Cigarette passage switching device, cigarette conveying system, and cigarette production system
By using an automatic switching device with a conversion disc and a block in the cigarette conveying unit, the safety hazards and material mis-entry problems at the inlet of the feeding channel are solved, and the automatic switching of the cigarette channel and the stability of production quality are achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JILIN TOBACCO IND CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-16
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, a baffle needs to be manually placed at the entrance of the feeding channel for cigarette materials, which poses a safety hazard and the baffle is prone to displacement, causing the material to enter the wrong channel and affecting production quality.
Design a cigarette conveyor channel switching device that uses a switching plate and a blocking block to rotate in the area where the material inlet channel outlet of the cigarette conveyor meets the inlet of two material delivery channels. The blocking block position is automatically switched by a drive component and a control component to ensure that the material enters the correct channel.
It enables automatic switching of the cigarette conveyor channel, improves safety, prevents materials from accidentally entering the wrong channel, ensures production quality, and eliminates the need for staff to climb to heights to operate.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cigarette production equipment, specifically, a cigarette channel switching device, a cigarette conveying system and a cigarette production system. BACKGROUND
[0002] The conveying device for conveying cigarette materials is equipped with two or more feeding channels, which lead to different models of cigarette production equipment for producing different brands of cigarettes. During the cigarette production process, the feeding channel that is not in production needs to have a baffle placed at its inlet to prevent the cigarette materials from entering the wrong feeding channel. In the prior art, the baffle at the inlet of the feeding channel is manually placed by the staff. However, the height of the confluence at the inlet of the general multi-feeding channel is high, and the staff needs to use a ladder to manually place the baffle, which poses a safety hazard. Moreover, after the staff manually places the baffle, there is no fixing measure for the baffle, which may cause the baffle to shift from the inlet of the non-production feeding channel, and the cigarette materials may enter the wrong feeding channel, affecting the quality of the cigarette production. SUMMARY
[0003] To solve at least one of the above problems, the utility model provides a cigarette channel switching device, a cigarette conveying system and a cigarette production system.
[0004] In the first aspect, the application provides a cigarette channel switching device, which comprises a conversion disc, a baffle, a driving member, a fixing frame and a control member. The size of the conversion disc matches the size of the side surface of the confluence area of the outlet of the incoming material channel of the cigarette conveying device and the inlets of the two feeding channels, so that the edge of the conversion disc passes through the inlets of the two feeding channels during the rotation of the conversion disc on the side surface of the confluence area of the outlet of the incoming material channel and the inlets of the two feeding channels. The extension direction of the baffle is perpendicular to the conversion disc, and the end surface of the baffle perpendicular to its extension direction is fixedly connected with the edge of the side surface of the conversion disc. The size of the first side surface of the baffle matches the size of the inlets of the two feeding channels, so that when the baffle is located at the inlet of one of the feeding channels during operation, the materials are conveyed from the incoming material channel to the other feeding channel. The fixing frame is located on the side of the conversion disc away from the baffle and is arranged opposite to the conversion disc. The driving member is fixedly connected with the fixing frame, and the driving part of the driving member is fixedly connected with the rotation center of the conversion disc for driving the conversion disc to rotate. The control member is electrically connected with the driving member for controlling the operation of the driving member.
[0005] Preferably, the block is formed by a first side, a second side, and two end faces. The first side is an arc surface, the second side is a plane, the cross-section of the block perpendicular to its extension direction is arc-shaped, the dimension of the second side perpendicular to its extension direction is greater than or equal to the dimension at the inlet of the feeding channel perpendicular to the extension direction of the second side, and the center of the cross-section of the block and the rotation center of the conversion disc are on the same straight line.
[0006] Preferably, the conversion disc is a circular disc with its center as the rotation center, and the diameter of the conversion disc is equal to the distance between the center and the two sides of the inlet of the two feeding channels; the center of the block's cross-section is on the same straight line as the center of the conversion disc, and the diameter of the first side of the block is equal to the diameter of the conversion disc.
[0007] Preferably, the control component includes a controller, which is electrically connected to the drive component and is used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the drive part of the drive component.
[0008] Preferably, the control component further includes two control buttons, both of which are electrically connected to the controller and are used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the drive unit of the drive component through the controller, respectively.
