Cigarette sorting multi-layer conveying line converging device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cigarette sorting multi-layer conveying line converging device which comprises a plurality of cigarette conveying lines arranged up and down, the lowermost cigarette conveying line is a main cigarette conveying line, the rest cigarette conveying lines are branch cigarette conveying lines, a slide is arranged at the end of each branch cigarette conveying line, and the branch cigarette conveying lines converge towards the main cigarette conveying line from bottom to top in sequence. The height from the lowermost part of the slide to the main cigarette carton conveying line is greater than the maximum thickness of sorted cigarette cartons; a plurality of air pipes are arranged in the slide, small holes are formed in the air pipes at equal intervals, openings of the small holes are located in the surface of the slide, the air pipes are connected with high-pressure air pipes, and high-pressure air is introduced into the air pipes and sprayed out of the small holes, so that the cigarette cartons are blown by airflow in the gliding process, and gliding pushing force is provided for the cigarette cartons. According to the utility model, the slide is used for replacing a liftable belt conveying section, so that the lifting time of the liftable belt conveying section is saved in the converging process, and the sorting time is greatly saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of cigarette logistics sorting equipment, and particularly relates to a merging device for a multi-layer conveyor line of strip cigarette sorting. Background Art

[0002] In cigarette logistics, after strip cigarettes are sorted by a sorter, they will fall onto the strip cigarette conveyor line. Since there are a wide variety of strip cigarette types, multiple sorters are required to sort simultaneously to meet the sorting requirements. Multiple sorters correspond to multiple strip cigarette conveyor lines. As each customer has different requirements for the types and quantities of strip cigarettes, but the strip cigarettes required by the same customer need to be packaged together, it is necessary to merge the strip cigarettes conveyed by multiple strip cigarette conveyor lines onto the same conveyor line and then be conveyed to the packaging station for packaging.

[0003] The existing merging device for multiple strip cigarette conveyor lines divides the multiple conveyor lines into multiple layers, and the upper-layer strip cigarette conveyor line merges downward into the lower-layer strip cigarette conveyor line. After multiple merges, they can be merged into one conveyor line. During the process of the upper-layer strip cigarette conveyor line merging downward into the lower-layer strip cigarette conveyor line, a slope formed by a liftable belt conveyor section is used to convey the strip cigarettes on the upper-layer strip cigarette conveyor line to the lower-layer strip cigarette conveyor line. After the conveying is completed, the liftable belt conveyor section is raised to prevent the lower-layer strip cigarette conveyor line from being blocked and unable to continue conveying strip cigarettes. During the strip cigarette sorting process, this liftable belt conveyor section needs to continuously perform descending, merging and conveying, and ascending actions. Since descending and ascending take time, although the time for each descent and ascent is very short, only about ten seconds, during the entire strip cigarette sorting process, the number of ascents and descents is very large, possibly exceeding a thousand times, and the total time occupied is very long, exceeding 3 hours, resulting in too long sorting time. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] This application provides a merging device for a multi-layer conveyor line of strip cigarette sorting. By setting a slide at the end of the branch conveyor line and using the slide to replace the liftable belt conveyor section, the lifting time of the liftable belt conveyor section is saved during the merging process, greatly saving the sorting time.

[0005] According to one aspect of this application, in one embodiment, a merging device for a multi-layer conveyor line of strip cigarette sorting is provided, including a number of strip cigarette conveyor lines arranged in an upper and lower layer. The strip cigarette conveyor line at the lowermost layer is the main strip cigarette conveyor line, and the rest are branch strip cigarette conveyor lines. A slide is provided at the end of the branch strip cigarette conveyor lines, and they merge into the main strip cigarette conveyor line in sequence from bottom to top. The height of the lowermost part of the slide from the main strip cigarette conveyor line is greater than the maximum thickness of the sorted strip cigarettes;

[0006] A number of air pipes are arranged inside the slide. Small holes are equidistantly opened on the air pipes, and the openings of the small holes are located on the surface of the slide. The air pipes are connected to high-pressure air pipes, and high-pressure air is introduced into the air pipes and ejected from the small holes, so that the cartons of cigarettes are blown by the air flow during the downward sliding process, giving the cartons of cigarettes a downward sliding driving force.

[0007] In some embodiments, the main carton of cigarettes conveying line is in an uphill state at the confluence part to reduce the distance from the branch carton of cigarettes conveying lines.

[0008] In some embodiments, part of the branch carton of cigarettes conveying lines are arranged downhill near the slide, so that the slides of each branch carton of cigarettes conveying line are basically the same.

[0009] In some embodiments, a gate device is arranged before the end of the horizontal section of the branch carton of cigarettes conveying line to allow the cartons of cigarettes to be conveyed to the main carton of cigarettes conveying line for confluence in a controlled manner. The same gate device is arranged before the confluence part of the main carton of cigarettes conveying line.

