Material storage tank and cut tobacco making system

Abstract

The utility model provides a material storage tank and a tobacco shred making system. The storage tank comprises a tank body, and a hollow cavity is formed in the inner wall of the tank body and used for storing materials; the stirring device is arranged in the hollow cavity and is configured to stir materials; the first detection device is arranged in the hollow cavity and is configured to detect gas components in the hollow cavity so as to determine whether the materials go bad or not; and the alarm device is in signal connection with the first detection device and is configured to give an alarm when the gas components detected by the first detection device indicate that the materials are deteriorated. The tobacco shred making system comprises a material storage tank, and materials are essence material liquid used for making tobacco shreds. According to the storage tank and the cut tobacco making system, other substances in the materials can be evenly dispersed through the stirring device, the shelf life of the materials is prolonged, the quality of the materials is improved, whether the materials go bad or not is monitored in real time through the first detection device and the alarm device, an alarm is given in time after it is confirmed that the materials go bad, and the quality of the materials is improved. And subsequent production by using deteriorated materials is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to tobacco machinery, and in particular to a material storage tank and a tobacco making system. Background Art

[0002] Before rolling cigarettes, we must first prepare tobacco that meets the process specifications, including but not limited to leaf moistening and adding materials, loosening and rehydrating, cutting and drying, blending and flavoring, etc., which are essentially to change the physical properties of tobacco by changing the moisture, width and other physical properties of tobacco, so as to achieve tobacco products that meet the processing requirements of the rolling workshop. Generally, the feed liquid is prepared according to the batch parameters, so that the feed liquid can be used in the flavoring and adding materials process that meets the tobacco batch.

[0003] The quality of the liquid feed directly determines the quality of the tobacco, so the configuration and transportation of flavors are important processes in the production of cigarettes, and play a key role in the intrinsic quality of cigarettes such as the taste and style. In the related technology, a special material tank for storing liquid feed is used to deliver the liquid feed to the designated feeding position, and after the operator confirms that there is no problem with the liquid feed, the feed pipe is opened to transport the liquid feed to the inside of the feeder.

[0004] However, the current way for operators to confirm whether the liquid feed has problems that affect process quality, such as mildew or formula errors, is to use a subjective judgment method of smelling. This requires a high level of experience and skills from the operator, making it difficult to expand the production scale and easily causing the problem of unstable liquid feed quality. Furthermore, the liquid feed contains a large number of suspended particles. To achieve the best liquid feed state, the suspended particles need to be evenly mixed in the liquid feed. In actual production, the liquid feed is generally shaken manually to ensure uniform particles, otherwise a large number of particles will settle at the bottom of the tank. However, this method of manually shaking the tank body increases the operator's workload on the one hand, and on the other hand, there is also the problem of excessive shaking causing the liquid feed to spill. In addition, during the operator's confirmation of the liquid feed, the specifications of the liquid feed, such as weight, batch, and configuration time, are mainly written manually, which is prone to writing errors or communication errors in a compact and efficient production process. Sloppy writing will also cause the operator to confirm relevant information. It will take a lot of time, increasing work costs. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a material storage tank and a tobacco making system, aiming to solve the problem that the material making process mainly relies on manual operation, resulting in low production efficiency and difficulty in ensuring the quality of tobacco.

[0006] A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a storage tank, comprising: a tank body, an inner wall of which forms a hollow chamber to store material; a stirring device, disposed in the hollow chamber and configured to stir the material; a first detection device, disposed in the hollow chamber and configured to detect gas components in the hollow chamber to determine whether the material has deteriorated; and an alarm device, signal-connected to the first detection device and configured to alarm when the gas components detected by the first detection device indicate that the material has deteriorated.

[0007] In some embodiments of the storage tank, the stirring device includes: a rotating shaft extending along a first direction within the hollow chamber; a plurality of stirring elements, which are mounted on the rotating shaft and are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the rotating shaft and the circumference of the rotating shaft; and a driving device, which is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft and is configured to drive the rotating shaft to rotate.

[0008] In some embodiments of the storage tank, the storage tank includes a battery for providing power to the driving device, the battery is a rechargeable battery, and a charging interface for charging the rechargeable battery is arranged on the tank body.

