Butt joint device for filter stick boxing machine and three-dimensional cache library

Abstract

The utility model discloses a butt joint device for a filter stick boxing machine and a three-dimensional temporary storage warehouse, which relates to the technical field of tobacco processing equipment and comprises an empty box arranging and conveying device, an empty box separating and limiting device, an empty box separating device, an empty box arranging device, an empty box falling channel, a full box lifting and transplanting device and a full box arranging and conveying device. The utility model has the beneficial effects that the whole rack adopts an upper and lower double-layer layout, and corresponds to the double-layer layout of the boxing machine, and the empty box arranging and conveying device, the empty box separating and limiting device, the empty box separating device, the empty box arranging device and the empty box falling channel are positioned on the upper layer and are mainly responsible for supplying empty paper boxes to the boxing machine; the full box lifting and transplanting device and the full box tidying and conveying device are located on the lower layer and are mainly responsible for tidying full boxes discharged from the boxing machine; and the floor area of the equipment is greatly reduced, and the automatic operation efficiency is also improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of tobacco processing equipment technology, and in particular to a device for docking a filter rod boxing machine with a three-dimensional buffer warehouse. Background Technology

[0002] Cigarette filter manufacturers are actively upgrading their production equipment, gradually deploying high-speed forming units. This will increase the production speed of their main equipment by over 50%, consequently improving the efficiency of cartoning machines. This necessitates supplying them with more empty carton materials, which the current folding machine efficiency cannot meet. By extending the folding machine's production time and installing an automated storage and retrieval system (AS / RS) at the cartoning machine's inlet to buffer more empty cartons, the increased empty carton supply demand can be met. This requires designing a new docking device to connect the cartoning machine and the AS / RS buffer. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a device for docking a filter rod cartoning machine with a three-dimensional buffer warehouse in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, thereby improving production efficiency and solving the problem of paper box misalignment and jamming when the paper box is supplied to the empty tray table of the cartoning machine in the original paper box supply system.

[0004] This utility model achieves the above objectives through the following technical solutions:

[0005] A filter rod cartoning machine docking device with an automated storage and retrieval system (AS / RS) includes an empty carton sorting and conveying device, an empty carton separation and limiting device, an empty carton separation device, an empty carton sorting device, an empty carton falling channel, a full-carton lifting and transferring device, and a full-carton sorting and conveying device. The empty carton sorting and conveying device sorts and conveys a group of empty cars placed by the telescopic forks of the AS / RS stacker crane to the empty carton separation device. The empty carton separation device separates the first empty carton from the group and conveys it to the empty carton sorting device. The empty carton separation and limiting device fixes the second empty carton in the group to prevent the empty carton from shifting position during the separation process. The empty box sorting device is used to sort the posture of the separated empty boxes to ensure that the empty cartons smoothly enter the empty box falling channel; the empty box falling channel is used to connect the empty tray table of the cartoning machine and the empty box sorting device, and the sorted empty cartons fall vertically into the empty tray table of the cartoning machine along the falling channel; the full box lifting and transferring device is used to lift the full boxes on the full tray table of the cartoning machine to a certain height and then transport them to the full box sorting and conveying device; the full box sorting and conveying device is used to sort individual full boxes into groups and transport them to a designated position, and finally the whole group of full boxes is transferred to the automated warehouse rack by the telescopic forks of the stacker crane.

[0006] Preferably, the empty box sorting and conveying device is provided with sorting rods on both sides and sorting cylinders for pushing the sorting rods to straighten the posture of the entire group of empty boxes.

[0007] Preferably, the empty box separation device includes a clamping cylinder for extending and clamping the empty box, a sponge suction cup for adsorbing onto the empty box, and a propulsion cylinder for advancing after clamping the empty box.

[0008] Preferably, the empty carton falling channel is directly connected to the empty carton sorting device and the empty tray table of the cartoning machine; the bottom of the empty carton falling channel is provided with a buffer telescopic cylinder to slow down the speed of the empty carton falling to the empty tray table of the cartoning machine.

[0009] Preferably, the full-box lifting and transplanting device includes a lifting mechanism and a transplanting belt conveyor. The lifting mechanism includes two pulleys fixed at the top and bottom, a transmission belt wound around the two pulleys, and a servo motor that drives the pulleys to rotate. The frame of the transplanting belt conveyor is fixed on the transmission belt, and the transplanting belt conveyor includes an electric roller for driving its operation.

[0010] Preferably, the full box sorting and conveying device is provided with blocking devices and measuring light curtains on both sides for detecting the position and quantity of full boxes.

