A system and method for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs

Through intelligent conveying systems and information management, the problems of high manual operation costs and complex management in the transfer of finished cigarette packages have been solved, realizing unmanned rapid transportation and precise management, and improving logistics efficiency and stability.

CN119873185BActive Publication Date: 2026-03-17HONGYUN HONGHE TOBACCO (GRP) CO LTD
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Patents(China)
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Filing Date
2025-02-14
Publication Date
2026-03-17

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Technical Problem

During the re-drying and logistics transportation of tobacco leaves, the transfer of finished tobacco packages relies on manual operation, which results in high consumption of manpower and material resources, complex and error-prone cargo management, and affects the efficiency of logistics transportation.

Method used

The system employs an intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs, including a controller, roller conveyor, straight shuttle, pallet sorting machine, chain conveyor, cigarette pack clamping and combining machine, pallet loading device, driverless transport vehicle, and balancing AGV trolley, to achieve automatic combination of cigarette packs and pallets and driverless transport, combined with information management.

Benefits of technology

It enables unmanned, rapid transportation of finished cigarette packs and precise management of cargo locations, reducing manpower and material consumption, improving logistics efficiency, and ensuring stable and reliable operation while being easy to maintain.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of finished cigarette package intelligent conveying system and method, the system includes: controller, multiple roller conveyors in finished product cooling package library, straight shuttle vehicle, tray code sorting machine, chain conveyor, cigarette package clamping combination machine, tray loading device, unmanned transport vehicle and multiple artificial clamping platforms and AGV car in tobacco leaf aging library, each roller conveyor is located in straight shuttle vehicle both sides, each artificial clamping platform is located in straight shuttle vehicle side, tray code sorting machine and cigarette package clamping combination machine are located above two adjacent roller conveyors, chain conveyor is located between tray code sorting machine and cigarette package clamping combination machine, tray loading device is located behind cigarette package clamping combination machine.The finished cigarette package intelligent conveying system and method of the application can realize automatic combination of cigarette package and tray, and automatically interface with unmanned transport vehicle, and transport to aging library; AGV car is used in tobacco leaf aging library to realize automatic unloading and warehousing of cargo unit.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of tobacco leaf re-drying logistics and conveying technology, and more specifically, to a system and method for intelligent conveying of finished tobacco packages. Background Technology

[0002] During the logistics and transportation of tobacco leaves after threshing and re-drying, after the finished tobacco leaves are packaged and placed in the cooling warehouse, they need to be transferred to the tobacco aging warehouse within the factory for aging. Only the aging tobacco leaves can proceed to the subsequent tobacco shredding process. The process of transferring the finished tobacco leaves from the cooling warehouse to the aging warehouse involves several steps, including leaving the cooling warehouse, loading and unloading onto transport vehicles, unloading and warehousing the tobacco leaves in the aging warehouse, and allocating storage space.

[0003] In the current transfer process, the loading and unloading of finished cigarette packs, in-plant transportation, warehousing of cigarette packs, and allocation of storage locations are all done manually. This process not only consumes a lot of manpower and resources, but also the manual allocation and management of storage locations is complex and prone to errors, which seriously affects the efficiency of logistics and transportation and restricts the efficient development of the leaf re-drying process.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a system and method for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a system and method for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs, so as to solve the problems in the prior art. It can realize unmanned rapid transportation and precise management of cargo location of finished cigarette packs, and only requires simple modification of logistics equipment and control system, without affecting the original system.

