Cigarette storage device and cigarette layer marking method

Abstract

The invention discloses a cigarette storage device and a cigarette layer marking method. The storage device comprises a barrel. A plurality of layers of spiral steel belts capable of radially rotating around the barrel body are arranged in the barrel body; the door body is movably mounted on the outer ring of the barrel body; the induction projection assembly is used for digital display, and the induction projection assembly is installed on the door body and corresponds to the spiral steel belt; the appropriate induction projection assembly is installed on the door body of the barrel body, the induction projection assembly identifies that when the spiral steel strip has no smoke and has a smoke layer, the induction projection assembly intelligently projects the current smoke layer number related information, and in actual use, the time stamp can be marked on the smoke layer according to the time stored in the storage according to calculation of the storage host, and the smoke layer is displayed on the door body of the barrel body. When the cigarette sections stored in a certain time period need to be specially marked, the display device can adopt other colors or flicker to give a prompt.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of storage devices, and in particular to a cigarette storage device and a cigarette layer marking method. Background Art

[0002] At present, in the domestic tobacco industry's rolling and packaging production line, the cigarette storage device conveying device is used to transport the cigarettes produced by the rolling and packaging unit to the packaging unit in an orderly, stable and intact manner, and timely control and adjust the cigarette conveying flow according to the running speed of the rolling and packaging unit, so that the rolling and packaging unit can be coordinated and matched with the packaging unit to achieve the best working efficiency. When the cigarettes used by the packaging unit are less than the cigarettes produced by the rolling and packaging unit in real time, the cigarette storage device will store the excess cigarettes in circles layer by layer. When the cigarettes provided by the rolling and packaging unit in real time are less than the cigarettes used by the packaging machine, the cigarettes in the cigarette storage device will flow out to replenish; the door panel of the conventional cigarette storage device is manually pasted or marked with the number of layers, which cannot display the cigarette markings such as the number of layers in real time. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present application is to provide a cigarette storage device and a cigarette layer marking method to solve the problem in the prior art that cigarette markings such as the number of cigarette layers cannot be displayed in real time.

[0004] In order to achieve the above objectives, this application is implemented by adopting the following technical solutions: In a first aspect, the present application discloses a cigarette storage device, which comprises Cylinder; the cylinder is provided with a multi-layer spiral steel belt that can rotate around the axis of the cylinder; A door body, the door body being movably mounted on the outer ring of the cylinder; A sensing projection assembly for acquiring smoke layer information on a spiral steel belt, wherein the sensing projection assembly is mounted on the door body and corresponds to the spiral steel belt.

[0005] According to a further solution of the present application, a power system and a transmission rod are fixed on the cylinder, the power system is connected to the transmission rod, multiple layers of spiral steel belts are fixed in parallel on the transmission rod, and the power system drives the multiple layers of spiral steel belts to rotate.

[0006] According to a further solution of the present application, the door body is composed of multiple glass doors, and the multiple glass doors are installed in an outer circle of the cylinder.

[0007] According to a further solution of the present application, the sensing projection assembly includes a combination of several sensing projection modules, and the sensing projection modules on the upper layer are detachably connected to the sensing projection modules on the lower layer.

[0008] In a further solution, upper and lower tenons are provided on the induction projection module, and a plurality of the induction projection modules are linearly fixed by mortise and tenon through the upper and lower tenons.

[0009] In a further solution, the induction projection module includes components such as a smoke layer inductor, a smoke layer projector, and an addressable control chip; The working surfaces of the smoke layer inductor and the smoke layer projector are arranged facing the spiral steel strip, and the addressable control chip is electrically connected to the smoke layer inductor and the smoke layer projector.

[0010] In a second aspect, the present application discloses a method for marking a smoke layer based on the above-mentioned cigarette stick memory, which includes The power system drives the spiral steel strips of each layer to rotate, the induction projection assembly senses the smoke layer information in the spiral steel strip, and judges and calculates to project the smoke layer information onto the corresponding cigarette smoke layer (when actually used, the spiral steel strip is blocked by the smoke layer).

