Cigarette perfuming device and system
By using the annular liquid channel and atomizing nozzle design of the cigarette flavoring device, combined with the arc-shaped cross-section with mesh springs and modular splicing, all-round flavoring spraying on the cigarette surface is achieved, solving the problem of uneven coverage in traditional flavoring equipment and improving the efficiency and flexibility of cigarette production.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-02
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-03
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of cigarette manufacturing technology, and in particular to a cigarette flavoring device and system. Background Technology
[0002] With the continuous advancement of cigarette production technology, the types and appearances of cigarettes have become increasingly diversified, with cigarettes featuring unique designs gaining greater popularity among consumers. To enhance cigarette quality and appeal, flavoring has become a crucial step. As a core element of cigarette products, tobacco flavorings play a vital role in improving the taste of cigarettes, eliminating differences between different grades of tobacco leaves, and enriching the aroma.
[0003] Currently, there are two main methods for flavoring cigarettes: flavoring the tobacco leaves and flavoring the cigarette paper. Flavoring the tobacco leaves requires spraying the flavoring agent evenly onto the tobacco leaves in a specific ratio before rolling, a relatively cumbersome process. Especially during the cigarette product development stage, flavoring personnel need to perform the flavoring and rolling operations on-site when designing the flavoring formula, which is inefficient. Therefore, flavored cigarettes mostly use the cigarette paper flavoring method. This involves using a flavoring test strip to apply a small amount of flavoring agent or fragrance to the surface of the cigarette paper before smoking it to preliminarily evaluate the effect of the flavoring agent or fragrance.
[0004] However, the fragrance spraying position of existing cigarette flavoring equipment is fixed, making it difficult to achieve uniform spraying from all directions, resulting in uneven fragrance coverage on the cigarette surface. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a cigarette flavoring device and system to adjust the spraying position and achieve all-round flavoring spraying on the cigarette.
[0006] To achieve this objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0007] A cigarette flavoring device is used to spray flavoring onto the surface of a cigarette. The device includes a receiving tube and a flavoring container. The receiving tube has a through-hole, and an annular liquid channel is provided inside the receiving tube. A plurality of atomizing nozzles are evenly distributed on the inner wall of the receiving hole. Each atomizing nozzle communicates with the annular liquid channel and is used to spray the flavoring from the annular liquid channel into the receiving hole. The receiving hole also has perforated springs, the number of which is the same as the number of atomizing nozzles. Each atomizing nozzle... Each nozzle is directly opposite a perforated spring, which extends along the length of the receiving hole. Within the cross-section of the receiving hole, the cross-section of the perforated spring is arc-shaped and curved towards the hole wall. At least half of the perforated spring can approach or move away from the axis of the receiving hole. The perforated spring can hold the side of the cigarette. The flavoring container is inserted into the outside of the receiving tube and communicates with the annular liquid channel. The flavoring container is used to deliver the flavoring to the annular liquid channel.
[0008] As an optional technical solution for the cigarette flavoring device, at least half of the perforated spring is connected to a traction wire, which passes through the receiving tube radially along the receiving hole. The end of the traction wire away from the perforated spring is provided with a pull rod, which is used to drive the perforated spring.
[0009] As an optional technical solution for cigarette flavoring devices, all the mesh springs connected to the traction wire are arranged adjacent to each other.
[0010] As an optional technical solution for cigarette flavoring devices, all the perforated springs are evenly distributed around the axis of the receiving hole, and each pair of adjacent perforated springs partially abut against each other.
[0011] As an optional technical solution for cigarette flavoring devices, four mesh springs are provided, and two pull rods are provided.
[0012] As an optional technical solution for a cigarette flavoring device, the perforated spring sheet has a number of liquid passage holes, and all the liquid passage holes are evenly distributed in a matrix on the perforated spring sheet.
[0013] The cigarette flavoring system includes N cigarette flavoring devices as described above, all of which are connected end to end, and are selectively hinged to each pair of adjacent cigarette flavoring devices, wherein N is greater than or equal to two.
[0014] As an optional technical solution for the cigarette flavoring system, the cigarette flavoring system further includes (N-1) rotating shafts and (N-1) pins. The receiving tube has a male connection side and a female connection side. Each end of the male connection side is provided with a male ear plate, and each end of the female connection side is provided with a female ear plate. One male ear plate and one female ear plate are rotatably connected by one rotating shaft. The pins are detachably inserted into another male ear plate and another female ear plate.
[0015] As an optional technical solution for the cigarette flavoring system, the female connection side is provided with a mounting groove, and an elastic element is provided in the mounting groove. The adjacent male connection side and the female connection side are elastically connected through the elastic element.
