Electronic cigarette drop test machine

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic cigarette drop test machine which comprises a test machine table frame, a machine table, a feeding and discharging mechanism, a mechanical arm and a drop test mechanism, electronic cigarettes to be detected are fed into the test machine through the feeding and discharging mechanism on the feeding and discharging mechanism, and the machine table is provided with a drop platform corresponding to the drop test mechanism. And a first visual module is arranged above the falling platform. Electronic cigarettes are fed into the testing machine through the feeding and discharging mechanism, and then the electronic cigarettes are moved to the falling testing mechanism through the mechanical arm. The electronic cigarette is lifted to a set height to be released through the falling test mechanism, so that the electronic cigarette falls into the falling platform, image acquisition is performed on the state of the electronic cigarette on the falling platform after falling through the first vision module, the acquired image information is fed back to the control system, and multiple tests are repeated by changing different conditions. Therefore, the falling tolerance effect of the electronic cigarette under different conditions is judged according to the image information, and the overall test effect is stable and reliable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic cigarette product production and testing equipment, and in particular to an electronic cigarette drop testing machine. Background Art

[0002] During the production and processing of electronic cigarette products, electronic cigarettes are generally subjected to corresponding drop tests, so as to determine whether the electronic cigarettes will disintegrate due to the drop when they are dropped at different heights and angles. In the prior art, the electronic cigarette to be tested is generally manually dropped from a corresponding height position to make the electronic cigarette fall from the corresponding height onto the table, and to observe whether the electronic cigarette will disintegrate under the drop condition. This test method requires repeated experiments, which is easy to cause fatigue to the operator, and errors are prone to occur in the test records, resulting in certain deviations in the experimental data, which cannot well meet the performance analysis of electronic cigarette products.

[0003] Therefore, the prior art has defects and needs to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide an electronic cigarette drop tester.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows: The present invention provides an electronic cigarette drop test machine, comprising: a test machine frame, a machine arranged on the test machine frame, a feed-in and feed-out mechanism arranged on the test machine frame, a manipulator arranged on the machine, and a drop test mechanism, wherein the manipulator is arranged beside the feed-in and feed-out mechanism and the drop test mechanism, the electronic cigarette to be tested on the feed-in and feed-out mechanism is sent into the interior of the test machine through the feed-in and feed-out mechanism, the electronic cigarette to be tested is grabbed by the manipulator and moved to the drop test mechanism for testing, the machine is provided with a drop platform corresponding to the drop test mechanism, a first visual module is provided above the drop platform, and the first visual module records the image of the drop test state of the electronic cigarette on the drop platform.

[0006] Furthermore, the drop test mechanism includes: a Z-axis lifting module arranged on the machine platform, a lifting bracket arranged on the moving end of the Z-axis lifting module, and a clamping module arranged on the lifting bracket. The Z-axis lifting module drives the lifting bracket to move up and down, thereby clamping the electronic cigarette through the clamping module.

[0007] Furthermore, the clamping module includes: a rotating table arranged on the lifting bracket, a rotating bracket arranged on the output end of the rotating table, a rotating motor arranged on the rotating bracket, a grabbing seat arranged on the output end of the rotating motor, and a plurality of grabbing units arranged on the grabbing seat, the rotating table drives the rotating bracket to rotate around the Y-axis direction, and the rotating motor drives the grabbing seat to rotate.

[0008] Furthermore, the rotating bracket is an L-shaped structure, so that the center lines of the rotating table and the rotating motor are perpendicular to each other in space.

[0009] Furthermore, the grasping unit adopts a vacuum suction nozzle or a pneumatic clamp, and the vacuum suction nozzle is connected to a vacuum negative pressure system.

[0010] Furthermore, a second visual module is provided above the feeding and discharging mechanism, and the second visual module records images of the feeding and discharging conditions of the electronic cigarette on the feeding and discharging mechanism.

