Cigar leaf fermentation period environmental parameter control device

Abstract

Cigar leaf fermentation period environmental parameter control device relates to cigar leaf appliance technical field, including workbench, workbench is equipped with tobacco stack fermentation area, the top of tobacco stack fermentation area is equipped with water gas pipeline area, the four around of tobacco stack fermentation area is equipped with tobacco stick sample area, tobacco stick stack turns over area and tobacco stack movement area, the utility model discloses a traditional technology in practice production in each production area adopts the fermentation method of artificial regular turn over, and the fermentation environment is constant temperature and humidity or natural condition fermentation in whole fermentation period, and the uniformity of tobacco fermentation degree is difficult to control, and the problem that suitable fermentation environment condition cannot be realized in different fermentation period.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of cigar tobacco products, specifically to a device for controlling environmental parameters during the fermentation period of cigar tobacco. Background Technology

[0002] In recent years, the domestic cigar market has experienced rapid growth, with the introduction of Chinese-style cigar flavors that better suit Chinese tastes, gradually gaining popularity among domestic cigar smokers. However, foreign cigars still dominate the high-end market. Compared to high-quality tobacco leaves from foreign producing regions, domestically produced cigar tobacco leaves still lag significantly in terms of aftertaste comfort and aroma. While my country's cigar tobacco leaf production has increased year after year, high-quality cigar tobacco leaves remain scarce. Fermentation technology is a crucial step in shaping the quality of cigar tobacco leaves, softening the smoke and enhancing the aroma, darkening the color of the leaves, reducing their density and water retention, and improving combustibility. Microorganisms play a vital role in fermentation; as they grow and multiply, various macromolecules in the cigar tobacco leaves are decomposed, driving the fermentation process. The fermentation process involves steps such as grading, rehydration, stacking, turning, and re-stacking. Different fermentation stages require different levels of microbial decomposition and transformation capabilities; a suitable microbial growth environment is beneficial for controlling the degree of fermentation and improving the quality of the fermented tobacco leaves.

[0003] A prior art patent with publication number CN221980044U discloses a solution including a fermentation chamber. The fermentation chamber has an exhaust fan on its top, and contains several dehumidifying heat pumps and several fermentation racks. The dehumidifying heat pumps are used to control the temperature and humidity of the fermentation chamber, and the fermentation racks are used to hang tobacco leaves and adjust the gaps between the tobacco leaves. The temperature and humidity in the cigar fermentation chamber are regulated by the dehumidifying heat pumps, and the airflow is created by the exhaust fan, which is beneficial to promoting the fermentation of tobacco leaves. The fermentation racks are used to hang tobacco leaves and adjust the gaps between the tobacco leaves to make the fermentation of tobacco leaves more uniform. This solves the problems of inaccurate temperature and humidity control in current tobacco fermentation, which leads to poor fermentation results, and the inability to adjust the gaps between tobacco leaves, which leads to poor fermentation uniformity.

[0004] As existing devices are used, the shortcomings of this technology have gradually become apparent, mainly in the following aspects:

[0005] Currently, in practical production, most production areas adopt the fermentation method of manual periodic turning of stacks. The fermentation environment is mostly constant temperature and humidity or natural conditions throughout the fermentation period, which makes it difficult to control the uniformity of tobacco leaf fermentation and to achieve suitable fermentation environment conditions at different fermentation stages.

[0006] As can be seen from the above, the existing technology obviously has inconveniences and defects in practical use, so it is necessary to improve it. Utility Model Content

[0007] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an environmental parameter control device for the fermentation period of cigar tobacco leaves. This device solves the problem that in traditional technologies, fermentation methods in various production areas often rely on manual periodic turning of the stacks, and the fermentation environment is mostly constant temperature and humidity or natural conditions throughout the fermentation period. This makes it difficult to control the uniformity of the fermentation degree of tobacco leaves and to achieve suitable fermentation environmental conditions at different fermentation stages.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution.

