Cigarette auxiliary material sorting system

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cigarette production, and particularly discloses a cigarette auxiliary material sorting system which comprises a sorting station, a feeding station, a cutting station and a material using station. The sorting station is provided with a storage disc and a sorting robot, the storage disc is used for storing various materials, and the sorting robot is used for sorting and grabbing the materials; a conveying device is arranged between the feeding station and the cutting station, the sorting robot can transfer materials to the feeding station, and the conveying device can move the materials on the feeding station to the cutting station; a transport vehicle is arranged between the material using station and the cutting-off station and can transport materials of the cutting-off station to the material using station. According to the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, sorting and transportation of the cigarette auxiliary materials can be automatically completed, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system can be separated from various cigarette devices, the situation that the cigarette devices are in disorder on site is avoided, and therefore effective management and use of the materials are facilitated.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to cigarette production technical field especially relates to a cigarette auxiliary material sorting system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Cigarette equipment is a series of mechanical equipment for cigarette production process, mainly including humidifier, drying machine, cigarette machine and packaging machine etc.

[0003] At present, cigarette production has basically realized automation, but auxiliary material sorting still relies on manual operation, and the workshop site has many kinds of auxiliary materials, and each auxiliary material tray occupies a large amount of space around the cigarette machine table, which is not conducive to effective management and use of auxiliary materials, and at the same time, part of the auxiliary material is heavy, manual transportation is time-consuming and laborious, and long-time operation will also cause harm to the operator's body. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a cigarette auxiliary material sorting system to solve the problem that auxiliary material sorting still relies on manual operation in the prior art, which is not conducive to effective management and use of auxiliary materials, and at the same time, part of the auxiliary material is heavy, manual transportation is time-consuming and laborious, and long-time operation will also cause harm to the operator's body.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] The utility model provides a cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, which comprises:

[0007] A sorting station is provided with a storage tray and a sorting robot, the storage tray is used for storing a plurality of materials, and the sorting robot is used for sorting and grabbing the materials;

[0008] A feeding station and a cutting-off station are provided with a conveying device between them, the sorting robot can transfer the materials to the feeding station, and the conveying device can move the materials of the feeding station to the cutting-off station;

[0009] A material using station is provided with a transport vehicle between the material using station and the cutting-off station, and the transport vehicle can transport the materials of the cutting-off station to the material using station.

[0010] As an optional scheme of the above-mentioned cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, a photographing and identifying device is arranged on the sorting robot, which is used for photographing and identifying the types and postures of the materials in the storage tray; the photographing and identifying device is communicatively connected to the sorting robot.

[0011] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, the storage tray is provided with a plurality of storage trays, each of which stores one of a plurality of materials.

[0012] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, a plurality of storage trays are arranged around the sorting robot.

[0013] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, the cutting-off station is provided with a cutting device for cutting the material at the cutting-off station.

[0014] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, the cutting-off station is provided on the side of the feeding station away from the sorting station.

[0015] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a code scanning station between the sorting station and the feeding station; the code scanning station is provided with a code scanning device for scanning the material.

[0016] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, the conveying device is a magnetic levitation conveying line.

[0017] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a sorting chamber, and the sorting station, the feeding station and the cutting-off station are located in the sorting chamber.

[0018] As an optional solution of the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, the sorting chamber comprises a first switch door and a second switch door, the first switch door is arranged on the side close to the sorting station, and the second switch door is arranged on the side close to the cutting-off station.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0020] The cigarette auxiliary material sorting system comprises a sorting station, a feeding station, a cutting-off station and a material using station. The sorting station is provided with a material storage tray and a sorting robot, the material storage tray is used for storing various materials, and the sorting robot is used for sorting and grabbing the materials, so as to replace manual sorting of required materials. A conveying device is arranged between the feeding station and the cutting-off station, the sorting robot can transfer the materials to the feeding station, the conveying device can move the materials of the feeding station to the cutting-off station, so that the required materials after sorting can be moved through the conveying device, thereby avoiding time-consuming and laborious manual transportation and avoiding damage to the body of the workers. The material using station and the cutting-off station are provided with a transport vehicle, the transport vehicle can transport the materials of the cutting-off station to the material using station, so that the sorting and transportation of the cigarette auxiliary materials can be automatically completed, and the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system can be separated from various cigarette equipment, avoiding on-site clutter of the cigarette equipment, thereby facilitating effective management and use of the materials. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a cigarette auxiliary material sorting system provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 2 A flowchart of a cigarette auxiliary material sorting method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0023] In the drawings:

[0024] 1, sorting station; 11, material storage tray; 12, sorting robot; 2, feeding station; 3, cutting-off station; 4, conveying device; 5, transport vehicle; 6, sorting chamber; 61, first switch door; 62, second switch door; 7, PLC controller; 8, charging station. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] In the description of the utility model, it needs to explain, the term "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "internal", "external" and so on indicate the orientation or position relation based on the orientation or position relation shown in the drawing, only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and cannot indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, a particular orientation and operation, therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. Among them, the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions, and the first feature is "above", "above" and "above" of the second feature, which includes the first feature above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature is "below", "below" and "below" of the second feature, which includes the first feature below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0027] In the description of the utility model, it needs to explain, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium, or the communication between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0028] The embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary, only for explaining the utility model, and cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.