[0009] Preferably, the driving component is a rotary cylinder, the outer shell of which is fixedly connected to the fixed frame, the free end of the driving rod of the rotary cylinder is fixedly connected to the rotation center of the conversion disk, and the rotary cylinder is electrically connected to the controller for rotating in the forward and reverse directions according to the control signal of the controller.
[0010] Secondly, this application provides a cigarette conveying system, including a cigarette conveying device and a cigarette channel switching device as described above; the cigarette conveying device includes an incoming material channel and two feeding channels, the conveying direction of the incoming material channel and the conveying direction of the two feeding channels are in a common plane; a switching disc is rotatably connected to the side of the area where the outlet of the incoming material channel and the inlet of the two feeding channels meet, the switching disc is parallel to the common plane where the conveying direction of the incoming material channel and the conveying direction of the two feeding channels meet, the rotation center of the switching disc is equidistant from the inlet of the two feeding channels, and its edge passes through the inlet of the two feeding channels during the rotation of the switching disc; a blocking block is located in the area where the outlet of the incoming material channel and the inlet of the two feeding channels meet; a fixing frame is fixedly connected to the cigarette conveying device opposite to the switching disc.
[0011] Thirdly, this application provides a cigarette production system, including the aforementioned cigarette conveying system and two cigarette production devices, with the two cigarette production devices respectively located at the outlets of two feeding channels.
[0012] Preferably, the control component includes a controller, which is communicatively connected to both cigarette production devices. The controller is used to receive power-on and power-off signals from the two cigarette production devices and to control the operation of the drive component based on the received power-on and power-off signals from the two cigarette production devices.
[0013] Preferably, it also includes an alarm device, which is communicatively connected to the controller and is used to control the operation of the alarm device according to the power-on signals received from the two cigarette production devices.
[0014] The present invention provides a cigarette channel switching device, a cigarette conveying system, and a cigarette production system, which have the following beneficial effects:
[0015] This application introduces a conversion disc at the intersection of the inlet channel outlet and the inlet of two feeding channels in a cigarette conveying device. A blocking block is installed on the conversion disc. Based on production needs, a drive and control unit rotates the conversion disc, positioning the blocking block at the inlet of one feeding channel. When production needs change and a cigarette channel switch is required, the drive and control unit rotate the conversion disc again, positioning the blocking block at the inlet of the other feeding channel. This eliminates the need for manual placement of the blocking block using ladders during channel switching, improving safety. Furthermore, when the blocking block is positioned at the corresponding feeding channel inlet, the drive unit remains stationary, preventing the conversion disc from moving and keeping the blocking block relatively fixed. This solves the problem of blocking block displacement during production and prevents incorrect transmission of cigarette material to the wrong feeding channel. In a preferred embodiment, the control unit includes a controller connected to both the drive unit and the two cigarette production devices. The controller operates the drive unit based on production signals from the two cigarette production devices, achieving automatic switching of the cigarette channels. Attached Figure Description
[0016] To better understand the above and other objects, features, advantages, and functions of this utility model, reference can be made to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same parts. Those skilled in the art should understand that the drawings are intended to schematically illustrate preferred embodiments of this utility model and do not limit the scope of this utility model in any way; the parts in the drawings are not drawn to scale.
[0017] Fig. 1 A schematic diagram of a cigarette channel switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;
[0018] Fig. 2 A front view of a cigarette conveying system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown;
[0019] Fig. 3 A block diagram of a cigarette production system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
[0020] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:
[0021] 1. Converter plate; 2. Block; 3. Rotary cylinder; 4. Fixing frame; 5. Controller; 6. Control button; 71. Material inlet channel; 72. Material feeding channel; 8. Cigarette production equipment; 9. Alarm device. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The exemplary embodiments of this disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, including various details of the embodiments to aid understanding, and should be considered merely exemplary. Therefore, those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications can be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure. Similarly, for clarity and brevity, descriptions of well-known functions and structures are omitted in the following description.
[0023] The term "comprising" and its variations as used herein signify open inclusion, i.e., "including but not limited to". Unless otherwise stated, the term "or" means "and / or". The term "based on" means "at least partially based on". The terms "one example embodiment" and "one embodiment" mean "at least one example embodiment". The term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment". The terms "first", "second", etc., may refer to different or the same objects. Other explicit and implicit definitions may also be included below.
