Roller-type cigar conveying and sleeve system

Through the design of the roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system, automatic adjustment of cigar labels and fully automatic bagging are achieved, which solves the problem of uncertain label orientation, improves the quality of cigar bagging and the convenience of subsequent operations.

CN118107845BActive Publication Date: 2025-09-26HUBEI CHINA TOBACCO INDUSTRY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202410446285.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-15
Publication Date
2025-09-26
Estimated Expiration
2044-04-15

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Technical Problem

The existing technology cannot accurately control the orientation of the cigar label during the cigar bagging process, resulting in uncertain position of the label, affecting the convenience of subsequent quality inspection and classification operations.

Method used

A roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system is adopted, including a conveying roller device and an adjusting roller structure. Through the cooperation of the negative pressure smoke trough and the adjusting roller, the direction of the cigar label is synchronously adjusted, and the fully automatic cigar bagging operation is realized during the conveying process.

Benefits of technology

Ensure that the cigar label is always in a vertical upward position in the bag, which is convenient for technical personnel to observe, improves the efficiency of quality inspection and classification, and avoids interference problems caused by improper positioning of cigars in the bag.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system, which relates to the technical field of cigar packaging equipment. The system comprises an actuator, a first input mechanism, a second input mechanism, and an output mechanism. The first input mechanism comprises a front-end conveying mechanism and a conveying roller device. The front-end conveying mechanism is used to convey cigars to the conveying roller device. The conveying roller device is used to transport cigars to the actuator and simultaneously adjust the position and orientation of the cigar label. The conveying roller device comprises at least one conveying roller and at least one adjusting roller. Negative pressure troughs for transporting cigars are uniformly formed on the circumference of the conveying roller. The adjusting roller is rotatably arranged on the outside of the conveying roller. When the adjusting roller contacts the cigar, it drives the cigar located in the negative pressure trough to rotate, thereby adjusting the position and orientation of the cigar label. The roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system of the present invention can achieve fully automatic cigar bagging operation while also synchronously adjusting the orientation of the cigar label to ensure the quality of the cigar bagging.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cigar packaging equipment, and in particular to a roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system. Background Art

[0002] For easy preservation, finished cigars are placed in plastic paper bags for sealed storage when they are made; however, the bags for cigars are usually folded transparent square plastic bags. After the cigars are stuffed into such bags, the bags will be expanded into a rectangular shape. After being expanded, the bags will not roll easily, making them easier to transport.

[0003] For this bagging structure, when manually loading cigars into the bagging, the staff will specifically place the cigars into the bagging with the label facing vertically upwards. After the cigars are completely in the bagging, the expanded bagging will use the recovery elastic force of its own two folded side walls to clamp the cigars in turn, preventing the cigars from rolling easily in the bagging. As a result, the label of the cigars in the bagging is always in a vertically upwards posture during transportation, so that technicians can see the label without turning over the bagging, thereby more quickly determining the category, grade and other relevant information of the cigars, providing convenience for subsequent quality inspection, classification, boxing and other operations.

[0004] Currently, although a rod-shaped object bagging device disclosed in Chinese Utility Model Publication No. CN215437090U can replace workers in performing cigar bagging operations, it is unable to accurately control the orientation of the cigar label when bagging the cigar. The orientation of the cigar label after bagging is completely random, which cannot meet the needs of cigar bagging. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention provides a roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system, which can realize fully automatic cigar bagging operation and simultaneously adjust the direction of the cigar label to ensure the quality of cigar bagging, thereby solving the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0006] The technical solution of the present invention to solve the above problems is: to provide a roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system, including an actuator for executing a cigar bagging operation, a first input mechanism for conveying cigars to the actuator, a second input mechanism for conveying bags to the actuator, and an output mechanism; the first input mechanism includes a front-end conveying mechanism and a conveying roller device, the front-end conveying mechanism is used to convey cigars to the conveying roller device, and the conveying roller device is used to transport cigars to the actuator and synchronously adjust the position and orientation of the cigar labels; the conveying roller device includes at least one conveying roller and at least one adjusting roller, and negative pressure tobacco grooves for transferring cigars are evenly opened on the circumference of the conveying roller, and the adjusting roller is rotatably arranged on the outside of the conveying roller. The adjusting roller drives the cigar located in the negative pressure tobacco groove to rotate when it contacts the cigar, thereby adjusting the position and orientation of the cigar labels.

