Cigarette carton automatic gating slide way device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a cigarette carton automatic gating slide way device, and relates to the technical field of packaging equipment in the tobacco industry. The device comprises a plurality of carton cigarette channels, wherein each carton cigarette channel comprises an upper slide way communicated with a carton cigarette elevated line and a lower slide way communicated with a carton cigarette collecting machine; the middle slide way is used for communicating the upper slide way with the lower slide way, can move among the cigarette carton channels, is used for selectively conducting the cigarette carton channels and is mounted on a rack, a slide rail crossing the cigarette carton channels is arranged on the rack, the middle slide way is connected with a driving device, and the driving device is connected with the upper slide way and the lower slide way. The driving device drives the middle slideways to move along the sliding rails, the driving device is further connected with a control unit, the middle slideways on the cigarette carton channel can be automatically and rapidly switched only by simply operating the control unit, accurate positioning can be achieved, conduction of the target cigarette carton channel is achieved, the operation difficulty of manually switching the middle slideways is reduced, the switching time is saved, and the switching efficiency is improved. And the cigarette production efficiency and the product quality are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tobacco industry packaging equipment, in particular to an automatic cigarette strip selection slide device. Background Art

[0002] The tobacco product packaging industry has increasingly higher requirements for packaging speed, efficiency and quality. Among them, the cigarette overhead conveyor line and the cigarette collecting machine on the cigarette production line are connected by a cigarette selection slide that can move between each cigarette overhead conveying channel. Usually, the cigarette overhead conveyor line is distributed in multiple layers, and each cigarette overhead conveyor line is connected with multiple conveying channels for conveying cigarettes downward, which are used to convey the cigarettes to the cigarette collecting machine below. The cigarette selection slide device is arranged on the frame and is located between the cigarette overhead conveying channel and the collection machine connecting channel, and is used to connect the cigarette overhead conveyor line and the cigarette collecting machine. Since the cigarette overhead conveyor line includes multiple conveying channels, it is necessary to frequently move and switch the cigarette selection slide device to the bottom of the required cigarette overhead conveying channel according to actual use requirements, that is, to switch the conveying channels of each cigarette overhead conveyor line.

[0003] The existing mobile switching of the cigarette strip selection slide device adopts manual switching, which requires the staff to loosen the fixing device of the selection slide device, then move the selection slide device to the corresponding position under the target cigarette strip elevated conveying channel, and then tighten the fixing device of the selection slide device to complete the switching switch, thereby realizing the connection between the target cigarette strip elevated conveying channel and the collector. In actual use, after long-term use of this switching method, the fastening screws of the fixing device and the contact surface of the card slot gradually produce grooves, so that after the selection slide device is fixed at the target position, the selection slide device is not fixed at the theoretical connection position between the cigarette strip elevated conveying channel and the collector connecting channel, and the positioning accuracy does not meet the use requirements, resulting in the side of the cigarette strip hitting the cut of the guide wall when the cigarette strip slides vertically from the elevated conveying channel, causing serious damage to the appearance of the cigarette strip or quality hazards, which has a great impact on the cigarette strip packaging speed, efficiency and quality. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above shortcomings of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a cigarette strip selection slide device which can automatically and quickly switch and accurately position.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions: an automatic cigarette selection slide device, comprising a plurality of cigarette channels, each cigarette channel comprising an upper slide connected to a cigarette overhead line, and a lower slide connected to a cigarette collection machine; and also comprising an intermediate slide for connecting the upper slide and the lower slide, the intermediate slide being able to move between the cigarette channels for selectively conducting the cigarette channels, the intermediate slide being mounted on a frame, the frame being provided with a slide rail spanning the plurality of cigarette channels, the intermediate slide being connected to a driving device, the driving device driving the intermediate slide to move along the slide rail, and the driving device being further connected to a control unit.

[0006] In one embodiment, a rack is fixedly mounted on the frame along the slide rail, and the driving device includes a gear meshing with the rack and a motor connected to the gear.

[0007] Furthermore, the motor is connected to the gear via a reducer.

[0008] In one embodiment, there are a plurality of the intermediate slides, and the number of the intermediate slides is less than the number of the cigarette channels.

[0009] In one embodiment, it further comprises a positioning sensor arranged on the driving device and a plurality of positioning blocks arranged on the frame, wherein the positioning blocks correspond to the positions of the cigarette passages, and the positioning sensor is connected to the control unit.

[0010] In one embodiment, it further comprises a sliding seat, and the intermediate slideway and the driving device are both mounted on the sliding seat.

[0011] Furthermore, the sliding seat is provided with a sliding block which is slidably matched with the sliding rail.

[0012] In one embodiment, a travel switch is provided on a side of the driving device, and the travel switch is connected to a control unit.