[0011] In a further solution of the present application, the induction projection assembly is configured as: The smoke layer inductor determines whether a smoke layer enters or exits through the trigger sequence, and then inputs the collected result into the controller for calculation; The controller automatically calculates the number of layers and position of the current smoke layer to obtain a display signal according to the signal collected by the smoke layer inductor and in combination with whether the upper and lower connected induction projection modules are triggered, outputs the display signal to the smoke layer projector, and communicates with the main machine of the cigarette stick memory to transmit relevant information; The smoke layer projector projects relevant information such as the number of the current smoke layer onto the spiral steel strip according to the signal output by the controller (when the cigarette smoke layer is placed, it blocks the spiral steel strip, and when the cigarette smoke layer exists, the information is projected onto the smoke layer).

[0012] In a further solution of the present application, when the number of smoke layers in the spiral steel strip changes or the number of induction projection modules increases, the smoke layer projector stops projecting, and the induction projection assembly executes the processing steps of the induction projection assembly again (control instructions of the second controller in a specific embodiment).

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: In the present application, a suitable induction projection assembly is installed on the door body of the cylinder. The induction projection assembly identifies whether there are cigarette sticks on the spiral steel strip. When there is a smoke layer, it intelligently projects relevant information about the number of the current smoke layer. When actually used, it can be calculated according to the main machine of the memory, and the smoke layer is marked with a time stamp according to the time when it is stored in the memory. When a certain period of cigarette stick segment needs to be specially marked, the display device can use other colors or flashing to give a reminder.

[0014] The induction projection assembly has several induction projection modules installed with each other, which can form a whole row of device assemblies with different heights, adapt to memory door bodies of different sizes, and have strong expandability. Among them, the upper and lower tenon structures and wireless communication and power supply methods are used for connection, avoiding the influence caused by excessive cables on the installation and maintenance of equipment. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0015] Figure 1 is the overall structural schematic diagram of the cigarette rod memory in the first embodiment of the present application; Figure 2 is the internal structural schematic diagram of the cigarette rod memory in the first embodiment of the present application; Figure 3 is Figure 2 the enlarged view of part of the structure in; Figure 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the induction projection assembly and the induction projection module in the first embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 is the logical schematic diagram of the cigarette layer marking method in the second embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Wherein: 1, cylinder body; 2, transmission rod; 3, spiral steel belt; 4, door body; 5, evacuation device; 6, power system; 7, induction projection module; 8, induction projection assembly; 11, cigarette layer inductor; 12, cigarette layer projector; 13, addressable control chip; 14, upper tenon; 15, lower tenon; 22, projection pattern; 23, cigarette layer; 51, power supply and communication module; 52, second controller; 53, wireless power supply and communication integrated component; 61, power supply and communication module; 62, first controller; 63, wireless power supply communication integrated component. Detailed Embodiment

[0017] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and in no way limits the present application and its application or use. Embodiment 1

[0018] As Figures 1 to 5As shown, this embodiment discloses a cigarette storage device, which includes a cylinder 1, a door 4, and a sensing projection assembly 8 for obtaining the information of the smoke layer on the spiral steel belt; the cylinder 1 is used as the main body of the cigarette storage device, and is made of cast aluminum alloy. The guide rail of the spiral steel belt 3 is a spiral track made of embedded ultra-high molecular wear-resistant material, wherein the cylinder 1 is provided with a multi-layer spiral steel belt 3 that can rotate radially around the cylinder 1; the cylinder 1 is provided with an emptying device 5; it can completely empty the cigarettes in the storage device and the oblique channel, which belongs to the prior art and will not be described here. The door 4 is movably installed on the outer ring of the cylinder 1; the sensing projection assembly 8 is installed on the door 4 and corresponds to the spiral steel belt 3.

[0019] In this embodiment, a power system 6 and a transmission rod 2 are fixed on the cylinder 1. The power system 6 is connected to the transmission rod 2, and the multi-layer spiral steel belt 3 is fixed in parallel to the transmission rod 2. The power system 6 drives the multi-layer spiral steel belt 3 to rotate. Usually, the power system 6 uses a driving motor and a reducer to cooperate. Under the action of the reducer, the movement rate of the transmission rod 2 is reduced, and finally the device meets the use requirements. The specific installation belongs to the existing technology and will not be described in detail here. The power system 6 can use a rotary cylinder or an electric cylinder as a power source.

