Intelligent cigarette package inspection device

The automated sorting and diversion unit of the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device, combined with high-precision image recognition technology, solves the problem of insufficient sorting and diversion in existing production lines, achieving efficient and accurate cigarette sorting and diversion, and improving production quality and efficiency.

CN223443967UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-17CHINA TOBACCO ZHEJIANG IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422868181.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-25
Publication Date
2025-10-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-25

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Technical Problem

Existing intelligent cigarette packaging production lines are inadequate in terms of sorting operability and diversion flexibility, resulting in low efficiency and a high risk of missed or false detections.

Method used

The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device integrates automated sorting and diversion units, utilizes high-precision image recognition technology for quality inspection, and achieves efficient and accurate sorting and diversion of cigarettes through guide components and diversion components.

Benefits of technology

It significantly improved production efficiency, reduced production costs, ensured the pass rate of cigarette quality, and simplified subsequent packaging and transportation processes.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an intelligent cigarette package inspection device, and belongs to the technical field of tobacco production equipment. The device comprises a sorting unit and a distributing unit. The sorting unit comprises a first support frame as well as a first conveying assembly, a first converging assembly, a first image capturing assembly and an unqualified product removing assembly which are mounted on the first support frame, and is used for conveying unqualified cigarettes into the waste collecting frame and conveying qualified cigarettes to the shunting unit; the shunting unit comprises a second support frame, and a second conveying assembly, a second confluence assembly, a second image capturing assembly, a flow guide assembly and a shunting assembly which are mounted on the second support frame, and is used for receiving the qualified cigarettes and conveying the qualified cigarettes into a finished product collecting frame; the first supporting frame is higher than the second supporting frame, and a discharging plate is installed at the tail end of the first supporting frame. Through automatic sorting and shunting, the sorting operability and the shunting flexibility of the cigarette packaging production line are obviously improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a kind of intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device, belong to tobacco production equipment technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] Cigarette packaging process refers to the process of packaging and boxing cigarettes. Generally, cigarette packaging process includes the following steps: packaging material preparation, cigarette production, packaging machine operation, packaging inspection, packaging sealing, packaging and packaging cleaning. Among them, quality inspection is needed for the packaged cigarettes in the packaging inspection process to ensure that the packaging quality meets the standard requirements.

[0003] In order to detect whether the outer packaging of cigarettes is qualified, the cigarettes need to be detected during the conveying process. The traditional cigarette packaging production line adopts manual detection, sorting and shunting. This way is not only inefficient, but also prone to missed detection or misdiagnosis. With the development of automation technology and image processing technology, more and more intelligent devices are applied in tobacco industry to improve production efficiency and product quality. However, the existing intelligent cigarette packaging production line still needs to be improved in terms of sorting operability and shunting flexibility. Therefore, it is urgent to provide a new type of intelligent cigarette packaging production line to effectively solve the related technical problems in the prior art. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide an intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device, which brings significant efficiency improvement and cost reduction to cigarette packaging production line through automatic sorting and shunting, high-precision quality detection and flexible shunting design.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model is realized by adopting the following technical scheme:

[0006] The utility model provides an intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device, which comprises a sorting unit and a shunting unit.

[0007] The sorting unit comprises a first support frame, a first conveying assembly, a first current collection assembly, a first image capture assembly and an unqualified product rejection assembly mounted on the first support frame, for conveying unqualified cigarettes to the waste collection frame in the unqualified product rejection assembly through current collection and primary image detection processing, and conveying qualified cigarettes to the shunting unit.

[0008] The shunting unit comprises a second support frame, a second conveying assembly, a second current collection assembly, a second image capture assembly, a flow guide assembly and a shunting assembly mounted on the second support frame, for receiving the qualified cigarettes, and conveying the qualified cigarettes to the finished product collection frame in the shunting assembly through current collection, secondary image detection, flow guide and shunting processing.