[0029] Embodiment one

[0030] As Figure 1 shown, the present embodiment provides a cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, which is used to replace manual sorting and effectively improves the management and use of materials.

[0031] The cigarette auxiliary material sorting system comprises a sorting station 1, a feeding station 2, a cutting-off station 3 and a material using station. The sorting station 1 is provided with a material storage tray 11 and a sorting robot 12, the material storage tray 11 is used to store a plurality of materials, and the sorting robot 12 is used to sort and grab the materials, so as to replace manual sorting of required materials. Optionally, the materials include cigarette paper, tipping paper, trademark paper and aluminum paper. Of course, the materials also include other types of cigarette auxiliary materials. The present embodiment is not limited specifically.

[0032] The material storage tray 11 is provided with a plurality of material storage trays 11, each of which stores one of a plurality of materials, thereby classifying the plurality of materials and reducing the sorting difficulty of the materials. Alternatively, the plurality of material storage trays 11 are arranged around the sorting robot 12, thereby facilitating the sorting robot 12 to grasp the materials in different material trays, and avoiding the difficulty of grasping due to the large spacing between the sorting robot 12 and the material storage tray 11.

[0033] The conveying device 4 is arranged between the feeding station 2 and the cutting station 3, the sorting robot 12 can transfer the materials to the feeding station 2, and the conveying device 4 can move the materials in the feeding station 2 to the cutting station 3, so that the sorted required materials can be moved through the conveying device 4, thereby avoiding the time-consuming and laborious manual transportation, and also avoiding the damage to the body of the worker. The conveying vehicle 5 is arranged between the feeding station and the cutting station 3, and the conveying vehicle 5 can transport the materials in the cutting station 3 to the feeding station, so that the sorting and transportation of the cigarette auxiliary materials can be automatically completed, and the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system can be separated from a plurality of cigarette equipment, avoiding the on-site clutter of the cigarette equipment, thereby facilitating the effective management and use of the materials. Alternatively, the conveying device 4 is a magnetic levitation conveying line, which has high transportation efficiency, low maintenance cost, good flexibility, high intelligence, and can meet various complex conveying requirements, and at the same time, the magnetic levitation conveying line includes a mover corresponding to cigarette paper, tipping paper, label paper and aluminum paper.

[0034] Further, the sorting robot 12 is provided with a photographing and identifying device, which is used for photographing and identifying the type and posture of the materials in the material storage tray 11, and the photographing and identifying device is communicatively connected to the sorting robot 12, so that the sorting robot 12 can grasp the materials according to the type and posture of the materials provided by the photographing and identifying device, thereby meeting the subsequent conveying requirements. Alternatively, the photographing and identifying device is a 3D camera. Specifically, the cutting station 3 is provided with a cutting device, which is used for cutting the materials at the cutting station 3, so that the materials can be cut to a length that meets the subsequent requirements of the cigarette equipment, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent cigarette equipment. Alternatively, the cutting station 3 is arranged on the side of the feeding station 2 away from the sorting station 1, so that the side of the cutting station 3 away from the feeding station 2 has enough space to meet the space requirements of the cutting device and the conveying vehicle 5 in use.

[0035] Further, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a code scanning station, which is located between the sorting station 1 and the feeding station 2, and the code scanning station is provided with a code scanning device, which is used for scanning the materials, thereby collecting the information of the materials grasped by the sorting robot 12, and facilitating the subsequent placement of the materials on the conveying device 4 at the feeding station 2 according to the predetermined posture.

[0036] Further, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a sorting chamber 6, and the sorting station 1, the feeding station 2 and the cutting-off station 3 are all located in the sorting chamber 6, so that the sorting chamber 6 can store and protect the materials inside, and the sorting and transportation of the materials are all completed in the sorting chamber 6, which is beneficial to the effective management of the cigarette auxiliary materials. Optionally, the sorting chamber 6 comprises a first switch door 61 and a second switch door 62, the first switch door 61 is arranged on one side close to the sorting station 1, and the second switch door 62 is arranged on one side close to the cutting-off station 3, so that the first switch door 61 can be used for the staff to directly store or take the materials, and the second switch door 62 can be used for the transportation vehicle 5 to move between the cutting-off station 3 and the feeding station 2 to transport the sorted materials.

[0037] Further, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a PLC controller 7, and the PLC controller 7 is in communication connection with the sorting robot 12, the conveying device 4, the transportation vehicle 5 and the code scanning device. Optionally, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a charging station 8, and the transportation vehicle 5 can automatically drive into the charging station 8 to be charged. Further optionally, the transportation vehicle 5 is an AGV vehicle.

