Full-automatic incense making machine with automatic incense output
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGMEN WILD GRASS BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-10
AI Technical Summary
Existing incense-making machines suffer from problems such as disorganized incense sticks during the incense stick receiving process, high labor costs for manual sorting, low production efficiency, and easy breakage of incense sticks, making it difficult to meet the requirements of manufacturers.
A conveyor belt or conveyor track is used in conjunction with an incense stick guiding device and a detection sensor. The detection sensor detects that the incense stick has fallen into the long groove of the incense stick discharge screen plate. The drive structure moves the incense stick discharge screen plate to achieve orderly arrangement and output of the incense sticks. Combined with limit baffles and buffer cylinders, the incense sticks are ensured to fall accurately and be aligned.
It enables automated and orderly layout and output of incense sticks, reduces manual intervention, improves production efficiency and reduces labor costs, avoids collisions and damage between incense sticks, and ensures product quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of incense stick manufacturing equipment, and in particular to a fully automatic incense making machine that automatically receives and outputs incense. Background Technology
[0002] The incense-making industry has a long history. With the development of science and technology, and continuous technological updates, automated equipment has emerged. Existing automated incense-making machines (also called incense-beating machines), such as the fully automatic incense-making machine without gasification disclosed in Chinese patent CN201120072496, include an automatic bamboo stick feeding component, an automatic incense-beating component, and a finished product receiving component. The automatic bamboo stick feeding component places bamboo sticks into a V-shaped feeding slot, and a cam-linkage mechanism feeds the bamboo sticks into the automatic incense-beating component. After passing through a guiding device and a forming module, the bamboo sticks enter a receiving rack with a V-shaped receiving slot. Finally, they are manually removed from the V-shaped receiving slot and sent to a drying mechanism for drying. This fully automatic incense-making machine without gasification has advantages such as being gas-free, energy-saving and environmentally friendly, highly efficient, producing stable incense, having low maintenance costs, and a high degree of automation. However, some drawbacks exist. The incense stick receiving rack structure is simply a fixed support and a V-shaped receiving groove. The incense sticks ejected from the incense-beating component fall haphazardly into the V-shaped receiving groove and accumulate. Workers need to continuously shake the groove to achieve a neat appearance and quickly clear the incense sticks to make room. This consumes manpower and cannot achieve higher production efficiency and yield. Moreover, manual material removal requires stopping the machine to avoid injury from ejected incense sticks. Additionally, ejected incense sticks are prone to colliding in the V-shaped receiving groove, resulting in broken or rotten incense. Therefore, existing fully automatic incense-making machines cannot meet the requirements of most manufacturers. Although Chinese patent number 201720474831.1 discloses a fully automatic incense-receiving machine for fully automatic incense-making machines, which, through the cooperation of a receiving tray and detection sensors, lays incense sticks layer by layer in the receiving tray before outputting them, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing production costs. However, its shortcomings include the lack of guidance when the incense sticks ejected from the automatic incense-making machine fall haphazardly into the receiving tray. Furthermore, as the incense sticks are layered on top of each other in the tray, they collide, resulting in broken or rotten incense. Additionally, the multiple layers of stacked incense sticks require manual rearrangement and distribution before proceeding to the next embossing or drying process. Therefore, existing incense-making machines are insufficient to meet the requirements of manufacturers. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to address the aforementioned problems and deficiencies by providing a fully automatic incense-making machine that can directly and automatically receive, arrange, and output incense sticks made from the incense-making and wrapping device. This machine is extremely convenient to operate, has low labor costs, prevents collisions between incense sticks that could result in rotten or broken incense, and has high work efficiency.
[0004] The technical solution of this utility model is implemented as follows:
[0005] The fully automatic incense making machine of this utility model includes an automatic bamboo stick conveying device, a material preparation and incense wrapping forming device, an incense stick finished product receiving device, and an industrial control box. Its features are as follows: the incense stick finished product receiving device includes an incense stick guide device located behind the incense outlet of the material preparation and incense wrapping forming device, a conveyor belt or conveyor track, an incense stick discharge sieve plate sequentially arranged on the conveyor device, a detection sensor, and a drive structure that cooperates with the detection sensor and the conveyor device to move the incense stick discharge sieve plate. The incense stick discharge sieve plate has several parallel long slots for placing incense sticks. The incense stick guide device guides the incense sticks output from the incense outlet of the material preparation and incense wrapping forming device so that they fall into the corresponding long slots on the incense stick discharge sieve plate. After the detection sensor detects that an incense stick has fallen into the corresponding long slot or detects that an incense stick has been output from the incense outlet of the material preparation and incense wrapping forming device, the drive structure moves the incense stick discharge sieve plate a certain distance, causing the next long slot on the incense stick discharge sieve plate to shift to the position of the previous long slot.
[0006] The incense stick guide device can be a directional cylindrical structure. More specifically, the incense stick guide device is a funnel-shaped incense-guiding cylinder that is wider at the front and narrower at the back.
