Multi-station cigarette carton temporary storage device
By designing a multi-station cigarette pack buffer device, which uses liftable baffles and synchronously moving guides to clamp the cigarette pack stacks, the problem of poor adaptability of existing buffer devices is solved, and stable storage and efficient replenishment of cigarette pack stacks are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520602940.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-01
AI Technical Summary
The existing buffer devices in the tobacco industry are single-segment buffers, which cannot accommodate various standard or irregularly shaped cigarettes of different specifications. This causes the fixed guide components to tip over easily, affecting replenishment efficiency.
Design a multi-station cigarette pack buffer device, including at least two buffer stations, equipped with liftable baffles and synchronously moving guides, which clamp the front and sides of the cigarette pack stack to make it level, prevent tilting, and improve replenishment efficiency.
The multi-station cigarette pack buffer device has a simple structure, can prevent cigarette packs from tilting, improves replenishment efficiency and flexibility, and can adapt to cigarette packs of different specifications.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to packaging technical field, concretely relates to a multi-station carton buffer device. BACKGROUND
[0002] The existing buffer device matched with the unpacking machine in the tobacco industry is single-section buffering, and the single-section buffering efficiency is low in the butt joint process with the replenishment trolley, the left and right guide members of the conveying member are fixedly arranged, cannot adapt to the carton stacking of standard cigarettes or special-shaped cigarettes of various specifications, and the fixed arrangement of the guide member is prone to tilting, which seriously affects the replenishment efficiency. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0003] The utility model discloses at least one of the above technical problems is solved to some extent. To this end, the utility model provides a multi-station carton buffer device, which is simple in structure, can prevent the tilting of carton stacking, and is beneficial to improving the replenishment efficiency.
[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides a multi-station carton buffer device, which comprises at least two buffer stations.
[0005] Each buffer station comprises a support, a belt conveying member, a material blocking member and a guide member mounted on the support, the belt conveying members are communicated between the buffer stations to convey carton stacking, the material blocking member is arranged on the output end of the belt conveying member in a lifting manner to block the carton stacking, and the guide members are arranged on the opposite sides of the belt conveying member, and the two guide members can be synchronously moved towards the belt conveying member to clamp the blocked carton stacking.
[0006] According to the multi-station carton buffer device, the carton stacking is conveyed through the communication of the belt conveying members, the carton stacking is blocked through the lifting material blocking member arranged on the output end of the belt conveying member, the front end of the carton stacking is flush, the blocked carton stacking is clamped and guided through the guide plate, the two sides of the carton stacking are flush, the carton stacking has the functions of buffering and guiding, and the buffer stations can be butt jointed and combined according to requirements.
[0007] In addition, the multi-station carton buffer device according to the above embodiment of the utility model can also have the following additional technical features.
[0008] Optionally, each of the buffer stations comprises a moving driving assembly connected to the two guide members to drive the two guide members to move towards or away from the two side portions of the cigarette stack, and the moving driving assembly is arranged at the bottom of the belt conveying member.
[0009] Further, the moving driving assembly comprises two racks, a gear meshing with the two racks and arranged between the two racks, and a rotating driving member driving the gear to rotate, and the two guide members are correspondingly connected to the two racks.
[0010] Further, the moving driving assembly further comprises two connecting members, the two racks are correspondingly connected to the two connecting members, and the two connecting members are correspondingly connected to the two guide members.
[0011] Optionally, the feeding end of each of the two guide members is provided with a guide angle capable of guiding the cigarette stack into the two guide members.
[0012] Optionally, the support comprises a sliding groove, and the two sides of the blocking member are slidably matched in the sliding groove to guide the lifting movement of the blocking member.
[0013] Optionally, the height of the support is adjustable.
[0014] Optionally, each of the buffer stations comprises a first detection member for detecting whether the lifting movement of the blocking member is in place.
[0015] Optionally, each of the buffer stations comprises a second detection member for detecting whether the cigarette stack is conveyed to the position to be blocked. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a structural schematic view of a multi-station cigarette buffer device according to an embodiment of the present application;
[0017] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a structural schematic view of another perspective view of the multi-station cigarette buffer device according to the embodiment of the present application; Figure 1 FIG. 3 is a structural schematic view of a blocking member and a lifting driving assembly according to the embodiment of the present application;
[0018] Figure 3 FIG. 4 is a structural schematic view of a guide member and a moving driving assembly according to the embodiment of the present application;
[0019] Figure 4 FIG. 5 is a structural schematic view of a guide member and a moving driving assembly according to the embodiment of the present application;
[0020] LEGEND DESCRIPTION
[0021] The cache station 1, the support 11, the sliding groove 111, the ground foot 112, the belt conveying part 12, the material blocking part 13, the guide part 14, the guide angle 141, the let go space 142, the moving driving assembly 15, the rack 151, the gear 152, the rotating driving part 153, the moving pair 154, the connecting part 155, the first detection part 16, the second detection part 17, the lifting driving assembly 18, the air cylinder 181, the sliding rod 182, the cigarette stack 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present application, and should not be understood as limiting the present application.
