Special-shaped cigarette temporary storage box and special-shaped cigarette sorting and packing device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cigarette packaging equipment, in particular to a special-shaped cigarette temporary storage box and a special-shaped cigarette sorting and packaging device.The special-shaped cigarette temporary storage box is arranged on the edge of a manual stacking workbench, and a special-shaped cigarette placing inlet is formed in the top of the manual stacking workbench and used for placing special-shaped cigarettes manually sorted out from a cigarette pile; a special-shaped cigarette pushing outlet is formed in the side, close to the manual cigarette stacking workbench, of the temporary storage box body, and a special-shaped cigarette pushing assembly is arranged in the temporary storage box body and used for pushing special-shaped cigarettes out of the temporary storage box body, so that a temporary storage space is provided for the special-shaped cigarettes sorted out from the cigarette stacks, and the storage efficiency of the special-shaped cigarettes is improved. According to the special-shaped cigarette sorting and packaging device, standard cigarette cartons can be manually stacked first conveniently, the special-shaped cigarettes temporarily placed in the special-shaped cigarette temporary storage box can be pushed out of the box body, workers can take the special-shaped cigarettes conveniently, and the efficiency of sorting and packaging work of the special-shaped cigarettes is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of cigarette packaging equipment, specifically to a non-standard cigarette buffer box and a non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device. Technical Background

[0002] In recent years, the cigarette market has seen increasing demand for personalization, with a trend towards more varieties and smaller batches. Among these, non-standard cigarettes, especially slim and medium-sized cigarettes, are characterized by lower costs, higher prices, strong momentum, great potential, and high tax and profit generation capabilities. The tobacco industry has placed great importance on the development of non-standard cigarettes. Consequently, the requirements for sorting capacity and efficiency for non-standard cigarettes are also increasing. The stacking of non-standard cigarettes is a bottleneck restricting sorting efficiency. Due to unstable factors such as robotic arm malfunctions, some tobacco sorting... The center still uses manual methods to stack irregularly shaped cigarettes. Currently, most manual stacking platforms for irregularly shaped cigarettes, such as the patent CN206606401U, use chain or synchronous belt structures to push the cigarette stacks to the wrapping area. The structure is relatively complex and has a high failure rate. The push structure requires frequent manual pressing of the start switch button. When the order volume is very large, the repetitive labor intensity of manual stacking is high. Moreover, there is no stacking prompt when stacking cigarettes for each order, resulting in a high error rate in stacking and packaging, which makes the sorting efficiency of irregularly shaped cigarettes slow.

[0003] To address the aforementioned issues, Chinese Utility Model Patent Application No. 201921841700.8 discloses a dual-station irregular-shaped cigarette stacking and packaging platform. Its features include: upper and lower layer cigarette conveyor belts, left and right manual cigarette stacking workbench assemblies, left and right computer displays, a pneumatic cigarette stack moving assembly, a pneumatic cigarette stack wrapping and pushing assembly, a wrapping and packaging rack assembly, an upper pneumatic pressing assembly, left and right cigarette stack sorting pneumatic assemblies, a hot-melt film cutting knife, a wrapping section cigarette stack conveyor belt, a camera, and a hot-melt cigarette stack edge-wrapping and labeling machine assembly. Personnel stacking cigarettes on both sides stack them according to order prompts on the displays, pushing the stacks to the cigarette stack moving rack assembly. Reaching out to block the photoelectric sensor switch activates the pneumatic cigarette stack moving assembly, which, employing a multi-stage cylinder structure, pushes the stacks to the wrapping and packaging area for packaging. This irregular-shaped cigarette packaging platform solves the problems of existing manual irregular-shaped cigarette packaging platforms, such as complex structure, high workload, high error rate in cigarette stacking, lack of traceability for order errors, and low packaging efficiency.

[0004] However, the above-mentioned existing technology has the following technical problems: When stacking cigarette packs on the manual cigarette stacking workbench, the stacking personnel need to pick out the irregular cigarettes from the cigarette packs, stack the standard cigarette packs first, and then take out the previously picked-out irregular cigarettes and place them on top of the standard cigarette packs. However, the operation of picking out the irregular cigarettes from the cigarette packs and then stacking them on top of the standard cigarette packs is too cumbersome and seriously reduces the sorting and packaging efficiency of cigarette packs. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a non-standard cigarette buffer box and a non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device that can temporarily store non-standard cigarettes and send them out.

