Cigarette feeding machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cigarette feeding machine which comprises a feeding assembly and a feeding assembly. The feeding assembly comprises a feeding station and a conveying device, the feeding station is used for containing cigarette strips, the cigarette strips are stacked on the feeding station in multiple rows and multiple columns, and the conveying device is used for conveying the stacked cigarette strips at the feeding station to the feeding assembly; a stock bin is formed in the feeding assembly, the conveying device is used for conveying stacked cigarette strips into the stock bin, a discharging port is formed in the bottom of the stock bin, and a pushing device is arranged in the stock bin and used for transversely pushing the stacked cigarette strips in the stock bin to the discharging port so that the cigarette strips can be discharged out of the discharging port. According to the cigarette feeding device, the whole stack of cigarettes originally contained in a box can be fed into a feeding channel of cigarette distribution equipment more conveniently.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of feeding devices, and in particular to a cigarette feeding machine. Background Technology

[0002] The distribution of cigarettes typically involves a complex logistics chain from tobacco companies to various sales outlets. During this process, different sales outlets have varying needs for cigarette models and quantities. Since cigarettes are packaged in single-model, fixed-quantity boxes upon arrival at the tobacco company, the company needs to unpack and repackage these cigarettes to meet the needs of each sales outlet. Traditionally, this is done manually, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to errors. With the development of automation technology, many tobacco companies have begun using cigarette dispensing equipment to improve efficiency. This equipment can automatically sort cigarettes according to the needs of each sales outlet. However, because cigarettes are stacked in multiple rows and columns within the boxes, existing cigarette dispensing equipment still requires manual removal of each pack from the box and placement into the equipment's feed channel, a step that remains cumbersome. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a cigarette feeding machine, and the technical problem to be solved is how to more conveniently feed a whole stack of cigarettes that were originally packed in a box.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the solution of this utility model is: a cigarette feeding machine, including a feeding component and a feeding component;

[0005] The feeding assembly includes a feeding station and a conveying device. The feeding station is used to place tobacco sticks. The tobacco sticks are stacked in multiple rows and columns at the feeding station. The conveying device is used to transport the stacked tobacco sticks at the feeding station to the feeding assembly.

[0006] The feeding assembly contains a hopper, and a conveying device is used to transport stacks of tobacco sticks into the hopper. A discharge port is formed at the bottom of the hopper, and a pushing device is installed inside the hopper to push the stacks of tobacco sticks in the hopper horizontally to the discharge port so that the tobacco sticks can be discharged from the discharge port.

[0007] Furthermore, the feeding assembly includes a first conveyor belt, a lifting assembly, a second conveyor belt, and a third conveyor belt. The first, second, and third conveyor belts are each capable of transporting stacks of cigarette bars. The loading station is located at the beginning of the first conveyor belt, and the beginning of the third conveyor belt is located above and to the side of the end of the first conveyor belt. The lifting assembly is located between the first and third conveyor belts and is configured to lift. The second conveyor belt is mounted on the lifting assembly so that after the lifting assembly descends, the beginning of the second conveyor belt aligns with the end of the first conveyor belt, and after the lifting assembly rises, the end of the second conveyor belt aligns with the beginning of the third conveyor belt. The end of the third conveyor belt is used to connect to the hopper.

[0008] Furthermore, a baffle is provided above the third conveyor belt. The baffle is raised and lowered and is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the third conveyor belt. When it descends, it blocks the third conveyor belt, restricting the stack of cigarette sticks from continuing to be conveyed along the third conveyor belt. When it rises, it avoids the stack of cigarette sticks.

[0009] Furthermore, the loading station is equipped with a flip-up plate. The flip-up plate is designed to flip over so that the top surface is used to place boxes. The boxes contain stacks of cigarette sticks. The boxes are open on at least one side. After the flip-up plate flips over, the open side of the box can be fastened to the conveyor device.

[0010] Furthermore, the feeding component is positioned below a cigarette dispensing device, which has multiple feeding channels at its top. These channels are arranged in a horizontal array. The feeding component is slidably positioned so that its sliding direction is consistent with the array direction of the multiple feeding channels, thereby aligning the outlet above one of the feeding channels.

[0011] Furthermore, the hopper has a hopper inlet located on the side of the feeding component in the sliding direction. The feeding component slides to allow the conveying device to connect with or be misaligned with the hopper inlet.

