Fresh-keeping device for picked cigar tobacco leaves

By designing a preservation device with humidification and dehumidification units, the problem of post-harvest moisture loss of cigar tobacco leaves was solved, achieving automated preservation, ensuring that the tobacco leaves maintain humidity during transportation, and improving the drying quality and production efficiency.

CN223851287UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-30HENAN TOBACCO CO NANYANG CO +1
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Application Number
CN202423142721.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-19
Publication Date
2026-01-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-19

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies lack effective automated preservation devices for post-harvest processing of cigar tobacco leaves, which makes the tobacco leaves prone to moisture loss before being transported to the drying room, affecting the drying quality and appearance. Furthermore, existing equipment has a complex structure, small storage capacity, and is difficult to apply on a large scale.

Method used

A preservation device comprising a humidification unit, a moisture transfer unit, and a moisture dehumidification unit was designed. The device increases humidity through an ultrasonic atomizing humidifier, and forms a moisture transmission channel using a mesh plate and tray structure. With the help of a humidity sensor and a control system, the device achieves automatic adjustment and uniform distribution of humidity, avoiding the impact of excessive or insufficient humidity on the tobacco leaves.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid and effective preservation of cigar tobacco leaves, ensuring that the leaves are not sunburned during transportation, retaining moisture, improving drying quality and production efficiency, and solving the problem of difficult storage.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a fresh-keeping device for post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves, which relates to the technical field of post-harvest processing of cigar tobacco leaves and comprises a control system and a cabinet body, a humidifying unit and two net plates are arranged in the cabinet body, and the two net plates are matched with the humidifying unit and are symmetrically arranged. A plurality of uniformly arranged supporting plates are interactively connected between the net plate and the adjacent side plates of the cabinet body, the upper part of the net plate is connected with a baffle mounted at the upper part in the cabinet, the baffle is also connected with a moisture transfer unit, and the top of the cabinet body is provided with a moisture removal unit. The humidifying unit is arranged in the cabinet body to increase humidity, the two net plates form a moisture transmission channel, the moisture transmission channel is matched with the moisture transmission unit to enable the humidity to be evenly diffused, humidification and fresh keeping of cigar tobacco leaves on the supporting plate are achieved, and the humidity discharging unit can avoid the adverse effect on the cigar tobacco leaves caused by too high humidity in the cabinet body. The post-harvest cigar tobacco can be effectively and temporarily preserved, exposure and water loss of the post-harvest cigar tobacco are avoided, the subsequent airing quality of the tobacco is guaranteed, and the production efficiency is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the postharvest processing technical field of cigar tobacco leaf, especially a cigar tobacco leaf fresh-keeping device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The production of cigar tobacco leaf is a fine and complex process, and the postharvest processing of tobacco leaf is particularly important. The preservation of postharvest tobacco leaf is directly related to the subsequent curing quality, and thus affects the flavor and quality of cigars. At present, due to the limitations of the working environment, it is often impossible to quickly transport the picked tobacco leaf to the airing room for rod airing during the cigar tobacco leaf picking process. If the tobacco leaf is exposed to the external environment for a long time, especially under direct sunlight, it will lead to excessive loss of moisture, and even phenomena such as wilting, drying, and sunburn. Such conditions not only affect the appearance quality of the tobacco leaf, but also disrupt the subsequent curing process and destroy the curing rules of the tobacco leaf. At present, the technical means for short-term preservation of postharvest cigar tobacco leaf mainly relies on manual operation, and effective automatic preservation devices have not been widely used. The existing equipment is mainly simple black cloth shielding, and these technical means are dependent on a large operation and have low efficiency, and it is difficult to ensure the stable quality of the tobacco leaf in large-scale production.