[0006] This invention provides a system for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs, comprising: a controller, multiple roller conveyors located in the finished product cooling warehouse, a straight-line shuttle, a pallet sorting machine, a chain conveyor, a cigarette pack clamping and combining machine, a pallet loading device, an unmanned transport vehicle, multiple manual clamping stations, and a balanced AGV trolley located in the tobacco aging warehouse, wherein:

[0007] Each of the roller conveyors is located on both sides of the straight shuttle car, each of the manual clamping stations is located on one side of the straight shuttle car, the pallet sorting machine and the cigarette pack clamping combination machine are located above two adjacent roller conveyors, the chain conveyor is located between the pallet sorting machine and the cigarette pack clamping combination machine, the pallet loading device is located behind the cigarette pack clamping combination machine, and the driverless transport vehicle is used to realize the docking of the pallet loading device and the balanced AGV trolley;

[0008] Each of the roller conveyors, the straight-line shuttle, the pallet sorting machine, the chain conveyor, the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine, the pallet loading device, the driverless transport vehicle, the manual clamping platform, and the balanced AGV trolley is connected to the controller.

[0009] In the intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs described above, preferably, the pallet sorting machine is used to split the empty pallet group retrieved from the cold pack warehouse into individual empty pallets.

[0010] In the intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs as described above, preferably, the chain conveyor is used to convey the individual empty pallets split by the pallet sorting machine to the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine.

[0011] In the intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs as described above, preferably, the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine is used to combine a cigarette pack unit comprising four cigarette packs with a single empty pallet into a cargo unit, and output the cargo unit to the pallet loading device.

[0012] In the intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs described above, preferably, the pallet loading device is used to automatically dock with the unmanned transport vehicle to automatically transport the cargo units on the pallet loading device to the unmanned transport vehicle.

[0013] In the intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs described above, preferably, the balancing AGV trolley is used to automatically unload and store the cargo units on the driverless transport vehicle.

[0014] In the intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs as described above, preferably, the manual clamping station is used to load and unload cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out to transport vehicles by manual forklifts, or to manually sort incomplete cigarette pack units into complete cigarette pack units.

[0015] The roller conveyor and the straight shuttle car are also used to transport the cigarette pack units that need to be taken out of the finished cold pack high-rise warehouse to the manual clamping station.

[0016] The straight-through shuttle is also used to deliver incomplete cigarette pack units to the manual clamping station, and to reverse the manually sorted complete cigarette pack units back to the designated storage location in the cold pack warehouse or directly to the clamping and assembly station corresponding to the cigarette pack clamping and assembly machine, so as to wait for them to be combined with empty pallets.

[0017] The present invention also provides a method for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs using the above-described system, comprising:

[0018] Step S1: Determine the type of finished tobacco package transportation, which includes outbound transportation and transfer to the tobacco leaf aging warehouse within the factory.

[0019] Step S2: If the finished tobacco package is transported out of the factory, then proceed to step S3; if the finished tobacco package is transported to the tobacco aging warehouse within the factory, then proceed to steps S4-S11.

[0020] Step S3: The controller retrieves the cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out from the finished cold pack high-bay warehouse, and sends them to the manual clamping platform via roller conveyor and straight shuttle car. The cigarette pack units are then loaded and unloaded onto the transport vehicle by manual forklift.

[0021] Step S4: The controller retrieves the cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out from the finished cold pack high-bay warehouse, and sends them to the clamping and assembly station via roller conveyor and straight shuttle car;

[0022] Step S5: The controller retrieves the empty pallet group from the finished cold package high-rise warehouse and sends it to the empty pallet distribution station via roller conveyor and straight shuttle car;

[0023] Step S6: At the pallet distribution station, the pallet sorting machine destacking empty pallet groups into individual empty pallets;

[0024] Step S7: Send a single empty pallet to the clamping assembly station via a chain conveyor;

[0025] Step S8: At the clamping and assembly station, the cigarette pack clamping and assembly machine combines a cigarette pack unit consisting of four cigarette packs with a single empty pallet into a cargo unit.

[0026] Step S9: The roller conveyor outputs the cargo unit to the pallet loading device;

[0027] Step S10: The pallet loading device automatically docks with the driverless transport vehicle after it arrives, and automatically transports the cargo unit onto the driverless transport vehicle.