[0009] In some embodiments of the storage tank, the alarm device is connected to the battery signal and is configured to display the battery power information.

[0010] In some embodiments of the storage tank, the first direction is the up and down direction, the bottom end of the rotating shaft is installed at the bottom of the tank body, and the first detection device is installed at the top end of the rotating shaft.

[0011] In some embodiments, the storage tank further includes: a display device; and an input device, wherein the input device is signal-connected to the display device and is configured to transmit mixing time information and material information to the display device, and the display device receives and displays the mixing time information and the material information.

[0012] In some embodiments, the storage tank further includes a control device, which is signal-connected to the stirring device and the input device, and the input device is configured to transmit the stirring time information to the control device, and the control device is configured to control the stirring time of the stirring device according to the stirring time information.

[0013] In some embodiments of the storage tank, a second detection device is further included, which is arranged below the tank body and is configured to detect weight information of the material. The display device is signal-connected to the second detection device and is configured to receive and display the weight information.

[0014] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides a tobacco shred production system, comprising the material storage tank provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the material is a flavor liquid for producing tobacco shreds.

[0015] Based on the storage tank provided by the present disclosure, a stirring device is provided to stir the material in the tank body, and a first detection device is provided to detect the gas composition around the material in real time, which is conducive to uniform dispersion of other substances in the material, extending the shelf life of the material, and improving the quality of the material. In addition, the first detection device and the alarm device are provided to facilitate real-time monitoring of whether the material is deteriorating, and timely alarm after confirming that the material is deteriorating, so as to avoid using the deteriorated material for subsequent production.

[0016] The silk making system of the present disclosure includes the material storage tank of the present disclosure, thereby having the advantages of the material storage tank of the present disclosure.

[0017] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure and their descriptions are used to explain the present disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present disclosure. In the drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a storage tank according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic side view of the storage tank is shown, showing the display screen and charging interface.

[0021] Figure 1 to Figure 2 In the figure, each reference numeral represents:

[0022] 1. Tank body; 11. Hollow chamber; 121. Neck; 122. Flange; 12a. Tank mouth; 2. Stirring device; 21. Rotating shaft; 22. Stirring element; 6. First detection device; 4. Second detection device; 5. Charging port; 7. Display screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and is by no means intended to limit the present disclosure and its application or use. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0024] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement of the parts and steps described in these embodiments, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​do not limit the scope of the present disclosure. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, methods and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, methods and equipment should be regarded as a part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0025] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0026] In the description of the present disclosure, it needs to be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, upright, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present disclosure; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of each component itself.

[0027] The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a material storage tank, comprising: a tank body 1, a stirring device 2, a first detection device 6 and an alarm device. The inner wall of the tank body 1 forms a hollow chamber 11 to store materials. The tank body 1 may have an opening to pour materials from the opening. In addition, the tank body 1 may be insulated by a material having a heat-insulating property.

[0028] The stirring device 2 is disposed in the hollow chamber 11 and is configured to stir the material. The first detection device 6 is disposed in the hollow chamber 11 and is configured to detect the gas composition in the hollow chamber 11 to determine whether the material has deteriorated. For example, the first detection device 6 can be a gas sensor. The detected gas composition can be a substance such as flavor, methane, sulfur dioxide or water vapor, which is generated or has a significant change in content after the material deteriorates (for example, becomes moldy).

[0029] The alarm device is connected to the first detection device 6 by signal, and is configured to alarm when the gas composition detected by the first detection device indicates that the material is deteriorating. For example, the alarm device can be an alarm horn, an alarm display, etc., and the alarm device can also be set at Figure 2 The display screen 7 is shown, and an alarm is given through the display screen 7.

[0030] By setting up the stirring device 2 to stir the material in the tank body 1, and setting up the first detection device 6 to detect the gas composition around the material in real time, it is beneficial to evenly disperse other substances in the material, extend the shelf life of the material, improve the quality of the material, and also help reduce manual operations and improve production efficiency. In addition, the first detection device 6 and the alarm device are set to facilitate real-time monitoring of whether the material is deteriorating, and timely alarm after confirming that the material is deteriorating, so as to avoid using the deteriorated material for subsequent production.