[0007] Furthermore, the conveying roller device includes a conveying drive motor, a first conveying roller, a second conveying roller, a third conveying roller, and a gear transmission mechanism. The first conveying roller, the second conveying roller, and the third conveying roller are arranged in sequence along the conveying movement direction of the cigar, and the negative pressure suction force of the negative pressure trough on the first conveying roller, the second conveying roller, and the third conveying roller increases in sequence. The conveying drive motor drives the first conveying roller, the second conveying roller, and the third conveying roller to rotate synchronously through the gear transmission mechanism, and the adjustment roller is arranged on the outside of the third conveying roller.

[0008] Furthermore, an axial adjustment assembly is provided on the outer side of the first conveying roller; the axial adjustment assembly includes two rotating rollers arranged on both sides of the first conveying roller, and the distance between the two rotating rollers is equivalent to the length of a cigar.

[0009] Furthermore, the invention also includes a detection device disposed at one end of the adjustment roller for detecting the cigar label.

[0010] Furthermore, the detection device is a color mark sensor, a visual camera, or a color sensor.

[0011] Furthermore, the front-end conveying mechanism includes a horizontal conveyor belt assembly and an inclined conveyor belt assembly. The upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly extends to the conveying roller, and the lower end extends to the horizontal conveyor belt assembly. In addition, a plurality of spaced blocking strips are equidistantly provided on the inclined conveyor belt assembly to prevent cigars from rolling down.

[0012] Furthermore, the second input mechanism includes a material roller for sleeved bagging roll and a traction mechanism for pulling and driving the protruding end of the bagging roll to move toward the actuator; the traction mechanism includes a guide base and a traction wheel mounted on the guide base, and a traction drive motor for driving the traction wheel to rotate, and the protruding end of the bagging roll passes between the traction wheel and the guide base. The traction wheel presses the protruding end of the bagging roll against the guide base and pushes the protruding end of the bagging roll to move on the guide base under the drive of the traction drive motor.

[0013] Furthermore, a guide path is provided on the guide base for guiding the extended end of the bagging roll to move under the traction wheel.

[0014] Furthermore, it also includes a redirection path, which is not located in the same plane as the guide path, but the redirection path and the guide path are connected to each other; at the same time, the angle between the redirection path and the guide path is less than 180°, so that the protruding end of the bagging roll changes direction when moving from the end of the redirection path to the guide path.

[0015] Furthermore, the actuator includes an operating platform, a shearing and heat-sealing component, a bagging opening component, and a cigar pushing component. The shearing and heat-sealing component is arranged at the edge of the operating platform and is located at the entrance position where the bags are conveyed into the operating platform. The bagging opening component is also arranged at the edge of the operating platform and is located at the entrance position where the cigars are pushed into the operating platform. The cigar pushing component is arranged at the output end of the conveying roller device.

[0016] Furthermore, the shearing and heat-sealing assembly includes a cutter provided at the entrance position where the bagging is conveyed into the operating platform and a heat-sealing iron provided above the cutter. The cutter is rotatably mounted on the edge of the operating platform via a torsion spring, and the heat-sealing iron is mounted at the output telescopic shaft end of a vertically arranged heat-sealing electric cylinder. The heat-sealing iron moves downward to perform a heat-sealing operation at a specific length position of the protruding portion of the bagging roll, and at the same time presses the cutter to rotate downward to cut the bagging strip at a specific length position of the protruding portion of the bagging roll. Moreover, when the heat-sealing iron returns to its upward position, the cutter also returns to its corresponding position under the elastic force of the torsion spring, so as to be used for repeatedly manufacturing bags to be filled with cigars.

[0017] Furthermore, the bagging opening assembly includes a lower insertion hook plate provided at the entrance position where the cigar is pushed into the operating platform and an upper insertion hook plate provided directly above the lower insertion hook plate, the upper insertion hook plate being installed at the output telescopic shaft end of the vertically arranged opening electric cylinder; the upper insertion hook plate is correspondingly moved to a position close to the lower insertion hook plate under the control of the opening electric cylinder, so as to be inserted into the end opening of the protruding end of the bagging roll synchronously with the lower insertion hook plate, and thereafter the upper insertion hook plate is driven upward by the opening electric cylinder to cooperate with the lower insertion hook plate to open the end opening of the protruding end of the bagging strip.