[0024] To at least partially address one or more of the aforementioned problems and other potential issues, embodiments of this disclosure provide a cigarette channel switching device, such as... Figs. 1 to 3 As shown, it includes a conversion disc 1, a blocking block 2, a driving component, a fixing frame 4, and a control component.
[0025] The size of the conversion plate 1 matches the size of the side of the area where the outlet of the feeding channel 71 of the cigarette conveying device meets the inlet of the two feeding channels 72, so that when the conversion plate 1 rotates on the side of the area where the outlet of the feeding channel 71 of the cigarette conveying device meets the inlet of the two feeding channels 72, the edge of the conversion plate 1 passes the inlet of the two feeding channels 72.
[0026] The block 2 is located on one side of the conversion disk 1. The extension direction of the block 2 is perpendicular to the conversion disk 1. The end face of the block 2 perpendicular to its extension direction is fixedly connected to the edge of the side of the conversion disk 1, so that the conversion disk 1 drives the block 2 through the inlet of the two feeding channels 72. In a specific embodiment, such as... Fig. 1As shown, the conversion disk 1 is parallel to the YZ plane, and the extension direction of the block 2 is the X direction. The dimensions of the first side of the block 2 match the dimensions of the inlets of the two feeding channels 72, so that when the block 2 is located at the inlet of one feeding channel 72 during operation, the material is transported from the incoming material channel 71 to the other feeding channel 72. In a preferred embodiment, the block 2 is formed by a first side, a second side, and two end faces. The first side is an arc surface, and the second side is a plane. The cross-section of the block 2 perpendicular to its extension direction is arc-shaped. The dimension of the second side perpendicular to its extension direction is greater than or equal to the dimension at the inlet of the feeding channel 72 perpendicular to the extension direction of the second side. The center of the cross-section of the block 2 is on the same straight line as the rotation center of the conversion disk 1, that is, a straight line extending along the x direction and passing through the rotation center. The design of the first side as an arc surface in this application helps to adapt to feeding channels 72 with different inlet sizes.
[0027] In a preferred embodiment, such as Fig. 2 As shown, the conversion disk 1 is a disc, and the center of the conversion disk 1 is the rotation center. The diameter of the conversion disk 1 is equal to the distance between the center and the two sides of the inlet of the two feeding channels 72. The center of the cross-section of the block block 2 is on the same straight line as the center of the conversion disk 1, and the diameter of the first side of the block block 2 is equal to the diameter of the conversion disk 1.
[0028] The fixing frame 4 is located on the side of the converter disk 1 away from the block 2 and is arranged opposite to the converter disk 1. The driving component is fixedly connected to the fixing frame 4, and the driving part of the driving component is fixedly connected to the rotation center of the converter disk 1 for driving the converter disk 1 to rotate. The driving component can be a motor or a rotary cylinder 3. In a specific embodiment, the driving component is a rotary cylinder 3. The outer shell of the rotary cylinder 3 is fixedly connected to the fixing frame 4, and the free end of the driving rod of the rotary cylinder 3 is fixedly connected to the rotation center of the converter disk 1 for driving the converter disk 1 to rotate forward and backward. Specifically, the free end of the driving rod of the rotary cylinder 3 is fixedly connected to the rotation center of the converter disk 1 by screws.
[0029] The control component is electrically connected to the drive component and is used to control the operation of the drive component. In a preferred embodiment, the control component includes a controller 5, which is electrically connected to the drive component and is used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the drive part of the drive component. Specifically, when the drive component is a rotary cylinder 3, the rotary cylinder 3 is electrically connected to the controller 5 and is used to rotate forward and reverse according to the control signal from the controller 5. In another preferred embodiment, the control component also includes two control buttons 6, both of which are electrically connected to the controller 5 and are used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the drive part of the drive component through the controller 5, respectively. This allows the operator to manually control the forward and reverse rotation of the drive component according to production needs using the two control buttons 6.