[0009] The height of the first support frame is higher than the height of the second support frame, and a discharging plate is installed at the tail end of the first support frame for guiding qualified cigarettes to the head end of the second conveying assembly.

[0010] The intelligent cigarette packaging production line provided by the utility model realizes efficient and accurate sorting and distribution of cigarettes through highly integrated automation technology and advanced image recognition technology, which not only improves the production quality of cigarettes, but also reduces the production cost, and provides strong support for the transformation and upgrading of the cigarette manufacturing industry.

[0011] Optionally, the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device further comprises a control unit, which is electrically connected with the first image capturing assembly, the second image capturing assembly, the unqualified product removing assembly and the flow guiding assembly, is used for controlling the unqualified product removing assembly to execute corresponding product removing instructions according to the first detection signal output by the first image capturing assembly, and is used for controlling the flow guiding assembly to execute corresponding product distribution instructions according to the second detection signal output by the second image capturing assembly.

[0012] Optionally, the first conveying assembly is installed on the first support frame and comprises a first conveying belt, a first driving roller, a first driven roller and a first driving motor.

[0013] The two ends of the first driving roller and the first driven roller are rotatably connected to the front and rear side walls of the first support frame through bearings, and the first driving roller and the first driven roller are connected through the first conveying belt.

[0014] The first driving motor is arranged on one side wall of the first support frame, and the power output end of the first driving motor is fixedly connected with one end of the first driving roller through a shaft coupling.

[0015] Optionally, the first flow converging assembly comprises two first flow converging plates, and the two first flow converging plates are symmetrically arranged as a Y-shaped channel between the front and rear side walls of the first support frame.

[0016] Optionally, one end of each of the two first flow converging plates is fixedly connected with the front and rear side walls of the first support frame, forming the input end of the Y-shaped channel, and the other end of each of the two first flow converging plates corresponds to the output end formed and is adapted to the outer contour of the cigarette product.

[0017] Optionally, the first image capturing assembly comprises a first U-shaped frame and a first camera.

[0018] The two ends of the first U-shaped frame are fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the first support frame; the first camera is mounted on the middle part of the upper end of the first U-shaped frame, and the lens of the first camera faces the output ends correspondingly formed by the two first bus plates, for performing one-time image detection processing on the cigarette products on the first conveying belt and outputting corresponding one-time image detection data to the control unit.

[0019] Optionally, the unqualified product rejection assembly comprises a first stand, a telescopic piece, a push plate and a waste collection frame.

[0020] The first stand is located on one side of the first support frame; the fixed end of the telescopic piece is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first stand, and the telescopic end of the telescopic piece is fixedly connected to one side of the push plate, for performing rejection processing on unqualified cigarettes according to the product rejection instruction output by the control unit; and the waste collection frame is located on the other side of the first support frame and corresponds to the position of the first stand.

[0021] Optionally, the front and rear side walls of the first support frame are further provided with notches matched with the push plate, for allowing the push plate to push the unqualified cigarettes into the waste collection frame.

[0022] Optionally, the second conveying assembly is mounted on the second support frame and comprises a second conveying belt, a second driving roller, a second driven roller and a second driving motor.

[0023] The two ends of the second driving roller and the second driven roller are respectively rotatably connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame through bearings, and the second driving roller and the second driven roller are connected through the second conveying belt.

[0024] The second driving motor is arranged on one side wall of the second support frame, and the power output end of the second driving motor is fixedly connected to one end of the second driving roller through a shaft coupling.

[0025] Optionally, the second bus assembly comprises two second bus plates, and the two second bus plates are symmetrically arranged into a "Y"-shaped channel between the front and rear side walls of the second support frame.

[0026] Optionally, one end of each of the two second bus plates is fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame, forming the input end of the "Y"-shaped channel, and the output end correspondingly formed by the other end of the two second bus plates is matched with the outer contour of the cigarette products.

[0027] Optionally, the second image capture assembly comprises a second U-shaped frame and a second camera.