[0003] In the prior art, a cigar storage device disclosed in Chinese Utility Model Patent No. CN218142972U, published on December 27, 2022, includes a cabinet, a rotating device, a storage device, a humidifying device, an ammonia removal device, and a control system. The cabinet is provided with a cabinet cover. The rotating device includes a rotating shaft and a rotating motor for driving the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft penetrates the cabinet and rotates relative to the cabinet. The storage device is located inside the cabinet. The humidifying device is used to maintain the humidity in the cabinet. The ammonia removal device is used to remove ammonia gas in the cabinet. The control system is electrically connected with the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the ammonia concentration sensor, the water pump, the rotating motor, and the fan. Although this patent can keep the temperature, humidity, and ammonia concentration in the cabinet at suitable conditions for storing cigars, its structure is complex, the storage box has a small storage capacity for cigar tobacco leaf, and it cannot timely remove moisture, affecting the preservation effect of cigar tobacco leaf. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the above background art, the utility model provides a fresh-keeping device for postharvest cigar tobacco leaf, which solves the problems of difficult storage of cigar tobacco leaf in the prior art and inability to store a large amount of fresh-keeping.

[0005] The technical scheme of the utility model is achieved as follows: a kind of for postharvest cigar tobacco leaf's fresh-keeping device, including control system, further including cabinet, the inside of cabinet is equipped with humidification unit and with humidification unit cooperation the two net boards of symmetrical arrangement, the adjacent cabinet side plate between net board and interaction is connected with several evenly arranged supporting plate, the upper portion of net board is connected with the baffle installed in the upper portion of cabinet, baffle is also connected with wet transfer unit, the top of cabinet is equipped with moisture removal unit.

[0006] Further preferably, the net board includes a first net board and a second net board, the lower portion of the first net board is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the cabinet, and the upper portion of the second net board is connected to a receiving plate, and the second net board is installed on the receiving plate.

[0007] Further preferably, the supporting plate includes a first supporting tray and at least one second supporting tray, the first supporting tray is slidingly arranged between the receiving plate and the side plate of the cabinet, the second supporting tray is provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed through holes, the second supporting tray is located above the first supporting tray, and the second supporting tray is slidingly connected between the second net board and the side plate of the cabinet.

[0008] Further preferably, the baffle is provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed ventilation holes, the two sides of the baffle are slidingly matched with the tracks arranged on the side plates of the cabinet, and the lower portion of the baffle is provided with a limiting piece matched with the second net board.

[0009] Further preferably, the limiting piece includes a limiting plate, and the limiting plate is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the second net board.

[0010] Further preferably, the wet transfer unit includes a wet transfer net pipe, the upper portion of the wet transfer net pipe is provided with a sealing cover, the sealing cover is connected to the baffle, and an air inlet of the lower portion of the wet transfer net pipe is provided with a dehumidification fan.

[0011] Further preferably, the moisture removal unit includes a moisture removal fan, and the moisture removal fan is connected to the top of the cabinet and located between the baffle and the cabinet.

[0012] Further preferably, the upper portion of the cabinet is provided with a moisture removal hole corresponding to the moisture removal fan, the upper portion of the moisture removal hole is provided with a limiting groove, a sealing plate is movably arranged in the limiting groove, and the sealing plate is provided with an adjusting hole for adjusting the size of the moisture removal hole.

[0013] Further preferably, one side of the cabinet is hingedly connected with a cabinet door, the lower portion of the cabinet is connected with a moving wheel, a mounting baffle is installed on the rear plate of the cabinet, and a battery is installed in the mounting baffle.

[0014] Further preferably, the control system includes a control module and a humidity sensor corresponding to the supporting plate, the humidity sensor is installed on the side plate of the cabinet, the humidity sensor is electrically connected with the control module, the control module is electrically connected with a control panel, an operation indicator light and a power switch installed above the cabinet, and the control panel is located between the operation indicator light and the power switch.

[0015] Further preferably, the humidifying unit is an ultrasonic atomizing humidifier, and the ultrasonic atomizing humidifier is clamped on the limiting clamping seat at the bottom of the cabinet body.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the humidifying unit arranged in the cabinet body can provide water mist for cigar leaves, increase humidity, the two net plates form a humidity transmission channel, and the humidifying unit is matched with the humidity transmission unit to uniformly diffuse humidity, the humidity increased by the humidifying unit can be transmitted to every corner of the cabinet body, humidification and preservation of the cigar leaves on the supporting plate are realized, and the dehumidifying unit can avoid the adverse effect of excessive humidity in the cabinet body on the cigar leaves. Furthermore, the device can quickly and effectively perform short-term preservation on postharvest cigar leaves, avoid the postharvest cigar leaves from being exposed to the sun and losing water, ensure the subsequent airing quality of the cigar leaves, and improve production efficiency, and solve the problem of difficulty in storing cigar leaves and inability to store a large amount of cigar leaves for preservation in the prior art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced below, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative labor for those skilled in the art.