[0030] This application also provides a cigarette conveying system, such as Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 As shown, the device includes a cigarette conveying device and any of the cigarette channel switching devices described above. The cigarette conveying device includes an incoming material channel 71 and two feeding channels 72. The conveying direction of the incoming material channel 71 and the conveying directions of the two feeding channels 72 are in a common plane. In one specific embodiment, the conveying direction of the incoming material channel 71 is the Y direction, one feeding channel 72 has the Y direction, and the other feeding channel 72 has the Z direction. Therefore, the common plane of the conveying direction of the incoming material channel 71 and the two feeding channels 72 is parallel to the YZ plane. In other embodiments, the direction of the feeding channels 72 can be... Other directions in the common plane; the conversion disk 1 is rotatably connected to the side of the area where the outlet of the feeding channel 71 of the cigarette conveying device meets the inlet of the two feeding channels 72. The conversion disk 1 is parallel to the common plane of the feeding direction of the feeding channel 71 and the feeding direction of the two feeding channels 72. The rotation center o of the conversion disk 1 is equidistant from the inlet of the two feeding channels 72. During the rotation of the conversion disk 1, its edge passes through the inlet of the two feeding channels 72. The block 2 is located in the area where the outlet of the feeding channel 71 meets the inlet of the two feeding channels 72. The fixing frame 4 is fixedly connected to the cigarette conveying device opposite to the conversion disk 1. In a specific embodiment, such as Fig. 1 As shown, the conversion plate 1 is installed on the inner side of the area where the outlet of the feeding channel 71 of the cigarette conveying device meets the inlet of the two feeding channels 72. The fixing bracket 4 is installed on the outer side of the area where the conversion plate 1 meets the inlet of the feeding channel 71 of the cigarette conveying device. The driving part of the driving component passes through the conversion plate 1 and is installed on the side of the area where the outlet of the feeding channel 71 of the cigarette conveying device meets the inlet of the two feeding channels 72 and is connected to the rotation center of the conversion plate 1.
[0031] This application also provides a cigarette production system, such as Fig. 3 As shown, the system includes the aforementioned cigarette conveying system and two cigarette production devices 8, which are respectively located at the outlets of two feeding channels 72. In a preferred embodiment, the control unit includes a controller 5, which is communicatively connected to both cigarette production devices 8. The controller 5 receives power-on and power-off signals from the two cigarette production devices 8 and controls the operation of the drive unit according to the received power-on and power-off signals, thereby realizing automatic switching of the cigarette channels.
[0032] In one specific embodiment, according to the production design, the inlet of the infrequently used feeding channel 72 is designed as the default position of the block 2. When the frequently used cigarette production equipment 8 corresponding to the frequently used feeding channel 72 is started or stopped, the controller 5 receives the power-on or power-off signal of the frequently used cigarette production equipment 8 and controls the drive to remain inactive. When the infrequently used cigarette production equipment 8 corresponding to the infrequently used feeding channel 72 is started, the controller 5 receives the power-on signal of the infrequently used cigarette production equipment 8 and controls the drive to rotate, so that the block 2 moves from the default position to the inlet of the frequently used feeding channel 72. When the infrequently used cigarette production equipment 8 is stopped, the controller 5 receives the power-off signal of the infrequently used cigarette production equipment 8 and controls the drive to rotate, so that the block 2 moves back from the inlet of the frequently used feeding channel 72 to the default position.
[0033] More preferably, the cigarette production system of this application further includes an alarm device 9, which is communicatively connected to the controller 5 and is used to control the operation of the alarm device 9 based on the power-on signals received from the two cigarette production devices 8. Specifically, when both the frequently used cigarette production device 8 and the infrequently used cigarette production device 8 are started, the controller 5 receives the power-on signals from both the frequently used and infrequently used cigarette production devices 8 and controls the alarm device 9 to sound an alarm; when either the frequently used or infrequently used cigarette production device 8 is started, the controller 5 receives the power-on signal from either the frequently used or infrequently used cigarette production device 8 and controls the alarm device 9 to remain inactive.
[0034] The various embodiments of this disclosure have been described above. These descriptions are exemplary and not exhaustive, nor are they limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen to best explain the principles, practical application, or technical improvements to the embodiments in the market, or to enable others skilled in the art to understand this document.