[0009] A device for controlling environmental parameters during the fermentation period of cigar tobacco leaves includes a workbench with a tobacco stack fermentation area on the workbench, a water and air pipeline area above the tobacco stack fermentation area, and a tobacco bundle sampling area, a tobacco bundle stacking and turning area, and a tobacco stack moving area around the tobacco stack fermentation area.

[0010] The tobacco stack fermentation area includes a horizontally fixed fermentation rack base, on which a grid-like horizontally arranged fermentation rack moving track is fixedly connected. Several gas detectors are arranged on the fermentation rack base around the intersections of the fermentation rack moving track.

[0011] A fermentation support frame is supported at the intersection of the moving track of the fermentation rack. The fermentation support frame is fixedly provided with a water and air channel connecting plate and the fermentation rack base from top to bottom. A fermentation rack water and air pipe is fixedly connected between the water and air channel connecting plate and the fermentation rack base. A parameter control module is fixedly connected to the fermentation rack water and air pipe from top to bottom.

[0012] As an optimized solution, the water and gas pipeline area includes a water and gas pipeline support frame fixed to the workbench, and a main pipeline frame arranged horizontally in a grid pattern is fixed to the top of the water and gas pipeline support frame.

[0013] As an optimized solution, the intersection of the main pipe rack is connected to the water-air channel connection plate via a connecting structure.

[0014] As an optimized solution, the connection structure includes a lifting connection device fixed to the top of the intersection of the main pipe frame, and the telescopic end of the lifting connection device is fixed to a water and gas pipe connected to the water and gas channel connection plate.

[0015] As an optimized solution, the cigarette holder sample feeding area includes several sample feeding area placement grids fixed in parallel on the worktable. The worktable is provided with a movable gripper track along the extension direction of the several sample feeding area placement grids, and a movable gripper body is slidably mounted on the movable gripper track.

[0016] As an optimized solution, the movable gripper body includes a movable gripper rotating base that moves and rotates along the movable gripper track. The movable gripper rotating base is provided with a movable gripper joint, and a movable gripper telescopic rod is connected to the movable gripper joint. The telescopic end of the movable gripper telescopic rod is connected to the movable gripper.

[0017] As an optimized solution, the tobacco stacking and turning area includes a conveyor belt rotatably mounted on a workbench. An infrared sensor is fixedly connected to the workbench above the workbench. A multi-joint robotic arm and a fermentation rack placement platform are provided at the end of the conveyor belt on the workbench.

[0018] As an optimized solution, the smoke stack moving area includes a forklift moving track arranged at one corner of the workbench in a right angle. A forklift rotating base is provided on the forklift moving track and moves and rotates. The forklift rotating base is connected to the forklift body, and a telescopic forklift arm is connected to the forklift body.

[0019] As an optimized solution, two fermentation rack movable supports are fixedly connected side by side to the top of the fermentation support frame.

[0020] As an optimized solution, the outer wall of the parameter control module is surrounded by a temperature and humidity sensor and a gas exchange pipe, and two tobacco leaf color sensors are fixedly connected side by side to the top of the parameter control module.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0022] Compared with current cigar fermentation devices, this device has temperature, humidity, gas, and tobacco color sensors evenly installed in the fermentation area to monitor the tobacco fermentation environment during the fermentation process, track changes in tobacco color, and better grasp the tobacco fermentation process and key fermentation nodes.

[0023] Compared with current cigar fermentation devices, this device is equipped with ventilation and humidification equipment and connected to water and air channels. It can introduce gases of different temperatures and compositions into the tobacco stack, as well as water vapor mixed with different strains of bacteria and drugs, so as to regulate the environmental parameters of tobacco fermentation during the fermentation process.