[0020] Since the cigarette storage device has a certain volume, the door body 4 is designed to be split, which is composed of a plurality of plexiglass doors. Several plexiglass doors enclose the cylinder body 1 in the internal space. Each plexiglass door is hinged on the cylinder body 1 to facilitate quick and easy inspection of the internal structure. Usually, transparent glass is used to make the door body 4 to facilitate intuitive observation of the working conditions inside the cylinder body 1.

[0021] As attached Figures 3 to 5 As shown, the induction projection assembly 8 in this embodiment includes a combination of several induction projection modules 7. It is worth noting that the height of the module 7 does not exceed the height of each layer, so as to facilitate projection of each layer. The upper layer induction projection module 7 can be detachably connected to the lower layer induction projection module 7; multiple induction projection modules 7 are adjacently stacked and reasonably and specifically arranged according to the number of layers and height of the overall spiral steel belt 3; The sensing projection module 7 includes components such as a smoke layer sensor 11, a smoke layer projector 12, an addressable control chip 13, etc. When in use, each component is packaged and fixed as needed.

[0022] The induction projection module 7 is provided with an upper tenon 14 and a lower tenon 15. The upper tenon 14 is arranged with a conductive contact (also known as an edge connector Edge Connector or a gold finger Gold Finger), and the lower tenon 15 is arranged with a conductive contact slot. A plurality of the induction projection modules 7 are connected and fixed by the mortise and tenon joints of the upper tenon 14 and the lower tenon 15. After the conductive contacts and the conductive contact slots on the two tenons are engaged, they are used to connect the power supply and communication circuits.

[0023] After the induction projection modules 7 are connected in series by tenons, each module 7 will be assigned a unique address to achieve independent control.

[0024] The power supply and communication module 51 and the power supply communication module 61 are a pair of integrated modules for wireless power supply and communication control. The power supply and communication module 51 integrates the second controller 52 and the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 53, and the power supply communication module 61 integrates the controller 62 and the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 63; both the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 53 and the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 63 contain addressable control chips. After establishing a connection with the cigarette storage and performing hardware configuration, they will be assigned a unique address to achieve independent access and communication. The power supply and communication module 51 is installed above the inner or outer side of the door body 4; the power supply communication module 61 is installed at the corresponding position of the cylinder body. The power supply communication module 61 is connected to the power supply cabinet of the cigarette storage through a cable and establishes a communication connection with the inside of the cigarette storage cabinet; after the door body 4 is closed, the wireless induction power supply and communication coils of the power supply and communication module 51 and the power supply communication module 61 overlap in space. At this time, the power supply and communication module 51 uses the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 53 to obtain the power provided by the power supply communication module 61 and establish a communication connection with it. The second controller 52 collects the addresses of all the induction modules 7 in the induction projection assembly 8 plugged into itself and independently controls each module 7 through the addresses; the second controller 52 establishes communication with the first controller 62 through the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 63 of the power supply communication module 61 via the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 53; the first controller 62 communicates with the cigarette storage host through the industrial bus and communication protocol, thereby performing relevant and necessary control instruction transmission and data exchange.

[0025] The power supply and communication integrated power supply and communication module 51 and the power supply communication module 61 achieve power supply and communication simultaneously by adopting currently mature technical means including but not limited to power line communication (PLC) combination, high-frequency magnetic resonance method, dual-coil multiple frequency multiplexing, single-coil multiple frequency multiplexing, modulation technology based on a single frequency, etc.

[0026] If multiple pairs of the power supply and communication integrated power supply and communication module 51 and the power supply communication module 61 are respectively installed on multiple door bodies 4, after establishing communication with the memory host and performing hardware configuration, the memory host will calculate and establish a virtual space dynamic real-time mapping of the memory cigarette layer according to the interval of each group through the speed-smoke layer induction algorithm, and can project text or patterns more accurately onto the cigarette layer segment where the time stamp is located.