[0013] In one embodiment, it also includes a slide roller, which is arranged between the upper slide and the middle slide and / or between the lower slide and the middle slide.

[0014] Furthermore, the control unit includes an electrical cabinet and a control panel, the control panel is connected to the electrical cabinet, and the electrical cabinet is connected to the driving device.

[0015] The utility model has the following beneficial effects: the middle slide of the automatic cigarette strip selection slide device of the utility model is connected to a driving device, the driving device is connected to the control unit, the driving device drives the middle slide to move along the slide rail between the cigarette strip channels, selectively guides the cigarette strip channels, and the operator only needs to perform simple operations to complete the automatic and rapid switching of the middle slide according to the transportation requirements of the cigarette strip overhead line, and can accurately position the middle slide so that the middle slide is locked on the target cigarette strip channel, thereby achieving the guidance of the cigarette strip channel, reducing the difficulty of operating the operator to switch the middle slide, saving switching time, avoiding the positioning misalignment problem caused by wear of the fixing device of the middle slide due to long-term switching, and improving the cigarette strip production efficiency and product quality.

[0016] In the preferred embodiment of the utility model, a positioning sensor and a positioning block are provided on the driving device. When the positioning sensor is triggered by the positioning block on the frame, the middle slide is automatically locked on the target cigarette channel without manual locking, and the positioning accuracy can be guaranteed to be stable and not decrease even in long-term operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The utility model is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the automatic cigarette strip selection slide device between the cigarette strip overhead line and the collection machine.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the front side of the automatic cigarette strip selection slide device of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the back side of the automatic cigarette strip selection slide device of the utility model.

[0020] Description of Reference Numerals

[0021] 1 smoke channel

[0022] 101 Upper Slide

[0023] 102 Glide Slope

[0024] 103 Middle Slide

[0025] 2 racks

[0026] 3 Slide rails

[0027] 4 Drive device

[0028] 401 Gear

[0029] 402 Motor

[0030] 403 reducer

[0031] 404 Motor Handwheel

[0032] 5 Control unit

[0033] 501 Electrical cabinet

[0034] 502 Control Panel

[0035] 6 Rack

[0036] 7 Sliding seat

[0037] 8 Sliders

[0038] 9 Travel switch

[0039] 10 Slide roller

[0040] 11 Positioning sensor

[0041] 111 Positioning block

[0042] 12 Intermediate slide detector DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The following is a further detailed description of the specific implementations of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. These implementations are only used to illustrate the present invention, but not to limit the present invention.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0045] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0046] In addition, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, “plurality” means two or more.

[0047] like Figure 1The utility model provides an automatic cigarette selection slide device, comprising a plurality of cigarette channels 1, each of which comprises an upper slide 101 connected to a cigarette overhead line and a lower slide 102 connected to a cigarette collecting machine, and further comprises an intermediate slide 103 for connecting the upper slide 101 and the lower slide 102, the intermediate slide 103 being defined by two parallel baffles on the left and right, and there are one or more intermediate slides 103, and the number of the intermediate slides 103 is less than the number of the cigarette channels 1 ( Figure 1 There are two cigarette channels 1 shown, and one middle slide 103. The middle slide 103 can move between the cigarette channels 1 and is used to selectively guide the cigarette channels 1. The middle slide 103 is installed on a frame 2. A slide roller 10 is provided between the upper slide 101 and / or the lower slide 102 and the middle slide 103 to provide a buffer in the cigarette channel 1 for cigarettes falling from the upper cigarette overhead line. Transparent covers (not shown in the figure) are provided above the middle slide 103 and the lower slide 102 to prevent the cigarettes from being disturbed by the surrounding environment during transportation from the middle slide 103 to the collector, thereby avoiding damage to the cigarettes during transportation.

[0048] like Figure 3 The utility model provides an automatic cigarette selection slide device, which further comprises a sliding seat 7 and a slide rail 3 spanning all cigarette channels 1. The two slide rails 3 are arranged in parallel up and down. Each intermediate slide 103 is connected to a driving device 4. The intermediate slide 103 and the driving device 4 are both mounted on the sliding seat 7. The driving device 4 drives the intermediate slide 103 to move along the two slide rails 3 through the sliding seat 7. The intermediate slide 103 can move along the slide rail 3 and automatically lock under the upper slide 101 of any cigarette channel 1. The driving device 4 is connected to a control unit 5. The control unit 5 is an automatic control system for controlling the driving device 4. The control unit 5 comprises an electrical cabinet 501 and a control panel 502. The control panel 502 and the driving device 4 are both connected to the electrical cabinet 501. The operator can switch the intermediate slide 103 between the cigarette channels 1 by operating the control panel 502.