[0024] Compared with current cigar fermentation devices, this device uses mechanized stacking, turning, and dismantling. The control console simulates and calculates the stacking and placement of tobacco bundles each time to ensure that all sides of the tobacco bundle are evenly exposed during the fermentation process and that the different tobacco leaves in the tobacco bundle are fermented at a uniform degree. Attached Figure Description

[0025] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the sample inlet area of ​​the cigarette handle in this utility model;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cigarette bundle stacking and turning area of ​​this utility model;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the moving area of ​​the smoke stack in this utility model;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tobacco stack fermentation zone of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the fermentation support frame of this utility model;

[0032] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the parameter control module of this utility model;

[0033] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the water and gas pipeline area of ​​this utility model.

[0034] In the diagram: 1- Cigarette bundle sample feeding area, 11- Sample feeding area placement grid, 12- Moving gripper track, 13- Moving gripper rotating base, 14- Moving gripper joint, 15- Moving gripper telescopic rod, 16- Moving gripper; 2- Cigarette bundle stacking and turning area, 21- Conveyor belt, 22- Infrared sensor, 23- Multi-joint robotic arm, 24- Fermentation rack placement platform; 3- Cigarette stack moving area, 31- Forklift moving track, 32- Forklift rotating base, 33- Forklift body, 34- Telescopic forklift arm; 4- Cigarette stack fermentation area, 41- Forklift moving track, 42- Forklift rotating base, 33- Forklift body, 34- Telescopic forklift arm; 4- Cigarette stack fermentation area, 41- Forklift moving track, 42- Forklift rotating base, 43- Forklift body, 44- Telescopic forklift arm; 42-Fermentation rack base, 43-Fermentation rack moving track, 44-Gas detector, 45-Fermentation rack chassis, 46-Fermentation support frame, 47-Fermentation rack water and gas pipes, 48-Water and gas channel connecting plate, 49-Fermentation rack moving bracket, 410-Parameter control module, 411-Gas exchange pipe, 412-Temperature and humidity sensor, 413-Tobacco leaf color sensor; 5-Water and gas pipe area, 51-Water and gas pipe support frame, 52-Main pipe frame, 53-Lifting connection device, 54-Water and gas pipe; 6-Control console. Detailed Implementation

[0035] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, the environmental parameter control device for cigar tobacco fermentation includes a workbench, a tobacco stack fermentation area 4 on the workbench, a water and air pipeline area 5 above the tobacco stack fermentation area 4, and a tobacco bundle sample feeding area 1, a tobacco bundle stacking and turning area 2, and a tobacco stack moving area 3 around the tobacco stack fermentation area 4.

[0037] The water and gas pipeline area 5 includes a water and gas pipeline support frame 51 fixed to the workbench, and a main pipeline frame 52 arranged horizontally in a grid pattern is fixed to the top of the water and gas pipeline support frame.

[0038] The tobacco stack fermentation zone 4 includes a horizontally fixed fermentation rack base 41, on which fermentation rack moving tracks 42 arranged horizontally in a grid pattern are fixed. Several gas detectors 43 are arranged on the fermentation rack base 41 around the intersections of the fermentation rack moving tracks 42.

[0039] A fermentation support frame 45 is supported at the intersection of the fermentation rack moving track 42. The fermentation support frame 45 is fixedly connected to the fermentation rack base 44 from top to bottom with a water and air channel connecting plate 47. A fermentation rack water and air pipe 46 is fixedly connected between the water and air channel connecting plate 47 and the fermentation rack base 44. A parameter control module 49 is fixedly connected to the fermentation rack water and air pipe from top to bottom.

[0040] The intersection of the main pipe rack is connected to the water and gas channel connection plate 47 through a connecting structure.

[0041] The connection structure includes a lifting connection device 53 fixed to the top of the intersection of the main pipe rack, and a water and gas pipe 54 connected to the water and gas channel connection plate is fixed to the telescopic end of the lifting connection device 53.

[0042] The cigarette holder sample feeding area 1 includes several sample feeding area placement grids 11 that are fixed side by side on the workbench. A movable gripper rail 12 is provided on the workbench along the extension direction of the several sample feeding area placement grids 11. A movable gripper 16 body is slidably provided on the movable gripper rail 12.