[0027] The working surfaces of the smoke layer sensor 11 and the smoke layer projector 12 are arranged toward the cylinder 1, and the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 53 establishes power supply and communication connection with the adjacent sensing projection module 7 after being connected, and the second controller 52 is connected to the smoke layer sensor 11 and the smoke layer projector 12; when working, the wireless power supply and communication integrated component 53 provides power to the second controller 52 and the sensing projection module 7, and performs two-way communication with the second controller 52; the sensing projection module 7 can determine the presence or absence of the cigarette smoke layer 23, the entry order and other related logics through the sequence of triggering, which is specifically implemented by the second controller 52 to make the determination, and 52 reports this information to the cigarette storage host; the smoke layer projector 12 is equipped with a micro-projection device, and the signal is input by the embedded second controller 52, which can project corresponding characters such as numbers and text and projection patterns 22 on the cigarette smoke layer 23 (which can be referred to as the smoke layer).

[0028] The communication method is realized by industrial bus and communication protocol, including but not limited to EtherCAT, PROFIBUS, DeviceNet, EtherNet / IP, PROFINET, etc.

[0029] The cigarette storage host is an industrial computer used for real-time program control, data processing and data interaction of the cigarette storage. It is compatible with a variety of industrial buses and communication protocols, including but not limited to industrial computers, embedded computers, IPCs (Industrial Personal Computers), PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), etc. Embodiment 2

[0030] like Figure 5 As shown, this embodiment is implemented based on the previous embodiment 1. This embodiment discloses a smoke layer marking method, which specifically includes the following steps: 1) Driving the spiral steel belt 3: The power system 6 is started, and the driving rod 2 drives the multi-layer spiral steel belt 3 to rotate radially around the cylinder 1, so as to realize the storage or output of the cigarette smoke layer 23.

[0031] 2) After the door 4 is closed, the wireless inductive power supply and communication coils of the power supply and receiving communication module 51 and the power supply communication module 61 are spatially coincident. At this time, the power supply and receiving communication module 51 uses the wireless power supply and receiving communication integrated component 53 to obtain the power supply provided by the power supply communication module 61 and establish a communication connection therewith. The second controller 52 collects the addresses of all the induction modules 7 in the induction projection assembly 8 plugged into itself and independently controls each module 7 through the addresses. The second controller 52 establishes communication with the first controller 62 via the wireless power supply and receiving communication integrated component 53 through the wireless power supply and receiving communication integrated component 63 of the power supply communication module 61. The first controller 62 communicates with the cigarette stick memory host through the industrial bus and communication protocol, thereby performing relevant and necessary control instruction transmission and data exchange. For example, the second controller 52 reports the number of cigarette layers currently lit and displayed to the memory host, and the cigarette stick memory is correspondingly displayed through the HMI (human-machine interface). The operator can select the color of the projected text or pattern on the HMI, and the cigarette stick memory transmits the setting data to the second controller 52 through the power supply communication modules 61 and 51 for control. The cigarette stick memory host provides the second controller 52 with the cigarette layer segmentation timestamp information. Once the cigarette stick segment to be reminded passes through a certain cigarette layer projector 12, the second controller 52 controls the projector 12 to issue a reminder, such as the text or pattern flashing or changing color. Whether to remind is also set by the operator on the HMI. See the communication and control schematic diagram in Figure 5 。

[0032] For example, the cigarette stick memory host collects the number of cigarette layers currently lit and displayed, and the cigarette stick memory host provides the cigarette layer segmentation timestamp information. Once the cigarette stick segment to be reminded passes through a certain cigarette layer projector 12, the second controller 52 controls the projector 12 to issue a text or pattern projection indication or reminder according to the instruction of the memory host. The reminder includes but is not limited to flashing or color change, etc.

[0033] 2) Inductive cigarette layer 23 information: The cigarette layer sensor 11 in the induction projection assembly 8 real-time monitors the state of the cigarette layer 23 in front of the spiral steel belt 3, determines the current position of the cigarette layer 23 by superimposing the memory speed (the feeding and discharging speeds are in opposite directions) and the sensor trigger timing, and transmits the collected original signal to the second controller 52. After the second controller 52 processes it according to a certain data format, it then transmits the relevant information to the cigarette stick memory host through the power supply communication module 61. The cigarette stick memory host establishes a virtual space dynamic real-time mapping of the memory cigarette layer accordingly. And returns the timestamp information and the cigarette layer information to the second controller 52, and projects the text or pattern more accurately onto the cigarette layer segment where the timestamp is located.

