[0051] Among them, such as Figure 5 As shown, the right gantry truss 2 and the left gantry truss 8 each include an XZ axis module 91. The robotic arm 92 is fixed to the corresponding truss 90 via the XZ axis module 91. The robotic arm 92 is connected to a gripping cylinder for driving the robotic arm 92 to grip the cigarette box. The XZ axis module 91 includes a Z-axis cylinder and an X-axis cylinder. The Z-axis cylinder is used to drive the cigarette box to move in the Z-axis direction, and the X-axis cylinder is used to drive the cigarette box to move in the X-axis direction. The robotic arm grips the cigarette box through the gripping cylinder. Under the action of the XZ axis module 91, the cigarette box is moved upward along the Z-axis, driving the Z-axis cylinder to move upward along the Z-axis, raising the cigarette box to a certain height along the Z-axis to avoid other cigarette boxes on the conveyor line. Under the action of the control system, the cigarette box moves along the X-axis to above the cigarette box pushing assembly 1. Under the action of the XZ axis module 91, the robotic arm 92 moves along the Z-axis to place the cigarette box smoothly on the working platform of the cigarette box pushing assembly 1.

[0052] Furthermore, such as Figure 2As shown, the cigarette-pushing assembly 1 includes a cigarette-pushing platform 53, a cigarette-pushing cylinder 51, a positioning and fixing mechanism 50, and a left-end opening mechanism 52 for the carton. The cigarette-pushing platform 53 receives the pre-loaded cigarette cartons transported by the right-side gantry 2. The positioning and fixing mechanism 50 is located on both sides of the carton and is used to fix the carton during the pushing process. The cigarette-pushing cylinder 51 is located to the right of the positioning and fixing mechanism 50 and is used to push the cigarettes from the carton into the wrapping assembly 3. The left-end opening mechanism 52 is used to open the caps at both ends of the carton. After the left-end opening mechanism 52 opens the caps at both ends of the carton, the cigarette-pushing cylinder 51 pushes the cigarettes out of the carton. The positioning and fixing mechanism 50 can accurately fix the carton, preventing the carton from moving and preventing it from deviating from its position during the pushing process. The robotic arm on the right-side gantry 2 is also used to transport the cigarette boxes with pre-filled cigarettes on the conveyor line to the working platform 53 of the cigarette pushing and unloading assembly 1. Then, the 50 cigarettes in the cigarette box are pushed into the cigarette wrapping assembly 3 by the cigarette pushing cylinder 51 in the cigarette pushing and unloading assembly 1.

[0053] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 As shown, the wrapping assembly 3 includes a wrapping heat-sealing assembly platform 61, a first pushing cylinder 60, a film mounting device 62, and an auxiliary baffle cylinder 68, wherein: the wrapping heat-sealing assembly platform 61 is used to receive the cigarette packs pushed from the cigarette pusher assembly 1; the auxiliary baffle cylinder 68 pushes the cigarette packs forward, working together with the cigarette pusher assembly 1 to push the cigarette packs to the working position of the first pushing cylinder 60; the first pushing cylinder 60 is used to push the cigarette packs forward to the film mounting device 62; the film mounting device 62 is equipped with a film, used to wrap the film above and below the cigarette packs respectively; the first pushing cylinder 60 is also used to push the cigarette packs forward to the heat-sealing assembly 4 after the film is wrapped. When the cigarette pushing cylinder 51 in the cigarette pushing and unloading assembly 1 pushes the cigarette pack onto the film wrapping and heat sealing assembly platform 61, the attached baffle cylinder 68 moves forward and works together with the cigarette pushing cylinder 51 to push the cigarette pack to the corresponding position. At this time, the first pushing cylinder 60 starts to work, pushing the cigarette pack forward. The right-side fixed stop ensures that the cigarette pack will not be tilted. Under the action of the first pushing cylinder 60, the upper and lower films wrap the cigarette pack. The first pushing cylinder 60 continues to move forward, and the cigarette pack enters the film wrapping and heat sealing station.