[0016] As an optional technical solution for the cigarette flavoring system, the elastic element is a tension spring.
[0017] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0018] This cigarette flavoring device utilizes a ring-shaped liquid channel combined with evenly distributed atomizing nozzles to achieve 360° all-around fragrance coverage. This breaks through the traditional fixed spraying mode, solving the problem of uneven coverage inherent in traditional single-point spraying and significantly improving the uniformity of fragrance coverage on the cigarette surface. The arc-shaped cross-section design of the mesh springs creates an adaptive clamping mechanism for the cigarette. Its arc structure ensures stable clamping while allowing for fine-tuning of the cigarette's position. The mesh springs also allow fragrance to penetrate to the sides of the cigarette through the mesh, ensuring fragrance penetration and avoiding blind spots in the spraying. The radially movable nature of at least half of the mesh springs enables dynamic clamping, maintaining cigarette stability while allowing for fine-tuning or rolling to adjust the spraying surface and further optimize uniformity. The coordinated arrangement of the ring-shaped liquid channel, mesh springs, and atomizing nozzles creates a three-dimensional spraying space, ensuring that the fragrance penetrates the mesh springs directly to the cigarette surface, achieving comprehensive coverage without any dead angles.
[0019] This cigarette flavoring system features a modular design that allows for the hinged connection of multiple flavoring units. The hinged structure and flexible connection design support multi-form assembly, enabling flexible configuration of the production line in either a side-by-side linear or circular layout. The position of the workstations can be dynamically adjusted according to production demands to adapt to different site space limitations, overcoming the spatial limitations and inefficiencies of traditional single-machine flavoring processes. Simultaneously, the collaborative operation of multiple flavoring units significantly improves cigarette processing efficiency, achieving continuous processing at the production line level. Furthermore, the selective hinged structure between adjacent flavoring units allows the system to switch between different array shapes to adapt to various processing layouts. This dynamic combination structure allows for flexible adjustment of the system's scale according to production capacity requirements. Attached Figure Description
[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette flavoring device provided in this embodiment of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette flavoring system provided in this embodiment of the present invention when the cigarette flavoring devices are arranged in a straight line;
[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette flavoring system provided in this embodiment of the present invention when the cigarette flavoring devices are arranged in an arc.
[0023] In the picture:
[0024] 100. Cigarette flavoring device; 110. Receiving tube; 111. Annular liquid channel; 112. Atomizing nozzle; 113. Pull rod; 114. Mesh spring; 115. Mounting slot; 116. Male ear plate; 117. Female ear plate; 118. Traction line; 120. Flavor container;
[0025] 200, elastic element; 300, pivot; 400, pin;
[0026] 900 cigarettes. Detailed Implementation
[0027] The technical solution of this utility model will now be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.
[0028] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing this utility model and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. The terms "first position" and "second position" refer to two different positions. Moreover, "above," "on top of," and "over" the first feature in relation to the second feature includes the first feature directly above and diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "under," and "below" the first feature in relation to the second feature includes the first feature directly below and diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.
[0029] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.
[0030] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.
[0031] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides a cigarette flavoring device 100 for spraying fragrance onto the surface of a cigarette 900. The cigarette flavoring device 100 includes a receiving tube 110 and a fragrance container 120. The receiving tube 110 has a through-hole, and an annular liquid channel 111 is provided inside the receiving tube 110. A plurality of atomizing nozzles 112 are evenly distributed on the inner wall of the receiving hole. The atomizing nozzles 112 are connected to the annular liquid channel 111 and are used to spray the fragrance in the annular liquid channel 111 into the receiving hole. The receiving hole is also provided with a mesh spring 114, which is connected to the atomizing nozzles. The number of nozzles 112 is the same, and each atomizing nozzle 112 is directly opposite a perforated spring 114. The perforated spring 114 extends along the length of the receiving hole. In the cross-section of the receiving hole, the cross-section of the perforated spring 114 is arc-shaped and bends toward the hole wall of the receiving hole. At least half of the perforated spring 114 can be close to or away from the axis of the receiving hole. The perforated spring 114 can hold the side of the cigarette stick 900. The flavor container 120 is inserted into the outside of the receiving tube 110 and communicates with the annular liquid channel 111. The flavor container 120 is used to deliver flavor to the annular liquid channel 111.