[0023] In order to better understand the above technical solutions, the exemplary embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the present application and to convey the scope of the present application to those skilled in the art.
[0024] In order to better understand the above technical solutions, the above technical solutions will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.
[0025] The following refers to Figures 1-4 , describes the implementation of the multi-station carton buffer device according to the embodiments of the present application in detail.
[0026] The multi-station carton buffer device according to the embodiments of the present application comprises: at least two cache stations 1.
[0027] Specifically, each cache station 1 comprises a support 11, and a belt conveying part 12, a material blocking part 13 and a guide part 14 mounted on the support 11, and the belt conveying part 12 is communicated between each cache station 1 to convey the carton stack 2, the material blocking part 13 is arranged at the output end of the belt conveying part 12 to block the carton stack 2, and the guide part 14 is arranged on the two opposite sides of the belt conveying part 12, and the two guide parts 14 can be synchronously moved towards the belt conveying part 12 to clamp the blocked carton stack 2.
[0028] That is, the preceding process will form a carton after the opening of the cigarette box 2, the carton 2 is prone to tilt in the process of opening or conveying, the initial state of the two guide pieces 14 is open, the carton 2 is conveyed to the last buffering process by the belt conveying piece 12, and will first pass between the two guide pieces 14 on both sides of the belt conveying piece 12. The two guide pieces 14 can play a role in limiting the left and right tilt of the carton 2. When the carton 2 is conveyed in place, the raised blocking piece 13 can block the front end of the carton 2, so that the front end of each cigarette of the carton 2 is flush. The two guide pieces 14 move from both sides of the belt conveying piece 12 towards the blocked carton 2, clamp the carton 2, so that the two sides of the carton 2 are flush, facilitating docking with the replenishment trolley. The plurality of buffering stations 1 can pre-align the buffered carton 2, improve the replenishment efficiency with the replenishment trolley, and can be combined according to demand. The flexibility is high.
[0029] Thus, the carton 2 is conveyed by the communication of each belt conveying piece 12, the carton 2 is blocked by the liftable blocking piece 13 provided at the output end of each belt conveying piece 12, so that the front end of the carton 2 is flush. The blocked carton 2 is clamped and aligned by the guide plate, so that the two sides of the carton 2 are flush. In this way, the carton 2 has the functions of buffering and aligning, and the buffering stations 1 can be combined according to demand. The multi-station carton buffering device has a simple structure, can prevent the tilt of the carton, and is beneficial to improve the replenishment efficiency.
[0030] Optionally, each buffering station 1 includes a moving drive assembly 15 connected to the two guide pieces 14 to drive the two guide pieces 14 to approach or move away from the two side portions of the carton 2. The moving drive assembly 15 is arranged at the bottom of the belt conveying piece 12. It can be understood that the moving drive assembly 15 is arranged at the bottom of the belt conveying piece 12, which fully utilizes the space at the bottom of the belt conveying piece 12, and makes the overall structure more compact. The guide piece 14 is provided with a space 142 for avoiding the two side frames of the belt conveying piece 12.
[0031] Further, the moving driving assembly 15 comprises two racks 151, a gear 152 located between and engaged with the two racks 151, and a rotating driving member 153 for driving the gear 152 to rotate, and the two guides 14 are connected to the two racks 151 in one-to-one correspondence. It can be understood that, through the cooperation of the gear 152 and the two racks 151, the moving actions of the two guides 14 can be synchronized, so as to facilitate the accurate clamping of the stack of cigarettes 2 in the middle position of the belt conveying member 12 and the guiding of the stack of cigarettes 2. The gear 152 can be connected to the output shaft of the motor, and the clamping force of the guide 14 can be controlled by the torque of the motor. In addition, a detection switch can be arranged to detect the opening and closing state of the guide 14, so as to ensure the reliability of the opening and closing action.
[0032] Further, the moving driving assembly 15 further comprises two connecting members 155, the two racks 151 are connected to the two connecting members 155 in one-to-one correspondence, and the two connecting members 155 are connected to the two guides 14 in one-to-one correspondence. It can be understood that, through the arrangement of the two connecting members 155, the racks 151 and the guides 14 can be connected, and the structure of the guide 14 can be simplified, thereby facilitating the control of the manufacturing cost. The connecting member 155 can be mounted on the support 11 through the moving pair 154.