[0054] Furthermore, the heat-sealing assembly 4 includes a rear soldering iron cylinder 63, a left soldering iron cylinder 65, a flattening cylinder 64, and a right soldering iron cylinder 69, wherein: the rear soldering iron cylinder 63 is located above the rear side of the cigarette pack and is used to drive the soldering iron to move and complete the wrapping of the rear side of the cigarette pack; the flattening cylinder 64 is used to drive the lower flattening plate to flatten the film on the top of the cigarette pack after the cigarette pack is wrapped; the left soldering iron cylinder 65 is located above the left side of the cigarette pack and is used to drive the clamping soldering iron to work and complete the sealing of the left side of the cigarette pack; the right soldering iron cylinder 69 is located on the right side of the cigarette pack and is used to drive the soldering iron to seal the right end of the cigarette pack; the first pushing cylinder 60 is also used to push the packaged cigarette pack to the cigarette packing station. After the cigarette pack enters the wrapping and heat-sealing station, the rear soldering cylinder 63 drives the soldering iron to complete the wrapping of the cigarette pack on the side. Once the wrapping of the cigarette pack on both the top and bottom surfaces in the cigarette box is complete, the leveling cylinder 64 drives the lower leveling plate to flatten the film on top of the cigarette pack. At this time, the left-side soldering cylinder 65 drives the left-side soldering iron downward to complete the sealing of the left side of the cigarette pack. Then, the leveling cylinder 64 drives the lower leveling plate to start moving again, and the right-side soldering cylinder 69 drives the soldering iron to seal the right end of the cigarette pack, thus completing the entire sealing process of the cigarette pack.

[0055] Furthermore, the cigarette box opening assembly 7 includes: a second propulsion cylinder 70, a fixed sleeve 71, and a suction cup. The second propulsion cylinder 70 is used to push the packaged cigarette packs forward to the fixed sleeve 71. The suction cup 75 is fixed on both sides of the bracket and is used to suck up the box skin on both sides of the empty cigarette box so that the packaged cigarette packs can smoothly enter the empty cigarette box. The second propulsion cylinder 70 is also used to push the packaged cigarette packs into the opened empty cigarette box.

[0056] Further, the cigarette packing assembly 6 includes: a cigarette box platform 76, a guide rail 73, a folding cylinder 74, a telescopic cylinder 72, and an end-face sealer 78, wherein: the folding cylinder 74 is used to fold the upper, lower, left, and right corners of the front end of the cigarette box respectively; the second pushing cylinder 70 is also used to drive the cigarette box platform forward along the guide rail 73 after the cigarette box is folded, so that the cigarette box moves to the front end of the sealing platform; the telescopic cylinder 72 is used to drive the cigarette box into the end-face sealing platform; the end-face sealer 78 is used to seal both ends of the cigarette box, completing the film sealing process of the entire cigarette box. The sealed cigarette packs reach the cigarette packing station under the action of the first pushing cylinder 60. Under the action of the second propulsion cylinder 70, the packaged cigarette packs move forward to the fixed sleeve 71. The robot arm 92 of the right gantry truss 2 grabs the empty cigarette box on the working platform 53 of the cigarette box pushing assembly 1 and places it on the roller conveyor 5. The roller conveyor 5, driven by the motor, moves the empty cigarette box to the right to the designated position. The robot arm 77 of the left truss grabs the empty cigarette box onto the working platform of the cigarette box pushing assembly 6. The suction cups 75 fixed on both sides of the bracket hold the cigarette boxes on both sides of the empty cigarette box, ensuring that the packaged cigarette packs can smoothly enter the empty cigarette box. Inside the box, the second propulsion cylinder 70 continues to advance to the right. Under the action of the second propulsion cylinder 70, the sealed cigarette packs enter the empty cigarette box. Under the action of the folding cylinder 74, the upper, lower, left, and right corners of the front end of the cigarette box are folded, completing the folding work of the cigarette box. Under the action of the second propulsion cylinder 70, the cigarette box platform 76 moves forward along the guide rail 73. The cigarette box reaches the front end of the sealing platform. Under the action of the telescopic cylinder 72, the cigarette box enters the end-face sealing platform. The end-face sealer 78 seals both ends of the cigarette box, completing the film sealing work of the entire cigarette box. At this time, the left-side gantry robot arm 77 starts working, grabbing the sealed cigarette box and placing it onto the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9.