[0043] The main body of the movable gripper 16 includes a movable gripper rotating base 13 that moves and rotates along the movable gripper track 12. The movable gripper rotating base 13 is provided with a movable gripper joint 14. A movable gripper telescopic rod 15 is connected to the movable gripper joint 14. The telescopic end of the movable gripper telescopic rod 15 is connected to the movable gripper 16.

[0044] The tobacco stacking and turning area 2 includes a conveyor belt 21 that is rotated and installed on the workbench. An infrared sensor 22 is fixed on the workbench and located above the workbench. A multi-joint robotic arm 23 and a fermentation rack placement platform 24 are provided at the end of the conveyor belt on the workbench.

[0045] The smoke stack moving area 3 includes a forklift moving track 31 arranged at one corner of the workbench in a right angle. A forklift rotating base 32 is provided on the forklift moving track 31 and moves and rotates. The forklift rotating base 32 is connected to the forklift body 33, and a telescopic forklift arm 34 is connected to the forklift body 33.

[0046] Two fermentation rack movable supports 48 are fixedly attached side by side to the top of the fermentation support frame 45.

[0047] The outer wall of the parameter control module 49 is surrounded by a temperature and humidity sensor 411 and a gas exchange pipe 410. Two tobacco leaf color sensors 412 are fixedly connected side by side to the top of the parameter control module 49.

[0048] Compared with current cigar fermentation devices, this device has temperature, humidity, gas and tobacco color sensors 412 evenly installed in the fermentation area to monitor the tobacco fermentation environment during the fermentation process, track changes in tobacco color, and better grasp the tobacco fermentation process and key fermentation nodes.

[0049] Compared with current cigar fermentation devices, this device is equipped with ventilation and humidification equipment and connected to water and air channels. It can introduce gases of different temperatures and compositions into the tobacco stack, as well as water vapor mixed with different strains of bacteria and drugs, so as to regulate the environmental parameters of tobacco fermentation during the fermentation process.

[0050] Compared with current cigar fermentation devices, this device adopts mechanized stacking, turning, and dismantling. Control console 6 simulates and calculates the stacking and placement of tobacco bundles each time to ensure that all sides of the tobacco bundle are evenly exposed during the fermentation process and that the fermentation degree of different tobacco leaves in the tobacco bundle is uniform.

[0051] The device also includes one set each of the following: tobacco bundle sample feeding area 1, tobacco bundle stacking and turning area 2, tobacco stack moving area 3, water and gas pipeline area 5, and control console 6; and several sets of tobacco stack fermentation areas 4. Depending on the number of tobacco stack fermentation areas 4 set, some structural dimensions and specifications will be adjusted. In the following embodiments, only one set of tobacco stack fermentation areas 4 will be listed as the technical solution.

[0052] The sample inlet area 1, comprising sample inlet grids 11, is a rectangular structure enclosed on three sides. Multiple units are arranged linearly in an adjacent configuration, forming a multi-layered structure. The coordinates of each sample inlet grid 11 are recorded on the control console 6. A movable gripper rail 12 with a built-in drive chain is installed on one side of the sample inlet grid 11, connecting to a movable gripper rotating base 13. The moving range covers the horizontal installation position of the sample inlet grid 11. The movable gripper rotating base 13 has a built-in linear motor, and its upper part can rotate clockwise and counterclockwise on the horizontal plane. A movable gripper joint 14 is installed at the top; the movable gripper joint 14 can rotate in the vertical plane, and its range of motion covers each sample injection area grid 11. A movable gripper telescopic rod 15 is installed on one side; the movable gripper telescopic rod 15 is a metal hydraulic rod structure that can perform its own telescopic movement. A movable gripper 16 is installed at the top, and under the combined action of the movable gripper track 12, the movable gripper rotating base 13, and the movable gripper joint 14, the movable gripper 16 can be transferred to all sample injection area grids 11 in each layer; the movable gripper 16 is a clamp-type hydraulic mechanical gripper.