[0006] In a first aspect, this utility model provides a non-standard cigarette buffer box, including a buffer box body and a non-standard cigarette pushing component;

[0007] The buffer box is installed on one side of the manual cigarette stacking workbench. Its top is provided with a shaped cigarette placement inlet for placing shaped cigarettes manually picked out from the cigarette pack. The side of the buffer box near the manual cigarette stacking workbench is provided with a shaped cigarette push outlet. The shaped cigarette push component is located in the buffer box for pushing the shaped cigarettes out of the buffer box.

[0008] Preferably, the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing assembly includes an irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle, a reciprocating motion module, and a control module. Baffle grooves are provided on two opposite sides of the buffer housing. The irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle is slidably installed in the baffle grooves. The reciprocating motion module is fixedly installed on the buffer housing and fixedly connected to the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle, driving the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle to reciprocate along the baffle grooves. The control module is electrically connected to the reciprocating motion module and controls the reciprocating motion module to drive the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle forward along the baffle grooves to push out irregularly shaped cigarettes, or to drive the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle backward along the baffle grooves to wait for the addition of irregularly shaped cigarettes.

[0009] Preferably, the reciprocating motion module includes a first drive motor, a first pulley, a second pulley, and a belt. The first drive motor is fixedly mounted on the buffer housing, the first pulley is fixedly mounted on the shaft of the first drive motor, and the second pulley is rotatably mounted on the buffer housing. The first pulley and the second pulley are connected by belt drive. The first drive motor is electrically connected to the control module for controlling the first drive motor. The shaped smoke pusher baffle is fixedly connected to the belt for driving the shaped smoke pusher baffle to move along the baffle groove via the belt.

[0010] Preferably, the irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box further includes a buffer box door, which includes a door body and a door drive module. A door mounting hole is provided above the irregularly shaped cigarette push outlet of the buffer box body. A door pivot is provided on the door body, and the door body is rotatably mounted in the door mounting hole via the door pivot. The door drive module is fixedly mounted on the buffer box body and is connected to the door body for transmission. The control module is electrically connected to the door drive module to drive the door to open or close.

[0011] Preferably, the door drive module includes a second drive motor, a first drive gear, and a second drive gear. The second drive motor is fixedly mounted on the buffer box, and the first drive gear is fixedly mounted on the shaft of the second drive motor. The second drive gear is fixedly mounted on the door shaft, and the first drive gear meshes with the second drive gear. The control module is electrically connected to the second drive motor and is used to drive the door body to rotate around the door shaft to open or close the irregular smoke push outlet.

[0012] Preferably, the irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box further includes a connecting support assembly, which includes a rotating connecting mechanism and a rotating support mechanism. One end of the rotating connecting mechanism is fixedly installed on the manual cigarette stacking workbench, and the other end is fixedly installed on the bottom of the buffer box body, so that the buffer box body can rotate around the edge of the manual cigarette stacking workbench. One end of the rotating support mechanism is rotatably fixed on the manual cigarette stacking workbench, located below the buffer box body, and the other end is a free end, used to provide support for the buffer box body when using the irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box.

[0013] Secondly, this utility model also provides a non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device, including a non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device body and at least one non-standard cigarette buffer box as described in the first aspect. The non-standard cigarette buffer box is rotatably installed on the edge of the manual cigarette stacking workbench of the non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device body through a connecting support component, so as to buffer the non-standard cigarettes and push them out when packing and sorting non-standard cigarettes.

[0014] In the aforementioned irregular-shaped cigarette buffer box and irregular-shaped cigarette sorting and packaging device, an irregular-shaped cigarette buffer box is set on the edge of the manual stacking workbench. An irregular-shaped cigarette placement inlet is provided at the top for placing irregular-shaped cigarettes manually picked from the cigarette pack. An irregular-shaped cigarette push outlet is provided on the side of the buffer box near the manual stacking workbench. An irregular-shaped cigarette push component is provided in the buffer box to push the irregular-shaped cigarettes out of the buffer box. This not only provides a temporary storage space for irregular-shaped cigarettes sorted from the cigarette pack, facilitating manual stacking of standard cigarette packs, but also allows the irregular-shaped cigarettes temporarily placed in the buffer box to be pushed out of the box for easy retrieval by workers, greatly improving the efficiency of irregular-shaped cigarette sorting and packaging. Simultaneously, the buffer box door at the irregular-shaped cigarette push outlet prevents irregular-shaped cigarettes from falling out of the buffer box. The irregular-shaped cigarette buffer box is rotatably mounted via a connecting support component, facilitating storage and reducing space occupation. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an irregularly shaped smoke buffer box.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cache enclosure.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the buffer enclosure.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the irregularly shaped smoke delivery component.

