Semi-automatic rapid loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves of cigar airing room

By designing a semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in cigar drying rooms, and utilizing a mobile base and vertical frame structure, the automated transfer of tobacco leaves is achieved, solving the problems of tobacco leaf damage and temperature and humidity control, reducing labor costs and improving tobacco leaf quality.

CN223385825UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-26FUJIAN TOBACCO CO LONGYAN CO
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422382025.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-29
Publication Date
2025-09-26
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-29

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Technical Problem

In existing cigar drying rooms, tobacco leaves are easily scratched or punctured during removal from the shelves, and temperature and humidity are poorly controlled, resulting in high labor costs and reduced tobacco quality.

Method used

A semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in cigar drying rooms was designed. It adopts a movable base, columns, vertical frame and fork frame structure. The steel wire rope driven by a winch realizes the automatic transfer of tobacco leaves, avoiding the door opening operation.

Benefits of technology

It is possible for two people to complete the transfer of tobacco leaves, avoid tobacco leaf damage, maintain stable temperature and humidity in the drying room, reduce labor costs, and improve the tobacco leaf selection rate.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a cigar airing room high-rise tobacco leaf semi-automatic rapid loading and unloading machine which comprises a movable base, a pair of stand columns are arranged on the movable base, a vertical frame capable of moving in a lifting mode is arranged between the pair of stand columns, and a sliding base in sliding fit with the vertical direction is arranged in the vertical frame. An adjustable fork frame is arranged on the front side of the sliding base, and a driving mechanism used for driving the fork frame to ascend and descend is arranged on the movable base. The loading and unloading machine is beneficial to solving the problem of labor shortage and avoiding scraping and puncturing other cigar tobacco leaves.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room. Background Art

[0002] Currently, cigar drying rooms typically have 7-9 floors. To remove cigar leaves from the upper floors after they have dried, the doors must be opened, and workers must pass the leaves from the upper floors down, one floor at a time. During this process, the rods used to remove the leaves can easily scratch or puncture the leaves, affecting the quality of the wrappers. Furthermore, the prolonged opening of the doors can cause the temperature and humidity in the drying room to drop or rise, making it difficult to control the temperature and humidity during the drying period, affecting the drying of the remaining cigar leaves. Furthermore, manual drying requires three people to remove the leaves from the shelves and pass them along, resulting in high labor costs. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to provide a semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room, which helps to solve the labor shortage and avoids scratching and puncturing other cigar tobacco leaves.

[0004] The technical solution of the present utility model is: a semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room, comprising a movable base, a pair of columns being provided on the movable base, a vertical frame capable of lifting and lowering being provided between the pair of columns, a slide seat which cooperates with the vertical sliding being provided in the vertical frame, an adjustable fork frame being provided on the front side of the slide seat, and a driving mechanism for driving the fork frame to lift and lower being provided on the movable base.

[0005] Furthermore, the driving mechanism includes a winch installed on a movable base, a fixed rod is fixedly connected to the upper rear side of a pair of columns, a first pulley is installed in the middle of the fixed rod, a second pulley is installed at the bottom of the vertical frame, a third pulley is installed at the top of the vertical frame, and a fourth pulley is installed on the top of the slide. The wire rope on the winch is fixedly connected to the top of the vertical frame after passing through the first pulley, the second pulley, the third pulley, and the fourth pulley.

[0006] Furthermore, a fixing frame located at the rear side of a pair of columns is installed on the movable base, and the winch is installed on the upper side of the fixing frame.

[0007] Furthermore, the mobile base includes a bottom frame, a pair of fixed casters are provided at the rear end of the bottom frame, and a pair of universal casters with a foot brake structure are provided at the front end of the bottom frame.

[0008] Furthermore, the front and rear parts of both sides of the bottom of the vertical frame are installed with lower limiting rollers located on the front and rear sides of the corresponding columns, and the front and rear sides of the upper end of the column are installed with upper limiting rollers located on the front and rear sides of the vertical frame.

[0009] Furthermore, slide grooves are vertically arranged inside both sides of the vertical frame, and a pair of rollers matching with the slide grooves are arranged on both sides of the slide seat.

[0010] Furthermore, the vertical frame is made of channel steel, and the channel steel notches on both sides face inward to form a slide groove, and the vertical frame is provided with a plurality of longitudinal reinforcement plates from top to bottom.