[0053] The cigarette bundle stacking and turning area 2 includes a conveyor belt 21, which is a wheeled leather conveyor belt structure. A drive wheel is installed on one side, and the drive wheel is connected to a stepper motor. An infrared sensor 22 with an inverted "L" shape is installed on one side of the conveyor belt 21. An infrared transmitter and receiver are installed on the top and bottom surfaces, and the scanning range is the top surface of the conveyor belt 21. A multi-joint robotic arm 23 is installed at the end of the conveyor belt 21 in the transmission direction. A rotating device is installed at the bottom. It is divided into 3 mechanical joints and a hydraulic mechanical gripper is installed at the end. The range of motion covers the end of the conveyor belt 21 in the transmission direction to the fermentation rack placement platform 24. The fermentation rack placement platform 24 has a square truncated pyramid structure.

[0054] The moving area 3 of the smokestack includes a forklift moving track 31, which is a square with three sides, each side being 4503m long, and has smooth connections at the corners. The track has a built-in transmission chain that connects to the forklift rotating base 32. The forklift rotating base 32 has a built-in motor, and its part above the track can rotate clockwise and counterclockwise on the horizontal plane. The forklift body 33 is mounted on the top. The forklift body 33 has a built-in hydraulic device that connects to the telescopic forklift arm 34, which can move it in the vertical direction, with an activity range covering 503m-1503m above the ground. The main structure of the telescopic forklift arm 34 consists of two parallel hydraulic rods, with a length extension range of up to 2003m, covering the entire area surrounded by the forklift moving track 31.

[0055] The tobacco stack fermentation area 4 includes a fermentation rack base 41, which has a square frustum structure with a top view size of 4003m * 4003m. A fermentation rack moving track 42 and a gas detector 43 are installed on the top. The fermentation rack moving track 42 is 3003m long and consists of eight sections, four horizontally and four vertically. The outer four tracks have a square structure, and the inner four tracks have a grid structure, evenly arranged. Fixed nodes are installed at the connecting and intersecting points of the tracks. The gas detector 43 is a telescopic structure that can be lowered below the top surface of the fermentation rack base 41, and consists of twenty-four sections. The fermentation racks are evenly distributed on both sides of the four "well"-shaped moving tracks 42 on the inner side. Fixed nodes on the moving tracks 42 can be attached to the fermentation rack base 44 and connected to the circuit. A fermentation support frame 45 is installed on the fermentation rack base 44 and connected to the water and air channel connecting plate 47 via a fermentation rack water and air pipe 46. The fermentation support frame 45 is a metal pipe installed at the bottom and four sides of the fermentation rack base 44, forming a cage-like structure. A cigarette holder can be attached to the pipe, and a fermentation rack moving bracket 48 is installed on top. The fermentation rack water and air pipe 46 is a hollow metal pipe. A wall-mounted access path connects the water and air channels to the wiring, and a parameter control module 49 is installed thereon. A protective cover is installed on the top of the water and air channel connecting plate 47, and water and air pipes are installed under the cover. Threads and sealing rubber rings are installed on the pipes. The fermentation rack moving support 48 is an arched metal rod, its shape closely fitting the telescopic forklift arm 34. Two copies are installed parallel to each other on both sides of the top of the fermentation support frame 45. Two copies of the parameter control module 49 are installed on the fermentation rack water and air pipes 46 at heights of 503m and 1003m above the ground, respectively, and gas exchange pipes are installed thereon. 410. Temperature and humidity sensor 411 and tobacco leaf color sensor 412 are all connected to the wiring; gas exchange pipe 410 is a hollow metal pipe structure, four copies are evenly installed on the side of parameter control module 49; temperature and humidity sensor 411 is a sensing module connected by a metal pipe, the sensing module integrates temperature and humidity sensing devices, four copies are evenly installed on the side of parameter control module 49; tobacco leaf color sensor 412 is a metal telescopic rod structure, with L12 color sensor installed on the top, and two copies are installed on the top and bottom surfaces of parameter control module 49 respectively.