[0028] Two ends of the second U-shaped frame are fixedly connected to front and rear side walls of the second support frame; the second camera is installed at the middle of the upper end of the second U-shaped frame, and a lens of the second camera faces the middle position corresponding to the "Y"-shaped channel, for performing secondary image detection processing on the cigarette products on the second conveying belt, and outputting corresponding secondary image detection data to the control unit.

[0029] Optionally, the flow guide assembly comprises a third U-shaped frame, a third driving motor, a connecting rod, a limiting component and two flow guide plates.

[0030] One end of each of the two flow guide plates is rotatably connected to an output end formed correspondingly on the two second bus plates, and the other end is connected through the limiting component.

[0031] Optionally, the limiting component comprises a limiting block and a limiting rod; a group of the limiting rods are arranged on both sides of the limiting block, and the flow guide plate is located between the two limiting rods in the group.

[0032] Optionally, two ends of the third U-shaped frame are fixedly connected to front and rear side walls of the second support frame; one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to a power output end of the third driving motor, and the other end is fixedly connected to the middle of the limiting block; the third driving motor is installed at the middle of the upper end of the third U-shaped frame, for driving the flow guide plate to rotate into a corresponding shunt channel in the shunt assembly according to a product shunt instruction output by the control unit.

[0033] Optionally, the shunt assembly comprises an inverted "V"-shaped shunt frame provided with a plurality of shunt channels; a discharge hole and a discharge port are sequentially arranged at the outlet of each shunt channel, and a finished product collecting frame is arranged below the discharge port and the discharge hole.

[0034] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0035] (1) By integrating automatic sorting and shunting technology, the present application can significantly reduce manual intervention, thereby greatly improving production efficiency; the sorting unit can quickly and accurately identify cigarettes, and the shunting unit can ensure that the cigarettes are conveyed to different finished product collecting frames according to the preset rules; this highly automated production method not only speeds up the production, but also reduces production delays and cost waste caused by human operation errors.

[0036] (2) The present application can monitor the packaging quality of cigarettes in real time through high-precision image recognition technology; once unqualified products are found, the unqualified product removing component will immediately remove them from the production line, thereby ensuring that only qualified products can enter the next link; this strict quality control measure not only improves the qualification rate of products, but also significantly improves the overall quality of products.

[0037] (3) The ingenious design of the flow guide assembly and the flow distribution assembly enables the cigarettes to be automatically and orderly distributed to the multiple finished product collecting frames, which not only simplifies the subsequent packaging and transportation work flow, but also improves the work efficiency and accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0038] Figure 1 Fig. 1 shows a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0039] Figure 2 Fig. 2 shows a structural schematic diagram of a sorting unit in the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0040] Figure 3 Fig. 3 shows a top view of the sorting unit in the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0041] Figure 4 Fig. 4 shows a structural schematic diagram of a flow distribution unit in the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0042] Figure 5 Fig. 5 shows another structural schematic diagram of the flow distribution unit in the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0043] Figure 6 Fig. 6 shows a top view of the flow distribution unit in the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0044] Figure 7 Fig. 7 shows a structural schematic diagram of a flow guide assembly in the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0045] Figure 8 Fig. 8 shows a structural schematic diagram of the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device Figure 7 Fig. 9 shows a local enlarged view of position A in the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device;

[0046] In the figure: 1 - first support frame, 2 - first conveying assembly, 3 - first converging assembly, 4 - first image capture assembly, 5 - unqualified product rejection assembly, 6 - second support frame, 7 - second conveying assembly, 8 - second converging assembly, 9 - second image capture assembly, 10 - flow guide assembly, 11 - shunt assembly, 12 - finished product collection frame, 13 - blanking plate, 14 - first conveying belt, 15 - first driving roller, 16 - first driven roller, 17 - first driving motor, 18 - first converging plate, 19 - first U-shaped frame, 20 - first camera, 21 - first stand, 22 - telescopic part, 23 - push plate, 24 - waste collection frame, 25 - notch, 26 - second conveying belt, 27 - second driving roller, 28 - second driven roller, 29 - second driving motor, 30 - second converging plate, 31 - second U-shaped frame, 32 - second camera, 33 - third U-shaped frame, 34 - third driving motor, 35 - connecting rod, 36 - limiting block, 37 - flow guide plate, 38 - shunt frame, 39 - shunt channel, 40 - discharge opening, 41 - discharge hole, 42 - limiting rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] The utility model will be described further, combined with the drawings. The following examples are only for more clearly explaining the technical scheme of the utility model, and cannot limit the protection scope of the utility model.

