Cigarette surface detection device

By designing a cigarette surface inspection device, which combines multiple cameras and a rejection cylinder, the problems of low efficiency and insufficient accuracy in detecting cigarette surface defects have been solved, thus achieving automated inspection and improved factory quality.

CN224022863UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24SHUYANG BRANCH OF SUQIAN TOBACCO CO
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-14
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

The lack of specialized instruments in the current technology for detecting defects on the surface of cigarettes results in low detection efficiency and the reliance on manual judgment for accurate results.

Method used

A cigarette surface inspection device was designed, which includes transverse and longitudinal conveying components, and is equipped with multiple inspection cameras and rejection cylinders. It can automatically detect defects such as cigarette shape, missing tip, and empty end, and remove unqualified products through conveying and rejection.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved automated detection of cigarette defects, improved detection efficiency and accuracy of results, and ensured the quality of cigarettes leaving the factory.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a cigarette surface detection device which comprises a machine table, wherein an outlet of a transverse conveying part is communicated with an inlet of a longitudinal conveying part; a cigarette feeding frame is arranged at an inlet of the transverse conveying component, and a first detection camera is arranged on one side of the transverse conveying component in the conveying direction and used for detecting the appearance and cigarette lacking of cigarettes. A second detection camera is arranged on one side of the conveying direction of the longitudinal conveying part, and the second detection camera is used for detecting the missing cigarette, the loose end and the reverse cigarette of the cigarettes; an inclined table connected with the longitudinal conveying component is further arranged at an outlet of the longitudinal conveying component, a discharging port is formed in the position, between the inclined table and the longitudinal conveying component, of the machine table, a material removing air cylinder is arranged below the discharging port, and a push plate is arranged at the top of a piston rod of the material removing air cylinder and blocks the discharging port. According to the utility model, the appearance of cigarettes and the conditions of cigarette missing, cigarette tip missing, cigarette tip missing, cigarette tip reversing and the like can be detected, and the outgoing quality of the cigarettes is ensured.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to cigarette detection equipment technical field, concretely is a cigarette surface detection device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The appearance of cigarette is an important index for evaluating cigarette, and the determination index of cigarette appearance is specified in standard GB / T22838.12-2009 "Determination of physical properties of cigarettes and filter rods - Part 12: Appearance of cigarettes". The cigarette surface will appear defects such as puncture due to the impurities in the cigarette, and will also appear defects such as yellow spot and oil spot due to water stain and oil stain. According to the current national standard, the defects such as puncture, oil spot and yellow spot on the cigarette surface are B-class quality defects of cigarette appearance.

[0003] At present, there is no special detection instrument for determining the appearance defects of cigarette, and the detection can only be carried out manually, which is low in detection efficiency, and the personal condition and understanding of the standard of the detection personnel are different, resulting in different judgments of the results and affecting the accuracy of the detection results.

[0004] CN112120279A discloses a cigarette appearance detection device, which comprises a rack, an input cigarette feeding mechanism, a sample changing mechanism for changing the position of the cigarette, a rolling mechanism for automatically rolling the cigarette and a power transmission mechanism are installed on the rack. The sample changing mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, a groove matched with the cigarette is formed in the outer wall of the rotating shaft, the depth of the groove is equal to the diameter of the cigarette, bearings are sleeved on both ends of the rotating shaft, the bearings are fixed on the rack, the power transmission mechanism comprises a fan-shaped gear, a driven gear and a motor for driving the fan-shaped gear to rotate, the fan-shaped gear and the driven gear are meshed, the rolling mechanism comprises a rolling plate, the rolling plate is inclinedly arranged, front and rear baffles are fixedly arranged on the rolling plate, an imaging mechanism is arranged above the rolling plate, and the imaging mechanism is electrically connected with a central controller. The scheme can realize automatic detection of the appearance of the cigarette, improve the detection efficiency and the accuracy of the detection results, but the scheme can only irradiate the outer surface of the cigarette, and cannot detect the missing mouth and empty head. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a cigarette surface detection device to solve the problems in the background art.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0007] A cigarette surface detection device, comprising a machine table, a horizontal conveying component and a vertical conveying component are installed on the top of the machine table, and the outlet of the horizontal conveying component is communicated with the inlet of the vertical conveying component;