[0011] Furthermore, a smoke outlet function testing mechanism is provided on the test machine frame, and the smoke outlet function testing mechanism is provided beside the material feeding and discharging mechanism, and the smoke outlet function testing mechanism includes: a loading platform provided on the test machine frame, a lifting mechanism provided beside the loading platform, a smoking module provided on the output end of the lifting mechanism, and a smoke sensor provided in the smoking module, the smoking module is connected to a negative pressure suction device, the smoking module contacts the nozzle of the electronic cigarette to be tested placed on the loading platform, and generates suction to suck the electronic cigarette through the negative pressure suction device, and at the same time, the amount of smoke sucked by the smoking module is detected by the smoke sensor.

[0012] Furthermore, the smoking module includes: a bracket plate arranged on the output end of the lifting mechanism, a clamping mechanism arranged on the bracket plate, a lifting cylinder arranged on the bracket plate, an air suction chamber arranged on the moving end of the lifting cylinder, and a pneumatic conveyor connected to the air suction chamber through a pipeline, the pneumatic conveyor is connected to a negative pressure suction device, a smoking hole is arranged at the bottom of the air suction chamber corresponding to the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette, the clamping mechanism clamps and fixes the electronic cigarette placed on the loading platform, and the lifting cylinder drives the air suction chamber to move downward so that the smoking hole fits with the smoke outlet hole of the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette.

[0013] Furthermore, baffles are arranged around the falling platform, and the baffles enclose the falling platform.

[0014] Furthermore, a pushing mechanism is arranged around the falling platform, and the pushing mechanism comprises: a pushing cylinder and a pushing block arranged on the output end of the pushing cylinder, and the pushing cylinder drives the pushing block to move toward the center of the falling platform.

[0015] By adopting the above scheme, the present invention delivers the electronic cigarette into the testing machine through the feeding and discharging mechanism, then picks up the electronic cigarette to be tested on the feeding and discharging mechanism through the manipulator, and moves the picked up electronic cigarette to the drop test mechanism. The drop test mechanism lifts the electronic cigarette to a set height, then releases the electronic cigarette, causing the electronic cigarette to fall onto the drop platform, and uses the first visual module to obtain an image of the state of the electronic cigarette on the drop platform after falling, and feeds the obtained image information back to the control system, and repeats the test multiple times by changing different conditions, so as to judge the drop tolerance effect of the electronic cigarette under different conditions based on the image information, and the overall test effect is stable and reliable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a top view of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic diagram in the middle.

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of the smoke exhaust function test mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0021] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 The present invention provides an electronic cigarette drop test machine, comprising: a test machine frame 1, a machine 11 arranged on the test machine frame 1, a feed-in and feed-out mechanism 2 arranged on the test machine frame 1, a manipulator 3 arranged on the machine 11, and a drop test mechanism 4, wherein the manipulator 3 is arranged beside the feed-in and feed-out mechanism 2 and the drop test mechanism 4, the electronic cigarette to be tested on the feed-in and feed-out mechanism 2 is sent into the test machine through the feed-in and feed-out mechanism 2, the electronic cigarette to be tested is grabbed by the manipulator 3 and moved to the drop test mechanism 4 for testing, the machine 11 is provided with a drop platform 5 corresponding to the drop test mechanism 4, a first visual module 61 is arranged above the drop platform 5, and the first visual module 61 records the drop test state of the electronic cigarette on the drop platform 5.

[0022] When the drop effect test of the electronic cigarette product is required, the electronic cigarette is fed into the testing machine through the feeding and discharging mechanism 2, and then the electronic cigarette to be tested on the feeding and discharging mechanism 2 is picked up by the manipulator 3, and the picked up electronic cigarette is moved to the drop test mechanism 4. The electronic cigarette is lifted to a set height by the drop test mechanism 4, and then released to fall into the drop platform 5. The state of the electronic cigarette on the drop platform 5 after falling is acquired by the first visual module 61, and the acquired image information is fed back to the control system, and the control system determines whether the electronic cigarette disintegrates after the drop test. Then the drop test machine picks up the electronic cigarette from the drop platform 5, and repeats the drop test on the electronic cigarette multiple times at different angles or different heights. At the same time, the first visual module 61 performs corresponding picture recording work in sequence, and sends the acquired image information to the control system for recognition and analysis. The image information is analyzed to determine the disintegration of the electronic cigarette when the electronic cigarette is released and falls onto the drop platform 5 under different angles or different heights, so as to meet the drop test requirements of the electronic cigarette.

