Cigarette conveying system facilitating tracing of unqualified products

By installing buffer devices in the cigarette conveying system, it is ensured that each pack of cigarettes in each cigarette box comes from only the same packaging machine, which solves the problem of cumbersome identification of defective products in the existing technology and realizes fast and convenient traceability of defective products.

CN223982765UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-10KUNMING RUIHAO INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-15
Publication Date
2026-03-10

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Technical Problem

In the existing cigarette conveying system, if a packaging machine malfunctions and causes substandard packaging, it is difficult to quickly find and separate the substandard products in each cigarette box, and the search process is cumbersome.

Method used

A cigarette pack buffer device is installed in the conveyor branch line. Each cigarette box is fed to the sealing machine through only one conveyor branch line, while the other branches buffer the cigarette packs. When it is time to change, the buffered cigarette packs are taken out and fed together with the cigarette packs in the conveyor, ensuring that the cigarette packs in a cigarette box come from only the same packaging machine.

Benefits of technology

The design of the buffer device simplifies the traceability process for defective products. Only the cigarette box containing the defective cigarettes needs to be located, eliminating the need to search each cigarette box individually, thus improving the efficiency and convenience of the search.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a cigarette carton conveying system convenient for tracing unqualified products, which belongs to the technical field of tobacco processing and comprises a plurality of conveying branch lines correspondingly connected with outlets of a plurality of packaging machines and a conveying bus connected with an inlet of a carton sealing machine. The cigarette carton temporary storage device further comprises cigarette carton temporary storage devices with the same number as the conveying branch lines, each conveying branch line is correspondingly provided with one cigarette carton temporary storage device, when the carton sealing machine carries out cartonning, only one conveying branch line is used for supplying materials to the carton sealing machine when one cigarette carton is loaded, the other conveying branch lines which do not supply the materials temporarily store the cigarette cartons, and when the cigarette cartons are alternately supplied, the cigarette carton temporary storage devices are used for storing the cigarette cartons. The cached cigarette cartons are taken out and fed together with the conveyed cigarette cartons, so that the cigarette cartons loaded in one cigarette box are only from the same packaging machine, and if the cigarette cartons packaged by faults are unqualified, only the cigarette boxes loaded with the cigarette cartons need to be found, and the cigarette cartons do not need to be found in each cigarette box.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the tobacco processing technical field, concretely relates to a carton cigarette conveying system convenient for unqualified product tracing. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing carton cigarette conveying system is a conveying system conveying carton cigarettes produced by multiple packaging machines (generally 3 to 5 packaging machines) to a carton sealing machine for boxing, which comprises multiple conveying branch lines connected with the outlets of the multiple packaging machines and a conveying main line connected with the inlet of the carton sealing machine, and the multiple conveying branch lines are all converged to the conveying main line, so that the carton sealing machine boxes the carton cigarettes from the multiple packaging machines in one carton, and if a packaging machine malfunctions to produce unqualified carton cigarettes, it is difficult and cumbersome to find the carton cigarettes from the malfunctioning packaging machine in each carton. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the utility model provides a carton cigarette conveying system convenient for unqualified product tracing, which installs a carton cigarette buffering device in the conveying branch line, and when the carton sealing machine boxes, it only supplies the carton sealing machine with carton cigarettes through one conveying branch line, and the remaining conveying branch lines without supplying the carton sealing machine with carton cigarettes buffer the carton cigarettes, waiting for their turn to supply the carton sealing machine with carton cigarettes, and the buffered carton cigarettes and the carton cigarettes in the conveying branch line are supplied together, so that the carton cigarettes in one carton are only from the same packaging machine, and if the carton cigarettes produced by the malfunctioning packaging machine are unqualified, it is only necessary to find the cartons containing the carton cigarettes, without the need to find the carton cigarettes in each carton.