[0012] Furthermore, a conveyor belt is provided on the bottom surface of the silo, with the first end of the conveyor belt located at the silo inlet for connecting to the conveying device.

[0013] Furthermore, the pushing device includes a pushing plate and a pushing plate driving mechanism. The pushing plate driving mechanism connects to and drives the pushing plate to slide horizontally within the hopper. The hopper inlet is located on the side of the sliding path of the pushing plate, and the outlet is located below one end of the sliding path of the pushing plate. An outlet baffle is provided on the outlet, and the outlet baffle is horizontally slidable to slide out to open the outlet or slide in to block the outlet.

[0014] Furthermore, the hopper is equipped with an aligning push plate and a fixing plate, which are located on the two sides above the discharge port. The aligning push plate can move closer to or further away from the fixing plate, and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the push plate.

[0015] Furthermore, the size of the discharge port is sufficient to allow a vertical column of tobacco strips to be discharged downwards.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model after adopting the above solution are as follows: The feeding station is used for placing cigarette sticks. The cigarette sticks are stacked in multiple rows and columns at the feeding station. A hopper is formed inside the feeding component. The conveying device is used to transport the stacked cigarette sticks at the feeding station to the hopper. A discharge port is formed at the bottom of the hopper. A pushing device is set inside the hopper. The pushing device is slidably set to push the stacked cigarette sticks in the hopper horizontally to the discharge port so that the cigarette sticks can be discharged from the discharge port. Then, a box of cigarettes is opened and placed upside down at the feeding station. The conveying device can then transport the stack of cigarettes into the hopper. The pushing device then pushes the stack of cigarettes in the hopper column by column to the discharge port so that the cigarettes are discharged downwards from the discharge port column by column. This makes the inlet channel of the cigarette distribution equipment aligned with the bottom of the discharge port, thus realizing that the stack of cigarettes originally packed in the box can be more conveniently sent into the inlet channel of the cigarette distribution equipment. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the utility model in its practical application.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the present invention used in a cigarette dispensing device;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding assembly;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the feeding assembly;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the feeding component from another perspective.

[0022] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing the motor of the feeding component installed on the feeding component;

[0023] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle.

[0024] Labeling Explanation: 1-Feeding Component, 2-Feeding Component, 3-Loading Station, 4-Conveying Device, 5-Cigarette Strip, 6-Hopper, 7-Discharge Port, 8-Pushing Device, 9-First Conveyor Belt, 10-Lifting Component, 11-Second Conveyor Belt, 12-Third Conveyor Belt, 13-Baffle, 14-Flip Plate, 15-Box, 16-Cigarette Dispensing Device, 17-Feeding Channel, 18-Hopper Inlet, 19-Hopper Conveyor Belt, 20-Pushing Plate, 21-Pushing Plate Drive Mechanism, 22-Aligning Push Plate, 23-Fixing Plate, 24-Slide Rail, 25-First Rack, 26-Feeding Component Motor, 27-First Gear, 28-Discharge Port Baffle, 29-Baffle Drive Motor, 30-Second Gear, 31-Second Rack. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0026] Unless otherwise expressly defined, the use of directional terms such as "center," "lateral," "longitudinal," "horizontal," "vertical," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise" in the claims, description, and accompanying drawings of this invention is merely for the convenience of describing the invention and simplifying the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the specific scope of protection of this invention.

[0027] A cigarette feeding machine, such as Figure 1-7 As shown, the cigarette dispensing device 16 is used to feed cigarettes. The top of the cigarette dispensing device 16 has an inlet channel 17, which allows a vertically stacked column of cigarette sticks 5 to fall downwards. The cigarette dispensing device 16 has multiple inlet channels 17, each used to hold only one type of cigarette stick 5. After different types of cigarette sticks 5 are placed into their corresponding inlet channels 17, the cigarette dispensing device 16 can, according to requirements, extract the corresponding number of different types of cigarette sticks 5 from different inlet channels 17, mix them, and discharge them, thus achieving automatic mixing of different types as needed. The cigarette stick 5 is a conventional setting in the prior art. In this embodiment, the internal structure of the cigarette dispensing device 16 will not be described in detail. This invention only describes the structure that can feed the cigarette stick 5 to the feeding channel 17. It does not involve the internal structure of the cigarette dispensing device 16, nor does it specifically limit the internal structure of the cigarette dispensing device 16. The cigarette dispensing device 16 can be any existing device that can achieve the above functions and is provided with the above feeding channel 17. Of course, this cigarette feeding machine can also be applied in other scenarios that require feeding cigarette sticks.