[0023] At the same time, after each drop test, the image information captured by the first visual module 61 can facilitate the manipulator 3 to determine the position of the electronic cigarette from the drop platform 5, and pick up the electronic cigarette and move it to the drop test mechanism 4, so that the drop test mechanism 4 can pick up the electronic cigarette and meet the needs of subsequent drop tests.

[0024] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The drop test mechanism 4 includes: a Z-axis lifting module 41 arranged on the machine platform 11, a lifting bracket 42 arranged on the moving end of the Z-axis lifting module 41, and a clamping module 43 arranged on the lifting bracket 42. The Z-axis lifting module 41 drives the lifting bracket 42 to move up and down, so that the electronic cigarette is clamped by the clamping module 43.

[0025] After the clamping module 43 clamps and fixes the electronic cigarette, the Z-axis lifting module 41 lifts the electronic cigarette to a set height position, and then the clamping module 43 releases the electronic cigarette, so that the electronic cigarette falls downward from the set height position and collides with the falling platform 5, thereby realizing a drop test on the electronic cigarette.

[0026] In some embodiments, the clamping module 43 includes: a rotating platform 431 disposed on the lifting bracket 42, a rotating bracket 432 disposed on the output end of the rotating platform 431, a rotating motor 433 disposed on the rotating bracket 432, a grabbing seat 434 disposed on the output end of the rotating motor 433, and a plurality of grabbing units 435 disposed on the grabbing seat 434. The rotating platform 431 drives the rotating bracket 432 to rotate around the Y-axis direction, and the rotating motor 433 drives the grabbing seat 434 to rotate. The rotating bracket 432 is an L-shaped structure, so that the center lines of the rotating platform 431 and the rotating motor 433 are perpendicular to each other in space. After the grabbing unit 435 picks up and fixes the electronic cigarette, the rotating bracket 432 is driven to rotate through the rotating table 431, and the grabbing seat 434 is driven to rotate through the rotating motor 433. Through the coordinated action of the above two sets of mutually perpendicular rotating axes, the electronic cigarette can be universally rotated in space to meet the needs of drop tests under different angles, and the anti-fall effect of the electronic cigarette can be effectively tested to the maximum extent, ensuring that the test effect is stable and reliable.

[0027] In some embodiments, the gripping unit 435 uses a vacuum nozzle or a pneumatic gripper, and the vacuum nozzle is connected to a vacuum negative pressure system. According to the requirements of different test conditions, the vacuum nozzle is used to perform negative pressure adsorption on the electronic cigarette, or the pneumatic gripper is used to clamp and fix the electronic cigarette, so as to meet the requirements of picking up and fixing the electronic cigarette, and the electronic cigarette is lifted to a set height by the Z-axis lifting module 41 and then falls naturally, thereby completing the drop test of the electronic cigarette.

[0028] In actual applications, the rotation of the clamp may interfere with the release and fall of the electronic cigarette, making the final landing angle of the electronic cigarette uncontrollable. Therefore, the use of a vacuum nozzle to adsorb and fix the electronic cigarette is the preferred solution. At the same time, the use of a vacuum nozzle for adsorption and fixation is not likely to cause obvious damage to the surface of the electronic cigarette, avoiding the situation where the surface of the electronic cigarette is poor due to factors other than the drop test.

[0029] In some embodiments, a second upgrade module 62 is provided above the feeding and discharging mechanism 2, and the second upgrade module 62 records the feeding and discharging of the electronic cigarette on the feeding and discharging mechanism 2. The second upgrade module 62 records the image of the electronic cigarette during the feeding process, and sends the captured image information to the control system, so that the control system can identify the location of the electronic cigarette, thereby starting the manipulator 3, driving the manipulator 3 to the corresponding position to grab the electronic cigarette, and then sending the electronic cigarette to the drop test mechanism 4 for testing.