[0056] The water and air pipeline area 5 includes a water and air pipeline support structure, which is shaped like a shed formed by connecting metal support rods. A main pipeline frame 52 is installed on the top surface. The main pipeline frame 52 contains water pipes and air pipes, connecting the required water pumps and ventilation devices. It is similar in shape to the fermentation rack moving track 42, is 3003m long, and is divided into eight parts. Lifting connection devices 53 are installed at the adjacent and intersecting points of the pipes. The lifting connection device 53 is equipped with a moving device, which can drive the water and air pipelines 54 to move vertically. The water and air pipelines 54 are divided into water pipes and ventilation pipes, and the ends are threaded to seal with the water and air channel connecting plate 47.

[0057] Console 6 consists of a touchscreen monitor and a computer. The touchscreen monitor is an IP68-rated rugged LCD display and touchpad with calibration functionality, used as an input device. The computer has a USB-2 interface for connecting external input devices such as keyboards and mice, or storage devices such as USB flash drives. It should be noted that due to variations in computer hardware configurations, theoretical performance limits and actual performance output differ. In image recognition, different sampling methods and iteration steps result in different feature map resolutions and quantities, as well as different layers, which may lead to differences in the process and results. The main hardware configuration of the computer in this embodiment is as follows:

[0058] The innovation of this device lies in the innovative positional relationship between the various structures. The specific structure and electrical connection method of each structure are well known to those skilled in the art and are not the innovation of this invention, so they will not be described in detail here.

[0059] The working principle of this device is as follows:

[0060] 1. Sample feeding operation of cigar tobacco leaf screening and fermentation device

[0061] After drying, the cigar tobacco leaves are initially selected, choosing leaves of the same variety from the middle or upper parts of the leaves. Leaves with large areas of damage, mold, disease spots, or infectious pathogens are removed. The remaining leaves are bundled into bundles of 25-30 leaves each. After bundling, each bundle is labeled according to the experimental fermentation requirements, and the bundle number is recorded. All bundles are weighed and counted, and every 200 bundles of tobacco leaves are set up as a fermentation stack, with the number of stacks determined based on the total number of bundles. The bundles are placed in sample feeding area 1, with 100 bundles of tobacco leaves placed in each slot 11 of the sample feeding area. Different fermentation racks are set up on control panel 6 for each slot 11 of the sample feeding area. The main pipe rack 52 is connected to the water and air pipes, and the water pump and ventilation pipes are turned on.

[0062] 2. Setting environmental parameters during the fermentation period of cigar tobacco leaves

[0063] Set the fermentation period to 60 days on console 6 and set the following control conditions: 1. Set the temperature and humidity at the center of the tobacco stack as a curve with the fermentation period. Set the temperature and humidity to 30℃ and 60% for days 0-15 after fermentation, 40℃ and 70% for days 15-45, and 30℃ and 60% for days 45-60; 2. Set the turning of the tobacco stack to fixed time. Set the turning to days 8, 15, 23, 30, 38, 45, and 53 after fermentation. Set the tobacco stacks to be evenly rotated each time they are turned, and each tobacco stack is dismantled and re-stacked; 3. Set the gas exchange value of the tobacco stacks to be changed according to the concentration of oxygen and unpleasant odor gases. Set the oxygen concentration range to 5%-20%, and set the air exchange to dilute the sulfur dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and other gases when the concentration is greater than 1%; 4. Do not introduce specific fermentation strains.