[0011] Preferably, the machine also includes a frame, which adopts a double-layer layout, corresponding to the double-layer layout of the cartoning machine. The empty box sorting and conveying device, the empty box separation and limiting device, the empty box separation device, the empty box sorting device, and the empty box falling channel are located on the upper layer, which are mainly responsible for supplying empty cartons to the cartoning machine. The full box lifting and transferring device and the full box sorting and conveying device are located on the lower layer, which are mainly responsible for sorting the full boxes coming out of the cartoning machine.

[0012] Preferably, the frame is made of aluminum profiles spliced ​​together.

[0013] Preferably, the outer side of the frame is equipped with a protective door and a threshold switch made of spliced ​​profiles.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: The frame of this utility model adopts a double-layer layout, corresponding to the double-layer layout of the cartoning machine. The empty box sorting and conveying device, the empty box separation and limiting device, the empty box separation device, the empty box sorting device, and the empty box falling channel are located on the upper layer, which are mainly responsible for supplying empty cartons to the cartoning machine; the full box lifting and transferring device and the full box sorting and conveying device are located on the lower layer, which are mainly responsible for sorting the full boxes coming out of the cartoning machine; the equipment footprint is greatly reduced while improving the efficiency of automated operation. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the filter rod cartoning machine and the docking device of the three-dimensional buffer library described in this utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the empty box sorting and conveying device of the filter rod boxing machine and the three-dimensional buffer warehouse docking device described in this utility model.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the empty box separation device of the filter rod cartoning machine and the three-dimensional buffer library docking device described in this utility model.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the full-box lifting and transplanting device of the filter rod cartoning machine and the three-dimensional buffer warehouse docking device described in this utility model.

[0020] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the full-box sorting and conveying device of the filter rod cartoning machine and the three-dimensional buffer warehouse docking device described in this utility model.

[0021] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the empty box separation and limiting device of the filter rod cartoning machine and the three-dimensional buffer library docking device described in this utility model.

[0022] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the empty box sorting device of the filter rod cartoning machine and the three-dimensional buffer library docking device described in this utility model.

[0023] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the empty box falling channel of the filter rod cartoning machine and the three-dimensional buffer library docking device described in this utility model.

[0024] Figure 9 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the buffer telescopic cylinder of the filter rod cartoning machine and the three-dimensional buffer library docking device described in this utility model.

[0025] The annotations in the attached figures are explained as follows:

[0026] 1. Empty box sorting and conveying device; 2. Empty box separation and limiting device; 3. Empty box separation device; 4. Empty box sorting device; 5. Empty box falling channel; 6. Full box lifting and transplanting device; 7. Electrical control system control cabinet; 8. Full box sorting and conveying device; 9. Sorting rod; 10. Sorting cylinder; 11. Clamping cylinder; 12. Sponge suction cup; 13. Pushing cylinder; 14. Servo motor; 15. Transplanting belt conveyor; 16. Electric roller; 17. Measuring light curtain; 18. Blocking device; 19. Empty box group arrival detection switch; 20. Empty box group blocking cylinder; 21. Empty box limiting cylinder; 22. Empty box side sorting cylinder; 23. Empty box front and rear sorting cylinder; 24. Channel side plate; 25. Channel rear plate; 26. Buffer telescopic cylinder. Detailed Implementation

[0027] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. In addition, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined with "first," "second," etc., may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0028] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal connection of two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model can be understood through the specific circumstances.

[0029] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0030] like Figures 1-9As shown, a filter rod cartoning machine and a three-dimensional buffer warehouse docking device include a frame, an empty carton sorting and conveying device 1, an empty carton separation and limiting device 2, an empty carton separation device 3, an empty carton sorting device 4, an empty carton falling channel 5, a full carton lifting and transferring device 6, an electrical control system control cabinet 7, and a full carton sorting and conveying device 8. The frame adopts a double-layer layout. The empty carton sorting and conveying device 1, the empty carton separation and limiting device 2, the empty carton separation device 3, the empty carton sorting device 4, and the empty carton falling channel 5 are located on the upper layer, mainly responsible for supplying empty cartons to the cartoning machine. The full carton lifting and transferring device 6 and the full carton sorting and conveying device 8 are located on the lower layer, mainly responsible for sorting full cartons coming out of the cartoning machine. The frame is made of aluminum profile splicing, which is easy to assemble. The double-layer layout of the frame significantly reduces the equipment footprint and improves the efficiency of automated operation. The outer side of the frame is equipped with a protective door and a threshold switch made of profile splicing, which further improves the protection level of the equipment and ensures the safety of operators.