[0020] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of an irregularly shaped smoke pusher.

[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the buffer bin door.

[0022] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing the connection between the support components and the buffer housing.

[0023] Figure 9 A schematic diagram showing the connection and fixation between the irregularly shaped smoke pusher baffle and the belt.

[0024] Figure 10 A schematic diagram showing the interaction between the irregularly shaped smoke pusher and the buffer box.

[0025] In the figure: irregular cigarette buffer box 10, buffer box body 11, irregular cigarette placement inlet 111, irregular cigarette push outlet 112, baffle slide 113, door mounting hole 114, irregular cigarette push assembly 12, irregular cigarette push baffle 121, reciprocating motion module 122, first drive motor 1221, first pulley 1222, second pulley 1223, belt 1224, buffer box door 13, door body 131, door shaft 1311, door drive module 132, second drive motor 1321, first drive gear 1322, second drive gear 1323, connecting support assembly 14, rotating connecting mechanism 141, rotating support mechanism 142, irregular cigarette sorting and packaging device 20, irregular cigarette sorting and packaging device body 21, manual cigarette stacking workbench 22. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1 to 8 This utility model provides a non-standard cigarette buffer box 10, including a buffer box body 11 and a non-standard cigarette pusher component 12;

[0028] The buffer box 11 is installed on one side of the manual cigarette stacking workbench 22. Its top is provided with a shaped cigarette placement inlet 111 for placing shaped cigarettes manually picked out from the cigarette stack. The side of the buffer box 11 near the manual cigarette stacking workbench 22 is provided with a shaped cigarette push outlet 112. The shaped cigarette push component 12 is installed in the buffer box 11 to push the shaped cigarettes out of the buffer box 11.

[0029] In this embodiment, the non-standard cigarette buffer box 10 is particularly suitable for sorting and packaging non-standard cigarettes. On the manual cigarette stacking platform, the staff picks the non-standard cigarettes out of the conveyed cigarette stack and puts them into the buffer box 11, which facilitates the stacking of standard cigarettes first. After the standard cigarettes are stacked, the non-standard cigarette pushing component 12 pushes the non-standard cigarettes out of the buffer box 11, so that the staff can quickly stack the non-standard cigarettes on top of the standard cigarette stack. This not only provides a buffer position for non-standard cigarettes, but also shortens the process of picking, storing, taking, and stacking, greatly improving the efficiency of non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging.

[0030] Furthermore, the irregular cigarette pushing assembly 12 includes an irregular cigarette pushing baffle 121, a reciprocating motion module 122, and a control module. Baffle grooves 113 are provided on two opposite sides of the buffer housing 11. The irregular cigarette pushing baffle 121 is slidably installed in the baffle grooves 113. The reciprocating motion module 122 is fixedly installed on the buffer housing 11 and fixedly connected to the irregular cigarette pushing baffle 121, driving the irregular cigarette pushing baffle 121 to reciprocate along the baffle grooves 113. The control module is electrically connected to the reciprocating motion module 122 to control the reciprocating motion module 122 to drive the irregular cigarette pushing baffle 121 forward along the baffle grooves 113 to push out irregular cigarettes, or to drive the irregular cigarette pushing baffle 121 backward along the baffle grooves 113 to wait for the addition of irregular cigarettes.

[0031] In this embodiment, the irregular cigarette pusher baffle 121 is provided with arc-shaped folded edges on all four sides to avoid scratching the irregular cigarette during temporary storage and pushing, which would cause damage to the coating on the surface of the irregular cigarette. The arc-shaped folded edge at the top is longer to cover the idle area of ​​the rear half of the buffer box 11, so as to avoid damage to the irregular cigarette if it is placed incorrectly when buffering.

[0032] Furthermore, the reciprocating motion module 122 includes a first drive motor 1221, a first pulley 1222, a second pulley 1223, and a belt 1224. The first drive motor 1221 is fixedly mounted on the buffer housing 11, the first pulley 1222 is fixedly mounted on the shaft of the first drive motor 1221, and the second pulley 1223 is rotatably mounted on the buffer housing 11. The first pulley 1222 and the second pulley 1223 are connected by a belt 1224. The first drive motor 1221 is electrically connected to a control module for controlling the first drive motor 1221. The shaped smoke pusher baffle 121 is fixedly connected to the belt 1224 for driving the shaped smoke pusher baffle 121 to move along the baffle slide groove 113 via the belt 1224.