[0032] The cigarette flavoring device 100, through the design of an annular liquid channel 111 and a uniformly distributed atomizing nozzle 112, achieves 360° all-round fragrance spraying coverage, breaking through the traditional fixed spraying mode and solving the problem of uneven coverage in traditional single-point spraying, significantly improving the uniformity of fragrance coverage on the surface of the cigarette 900. The arc-shaped cross-section design of the mesh spring 114 forms an adaptive clamping of the cigarette 900. Its arc structure ensures the clamping stability of the cigarette 900 while allowing the cigarette 900 to be finely adjusted in position. The mesh spring 114 allows the fragrance to penetrate to the side of the cigarette 900 through the mesh, ensuring fragrance penetration and avoiding blind spots in the spraying. The radially movable characteristic of at least half of the mesh springs 114 enables dynamic clamping, allowing the cigarette 900 to be finely adjusted or rolled while maintaining its stability, thereby rotating and adjusting the spraying surface and further optimizing the spraying uniformity. The coordinated arrangement of the annular liquid channel 111, the mesh spring 114, and the atomizing nozzle 112 forms a three-dimensional spraying space, ensuring that the fragrance penetrates the mesh spring 114 and reaches the surface of the cigarette 900, achieving a complete coverage of the cigarette 900 surface.
[0033] In this embodiment, at least half of the perforated spring sheet 114 is connected to a traction line 118. The traction line 118 passes through the receiving tube 110 radially along the receiving hole. A pull rod 113 is provided at the end of the traction line 118 away from the perforated spring sheet 114. The pull rod 113 is used to drive the perforated spring sheet 114.
[0034] The traction line 118 and the pull rod 113 combine to form a mechanical linkage mechanism, which realizes precise control of the position of the mesh spring 114, simplifies the operation process of the mesh spring 114, and makes it easy for the operator to quickly adjust the clamping state of the cigarette 900 through the pull / release action, so that the opening and closing control of the mesh spring 114 can be completed with one hand.
[0035] The radial traction mechanism of the pull rod 113 ensures that the direction of force application is consistent with the deformation direction of the perforated spring 114, improving operational sensitivity. During the spraying process, the cigarette 900 can roll due to the displacement of the perforated spring 114, dynamically changing the spraying contact surface and avoiding localized overspray or underspray. These improvements minimize interference with the spraying channel and maintain the integrity of the fragrance flow path. The external placement of the pull rod 113 conforms to ergonomic requirements, reducing fragrance contamination during operation. It also avoids operational interference, making it particularly suitable for continuous batch operations.
[0036] Furthermore, all the mesh spring pieces 114 connected to the traction wire 118 are arranged adjacent to each other.
[0037] The adjacent arrangement of the perforated spring clips 114 connected by the traction line 118 ensures the stability of the cigarette 900's axis during adjustment, optimizes the cooperative deformation capability of the perforated spring clips 114, and guarantees balanced force on the cigarette 900. The centralized control of adjacent perforated spring clips 114 forms symmetrical force application points and a symmetrical opening and closing structure, ensuring the cigarette 900 is centered and reducing the force required for operation. This reduces the risk of cigarette 900 displacement and improves clamping stability and coating consistency. Simultaneously, the grouped arrangement of the traction line 118 simplifies the complexity of controlling the perforated spring clips 114, reducing manufacturing and maintenance costs.
[0038] Furthermore, all the perforated spring pieces 114 are evenly spaced around the axis of the receiving hole, and each pair of adjacent perforated spring pieces 114 partially abut against each other.
[0039] All the perforated spring tabs 114 are evenly distributed and partially abut against each other, forming a continuous clamping surface. This effectively prevents the cigarette 900 from deflecting during the spraying process, avoids local deformation affecting clamping accuracy, eliminates the spraying blind spots present in traditional intermittent clamping, and also achieves uniform pressure distribution, dispersing the clamping pressure on the cigarette 900 and preventing deformation or damage to the surface of the cigarette 900 due to excessive local stress. Furthermore, the design of the perforated spring tabs 114 evenly distributed around the axis of the receiving hole forms a circumferentially symmetrical structure, ensuring that the cigarette 900 can obtain an equivalent clamping force at any angle.
[0040] Furthermore, there are four mesh spring pieces 114 and two pull rods 113.
[0041] The configuration of four mesh springs 114 and two pull rods 113 achieves an optimal balance between ease of operation and structural stability, resulting in optimal ergonomics. Furthermore, the symmetrically arranged pull rods 113 achieve diagonal linkage through dual-point control, generating the torque difference required for rolling adjustment. This also allows for simultaneous one-handed operation, enabling simultaneous control of two mesh springs 114 in a single operation, thus improving work efficiency. The above design simplifies the structure to meet basic functional requirements, reduces manufacturing costs, and simultaneously satisfies the rolling requirement of the cigarette (900mm).