[0004] This utility model discloses a cigarette pack conveying system for easy traceability of defective products. It includes multiple conveyor branches connected to the outlets of multiple packaging machines and a main conveyor line connected to the inlet of a carton sealing machine. All the multiple conveyor branches converge onto the main conveyor line. The system also includes cigarette pack buffering devices, the same number as the conveyor branches, with one device installed on each conveyor branch. Each cigarette pack buffering device includes a frame, a small conveyor, a lifting storage platform, and a cigarette pack pushing mechanism. The small conveyor is mounted on the frame and inserted into its corresponding conveyor branch. The lifting storage platform is mounted on the frame and arranged parallel to the small conveyor, used for storing cigarette packs. The cigarette pack pushing mechanism is mounted on the frame and located above the small conveyor and the lifting storage platform, used to push cigarette packs from the small conveyor. The cigarette pushing mechanism includes a guide rail, a slide table, a slide table pushing mechanism, a pusher plate A, and a pusher plate B. The slide table reciprocates along the guide rail above the small conveyor and the lifting storage platform under the push of the slide table pushing mechanism. Pusher plate A is rotatably mounted on the slide table. When pusher plate A is rotated upwards to a high position, its bottom surface is higher than the cigarettes on the small conveyor. When pusher plate A is rotated downwards to a low position, it can push the cigarettes on the small conveyor onto the lifting storage platform along with the movement of the slide table. Pusher plate B is also rotatably mounted on the slide table. When pusher plate B is rotated upwards to a high position, its bottom surface is higher than the cigarettes on the lifting storage platform. When pusher plate B is rotated downwards to a low position, it can push the cigarettes on the lifting storage platform onto the small conveyor along with the movement of the slide table.

[0005] The working principle of this utility model's cigarette conveying system for easy traceability of defective products is as follows: First, each cigarette buffer device performs buffering operations. Each conveyor branch conveys the cigarettes to its corresponding small conveyor. The lifting storage platform rises to the same height as the small conveyor, and push plates A and B flip upwards to their high positions. In this state, the bottom surfaces of push plates A and B are higher than the cigarettes on the small conveyor and the lifting storage platform. In this way, push plates A and B can avoid the cigarettes during the movement of the slide table. Then, the slide table pushing mechanism pushes the slide table to move above the small conveyor, and push plate A moves downwards. When the slide is flipped to the low position, the slide pusher mechanism moves the slide to above the lifting storage platform. Pusher A moves with the slide and pushes the cigarette packs on the small conveyor onto the lifting storage platform. Pusher A flips upward to the high position, and the lifting storage platform moves downward by the height of one cigarette pack. At the same time, the slide pusher mechanism moves the slide back to above the small conveyor. Pusher A flips downward to the low position, and the slide pusher mechanism moves the slide to above the lifting storage platform. Pusher A moves with the slide and pushes the cigarette packs on the small conveyor onto the cigarette packs already stored on the lifting storage platform. This is how cigarette packs are stored. Then, a conveyor branch line is selected to supply material to the downstream carton sealing machine. The cigarette packing device installed on this conveyor branch line takes out the cigarette packs and transfers them to the small conveyor. The cigarette packs enter the carton sealing machine for packing via the conveyor branch line and the main conveyor line. When the buffered cigarette packs are taken out, push plates A and B flip upward to the high position. The slide table pushing mechanism pushes the slide table to move above the lifting storage platform. Push plate B flips downward to the low position. The slide table pushing mechanism pushes the slide table to move above the small conveyor. Push plate B, along with the slide table, pushes the top layer of cigarette packs on the lifting storage platform onto the small conveyor. The cigarette packs are then conveyed towards the carton sealing machine via the small conveyor. Push plate B flips upward. When the cigarette storage platform is moved to a higher position, it rises one pack height. At the same time, the sliding table pushing mechanism pushes the sliding table to move above the lifting storage platform. Push plate B flips down to a lower position, and the sliding table pushing mechanism pushes the sliding table to move above the small conveyor. Push plate B moves with the sliding table and pushes the top layer of cigarettes on the lifting storage platform onto the small conveyor. This process is used to remove cigarettes until the carton sealing machine is full. Then, the cigarette buffering device continues to buffer the cigarettes, while other conveyor branches feed the carton sealing machine. The cigarette buffering device installed on the conveyor branch uses the above method to remove the buffered cigarettes onto the small conveyor.

[0006] Furthermore, a cigarette bar front stop mechanism is installed on the frame. The cigarette bar front stop mechanism is used to block the cigarette bars on the small conveyor at the front end of the small conveyor, so that the cigarette bars are arranged statically on the small conveyor, making it convenient for the pusher plate A to push the cigarette bars to the lifting storage platform.

[0007] Furthermore, a cigarette pack back stop mechanism is installed on the frame. The cigarette pack back stop mechanism is used to block the cigarette packs from being transported on the small conveyor at the tail end of the small conveyor, so that no cigarette packs are transported on the small conveyor, making it convenient for the pusher plate B to push the cigarette packs onto the small conveyor.