[0028] Step S11: The unmanned transport vehicle automatically transfers the cargo unit to the tobacco aging warehouse entry point. After receiving the signal, the balanced AGV trolley automatically docks with the unmanned transport vehicle to unload and store the cargo unit.

[0029] In the above-described intelligent conveying method for finished cigarette packs, preferably, in step S3, when the finished cigarette pack conveying type is outbound shipment, if the cigarette packs retrieved from the cooling warehouse are not complete cigarette pack stack units, the incomplete cigarette pack units are transported to the manual clamping station via a straight-line shuttle, then unloaded by a manual forklift and placed in a designated area. After being manually sorted into complete cigarette pack units, they are returned to the manual clamping station via a manual forklift, and then transported back to the designated storage location in the cooling warehouse via a straight-line shuttle or directly to the clamping and assembly station to wait for the cigarette pack clamping and assembly machine to combine the sorted complete cigarette pack units with empty pallets.

[0030] The method for intelligent conveying of finished tobacco packages as described above, preferably, when the conveying type of the finished tobacco packages is transshipment to the tobacco leaf aging warehouse within the factory, the method further includes:

[0031] The controller enables information-based management of the tobacco leaf aging warehouse locations.

[0032] This invention provides a system and method for intelligent conveying of finished tobacco packages. While meeting the original tobacco package loading and unloading operation mode, it enables automatic combination of tobacco packages and pallets, and automatic docking with unmanned transport vehicles to transport them to the tobacco aging warehouse within the factory. In the tobacco aging warehouse, balanced AGV trolleys are used to achieve automatic unloading and storage of cargo units. The aging warehouse storage locations are managed through information technology. The system is stable, efficient, reliable, and easy to maintain. Attached Figure Description

[0033] 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:

[0034] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the intelligent conveying system for finished cigarette packs provided by the present invention at the outlet of the cooling pack warehouse;

[0035] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cold bun warehouse outlet in the existing technology;

[0036] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of a cargo unit;

[0037] Figure 4 A flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the intelligent conveying method for finished cigarette packs provided by the present invention;

[0038] Figure 5 A logic diagram of an embodiment of the intelligent conveying method for finished cigarette packs provided by the present invention.

[0039] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1-Roller conveyor, 2-Straight shuttle car, 3-Pallet sorting machine, 4-Chain conveyor, 5-Cigarette bag clamping and assembling machine, 6-Pallet loading device, 7-Driverless transport vehicle, 8-Manual clamping platform. Detailed Implementation

[0040] 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.

[0041] 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.

[0042] 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.

[0043] 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.

[0044] 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.

[0045] like Figure 2As shown, the original cigarette pack loading and unloading operation at the cold pack warehouse only involved manual clamping. Both in-factory and out-of-factory transfers required manual forklifts to clamp the cigarette packs on the platform and deliver them to the transport vehicles for shipment. This method of work division was not rigorous and consumed a lot of manpower and resources.

[0046] like Figure 1 As shown, the intelligent conveying system for finished tobacco packages provided in this embodiment includes: a controller, multiple roller conveyors 1 located in the finished cooled package warehouse, a straight shuttle car 2, a pallet sorting machine 3, a chain conveyor 4, a tobacco package clamping and combining machine 5, a pallet loading device 6, an unmanned transport vehicle 7, multiple manual clamping stations 8, and a balanced AGV trolley (not shown) located in the tobacco aging warehouse, wherein:

[0047] Each of the roller conveyors 1 is located on both sides of the straight shuttle car 2, each of the manual clamping stations 8 is located on one side of the straight shuttle car 2, the pallet sorting machine 3 and the cigarette pack clamping combination machine 5 are located above two adjacent roller conveyors 1, the chain conveyor 4 is located between the pallet sorting machine 3 and the cigarette pack clamping combination machine 5, the pallet loading device 6 is located behind the cigarette pack clamping combination machine 5, and the driverless transport vehicle 7 is used for docking the series pallet loading device 6 and the balanced AGV trolley;

[0048] Each of the roller conveyor 1, the straight shuttle 2, the pallet sorting machine 3, the chain conveyor 4, the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine 5, the pallet loading device 6, the driverless transport vehicle 7, the manual clamping platform 8, and the balanced AGV trolley is connected to the controller.