[0049] Combination Figures 1 to 3The sliding seat 7 is provided with a slider 8 that is slidably matched with the slide rail 3. The matched slide rail 3 and the slider 8 are preferably dovetail slide rails and sliders with dovetail grooves. A rack 6 is fixedly installed along the slide rail 3 on the frame 2. The driving device 4 includes a gear 401 meshing with the rack 6 and a motor 402 connected to the gear 401. The motor 402 is connected to the gear 401 through a reducer 403, and the gear 401 is installed at the output end of the reducer 403. When the intermediate slide 103 switches from one cigarette channel 1 to another cigarette channel 1, the motor 402 drives the reducer 403 to drive the gear 401 to roll along the rack 6, and at the same time, the slider 8 on the sliding seat 7 moves along the slide rail 3 to drive the intermediate slide 103 to move. The motor 402 is connected to the control unit 5. A motor handwheel 404 can be installed on the motor 402 to facilitate manual input power to the motor 402.

[0050] like Figure 2 and 3 In order to better ensure the accurate positioning of the automatic selection slideway device for cigarette strips, a positioning sensor 11 is provided below the driving device 4, and the positioning sensor 11 is connected to the control unit 5. A plurality of adjustable positioning blocks 111 are provided on the frame 2, and the positioning blocks 111 correspond to the positions of the cigarette strip passages 1. The locking position of the intermediate slideway 103 can be adjusted by changing the fixed positions of the positioning blocks 111; an intermediate slideway detector 12 is provided above the slide rail 3 at the position corresponding to each cigarette strip passage 1, which is used to monitor whether there is an intermediate slideway 103 below the cigarette strip passage 1, and to determine whether the cigarette strips can smoothly pass through the cigarette strip slideway 1 into the cigarette strip collection machine; a locking device can be provided on the sliding seat 7, and when the intermediate slideway 103 moves into position, the locking device locks the position of the intermediate slideway 103. A travel switch 9 is provided on the side of the driving device 4, and the travel switch 9 is connected to the control unit 5. When an erroneous operation occurs, the travel switch 9 first hits an obstacle, causing the motor 402 to stop, thereby avoiding damage to the driving device 4.

[0051] The utility model is further described by taking an automatic cigarette selection slide device including 8 cigarette channels 1 and 4 intermediate slides 103 that can switch freely between the cigarette channels 1 as an example. The 8 cigarette channels 1 are arranged on one side of the frame 2 along the same horizontal line direction. The cigarette channels 1 include an upper slide 101 connected to the cigarette overhead line, a lower slide 102 connected to the cigarette collection machine, and an intermediate slide 103 for connecting the upper slide 101 and the lower slide 102. The intermediate slide 103 is installed on the frame 2 and can move between the cigarette channels 1 to selectively conduct the cigarette channels 1, that is, the 4 intermediate slides 103 can conduct any 4 of the 8 cigarette channels 1. Slide rollers 10 are provided at the connection between the upper slide 101, the lower slide 102 and the middle slide 103. The slide rollers 10 are movably and independently installed on the frame 2 to buffer the cigarettes dropped from the cigarette overhead line above. The number of slide rollers 10 can be set as needed.

[0052] like Figure 3 The control unit 5 and the driving device 4 are arranged on the other side of the frame 2. A protective cover (not shown in the figure) is provided on the outside of the control unit 5 to prevent external interference in the non-operating state; the control unit 5 can use a computer, PLC, etc. to control the driving device 4, or use a control panel 502 with control buttons and an electrical cabinet 501 to control the driving device 4. The control panel 502 is provided with a button for controlling the left and right translation of the middle slide 103, a power on and off button, a stop button, an alarm light and buttons corresponding to the four middle slides 103 respectively.

[0053] Combination Figure 1 and 2 A plurality of adjustable positioning blocks 111 are provided on the frame 2, and the positioning blocks 111 are fixed to the frame 2 by bolts. The positioning blocks 111 correspond to the positions of the cigarette channel 1, and the driving device 4 drives the middle slide 103 to move. When the positioning sensor 11 arranged at the lower part of the driving device 4 is triggered by the positioning block 111 corresponding to the target cigarette channel 1, the middle slide 103 automatically stops and is locked at this position, thereby realizing the accurate positioning of the middle slide 103 after it is connected to the cigarette channel 1.

[0054] The top of the middle slide 103 is connected to the driving device 4 on the other side of the frame 2 through a sliding seat 7. The sliding seat 7 is connected to the top of the driving device 4, so that the driving device 4 drives the middle slide 103 to move along the slide rail 3. The sliding seat 7 is provided with two sliders 8 respectively matched with the two slide rails 3. The slider 8 is preferably a ball slider, which has the advantages of long service life and high efficiency.