[0031] The telescopic forks of the automated warehouse stacker crane place a group of empty cardboard boxes (approximately 10 boxes) onto the empty box sorting and conveying device 1. The sorting rods 9 on both sides of the empty box sorting and conveying device 1 are pushed forward by the sorting cylinders 10 to sort the entire group of empty boxes. The entire group of empty boxes is conveyed forward until it is detected by the empty box group arrival detection switch 19 on the empty box separation limit device 6 and then stops. The empty box group blocking cylinder 20 is initially in the extended state to prevent the empty box group from shifting its conveying position. After the empty box group arrives in place, the blocking cylinder 20 retracts, and at the same time, the empty box limit cylinder 21 extends and presses against the second empty box to prevent the second empty box from being deviated when the first empty box is separated.

[0032] The empty box separation device 3 is equipped with a sponge suction cup 12, which can be used to adsorb the cardboard box by lightly touching its surface without squeezing, thus avoiding the problem of the box being deformed. The sponge suction cup 12 is adjusted in position by the clamping cylinder 11. After adsorption is completed, the pushing cylinder 13 extends and sends the first cardboard box to the empty box sorting device 4.

[0033] The empty carton sorting device 4 uses side-sorting cylinders 22 to straighten the empty carton left and right. Then, front and rear-sorting cylinders 23 pull the empty carton to the channel baffle, finally aligning the empty carton with the entrance of the empty carton falling channel 5. The carton then falls into the empty carton falling channel 5. The empty carton falling channel 5 uses side plates 24 and rear plates 25 to limit the four sides of the empty carton and directly connects to the empty tray table of the cartoning machine, ensuring that the straightened empty carton falls accurately into the empty tray table of the cartoning machine. A buffer telescopic cylinder 26 is installed at the bottom of the empty carton falling channel to slow down the speed of the empty carton falling onto the empty tray table of the cartoning machine, avoiding excessive impact and noise. This device is symmetrically distributed on both sides of the channel. The telescopic cylinder 26 initially extends, and after the carton falls onto the buffer baffle, the telescopic cylinder 26 retracts, and the carton slowly falls onto the empty tray table of the cartoning machine.

[0034] The full-box lifting and transplanting device 6 drives the transplanting belt conveyor 15 to move up and down via the servo motor 14. The transplanting belt conveyor 15 is powered by the electric roller 16. Initially, the upper surface of the belt of the transplanting belt conveyor 15 is lower than the upper surface of the conveyor belt of the full tray table of the cartoning machine. When the full box is conveyed to the end of the belt of the full tray table of the cartoning machine, the transplanting belt conveyor 15 rises to a height higher than the full-box sorting conveyor 8. Then the transplanting belt conveyor 15 conveys the full box to the top of the full-box sorting conveyor 8. The transplanting belt conveyor 15 descends back to its original position. The full box is sorted into a group by the full-box sorting conveyor 8. Finally, the entire group of full boxes is transferred to the rack of the automated warehouse by the telescopic forks of the stacker crane.

[0035] The full box sorting and conveying device 8 is equipped with measuring light curtains 17 on both sides, which can accurately detect the position and quantity of full boxes. After the full boxes are sorted into groups, the blocking device 18 can block subsequent full boxes to prevent them from interfering with the transfer of full box groups by the telescopic forks of the automated warehouse stacker crane.

[0036] Working principle: The telescopic forks of the automated warehouse stacker crane place a group of empty cartons (approximately 10 cartons) onto the empty carton sorting and conveying device 1. The sorting rods 9 on both sides of this conveying device, propelled by cylinders, sort the entire group of empty cartons, which is then conveyed forward to the empty carton separating device 3. The empty carton separating device 3 separates the first empty carton from the group and conveys it to the empty carton sorting device 4. The empty carton separating limiting device 2 secures the second empty carton in the group, preventing the carton from shifting position during separation. The empty carton sorting device 4 sorts the separated empty cartons. The empty cartons are positioned to ensure they smoothly enter the empty carton drop channel 5. The empty carton drop channel 5 connects the empty tray table of the cartoning machine to the empty carton sorting device 4. The sorted empty cartons fall vertically into the empty tray table of the cartoning machine along the drop channel. The full carton lifting and transferring device 6 lifts the full cartons on the full tray table of the cartoning machine to a certain height and then transports them to the full carton sorting and conveying device 8. The full carton sorting and conveying device 8 sorts individual full cartons into groups (about 10 cartons) and transports them to a designated location. Finally, the entire group of full cartons is transferred to the automated warehouse rack by the telescopic forks of the stacker crane.