[0031] In some embodiments, the stirring device 2 includes: a rotating shaft 21, a plurality of stirring elements 22 and a driving device. The rotating shaft 21 extends along a first direction in the hollow chamber 11. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the first direction may be a vertical direction or a horizontal direction. A plurality of stirring elements 22 are mounted on the rotating shaft 21 and are arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the rotating shaft 21 and the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 21. The stirring elements 22 may be, for example, Figure 1 The stirring rod of the rod-shaped structure shown may also be a stirring blade of a plate-shaped structure, etc. The driving device is connected to the rotating shaft 21 and is configured to drive the rotating shaft 21 to rotate. The driving device can control the driving speed of the rotating shaft 21, for example, to control the rotating shaft 21 to rotate at a uniform speed. This arrangement is conducive to fully stirring the material and avoiding the situation where the material is partially mixed unevenly.

[0032] A driving device is provided to drive the rotating shaft 21 to rotate, so that the plurality of stirring elements 22 mounted on the rotating shaft 21 rotate in the hollow chamber 11 to stir the material, which is beneficial to evenly distribute the granular medium in the material, thereby improving the quality of the material and extending the shelf life of the material. The driving device may include, for example, a motor (not shown). The motor may be provided outside or inside the tank body 1, and the output shaft of the motor is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft 21.

[0033] In some embodiments, the storage tank includes a battery for providing power to the driving device. The battery is a rechargeable battery, and a charging interface 5 for charging the rechargeable battery is provided on the tank body 1. The charging interface 5 can be provided near the bottom of the tank body 1 to facilitate manual operation and to ensure operational safety.

[0034] The battery is used as a power source for the driving device, and the battery is a rechargeable battery, which is conducive to maintaining the driving device for a long time and improving the reliability and stability of the equipment operation. In addition, the battery power supply process has low noise, and the battery does not emit harmful substances to the outside under safe operation, which is conducive to reducing the negative impact on the environment.

[0035] In some embodiments, the alarm device is connected to the battery signal and is configured to display the battery power information. The power information may include a minimum power value. When the battery power is lower than the minimum power value, the alarm device may cause the power information to flash or change color to remind the operator to charge in time.

[0036] This setting is conducive to displaying the battery power information in real time, so that the operator can always understand the battery power status, and is conducive to timely charging the battery when the battery power is low, so as to maintain the operation of the stirring device and avoid the stirring device shutting down due to battery failure to power supply, which affects the production progress.

[0037] In some embodiments, the first direction is the up-down direction, the bottom end of the rotating shaft 21 is installed at the bottom of the tank body 1 , and the first detection device 6 is installed at the top end of the rotating shaft 21 .

[0038] During the operation of the stirring device 2, the gas in the hollow chamber 11 of the tank body 1 has a more stable gas flow near the rotating shaft 21. This arrangement is conducive to placing the first detection device 6 in a relatively stable gas environment to improve the accuracy of the detection. In addition, the bottom end of the rotating shaft 21 is installed at the bottom of the tank body 1, which is conducive to the rotating shaft 21 fully stirring the material located at the bottom of the hollow chamber 11.

[0039] In some embodiments, the material storage tank further includes: a display device and an input device. The input device is connected to the display device by signal and is configured to transmit the mixing time information and the material information to the display device. The display device receives and displays the mixing time information and the material information. The display device can be set, for example, Figure 2 On the display screen 7 shown.

[0040] Setting up a display device to display the mixing time information is helpful for operators to understand the mixing time required for each batch of materials, so that the mixing device can be shut down when the mixing time is reached, thereby helping to avoid wasting energy by continuously operating the mixing device when the mixing device is not used for a long time or the materials have been fully mixed, helping to reduce production costs and extend the service life of the storage tank. Setting up a display device to display material information is helpful to avoid reducing production efficiency due to writing errors or communication errors caused by manual recording of material information.