[0018] Furthermore, the cigar pushing assembly includes a pushing power cylinder and a pushing push rod. The pushing push rod is arranged at the output telescopic shaft end of the pushing power cylinder, and the pushing push rod and the operating platform are relatively located on both sides of the conveying roller, so that the pushing push rod moves axially under the drive of the pushing power cylinder to axially push the cigars located in the negative pressure trough into the bag on the operating platform.

[0019] Furthermore, the output mechanism includes an output conveyor belt device and a grabbing and transferring mechanism for grabbing the bags containing cigars and transferring them to the output conveyor belt device; the grabbing and transferring mechanism includes a grabbing and transferring motor, a grabbing and transferring swing arm, a grabbing and transferring cylinder, and a grabber. The grabber is installed at the output end of the grabbing and transferring cylinder, the grabbing and transferring cylinder is installed at one end of the grabbing and transferring swing arm, and the other end of the grabbing and transferring swing arm is installed on the output shaft of the grabbing and transferring motor. The grabbing and transferring motor drives the grabbing and transferring swing arm to swing, so as to drive the grabber to move to the actuator to grab the bags containing cigars and place the grabbed bags on the conveyor belt of the output conveyor belt device.

[0020] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0021] The roller-type cigar conveying and bagging system of the present invention not only realizes fully automatic cigar bagging operation, but also timely adjusts and rotates the cigars during the process of conveying the cigars to the bagging execution position by adopting a roller conveying structure and cooperating with an adjusting roller structure circumferentially arranged on the outer side of the conveying roller, so that the cigar labels are rotated to a predetermined position accordingly. As a result, after the cigars are pushed into the bagging, the cigar labels are in an upward position, which makes it convenient for technicians to visually observe the cigar labels, thereby facilitating subsequent operations such as boxing, classification, quality inspection and analysis of the bagged cigars.

[0022] Moreover, the device further adjusts the cigars' positions axially during the process of conveying the cigars to the casing execution position by providing a conveyor roller device with a multi-conveyor roller structure, thereby ensuring that each cigar is precisely pushed into the casing when it is conveyed to the casing execution position, thereby avoiding the problem of the cigars excessively extending toward the casing or toward the push rod, thereby interfering with and blocking the corresponding body structure of the actuator. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention. In the drawings, similar reference numerals are used to represent similar elements. The drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all. It is clear that those skilled in the art can derive other drawings from these drawings without inventive effort.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 1 is an overall structural diagram of the actuator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of a shear heat sealing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of a bagging opening assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of a cigar pushing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 6 is an overall structural diagram of the first input mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 7 A structural diagram of a front-end conveying mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 8 A structural diagram of a conveying roller device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the installation principle of the adjusting roller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 10 is a structural diagram of a second input mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 11 A structural diagram of a traction mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 12 A structural diagram of a guide base according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 13 is a structural diagram of an output mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 14 This is a structural diagram of a grabbing and transporting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] 1-actuator, 11-operating platform, 12-shearing heat sealing assembly, 121-cutter, 122-heat sealing iron, 123-heat sealing electric cylinder, 13-bagging opening assembly, 131-upper insertion hook plate, 132-lower insertion hook plate, 133-opening electric cylinder, 14-cigar pushing assembly, 141-pushing power cylinder, 142-pushing push rod;

[0039] 2-first input mechanism, 21-front conveying mechanism, 211-horizontal conveyor belt assembly, 212-inclined conveyor belt assembly, 213-interval blocking bar, 22-conveyor roller device, 221-conveyor drive motor, 222-first conveyor roller, 223-second conveyor roller, 224-third conveyor roller, 225-gear transmission mechanism, 23-adjusting roller, 24-axial adjustment assembly, 25-detection device;

[0040] 3-second input mechanism, 31-material roller, 32-traction mechanism, 321-guide base, 322-traction wheel, 323-traction drive motor, 324-guide path, 325-redirection path;

[0041] 4- output mechanism, 41- output conveyor belt device, 42- grabbing and transferring mechanism, 421- grabbing and transferring motor, 422- grabbing and transferring swing arm, 423- grabbing and transferring cylinder, 424- grabber;

[0042] 5-Negative pressure smoke trough. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] In this specification, directional terms such as up, down, left, right, front, back, front, back, top, and bottom, which are mentioned or may be mentioned, are defined relative to the configurations shown in the accompanying drawings. The terms "inside" and "outside" refer to directions toward or away from the geometric center of a specific component, respectively. These are relative concepts and may vary depending on the location and usage of the component. Therefore, these or other directional terms should not be construed as restrictive.