[0008] This utility model discloses a cigarette pack conveying system for easy traceability of defective products. It includes multiple conveyor branches connected to the outlets of multiple packaging machines and a main conveyor bus connected to the inlet of a carton sealing machine. All conveyor branches converge onto the main conveyor bus. The system also includes cigarette pack buffering devices equal in number to the conveyor branches, with one buffering device installed on each conveyor branch. During carton sealing, each carton is fed to the sealing machine via only one conveyor branch. The remaining conveyor branches, when not feeding, buffer the cigarette packs, waiting for their turn to feed. The buffered cigarette packs are then fed together with the cigarette packs currently being conveyed. This ensures that the cigarette packs in each carton originate from only one packaging machine. If a defective pack of cigarettes is packaged by a fault, only the cartons containing the defective pack need to be located; it is not necessary to search each carton individually. Attached Figure Description

[0009] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a cigarette conveying system that facilitates the traceability of defective products according to this utility model.

[0010] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Top view.

[0011] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 The left view.

[0012] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 Structural diagram of the tobacco buffer device I.

[0013] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Top view.

[0014] Figure 6 yes Figure 4 The left view.

[0015] Figure 7 yes Figure 4 Structural diagram of the cigarette delivery mechanism.

[0016] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 Top view.

[0017] Figure 9 yes Figure 7 The left view.

[0018] Figure 10 yes Figure 8 N-direction view.

[0019] Figure 11 yes Figure 9 A diagram showing the state of the cigarette pack being pushed by the pusher plate A of the cigarette pushing mechanism.

[0020] Figure 12 yesFigure 9 A schematic diagram of the push plate B of the cigarette pushing mechanism pushing the cigarette pack.

[0021] Figure 13 yes Figure 4 Structural diagram of the front windshield mechanism for Zhongtiao cigarettes.

[0022] Figure 14 yes Figure 13 The left view.

[0023] Figure 15 yes Figure 4 Structural diagram of the rear baffle mechanism for Zhongtiao cigarettes.

[0024] Figure 16 yes Figure 15 The left view.

[0025] Reference numerals: 1. Guide rail; 3. Slide table; 4. Push plate A; 5. Rotating shaft A; 6. Bearing seat A; 7. Cylinder A; 8. Push plate B; 9. Rotating shaft B; 10. Cylinder B; 11. Bearing seat B; 12. Slide table pushing mechanism; 13. Cigarette strip; 101. Frame; 102. Cigarette strip pushing mechanism; 103. Small conveyor; 104. Lifting storage platform; 105. Cigarette strip front guard mechanism; 106. Cigarette strip rear guard mechanism; 111. Lifting chain mechanism; 1 12. Reducer; 113. Vertical guide rail; 114. Storage platform; 121. Cylinder C; 122. Front baffle; 123. Cylinder D; 124. Rear baffle; 201. Conveyor bus; 202. Cigarette buffer device I; 203. Cigarette buffer device II; 204. Cigarette buffer device III; 205. Cigarette buffer device IV; 206. Conveyor branch line I; 207. Conveyor branch line II; 208. Conveyor branch line III; 209. Conveyor branch line IV. Implementation

[0026] Figures 1 to 16This invention illustrates an embodiment of a cigarette conveying system for facilitating the traceability of defective products. The system includes four conveying branch lines connected to the outlets of four packaging machines and a main conveying bus 201 connected to the inlet of a carton sealing machine. The four conveying branch lines are conveying branch line I 206, conveying branch line II 207, conveying branch line III 208, and conveying branch line IV 209. All conveying branch lines converge to the main conveying bus 201. The system also includes four cigarette buffer devices: cigarette buffer device I 202, cigarette buffer device II 203, and cigarette buffer device IV 209. The cigarette buffer devices are arranged from low to high, with the only structural difference between each cigarette buffer device being the frame height. The cigarette buffer devices are: III204, IV205, I202 (installed on conveyor branch line I206), II203 (installed on conveyor branch line II207), III204 (installed on conveyor branch line III208), and IV205 (installed on conveyor branch line IV209).