[0018] Figure 1 Structure diagram of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 2 Structure diagram of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0020] Figure 3 Front view of the utility model

[0021] Figure 4 Top view of the utility model.

[0022] In the drawings: 1, moving wheel, 2, cabinet body, 3, humidifying unit, 4, first tray, 5, second tray, 6, power switch, 7, hole sealing plate, 8, mounting baffle, 9, control panel, 10, running indicator light, 11, cabinet door, 12, second net plate, 13, supporting plate, 14, first net plate, 15, humidity transmission net pipe, 16, dehumidifying fan, 17, humidity sensor, 18, baffle, 18-1, limiting plate, 18-2, track one, 19, sealing cover, 20, dehumidifying fan. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of the utility model.

[0024] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 Embodiment 1, a kind of for post-harvest cigar tobacco leaf's fresh-keeping device, including control system, still including cabinet 2, the inside of cabinet 2 is equipped with humidification unit 3 and with humidification unit 3 cooperation symmetrically arranged two screen plates, screen plate and adjacent cabinet 2 side plate between interactive connection has several evenly arranged supporting plate, the top of screen plate is connected with the baffle 18 installed in the upper part of cabinet, the baffle 18 is also connected with the wet unit, the top of cabinet 2 is equipped with with wet unit cooperation exhaust unit.In the cabinet 2 is provided with humidification unit 3 can provide water mist for cigar tobacco leaf, increase humidity, two screen plates form humidity transmission channel, cooperate with wet unit can be humidified by humidification unit 3 to every corner of cabinet 2, realize the humidification of cigar tobacco leaf on supporting plate, in the prescribed setting exhaust unit, can avoid the adverse effects of excessive humidity in cabinet 2 to cigar tobacco leaf.

[0025] In the embodiment, the screen plate includes first screen plate 14 and second screen plate 12, the lower part of first screen plate 14 is fixedly connected in the lower part of cabinet, the upper part of second screen plate 12 is connected with receiving plate 13, and second screen plate 12 is installed on receiving plate 13.The supporting plate includes first tray 4 and at least one second tray 5, first tray 4 is slidably arranged between receiving plate 13 and the side plate of cabinet 2, second tray 5 is provided with a plurality of evenly distributed through holes, second tray 5 is located above first tray 4, and second tray 5 is slidably connected between second screen plate 12 and the side plate of cabinet 2.Both ends of first tray 4 and second tray 5 are provided with track two, track two is installed on the corresponding cabinet 2 or screen plate, to facilitate first tray 4 and second tray 5 to place cigar tobacco leaf.Second screen plate 12 and second tray 5 cooperate to divide the inside of cabinet 2 into a plurality of chambers for containing cigar tobacco leaf, which can avoid the accumulation of cigar tobacco leaf with excessive thickness, affecting the preservation effect.

[0026] In the embodiment, the baffle 18 is provided with a plurality of evenly distributed ventilation holes, the two sides of the baffle 18 are slidably connected with the track 18-2 provided on the side plate of the cabinet 2, the lower part of the baffle 18 is provided with a limiting plate 18-1 matched with the second mesh plate 12, and the limiting plate 18-1 is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the second mesh plate 12. The ventilation holes facilitate the discharge of moisture, and the limiting plate 18-1 cooperates with the receiving plate 13 to limit the second mesh plate 12, so that the second mesh plate 12 is always in a vertical state, and then the moisture is uniformly distributed into each chamber containing cigar leaves.

[0027] As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , embodiment 2, a kind of for postharvest cigar leaf's fresh-keeping device, and the technical solution of example 1 is different, the wet conveying unit includes wet conveying net pipe 15, the upper part of wet conveying net pipe 15 is provided with sealing cover 19, sealing cover 19 is connected on baffle 18, and the air inlet of the lower part of wet conveying net pipe 15 is installed with dehumidification fan 16.Sealing cover 19 is used to close the upper end of wet conveying net pipe 15, to avoid that moisture is directly discharged into cabinet 2 from upper part. Dehumidification fan 16 is used to accelerate moisture circulation, facilitate the distribution of moisture to be more uniform.