[0038] Embodiment two

[0039] The embodiment also provides a cigarette auxiliary material sorting method, which is completed by using the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system as described above, and as shown in the figure, the cigarette auxiliary material sorting method comprises the following steps: Figure 2

[0040] S1, checking whether the feeding station is out of materials by photoelectricity, and if the feeding station is out of materials, sending a signal to the PLC controller 7;

[0041] S2, instructing the sorting robot 12 to sort and pick up the corresponding materials by the PLC controller 7, and transferring the materials to the feeding station 2, and feeding back a signal to the PLC controller 7;

[0042] S3, instructing the conveying device 4 to run by the PLC controller 7 to transfer the materials in the feeding station 2 to the cutting-off station 3, and feeding back a signal to the PLC controller 7;

[0043] S4, instructing the transportation vehicle 5 to move to the cutting-off station 3 by the PLC controller 7 to transfer the materials in the cutting-off station 3 to the feeding station.

[0044] The cigarette auxiliary material sorting method can effectively manage the cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, realize the automation of material sorting and transportation, avoid the occupation of the surrounding space of the cigarette equipment by the materials and the storage tray 11, and reduce the material sorting and transportation cost.

[0045] Further, the step S2 comprises:

[0046] ​S21, instructing the sorting robot 12 to move above the required material through the PLC controller 7;

[0047] S22, photographing and determining the height of the material through the photographing and identifying device on the sorting robot 12, and then moving the photographing and identifying device through the sorting robot 12 to photograph and determine the center of the end face of the material;

[0048] S23, according to the photographing result, grabbing the material through the sorting robot 12 to move the material to the code scanning station, then scanning the code through the code scanning device, and placing the material on the conveying device 4 of the feeding station 2 in the appointed posture after the code scanning succeeds, and feeding the signal back to the PLC controller 7.

[0049] In step S2, the size, type and corresponding end face center position of the material can be determined through the photographing and identifying device, so as to facilitate the sorting robot 12 to select and grab the material, so as to meet the subsequent feeding station requirements, and the information of the material grabbed by the sorting robot 12 can be collected through the code scanning of the material, so as to facilitate the subsequent sorting robot 12 to adjust the position of the material, so that the material is placed on the conveying device 4 at the feeding station 2 in the appointed posture, preventing the material from being misaligned and affecting the subsequent process.

[0050] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present application are only examples for clearly illustrating the present application, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application. For ordinary skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or variations can be made on the basis of the above description. Here, it is not necessary and impossible to enumerate all the embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A cigarette auxiliary material sorting system, characterized in that, The cigarette auxiliary material sorting system comprises: a sorting station (1) provided with a storage tray (11) for storing a plurality of materials and a sorting robot (12) for sorting and grabbing the materials; a feeding station (2) and a cutting-off station (3) provided with a conveying device (4) between the feeding station (2) and the cutting-off station (3), the sorting robot (12) being capable of transferring the materials to the feeding station (2), and the conveying device (4) being capable of moving the materials in the feeding station (2) to the cutting-off station (3); a material using station provided with a transport vehicle (5) between the material using station and the cutting-off station (3), the transport vehicle (5) being capable of transporting the materials in the cutting-off station (3) to the material using station.

2. The cigarette accessory sorting system of claim 1, wherein, The sorting robot (12) is provided with a photographing and identifying device for photographing and identifying the types and postures of the materials in the storage tray (11), and the photographing and identifying device is communicatively connected to the sorting robot (12).

3. The cigarette accessory sorting system of claim 1, wherein, The storage tray (11) is provided in a plurality of forms, and each of the storage trays (11) stores one of the plurality of materials.

4. The cigarette accessory sorting system of claim 3, wherein, The plurality of storage trays (11) are arranged around the sorting robot (12).

5. The cigarette accessory sorting system of claim 1, wherein, The cutting-off station (3) is provided with a cutting device for cutting the materials at the cutting-off station (3).

6. The cigarette accessory sorting system of claim 5, wherein, The cutting-off station (3) is located on the side of the feeding station (2) away from the sorting station (1).

7. The cigarette adjunct sorting system of claim 1, wherein, The cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a code scanning station between the sorting station (1) and the feeding station (2), and the code scanning station is provided with a code scanning device for scanning the materials.

8. The cigarette accessory sorting system of claim 1, wherein, The conveying device (4) is a magnetic levitation conveying line.

9. The cigarette material sorting system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The cigarette auxiliary material sorting system further comprises a sorting chamber (6), and the sorting station (1), the feeding station (2) and the cutting-off station (3) are located in the sorting chamber (6).

10. The cigarette accessory sorting system of claim 9, wherein, The sorting chamber (6) comprises a first switch door (61) located on the side close to the sorting station (1) and a second switch door (62) located on the side close to the cutting-off station (3).

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