[0028] Key points combined Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the cigarette feeding machine includes a feeding component 1 and a feeding component 2. The feeding component 1 includes a feeding station 3 and a conveying device 4. The feeding station 3 is used to place cigarette sticks 5. A box 15 for holding cigarette sticks 5 contains a stack of cigarette sticks 5. The box 15 has an opening on at least one side. It can be designed so that the box 15 is manually inverted onto the feeding station 3 with the opening side facing up, and then the box 15 is lifted, leaving the stack of cigarette sticks 5 in the box 15 at the feeding station 3 (this embodiment is not shown in the figure). Alternatively, a structure that can automatically flip and invert the box can be designed at the feeding station 3. It is not specifically limited. After the box 15 is inverted, the cigarette sticks 5 are placed in multiple rows and columns at the feeding station 3. The conveying device 4 can be any existing device for conveying materials, such as a conveyor belt or a slide table. The conveying device 4 is used to convey the stack of cigarette sticks 5 at the feeding station 3 to the feeding component 2. Figure 3-5 As shown, a hopper 6 is formed inside the feeding component 2. The conveying device 4 is used to transport stacks of cigarette sticks 5 into the hopper 6. A discharge port 7 is formed at the bottom of the hopper 6. A pushing device 8 is provided inside the hopper 6. The pushing device 8 can be electrically driven (e.g., driven by an electric telescopic rod, lead screw, etc.) or pneumatically driven (e.g., by a cylinder). It is not specifically limited. The pushing device 8 is used to push the stacks of cigarette sticks 5 in the hopper 6 horizontally to the discharge port 7, so that the discharge port 7 can discharge the cigarette sticks 5 one by one. Then, the feeding channel 17 of the cigarette distribution device 16 is aligned with the discharge port 7, which realizes that the stack of cigarettes originally packed in the box can be more conveniently sent into the feeding channel of the cigarette distribution device.

[0029] Specifically, in this embodiment, the focus is on combining Figure 2As shown, the feeding assembly 1 includes a first conveyor belt 9, a lifting assembly 10, a second conveyor belt 11, and a third conveyor belt 12. The first conveyor belt 9, the second conveyor belt 11, and the third conveyor belt 12 can respectively transport stacks of cigarette strips 5. The loading station 3 is located at the beginning of the first conveyor belt 9, and the beginning of the third conveyor belt 12 is located above and beside the end of the first conveyor belt 9. The lifting assembly 10 is located between the first conveyor belt 9 and the third conveyor belt 12, with a lifting mechanism. Its lifting can be driven by any existing electric or pneumatic linear drive mechanism, a conventional setup, which will be further detailed in this embodiment. The second conveyor belt 11 is mounted on the lifting assembly 10 so that after the lifting assembly 10 descends, the beginning of the second conveyor belt 11 aligns with the end of the first conveyor belt 9. After the lifting assembly 10 rises, the tail end of the second conveyor belt 11 connects with the head end of the third conveyor belt 12. The tail end of the third conveyor belt 12 is used to connect with the hopper 6. Then, a stack of cigarette sticks 5 in a box 15 is conveyed from the loading station 3 along the head end of the first conveyor belt 9 to the tail end of the first conveyor belt 9. The lifting assembly 10 descends, and the head end of the second conveyor belt 11 connects with the tail end of the first conveyor belt 9. The stack of cigarette sticks 5 is conveyed onto the second conveyor belt 11. Then the lifting assembly 10 rises, and the stack of cigarette sticks 5 is conveyed from the second conveyor belt 11 to the head end of the third conveyor belt 12. Then, it can be conveyed into the hopper 6 through the third conveyor belt 12. The first conveyor belt 9 is set lower to facilitate the operator standing on the ground to perform operations such as opening boxes at the loading station 3.

[0030] Key points combined Figure 2 As shown, preferably, a baffle 13 is provided above the third conveyor belt 12. The baffle 13 is raised and lowered and is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the third conveyor belt 12. After descending, it blocks the third conveyor belt 12, restricting the stacked cigarette sticks 5 from continuing to be conveyed along the third conveyor belt 12. At this time, it serves to separate the cigarette sticks 5 and prevent multiple stacks from sticking together and affecting the operation of the mechanisms in the subsequent feeding component 2. After rising, it avoids the stacked cigarette sticks 5. The number of baffles 13 can be set as needed and is not specifically limited. In this embodiment, three baffles are provided.