[0064] 3. Stacking of cigar tobacco leaves before fermentation

[0065] The control console 6 is activated. The movable gripper 16, in coordination with the movable gripper extension rod 15, the movable gripper joint 14, and the movable gripper rotating base 13, reciprocates along the movable gripper track 12, transporting cigarette butts from every two sample loading area slots 11 to the conveyor belt 21 in sequence. The infrared sensor 22 records the movement trajectory and number of cigarette butts at the top of the conveyor belt 21. When a cigarette butt enters the range of motion of the multi-joint robotic arm 23, the multi-joint robotic arm 23 moves the cigarette butt to the fermentation rack placement platform 24. A fermentation rack is pre-placed on the fermentation rack placement platform 24, and the multi-joint robotic arm 23 secures the cigarette butt to the fermentation support frame 45. The control console 6 determines the stacking status of the tobacco piles based on the tobacco bundle count on the infrared sensor 22. Once the tobacco piles are stacked, the telescopic forklift arm 34 inserts into the fermentation rack moving support 48, lifts the tobacco pile along the forklift body 33, and moves it along the forklift moving track 31 to the node corresponding to the tobacco pile on the fermentation rack moving track 42. The tobacco pile is then placed on the node, and the fermentation rack chassis 44 is magnetically connected to the node. The control console 6 receives the wiring connection information and continues stacking the next tobacco pile. After all tobacco piles are stacked, the control console 6 controls the corresponding lifting connection device 53 to descend, rotating and connecting the water and gas pipe 54 to the water and gas channel connection plate 47.

[0066] 4. Environmental parameter control during the cigar stack fermentation period

[0067] Control console 6 adjusts the water-air pipeline, parameter control module 49, and gas exchange pipeline 410, introducing 30°C air for temperature control, and shuts it off once the set temperature is reached. Gas detector 43, temperature and humidity sensor 411, and tobacco leaf color sensor 412 are activated, and gas detector 43 and tobacco leaf color sensor 412 rise along the track. Based on changes in temperature, humidity, and gas composition during tobacco stack fermentation, control console 6 selectively activates the water-air flow function. On the 15th and 45th days of fermentation, the tobacco fermentation environmental parameters are changed according to preset parameters.

[0068] 5. Turning over and repacking cigar stacks

[0069] After the predetermined number of days for turning the stack is reached, the fermentation rack chassis 44 is disconnected from the node, and the water and air pipe 54 is rotated and disconnected from the water and air channel connecting plate 47. The control console 6 controls the telescopic forklift arm 34 to insert one of the fermentation rack moving supports 48, moving the tobacco stack to the fermentation rack placement platform 24. The multi-joint robotic arm 23 removes the tobacco bundles and transports them back to the tobacco leaf sampling area via the conveyor belt 21. The moving gripper 16 moves the tobacco bundles from the upper, middle, and lower parts of the original fermentation stack to different sampling area placement grids 11, and after adjusting the order of the parts, sends them back to the conveyor belt 21, thus changing the position of the tobacco leaves in each part of the stack. After this, the stack is re-stacked. After stacking is completed, the stack returns to the stack fermentation area 4 via the stack moving area 3 to continue the turning of the next stack. During this process, the stacking position of each stack is adjusted, with the stacks originally at the edge being moved to the center, and the original stack orientation is changed via the forklift rotating base 32. After all the tobacco stacks are placed, the fermentation rack base 44 is attached to the node, and the water and gas pipe 54 is rotated and connected to the water and gas channel connecting plate 47.

[0070] 6. Removal and data processing of cigar stacks after fermentation.

[0071] After fermentation is completed on day 60, the fermentation rack base 44 is disconnected from the node, the water-air pipe 54 is rotated and disconnected from the water-air channel connection plate 47, and the main pipe rack 52 is disconnected from the water-air pipe. The control console 6 controls the telescopic forklift arm 34 to insert one of the fermentation rack moving supports 48, moving the tobacco stack to the fermentation rack placement platform 24. The multi-joint robotic arm 23 removes the tobacco bundles and transports them back to the tobacco sample feeding area via the conveyor belt 21. The moving gripper 16 then transports each tobacco bundle back to its corresponding sample feeding area placement grid 11. The control console displays a map showing the positional changes of each tobacco stack during this fermentation period, daily temperature and humidity, gas composition, and tobacco leaf color changes in each stack, as well as records of tobacco leaf position adjustments during each stack turning. Researchers can use convolutional neural networks to extract features from the tobacco leaf color images from this fermentation process and train a deep learning model to improve the accuracy of judgments during subsequent fermentation.