[0055] The driving device 4 is a motor-driven rack and pinion mechanism, including a gear 401 meshing with the rack 6 set on the frame 2, and a motor 402 connected to the gear 401. The motor 402 drives the gear 401 to roll along the rack 6, thereby providing power to move the intermediate slide 103 along the slide rail 3 to the target cigarette channel 1 for conduction. In addition, the input end of the motor 402 can be installed with a motor handwheel 404 for manually providing input power to the motor 402. For example, when the motor 402 is damaged, the motor 402 can be rotated by external force to achieve the switching and conduction of the cigarette channel 1; the driving device 4 can also include a reducer 403, the reducer 403 has a self-locking function, such as a worm gear reducer, which cooperates with the positioning sensor 11 to achieve locking positioning after switching. The gear 401 is installed at the output end of the reducer 403, and the motor 402 drives the reducer 403 to drive the gear 401 to roll along the rack 6, thereby providing power to move the intermediate slide 103 along the slide rail 3 to the target cigarette channel 1 for conduction.

[0056] The following Figure 3The working process of the automatic cigarette selection slide device of the utility model is as follows:

[0057] like Figure 3 As shown, after pressing the power button on the control panel 502, the green light comes on, the automatic cigarette selection slide device starts, and then press and hold the button corresponding to the middle slide 103 that needs to be moved and switched (such as A) to select the corresponding middle slide 103, and press the direction key at the same time, such as pressing the left direction key, so that the middle slide 103 moves horizontally to the left along the slide rail 3. When the middle slide 103 moves to the adjacent cigarette channel 1 on the left, the positioning sensor 11 located under the drive device 4 is triggered by the positioning block 111 at the corresponding cigarette channel 1. The positioning sensor 11 transmits a signal to the control unit 5, and the control unit 5 controls the drive device 4 to stop moving. At the same time, the middle slide detector 12 located at the corresponding position of the target cigarette channel 1 will detect the existence of the middle slide 103 (sliding seat 7). If the middle slide detector 12 does not detect the existence of the middle slide 103, it will transmit a signal to the control unit 5, and the control unit 5 will issue a fault prompt. If the middle slide 103 needs to be moved across multiple cigarette channels 1, it can be achieved by moving it to adjacent cigarette channels 1 multiple times. During the movement, if the travel switch 9 touches the adjacent driving device 4, it will trigger the control unit 5 to stop the middle slide 103 from moving, avoiding damage to the device and accidents.

[0058] After the middle slide 103 is locked on the target cigarette slide 1, press the power off button, the red light will turn on and the green light will turn off. The entire device is in an immovable state, and the position switching of the middle slide 103 is completed. During the operation, the stop button can be pressed at any time to stop the motor 402 from rotating. If a fault occurs during operation, the fault light on the operation panel 502 will light up.

[0059] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention. These improvements and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for automatically selecting a cigarette strip, comprising a plurality of cigarette strip channels (1), each cigarette strip channel comprising an upper slide (101) connected to a cigarette strip overhead line, and a lower slide (102) connected to a cigarette strip collecting machine; further comprising an intermediate slide (103) for connecting the upper slide (101) and the lower slide (102), the intermediate slide (103) being movable between the cigarette strip channels (1) for selectively conducting the cigarette strip channels (1), characterized in that: The intermediate slide (103) is installed on a frame (2), and a slide rail (3) is provided on the frame (2) and spans the multiple cigarette channels (1). The intermediate slide (103) is connected to a driving device (4), and the driving device (4) drives the intermediate slide (103) to move along the slide rail (3). The driving device (4) is also connected to a control unit (5).

2. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rack (6) is fixedly mounted on the frame (2) along the slide rail (3); the driving device (4) comprises a gear (401) meshing with the rack (6) and a motor (402) connected to the gear (401).

3. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The motor (402) is connected to the gear (401) via a reducer (403).

4. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of intermediate slides (103), and the number of the intermediate slides (103) is less than the number of the cigarette channels (1).

5. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a positioning sensor (11) arranged on the driving device (4) and a plurality of positioning blocks (111) arranged on the frame (2), wherein the positioning blocks (111) correspond to the positions of the cigarette passage (1), and the positioning sensor (11) is connected to the control unit (5).

6. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a sliding seat (7), and the intermediate slideway (103) and the driving device (4) are both installed on the sliding seat (7).

7. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The sliding seat (7) is provided with a sliding block (8) which is slidably matched with the sliding rail (3).

8. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A travel switch (9) is provided on the side of the driving device (4), and the travel switch (9) is connected to the control unit (5).

9. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a slideway roller (10), wherein the slideway roller (10) is arranged between the upper slideway (101) and the middle slideway (103) and / or between the lower slideway (102) and the middle slideway (103).

10. The automatic cigarette selection slide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control unit (5) comprises an electrical cabinet (501) and a control panel (502); the control panel (502) is connected to the electrical cabinet (501); and the electrical cabinet (501) is connected to the drive device (4).

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