[0042] In this embodiment, a plurality of liquid passage holes are provided on the perforated spring sheet 114, and all the liquid passage holes are evenly distributed in a matrix on the perforated spring sheet 114.
[0043] The matrix-arranged liquid-passing holes form micro-channels, producing a multi-stage atomization effect. This enables a stepped spraying process that first penetrates and then diffuses, improving the microparticle size of the fragrance and enhancing its atomization and diffusion. This ensures uniform fragrance penetration within the area covered by the mesh spring 114, while also allowing the mesh spring 114 to function as a filter, intercepting un-atomized droplets to guarantee spray quality. Furthermore, it helps match the mesh density with the spray angle of the atomizing nozzle 112, avoiding liquid accumulation caused by traditional flat meshes and preventing uneven fragrance deposition due to obstruction by the mesh spring 114.
[0044] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, this embodiment also provides a cigarette flavoring system, including N cigarette flavoring devices 100 as described above. All cigarette flavoring devices 100 are connected end to end, and every two adjacent cigarette flavoring devices 100 are selectively hinged, wherein N is greater than or equal to two.
[0045] This cigarette flavoring system features a modular design that allows for the hinged connection of N cigarette flavoring devices 100 end-to-end. The hinged structure and flexible connection design support multi-form assembly, enabling flexible configuration of the production line in parallel linear or circular layouts. The position of the workstations can be dynamically adjusted according to production demands to adapt to different site space limitations, overcoming the spatial limitations and inefficiencies of traditional single-machine flavoring processes. Simultaneously, the collaborative operation of multiple cigarette flavoring devices 100 significantly improves the processing efficiency of cigarettes 900, achieving continuous processing at the production line level. Furthermore, the selective hinged structure between adjacent cigarette flavoring devices 100 allows the system to switch between different array shapes to adapt to various processing layouts. This dynamic combination structure allows for flexible adjustment of the cigarette flavoring system's scale according to production capacity requirements.
[0046] In this embodiment, the cigarette flavoring system also includes (N-1) rotating shafts 300 and (N-1) pins 400. The receiving tube 110 has a male connection side and a female connection side. Each end of the male connection side is provided with a male ear plate 116, and each end of the female connection side is provided with a female ear plate 117. One male ear plate 116 and one female ear plate 117 are rotatably connected by a rotating shaft 300. The pins 400 can be detachably inserted into another male ear plate 116 and another female ear plate 117.
[0047] The hinged design of the male ear plate 116 and the female ear plate 117 provides a multi-degree-of-freedom connection method. A quick-assembly / disassembly interface is formed through the pivot 300 and the pin 400, balancing rotational freedom and structural stability. This significantly shortens the reconfiguration time of the cigarette flavoring system, enabling rapid hinged connections and supporting free angle adjustment between the cigarette flavoring devices 100 to achieve layout transformations such as straight lines or arcs. The combination mechanism of the pivot 300 and the pin 400 ensures connection reliability while retaining the quick-assembly / disassembly characteristic, simplifying the disassembly / assembly process between multiple cigarette flavoring devices 100, facilitating maintenance or expansion of the cigarette flavoring system, and reducing manufacturing costs.
[0048] In this embodiment, all rotating shafts 300 are located on the same side of the cigarette flavoring system, and all pins 400 are inserted into the other side of the cigarette flavoring system. When all pins 400 are inserted and fixed, all cigarette flavoring devices 100 are arranged in a straight line, such as... Figure 2 As shown. When all the pins 400 are removed, all the cigarette flavoring devices 100 can be arranged in an arc, as shown. Figure 3 As shown. Specifically, when all the pins 400 are removed, the arrangement of all the cigarette flavoring devices 100 is determined by those skilled in the art based on the actual usage scenario. The method of determination is a conventional technical means in the art, and will not be elaborated here.
[0049] Continue to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The female connection side is provided with a mounting groove 115, and an elastic element 200 is provided in the mounting groove 115. The adjacent male connection side and female connection side are elastically connected by the elastic element 200.
[0050] The elastic element 200 provides flexible connection compensation between the cigarette flavoring devices 100, allowing the assembled structure to undergo small deformations under external forces, maintaining a balanced stress distribution among the multiple cigarette flavoring devices 100, ensuring coaxiality when splicing multiple cigarette flavoring devices 100, adapting to stress changes in different arrangement configurations of the cigarette flavoring system, avoiding stress concentration problems caused by rigid connections, and significantly reducing operational complexity and maintenance costs. The design of integrating the elastic element 200 within the mounting groove 115 prevents unexpected deformation of the elastic element 200, ensuring tight connection between the cigarette flavoring devices 100, while retaining dynamic adjustment margin, which helps extend the service life of the elastic element 200. At the same time, the concealed design of the mounting groove 115 helps improve the overall appearance of the cigarette flavoring system.