[0031] Key points combined Figure 2 As shown, in order to facilitate the removal of the stack of cigarette sticks 5 from the box 15 and maintain their original arrangement after removal, a flip plate 14 is provided on the loading station 3. The flip plate 14 is flipped up, and the top surface is used for placing the box 15. The box 15 contains a stack of cigarette sticks 5. The box 15 has an opening on at least one side. After the flip plate 14 is flipped up, it can fasten the side of the box 15 with the opening onto the conveyor device 4. More specifically in this embodiment, the flip plate 14 can be flipped up to a horizontal position. At this time, the opening of the box 15 on it faces the first conveyor belt 9. The rear end of the flip plate 14 (the end away from the first conveyor belt 9) can also be flipped up, so that the opening side of the box 15 is fastened to the first end of the first conveyor belt 9. Then, only manual lifting of the box 15 is required, which is more labor-saving.

[0032] Key points combined Figure 1-2 As shown, the feeding component 2 is positioned below the cigarette dispensing device 16. Specifically, in this embodiment, the cigarette dispensing device 16 has multiple feeding channels 17 on its top, arranged in a horizontal array. The feeding component 2 is slidably mounted, with the sliding direction aligned with the array direction of the multiple feeding channels 17, so that the outlet 7 is aligned above one of the feeding channels 17. In a more specific embodiment, the focus is on... Figure 6-7 As shown, a slide rail 24 is also provided, and a first rack 25 is fixedly provided along the slide rail 24. The feeding component 2 is provided on the slide rail 24 and slides along the slide rail 24. A feeding component motor 26 is provided on the feeding component 2, and a first gear 27 is fixed on the feeding component motor 26. The first gear 27 meshes with the first rack 25 so that the feeding component 2 can be driven to slide along the slide rail 24 by the rotation of the feeding component motor 26.

[0033] Key points combined Figure 3 As shown, the hopper 6 has a hopper inlet 18 on the side of the feeding component 2 in the sliding direction (towards the third conveyor belt 12). The feeding component 2 slides, so that the conveying device 4 docks with or is misaligned with the hopper inlet 18, so that when it docks with the inlet 18, it can feed material into the hopper 6.

[0034] In the preferred embodiment, the focus is on combining Figure 3 As shown, a hopper conveyor belt 19 is provided on the bottom surface of the hopper 6. The first end of the hopper conveyor belt 19 is located at the hopper inlet 18, which is used to connect with the third conveyor belt 12 of the conveying device 4, so as to cooperate with the third conveyor belt 12 to feed materials into the hopper 6 more smoothly.

[0035] The feeding device 8 includes a feeding plate 20 and a feeding plate driving mechanism 21. The feeding plate driving mechanism 21 connects to and drives the feeding plate 20 to slide horizontally within the hopper 6. The hopper inlet 18 is located on the side of the sliding path of the feeding plate 20, and the outlet 7 is located below one end of the sliding path of the feeding plate 20. The size of the outlet 7 is the same as the cross-sectional size of a cigarette stick 5, meaning that only one row of cigarette sticks 5 can be discharged downwards at a time. An outlet baffle 28 is provided on the outlet 7. The outlet baffle 28 is horizontally slidable to open the outlet 7 or to block the outlet 7. More specifically in this embodiment, the focus is on... Figure 5 As shown, the feeding assembly 2 is also equipped with a baffle drive motor 29. A second gear 30 is provided on the rotating shaft of the baffle drive motor 29. A second rack 31 is fixedly provided on the discharge port baffle 28. The second gear 30 meshes with the second rack 31 so that the discharge port baffle 28 can slide through the rotation of the baffle drive motor 29.

[0036] Key points combined Figure 4As shown, the hopper 6 is provided with an aligning push plate 22 and a fixing plate 23. The aligning push plate 22 and the fixing plate 23 are located on both sides above the discharge port 7. The aligning push plate 22 can move closer to or further away from the fixing plate 23, and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the push plate 20, so as to align a row of tobacco sticks 5 by clamping the two sides of the row of tobacco sticks 5, so that the row of tobacco sticks 5 above the discharge port 7 is aligned with the discharge port 7.