[0044] See also Figure 1 A roller-type cigar conveying system according to a specific embodiment of the present invention includes an actuator 1, a first input mechanism 2 for conveying cigars to a first specific position of the actuator 1, a second input mechanism 3 for conveying bagging strips to a second specific position of the actuator 1, and a discharge mechanism 4, with the two specific positions being arranged opposite each other. The actuator 1 is used to cut the bagging strips to form bagging strips of a predetermined length and heat-seal the cut ends of the bagging strips of the predetermined length to form bags that meet the requirements. The actuator 1 is also used to open the bag opening and push the cigars conveyed to the first specific position into the bag. The conveying mechanism is used to convey the bagged cigars to the next process equipment.

[0045] Special note: Please refer to Figure 6 In this embodiment, the first input mechanism 2 for conveying cigars to the actuator 1 includes a front conveying mechanism 21 and a conveying roller device 22. The front conveying mechanism 21 is specifically used to convey cigars to the conveying roller device 22. The conveying roller device 22 receives the cigars conveyed by the front conveying mechanism 21 and conveys them to a first specific position. During the process of the conveying roller device 22 rotating to convey the cigars, the adjustment roller 23 provided on the periphery of the third conveying roller 224 of the conveying roller device 22 is driven by the adjustment motor to rotate relative to the third conveying roller 224, thereby driving the cigar adsorbed in the negative pressure trough 5 on the periphery of the third conveying roller 224 to rotate, thereby adjusting the position and orientation of the cigar label on the cigar so that when the cigar is conveyed to the first specific position, the cigar label is exactly in a vertically upward position. Furthermore, after the cigar is pushed into the bag, the cigar label is exactly in a vertically upward position within the bag, so that the technician can observe the cigar label through the bag.

[0046] Specifically, see Figure 2The actuator 1 includes an operating platform 11, a shearing and heat-sealing component 12, a bagging opening component 13, and a cigar pushing component 14. The operating platform 11 is fixedly connected to the guide base 321 of the second input mechanism 3, and the operating platform 11 is located at the left edge of the third conveying roller 224 of the conveying roller device 22. The shearing and heat-sealing component 12 is arranged at the right end edge position of the guide base 321, the bagging opening component 13 is installed at the right end position of the operating platform 11, and the pushing push rod 142 of the cigar pushing component 14 is arranged at the first At the right edge of the three conveying rollers 224, the pushing push rod 142 is parallel to the operating platform 11 and is located above the operating platform 11; in this regard, the shearing and heat sealing component 12 and the bag opening component 13 cooperate with each other to make the bagging strips conveyed by the second conveying mechanism into bags with the bag openings just opened, so that when the third conveying roller 224 conveys the cigars between the pushing push rod 142 and the operating platform 11, the cigar pushing component 14 just pushes the cigars horizontally into the bags to perform the cigar bagging operation, thereby forming a cycle.

[0047] See also Figure 3 In this embodiment, a through hole or slot is provided on the corresponding edge of the guide base 321; the shear heat sealing assembly 12 corresponds to comprising a cutter 121 hinged at one end to the through hole or slot, a heat sealing soldering iron 122 vertically arranged above the cutter 121, and a heat sealing electric cylinder 123 vertically arranged for driving the heat sealing soldering iron 122 to move back and forth vertically. A torsion spring is also provided at the hinged end of the cutter 121; when the torsion spring is in a natural state, the cutter 121 extends upward from the through hole or slot, and a sleeve is retained between the cutter 121 and the guide base 321. The bag strip passes through the gap, and when the bagging strip extends to a predetermined length on the operating platform 11, the heat-sealing electric cylinder 123 can control the heat-sealing iron 122 to move downward to first press the cutter 121 to rotate downward to cut the bagging strip. At this time, the torsion spring is compressed accordingly, and then controls the heat-sealing iron 122 to contact the cut edge of the cut bagging strip to seal the cut bag opening of the cut bagging strip. After that, the heat-sealing iron 122 retreats upward to its initial position, and then the torsion spring is released and relaxed, and the cutter 121 also returns upward to its original position, thus forming a cycle.