[0008] The inlet of the transverse conveying component is provided with a cigarette supply rack, the cigarette is in a direction consistent with the conveying direction of the transverse conveying component, a first detection camera is arranged on one side of the conveying direction of the transverse conveying component, and the first detection camera is used for detecting the shape of the cigarette and a missing mouth;

[0009] The conveying direction of the longitudinal conveying component is perpendicular to the direction of the cigarette, a second detection camera is arranged on one side of the conveying direction of the longitudinal conveying component, and the second detection camera is used for detecting a missing cigarette, a hollow head and a reverse cigarette;

[0010] The longitudinal conveying component has a rear-high and front-low conveying platform, and the second detection camera is arranged at the outlet of the longitudinal conveying component; a slope is arranged at the outlet of the longitudinal conveying component and connected with the longitudinal conveying component; a discharge port is arranged between the slope and the longitudinal conveying component; a discharge cylinder is arranged below the discharge port; a push plate is arranged on the top of the piston rod of the discharge cylinder, and the push plate is arranged at the discharge port;

[0011] A recovery box is arranged in front of the discharge cylinder.

[0012] Further, the first movable side plate is arranged on the side close to the transverse conveying component of the conveying platform of the longitudinal conveying component, the rear end of the first movable side plate is connected with a moving platform, and the moving platform is connected with a driving device.

[0013] Further, a material collecting member is arranged downstream of the slope, and the material collecting member is used for collecting the cigarettes falling from the slope.

[0014] Further, the second movable side plate is arranged on the side close to the transverse conveying component of the material collecting member.

[0015] Beneficial effects:

[0016] The cigarette appearance and the missing mouth, the hollow head and the like can be detected, and the quality of the cigarette leaving the factory can be ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figures 1 to 3 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0018] Figures 4 to 5 It is a rejection cylinder schematic view of the utility model;

[0019] In the drawing:

[0020] 1-machine table, 2-transverse conveying component, 3-cigarette supply rack, 4-first detection camera, 5-longitudinal conveying component, 6-first movable side plate, 7-second detection camera, 8-slope, 9-material collecting member, 10-moving platform, 11-cylinder, 12-discharge cylinder, 13-recovery box.

[0021] 9.1 - second movable side panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0023] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 5 , the present application provides a technical scheme:

[0024] A cigarette surface detection device, comprising a machine table 1, a horizontal conveying component 2 and a longitudinal conveying component 5 are installed on the top of the machine table 1, the outlet of the horizontal conveying component 2 is communicated with the inlet of the longitudinal conveying component 5;

[0025] The inlet of the horizontal conveying component 2 is provided with a cigarette supply rack 3, the cigarette is in the same direction as the conveying direction of the horizontal conveying component 2, a first detection camera 4 is arranged on one side of the conveying direction of the horizontal conveying component 2, and the first detection camera 4 is used for detecting the shape and missing mouth of the cigarette;

[0026]

[0026] The conveying direction of the longitudinal conveying component 5 is perpendicular to the direction of the cigarette, a second detection camera 7 is arranged on one side of the conveying direction of the longitudinal conveying component 5, and the second detection camera 7 is used for detecting the empty head condition of the cigarette;

[0027] The longitudinal conveying component 5 has a conveying table surface with high back and low front, and the second detection camera 7 is arranged at the outlet of the longitudinal conveying component 5, and a slope 8 connected with the outlet is further arranged at the outlet of the longitudinal conveying component 5, the machine table 1 is provided with a discharge port between the slope 8 and the longitudinal conveying component 5, a reject cylinder 12 is arranged below the discharge port, a push plate is arranged at the top of the piston rod of the reject cylinder 12, and the push plate is blocked at the discharge port, and the unloading state is shown in Figure 5 ;

[0028] The reject cylinder 12 is placed in front of the recovery box 13, and the present application can detect the shape of the cigarette and the missing cigarette, the missing mouth, the empty head and the reverse cigarette, and ensure the quality of the cigarette leaving the factory.