[0028] In the embodiment, the moisture removal unit includes a dehumidification fan 20 connected to the top of the cabinet 2 between the baffle 18 and the cabinet 2. The upper part of the cabinet 2 is provided with a moisture removal hole corresponding to the dehumidification fan 20, and a limiting groove is provided above the moisture removal hole. The limiting groove movably provides a hole sealing plate 7, and the hole sealing plate 7 is provided with an adjusting hole for adjusting the size of the moisture removal hole. On the vertical projection plane, when the adjusting hole coincides with the moisture removal hole, the dehumidification efficiency is the largest, the adjusting hole and the moisture removal hole can be adjusted to reduce the moisture outlet, and when the adjusting hole and the moisture removal hole are completely misaligned, the moisture outlet is completely closed. One side of the cabinet 2 is hinged with a cabinet door 11 for opening and sealing the cabinet 2 to maintain the humidity in the cabinet 2. The lower part of the cabinet 2 is connected with a movable wheel 1, which is preferably a universal wheel. The bottom of the cabinet 2 is connected with the universal wheel, which facilitates the movement of the device. The rear plate of the cabinet 2 is provided with a mounting baffle 8, and the battery is installed in the mounting baffle 8. The battery supplies power to the structure in the device, which facilitates the movement of the device. In specific use, direct power supply mode can also be used for power supply.

[0029] In the embodiment, the control system includes a control module and a humidity sensor 17 corresponding to the supporting plate. The humidity sensor 17 is installed on the side plate of the cabinet 2, and the humidity sensor 17 is electrically connected with the control module. The control module is electrically connected with a control panel 9, an operating indicator light 10 and a power switch 6 installed above the cabinet 2. The control panel 9 is located between the operating indicator light 10 and the power switch 6. Specifically, six humidity sensors 17 are provided on the left and right inner walls of the cabinet 2. The control module controls the power switch 6 and the operating indicator light 10, which are both conventional control modes.

[0030] In the embodiment, the humidifying unit 3 is an ultrasonic atomizing humidifier, which is clamped on the limiting clamping seat at the bottom of the cabinet body 2. When the humidity sensor 17 detects that the humidity value in the cabinet body 2 is lower than the set humidity value, the control panel 9 controls the ultrasonic atomizing humidifier to start and increase the atomizing intensity, and increases the operation frequency of the dehumidifying fan 16, so as to ensure the humidity requirement in the cabinet body 2; when the humidity sensor 17 detects that the humidity value in the cabinet body 2 is greater than the set humidity value, the control panel 9 controls the ultrasonic atomizing humidifier to be turned off, the dehumidifying fan 20 to be turned on, and the dehumidifying port to be increased in size, so that the excess humidity is discharged from the cabinet body 2 through the dehumidifying port, and the humidity adjustable function is achieved.

[0031] Specifically, in the device, the ultrasonic atomizing humidifiers are arranged at the lower left and right sides in the cabinet body 2, and the humidifiers are fixed through the limiting clamping seats, and the upper space of the humidifiers is provided with the pull-out type trays which are uniformly spaced, the trays are connected with the inner wall of the cabinet body 2 through the sliding grooves, the top is provided with the baffle 18 with the ventilation holes and the dehumidifying fan 20, the hollow mesh plate is provided with the humidity transmission pipeline below, the humidity transmission pipeline 15 is connected with the dehumidifying fan 16 below, the mesh plates are installed on the left and right sides and are spaced from the trays, the humidity sensors 17 are installed on the left and right inner walls of the cabinet body 2, the control panel 9 is arranged on the front vertical plate of the cabinet body 2, the battery compartment is fixedly installed on the rear vertical plate and is used for supplying power for the control unit, the humidifying unit 3, the humidity transmission unit and the dehumidifying unit, the adjustable dehumidifying port is arranged on the top of the cabinet body 2. The structure design is reasonable, the humidity sensor 17 can detect the humidity condition in the cabinet body 2 in real time, and the detection value is transmitted to the control module and displayed on the control panel 9, so as to control the opening and closing and the operation frequency of the humidifier, the dehumidifying fan 16 and the dehumidifying fan 20, automatically adjust the size of the dehumidifying port, achieve the humidity variable function in the cabinet body 2, and ensure that the cigar tobacco leaf maintains the fresh state from the harvesting to the rod drying period.