[0049] The controller can control the operation of roller conveyor 1, straight shuttle 2, pallet sorting machine 3, chain conveyor 4, cigarette pack clamping combination machine 5, pallet loading device 6, driverless transport vehicle 7, manual clamping platform 8, and balanced AGV trolley, ensuring the coordinated operation of each component.

[0050] Specifically, the pallet sorting machine 3 is used to split the empty pallet group retrieved from the cold bag warehouse into individual empty pallets.

[0051] Furthermore, the chain conveyor 4 is used to transport the individual empty pallets split by the pallet sorting machine 3 to the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine 5.

[0052] Furthermore, such as Figure 3As shown, the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine 5 is used to combine a cigarette pack unit containing four cigarette packs with a single empty pallet into a cargo unit, and output the cargo unit to the pallet loading device 6. In one embodiment of the present invention, the cargo unit has a length of 1450mm, a width of 1200mm, and a height of 1750mm. It should be noted that the present invention does not specifically limit the size of the cargo unit.

[0053] Furthermore, the pallet loading device 6 is used to automatically dock with the unmanned transport vehicle 7 to automatically transport the cargo units on the pallet loading device 6 to the unmanned transport vehicle 7.

[0054] Furthermore, the balanced AGV is used to automatically unload and store the cargo units on the driverless transport vehicle 7.

[0055] Furthermore, the manual clamping platform 8 is used to load and unload cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out to transport vehicles by manual forklifts, or to manually sort incomplete cigarette pack units into complete cigarette pack units.

[0056] The roller conveyor 1 and the straight shuttle 2 are also used to transport the cigarette pack units that need to be taken out of the finished cold pack high-rise warehouse to the manual clamping station 8.

[0057] The straight-through shuttle 2 is also used to deliver incomplete cigarette pack units to the manual clamping station 8, and to reverse the manually sorted complete cigarette pack units back to the designated storage location in the cold pack warehouse or directly to the clamping and combining station corresponding to the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine 5, so as to wait for combination with empty pallets.

[0058] The intelligent conveying system for finished tobacco packages provided in this invention can automatically combine tobacco packages with pallets and automatically dock with unmanned transport vehicles to transport them to the tobacco aging warehouse within the factory, while meeting the original tobacco package loading and unloading operation mode. In the tobacco aging warehouse, a balanced AGV trolley is used to realize the automatic unloading and storage of cargo units. The aging warehouse storage location is managed by information technology. The system is stable, efficient, reliable, and easy to maintain.

[0059] Correspondingly, the present invention also provides a method for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs using the above-described system. For example... Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the intelligent conveying method for finished cigarette packs provided in this embodiment includes the following steps in actual implementation:

[0060] Step S1: Determine the type of finished tobacco package transportation. The type of finished tobacco package transportation includes outbound transportation and transfer to the tobacco leaf aging warehouse within the factory.

[0061] Step S2: If the finished tobacco package is transported out of the factory, proceed to step S3. If the finished tobacco package is transported to the tobacco leaf aging warehouse within the factory, proceed to steps S4-S11.

[0062] Step S3: The controller retrieves the cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out from the finished cold pack high-rise warehouse, and sends them to the manual clamping platform 8 via roller conveyor 1 and straight shuttle 2. The cigarette pack units are then loaded and unloaded onto the transport vehicle by a manual forklift.