[0033] In this embodiment, the irregularly shaped smoke pusher baffle 121 is fixedly installed on the belt 1224, and the rotation direction of the first drive motor 1221 is driven and controlled by the control device to drive the irregularly shaped smoke pusher baffle 121 to move forward or backward along the baffle slide groove 113. The above-mentioned driving method has a relatively simple structure and occupies less space. Of course, other driving methods can also be used, such as gear and rack drive, push rod motor drive, cylinder drive, chain drive, etc.

[0034] It is worth noting that the belt 1224, the first pulley 1222, and the second pulley 1223 are all equipped with teeth to precisely control the forward distance of the irregular smoke pusher 121 via the motor.

[0035] Furthermore, the irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box 10 also includes a buffer box door 13. The buffer box door 13 includes a door body 131 and a door drive module 132. A door mounting hole 114 is provided above the irregularly shaped cigarette push outlet 112 of the buffer box body 11. A door pivot 1311 is provided on the door body 131. The door body 131 is rotatably installed in the door mounting hole 114 through the door pivot 1311. The door drive module 132 is fixedly installed on the buffer box body 11 and is connected to the door body 131 in a transmission connection. The control module is electrically connected to the door drive module 132 to drive the door to open or close through the control module.

[0036] In this embodiment, a buffer box door 13 is provided on the irregular smoke push outlet 112 on the buffer box 11 to prevent irregular smoke from falling out of the buffer box 11.

[0037] It is worth noting that the control module controls the non-standard cigarette pusher 121 and the buffer box door 13. When pushing non-standard cigarettes, the control module must first open the buffer box door 13, and then control the non-standard cigarette pusher 121 to move forward along the baffle slide 113 to push the non-standard cigarettes out. Of course, the control module can be used to control the non-standard cigarette pusher 121 and the buffer box door 13 separately, or the control module can complete the operation of "opening the buffer box door 13 and pushing non-standard cigarettes" at once, so as to reduce the amount of work for the staff and improve work efficiency.

[0038] Furthermore, the door drive module 132 includes a second drive motor 1321, a first drive gear 1322, and a second drive gear 1323. The second drive motor 1321 is fixedly mounted on the buffer box 11. The first drive gear 1322 is fixedly mounted on the shaft of the second drive motor 1321. The second drive gear 1323 is fixedly mounted on the door shaft 1311. The first drive gear 1322 meshes with the second drive gear 1323. The control module is electrically connected to the second drive motor 1321 and is used to drive the door body 131 to rotate around the door shaft 1311 to open or close the shaped smoke push outlet 112.

[0039] Furthermore, the irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box 10 also includes a connecting support assembly 14, which includes a rotating connecting mechanism 141 and a rotating support mechanism 142. One end of the rotating connecting mechanism 141 is fixedly installed on the manual cigarette stacking worktable 22, and the other end is fixedly installed on the bottom of the buffer box body 11, so that the buffer box body 11 can rotate around the edge of the manual cigarette stacking worktable 22. One end of the rotating support mechanism 142 is rotatably fixed on the manual cigarette stacking worktable 22, located below the buffer box body 11, and the other end is a free end, used to provide support for the buffer box body 11 when using the irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box 10.

[0040] In this embodiment, the buffer box 11 is rotatably installed on the edge of the artificial cigarette stacking platform using the rotating connection mechanism 141, and the buffer box 11 is supported by the rotating support mechanism 142 when in use. When not in use, the buffer box 11 can be folded up, which greatly reduces the space occupied.

[0041] It is worth noting that the rotating support mechanism 142 can also be set as an automatic retraction mechanism. For example, the rotating support mechanism 142 can be replaced with a cylinder, one end of which is rotatably installed on the manual sorting table, and the other end is rotatably installed at the bottom of the buffer box 11. When the irregular cigarette buffer box 10 is used, the cylinder is activated to support the irregular cigarette buffer box 10. When not in use, the irregular cigarette buffer box 10 is retracted by the cylinder.

[0042] This utility model also provides a non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device 20, including a non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device body 21 and at least one of the above-mentioned non-standard cigarette buffer boxes 10. The non-standard cigarette buffer box 10 is rotatably mounted on the edge of the manual cigarette stacking worktable 22 of the non-standard cigarette sorting and packaging device body 21 through a connecting support component 14, so as to buffer the non-standard cigarettes and push them out when packaging and sorting non-standard cigarettes.