[0041] In some embodiments, the storage tank further includes a control device. The control device is connected to the stirring device 2 and the input device by signal. The input device is configured to transmit stirring time information to the control device. The control device is configured to control the stirring time of the stirring device according to the stirring time information. For example, the stirring time information may include a pause time and a stirring time, and the control device controls the stirring device 2 to stir the material within the stirring time, and controls the stirring device 2 to stop stirring the material within the pause time after one stirring, and controls the stirring device 2 to start stirring the material again after the pause time ends. This setting is conducive to reducing the working time of the stirring device 2 to increase the overall service life of the equipment.

[0042] In some embodiments, the control device described above can be implemented as a general processor, a programmable logic controller (PLC), a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components or any appropriate combination thereof for performing the functions described in the present disclosure.

[0043] This setting is conducive to realizing an automated production process, stopping stirring in time when the stirring time is reached, reducing manual operations, and thus improving production efficiency.

[0044] In some embodiments, the storage tank further includes: a second detection device 4. The second detection device 4 is disposed below the tank body 1 and is configured to detect weight information of the material. The second detection device 4 may be, for example, a weighing sensor. The display device is signal-connected to the second detection device 4 and is configured to receive and display weight information.

[0045] This arrangement is conducive to real-time detection of material weight information and displaying it through a display device, which is conducive to avoiding the impact of production due to writing errors or communication errors caused by manual recording of material information.

[0046] The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a tobacco shred system, comprising the above-mentioned material storage tank. The material of the tobacco shred system is a flavor liquid for making tobacco shreds.

[0047] Combine the following Figure 1 and Figure 2 The material storage tank of the embodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail. The material stored in the material storage tank is a flavor liquid for making tobacco shreds.

[0048] The material storage tank comprises a tank body 1, a stirring device 2, a driving device, a battery, a first detection device 6, a second detection device 4, an alarm device, a display device and a control device.

[0049] like Figure 1 As shown, the tank body 1 is cylindrical as a whole, the inner wall of the tank body 1 forms a hollow chamber 11, and the top surface of the tank body 1 extends outward to form a storage tank head. The storage tank head includes a tank mouth 12a, a neck 121 and a flange 122. The tank mouth 12a is connected to the hollow chamber 11, and the flavor liquid is injected into the hollow chamber 11 through the tank mouth 12a. The neck 121 is arranged between the top surface of the tank body 1 and the flange 122. The cross-sections of the neck 121 and the flange 122 along the horizontal direction are both circular, and the diameter of the cross-section of the neck 121 along the horizontal direction is smaller than the diameter of the cross-section of the flange 122 and the hollow chamber 11 along the horizontal direction. This arrangement forms a closed mouth through the neck 121, which is conducive to the injection of the flavor liquid into the hollow chamber 11 through the tank mouth 12a with a smaller diameter, so that the fragrance of the flavor liquid is not easy to overflow. In addition, this arrangement is also conducive to enabling the clamping device included in the silk making system to clamp the tank body 1 so as to move the tank body 1 to the position of each process flow.

[0050] The rotating shaft 21 extends in the vertical direction and includes a cylindrical side wall. The lower end of the rotating shaft 21 is connected to the bottom surface of the tank body 1, and the upper end is arranged opposite to the tank mouth 12a. On the side wall of the rotating shaft 21, every four stirring elements 22 are arranged at equal angles in the circumferential direction, and every eight stirring elements 22 are arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and the stirring elements 22 extend in the horizontal direction. The stirring element 22 is a stirring rod with a circular cross section.

[0051] The first detection device 6 is a gas sensor, which is installed at the top of the rotating shaft 21. The gas sensor can rotate with the rotating shaft 21. This arrangement is conducive to the gas sensor fully contacting the gas in all directions, thereby increasing the accuracy of detection.

[0052] The second detector 4 is a weighing sensor, which is arranged at the bottom of the tank body 1 to detect the weight information of the flavor liquid. When the second detector 4 detects the weight information, it indicates that the flavor liquid is injected into the hollow chamber 11. At this time, the driving device is started to drive the rotating shaft 21 to rotate at a uniform speed, so that the stirring element 22 starts to stir the flavor liquid. This setting is conducive to stirring the flavor liquid during the process of injecting the flavor liquid, which is conducive to improving the uniformity of the distribution of granular substances in the flavor liquid, thereby ensuring the quality of the flavor liquid.