[0030] In some embodiments, see Figure 1 , Figure 4 The test machine frame 1 is provided with a smoke output function test mechanism 7, and the smoke output function test mechanism 7 is provided beside the material feeding and discharging mechanism 2. The smoke output function test mechanism 7 comprises: a material loading platform 71 provided on the test machine frame 1, a lifting mechanism 72 provided beside the material loading platform 71, a smoking module 73 provided on the output end of the lifting mechanism 72, and a smoke sensor provided in the smoking module 73. The smoking module 73 is connected with a negative pressure suction device, and the smoking module 73 contacts with the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette to be tested placed on the material loading platform 71, and generates suction force to suck the electronic cigarette through the negative pressure suction device, and at the same time, the amount of smoke sucked by the smoking module 73 is detected by the smoke sensor.

[0031] During the test, the robot 3 places the electronic cigarette that has completed the drop test on the loading platform 71 with the mouthpiece facing upward, and the electronic cigarette is inhaled through the smoking module 73 to simulate the action of the human body inhaling the electronic cigarette. At the same time, the smoke sensor detects the smoke sucked out of the electronic cigarette, so as to judge whether the electronic cigarette after the drop test can meet the normal smoking function according to whether smoke is emitted and whether the amount of smoke reaches a predetermined amount.

[0032] In some embodiments, the smoking module 73 includes: a support plate 731 disposed on the output end of the lifting mechanism 72, a clamping mechanism 732 disposed on the support plate 731, a lifting cylinder 733 disposed on the support plate 731, an air suction chamber 734 disposed on the moving end of the lifting cylinder 733, and a pneumatic conveyor 735 connected to the air suction chamber 734 through a pipeline, the pneumatic conveyor 735 is connected to a negative pressure suction device, the bottom of the air suction chamber 734 is provided with a smoking hole corresponding to the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette, the clamping mechanism 732 clamps and fixes the electronic cigarette placed on the material loading platform 71, and the lifting cylinder 733 drives the air suction chamber 734 to move downward so that the smoking hole fits with the smoke outlet hole of the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette. When testing, the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette is clamped and fixed by the clamping mechanism 732 to avoid the electronic cigarette from being offset during the test and affecting the test effect. After the clamping and fixing is completed, the suction chamber 734 is driven to move downward by the lifting cylinder 733, so that the suction hole of the suction chamber 734 fits with the smoke outlet hole of the electronic cigarette nozzle, and the negative pressure suction device is started to generate negative pressure suction, thereby sucking the oil inside the electronic cigarette, so that the smoke oil is heated and the smoke melts into ice and enters the suction chamber 734, so that the smoke sensor can detect and identify the presence and amount of smoke, and determine whether the smoke outlet function of the electronic cigarette is affected by the drop test.

[0033] In some embodiments, baffles 51 are arranged around the drop platform 5, and the baffles 51 enclose the drop platform 5. By arranging baffles 51 around the drop platform 5 to enclose it, the electronic cigarette as a whole or the dropped structure is prevented from flying out of the drop platform 5 during the drop test, so as to facilitate the subsequent testing of the electronic cigarette after picking it up, and at the same time, the dropped structure is prevented from falling into other mechanisms and affecting the normal working state.

[0034] In some embodiments, a pushing mechanism 52 is provided around the drop platform 5, and the pushing mechanism 52 includes: a pushing cylinder 521, and a pushing block 522 provided on the output end of the pushing cylinder 521, and the pushing cylinder 521 drives the pushing block 522 to move toward the center of the drop platform 5. When the electronic cigarette falls close to the baffle 51, the baffle 51 interferes, making it inconvenient to pick up the electronic cigarette. Therefore, by providing the pushing mechanism 52, before picking up the electronic cigarette from the drop platform 5 each time, the pushing cylinders 521 in each direction are started, or the first visual module 61 determines the position of the electronic cigarette and starts the nearest pushing cylinder 521, so that the electronic cigarette is pushed away from the baffle 51 by the pushing cylinder 521, avoiding the interference of the baffle 51 with the material picking action.