[0027] See Figures 4 to 16 The cigarette pack buffer device Ⅰ202 includes a frame 101, a small conveyor 103, a lifting storage platform 104, and a cigarette pack pushing mechanism 102. The small conveyor 103 is mounted on the frame 101 and is used for conveying cigarette packs. The lifting storage platform 104 is mounted on the frame 101 and arranged parallel to the small conveyor 103. The lifting storage platform 104 is used for storing cigarette packs. The cigarette pack pushing mechanism 102 is mounted on the frame 101 and located above the small conveyor 103 and the lifting storage platform 104, and is used to push cigarette packs from the small conveyor 103 to the... The cigarette pushing mechanism 102 includes a guide rail 1, a slide table 3, a slide table pushing mechanism 12, a push plate A4, and a push plate B8. The guide rail 1 consists of two parallel guide rails. The slide table 3 and the slide table pushing mechanism 12 are cylinders. Under the push of the slide table pushing mechanism 12, the slide table 3 reciprocates along the guide rail 1 above the small conveyor 103 and the lifting storage platform 104. The push plate A4 is fixedly mounted on the rotating shaft A5. The rotating shaft A5 is rotatably connected to the bearing seat A6 mounted on the slide table 3. (See also...) Figure 8 and Figure 10The rotating shaft A5 is rotated by the cylinder A7. The tailstock of the cylinder A7 is mounted on the slide table 3, thereby enabling the push plate A4 to be rotated and mounted on the slide table 3. When the push plate A4 is rotated upward to the high position, its bottom surface is higher than the cigarette packs 13 on the small conveyor 103. When the push plate A4 is rotated downward to the low position, it can push the cigarette packs 13 on the small conveyor 103 onto the lifting storage platform 104 as the slide table 3 moves to the left. The push plate B8 is structurally symmetrical to the push plate A4 and is fixedly mounted on the rotating shaft B9. The rotating shaft B9 is rotatably connected to the bearing seat B11 mounted on the slide table 3. The rotating shaft B9 rotates under the push of the cylinder B10. The tail seat of the cylinder B10 is mounted on the slide table 3, thereby enabling the push plate B8 to be flipped and mounted on the slide table 3. When the push plate B8 is flipped upward to the high position, its bottom surface is higher than the cigarette packs 13 on the lifting storage platform 104. When the push plate B8 is flipped downward to the low position, it can push the cigarette packs 13 on the lifting storage platform 104 onto the small conveyor 103 as the slide table 3 moves to the right.

[0028] See Figure 4 and Figure 6 The lifting storage platform 104 includes a lifting chain mechanism 111, a vertical guide rail 113, and a storage platform 114. The lifting chain mechanism 111 is driven by a reducer 112. The storage platform 114 is mounted on the lifting chain mechanism 111 and moves up and down along the vertical guide rail 113 under the drag of the lifting chain mechanism 111.

[0029] A front blocking mechanism 105 and a rear blocking mechanism 106 for cigarette packs are installed on the frame 101. The front blocking mechanism 105 is used to block the cigarette packs at the front end of the small conveyor 103, so that the cigarette packs are arranged statically on the small conveyor 103, making it convenient for the pusher plate A5 to push the cigarette packs to the lifting storage platform 104. The rear blocking mechanism 106 is used to block the cigarette packs at the rear end of the small conveyor 103, so that no cigarette packs are conveyed on the small conveyor 103, making it convenient for the pusher plate B8 to push the cigarette packs onto the small conveyor 103. In this embodiment, the width of the small conveyor 103 is less than the length of the cigarette packs 13, and the front blocking mechanism 105 includes... The mechanism includes a cylinder C121 and a front baffle 122. The cylinder C121 is vertically mounted on the frame 101, and the front baffle 122 is mounted on the piston rod of the cylinder C121. The cylinder C121 pushes the front baffle 122 upward, and the front baffle 122 blocks the cigarettes on both sides of the small conveyor 103. The cigarette rear baffle mechanism 106 includes a cylinder D123 and a rear baffle 124. The cylinder D123 is vertically mounted on the frame 101, and the rear baffle 124 is mounted on the piston rod of the cylinder D123. The cylinder D123 pushes the rear baffle 124 upward, and the rear baffle 124 blocks the cigarettes outside the small conveyor 103 on both sides.