[0048] Example 1

[0049] Reference Figure 1 The embodiment introduces an intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device, which comprises a sorting unit and a shunt unit.

[0050] Reference Figure 2 The sorting unit comprises a first support frame 1 and a first conveying assembly 2, a first converging assembly 3, a first image capture assembly 4 and an unqualified product rejection assembly 5 installed on the first support frame 1, which is used to convey unqualified cigarettes to the waste collection frame 24 in the unqualified product rejection assembly 5 through converging and primary image detection processing, and convey qualified cigarettes to the shunt unit.

[0051] Reference Figure 4 The shunt unit comprises a second support frame 6 and a second conveying assembly 7, a second converging assembly 8, a second image capture assembly 9, a flow guide assembly 10 and a shunt assembly 11 installed on the second support frame 6, which is used to receive the qualified cigarettes and convey the qualified cigarettes to the finished product collection frame 12 in the shunt assembly through converging, secondary image detection, flow guide and shunt processing.

[0052] The height of the first support frame 1 is higher than the height of the second support frame 6, and the tail end of the first support frame 1 is provided with a discharging plate 13, which guides the qualified cigarettes from the higher sorting unit to the head end of the second conveying assembly 7 of the lower shunt unit, so as to realize seamless connection between the two units.

[0053] In the specific application of the embodiment, first, the cigarettes are conveyed by the first conveying assembly 2; second, the cigarettes are converged by the first converging assembly 3; then, the first image capturing assembly 4 captures the image of the cigarettes to detect whether the packaging is qualified, and the unqualified cigarettes are rejected to the waste collection frame by the unqualified product rejection assembly 5, while the qualified cigarettes continue to be conveyed to the next unit. Further, the cigarettes are first conveyed by the second conveying assembly 7, and then pass through the second converging assembly 8. Then, the second image capturing assembly 9 performs secondary image detection on the cigarettes to determine the overall density of the cigarettes on the conveying belt. After that, the flow guiding assembly 10 guides the cigarettes to different paths according to the detection results. Finally, the shunt assembly 11 conveys the cigarettes to the finished product collection frame 12.

[0054] In general, the intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device provided by the embodiment ensures the packaging quality of the cigarettes through twice image detection. On the one hand, the first image capturing assembly 4 and the unqualified product rejection assembly 5 reject the unqualified products, ensuring the qualified rate of the products and improving the product quality; on the other hand, through the design of the second image capturing assembly 9, the flow guiding assembly 10 and the shunt assembly 11, the cigarettes can be adaptively shunted to the corresponding finished product collection frame 12 according to the overall density of the conveying belt, which has high automation degree and strong practicability.

[0055] Embodiment 2

[0056] Reference Figures 1 to 8 On the basis of embodiment 1, the embodiment further has the following design:

[0057] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the first conveying assembly 2 is responsible for conveying the cigarettes into the sorting unit, the first converging assembly 3 ensures that the cigarettes can orderly enter the subsequent processing link, the first image capturing assembly 4 is used to detect the quality of the cigarettes to judge whether it meets the standard, and the unqualified product rejection assembly 5 can reject the cigarettes that do not meet the quality requirements from the production line.