[0032] The other structures are the same as those in embodiment 1.

[0033] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not used to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A preservation device for post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves, comprising a control system, characterized in that: The cabinet body (2) is internally provided with a humidifying unit (3) and two symmetrically arranged screen plates cooperating with the humidifying unit (3), a plurality of uniformly arranged supporting plates are movably connected between the screen plates and the adjacent side plates of the cabinet body (2), the upper portion of the screen plate is connected with a baffle (18) installed at the upper portion of the cabinet, the baffle (18) is further connected with a moisture transmission unit, and the top of the cabinet body (2) is provided with a moisture exhaust unit.

2. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screen plate comprises a first screen plate (14) and a second screen plate (12), the lower portion of the first screen plate (14) is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the cabinet, and the upper portion of the second screen plate (12) is connected with a receiving plate (13), and the second screen plate (12) is installed on the receiving plate (13).

3. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 2, characterized in that: The supporting plate comprises a first supporting plate (4) and at least one second supporting plate (5), the first supporting plate (4) is movably arranged between the receiving plate (13) and the side plate of the cabinet body (2), the second supporting plate (5) is provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed through holes, the second supporting plate (5) is located above the first supporting plate (4), and the second supporting plate (5) is movably connected between the second screen plate (12) and the side plate of the cabinet body (2).

4. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 3, characterized in that: The baffle (18) is provided with a plurality of uniformly distributed ventilation holes, the two sides of the baffle (18) are movably connected with a track (18-2) arranged on the side plate of the cabinet body (2), the lower portion of the baffle (18) is provided with a limiting plate (18-1) cooperating with the second screen plate (12), and the limiting plate (18-1) is internally provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the second screen plate (12).

5. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: The moisture transmission unit comprises a moisture transmission net pipe (15), the upper portion of the moisture transmission net pipe (15) is provided with a sealing cover (19), the sealing cover (19) is connected to the baffle (18), and the air inlet of the lower portion of the moisture transmission net pipe (15) is provided with a dehumidification fan (16).

6. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 5, characterized in that: The moisture exhaust unit comprises a moisture exhaust fan (20), and the moisture exhaust fan (20) is connected to the top of the cabinet body (2) and located between the baffle (18) and the cabinet body (2).

7. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 6, characterized in that: The upper portion of the cabinet body (2) is provided with a moisture exhaust hole corresponding to the moisture exhaust fan (20), the upper portion of the moisture exhaust hole is provided with a limiting groove, a hole sealing plate (7) is movably arranged in the limiting groove, and the hole sealing plate (7) is provided with an adjusting hole for adjusting the size of the moisture exhaust hole.

8. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 1 or 3 or 4 or 6 or 7, characterized in that: One side of the cabinet body (2) is hingedly connected with a cabinet door (11), the lower portion of the cabinet body (2) is connected with a movable wheel (1), the rear plate of the cabinet body (2) is provided with a mounting baffle (8), and the mounting baffle (8) is internally provided with a battery.

9. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 8, characterized in that: The control system comprises a control module and a humidity sensor (17) corresponding to the supporting plate, the humidity sensor (17) is installed on the side plate of the cabinet body (2), the humidity sensor (17) is electrically connected with the control module, the control module is electrically connected with a control panel (9), an operation indicating lamp (10) and a power switch (6) installed above the cabinet body (2), and the control panel (9) is located between the operation indicating lamp (10) and the power switch (6).

10. The device for preserving post-harvest cigar tobacco leaves according to claim 9, characterized in that: The humidifying unit (3) is an ultrasonic atomizing humidifier, and the ultrasonic atomizing humidifier is clamped on a limiting clamping seat arranged at the bottom of the cabinet body (2).

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    CN218142972U