[0037] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the design of this case. All equivalent changes made based on the key design of this case shall fall within the protection scope of this case.

Claims

1. A cigarette feeding machine, characterized in that: It includes a feeding assembly (1) and a feeding assembly (2); The feeding assembly (1) includes a feeding station (3) and a conveying device (4). The feeding station (3) is used to place tobacco strips (5). The tobacco strips (5) are stacked in multiple rows and columns at the feeding station (3). The conveying device (4) is used to transport the stacked tobacco strips (5) at the feeding station (3) to the feeding assembly (2). The feeding assembly (2) has a hopper (6) inside. The conveying device (4) is used to convey stacks of tobacco sticks (5) into the hopper (6). The bottom of the hopper (6) has a discharge port (7). The hopper (6) is equipped with a pushing device (8). The pushing device (8) is used to push the stacks of tobacco sticks (5) in the hopper (6) to the discharge port (7) so that the discharge port (7) can discharge the tobacco sticks (5).

2. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding assembly (1) includes a first conveyor belt (9), a lifting assembly (10), a second conveyor belt (11), and a third conveyor belt (12). The first conveyor belt (9), the second conveyor belt (11), and the third conveyor belt (12) can respectively transport stacks of cigarette strips (5). The loading station (3) is located at the beginning of the first conveyor belt (9), and the beginning of the third conveyor belt (12) is located above and to the side of the end of the first conveyor belt (9). The lifting assembly (10) is located between the first conveyor belt (9) and the third conveyor belt (12) and is lifted. The second conveyor belt (11) is set on the lifting assembly (10) so that after the lifting assembly (10) descends, the beginning of the second conveyor belt (11) connects with the end of the first conveyor belt (9). After the lifting assembly (10) rises, the end of the second conveyor belt (11) connects with the beginning of the third conveyor belt (12). The end of the third conveyor belt (12) is used to connect with the hopper (6).

3. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that: A baffle (13) is provided above the third conveyor belt (12). The baffle (13) is raised and lowered and is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the third conveyor belt (12). After it descends, it blocks the third conveyor belt (12) and restricts the stack of cigarette sticks (5) from continuing to be conveyed along the third conveyor belt (12). After it rises, it avoids the stack of cigarette sticks (5).

4. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The loading station (3) is equipped with a flip plate (14). The flip plate (14) is flipped up and the top surface is used for placing boxes (15). The boxes (15) contain stacks of cigarette sticks (5). The boxes (15) have an opening on at least one side. After the flip plate (14) is flipped up, it can fasten the side of the box (15) with the opening onto the conveying device (4).

5. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding component (2) is positioned below the cigarette dispensing device (16). The cigarette dispensing device (16) has multiple feeding channels (17) on its top. The multiple feeding channels (17) are arranged in a horizontal array. The feeding component (2) is slidably positioned, and the sliding direction is consistent with the array direction of the multiple feeding channels (17). By sliding, the outlet (7) is aligned above one of the feeding channels (17).

6. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The hopper (6) has a hopper inlet (18) on the side of the sliding direction of the feeding component (2). The feeding component (2) slides so that the conveying device (4) docks with or is misaligned with the hopper inlet (18).

7. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the silo (6) is provided with a silo conveyor belt (19), the first end of which is located at the silo inlet (18) for connecting to the conveying device (4).

8. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The pushing device (8) includes a pushing plate (20) and a pushing plate driving mechanism (21). The pushing plate driving mechanism (21) connects to and drives the pushing plate (20) to slide horizontally in the hopper (6). The hopper inlet (18) is located on the side of the sliding path of the pushing plate (20). The outlet (7) is located below one end of the sliding path of the pushing plate (20). An outlet baffle (28) is provided on the outlet (7). The outlet baffle (28) is horizontally slidable to slide out to open the outlet (7) or slide in to block the outlet (7).

9. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The hopper (6) is provided with a aligning push plate (22) and a fixing plate (23). The aligning push plate (22) and the fixing plate (23) are located on the two sides above the discharge port (7). The aligning push plate (22) can move closer to or further away from the fixing plate (23), and the sliding direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the push plate (20).

10. The cigarette feeding machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The size of the discharge port (7) is such that a row of smoke strips (5) can be discharged downwards.

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