[0058] Specifically, the first conveying assembly 2 is mounted on the first support frame 1 and arranged along the length direction of the first support frame 1, comprising a first conveying belt 14, a first driving roller 15, a first driven roller 16 and a first driving motor 17. The front and rear ends of the first driving roller 15 and the first driven roller 16 are respectively rotatably connected to the front and rear side walls of the first support frame 1 through bearings, the first driving motor 17 is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the first support frame 1 through bolts, and the power output end of the first driving motor 17 is fixedly connected to one end of the first driving roller 15 through a shaft coupling, and the first driving roller 15 and the first driven roller 16 are connected through the first conveying belt 14. In actual application, the first driving motor 17 is started, and the first driving roller 15, the first driven roller 16 and the first conveying belt 14 will realize the first-stage conveying of cigarettes under the synergistic action.

[0059] The first converging assembly 3 comprises two first converging plates 18 symmetrically arranged front and back. The two first converging plates 18 form a "Y"-shaped channel therebetween, which helps the cigarettes to smoothly converge and enter the image capturing area, and one end of the first converging plate 18 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the first support frame 1 through bolts.

[0060] The first image capturing assembly 4 comprises a first U-shaped frame 19 and a first camera 20. The two ends of the first U-shaped frame 19 are fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the first support frame 1 through bolts, and the first camera 20 is fixedly mounted on the middle of the upper end of the first U-shaped frame 19 through bolts, with the lens of the first camera 20 facing the outlet of the first converging assembly 3. The first image capturing assembly 4 can accurately capture the image of the cigarette and realize automatic quality detection.

[0061] The unqualified product removing assembly 5 comprises a first stand 21, a telescopic member 22, a push plate 23 and a waste collecting frame 24. The telescopic member 22 can be a push rod motor, an air cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder. The first stand 21 is located on one side of the first support frame 1, the fixed end of the telescopic member 22 is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the first stand 21 through bolts, the telescopic end of the telescopic member 22 is fixedly connected to one side of the push plate 23 through bolts, and the front and rear side walls of the first support frame 1 are provided with notches 25 for the movement of the push plate 23. The waste collecting frame 24 is located on the other side of the first support frame 1 and corresponds to the position of the first stand 21. In actual application, when the first image capturing assembly 4 identifies that the cigarette is unqualified, the corresponding signal can be transmitted to the background, and the control unit of the background can control the telescopic member 22 to act according to the corresponding control instruction, so as to push the unqualified product from the notch 25 into the waste collecting frame 24.

[0062] As shown in FIGS. 4 toFigure 6 As shown, the second conveying assembly 7 is responsible for sending cigarettes into the shunt module, the second converging assembly 8 ensures that cigarettes enter the subsequent processing link in order, and the second image capture assembly 9 is used to detect the density of the conveyed cigarettes and adjust the flow state of the flow guide assembly 10 according to the density, so that qualified cigarettes can be smoothly conveyed to the multiple finished product collection frames 12 through the shunt assembly.

[0063] Specifically, the second conveying assembly 7 is installed above the second support frame 6 and is arranged along the length direction of the second support frame 6, and includes a second conveying belt 26, a second driving roller 27, a second driven roller 28, and a second driving motor 29. The front and rear ends of the second driving roller 27 and the second driven roller 28 are respectively rotatably connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame 6 through bearings, the second driving motor 29 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the second support frame 6 through bolts, and the power output end of the second driving motor 29 is fixedly connected with one end of the second driving roller 27 through a shaft coupling, and the second driving roller 27 and the second driven roller 28 are connected through the second conveying belt 26. In actual application, the second driving motor 29 is started, and under the synergistic action of the second driving roller 27, the second driven roller 28 and the second driving motor 29, the cigarettes are conveyed in the second stage.

[0064] The second converging assembly 8 includes two second converging plates 30 symmetrically arranged front and back. The two second converging plates 30 form a "Y"-shaped channel therebetween, which helps the cigarettes to smoothly converge and enter the image capture area, and one end of the second converging plate 30 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the second support frame 6 through bolts.