[0063] Among them, such as Figure 4 As shown, in step S3, if the cigarette packs being transported out of the factory are not a complete stack of cigarette packs (i.e., fewer than 4 cigarette packs), the incomplete cigarette pack units are transported to the manual clamping station 8 via the straight-line shuttle 2. They are then unloaded by a manual forklift and placed in a designated area. After being manually sorted into complete cigarette pack units, they are returned to the manual clamping station 8 via a manual forklift. They are then transported back to the designated storage location in the cold pack warehouse via the straight-line shuttle 2 or directly to the clamping and assembly station to wait for the cigarette pack clamping and assembly machine 5 to combine the sorted complete cigarette pack units with empty pallets.

[0064] Step S4: The controller retrieves the cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out from the finished cold pack high-rise warehouse and sends them to the clamping and assembly station via roller conveyor 1 and straight shuttle 2.

[0065] Step S5: The controller retrieves the empty pallet group from the finished cold package high-rise warehouse and sends it to the empty pallet distribution station via roller conveyor 1 and straight shuttle 2.

[0066] Step S6: At the pallet distribution station, the pallet sorting machine 3 unpacks the empty pallet groups into individual empty pallets.

[0067] In steps S5 and S6, the empty pallet sets used are placed on the manual clamping station by a manual forklift when the cold pack warehouse is idle and there are no outbound tasks. They are then transported in the opposite direction by a straight shuttle 2 to the designated storage location in the cold pack warehouse. When empty pallets are needed, the empty pallet sets are retrieved from the cold pack warehouse.

[0068] Step S7: Send a single empty pallet to the clamping assembly station via chain conveyor 4.

[0069] Chain conveyor 4 delivers individual empty pallets to the clamping and assembly station for use in assembling cigarette pack pallets.

[0070] Step S8: At the clamping and assembly station, the cigarette pack clamping and assembly machine 5 combines a cigarette pack unit containing four cigarette packs with a single empty pallet into a cargo unit.

[0071] Step S9: The roller conveyor 1 outputs the cargo unit to the pallet loading device 6.

[0072] Step S10: After the unmanned transport vehicle 7 arrives, the pallet loading device 6 will automatically dock and automatically transport the cargo unit onto the unmanned transport vehicle 7.

[0073] Step S11: The unmanned transport vehicle 7 automatically transfers the cargo unit to the tobacco aging warehouse entry point. After receiving the signal, the balanced AGV trolley automatically docks with the unmanned transport vehicle 7 to unload and store the cargo unit.

[0074] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the method for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs further includes:

[0075] Step S12: Implement information management of the tobacco aging warehouse locations through the controller.

[0076] Step S12 enables precise monitoring of the tobacco pack unit within the aging chamber.

[0077] The intelligent conveying system and method for finished tobacco packages provided in this invention can automatically combine tobacco packages with pallets and automatically dock with unmanned transport vehicles to transport them to the tobacco aging warehouse within the factory, while meeting the original tobacco package loading and unloading operation mode. In the tobacco aging warehouse, a balanced AGV trolley is used to automatically unload and store the cargo units. The warehouse storage locations are managed through information technology. The system is stable, efficient, reliable, and easy to maintain.

[0078] 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.

[0079] 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 system for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs, characterized in that, include: The system includes a controller, multiple roller conveyors in the finished product cold pack warehouse, a straight-line shuttle car, a pallet sorting machine, a chain conveyor, a tobacco pack clamping and combining machine, a pallet loading device, driverless transport vehicles, multiple manual clamping stations, and a balanced AGV trolley in the tobacco aging warehouse. Each of the roller conveyors is located on both sides of the straight shuttle car, each of the manual clamping stations is located on one side of the straight shuttle car, the pallet sorting machine and the cigarette pack clamping combination machine are located above two adjacent roller conveyors, the chain conveyor is located between the pallet sorting machine and the cigarette pack clamping combination machine, the pallet loading device is located behind the cigarette pack clamping combination machine, and the driverless transport vehicle is used to realize the docking of the pallet loading device and the balanced AGV trolley; Each of the roller conveyors, the straight-line shuttle, the pallet sorting machine, the chain conveyor, the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine, the pallet loading device, the driverless transport vehicle, the manual clamping platform, and the balanced AGV trolley is connected to the controller; the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine is used to combine a cigarette pack unit containing four cigarette packs with a single empty pallet into a cargo unit, and output the cargo unit to the pallet loading device; The manual clamping platform is used to load and unload cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out to transport vehicles by manual forklifts, and to manually sort incomplete cigarette pack units into complete cigarette pack units. The roller conveyor and the straight shuttle car are also used to transport the cigarette pack units that need to be taken out of the finished cold pack high-rise warehouse to the manual clamping station. The straight-through shuttle is also used to deliver incomplete cigarette pack units to the manual clamping station, and to reverse the manually sorted complete cigarette pack units back to the designated storage location in the cold pack warehouse or directly to the clamping and assembly station corresponding to the cigarette pack clamping and assembly machine, so as to wait for them to be combined with empty pallets.