[0037] The sorting rod 9, the propulsion cylinder 13, the guide cylinder, the sponge suction cup 12, the propulsion cylinder 13, the servo motor 14, the transplanting belt conveyor 15, the electric roller 16, the measuring light curtain 17, and the blocking device 18 are all general standard parts or components known to those skilled in the art. Their structure and principle can be known to those skilled in the art through technical manuals or through conventional experimental methods, so they will not be described in detail here.

[0038] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features and advantages of this utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only illustrative of the principles of this utility model. Various changes and modifications may be made to this utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of this utility model as claimed.

Claims

1. A device for docking a filter rod cartoning machine with a three-dimensional buffer library, characterized in that: It includes an empty box sorting and conveying device (1), an empty box separation and limiting device (2), an empty box separation device (3), an empty box sorting device (4), an empty box falling channel (5), a full box lifting and transplanting device (6), and a full box sorting and conveying device (8). The empty box sorting and conveying device (1) is used to sort and convey the entire group of empty boxes placed by the telescopic forks of the automated warehouse stacker to the empty box separation device (3). The empty box separation limiting device (2) is used to block the empty box group, ensure that the first empty box stops at the same position, and fix the second empty box in the empty box group to prevent the empty box from shifting position during the separation process; The empty box separation device (3) is used to separate the first empty box in the empty box group and transport it to the empty box sorting device (4). The empty box sorting device (4) is used to sort the posture of the separated empty boxes to ensure that the empty boxes smoothly enter the empty box falling channel (5). The empty carton falling channel (5) is used to connect the empty tray table of the cartoning machine and the empty carton sorting device (4). The sorted empty cartons fall vertically into the empty tray table of the cartoning machine along the falling channel. The full box lifting and transplanting device (6) is used to lift the full boxes on the full tray table of the cartoning machine to a certain height and then transport them to the full box sorting and conveying device (8). The full box sorting and conveying device (8) is used to sort individual full boxes into groups and convey them to a designated location. Finally, the entire group of full boxes is transferred to the automated warehouse rack by the telescopic forks of the automated warehouse stacker crane.

2. The filter rod cartoning machine and three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The empty box sorting and conveying device (1) is provided with sorting rods (9) on both sides and sorting cylinders (10) used to push the sorting rods (9) to straighten the posture of the whole group of empty boxes.

3. The filter rod cartoning machine and three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The empty box separation device (3) includes a clamping cylinder (11) for extending and clamping the empty box, a sponge suction cup (12) for adsorbing onto the empty box, and a propulsion cylinder (13) for advancing after clamping the empty box.

4. The filter rod cartoning machine and three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The empty box falling channel (5) is directly connected to the empty box sorting device (4) and the empty tray table of the cartoning machine; the bottom of the empty box falling channel (5) is provided with a buffer telescopic cylinder (26) to slow down the speed of the empty carton falling to the empty tray table of the cartoning machine.

5. The filter rod cartoning machine and three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The full-box lifting and transplanting device (6) includes a lifting mechanism and a transplanting belt conveyor (15). The lifting mechanism includes two pulleys fixed at the top and bottom, a transmission belt wound on the two pulleys, and a servo motor (14) that drives the pulleys to rotate. The frame of the transplanting belt conveyor (15) is fixed on the transmission belt. The transplanting belt conveyor (15) includes an electric roller (16) used to drive its operation.

6. The filter rod cartoning machine and three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The full box sorting and conveying device (8) is equipped with a blocking device (18) on both sides and a measuring light curtain (17) for detecting the position and quantity of full boxes.

7. A filter rod cartoning machine and a three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: It also includes a frame, which adopts a double-layer layout, corresponding to the double-layer layout of the cartoning machine. The empty box sorting and conveying device (1), the empty box separation and limiting device (2), the empty box separation device (3), the empty box sorting device (4), and the empty box falling channel (5) are located on the upper layer and are mainly responsible for supplying empty cartons to the cartoning machine. The full box lifting and transfer device (6) and the full box sorting and conveying device (8) are located on the lower layer and are mainly responsible for sorting the full boxes coming out of the cartoning machine.

8. The filter rod cartoning machine and three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The frame is constructed from aluminum profiles.

9. The filter rod cartoning machine and three-dimensional buffer storage docking device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The frame is equipped with a protective door and a threshold switch made of spliced ​​profiles.

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