[0053] like Figure 2As shown, a charging interface 5 is provided on one side of the tank body 1 close to the second detector 4, and the operator can charge the battery through the charging interface 5. The display screen 7 is provided on the tank body 1, above the charging interface 5. The alarm device and the display device are integrated on the display screen 7, and the deterioration of the flavor liquid, the power information, the stirring time information, the material information (including the configuration time information, batch and other specification parameters of the flavor liquid, etc.) and the weight information are all displayed to the operator through the display screen 7.

[0054] The display screen 7 is provided with a sign indicating that the flavor liquid has deteriorated (e.g., a red warning light). When the first detector 6 detects that the flavor liquid has deteriorated, the sign indicating that the flavor liquid has deteriorated on the display screen 7 gives a prompt (e.g., a red warning light flashes). The operator can stop the stirring device from running and clean the storage tank at this time.

[0055] When the battery power is lower than 5% of the total power, a symbol (such as a yellow warning light) representing the battery power on the display screen 7 gives a prompt (such as a flashing yellow warning light). The operator can charge the battery through the charging interface 5 at this time.

[0056] In this embodiment, the input device is an external computer (not shown), through which the stirring time is set and the batch parameters of the flavor liquid are recorded. The stirring time and the batch parameters of the flavor liquid are displayed on the display screen 7. At the same time, the computer transmits a signal about the stirring time information to the control device, so that the control device controls the stirring time of the stirring device according to the stirring time information. In addition, the weight information detected by the second detection device 4 is also displayed on the display screen 7.

[0057] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present disclosure rather than to limit it. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, ordinary technicians in the relevant field should understand that the specific implementation methods of the present disclosure can still be modified or some technical features can be replaced by equivalents, which should all be included in the scope of the technical solution for protection requested by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A storage tank, characterized in that: include: A tank body (1), the inner wall of the tank body (1) forming a hollow chamber (11) for storing materials; A stirring device (2), disposed in the hollow chamber (11), configured to stir the material; A first detection device (6) is disposed in the hollow chamber (11) and is configured to detect gas components in the hollow chamber (11) to determine whether the material has deteriorated; and An alarm device is connected to the first detection device (6) by signal and is configured to alarm when the gas composition detected by the first detection device (6) indicates that the material has deteriorated.

2. The storage tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring device (2) comprises: A rotating shaft (21) extending in a first direction within the hollow chamber (11); a plurality of stirring elements (22), the plurality of stirring elements (22) being mounted on the rotating shaft (21) and being arranged at intervals along the extending direction of the rotating shaft (21) and the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft (21); and The driving device is drivingly connected to the rotating shaft (21) and is configured to drive the rotating shaft (21) to rotate.

3. The storage tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material storage tank comprises a battery for providing power to the driving device, the battery is a rechargeable battery, and a charging interface (5) for charging the rechargeable battery is arranged on the tank body (1).

4. The storage tank according to claim 3, characterized in that: The alarm device is connected to the battery signal and is configured to display the battery power information.

5. The storage tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first direction is the up-down direction, the bottom end of the rotating shaft (21) is installed at the bottom of the tank body, and the first detection device (6) is installed at the top end of the rotating shaft (21).

6. The storage tank according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: Also includes: Display device; and An input device is connected to the display device by signal and is configured to transmit mixing time information and material information to the display device, and the display device receives and displays the mixing time information and the material information.

7. The storage tank according to claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a control device, which is signal-connected to the stirring device (2) and the input device, the input device is configured to transmit the stirring time information to the control device, and the control device is configured to control the stirring time of the stirring device according to the stirring time information.

8. The storage tank according to claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a second detection device (4), which is arranged below the tank body (1) and is configured to detect weight information of the material. The display device is signal-connected to the second detection device (4) and is configured to receive and display the weight information.

9. A silk making system, characterized in that: A material storage tank comprising any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the material is a flavor liquid for making shredded tobacco.

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