Claims

1. A carton conveying system facilitating defective product traceability, comprising a plurality of conveying branch lines connected with the outlets of a plurality of packers and a conveying main line connected with the inlet of a carton sealer, the plurality of conveying branch lines all converge to the conveying main line, characterized in that: The application also comprises a cigarette storage device corresponding to the number of conveying branches, one cigarette storage device is installed on each conveying branch, the cigarette storage device comprises a rack (101), a small conveyor (103), a lifting storage table (104) and a cigarette pushing mechanism (102), the small conveyor (103) is installed on the rack (101) and is used for conveying cigarettes, the lifting storage table (104) is installed on the rack (101) and is arranged in parallel with the small conveyor (103) and is used for storing cigarettes, the cigarette pushing mechanism (102) is installed on the rack (101) and is located above the small conveyor (103) and the lifting storage table (104) and is used for pushing cigarettes from the small conveyor (103) to the lifting storage table (104) and pushing cigarettes from the lifting storage table (104) to the small conveyor (103), the cigarette pushing mechanism (102) comprises a guide rail (1), a sliding table (3), a sliding table pushing mechanism (12), a pushing plate A (4) and a pushing plate B (8), the sliding table (3) reciprocates along the guide rail (1) above the small conveyor (103) and the lifting storage table (104) under the pushing of the sliding table pushing mechanism (12), the pushing plate A (4) is reversibly installed on the sliding table (3), when the pushing plate A (4) is reversibly turned to a high position, the bottom surface of the pushing plate A (4) is higher than the cigarettes on the small conveyor (103), when the pushing plate A (4) is reversibly turned to a low position, the pushing plate A (4) can push the cigarettes on the small conveyor (103) to the lifting storage table (104) along with the sliding table (3), the pushing plate B (8) is reversibly installed on the sliding table (3), when the pushing plate B (8) is reversibly turned to a high position, the bottom surface of the pushing plate B (8) is higher than the cigarettes on the lifting storage table (104), when the pushing plate B (8) is reversibly turned to a low position, the pushing plate B (8) can push the cigarettes on the lifting storage table (104) to the small conveyor (103) along with the sliding table (3).

2. The carton conveying system of claim 1, wherein: The conveying branches are arranged from low to high.

3. The carton conveying system of claim 1 or 2, wherein: The pushing plate A (4) is fixedly installed on a rotating shaft A (5), the rotating shaft A (5) is rotatably connected with a bearing seat A (6) installed on the sliding table (3), the rotating shaft A (5) is reversibly turned under the pushing of a cylinder A (7), the tail base of the cylinder A (7) is installed on the sliding table (3), thereby realizing the reversible installation of the pushing plate A (4) on the sliding table (3), the pushing plate B (8) is fixedly installed on a rotating shaft B (9), the rotating shaft B (9) is rotatably connected with a bearing seat B (11) installed on the sliding table (3), the rotating shaft B (9) is rotatably turned under the pushing of a cylinder B (10), the tail base of the cylinder B (10) is installed on the sliding table (3), thereby realizing the reversible installation of the pushing plate B (8) on the sliding table (3).

4. The carton conveying system of claim 1 or 2, wherein: The rack (101) is provided with a cigarette front blocking mechanism (105), the cigarette front blocking mechanism (105) is used for blocking the cigarettes on the small conveyor at the front end of the small conveyor.

5. A carton conveying system for facilitating the traceability of non-conforming cartons according to claim 4, wherein: The width of the small conveyor (103) is less than the length of the cigarette, and the cigarette front stop mechanism (105) comprises a cylinder C (121) and a front stop plate (122), the cylinder C (121) is vertically installed on the frame (101), and the front stop plate (122) is installed on the piston rod of the cylinder C (121); the cylinder C (121) drives the front stop plate (122) to rise, and the front stop plate (122) blocks the cigarette on the small conveyor (103) on both sides of the small conveyor (103).

6. The carton conveying system of claim 1 or 2, wherein: The frame (101) is provided with a cigarette rear stop mechanism (106), which is used to block the cigarette outside the small conveyor (103) at the tail end of the small conveyor (103).

7. The carton conveying system of claim 4, wherein: The frame (101) is provided with a cigarette rear stop mechanism (106), which is used to block the cigarette outside the small conveyor (103) at the tail end of the small conveyor (103).

8. The carton conveying system of claim 6, wherein: The cigarette rear stop mechanism (106) comprises a cylinder D (123) and a rear stop plate (124), the cylinder D (123) is vertically installed on the frame (101), and the rear stop plate (124) is installed on the piston rod of the cylinder D (123); the cylinder D (123) drives the rear stop plate (124) to rise, and the rear stop plate (124) blocks the cigarette outside the small conveyor (103) on both sides of the small conveyor (103).

9. The carton conveying system of claim 7, wherein: The cigarette rear stop mechanism (106) comprises a cylinder D (123) and a rear stop plate (124), the cylinder D (123) is vertically installed on the frame (101), and the rear stop plate (124) is installed on the piston rod of the cylinder D (123); the cylinder D (123) drives the rear stop plate (124) to rise, and the rear stop plate (124) blocks the cigarette outside the small conveyor (103) on both sides of the small conveyor (103).