[0065] The second image capture assembly 9 includes a second U-shaped frame 31 and a second camera 32. The two ends of the second U-shaped frame 31 are fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame 6 through bolts. The second camera 32 is fixedly installed on the middle part of the second U-shaped frame 31 through bolts, and the lens of the second camera 32 faces the middle position of the second converging assembly 8. The second image capture assembly 9 can transmit the corresponding density signal to the background through automatic density detection, and the control unit of the background can control the third driving motor 34 to act according to the corresponding control instruction, so as to realize uniform shunting of the cigarettes as much as possible, that is, to avoid the phenomenon of too much or too little collection in each finished product collection frame 12.

[0066] As shown, Figure 7 The flow guide assembly 10 includes a third U-shaped frame 33, a third driving motor 34, a connecting rod 35, a limiting assembly, and two flow guide plates 37. The limiting assembly includes a limiting block 36 and a limiting rod 42.

[0067] The two ends of the third U-shaped frame 33 are fixedly connected to the front and rear sidewalls of the second support frame 6 by bolts, the third driving motor 34 is fixedly installed on the middle of the upper end of the third U-shaped frame 33 in the vertical direction by bolts, one end of the connecting rod 35 is fixedly connected to the power output end of the third driving motor 34 by bolts, and the other end of the connecting rod 35 is fixedly connected to the limiting block 36 by bolts.

[0068] As shown in Figure 8 The lower surface of the limiting block 36 is provided with a group of limiting rods 42 on the front and rear sides, each group of limiting rods has two limiting rods, one end of each of the two guide plates 37 is rotatably connected to the outlet end of the two second confluence plates 30 by a rotating shaft or a hinge, the front and rear groups of limiting rods correspond to the front and rear guide plates 37 respectively, and the upper part of one end of the guide plate 37 away from the second confluence plate 30 is located between the corresponding two limiting rods.

[0069] It is worth noting that there is a gap between the front and rear sidewalls of the guide plate 37 and the two limiting rods 42 of the same group, and during the rotation of the connecting rod 35 driven by the third driving motor 34, the two limiting rods 42 of the same group will be in contact with the front or rear sidewall of the guide plate 37. The whole process is realized by rotating the guide plate 37 to realize the targeted adjustment of the flow direction of the cigarettes.

[0070] The shunt assembly 11 includes a reverse "V"-shaped shunt frame 38. The shunt frame 38 is provided with a plurality of shunt channels 39 in the conveying direction of the cigarettes, and in this embodiment, four shunt channels 39 are provided. An outlet 40 and a discharge hole 41 are respectively arranged at the outlets of adjacent shunt channels 39, and a finished product collecting frame 12 is correspondingly arranged below the outlet 40 and the discharge hole 41, and the outlet 40 is located at the tail end of the shunt channel 39. Among them, the discharge hole 41 is still a certain distance away from the tail end of the shunt channel 39, so as to realize the staggered collection of cigarettes.

[0071] In addition, the present embodiment is also equipped with a background control unit, which includes an industrial computer and a PLC controller. The industrial computer is provided with software for analyzing images, which can use image processing technology to identify and analyze images. The first camera 20 and the second camera 32 in the present embodiment are electrically connected to the industrial computer, the industrial computer is electrically connected to the PLC controller, and the PLC controller is electrically connected to the first driving motor 17, the second driving motor 29, the third driving motor 34 and the telescopic member 22.

[0072] In actual application, the first conveying assembly 2 is used to convey the cigarettes to be detected from the first end to the last end, the first camera 20 collects the image data of the cigarettes, the industrial computer analyzes the collected image data, and the image information is classified and fed back to the PLC controller, when it is judged that the product is unqualified, the telescopic part 22 is controlled by the PLC controller to act, so that the unqualified cigarettes fall into the waste collecting frame 24, and the unqualified cigarette products are removed. Further, the qualified products will be conveyed to the second conveying assembly 7, the second conveying assembly 7 will convey the qualified cigarettes from the first end to the last end, the second camera 32 collects the image data of the cigarettes at the second bus plate 30, then the industrial computer analyzes the collected image data, and the image information is judged and fed back to the PLC controller. When the cigarettes are dense, the rotating speed of the third driving motor 34 can be accelerated to adjust the flow direction of the cigarettes.