[0011] Furthermore, the fork frame includes longitudinal tubes arranged on both sides of the slide and fixedly connected to the slide, the outer ends of the longitudinal tubes are plugged into one end of an L-shaped fork rod, and the other end of the L-shaped fork rod is plugged into a transverse extension rod.

[0012] Furthermore, a first hand-tightening bolt is screwed onto the outer end of the longitudinal tube, and a second hand-tightening bolt is screwed onto the other end of the L-shaped fork rod.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0014] 1. This loader and unloader only requires two people to transfer the leaves on the upper shelf that can be taken out of the drying room to the ground at the door through the lower shelf window, which helps to solve the labor shortage and meet the needs of tobacco farmers to reduce labor and costs and improve quality and efficiency.

[0015] 2. The loader and unloader can be used without opening the door of the airing room, thus avoiding the difficulty in controlling the temperature and humidity during the airing period.

[0016] 3. The loader will not scratch or puncture other cigar leaves during use, thus avoiding problems such as affecting the cigar wrapper selection rate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 For the utility model Figure 1 Left side view;

[0019] Figure 3 For the utility model Figure 1 AA cross-sectional view;

[0020] Figure 4 For the utility model Figure 1 BB cross-sectional view;

[0021] Figure 5 For the utility model Figure 3 Magnified view of area C;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a simplified diagram of the wire rope connection of the present utility model;

[0023] In the figure: 10-mobile base 11-bottom frame 12-fixed caster 13-universal caster 14-fixed frame 20-column 21-fixed rod 22-first pulley 23-upper limiting roller 30-vertical frame 31-second pulley 32-third pulley 33-fixed block 34-lower limiting roller 35-chute 36-longitudinal reinforcement plate 40-slide 41-fourth pulley 42-roller 43-mounting frame 50-fork frame 51-longitudinal tube 52-L-shaped fork rod 53-lateral extension rod 54-first hand tightening bolt 55-second hand tightening bolt 60-winch 61-wire rope. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] To make the above features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, embodiments are given below with reference to the accompanying drawings for detailed description, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0025] refer to Figures 1 to 6

[0026] A semi-automatic rapid loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room comprises a movable base 10, a pair of upright posts 20 being fixed on the movable base, a vertical frame 30 capable of lifting and lowering being arranged between the pair of upright posts, a slide 40 cooperating with the vertical sliding being arranged in the vertical frame, a fork frame 50 with adjustable width and length being arranged on the front side of the slide, and a driving mechanism for driving the fork frame and thereby driving the vertical frame to lift and lower being arranged on the movable base.

[0027] In this embodiment, in order to drive the slide to drive the fork frame to rise and fall and drive the vertical frame to rise and fall, the driving mechanism includes a winch 60 installed on the mobile base, a fixed rod 21 is fixedly connected to the upper rear side of a pair of columns, a first pulley 22 is installed in the middle of the fixed rod, a second pulley 31 is installed at the bottom of the vertical frame, a third pulley 32 is installed at the top of the vertical frame, and a fourth pulley 41 is installed on the top of the slide. The wire rope 61 on the winch passes around the first pulley, the second pulley, the third pulley, and the fourth pulley in turn and is fixedly connected to the fixed block 33 at the top of the vertical frame.

[0028] In this embodiment, in order to install the winch, a fixing frame 14 is installed on the movable base and is located at the rear side of a pair of columns, and the winch is installed on the upper side of the fixing frame.

[0029] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the movement of the loader, the mobile base includes a bottom frame 11, a pair of fixed casters 12 are provided at the rear end of the bottom frame, and a pair of universal casters 13 with a foot brake structure are provided at the front end of the bottom frame.

[0030] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the lifting and lowering of the vertical frame, the front and rear parts of both sides of the bottom of the vertical frame are installed with lower limiting rollers 34 located on the front and rear sides of the corresponding columns, and the front and rear sides of the upper ends of the columns are installed with upper limiting rollers 23 located on the front and rear sides of the vertical frame, thereby preventing the vertical frame from detaching from a pair of columns, so as to realize the lifting and lowering guidance of the vertical frame.

[0031] In this embodiment, to guide the slide's elevation, vertical slots 35 are provided on each side of the vertical frame. A pair of rollers 42 are positioned on either side of the slide to engage the slots. Specifically, the vertical frame is constructed from channel steel, with the notches on both sides facing inward to form the slots. Several longitudinal reinforcement plates 36 are provided from top to bottom. A mounting bracket 43 is secured to the front of the slide, the upper portion of which is connected to the fork frame.