[0048] See also Figure 4In this embodiment, the bag opening assembly 13 includes a lower insertion hook plate 132 fixedly installed at the right end of the operating platform 11 and an upper insertion hook plate 131 provided at the output telescopic shaft end of the opening electric cylinder 133. The upper insertion hook plate 131 and the lower insertion hook plate 132 are also arranged opposite to each other up and down. Affected by the folding structure of the bag itself, a bag opening gap of 1-3 mm will inevitably appear at the bag opening of the bag. Therefore, when the second input mechanism 3 drives the protruding end of the bagging strip to extend toward the operating platform 11, the technician can control the upper insertion hook plate 131 to move downward by opening the electric cylinder 133 so that it can be tightly attached to the lower insertion hook plate 132 to form an insertion end, thereby inserting it into the bag opening of the protruding end of the bagging strip, and then control the upper insertion hook plate 131 to move upward by opening the electric cylinder 133, thereby opening the bag opening, so that the cigar can be pushed into the bag.

[0049] See also Figure 2 and Figure 5 In this embodiment, the cigar pushing assembly 14 includes a pushing power cylinder 141 and a pushing push rod 142. A pushing mounting base is fixedly installed at the output telescopic shaft end of the pushing power cylinder 141. The pushing push rod 142 and the pushing power cylinder 141 are both arranged on the same side of the pushing mounting base. The pushing power cylinder 141 can be correspondingly installed on the front side of the third conveying roller 224; when the third conveying roller 224 rotates to convey the cigars to the left side of the pushing push rod 142, the pushing power cylinder 141 works accordingly to retract the output telescopic shaft of the controller, thereby driving the pushing push rod 142 to move leftward to push the cigars on the third conveying roller 224 to the left into the bag located on the operating platform 11.

[0050] See also Figure 7 In this embodiment, the front-end conveying mechanism 21 includes a horizontal conveyor belt assembly 211 and an inclined conveyor belt assembly 212. The upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212 extends to the conveying roller, and the lower end extends to the horizontal conveyor belt assembly 211. In addition, a plurality of spacing blocking strips 213 are equidistantly provided on the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212 to prevent cigars from rolling down. After the skilled worker places the cigars on the horizontal conveyor belt assembly 211, the horizontal conveyor belt assembly 211 correspondingly conveys the cigars to the lower end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212. Then, under the blocking and limiting action of the spacing blocking strips 213, the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212 can convey the cigars from a lower position to the upper area of ​​the first conveyor roller 222, so that the cigars can just fall into the negative pressure trough 5 of the first conveyor roller 222 when they are output from the upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212.

[0051] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, by making the spacing between two adjacent spacing blocking strips 213 equal to the circumferential distance between two adjacent negative pressure smoke troughs 5 on the first conveyor roller 222, and making the linear velocity of each negative pressure smoke trough 5 equal to the conveying velocity of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212, and then making a negative pressure smoke trough 5 and a spacing blocking strip 213 meet at the upper end position of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212, it is possible to achieve the working effect that when each cigar reaches the upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212, there is exactly one negative pressure smoke trough 5 that has moved to the upper end of the conveyor belt assembly.

[0052] Of course, in other embodiments, in order to reduce the manufacturing difficulty, a transition plate may be provided at the upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212. The transition plate is further inclined downward from the upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212 to extend to the circumferential surface of the first conveyor roller 222, so as to guide the cigars to fall into the negative pressure trough 5 on the first conveyor roller 222, and to temporarily store some cigars that are conveyed to the upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly 212 but are not immediately adsorbed into the negative pressure trough 5 on the first conveyor roller 222.

