Cigarette feeding mechanism and tobacco production line

Abstract

The invention provides a cigarette feeding mechanism which comprises at least one of the following components: a hopper device (10) which is provided with a V-shaped cavity, the bottom of which is provided with a groove for accommodating the edge of a single cigarette, and the V-shaped cavity is used for accommodating a plurality of cigarettes to be pushed; and the pushing device (30) is used for enabling the single cigarette in the groove to move along the groove.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of tobacco production, in particular to a cigarette feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, the online laser punching device for cigarettes is used to punch holes in the filter tip of the filter cigarettes, thereby realizing accurate control of the ventilation volume of the filter tip of the cigarettes. However, in production, due to the dirty lens cigarettes on the laser light path, or the fouling of the laser drum and the cigarette wheel, etc., the laser punching may have problems such as aperture deviation or small number of holes, resulting in the filter tip ventilation rate data exceeding the standard, causing fluctuations in the smoking taste. Currently, portable microscopes are used to detect the quality of laser punching of cigarettes, which requires manual counting, and the aperture cannot be accurately quantified, resulting in low detection accuracy and efficiency.

[0003] Currently, portable microscopes are used to detect the quality of laser-punched holes in cigarettes, which requires manual counting and cannot accurately quantify the hole diameter, resulting in low detection accuracy and efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to improve the above technical defects, the present application provides a cigarette feeding mechanism, including at least one of the following:

[0005] A hopper device having a V-shaped cavity and a groove for accommodating a single cigarette at the bottom, wherein the V-shaped cavity is used to accommodate a plurality of cigarettes to be pushed; and

[0006] The pushing device is used to push a single cigarette to move along the groove.

[0007] In some embodiments, the pushing device includes a push rod slidable in the groove to push the cigarette along the groove;

[0008] The hopper device comprises:

[0009] A front baffle and a rear baffle are arranged in parallel, the front baffle has a front opening at the bottom for the cigarettes to be discharged from the front opening, and the rear baffle has a rear opening at the bottom for the push rod to pass through; and

[0010] The left hopper and the right hopper are arranged between the front baffle and the rear baffle, the V-shaped cavity is formed between the left hopper and the right hopper, and the gap between the bottoms of the left hopper and the right hopper forms the groove.

[0011] In some embodiments, the cigarette feeding mechanism includes a stirring device, which is arranged on the right hopper and includes a connected inclined plate and a horizontal part. The right hopper is provided with a channel extending up and down, and the horizontal part passes horizontally through the channel, so that when the horizontal part moves up and down along the channel, the inclined plate moves back and forth up and down along the inner side of the right hopper to make one of the cigarettes fall into the groove.

[0012] In some embodiments, the stirring device includes a first motor and an eccentric block arranged on the outside of the right hopper. The eccentric block is eccentrically driven to the drive shaft of the motor and abuts against the lower end of the horizontal part to push the horizontal part up and down, thereby driving the inclined plate to move back and forth up and down along the inside of the right hopper.

[0013] In some embodiments, the pushing device includes a second motor, a drive belt and a guide rail, the drive belt is fixedly connected to the push rod, and the second motor is used to drive the drive belt to drive the push rod to reciprocate along the guide rail between a pushing position and an initial position, in which the push rod pushes the cigarette from the front opening; in the initial position, the front end of the push rod moves to the rear opening to prepare for pushing the next cigarette.

[0014] In some embodiments, the pushing device comprises:

[0015] a connecting rod, the upper end of which is connected to the front end of the push rod, and the driving belt is clamped in the open groove of the connecting rod;

[0016] A marking sheet connected to the connecting rod;

[0017] A first sensor is arranged inside the front opening of the front baffle, and when the marking sheet is detected by the first sensor, the push rod is in the push-out position; and

[0018] The second sensor is arranged outside the rear opening of the rear baffle. When the marking sheet is detected by the second sensor, the push rod is in the initial position.

[0019] In some embodiments, the guide rail is provided with an elongated slot, the push rod is located above the guide rail, the connecting rod passes through the elongated slot, and the marking sheet is fixed to the lower end of the connecting rod.

[0020] v The cigarette feeding mechanism includes a controller for sending instructions to make the second motor rotate in the opposite direction when the push rod reaches the initial position and the push-out position.

[0021] In some embodiments, a lower edge of the inclined plate is provided with a slender protrusion.

[0022] On the other hand, the present application provides a tobacco production line, comprising the above-mentioned cigarette feeding mechanism.

[0023] According to the cigarette feeding mechanism provided in this application, at least one of the following technical effects can be achieved:

[0024] The hopper device has a V-shaped cavity with a cigarette slot formed at the bottom to allow cigarettes and push rods to pass through;

[0025] The stirring device drives the inclined plate to move up and down along the right hopper, so that one of the cigarettes falls smoothly into the cigarette slot of the hopper device;

[0026] The push rod is driven to reciprocate between the initial position and the push position by the push device, and the marking piece is detected by the sensor to ensure that the push rod is completely retracted to the rear baffle of the hopper device or the push rod pushes the cigarette away from the front baffle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] According to common practice, the various features of the drawings described below are not necessarily drawn to scale. The sizes of the various features and elements in the drawings may be expanded or reduced to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application.