Claims
1. A cigarette channel switching device, characterized in that: Includes conversion disc (1), block (2), drive unit, fixing frame (4), and control unit; The size of the conversion plate (1) matches the size of the side of the area where the outlet of the feeding channel (71) of the cigarette conveying device meets the inlet of the two feeding channels (72), so that when the conversion plate (1) rotates on the side of the area where the outlet of the feeding channel (71) of the cigarette conveying device meets the inlet of the two feeding channels (72), the edge of the conversion plate (1) passes through the inlet of the two feeding channels (72). The extension direction of the block (2) is perpendicular to the conversion disk (1). The end face of the block (2) perpendicular to its extension direction is fixedly connected to the edge of the side of the conversion disk (1). The size of the first side of the block (2) matches the size of the inlet of the two feeding channels (72), so that when the block (2) is located at the inlet of one of the feeding channels (72) during operation, the material is transported from the incoming material channel (71) to the other feeding channel (72). The fixing bracket (4) is located on the side of the conversion plate (1) away from the block (2) and is arranged opposite to the conversion plate (1); The driving component is fixedly connected to the fixed frame (4), and the driving part of the driving component is fixedly connected to the rotation center of the conversion disk (1) for driving the conversion disk (1) to rotate. The control unit is electrically connected to the drive unit and is used to control the operation of the drive unit.
2. The cigarette channel switching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The block (2) is formed by a first side, a second side and two end faces. The first side is an arc surface and the second side is a plane. The cross-section of the block (2) perpendicular to its extension direction is arc-shaped. The dimension of the second side perpendicular to its extension direction is greater than or equal to the dimension of the feed channel (72) at the inlet perpendicular to the extension direction of the second side. The center of the cross-section of the block (2) and the rotation center of the conversion disk (1) are on the same straight line.
3. The cigarette channel switching device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conversion disk (1) is a disc, and the center of the conversion disk (1) is the rotation center. The diameter of the conversion disk (1) is equal to the distance between the center and the two sides of the inlet of the two feeding channels (72); the center of the cross-section of the block (2) is on the same straight line as the center of the conversion disk (1), and the diameter of the first side of the block (2) is equal to the diameter of the conversion disk (1).
4. The cigarette channel switching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control component includes a controller (5), which is electrically connected to the drive component and is used to control the forward and reverse rotation of the drive part of the drive component.
5. A cigarette channel switching device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The control unit also includes two control buttons (6), both of which are electrically connected to the controller (5) and are used to control the drive unit of the drive unit to rotate forward and backward respectively through the controller (5).
6. A cigarette channel switching device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: The driving component is a rotary cylinder (3). The outer shell of the rotary cylinder (3) is fixedly connected to the fixed frame (4). The free end of the driving rod of the rotary cylinder (3) is fixedly connected to the rotation center of the conversion disk (1). The rotary cylinder (3) is electrically connected to the controller (5) and is used to rotate forward and backward according to the control signal of the controller (5).
7. A cigarette conveying system, characterized in that: The device includes a cigarette conveying device and a cigarette channel switching device as described in any one of claims 1 to 6; the cigarette conveying device includes an incoming material channel (71) and two feeding channels (72), the conveying direction of the incoming material channel (71) and the conveying direction of the two feeding channels (72) are in a common plane; a switching plate (1) is rotatably connected to the side of the area where the outlet of the incoming material channel (71) and the inlet of the two feeding channels (72) of the cigarette conveying device meet, the switching plate (1) is parallel to the common plane where the conveying direction of the incoming material channel (71) and the conveying direction of the two feeding channels (72) meet, the rotation center of the switching plate (1) is equidistant from the inlet of the two feeding channels (72), and the edge of the switching plate (1) passes through the inlet of the two feeding channels (72) during the rotation process; a block (2) is located in the area where the outlet of the incoming material channel (71) and the inlet of the two feeding channels (72) meet; a fixing frame (4) is fixedly connected to the cigarette conveying device opposite to the switching plate (1).
8. A cigarette production system, characterized in that: It includes a cigarette conveying system as described in claim 7 and two cigarette production devices (8), the two cigarette production devices (8) being respectively located at the outlets of two feeding channels (72).
9. A cigarette production system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The control unit includes a controller (5), which is communicatively connected to both cigarette production equipment (8) and is used to receive power-on and power-off signals from the two cigarette production equipment (8) and control the operation of the drive unit according to the power-on and power-off signals received from the two cigarette production equipment (8).
10. A cigarette production system according to claim 9, characterized in that: It also includes an alarm device (9), which is connected in communication with the controller (5) and is used to control the operation of the alarm device (9) according to the power-on signals received from the two cigarette production equipment (8).