[0032] In this embodiment, in order to adjust the length and width of the fork frame, the fork frame includes two longitudinal tubes 51 respectively fixed on both sides of the upper front side of the slide seat, and the outer ends of the longitudinal tubes are connected to one end of an L-shaped fork rod 52, and the other end of the L-shaped fork rod is connected to a transverse extension rod 53.

[0033] In this embodiment, in order to lock the L-shaped fork rod after adjustment, a first tightening bolt 54 is screwed to the outer end of the longitudinal tube; a second tightening bolt 55 is screwed to the other end of the L-shaped fork rod to lock the adjusted transverse extension rod.

[0034] During operation, adjust the fork frame's length and width as needed, place the cigar on the fork frame, and the winch winds the wire rope, driving the slide and fork frame to rise along the vertical frame. Once the slide reaches the top of the vertical frame, if the winch continues to wind the wire rope, the vertical frame will continue to rise along a pair of columns. The maximum height the vertical frame can rise is when the lower limit roller contacts the upper limit roller. For safety reasons, the vertical frame can be raised only halfway (half or two-thirds of the frame's height).

[0035] If the words "first" and "second" are used in the above-mentioned text of the utility model to limit components, those skilled in the art should know that the use of "first" and "second" is only for the convenience of description to distinguish the components. Unless otherwise stated, the above words have no special meaning.

[0036] If the present invention discloses or involves components or structural parts that are fixedly connected to each other, then, unless otherwise stated, the fixed connection can be understood as: a detachable fixed connection (for example, connection using bolts or screws), and can also be understood as: a non-detachable fixed connection (for example, riveting, welding). Of course, the mutual fixed connection can also be replaced by an integrated structure (for example, manufactured by integral molding using a casting process) (except where it is obviously not possible to use an integrated molding process).

[0037] In addition, unless otherwise stated, the terms used in any technical solution disclosed in the above-mentioned utility model to express positional relationships or shapes include states or shapes that are approximate, similar or close thereto.

[0038] Any component provided by the present invention can be assembled from multiple separate components, or can be a separate component manufactured by an integral forming process.

[0039] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention should fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room, comprising a mobile base, characterized in that: A pair of columns are provided on the movable base, a vertical frame capable of lifting and lowering is provided between the pair of columns, a slide seat that cooperates with the vertical sliding is provided in the vertical frame, an adjustable fork frame is provided on the front side of the slide seat, and a driving mechanism for driving the fork frame to lift and lower is provided on the movable base.

2. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The driving mechanism includes a winch installed on a mobile base, a fixed rod is fixedly connected to the upper rear side of a pair of columns, a first pulley is installed in the middle of the fixed rod, a second pulley is installed at the bottom of the vertical frame, a third pulley is installed at the top of the vertical frame, and a fourth pulley is installed on the top of the slide. The wire rope on the winch is fixedly connected to the top of the vertical frame after passing through the first pulley, the second pulley, the third pulley, and the fourth pulley.

3. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 2 is characterized in that: A fixing frame located at the rear side of a pair of columns is installed on the movable base, and the winch is installed on the upper side of the fixing frame.

4. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: The mobile base comprises a bottom frame, a rear end of the bottom frame is provided with a pair of fixed casters, and a front end of the bottom frame is provided with a pair of universal casters with a foot brake structure.

5. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The front and rear parts of both sides of the bottom of the vertical frame are both installed with lower limiting rollers located on the front and rear sides of the corresponding columns, and the front and rear sides of the upper end of the column are both installed with upper limiting rollers located on the front and rear sides of the vertical frame.

6. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: Slide grooves are vertically arranged inside both sides of the vertical frame, and a pair of rollers matched with the slide grooves are arranged on both sides of the slide seat.

7. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 6, characterized in that: The vertical frame is made of channel steel, and the channel steel notches on both sides face inward to form a slide groove. The vertical frame is provided with a plurality of longitudinal reinforcement plates from top to bottom.

8. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 1, 2, 3, 5 or 7, characterized in that: The fork frame includes longitudinal tubes arranged on both sides of the slide and fixedly connected to the slide, the outer ends of the longitudinal tubes are plugged into one end of an L-shaped fork rod, and the other end of the L-shaped fork rod is plugged into a transverse extension rod.

9. The semi-automatic fast loading and unloading machine for high-rise tobacco leaves in a cigar drying room according to claim 8, characterized in that: The outer end of the longitudinal tube is screwed with a first hand-tightening bolt, and the other end of the L-shaped fork rod is screwed with a second hand-tightening bolt.