Tool ruler for quickly counting box cigarettes at cigarette retail point

By designing a tool ruler for quickly counting cigarette packs at cigarette retail outlets, the problem of existing tools requiring manual closing of cigarette packs has been solved. Simultaneous measurement and automatic closing of thick and thin cigarette packs can be achieved, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

CN223361313UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-19GUANGDONG TOBACCO CHAOZHOU CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422979847.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2025-09-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-04

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Technical Problem

The existing cigarette pack measuring tools at cigarette retail outlets require manual operation to close the packs of cigarettes together to eliminate gaps during measurement, resulting in inconvenience and low efficiency.

Method used

A tool ruler for quickly counting cigarette packs at cigarette retail outlets has been designed. The ruler comprises a support and reading mechanism, a cigarette pack closing mechanism and a quantity measuring mechanism. The ruler can automatically close cigarette packs and measure the quantity, simplifying the measurement steps.

Benefits of technology

The system realizes the simultaneous measurement of thick and thin cigarette packs, simplifies the measurement steps and improves the measurement efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a tool ruler for quickly counting box cigarettes at a cigarette retail point, which relates to the technical field of cigarette marketing market service and comprises a supporting reading mechanism, a counting mechanism, a counting mechanism, a counting mechanism, a counting mechanism and a counting mechanism, and is characterized in that the supporting reading mechanism is used for supporting in the counting process; the cigarette box closing mechanism comprises a sliding arm, a traction ring, a cigarette box push plate and an avoiding groove; the sliding arms penetrate through the mounting vertical plate and are in sliding connection with the mounting vertical plate, the traction rings are fixedly arranged at the right ends of the sliding arms, the cigarette box pushing plate is fixedly arranged at the left ends of the bottoms of the sliding arms, the number of the receding grooves is two, and the two sliding arms are arranged on the two sides of the left ends of the tops of the sliding arms correspondingly; and two groups of quantity measuring mechanisms. The cigarette box number measuring device can measure the number of thick cigarette boxes and the number of thin cigarette boxes, and can also gather a row of cigarette boxes to be measured in the cigarette box number measuring process, so that the measuring steps are simplified, the measuring difficulty is reduced, and the cigarette box measuring efficiency is improved at the same time.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cigarette marketing and market services, in particular to a tool ruler for quickly counting cigarettes in retail outlets. Background Art

[0002] In order to better carry out daily operations, cigarette retailers need to regularly count the inventory of cigarette cartons and boxes. When counting the inventory of cigarette boxes, it is inconvenient to use a ruler to directly measure the thickness of thick and thin cigarette boxes. Therefore, manual counting is required during inventory counting.

[0003] After searching, the utility model patent with patent authorization announcement number CN215766754U discloses a clapping ruler for measuring cigarette boxes, including a clapping ruler body, and several rows of protrusions for measuring the thickness of stacked cigarette boxes are provided on the convex surface of the clapping ruler body. Each row of protrusions is provided with several pieces, and each protrusion is provided with a scale from left to right, and the scale increases sequentially from left to right; the clapping ruler can be stored on the wrist, which is convenient to carry and takes up little space. The addition of protrusions and scale identification makes it more intuitive and convenient than simply reading the scale numbers.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned measuring ruler for measuring cigarette boxes still has some shortcomings in actual use. The most obvious one is that when the above-mentioned measuring ruler is used to measure cigarette boxes placed on a sales shelf, there is often a certain gap between two adjacent cigarette boxes. Therefore, in order to ensure the accuracy of the measurement result, the operator needs to manually bring the rows of cigarette boxes to be measured together in advance before performing the measurement operation, which is not convenient in actual use.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to invent a cigarette retail point cigarette box rapid counting tool ruler to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a tool ruler for quickly counting cigarette packs at cigarette retail outlets, which can measure the number of thick and thin cigarette packs at the same time, and can also bring a row of cigarette packs to be measured together during the measurement process, thereby simplifying the measurement steps, reducing the measurement difficulty, and improving the measurement efficiency of cigarette packs, so as to solve the problem proposed in the above background technology that when the above-mentioned measuring ruler is used to measure cigarette packs placed on a sales shelf, there is often a certain gap between two adjacent cigarette packs. Therefore, in order to ensure the accuracy of the measurement result, the operator needs to manually bring the row of cigarette packs to be measured together in advance before performing the measurement operation, which is not convenient in actual use.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the following technical solution is provided: a tool ruler for quickly counting cigarettes in retail outlets, comprising:

[0008] A support reading mechanism, the support reading mechanism being used for providing support during the counting process;

[0009] A cigarette pack closing mechanism, comprising a sliding arm, a pulling ring, a cigarette pack pushing plate and an avoidance groove;

[0010] The sliding arm passes through the mounting vertical plate and is slidably connected to the mounting vertical plate. The pulling ring is fixedly arranged at the right end of the sliding arm. The cigarette box pushing plate is fixedly arranged at the left end of the bottom of the sliding arm. There are two avoidance grooves, and the two sliding arms are respectively opened on both sides of the left end of the top of the sliding arm; and

[0011] Two sets of quantity measuring mechanisms are used to measure the quantity of thick cigarette packs and thin cigarette packs respectively.

[0012] According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retail empty cigarettes includes a supporting reading mechanism including a mounting vertical plate, a mounting horizontal plate and a gripping handle, wherein the mounting horizontal plate is fixedly arranged on the top of the mounting vertical plate, and the gripping handle is fixedly arranged on the top of the mounting horizontal plate.

[0013] According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retail empty cigarettes further comprises an L-shaped support plate and a T-shaped reading pointer, wherein the L-shaped support plate is fixedly arranged on the top of the mounting vertical plate, and the T-shaped reading pointer is fixedly arranged on the top of the side of the mounting vertical plate, and the T-shaped reading pointer is located directly above the sliding arm.

[0014] According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retail loose cigarettes, any set of the quantity measuring mechanisms includes a measuring ruler, an indicator plate and a digital label, and the measuring ruler is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the adjacent avoidance groove.

[0015] According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, a quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retail empty cigarettes is provided, wherein the indicator plates and the digital labels are provided in plurality, the plurality of indicator plates are evenly fixed on the top of the measuring ruler, and the plurality of digital labels are respectively fixed on the sides of the plurality of indicator plates.

[0016] Technical effects and advantages of this utility model:

[0017] The present invention is provided with a cigarette pack bringing together mechanism, so that a pulling ring can be used to drive the cigarette pack pushing plate to move to the rear end of a row of cigarette packs, and then the pulling ring is manually pulled forward, and the pulling ring drives the sliding arm to continuously move forward on the inner side of the mounting vertical plate. When the sliding arm moves forward, it drives the cigarette pack pushing plate to move forward synchronously, thereby causing the cigarette pack pushing plate to push the cigarette packs to move on the sales shelf until the front cigarette pack abuts against the horizontal end of the L-shaped support plate. At this time, observe the numbers on the adjacent digital labels on the indicator plate below the T-shaped reading pointer. If the cigarette pack to be measured is a thick cigarette pack, record the numbers on the right digital label; if the cigarette pack to be measured is a thin cigarette pack, record the numbers on the left digital label. Compared with existing similar equipment, the present invention can measure the number of thick cigarette packs and thin cigarette packs, and at the same time, bring the measured cigarette packs into contact with each other during the cigarette pack quantity measurement process, thereby simplifying the measurement steps, reducing the measurement difficulty, and improving the cigarette pack measurement efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The accompanying drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. These drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification.

[0019] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a tool ruler for quickly counting empty cigarettes in cigarette retail according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 2 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of a support and reading mechanism of a tool ruler for quickly counting empty cigarettes in cigarette retail according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 3 The present invention is a schematic structural diagram of a cigarette pack closing mechanism and a quantity measuring mechanism of a quick counting tool ruler for retail cigarettes according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] The specific reference numerals in the figure are:

[0023] 1. Support reading mechanism; 11. Install vertical plate; 12. Install horizontal plate; 13. Grip handle; 14. L-shaped support plate; 15. T-shaped reading pointer;

[0024] 2. Cigarette pack closing mechanism; 21. Sliding arm; 22. Pull ring; 23. Cigarette pack push plate; 24. Avoidance groove;

[0025] 3. Quantity measuring mechanism; 31. Measuring ruler; 32. Indicator plate; 33. Digital label. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] For descriptive purposes, this disclosure may use spatially relative terms such as "below," "beneath," "beneath," "below," "above," "upper," and "side (e.g., as in "sidewall")," to describe the relationship of one component to another (other) component as shown in the accompanying drawings. The spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use, operation, and / or manufacture in addition to the orientation depicted in the accompanying drawings. For example, if the device in the drawings is turned over, a component described as "below" or "beneath" another component or feature would then be oriented "above" the other component or feature. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both "above" and "below" orientations. Furthermore, the device may be otherwise oriented (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

[0027] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a tool ruler for quickly counting empty cigarettes in cigarette retail according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a support and reading mechanism 1 of a tool ruler for quickly counting empty cigarettes in cigarette retail according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a cigarette pack closing mechanism 2 and a quantity measuring mechanism 3 of a tool ruler for quickly counting loose cigarettes in cigarette retail according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the cigarette retail quick counting tool ruler disclosed in the present invention may include: a support reading mechanism 1, a cigarette pack closing mechanism 2 and a quantity measuring mechanism 3 and other components.

[0031] like Figure 2 As shown, in the present disclosure, the support reading mechanism 1 includes a mounting vertical plate 11, a mounting horizontal plate 12, a gripping handle 13, an L-shaped support plate 14 and a T-shaped reading pointer 15, wherein the mounting horizontal plate 12 is fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting vertical plate 11, the gripping handle 13 is fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting horizontal plate 12, the L-shaped support plate 14 is fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting vertical plate 11, the T-shaped reading pointer 15 is fixedly arranged at the top of the side of the mounting vertical plate 11, and the T-shaped reading pointer 15 is located directly above the sliding arm 21.

[0032] In this way, it is convenient to pick up the gripping handle 13, and then the L-shaped support plate 14 is driven to move by installing the vertical plate 11 and the horizontal plate 12, so that the L-shaped support plate 14 is supported on the sales shelf. At this time, the L-shaped support plate 14 can support the device and reduce the difficulty of picking up for the operator. At the same time, the horizontal end of the L-shaped support plate 14 can also block the frontmost cigarette box in a row of cigarette boxes, thereby paving the way for subsequent closing and measurement.

[0033] like Figure 3 As shown, in a preferred embodiment, the cigarette pack closing mechanism 2 includes a sliding arm 21, a pulling ring 22, a cigarette pack pushing plate 23 and an avoidance groove 24, wherein the sliding arm 21 passes through the mounting vertical plate 11 and is slidably connected to the mounting vertical plate 11, the pulling ring 22 is fixedly arranged at the right end of the sliding arm 21, the cigarette pack pushing plate 23 is fixedly arranged at the bottom left end of the sliding arm 21, and there are two avoidance grooves 24, which are respectively opened on both sides of the left end of the top of the sliding arm 21.

[0034] In this way, the pulling ring 22 can be used to drive the cigarette box pushing plate 23 to move to the back of a row of cigarette boxes, and then the pulling ring 22 is manually pulled forward. The pulling ring 22 drives the sliding arm 21 to continue to move forward on the inner side of the mounting vertical plate 11. When the sliding arm 21 moves forward, it drives the cigarette box pushing plate 23 to move forward synchronously, thereby causing the cigarette box pushing plate 23 to push the cigarette boxes to move on the sales shelf until the front cigarette box abuts against the horizontal end of the L-shaped support plate 14. Compared with existing similar equipment, it can measure the quantity of thick and thin cigarette boxes, and at the same time, during the cigarette box quantity measurement process, it can also bring the measured cigarette boxes into a row together, thereby simplifying the measurement steps, reducing the measurement difficulty, and improving the cigarette box measurement efficiency.

[0035] like Figure 3 As shown, in the present disclosure, any group of the quantity measuring mechanisms 3 includes a measuring ruler 31, an indicator plate 32 and a digital label 33, wherein the measuring ruler 31 is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the adjacent avoidance groove 24, and a plurality of the indicator plates 32 and the digital labels 33 are provided. The plurality of indicator plates 32 are evenly fixed on the top of the measuring ruler 31, and the plurality of digital labels 33 are respectively fixed on the sides of the plurality of indicator plates 32.

[0036] Thus, after a row of cigarette packs is put together, the numbers on the adjacent digital labels 33 on the indicator plate 32 below the T-shaped reading pointer 15 are observed. If the cigarette pack being tested is a thick pack, the number on the right digital label 33 is recorded. If the cigarette pack being tested is a thin pack, the number on the left digital label 33 is recorded, thereby achieving the measurement of the number of thick and thin cigarette packs.

[0037] It should also be noted that the contents not described in detail in this specification belong to the existing technology known to professional and technical personnel in this field.

[0038] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above embodiments are merely intended to clearly illustrate the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other changes or modifications may be made based on the above disclosure, and such changes or modifications are still within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retail outlets, characterized by: include: A support reading mechanism, the support reading mechanism being used for providing support during the counting process; A cigarette pack closing mechanism, comprising a sliding arm, a pulling ring, a cigarette pack pushing plate and an avoidance groove; The sliding arm passes through the mounting vertical plate and is slidably connected to the mounting vertical plate. The pulling ring is fixedly arranged at the right end of the sliding arm. The cigarette box pushing plate is fixedly arranged at the left end of the bottom of the sliding arm. There are two avoidance grooves, and the two sliding arms are respectively opened on both sides of the left end of the top of the sliding arm; and Two sets of quantity measuring mechanisms are used to measure the quantity of thick cigarette packs and thin cigarette packs respectively.

2. A quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retailing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support reading mechanism includes a mounting vertical plate, a mounting horizontal plate and a holding handle. The mounting horizontal plate is fixedly arranged on the top of the mounting vertical plate, and the holding handle is fixedly arranged on the top of the mounting horizontal plate.

3. The quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retailing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support reading mechanism also includes an L-shaped support plate and a T-shaped reading pointer. The L-shaped support plate is fixedly arranged on the top of the mounting vertical plate, and the T-shaped reading pointer is fixedly arranged on the top of the side of the mounting vertical plate. The T-shaped reading pointer is located directly above the sliding arm.

4. A quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retailing according to claim 3, characterized in that: Any set of the quantity measuring mechanisms includes a measuring ruler, an indicator plate and a digital label, and the measuring ruler is fixedly arranged on the inner side of the adjacent avoidance groove.

5. The quick counting tool ruler for cigarette retailing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The indicator plates and the digital labels are both provided in plurality, the plurality of indicator plates are evenly fixedly arranged on the top of the measuring ruler, and the plurality of digital labels are respectively fixedly arranged on the sides of the plurality of indicator plates.