[0051] Furthermore, the elastic element 200 is a tension spring.
[0052] The tension spring provides linear elastic response characteristics and controllable restoring force, ensuring precise return to the initial position after deformation. This guarantees the connection stability and controllable deformation between the cigarette flavoring devices 100, and ensures the uniformity of the spacing between them. Furthermore, the elastic coefficient of the tension spring can be customized to suit the mechanical requirements of different assembly configurations. Standardized tension springs are also easy to replace and maintain, offering the advantage of high system reliability.
[0053] Obviously, the above embodiments of this utility model are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can make other variations or modifications based on the above description. It is neither necessary nor possible to exhaustively list all possible implementations here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of the claims of this utility model.
Claims
1. A cigarette flavoring device for spraying a flavoring on a surface of a cigarette (900), characterized in that, The cigarette flavoring device comprises: The accommodating tube (110) is provided with an annular liquid channel (111) in the inner ring, the inner wall of the accommodating hole is uniformly provided with a plurality of atomizing nozzles (112), the atomizing nozzles (112) are communicated with the annular liquid channel (111), the atomizing nozzles (112) are used for spraying the flavor in the annular liquid channel (111) into the accommodating hole, the accommodating hole is further provided with a meshed elastic sheet (114), the number of the meshed elastic sheet (114) is the same as that of the atomizing nozzles (112), each atomizing nozzle (112) is opposite to one meshed elastic sheet (114), the meshed elastic sheet (114) extends along the length direction of the accommodating hole, in the cross section of the accommodating hole, the cross section of the meshed elastic sheet (114) is arc-shaped and curved towards the hole wall of the accommodating hole, and at least half of the meshed elastic sheet (114) can be close to or away from the axis of the accommodating hole, and the meshed elastic sheet (114) can clamp the side surface of the cigarette (900); The flavor container (120) is inserted into the outer side of the accommodating tube (110) and communicated with the annular liquid channel (111), and is used for conveying the flavor to the annular liquid channel (111).
2. The cigarette flavoring device according to claim 1, characterized in that, At least half of the meshed elastic sheets (114) are connected with a traction line (118), the traction line (118) penetrates through the accommodating tube (110) along the radial direction of the accommodating hole, one end of the traction line (118) away from the meshed elastic sheet (114) is provided with a pull rod (113), and the pull rod (113) is used for driving the meshed elastic sheet (114).
3. The cigarette flavoring device according to claim 2, characterized in that, All the meshed elastic sheets (114) connected with the traction line (118) are arranged adjacently.
4. The cigarette flavoring device according to claim 3, characterized in that, All the meshed elastic sheets (114) are uniformly arranged at intervals around the axis of the accommodating hole, and every two adjacent meshed elastic sheets (114) are partially abutted against each other.
5. The cigarette flavoring device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The meshed elastic sheet (114) is provided with four meshed elastic sheets (114), and the pull rod (113) is provided with two pull rods (113).
6. The cigarette flavoring device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein, The meshed elastic sheet (114) is provided with a plurality of liquid passing holes, and all the liquid passing holes are uniformly arranged on the meshed elastic sheet (114) in a matrix.
7. A cigarette flavoring system characterized in that, The cigarette flavoring system comprises N cigarette flavoring devices according to any one of claims 1-6, all the cigarette flavoring devices are connected end to end, and every two adjacent cigarette flavoring devices are selectively hinged, wherein N is greater than or equal to two.
8. The cigarette flavoring system of claim 7, wherein, The cigarette flavoring system further comprises (N-1) rotating shafts (300) and (N-1) bolts (400), the accommodating tube (110) has opposite male and female connecting sides, two ends of the male connecting side are respectively provided with one male lug plate (116), two ends of the female connecting side are respectively provided with one female lug plate (117), one male lug plate (116) and one female lug plate (117) are rotatably connected through one rotating shaft (300), and the bolt (400) is detachably inserted into the other male lug plate (116) and the other female lug plate (117).
9. The cigarette flavoring system of claim 8, wherein, The female connecting side is concave and is provided with a mounting groove (115), and the mounting groove (115) is provided with an elastic element (200), and the adjacent male connecting side and the female connecting side are elastically connected through the elastic element (200).
10. The cigarette flavoring system of claim 9, wherein, The elastic element (200) is a tension spring.