[0053] See also Figure 8 In this embodiment, the conveying roller device 22 includes a conveying drive motor 221, a first conveying roller 222, a second conveying roller 223, a third conveying roller 224, and a gear transmission mechanism 225. The first conveying roller 222, the second conveying roller 223, and the third conveying roller 224 are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction. The gear transmission mechanism includes a driving gear and three driven gears, as well as two transmission gear sets. The driving gear is set on the output rotating shaft of the conveying drive motor 221, and the three driven gears are fixed coaxially with the three conveying rollers respectively. The first conveying roller 222 and the second conveying roller 223, the second conveying roller 223 and the third conveying roller 22 4, each of which is provided with a transmission gear set, and the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear of the first conveying roller 222, so that when the conveying drive motor 221 is working, the conveying drive motor 221 can correspondingly drive the three driven gears to rotate synchronously through the driving gear and the two transmission gear sets, thereby driving the first conveying roller 222, the second conveying roller 223, and the third conveying roller 224 to rotate synchronously, and then by increasing the negative pressure suction force of the negative pressure trough 5 on the first conveying roller 222, the second conveying roller 223, and the third conveying roller 224 in sequence, the cigar can be conveyed from the first conveying roller 222 to the third conveying roller 224.

[0054] See also Figure 8In this embodiment, an axial adjustment component 24 is provided on the outer side of the circumference of the first conveying roller 222. The axial adjustment component 24 includes two rotating rollers respectively arranged on both sides of the first conveying roller 222. The two rotating rollers are also arranged opposite to each other, and both rotating rollers have an end face facing the central axis of the first conveying roller 222. The minimum spacing between the two rotating rollers is equal to the length of a cigar, so that when the cigar has an axial position offset when entering the negative pressure smoke trough 5 of the first conveying roller 222, the two rotating rollers can rotate synchronously during the circumferential movement of the cigar to push the cigar to move axially in the negative pressure smoke trough 5 to adjust its own position, so as to ensure that the cigar will not be blocked by other external structures when it subsequently moves circumferentially on the second conveying roller 223 and the third conveying roller 224, so as to ensure that the cigar can be smoothly pushed into the bag.

[0055] See also Figure 9 In this embodiment, an adjusting roller 23 is further axially provided on the outer periphery of the third conveying roller 224, and a detection device 25 is further provided on the left side of the adjusting roller 23. The adjusting roller 23 is also installed on the output rotating shaft of an adjusting motor. The adjusting roller 23 rotates relative to the third conveying roller 224 under the drive of the adjusting motor, so that when a cigar passes under the adjusting roller 23 under the drive of the third conveying roller 224, the adjusting roller 23 contacts the cigar to drive the cigar to rotate in the negative pressure trough 5, and then the detection device 25 is used to detect the direction of the cigar label on the cigar. Only when the cigar label is identified and detected by the detection device 25, the adjusting roller 23 stops working and is driven away from the third conveying roller 224 by another lifting and adjusting electric cylinder. After that, the third conveying roller 224 continues to transport the adjusted cigar to the actuator 1.

[0056] In this embodiment, the detection device 25 is a color mark sensor; in other embodiments, the detection device 25 may also be a color sensor or a miniature visual camera.

[0057] It should be noted that: in this embodiment, in order to prevent the cigar from partially or completely falling out of the negative pressure trough 5 of the first conveyor roller 222 when the axial adjustment component 24 adjusts the axial position of the cigar, the axial adjustment component 24 is arranged above the first conveyor roller 222 to prevent the cigar from falling directly from the first conveyor roller 222; even if the cigar is loose on the first conveyor roller 222, the distance between the axial adjustment component 24 and the second conveyor roller 223 is relatively small, and the loose cigar can still be adsorbed again by the negative pressure trough 5 with greater negative pressure suction force on the second conveyor roller 223 when it is conveyed to the second conveyor roller 223.

[0058] In other embodiments, when the axial adjustment component 24 is not provided or after the negative pressure suction force of the negative pressure smoke trough 5 is increased to a certain value, the number of conveying rollers can be correspondingly reduced to one.

[0059] See also Figure 10 and Figure 11 In this embodiment, the second input mechanism 3 includes a material roll roller 31 on which a bagging roll is mounted, and a traction mechanism 32 that pulls and drives the protruding end of the bagging roll to move toward the actuator 1; wherein, the traction mechanism 32 includes a guide base 321 and a traction wheel 322 installed on the guide base 321, and a traction drive motor 323 that drives the traction wheel 322 to rotate; the protruding end of the bagging roll extends from the material roll roller 31, first passes through the first guide roller, then changes direction through the guide base 321, and finally passes through the gap between the traction wheel 322 and the guide base 321, and the traction wheel 322 correspondingly presses the bagging strip against the guide base 321 and rotates under the drive of the traction drive motor 323, so as to use friction to push the bagging strip toward the operating platform 11.