[0028] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cigarette feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application; and

[0029] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a hopper device of a cigarette feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 3 and 4 This is a schematic structural diagram of the right hopper of the hopper device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the stirring device of the cigarette feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of a pushing device of a cigarette feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a guide rail of a pushing device according to an embodiment of the present application; and

[0034] Figure 8 This is a schematic structural diagram of a connecting rod of a pushing device according to an embodiment of the present application; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The following embodiments of the technical solution of the present application will be described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, and are therefore only used as examples, and cannot be used to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

[0036] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this application have the same meanings as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field to which this application belongs; the terms used in this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned figure descriptions and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

[0037] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish different objects, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number, specific order or primary and secondary relationship of the indicated technical features. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is more than two, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0038] Reference to "embodiments" in this application means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described in this application may be combined with other embodiments.

[0039] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "and / or" is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, if the character " / " appears in the present application, it generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0040] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "multiple" refers to more than two (including two). Similarly, "multiple groups" refers to more than two groups (including two groups), and "multiple pieces" refers to more than two pieces (including two pieces).

[0041] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "at least one" refers to one or more than two (including two), similarly, "at least one group" refers to one group or more than two (including two), and "at least one piece" refers to one piece or more than two (including two). In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "at least part" refers to part or all.

[0042] Unless otherwise specified, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0043] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, technical terms such as "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0044] like Figure 1 As shown, the cigarette feeding mechanism includes a hopper device 10, a stirring device 20 and a pushing device 30. The hopper device 10 has a V-shaped cavity, and the V-shaped cavity is used to accommodate multiple cigarettes 40 to be pushed. The bottom of the V-shaped cavity is provided with a groove 15 for accommodating a single cigarette; the stirring device 20 is arranged on the hopper device 10, and is used to send a cigarette in the V-shaped cavity into the groove 15; the pushing device 30 is used to push the single cigarette 40 to move along the groove 15, and discharge the single cigarette 40 from the hopper device 10.

[0045] like Figure 2 As shown, the hopper device 10 includes a front baffle 11, a rear baffle 12, a left hopper 13, and a right hopper 14. The front baffle 11 and the rear baffle 12 are arranged in parallel, and the left hopper 13 and the right hopper 14 are arranged between the front baffle 11 and the rear baffle 12. The gap between the bottoms of the left hopper 13 and the right hopper 14 forms the groove 15; the V-shaped cavity is formed between the left hopper 13 and the right hopper 14, and a front opening 111 is provided at the bottom of the front baffle 11 for the cigarettes to be discharged from the front opening 111 along the groove 15. A rear opening 121 is provided at the bottom of the rear baffle 12 to allow the push rod 35 to pass through.

[0046] like Figure 3-5As shown, the cigarette feeding mechanism includes a stirring device 20, which is arranged on the right hopper 14 and includes a connected inclined plate 21 and a horizontal portion 22. The right hopper 14 is provided with a channel 141 extending up and down, and the horizontal portion 22 horizontally passes through the channel 141, so that when the horizontal portion 22 moves up and down along the channel 141, the inclined plate 21 reciprocates up and down along the inner side of the right hopper 14 to allow one of the cigarettes to fall into the groove.

[0047] The stirring device 20 includes a first motor 22 and an eccentric block 23 arranged in a recess 142 on the outside of the right hopper 14. The eccentric block 23 is eccentrically driven connected to the driving shaft of the motor 22 and is supported against the horizontal portion 22 to push the horizontal portion 22 to move up and down, thereby driving the inclined plate 21 to reciprocate up and down along the inner side of the right hopper 14.

[0048] like Figure 5 As shown, the lower edge of the inclined plate 21 is provided with a slender protrusion 25, which is used to make the cigarettes fall smoothly into the cigarette slot of the hopper device when the inclined plate 21 moves up and down along the right hopper 14.

[0049] like Figure 6 As shown, the pushing device 30 includes a push rod 35, a second motor 31, a driving belt 34 and a guide rail 38. The push rod 35 can slide in the groove 15 to push the cigarette along the groove 15. The driving belt 34 is fixedly connected to the push rod 35. The second motor 31 is used to drive the driving belt 34 to drive the push rod 35 to reciprocate along the guide rail 38 between the pushing position and the initial position. At the pushing position, the push rod 35 pushes the cigarette out of the front opening, and then the driving belt 34 rotates in the opposite direction, so that the front end of the push rod 35 moves to the rear opening. The push rod 35 is in the initial position to prepare for pushing the next cigarette.

[0050] like Figure 7 As shown, the guide rail 38 is provided with an elongated slot 381 , the push rod 35 is located above the guide rail 38 , and the connecting rod 37 passes through the elongated slot 311 .