[0010] In some embodiments, the gate device is a photoelectric switch or a visual recognition device. The photoelectric switch or the visual recognition device is connected to the control device of the branch carton of cigarettes conveying line to control the operation of the branch carton of cigarettes conveying line, so that the cartons of cigarettes on the carton of cigarettes conveying line can enter the slide in a controllable manner.

[0011] In some embodiments, the width of the slide is the same as the width of the carton of cigarettes conveying line.

[0012] In some embodiments, the tail of the slide has an arc bend to prevent the cartons of cigarettes from tilting when falling off the slide and flipping after falling onto the main carton of cigarettes conveying line.

[0013] In some embodiments, the direction of the small holes on the slide is set horizontally. When the high-pressure gas is blown out, a horizontal thrust is given to the cartons of cigarettes to accelerate the downward sliding of the cartons of cigarettes.

[0014] In some embodiments, retaining edges are arranged on both sides of the slide to prevent the cartons of cigarettes from falling off from both side edges during the downward sliding process.

[0015] In some embodiments, the slide is connected and fixed to the frame of the main carton of cigarettes conveying line through a slide bracket.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0017] A confluence device for a multi-layer conveying line for sorting cartons of cigarettes of the present utility model replaces the liftable belt conveying section with a slide, saving the lift time of the belt conveying section.

[0018] A confluence device for a multi-layer conveyor line of cigarette sorting in the utility model. An air pipe is arranged in the slideway. The air pipe is equidistantly provided with small holes. High-pressure air is introduced into the air pipe and ejected from the small holes, which can accelerate the sliding cigarette bars by thrust and make the cigarette bars slide down the slideway more smoothly and fall onto the main cigarette bar conveyor line. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a side sectional view of the slideway of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a partially enlarged schematic view of A;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a front view of the slideway of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the utility model.

[0024] In the figure: 1, main cigarette bar conveyor line; 2, branch cigarette bar conveyor line; 3, slideway; 31, air holes; 32, small holes; 33, arc bend; 4, gate device; 5, cigarette bars. Detailed Description of the Embodiment

[0025] The following further details the present application in conjunction with the drawings through specific embodiments. Similar elements in different embodiments are labeled with related similar element numbers. In the following embodiments, many detailed descriptions are provided to enable a better understanding of the present application. However, those skilled in the art can easily recognize that some of the features can be omitted in different situations, or can be replaced by other elements, materials, or methods. In some cases, some operations related to the present application are not shown or described in the specification to avoid overshadowing the core part of the present application. For those skilled in the art, it is not necessary to describe these related operations in detail, and they can fully understand the related operations based on the description in the specification and general technical knowledge in the art.

[0026] In addition, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification can be combined in any appropriate manner to form various embodiments. The operation steps involved in each embodiment can also be reordered or adjusted in an obvious manner by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the specification and drawings are only for clearly describing a certain embodiment and do not mean it is an essential composition and / or sequence.

[0027] The serial numbers assigned to components in this text, such as "first", "second", etc., are only used to distinguish the described objects and do not have any sequential or technical meaning. For the terms "connection" and "coupling" used in this application, unless otherwise specified, both include direct and indirect connection (coupling). Embodiment

[0028] Please refer to Figures 1-4 In one embodiment, a merging device for a multi-layer conveyor line for sorting cigarette cartons is provided, which includes three cigarette carton conveyor lines arranged in an upper and lower layer. The lowermost cigarette carton conveyor line is the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1, and the rest are branch cigarette carton conveyor lines 2. The uppermost branch cigarette carton conveyor line 2 slopes downward near the slide 3. A slide 3 is provided at the end of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 2 and converges to the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1 from bottom to top in sequence. The slide 3 is connected and fixed to the frame of the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1 through a slide bracket. The slide 3 is made of stainless steel and the surface of the slide 3 is smooth.

[0029] The height from the lowermost part of the slide 3 to the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1 is greater than the maximum thickness of the sorted cigarette cartons.

[0030] Three air pipes 31 are provided inside the slide 3. Small holes 32 are equidistantly opened on the air pipes 31. The openings of the small holes 32 are located on the surface of the slide 3. The air pipes 31 are connected to a high-pressure air pipe, and high-pressure air is introduced into them and ejected from the small holes 32, so that the cigarette cartons 5 are blown by the air flow during the downward sliding process, giving the cigarette cartons 5 a downward sliding driving force.

[0031] The direction of the small holes 32 on the slide 3 is horizontally arranged. When the high-pressure gas is blown out, a horizontal thrust is given to the cigarette cartons 5 to accelerate the downward sliding of the cigarette cartons 5. Baffle edges are provided on both sides of the slide 3 to prevent the cigarette cartons 5 from falling off from both side edges during the downward sliding process.

[0032] The width of the slide 3 is the same as the width of the cigarette carton conveyor line. The tail of the slide 3 has an arc bend 33 to prevent the cigarette cartons 5 from tilting when falling off the slide 3 and flipping after falling onto the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1.

[0033] A gate device 4 is provided before the end of the horizontal section of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 22 to control the conveyance and convergence of the cigarette cartons 5 to the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1. A similar gate device 4 is provided on the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1 before the convergence section. The gate device 4 is a photoelectric switch or a visual recognition device. The photoelectric switch or the visual recognition device is connected to the control device of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 2 to control the operation of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 1, so that the cigarette cartons on the cigarette carton conveyor line 2 can enter the slide controllably. Embodiment

[0034] Please refer to Figure 5, in one embodiment, a merging device for a multi-layer conveyor line for sorting cigarette cartons is provided, which includes three cigarette carton conveyor lines arranged in an upper and lower layer. The lowermost cigarette carton conveyor line is the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1, and the main conveyor line 1 is arranged uphill at the merging part. The rest are branch cigarette carton conveyor lines 2. A slide 3 is arranged at the end of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 2, and they merge into the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1 in sequence from bottom to top. The slide 3 is connected and fixed to the frame of the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1 through a slide bracket. The slide 3 is made of stainless steel, and the surface of the slide 3 is smooth.

[0035] The height of the lowermost part of the slide 3 from the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1 is greater than the maximum thickness of the sorted cigarette cartons.

[0036] Several air pipes 31 are arranged inside the slide 3. Small holes 32 are equidistantly opened on the air pipes 31. The openings of the small holes 32 are located on the surface of the slide 3. The air pipes 31 are connected to a high-pressure air pipe, and high-pressure air is introduced into them. The pressure of the high-pressure gas is 0.4 - 0.7 MPa and is ejected from the small holes 32, so that the cigarette cartons 5 are blown by the air flow during the downward sliding process, giving the cigarette cartons a downward sliding driving force.

[0037] The directions of the small holes 32 on the slide 3 are horizontally arranged. When the high-pressure gas is blown out, a horizontal thrust is given to the cigarette cartons 5 to accelerate the downward sliding of the cigarette cartons 5. Baffle edges are arranged on both sides of the slide 3 to prevent the cigarette cartons 5 from falling from both side edges during the downward sliding process.

[0038] The width of the slide 3 is the same as the width of the cigarette carton conveyor line. The tail of the slide 3 has an arc bend 33 to prevent the cigarette cartons 5 from tilting when falling off the slide 3 and flipping after falling onto the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1.

[0039] A gate device 4 is arranged before the end of the horizontal section of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 2 to control the conveyance and merging of the cigarette cartons 5 to the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1. A same gate device 4 is arranged before the merging part of the main cigarette carton conveyor line 1. The gate device 4 is a photoelectric switch or a visual recognition device. The photoelectric switch or the visual recognition device is connected to the control device of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 2 to control the operation of the branch cigarette carton conveyor line 2, so that the cigarette cartons 5 on the cigarette carton conveyor line 2 can enter the slide 3 controllably.

[0040] The above uses specific examples to elaborate on the present invention, which is only used to help understand the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, based on the idea of the present invention, several simple deductions, deformations or substitutions can also be made.

Claims

1. A confluence device for a multi-layer conveyor line of cigarette sorting, characterized in that: It includes several horizontally layered cigarette carton conveying lines. The lowermost cigarette carton conveying line is the main cigarette carton conveying line, and the rest are branch cigarette carton conveying lines. A slide is provided at the end of each branch cigarette carton conveying line, and they converge to the main cigarette carton conveying line sequentially from bottom to top. The height from the lowermost part of the slide to the main cigarette carton conveying line is greater than the maximum thickness of the sorted cigarette cartons. Several air pipes are arranged inside the slide. Small holes are equidistantly opened on the air pipes, and the openings of the small holes are located on the surface of the slide. The air pipes are connected to a high-pressure air pipe.

2. The multi-layer conveying line merging device for cigarette sorting according to claim 1, wherein: The main cigarette carton conveying line is in an uphill state at the convergence part.

3. The multi-layer conveying line merging device for strip cigarettes sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: Some of the branch cigarette carton conveying lines are arranged downhill near the slide.

4. A merging device for a multi-layer conveying line of cigarette sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: A gate device is provided before the end of the horizontal section of the branch cigarette carton conveying line, and the same gate device is provided before the convergence part of the main cigarette carton conveying line.

5. The multi-layer conveyor line merging device for cigarette sorting according to claim 4, wherein: The gate device is a photoelectric switch or a vision recognition device, and the photoelectric switch or the vision recognition device is connected to the control device of the branch cigarette carton conveying line.

6. The multi-layer conveyor line confluence device for cigarette sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the slide is the same as the width of the cigarette carton conveying line.

7. A multi-layer conveyor line merging device for strip cigarette sorting according to claim 6, characterized in that: The tail of the slide is in an arc shape.

8. The multi-layer conveyor line merging device for cigarette sorting according to claim 1, wherein: The direction of the small holes on the slide is horizontally set.

9. The multi-layer conveying line merging device for cigarette sorting according to claim 1, wherein: Blocking edges are provided on both sides of the slide.

10. The multi-layer conveying line merging device for strip cigarettes sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide is connected and fixed to the frame of the main cigarette carton conveying line through a slide bracket.

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