[0057] During operation, when the cigarette box is conveyed to the right gantry 2 position along the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9, the detection device on the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9 detects the cigarette box that needs to be bagged. The robot arm 92 of the right gantry 2 starts working, grabs the cigarette box, lifts it to a preset height, and moves it along the X-axis to above the cigarette box pushing assembly 1, placing the cigarette box stably on the working platform of the cigarette box pushing assembly 1. The cigarette box is pushed out of the cigarette box into the wrapping assembly 3 by the cigarette box pushing assembly 1. The wrapping assembly 3 wraps the cigarette box with a film, and after the film is wrapped, the cigarette box is pushed forward to the heat sealing assembly 4. The heat sealing assembly 4 seals the wrapped cigarette box and pushes the sealed cigarette box into the cigarette box pushing assembly 6. Under the action of the propulsion cylinder 60, the packaged cigarette packs reach the cigarette packing station. The robot arm of the right gantry 2 grabs the empty cigarette box on the working platform of the cigarette packing assembly 1 and places it on the roller conveyor line 5. The roller conveyor line 5 drives the empty cigarette box to move to the right and reach the preset position. The robot arm 92 of the right gantry 2 grabs the empty cigarette box onto the cigarette packing assembly 6. The empty cigarette box is opened by the cigarette box opening assembly 7, and then the packaged cigarette packs are pushed into the opened empty cigarette box by the cigarette packing assembly 6. Then, the robot arm 92 of the right gantry 2 grabs the packaged cigarette box onto the loading and unloading roller conveyor line 9.

[0058] The production apparatus for wrapping, packing, and sealing of cigarette packs provided in this invention includes a loading and unloading roller conveyor line, a cigarette pushing and boxing assembly, a right-side gantry truss, a wrapping assembly, a heat-sealing assembly, a roller conveyor line, a cigarette pushing and boxing assembly, a cigarette box opening assembly, and a left-side gantry truss. The main workflow is as follows: loading and unloading roller conveyor line → robotic arm on the right-side gantry truss → cigarette pushing and boxing assembly, while empty cartons are simultaneously moved to the packing station via the roller conveyor line → wrapping assembly → wrapping and heat-sealing assembly → cigarette pushing and boxing assembly simultaneously sealing the cartons → robotic arm on the left-side gantry truss → loading and unloading roller conveyor line feeding and transporting the cigarettes out of the workstation. The entire production process is fully automated, mainly involving the overall wrapping of cigarette packs, followed by packing into cartons and sealing the cartons. It has the advantages of being simple and easy to use, fast, and efficient, solving problems such as high labor costs, high workload, low efficiency, easy material loss, inconsistent quality, and worker safety.

[0059] The embodiments of this disclosure have now been described in detail. To avoid obscuring the concept of this disclosure, some details known in the art have not been described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein based on the above description.

[0060] While specific embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail by way of examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the examples are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can be made to the above embodiments or equivalent substitutions can be made to some technical features without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure. The scope of this disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of boxed cigarette strips, characterized in that, include: The components include: a loading and unloading roller conveyor line, a cigarette box pushing assembly, a right-side gantry truss, a wrapping assembly, a heat-sealing assembly, a roller conveyor line, a cigarette box pushing and packing assembly, a cigarette box opening assembly, and a left-side gantry truss. The right gantry truss and the left gantry truss are respectively arranged on the left and right sides above the loading and unloading roller conveyor line. The truss extension direction of the right gantry truss and the left gantry truss is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the loading and unloading roller conveyor line. Movable robotic arms are fixed on the right gantry truss and the left gantry truss for reciprocating grabbing of cigarette boxes. The loading and unloading roller conveyor line is equipped with a cigarette box detection component, which is used to detect cigarette boxes that need to be bagged when they are conveyed along the loading and unloading roller conveyor line to the right gantry truss position. The cigarette pusher assembly is located at the far front of the right-side gantry truss and is used to push the cigarette packs in the cigarette box into the wrapping assembly. The wrapping assembly is used to wrap the cigarette pack with a film above and below, and to push the cigarette pack forward into the heat sealing assembly after the film is wrapped. The heat-sealing assembly is used to seal the wrapped cigarette packs and push the packaged cigarette packs into the cigarette packing assembly; The robotic arm of the right-side gantry truss is also used to grab empty smoke boxes on the working platform of the smoke box pushing assembly and place them on the roller conveyor line; The roller conveyor is used to drive the empty cigarette box to move to the right under the action of the motor, and reach the preset position; The robotic arm on the right-side gantry truss is also used to grab empty cigarette boxes into the cigarette box pushing and packing assembly. The cigarette box opening assembly is used to open the empty cigarette box; The cigarette packing assembly is used to push the packaged cigarette packs into the opened empty cigarette box. The robotic arm on the left gantry truss is also used to grab the packaged cigarette boxes onto the loading and unloading roller conveyor line; The wrapping assembly includes a wrapping heat-sealing assembly platform, a first pushing cylinder, a film mounting device, and an auxiliary baffle cylinder, wherein: the wrapping heat-sealing assembly platform is used to receive the cigarette packs pushed from the cigarette pusher assembly; the auxiliary baffle cylinder pushes the cigarette packs forward, working together with the cigarette pusher assembly to push the cigarette packs to the working position of the first pushing cylinder; the first pushing cylinder is used to push the cigarette packs forward to the film mounting device; the film mounting device is equipped with a film for wrapping the film above and below the cigarette packs respectively; the first pushing cylinder is also used to push the cigarette packs forward to the heat-sealing assembly after the film is wrapped.