[0035] In summary, the present invention delivers the electronic cigarette into the testing machine through the feeding and discharging mechanism, then picks up the electronic cigarette to be tested on the feeding and discharging mechanism through the manipulator, and moves the picked up electronic cigarette to the drop test mechanism. The drop test mechanism lifts the electronic cigarette to a set height, then releases the electronic cigarette, causing the electronic cigarette to fall onto the drop platform, and uses the first visual module to obtain an image of the state of the electronic cigarette on the drop platform after falling, and feeds the obtained image information back to the control system, and repeats the test multiple times with different conditions, so as to judge the drop tolerance effect of the electronic cigarette under different conditions based on the image information, and the overall test effect is stable and reliable.

[0036] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic cigarette drop tester, characterized in that: include: A test machine frame, a machine arranged on the test machine frame, a material inlet and outlet mechanism arranged on the test machine frame, a manipulator arranged on the machine, and a drop test mechanism, wherein the manipulator is arranged beside the material inlet and outlet mechanism and the drop test mechanism, the electronic cigarette to be tested on the material inlet and outlet mechanism is sent into the test machine through the material inlet and outlet mechanism, the electronic cigarette to be tested is grabbed by the manipulator and moved to the drop test mechanism for testing, the machine is provided with a drop platform corresponding to the drop test mechanism, a first visual module is provided above the drop platform, and the first visual module records the drop test state of the electronic cigarette on the drop platform.

2. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drop test mechanism includes: a Z-axis lifting module arranged on the machine platform, a lifting bracket arranged on the moving end of the Z-axis lifting module, and a clamping module arranged on the lifting bracket. The Z-axis lifting module drives the lifting bracket to move up and down, thereby clamping the electronic cigarette through the clamping module.

3. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping module includes: a rotating table arranged on the lifting bracket, a rotating bracket arranged on the output end of the rotating table, a rotating motor arranged on the rotating bracket, a grabbing seat arranged on the output end of the rotating motor, and a plurality of grabbing units arranged on the grabbing seat, the rotating table drives the rotating bracket to rotate around the Y-axis direction, and the rotating motor drives the grabbing seat to rotate.

4. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating bracket is an L-shaped structure, so that the center lines of the rotating platform and the rotating motor are perpendicular to each other in space.

5. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gripping unit adopts a vacuum suction nozzle or a pneumatic clamp, and the vacuum suction nozzle is connected to a vacuum negative pressure system.

6. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second visual module is arranged above the material inlet and outlet mechanism, and the second visual module records images of the material inlet and outlet conditions of the electronic cigarette on the material inlet and outlet mechanism.

7. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 1, characterized in that: The test machine frame is provided with a smoke output function test mechanism, which is arranged beside the material input and output mechanism, and comprises: a material loading platform arranged on the test machine frame, a lifting mechanism arranged beside the material loading platform, a smoking module arranged on the output end of the lifting mechanism, and a smoke sensor arranged in the smoking module, wherein the smoking module is connected with a negative pressure suction device, the smoking module contacts the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette to be tested placed on the material loading platform, and generates suction force to suck the electronic cigarette through the negative pressure suction device, and at the same time, the amount of smoke sucked by the smoking module is detected through the smoke sensor.

8. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 7, characterized in that: The smoking module includes: a bracket plate arranged on the output end of the lifting mechanism, a clamping mechanism arranged on the bracket plate, a lifting cylinder arranged on the bracket plate, an air suction chamber arranged on the moving end of the lifting cylinder, and a pneumatic conveyor connected to the air suction chamber through a pipeline, the pneumatic conveyor is connected to a negative pressure suction device, a smoking hole is arranged at the bottom of the air suction chamber corresponding to the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette, the clamping mechanism clamps and fixes the electronic cigarette placed on the loading platform, and the lifting cylinder drives the air suction chamber to move downward so that the smoking hole fits with the smoke outlet hole of the suction nozzle of the electronic cigarette.

9. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 1, characterized in that: Baffles are arranged around the falling platform, and the baffles enclose the falling platform.

10. The electronic cigarette drop tester according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pushing mechanism is arranged around the falling platform, and the pushing mechanism comprises: a pushing cylinder and a pushing block arranged on the output end of the pushing cylinder, and the pushing cylinder drives the pushing block to move toward the center of the falling platform.

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