[0033] Optionally, the feeding end of each of the two guides 14 is provided with a guide corner 141 for guiding the stack of cigarettes 2 into the space between the two guides 14. It can be understood that, due to the slight skew of the stack of cigarettes 2 during unpacking or conveying, the stack of cigarettes 2 can be gradually guided through the arrangement of the guide corner 141, so that the stack of cigarettes 2 can smoothly pass between the two guide plates and be conveyed to the specified buffer station 1.
[0034] Optionally, the support 11 comprises a sliding groove, and the two sides of the blocking member 13 are slidably matched in the sliding groove to guide the lifting movement of the blocking member 13. It can be understood that, through the arrangement of the sliding groove, the lifting movement of the blocking member 13 can be limited in the direction limited by the sliding groove, thereby facilitating the stable lifting of the blocking member 13 and enhancing the anti-impact capability of the blocking member 13. The lifting movement of the blocking member 13 can be driven by the lifting driving assembly 18, and the lifting driving assembly 18 can be a structure comprising a cylinder 181 and a sliding rod 182.
[0035] Optionally, the height of the support 11 is adjustable. It can be understood that, through the adjustable height of the support 11, the height of the front and rear processes can be adjusted, and the connection height between the buffer stations 1 can also be adjusted. The height of the support 11 can be adjusted by the threads of the foot 112.
[0036] Optionally, each buffer station 1 comprises a first detection member 16 for detecting whether the lifting action of the blocking member 13 is in place. It can be understood that through the first detection member 16, it is convenient to detect whether the lifting action of the blocking member 13 is in place, so that the coordination rhythm between each action can be more compact, and the reliability of the lifting action is ensured. The first detection member 16 can be a photoelectric sensor, which can be arranged on the support 11 at the position of the blocking member 13.
[0037] Optionally, each buffer station 1 comprises a second detection member 17 for detecting whether the stack of cigarettes 2 is conveyed to the position to be blocked. It can be understood that through the second detection member 17, it is convenient to detect whether the stack of cigarettes 2 is conveyed to the position to be blocked, so as to facilitate the subsequent actions of the blocking member 13 and the guide member 14, so that the rhythm of each action is more compact. The second detection member 17 can be a photoelectric sensor, which can be arranged on the side frame of the belt conveying member 12.
[0038] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.
[0039] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.
[0040] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection", "fixing" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication or interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0041] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature, which can include the first and second features directly contacting, or the first and second features not directly contacting but contacting through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature "on", "above" and "on the surface" of the second feature includes the first feature directly 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 "under", "below" and "under" the second feature includes the first feature directly 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.
[0042] In the description of the present application, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example" or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present application, the illustrative description of the above terms should not be understood as necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in the present application.
[0043] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limiting the present application, and those skilled in the art can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A multi-station carton buffer apparatus, characterized in that, The application relates to a cigarette storage device comprising: at least two storage stations; each of the storage stations comprises a support, a belt conveying element, a blocking element and a guide element mounted on the support, the belt conveying elements of the storage stations are communicated to convey a stack of cigarettes, the blocking element is arranged on the output end of the belt conveying element to block the stack of cigarettes, and the guide elements are arranged on the two opposite sides of the belt conveying element, and the two guide elements can synchronously move towards the belt conveying element to clamp the blocked stack of cigarettes.
2. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 1, wherein, Each of the storage stations comprises a moving driving assembly connected with the two guide elements to drive the two guide elements to move close to or away from the two side portions of the stack of cigarettes, and the moving driving assembly is arranged on the bottom of the belt conveying element.
3. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 2, wherein, The moving driving assembly comprises two racks, a gear arranged between the two racks and engaged with the two racks, and a rotating driving element for driving the gear to rotate, and the two guide elements are one-to-one connected with the two racks.
4. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 3, wherein, The moving driving assembly further comprises two connecting elements, the two racks are one-to-one connected with the two connecting elements, and the two connecting elements are one-to-one connected with the two guide elements.
5. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 1, wherein, The feeding end of each of the two guide elements is provided with a guide angle capable of guiding the stack of cigarettes into the two guide elements.
6. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 1, wherein, The support comprises a sliding groove, and the two sides of the blocking element are slidably matched in the sliding groove to guide the lifting movement of the blocking element.
7. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 1, wherein, The height of the support is adjustably arranged.
8. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 1, wherein, Each of the storage stations comprises a first detection element for detecting whether the lifting movement of the blocking element is in place.
9. The multi-position carton buffer of claim 1, wherein, Each of the storage stations comprises a second detection element for detecting whether the stack of cigarettes is conveyed to the position to be blocked.