2. The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The right-side gantry truss and the left-side gantry truss each include an XZ-axis module. The robotic arm is fixed to the corresponding truss via the XZ-axis module. The robotic arm is connected to a gripping cylinder for driving the robotic arm to grip the cigarette box. The XZ-axis module includes a Z-axis cylinder and an X-axis cylinder. The Z-axis cylinder is used to drive the cigarette box to move in the Z-axis direction, and the X-axis cylinder is used to drive the cigarette box to move in the X-axis direction.

3. The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cigarette pushing and unloading assembly includes a cigarette pushing platform, a cigarette pushing cylinder, a positioning and fixing mechanism, and a left-end opening mechanism for the carton. The cigarette pushing platform is used to receive the pre-loaded cigarette cartons transported by the right-side gantry truss. The positioning and fixing mechanism is located on both sides of the carton and is used to fix the cigarette cartons during the pushing process. The cigarette pushing cylinder is located to the right of the positioning and fixing mechanism and is used to push the cigarettes from the carton into the wrapping assembly. The left-end opening mechanism for the carton is used to open the caps at both ends of the carton. The cigarette pushing cylinder is used to push the cigarettes out of the carton after the left-end opening mechanism for the carton opens the caps at both ends of the carton.

4. The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The heat-sealing assembly includes a rear soldering iron cylinder, a left soldering iron cylinder, a leveling cylinder, and a right soldering iron cylinder. The rear soldering iron cylinder is located above the rear side of the cigarette pack and drives the soldering iron to wrap the rear side of the cigarette pack. The leveling cylinder, after the cigarette pack is wrapped, drives the lower leveling plate to level the film on top of the cigarette pack. The left soldering iron cylinder is located above the left side of the cigarette pack and drives the clamping soldering iron to seal the left side of the cigarette pack. The right soldering iron cylinder is located on the right side of the cigarette pack and drives the soldering iron to seal the right end of the cigarette pack. The pushing cylinder also pushes the sealed cigarette pack to the cigarette packing station.

5. The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cigarette box opening assembly includes: a second propulsion cylinder, a fixed sleeve, and a suction cup. The second propulsion cylinder is used to push the packaged cigarette packs forward to the fixed sleeve. The suction cup is fixed on both sides of the bracket and is used to hold the box skin on both sides of the empty cigarette box so that the packaged cigarette packs can smoothly enter the empty cigarette box. The second propulsion cylinder is also used to push the packaged cigarette packs into the opened empty cigarette box.

6. The production apparatus for packaging, boxing, and sealing of cigarette packs according to claim 5, characterized in that, The cigarette box packing assembly includes: a cigarette box platform, a guide rail, a folding cylinder, a telescopic cylinder, and an end-face sealer, wherein: the folding cylinder is used to fold the upper, lower, left, and right corners of the front end of the cigarette box respectively; the second pushing cylinder is also used to drive the cigarette box platform forward along the guide rail after the cigarette box is folded, so that the cigarette box moves to the front end of the sealing platform; the telescopic cylinder is used to drive the cigarette box into the end-face sealing platform; and the end-face sealer is used to seal both ends of the cigarette box.

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