[0072] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and not to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, and they should all be covered within the scope of the claims and specification of this utility model.

Claims

1. A device for controlling environmental parameters during the fermentation period of cigar tobacco leaves, characterized by: The system includes a workbench, on which a tobacco stack fermentation area (4) is provided. Above the tobacco stack fermentation area (4) is a water and gas pipeline area (5). Around the tobacco stack fermentation area (4) are a tobacco bundle sample feeding area (1), a tobacco bundle stacking and turning area (2), and a tobacco stack moving area (3). The tobacco stack fermentation area (4) includes a horizontally fixed fermentation rack base (41), on which a fermentation rack moving track (42) arranged in a grid pattern is fixedly connected. Several gas detectors (43) are arranged on the fermentation rack base (41) at the intersections of the fermentation rack moving track (42). A fermentation support frame (45) is supported at the intersection of the moving track (42) of the fermentation rack. The fermentation support frame (45) is fixedly provided with a water and air channel connecting plate (47) and the fermentation rack base (44) from top to bottom. A fermentation rack water and air pipe (46) is fixedly connected between the water and air channel connecting plate (47) and the fermentation rack base (44). A parameter control module (49) is fixedly connected from top to bottom on the fermentation rack water and air pipe.

2. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The water and gas pipeline area (5) includes a water and gas pipeline support frame (51) fixed on the workbench, and a main pipeline frame (52) arranged horizontally in a grid pattern is fixed to the top of the water and gas pipeline support frame.

3. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 2, wherein: The intersection of the main pipe rack is connected to the water-air channel connecting plate (47) through a connecting structure.

4. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 3, wherein: The connection structure includes a lifting connection device (53) fixed to the top of the intersection of the main pipe frame, and the telescopic end of the lifting connection device (53) is fixed to a water and gas pipe (54) connected to the water and gas channel connection plate.

5. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 4, wherein: The cigarette holder sample feeding area (1) includes several sample feeding area placement grids (11) fixed in parallel on the workbench. The workbench is provided with a movable gripper rail (12) along the extension direction of the several sample feeding area placement grids (11). A movable gripper (16) body is slidably provided on the movable gripper rail (12).

6. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 5, wherein: The main body of the movable gripper (16) includes a movable gripper rotating base (13) that moves and rotates along the movable gripper track (12). The movable gripper rotating base (13) is provided with a movable gripper joint (14). A movable gripper telescopic rod (15) is connected to the movable gripper joint (14). The telescopic end of the movable gripper telescopic rod (15) is connected to the movable gripper (16).

7. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 6, wherein: The tobacco stacking and turning area (2) includes a conveyor belt (21) that is rotatably installed on the workbench. An infrared sensor (22) is fixed on the workbench above the workbench. A multi-joint robotic arm (23) and a fermentation rack placement platform (24) are provided at the end of the conveyor belt on the workbench.

8. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 7, wherein: The moving area (3) of the smoke stack includes a forklift moving track (31) set at one corner of the workbench in a right angle. A forklift rotating base (32) is provided on the forklift moving track (31) and moves and rotates. A forklift body (33) is connected to the forklift rotating base (32). A telescopic forklift arm (34) is connected to the forklift body (33).

9. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The top of the fermentation support frame (45) is fixed with two fermentation frame moving supports (48) side by side.

10. The cigar leaf fermentation phase environmental parameter control apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The outer wall of the parameter control module (49) is surrounded by a temperature and humidity sensor (411) and a gas exchange pipeline (410), and the top of the parameter control module (49) is fixed with two tobacco color sensors (412) side by side.

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