[0051] like Figure 6 and 8As shown, the pushing device 30 includes a connecting rod 37, a marking piece 39 and a first and a second sensor 36 and 33. The upper end of the connecting rod 37 is connected to the front end of the push rod 6, the driving belt 4 is clamped in the opening groove 371 of the connecting rod 37, the marking piece 39 is fixed to the lower end of the connecting rod 37, the first sensor 36 is arranged on the inner side of the front opening 110 of the front baffle 11, when the marking piece 39 is detected by the first sensor 36, the push rod 37 is in the pushing position; the second sensor 33 is arranged on the outer side of the rear opening 120 of the rear baffle 12, when the marking piece 39 is detected by the second sensor 33, the push rod 37 is in the initial position.

[0052] In some embodiments, the cigarette feeding mechanism includes a controller, which is used to send instructions to make the second motor 31 rotate in the opposite direction when the push rod 35 reaches the initial position and the push position respectively, thereby making the drive belt 34 drive the connecting rod 37 and the push rod 35 to reciprocate between the initial position and the push position.

[0053] On the other hand, the present application provides a tobacco production line, comprising the above-mentioned cigarette feeding mechanism.

[0054] The foregoing description of the application illustrates and describes some exemplary embodiments. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, various additions, modifications, changes, etc. can be made to these exemplary embodiments. It is intended that all contents contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings are interpreted as illustrative, rather than restrictive. In addition, the application only shows and describes the selected embodiments of the application, but within the scope of the inventive concept as expressed herein, commensurate with the above teachings, and / or within the skills or knowledge of the technicians in the relevant fields, the application can be used in various other combinations, modifications and environments and can be changed or modified. In addition, some features and characteristics of each embodiment can be selectively interchanged and applied to other illustrated and unillustrated embodiments of the application.

Claims

1. A cigarette feeding mechanism, comprising at least one of the following: A hopper device (10) having a V-shaped cavity and a groove (15) for accommodating a single cigarette at the bottom, wherein the V-shaped cavity is used to accommodate a plurality of cigarettes to be pushed; and The pushing device (30) is used to push a single cigarette to move along the groove (15).

2. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: The pushing device (30) comprises a push rod (35) slidable in the groove (15) so as to push the cigarette along the groove (15); The hopper device (10) comprises: A front baffle (11) and a rear baffle (12) are arranged in parallel, the front baffle (11) having a front opening (111) at the bottom thereof for the cigarettes to be discharged from the front opening (111), and the rear baffle (12) having a rear opening (121) at the bottom thereof for the push rod (35) to pass through; and The left hopper (13) and the right hopper (14) are arranged between the front baffle (11) and the rear baffle (12), the V-shaped cavity is formed between the left hopper (13) and the right hopper (14), and the gap between the bottoms of the left hopper (13) and the right hopper (14) forms the groove (15).

3. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 2 comprises a stirring device (20), which is arranged on the right hopper (14) and comprises a connected inclined plate (21) and a horizontal part (22), wherein the right hopper (14) is provided with a channel (141) extending up and down, and the horizontal part (22) passes horizontally through the channel (141), so that when the horizontal part (22) moves up and down along the channel (141), the inclined plate (21) moves back and forth up and down along the inner side of the right hopper (14) so ​​that one of the cigarettes falls into the groove.

4. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the stirring device (20) comprises a first motor (23) and an eccentric block (24) arranged on the outside of the right hopper (14), the eccentric block (24) being eccentrically driven connected to the driving shaft of the motor (22), and abutting against the lower end of the horizontal portion (22) to push the horizontal portion (22) to move up and down, thereby driving the inclined plate (21) to reciprocate up and down along the inner side of the right hopper (14).

5. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the pushing device (30) comprises a second motor (31), a driving belt (34) and a guide rail (38), wherein the driving belt (34) is fixedly connected to the push rod (35), and the second motor (31) is used to drive the driving belt (34) to drive the push rod (35) to reciprocate along the guide rail (38) between a pushing position and an initial position, wherein at the pushing position, the push rod (35) pushes the cigarette out of the front opening; at the initial position, the front end of the push rod (35) moves to the rear opening so as to prepare for pushing the next cigarette.

6. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the pushing device (30) comprises: A connecting rod (37), the upper end of which is connected to the front end of the push rod (6), and the driving belt (4) is clamped in the open groove of the connecting rod (37); A marking sheet (39) connected to the connecting rod (37); A first sensor (36) is arranged inside the front opening (110) of the front baffle (11), and when the marking sheet (39) is detected by the first sensor (36), the push rod (37) is in the push-out position; as well as The second sensor (33) is arranged outside the rear opening (120) of the rear baffle (12), and when the marking sheet (39) is detected by the second sensor (33), the push rod (37) is in the initial position.

7. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the guide rail (38) is provided with an elongated slot (381), the push rod (35) is located above the guide rail (38), the connecting rod (37) passes through the elongated slot (311), and the marking sheet (39) is fixed to the lower end of the connecting rod (37).

8. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 6, comprising a controller for sending a command to make the second motor (31) rotate in the reverse direction when the push rod (35) reaches the initial position and the push-out position.

9. The cigarette feeding mechanism according to claim 3, wherein a slender protrusion (25) is provided on the lower edge of the inclined plate (21).

10. A tobacco production line, comprising the cigarette feeding mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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