[0029] When in use, first, the cigarette is dropped into the cigarette supply frame 3, and then the cigarette is conveyed by the transverse conveying component 2, and the cigarette passes through the first detection camera 4 in sequence, and the irradiation direction of the first detection camera 4 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the cigarette, that is, the irradiation direction is perpendicular to the outer side of the cigarette, so as to detect the shape of the cigarette and whether the cigarette is missing the mouth;

[0030] After the cigarette is dropped from the transverse conveying component 2, the cigarette is dropped into the longitudinal conveying component 5 and continues to roll downward, and then the cigarette passes through the irradiation area of the second detection camera 7, and the two ends of the cigarette are opposite to the second detection camera 7, so as to detect whether the cigarette is missing the head and the orientation of the cigarette.

[0031] In order to adapt to cigarettes of different lengths, the conveying table of the longitudinal conveying component 5 is provided with a first movable side plate 6 near one side of the transverse conveying component 2, the rear end of the first movable side plate 6 is connected with a moving platform 10, and the moving platform 10 is connected with a driving device 11.

[0032] Further, the downstream of the inclined table 8 is further provided with a collecting component 9, and the collecting component 9 is used for collecting the cigarettes falling from the inclined table 8.

[0033] In order to adapt to cigarettes of different lengths, the collecting component 9 is provided with a second movable side plate 9.1 near one side of the transverse conveying component 2, and the rear end of the second movable side plate 9.1 is connected with the moving platform 10.

[0034] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only preferred examples of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the present application. The scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cigarette surface detection device, characterized in that, The machine includes a machine base, a transverse conveying component, and a longitudinal conveying component, all mounted on the top of the machine base. The outlet of the transverse conveying component is connected to the inlet of the longitudinal conveying component. The inlet of the transverse conveying component is equipped with a cigarette feeder, and the cigarettes are oriented in the same direction as the conveying direction of the transverse conveying component. A first detection camera is set on one side of the conveying direction of the transverse conveying component. The first detection camera is used to detect the shape of the cigarettes and the notch. The conveying direction of the longitudinal conveying component is perpendicular to the orientation of the cigarette. A second detection camera is provided on one side of the conveying direction of the longitudinal conveying component. The second detection camera is used to detect missing cigarettes, empty cigarettes, and reversed cigarettes. The longitudinal conveying component has a conveying platform that is higher at the back and lower at the front, and the second detection camera is placed at the outlet of the longitudinal conveying component. An inclined platform connected to the outlet of the longitudinal conveying component is also provided. The machine base is provided with a feeding port between the inclined platform and the longitudinal conveying component. A material rejection cylinder is provided below the feeding port. A push plate is provided on the top of the piston rod of the material rejection cylinder, and the push plate blocks the feeding port. A recycling box is placed in front of the material rejection cylinder.

2. The cigarette surface detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The longitudinal conveying component has a first movable side plate on the side of the conveying platform near the transverse conveying component. The rear end of the first movable side plate is connected to the moving platform, and the moving platform is connected to the driving device.

3. The cigarette surface detection device according to claim 2, characterized in that, A collection device is also provided downstream of the inclined platform, which is used to collect cigarettes coming down from the inclined platform.

4. The cigarette surface detection device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The material collection component is provided with a second movable side plate on the side near the transverse conveying component, and the rear end of the second movable side plate is connected to the mobile platform.

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Patent Citations

  • Cigarette appearance detection device

    CN112120279A