[0043] In the implementation of this utility model, workers pick out the irregularly shaped cigarettes from the transported cigarette packs and place them into the buffer box 11 through the irregularly shaped cigarette placement inlet 111. Then, the remaining standard cigarette packs are stacked. After stacking is completed, the second drive motor 1321 is started by the control device. The second drive motor 1321 drives the first drive gear 1322 to rotate, and the first drive gear 1322 drives the second gear to rotate, causing the door body 131 to rotate around the door pivot 1311, opening the irregularly shaped cigarette push outlet 112. Then, the control device starts the first drive motor 1221, which drives the first pulley 1222 to rotate, and drives the second pulley 1223 to rotate through the belt 1224, so that the irregularly shaped cigarette push baffle 121 fixedly installed on the belt 1224 moves forward to push out the irregularly shaped cigarettes for workers to quickly pick up and stack on top of the standard cigarette packs.

[0044] The modules or units in the device of this utility model embodiment can be merged, divided, and deleted according to actual needs. The above-disclosed embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of this utility model and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this utility model. Those skilled in the art can understand that implementing all or part of the processes of the above embodiments and making equivalent changes according to the claims of this utility model still fall within the scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A non-standard cigarette buffer box, characterized in that: Includes a buffer enclosure and an irregularly shaped smoke pusher component; The buffer box is installed on one side of the manual cigarette stacking workbench. Its top is provided with a shaped cigarette placement inlet for placing shaped cigarettes manually picked out from the cigarette pack. The side of the buffer box near the manual cigarette stacking workbench is provided with a shaped cigarette push outlet. The shaped cigarette push component is located in the buffer box for pushing the shaped cigarettes out of the buffer box.

2. The irregularly shaped smoke buffer box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The irregularly shaped cigarette pushing assembly includes an irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle, a reciprocating motion module, and a control module. Baffle grooves are provided on two opposite sides of the buffer housing. The irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle is slidably installed in the baffle grooves. The reciprocating motion module is fixedly installed on the buffer housing and fixedly connected to the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle, driving the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle to reciprocate along the baffle grooves. The control module is electrically connected to the reciprocating motion module and controls the reciprocating motion module to drive the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle forward along the baffle grooves to push out irregularly shaped cigarettes, or to drive the irregularly shaped cigarette pushing baffle backward along the baffle grooves to wait for the addition of irregularly shaped cigarettes.

3. The irregularly shaped smoke buffer box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The reciprocating motion module includes a first drive motor, a first pulley, a second pulley, and a belt. The first drive motor is fixedly mounted on the buffer housing, the first pulley is fixedly mounted on the shaft of the first drive motor, and the second pulley is rotatably mounted on the buffer housing. The first pulley and the second pulley are connected by belt drive. The first drive motor is electrically connected to the control module for controlling the first drive motor. The shaped smoke pusher baffle is fixedly connected to the belt for driving the shaped smoke pusher baffle to move along the baffle groove via the belt.

4. The irregularly shaped smoke buffer box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box also includes a buffer box door, which includes a door body and a door drive module. A door mounting hole is provided above the irregularly shaped cigarette push outlet of the buffer box body. A door pivot is provided on the door body, and the door body is rotatably installed in the door mounting hole via the door pivot. The door drive module is fixedly installed on the buffer box body and is connected to the door body for transmission. The control module is electrically connected to the door drive module to drive the door to open or close.

5. The irregularly shaped smoke buffer box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The door drive module includes a second drive motor, a first drive gear, and a second drive gear. The second drive motor is fixedly mounted on the buffer box. The first drive gear is fixedly mounted on the shaft of the second drive motor. The second drive gear is fixedly mounted on the door shaft. The first drive gear meshes with the second drive gear. The control module is electrically connected to the second drive motor and is used to drive the door body to rotate around the door shaft to open or close the shaped smoke push outlet.

6. The irregularly shaped smoke buffer box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box also includes a connecting support assembly, which includes a rotating connecting mechanism and a rotating support mechanism. One end of the rotating connecting mechanism is fixedly installed on the manual cigarette stacking workbench, and the other end is fixedly installed on the bottom of the buffer box body, so that the buffer box body can rotate around the edge of the manual cigarette stacking workbench. One end of the rotating support mechanism is rotatably fixed on the manual cigarette stacking workbench, located below the buffer box body, and the other end is a free end, used to provide support for the buffer box body when using the irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box.

7. A sorting and packaging device for irregularly shaped cigarettes, characterized in that: The device includes a main body for sorting and packaging irregularly shaped cigarettes and at least one irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box as described in any one of claims 1 to 6. The irregularly shaped cigarette buffer box is rotatably mounted on the edge of the manual cigarette stacking workbench of the main body of the irregularly shaped cigarette sorting and packaging device via a connecting support assembly, for buffering irregularly shaped cigarettes and pushing them out when sorting and packaging irregularly shaped cigarettes.

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