[0007] The incense-making and incense-wrapping device includes a frame, an incense-wrapping component mounted on the frame for wrapping spices with bamboo sticks to form incense sticks, and an incense-beating component that sequentially ejects the incense sticks from the outlet. The detection sensor is mounted on the frame next to the outlet; or it is mounted on the outside of a long groove in the incense stick discharge sieve plate, corresponding to the outlet end of the incense stick guide device. The conveying device includes a receiving conveyor frame, a conveyor belt or conveyor track mounted on the receiving conveyor frame, and the detection sensor is mounted on the receiving conveyor frame or on the frame, located at the outer end of the long groove in the incense stick discharge sieve plate.
[0008] The specific structure of the drive structure can be set as needed. For example, the drive structure can be a servo motor connected to the industrial control box circuit that can drive the conveyor belt. The detection sensor is connected to the input terminal of the industrial control box via a signal line, and the output terminal of the industrial control box is connected to the control terminal of the servo motor. Alternatively, the drive structure can mainly consist of a drive cylinder and a robotic arm connected to the industrial control box circuit. The output terminal of the industrial control box is connected to the control terminal of the drive cylinder. After receiving the signal detected by the detection sensor, the industrial control box drives the robotic arm through the drive cylinder to move the incense stick discharge screen plate to a position of one long groove.
[0009] To further ensure that the incense sticks fall accurately into the corresponding long slots on the incense stick discharge screen plate, thus achieving double protection (the first layer of protection is the incense stick guiding device), this utility model also employs a positioning plate with a semi-circular cross-section above the incense stick discharge screen plate. This positioning plate can prevent the incense sticks exiting the incense stick guiding device from bouncing excessively and failing to fall accurately into the corresponding long slots on the incense stick discharge screen plate, making the structure more reliable.
[0010] To ensure automatic alignment of the incense sticks falling onto the incense stick discharge screen, this invention also includes a limiting baffle for aligning the ends of the incense sticks. The limiting baffle is mounted on a receiving conveyor. Furthermore, a buffer cylinder is connected to the limiting baffle; this buffer cylinder is capable of adjusting air pressure. As the incense sticks are guided out of the outlet by the incense stick guide device, the buffer cylinder cushions the impact when the outer end of the incense stick reaches the limiting baffle, preventing a hard collision that could cause the incense stick to rebound and become difficult to align.
[0011] The advantages of this utility model compared with the prior art are:
[0012] This invention guides incense sticks produced by a fully automatic incense-making machine and ejected from the outlet directly into a long groove on an incense stick discharge sieve plate via an incense stick guide device. The sticks are then laid out sequentially and evenly for output, preventing stacking. The entire production line process is streamlined, making operation extremely convenient, reducing labor costs, and increasing work efficiency. Compared to existing incense receiving hoppers, it eliminates the need for manual shaking and alignment, as well as the labor required for transporting finished products in a short time, saving over 50% of labor and significantly improving production efficiency, thereby reducing production costs. Furthermore, the incense stick discharge sieve plate moves to a new position after each incense stick is placed, and only one layer is laid out, preventing collisions between incense sticks that could cause spoilage or breakage, thus ensuring product quality.
[0013] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of Embodiment 1 of the present utility model.
[0015] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified schematic diagram of the structure at point A in the middle.
[0016] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the incense stick discharge screen plate.
[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the conveying device in this utility model. Detailed Implementation
[0018] like Figures 1-4 As shown, the fully automatic incense-making machine (also called a fully automatic incense-making machine) of this utility model includes an automatic bamboo stick conveying device 1, a material preparation and incense-wrapping forming device 2, a finished incense stick collecting device 3, and an industrial control box 4. The finished incense stick receiving device 3 includes an incense stick guide device 31, a conveying device 32, an incense stick discharge screen plate 33 arranged sequentially on the conveying device, a detection sensor 34, and a driving structure that works with the detection sensor 34 to move the incense stick discharge screen plate 33. The incense stick discharge screen plate 33 is provided with several parallel and sequentially arranged long slots 331 for placing incense sticks 5. The incense stick guide device 31 is used to guide the incense sticks 5 output from the incense outlet of the incense-making device 2 to fall into the corresponding long slots 331 on the incense stick discharge screen plate 33. After the detection sensor 34 detects that an incense stick 5 has fallen into the corresponding long slot 331 or detects that an incense stick has been output from the incense outlet of the incense-making device 2, the driving structure moves the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 a certain distance, so that the next long slot 331 on the incense stick discharge screen plate is moved to the position of the previous long slot. The specific length of the movement is generally the distance between the center lines of the two long slots. This means that the next long slot on the incense stick discharge screen plate, originally located behind the incense stick guide device 31, is moved to its original position, preparing for the next incense stick reception (simply put, the second long slot moves to the position of the first long slot, the third long slot moves to the position of the second long slot, and so on). