Cigarette intercepting system

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cigarette carton intercepting system in the technical field of cigarette carton conveying, which comprises a chain scraper conveyor used for conveying cigarette cartons; the scanning mechanism is used for receiving two-dimensional code information collected when the cigarette cartons enter a scanning area, converting the two-dimensional code information into electric signals and transmitting the electric signals to the controller; the controller is used for receiving the electric signal of the scanning mechanism and transmitting the electric signal to the intercepting mechanism; and the intercepting mechanism is used for receiving the electric signal transmitted by the controller and acting on the cigarette cartons on the chain scraper conveyor to complete interception. The technical problems that in the prior art, when cigarette carton mixing is prevented at the tail end of a collecting machine in a manual intervention mode, the error rate of cigarette carton mixing is high, time and labor are consumed, efficiency is low, finally, product market complaints are increased, the sense of ditrust of consumers is caused, and the brand image of an enterprise is seriously damaged for a long time in the past are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of cigarette conveying and relates to a cigarette intercepting system. Background Art

[0002] After the finished cigarette cartons are machined and rolled, they travel along a conveyor line to a collection machine, where they are gathered and packaged in a case-filling and sealing machine before being stored in a high-bay warehouse. Each production line produces multiple brands of cigarettes and is equipped with several conveyor lines. Each line has several conveyor chains and a corresponding electronic control system. Depending on production requirements, a single brand of cigarettes can only be produced using a single conveyor line, a single collection line, and a single case-filling and sealing machine. The collection and case-filling machines are located at the end of the cigarette production process, gathering the cigarette cartons produced by each rolling and packaging unit at the case-filling and sealing station for centralized packaging.

[0003] Cigarette cartons are transported via elevators to the carton conveyor line, which then transports them to various collection machines. These lines are open and unprotected during transport. The primary method for preventing brand mixing is manual intervention at the collection machine, which results in a high error rate, is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient. Furthermore, within the cigarette factory's production logistics line, cigarettes are packaged in packing machines into cartons. The cartons then pass through the carton conveyor line to the case sealing machine for packaging. During this process, the carton conveyor line not only transports the cartons but also serves as the first stage of sorting. Many brands of cigarettes are produced during the cigarette manufacturing process. These brands vary in raw materials, taste, and price, making it imperative that the carton conveyor line has sorting capabilities. Otherwise, brand mixing will not only lead to increased product market complaints and consumer distrust, but will also severely damage the company's brand image over the long term.

[0004] Therefore, a cigarette interception system is urgently needed to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art and to provide a cigarette cart interception system that can solve the technical problems in the prior art of preventing cigarette cartons from being mixed by manual intervention at the end of a collection machine, which results in a high error rate in mixing, is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient, and ultimately leads to an increase in product market complaints, causes consumer distrust, and seriously damages the corporate brand image in the long run.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model provides a cigarette interception system, comprising:

[0008] Chain conveyor, used to transport cigarettes;

[0009] The scanning mechanism is used to receive the QR code information collected when the cigarette enters the scanning area, convert the QR code information into an electrical signal and transmit it to the controller;

[0010] a controller, configured to receive the electrical signal from the scanning mechanism and transmit it to the interception mechanism;

[0011] The interception mechanism is used to receive the electrical signal transmitted by the controller and act on the cigarette strips on the chain conveyor to complete the interception.

[0012] Furthermore, the intercepting mechanism includes a baffle, a cylinder for driving the baffle to rotate, and a fixing frame for fixing the baffle and the cylinder to the chain conveyor bracket.

[0013] Furthermore, the baffle is made of stainless steel, and the bottom surface of the baffle in direct contact with the cigarette has a roughness parameter range of 0.4μm - 0.8μm, which is used to ensure a smooth surface and easy cleaning.

[0014] Furthermore, when the brand of the cigarette strips is normal, the baffle is parallel to the horizontal ground, the baffle is perpendicular to the fixed frame, the shortest distance between the end of the baffle connected to the fixed frame and the chain conveyor is less than the length of the baffle, and a gap is maintained between the bottom surface of the baffle and the top surface of the cigarette strips arranged on the chain conveyor.

[0015] Furthermore, it also includes support plates distributed on both sides of the chain conveyor, the support plates are in the shape of long strips, and are used to prevent cigarettes from sliding and falling on the chain conveyor, and the support plates are made of stainless steel.

[0016] Furthermore, it also includes an arc-shaped inlet arranged at the outlet end of the chain conveyor, and the arc-shaped inlet is made of stainless steel and is used to smoothly convey the cigarette strips to the inlet end of the collection machine.

[0017] Furthermore, it also includes a deceleration unit, which is used to slow down the conveying speed of the chain conveyor when the cigarettes enter the scanning area.

[0018] Furthermore, it also includes a scanning alarm unit arranged on the chain conveyor. When the cigarette cartons are conveyed to the scanning alarm unit through the interception mechanism, it is used to scan the QR code information of the cigarette cartons again, and directly alarm when the cigarette cartons are identified as mixed brands.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] This application uses a scanning mechanism to scan the QR code information on the cigarette cartons. Based on the type of cigarettes conveyed by a single conveyor line, the controller determines whether there are mixed brands of cigarette cartons. Then, the interception mechanism acts on the mixed-brand cigarette cartons to achieve interception. By replacing manual labor with machines, the probability of mixed-brand cigarette cartons entering subsequent processes is reduced, sorting efficiency and consumer satisfaction are improved, and the brand image is maintained.

[0021] The roughness parameter range of the bottom surface of the baffle in direct contact with the cigarette is 0.4μm - 0.8μm, which can ensure that the surface of the baffle is smooth and easy to clean, and on the other hand, avoid the baffle from acting on the cigarette and damaging the outer shell of the cigarette. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette interception system provided in Example 1 of the present application;

[0023] In the figure, 1. Wire rack; 2. Scanning mechanism; 3. Support plate; 4. Cylinder; 5. Baffle; 6. Arc-shaped inlet; 7. Chain conveyor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations 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 operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, features defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installed," "connected," and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; mechanical connections, electrical connections; direct connections, indirect connections through an intermediate medium, and internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model based on specific circumstances. Example 1:

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides a cigarette interception system, including:

[0028] The chain conveyor 7 is used to convey cigarettes. The chain conveyor 7 is a commonly used material conveying equipment. It realizes material conveying through a combination of chains and chain plates. Its application is very mature and will not be described in detail here.

[0029] Scanning mechanism 2 is used to receive the QR code information collected when the cigarette enters the scanning area, convert the QR code information into an electrical signal, and then transmit it to the controller. The scanning mechanism 2 is a QR code scanner. In this embodiment, the QR code scanner model is IVY-8080, which uses a 1280*800 megapixel CMOS low-noise image sensor. It is mainly used in small conveyors, sorting systems, warehouse automation, packaging machines, vending machines, automatic labeling systems, quality control and parts tracking;

[0030] It should be noted that the scanning area mentioned here refers to the area within the scanning range of the QR code scanner that can recognize the cigarette QR code. The specific size of the area depends on the QR code scanner and the actual application scenario.

[0031] A controller (not shown) is used to receive the electrical signal from the scanning mechanism 2 and transmit it to the interception mechanism. The controller disclosed in this embodiment may be a PLC controller. In this embodiment, the function of the PLC controller is only to determine whether the cigarettes are mixed brands or normal brands based on the electrical signal transmitted by the QR code scanner and the preset cigarette model on a single conveyor line. The specific logic and method of the judgment are existing mature applications and will not be elaborated here.

[0032] The interception mechanism is used to receive the electrical signal transmitted by the controller and act on the cigarettes on the chain conveyor 7 to complete the interception. The electrical signal transmitted by the controller here is actually an opening and closing signal sent to the interception mechanism based on whether the above-mentioned PLC controller judges the cigarette model as normal or mixed.

[0033] The intercepting mechanism includes a baffle 5, a cylinder 4 for driving the baffle 5 to rotate, and a fixing frame (not shown in the figure) for fixing the baffle 5 and the cylinder 4 to the support of the chain conveyor 7.

[0034] The baffle 5 is made of stainless steel, and the bottom surface roughness parameter range of the baffle 5 in direct contact with the cigarette is 0.4μm - 0.8μm, which is used to ensure a smooth and easy-to-clean surface and prevent the baffle 5 from acting on the cigarette and damaging the outer shell of the cigarette.

[0035] When the brand of the cigarette is normal, the baffle 5 is parallel to the horizontal ground, the baffle 5 is perpendicular to the fixed frame, the shortest distance between the end of the baffle 5 connected to the fixed frame and the chain conveyor 7 is less than the length of the baffle 5, and a gap is maintained between the bottom surface of the baffle 5 and the top surface of the cigarette arranged on the chain conveyor 7. When the brand of the cigarette is wrong, that is, mixed brands occur, the cylinder 4 drives the baffle 5 to act on the cigarette, directly contacting the cigarette, and restricting the mixed brand cigarettes from continuing to be conveyed. The rotation angle of the cylinder 4 here can be adjusted according to actual application needs, that is, it can be adjusted based on the height difference between the baffle 5 and the cigarette and the length of the baffle 5, which will not be repeated here.

[0036] It also includes support plates 3 distributed on both sides of the chain conveyor 7. The support plates 3 are in the shape of long strips and are used to prevent cigarettes from sliding and falling on the chain conveyor 7. The support plates 3 are made of stainless steel.

[0037] It also includes an arc-shaped inlet 6 arranged at the outlet end of the chain conveyor 7. The arc-shaped inlet 6 is made of stainless steel and is used to smoothly convey the cigarettes to the inlet end of the collection machine.

[0038] It also includes a wire rack 1, which uses a whole aluminum alloy vertical bar. All electric control lines are arranged on the wire rack 1, and the wire rack 1 is independently installed on the chain conveyor 7. Example 2:

[0039] This embodiment is further designed based on the first embodiment, has the functional modules and beneficial effects of the first embodiment, and further includes:

[0040] The deceleration unit (not shown in the figure) is used to slow down the conveying speed of the chain conveyor 7 when the cigarette enters the scanning area. It can be implemented by the PLC controller mentioned in Example 1 based on other control modules. The specific method of slowing down the conveying speed of the chain conveyor 7 belongs to the existing technology and will not be repeated here.

[0041] The scanning alarm unit (not shown in the figure) arranged on the chain conveyor 7 is used to re-scan the QR code information of the cigarette when the cigarette is transported to the scanning alarm unit through the interception mechanism. The re-scanning of the QR code information of the cigarette here can be achieved by the same model QR code scanner mentioned in the embodiment. When mixed brand cigarettes are identified, an alarm is directly issued.

[0042] Working principle: When the cigarette moves on the chain conveyor 7 to the scanning mechanism 2, the scanning mechanism 2 detects the cigarette and scans the QR code of the cigarette, and transmits the QR code signal to the lower computer (i.e., the controller). When the lower computer determines that the brand of a cigarette is "mixed", the lower computer will control the cylinder 4 to move, and the cylinder 4 will further drive the baffle 5 to rotate and act on the cigarette, preventing the "mixed" cigarette from entering the arc-shaped entrance 6. If the lower computer does not find that the cigarette is "mixed", then in the default state, the baffle 5 remains out of contact with the cigarette.

[0043] 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 modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cigarette interception system, characterized in that: include: A chain conveyor (7) for conveying cigarette strips; A scanning mechanism (2) is used to receive the two-dimensional code information collected when the cigarette enters the scanning area, convert the two-dimensional code information into an electrical signal and transmit it to the controller; A controller, configured to receive the electrical signal from the scanning mechanism (2) and transmit it to the interception mechanism; The interception mechanism is used to receive the electrical signal transmitted by the controller and act on the cigarette strips on the chain conveyor (7) to complete the interception.

2. The cigarette interception system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The intercepting mechanism comprises a baffle (5), a cylinder (4) for driving the baffle (5) to rotate, and a fixing frame for fixing the baffle (5) and the cylinder (4) to a bracket of the chain conveyor (7).

3. The cigarette interception system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The baffle (5) is made of stainless steel, and the bottom surface roughness parameter range of the baffle (5) in direct contact with the cigarette strips is 0.4 μm - 0.8 μm, which is used to ensure that the surface is smooth and easy to clean.

4. The cigarette interception system according to claim 2, characterized in that: When the brand of the cigarette strips is normal, the baffle (5) is parallel to the horizontal ground, the baffle (5) is perpendicular to the fixed frame, the shortest distance between the end of the baffle (5) connected to the fixed frame and the chain conveyor (7) is less than the length of the baffle (5), and a gap is maintained between the bottom surface of the baffle (5) and the top surface of the cigarette strips arranged on the chain conveyor (7).

5. The cigarette interception system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes support plates (3) distributed on both sides of the chain conveyor (7), the support plates (3) being in the shape of long strips and used to prevent cigarette strips from sliding and falling on the chain conveyor (7), and the support plates (3) are made of stainless steel.

6. The cigarette interception system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an arc-shaped inlet (6) arranged at the outlet end of the chain conveyor (7), wherein the arc-shaped inlet (6) is made of stainless steel and is used to smoothly convey the cigarette strips to the inlet end of the collection machine.

7. The cigarette interception system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a deceleration unit for slowing down the conveying speed of the chain conveyor (7) when the cigarette strips enter the scanning area.

8. The cigarette interception system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a scanning alarm unit arranged on the chain conveyor (7), which is used to scan the QR code information of the cigarette carton again when the cigarette carton is conveyed to the scanning alarm unit through the interception mechanism, and directly alarm when the cigarette carton is identified as a mixed brand cigarette carton.

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