2. The system for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pallet sorting machine is used to split empty pallet groups retrieved from the cold pack warehouse into individual empty pallets.

3. The system for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The chain conveyor is used to transport the individual empty pallets split by the pallet sorting machine to the cigarette pack clamping and combining machine.

4. The system for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pallet loading device is used to automatically dock with the driverless transport vehicle to automatically transport the cargo units on the pallet loading device to the driverless transport vehicle.

5. The system for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs according to claim 1, characterized in that, The balanced AGV is used to automatically unload and store cargo units from the driverless transport vehicle.

6. A method for intelligent conveying of finished cigarette packs using the system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, include: Step S1: Determine the type of finished tobacco package transportation, which includes outbound transportation and transfer to the tobacco leaf aging warehouse within the factory. Step S2: If the finished tobacco package is transported out of the factory, then proceed to step S3; if the finished tobacco package is transported to the tobacco aging warehouse within the factory, then proceed to steps S4-S11. Step S3: The controller retrieves the cigarette pack units that need to be shipped out from the finished cold pack high-bay warehouse, and sends them to the manual clamping platform via roller conveyor and straight shuttle car. The cigarette pack units are then loaded and unloaded onto the transport vehicle by manual forklift. Step S4, the controller will need to be out of the warehouse from the finished product cool pack high-bay warehouse, through the roller conveyor and straight shuttle car sent to the clamping combination station; Step S5, the controller will empty tray group from the finished product cool pack high-bay warehouse, through the roller conveyor and straight shuttle car sent to the empty tray distribution platform; Step S6, in the tray distribution platform, the tray code division machine will empty tray group into a single empty tray; Step S7, through the chain conveyor to send a single empty tray to the clamping combination station; Step S8, in the clamping combination station, the tobacco package clamping combination machine combines a tobacco package unit including four tobacco packages with a single empty tray into a cargo unit; Step S9, the roller conveyor outputs the cargo unit to the tray loading device; Step S10, the tray loading device waits for the arrival of the unmanned transport vehicle and automatically docks to automatically transport the cargo unit to the unmanned transport vehicle; Step S11, the unmanned transport vehicle automatically transfers the cargo unit to the tobacco leaf aging warehouse entry end, and the balance type AGV car receives the signal and automatically docks the unmanned transport vehicle to unload and store the cargo unit.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, In the step S3, in the case of finished product tobacco package delivery type for factory export, if the cool pack warehouse is not a complete tobacco package stack unit, the incomplete tobacco package unit will be sent to the manual clamping station by the straight shuttle car, then unloaded and placed in the specified area by the manual forklift, and then placed back in the manual clamping station by the manual forklift after being arranged into a complete tobacco package unit. Through the straight shuttle car, the reverse delivery is returned to the designated storage position of the cool pack warehouse or directly delivered to the clamping combination station to wait for the tobacco package clamping combination machine to combine the arranged complete tobacco package unit with the empty tray.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein, In the case of finished product tobacco package delivery type for factory export, the method further comprises: Through the controller to carry out information management on the tobacco leaf aging warehouse location.

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