[0034] 3) Calculate the number of layers and timestamps: After the cigarette storage establishes a dynamic mapping of the virtual space of the cigarette layers in the storage, the positions of the cigarette layers can be accurately analyzed. At the same time, the cigarette segments stored in the storage at different time periods are marked with timestamps in the virtual space.

[0035] 4) Project the layer information and timestamp information: The host of the cigarette storage transmits the control instruction to the second controller 52. The second controller 52 outputs a control signal to the cigarette layer projector 12, and projects the number of layers, timestamps or special marks (such as color differentiation, flashing reminder) of the current cigarette layer 23 to the outer-facing surface of the corresponding cigarette layer 23 through the glass door body 4. The surface is generally the filter tip end.

[0036] 5) Dynamic update and reset: When the cigarette layer 23 changes (such as adding or reducing the number of layers), or the number of induction projection modules 7 is adjusted, the cigarette layer projector 12 pauses projection. The system re-executes steps 2) to 4) to update the information of the cigarette layer 23 and project again to ensure the real-time and accuracy of the display.

[0037] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "up", "down", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, so it cannot be understood as a limitation of this application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of this application, unless otherwise stated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

[0038] In the description of this application, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected" 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 directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood through specific situations.

Claims

1. A cigarette storage device, characterized in that: include Cylinder; the cylinder is provided with a multi-layer spiral steel belt that can rotate around the axis of the cylinder; A door body, the door body being movably mounted on the outer ring of the cylinder; A sensing projection assembly for acquiring smoke layer information on a spiral steel belt, wherein the sensing projection assembly is mounted on the door body and corresponds to the spiral steel belt.

2. The cigarette storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A power system and a transmission rod are fixed on the cylinder, the power system is connected to the transmission rod, multiple layers of spiral steel belts are fixed in parallel on the transmission rod, and the power system drives the multiple layers of spiral steel belts to rotate.

3. The cigarette storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The door body is composed of multiple glass doors, and the multiple glass doors are enclosed and installed on the outer circle of the cylinder.

4. The cigarette storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensing projection assembly includes a combination of several sensing projection modules, and the sensing projection modules on the upper layer are detachably connected to the sensing projection modules on the lower layer.

5. The cigarette storage device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The sensing projection module is provided with an upper tenon and a lower tenon, and a plurality of the sensing projection modules are fixed by linear mortise and tenon joints of the upper tenon and the lower tenon.

6. The cigarette storage device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The sensing projection module includes: a smoke layer sensor, a smoke layer projector, an addressable control chip and other components; The smoke layer sensor and the smoke layer projector have their action surfaces facing the spiral steel belt, and the addressable control chip is electrically connected to the smoke layer sensor and the smoke layer projector.

7. A method for marking the cigarette layer of a cigarette storage according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: include The power system drives the spiral steel belts of each layer to rotate, and the sensing and projection assembly senses the smoke layer information in the spiral steel belts and projects the smoke layer information onto the corresponding spiral steel belts.

8. The smoke layer marking method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The sensing and projection assembly is configured as follows: The smoke layer sensor determines the smoke layer entry or output through triggering, and then inputs the collected results into the controller for calculation; The cigarette storage host calculates the number and position of the current smoke layer according to the signal collected by the smoke layer sensor and whether the upper and lower connected sensing projection modules are triggered, and outputs the display signal to the smoke layer projector through the controller; The smoke layer projector projects the information related to the current number of smoke layers onto the spiral steel belt according to the signal output by the controller.

9. The smoke layer marking method according to claim 8, characterized in that: When the smoke layer in the spiral steel belt changes or the number of sensing projection modules increases, the smoke layer projector stops projecting, and the sensing projection assembly executes the processing steps in claim 8 again.

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