[0060] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the bagging strip itself has a structural shape and will not bend arbitrarily like a leather rope or rubber band. The bagging strip can completely rely on its own structural strength to extend to the right end of the operating platform 11 under the drive of the traction mechanism 32.

[0061] Also, see Figure 12 A smooth guide path 324 is provided on the upper surface of the guide base 321. This guide path 324 is located below the traction wheel 322 and extends to the operating platform 11. The guide path 324 is used to guide the conveying direction of the bagging strip and to reduce the frictional resistance between the bagging strip and the guide base 321, thereby facilitating the conveying of the bagging strip. At the same time, a groove-shaped redirection path 325 is provided on the right front side of the guide base 321. This redirection path 325 is connected to the guide path 324 through an arc surface, and the angle between the redirection path 325 and the guide path 324 is approximately 90°. This allows the bagging strip to change its extension direction on the guide base 321, facilitating the layout of the second conveying mechanism.

[0062] It should be noted that the angle between the guide path 324 and the redirection path 325 is not limited to 90°, and the specific angle between the two changes in real time between 0-180° according to the actual installation layout of the entire second conveying mechanism.

[0063] See also Figure 13 and Figure 14In this embodiment, the output mechanism 4 includes an output conveyor belt device 41 and a grabbing and transferring mechanism 42 for grabbing the bags containing cigars and transferring them to the output conveyor belt device 41; wherein, the grabbing and transferring mechanism 42 includes a grabbing and transferring motor 421, a grabbing and transferring swing arm 422, a grabbing and transferring cylinder 423, and a grabber 424. The grabber 424 is installed at the output end of the grabbing and transferring cylinder 423. The grabbing and transferring cylinder 423 is a bidirectional output cylinder. The grabbing and transferring cylinder 423 is installed at the upper left end of the grabbing and transferring swing arm 422, and the lower right end of the grabbing and transferring swing arm 422 is installed on the output rotating shaft of the grabbing and transferring motor 421. The grabbing and transferring motor 421 drives the grabbing and transferring swing arm 422 to swing, so as to drive the grabber 424 to move to the actuator 1 to grab the bags containing cigars, and place the grabbed bags on the conveyor belt of the output conveyor belt device 41. The bagged cigars are then output to the next equipment process by the output conveyor belt device.

[0064] It should be noted that: in this embodiment, the output conveyor belt device is misaligned relative to the operating platform 11, so the grabbing and transferring motor 421 in this embodiment is also installed on the base of a horizontally arranged electric cylinder, so that the grabbing and transferring mechanism 42 and the grabbed bagged cigars are moved horizontally through the electric cylinder, so that the grabbed bagged cigars can be accurately moved above the conveyor belt of the output conveyor belt device to ensure that the bagged cigars can fall onto the conveyor belt to be output.

[0065] Any matters not mentioned above are applicable to the prior art.

[0066] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are intended only to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or that some of the technical features may be replaced with equivalents; such modifications or replacements do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A roller-type cigar conveying and sleeve system, characterized in that: The invention comprises an actuator (1) for executing a cigar bagging operation, a first input mechanism (2) for conveying cigars to the actuator (1), a second input mechanism (3) for conveying bags to the actuator (1), and an output mechanism (4); the first input mechanism (2) comprises a front conveying mechanism (21) and a conveying roller device (22); the front conveying mechanism (21) is used to convey cigars to the conveying roller device (22); the conveying roller device (22) is used to transport cigars to the actuator (1) and synchronously adjust the position and orientation of the cigar labels; the conveying roller device (22) comprises at least one conveying roller and at least one adjusting roller (23); a negative pressure cigarette slot (5) for conveying cigars is uniformly opened on the circumference of the conveying roller; the adjusting roller (23) is rotatably arranged on the outside of the conveying roller; the adjusting roller (23) drives the cigar located in the negative pressure cigarette slot (5) to rotate when contacting the cigar, thereby adjusting the position and orientation of the cigar labels.

2. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying roller device (22) comprises a conveying drive motor (221), a first conveying roller (222), a second conveying roller (223), a third conveying roller (224), and a gear transmission mechanism (225). The first conveying roller (222), the second conveying roller (223), and the third conveying roller (224) are arranged in sequence along the conveying movement direction of the cigar, and the negative pressure suction force of the negative pressure trough (5) on the first conveying roller (222), the second conveying roller (223), and the third conveying roller (224) increases in sequence. The conveying drive motor (221) drives the first conveying roller (222), the second conveying roller (223), and the third conveying roller (224) to rotate synchronously through the gear transmission mechanism (225). The regulating roller (23) is arranged on the outside of the third conveying roller (224).

3. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 2, wherein: An axial adjustment assembly (24) is also provided on the outside of the first conveying roller (222); the axial adjustment assembly (24) comprises two rotating rollers arranged on both sides of the first conveying roller (222) relative to each other, and the minimum distance between the two rotating rollers is equivalent to the length of a cigar.

4. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 1, wherein: It also includes a detection device (25) disposed at one end of the regulating roller (23) for detecting the cigar label.

5. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 1, wherein: The front conveying mechanism (21) comprises a horizontal conveyor belt assembly (211) and an inclined conveyor belt assembly (212). The upper end of the inclined conveyor belt assembly (212) extends to the conveying roller, and the lower end extends to the horizontal conveyor belt assembly (211). In addition, a plurality of spaced blocking strips (213) for preventing cigars from rolling down are equidistantly provided on the inclined conveyor belt assembly (212).

6. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 1, wherein: The second input mechanism (3) includes a material roll (31) for covering the bagging roll and a traction mechanism (32) for traction and driving the extended end of the bagging roll to move toward the actuator (1); the traction mechanism (32) includes a guide base (321) and a traction wheel (322) mounted on the guide base (321), and a traction drive motor (323) for driving the traction wheel (322) to rotate, and the extended end of the bagging roll passes between the traction wheel (322) and the guide base (321). The traction wheel (322) presses the extended end of the bagging roll against the guide base (321) and pushes the extended end of the bagging roll to move on the guide base (321) under the drive of the traction drive motor (323).

7. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 6, wherein: A guide path (324) is provided on the guide base (321) for guiding the extended end of the bagging roll to move under the traction wheel (322).

8. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 7, wherein: The invention also includes a redirection path (325), wherein the redirection path (325) and the guide path (324) are not arranged in the same plane, but the redirection path (325) and the guide path (324) are connected to each other; at the same time, the angle between the redirection path (325) and the guide path (324) is less than 180 degrees, so that the extended end of the bagging roll changes direction when moving from the end of the redirection path (325) to the guide path (324).

9. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 1, wherein: The actuator (1) comprises an operating platform (11), a shearing and heat-sealing assembly (12), a bagging opening assembly (13), and a cigar pushing assembly (14). The shearing and heat-sealing assembly (12) is arranged at the edge of the operating platform (11) and is located at an entrance position where the bagging is conveyed into the operating platform (11). The bagging opening assembly (13) is also arranged at the edge of the operating platform (11) and is located at an entrance position where the cigar is pushed into the operating platform (11). The cigar pushing assembly (14) is arranged at the output end of the conveying roller device (22).

10. The roller-type cigar conveying and casing system according to claim 1, wherein: The output mechanism (4) includes an output conveyor belt device (41) and a grabbing and transferring mechanism (42) for grabbing and transferring bags containing cigars and transferring them to the output conveyor belt device (41); the grabbing and transferring mechanism (42) includes a grabbing and transferring motor (421), a grabbing and transferring swing arm (422), a grabbing and transferring cylinder (423), and a grabber (424), wherein the grabber (424) is mounted on the output end of the grabbing and transferring cylinder (423), the grabbing and transferring cylinder (423) is mounted on one end of the grabbing and transferring swing arm (422), and the other end of the grabbing and transferring swing arm (422) is mounted on the output shaft of the grabbing and transferring motor (421), and the grabbing and transferring motor (421) drives the grabbing and transferring swing arm (422) to swing, thereby driving the grabber (424) to move to the actuator (1) to grab the bags containing cigars and place the grabbed bags on the conveyor belt of the output conveyor belt device (41).

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