[0073] It should be pointed out that the above-mentioned image processing technology is the existing technology on the market, and the control unit, software and its analysis method are not within the protection scope of the present application, and will not be described here. In addition, the specific model specifications of the PLC controller, the industrial computer, the first driving motor 17, the second driving motor 29, the third driving motor 34 and the telescopic part 22 need to be selected and determined according to the actual specifications of the device, and the specific selection calculation method adopts the existing technology in the art, so it will not be described in detail.

[0074] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition and the like between the components in a certain posture, if the posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly. It is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0075] In the description of the utility model discloses / the application, it is necessary to explain, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the term " install " " be connected " " connection " should do broad sense understanding, for example, can be fixed connection, also can be detachable connection, or integrally connected, can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection, can be directly connected, also can indirectly be connected through the intermediate medium, can be the intercommunication of two elements internally. For ordinary skilled person in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned term in the utility model discloses / the application can be understood by specific circumstances. In addition, in the description of the embodiment, unless otherwise stated, the meaning of " multiple " is two or more than two.

[0076] The above only is the preferred embodiment of the utility model, it should be pointed out, for ordinary skilled person in the art, on the premise of not departing from the technical principle of the utility model, can also make a number of improvements and deformation, these improvements and deformation also should be considered the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device, characterized in that: include: Sorting unit and diversion unit; The sorting unit comprises: a first support frame (1), and a first conveying assembly (2), a first confluence assembly (3), a first image capturing assembly (4), and a non-conforming product rejecting assembly (5) mounted on the first support frame (1), for conveying non-conforming cigarettes to a waste collection frame (24) in the non-conforming product rejecting assembly (5) after confluence and primary image detection processing, and conveying qualified cigarettes to the diversion unit; The diversion unit comprises: a second support frame (6), and a second conveying assembly (7), a second converging assembly (8), a second image capturing assembly (9), a diversion assembly (10) and a diversion assembly (11) mounted on the second support frame (6), for receiving qualified cigarettes and conveying the qualified cigarettes to a finished product collection frame (12) in the diversion assembly (11) after converging, secondary image detection, diversion and diversion processing; The height of the first support frame (1) is higher than the height of the second support frame (6), and a lower material plate (13) is installed at the rear end of the first support frame (1) for guiding qualified cigarettes to the front end of the second conveying assembly (7).

2. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The invention also includes a control unit, which is electrically connected to the first image capture component (4), the second image capture component (9), the unqualified product rejection component (5) and the diversion component (10), respectively, and is used to control the unqualified product rejection component (5) to execute a corresponding product rejection instruction according to a first detection signal output by the first image capture component (4), and to control the diversion component (10) to execute a corresponding product diversion instruction according to a second detection signal output by the second image capture component (9).

3. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first conveying assembly (2) is mounted on the first supporting frame (1), and comprises: a first conveying belt (14), a first active roller (15), a first driven roller (16) and a first driving motor (17); The two ends of the first active roller (15) and the first driven roller (16) are rotatably connected to the front and rear side walls of the first support frame (1) through bearings, and the first active roller (15) and the first driven roller (16) are connected through the first conveyor belt (14); The first drive motor (17) is arranged on a side wall of the first support frame (1), and a power output end of the first drive motor (17) is fixedly connected to one end of the first active roller (15) via a coupling.

4. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first busbar assembly (3) comprises: two first busbars (18), the two first busbars (18) being symmetrically arranged between the front and rear side walls of the first support frame (1) to form a "Y"-shaped channel; One end of the two first busbars (18) is respectively fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the first support frame (1) to form the input end of the "Y"-shaped channel, and the output end correspondingly formed at the other end of the two first busbars (18) is adapted to the outer contour of the cigarette product.

5. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first image capturing component (4) comprises: a first U-shaped frame (19) and a first camera (20); The two ends of the first U-shaped frame (19) are fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the first support frame (1); the first camera (20) is installed in the middle of the upper end of the first U-shaped frame (19), and the lens of the first camera (20) faces the output ends formed correspondingly by the two first busbars (18), and is used to perform a single image detection process on the cigarette products on the first conveyor belt (14), and output the corresponding single image detection data to the control unit.

6. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The unqualified product rejection component (5) comprises: a first column (21), a telescopic member (22), a push plate (23) and a waste collection frame (24); The first column (21) is located on one side of the first support frame (1); the fixed end of the telescopic member (22) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first column (21), and the telescopic end of the telescopic member (22) is fixedly connected to one side of the push plate (23), and is used to remove unqualified cigarettes according to the product removal instruction output by the control unit; the waste collection frame (24) is located on the other side of the first support frame (1), corresponding to the position of the first column (21); The front and rear side walls of the first support frame (1) are also provided with notches adapted to the push plate (23), for allowing the push plate (23) to push unqualified cigarettes into the waste collection frame (24).

7. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 2 or 6, characterized in that: The second conveying assembly (7) is mounted on the second support frame (6), and comprises: a second conveying belt (26), a second active roller (27), a second driven roller (28) and a second driving motor (29); The ends of the second active roller (27) and the second driven roller (28) are rotatably connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame (6) through bearings, and the second active roller (27) and the second driven roller (28) are connected through the second conveyor belt (26); The second drive motor (29) is arranged on a side wall of the second support frame (6), and a power output end of the second drive motor (29) is fixedly connected to one end of the second active roller (27) via a coupling.

8. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second merging assembly (8) comprises: two second merging plates (30), the two second merging plates (30) being symmetrically arranged between the front and rear side walls of the second support frame (6) to form a "Y"-shaped channel; One end of the two second busbars (30) is respectively fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame (6) to form the input end of the "Y"-shaped channel, and the output end correspondingly formed at the other end of the two second busbars (30) is adapted to the outer contour of the cigarette product.

9. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second image capturing component (9) comprises: a second U-shaped frame (31) and a second camera (32); The two ends of the second U-shaped frame (31) are fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame (6); the second camera (32) is installed in the middle of the upper end of the second U-shaped frame (31), and the lens of the second camera (32) is facing the middle position corresponding to the "Y"-shaped channel, and is used to perform secondary image detection processing on the cigarette products on the second conveyor belt (26) and output the corresponding secondary image detection data to the control unit.

10. The intelligent cigarette packaging inspection device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The guide assembly (10) includes: a third U-shaped frame (33), a third drive motor (34), a connecting rod (35), a limit assembly and two guide plates (37); One end of the two guide plates (37) is rotatably connected to the output ends corresponding to the two second collector plates (30), and the other end is connected via the limit assembly; wherein the limit assembly comprises: a limit block (36) and a limit rod (42); a group of limit rods (42) is provided on both sides of the limit block (36), and the guide plate (37) is located between the two limit rods (42) in the group; The two ends of the third U-shaped frame (33) are fixedly connected to the front and rear side walls of the second support frame (6); one end of the connecting rod (35) is fixedly connected to the power output end of the third drive motor (34), and the other end is fixedly connected to the middle of the limit block (36); the third drive motor (34) is installed in the middle of the upper end of the third U-shaped frame (33) and is used to drive the guide plate (37) to rotate to the corresponding diversion channel (39) in the diversion component (11) according to the product diversion instruction output by the control unit; The diversion assembly (11) comprises: an inverted "V"-shaped diversion frame (38) provided with a plurality of diversion channels; a discharge hole (41) and a discharge port (40) are respectively provided at the outlet of the diversion channel (39); and a finished product collection frame (12) is correspondingly provided below each of the discharge port (40) and the discharge hole (41).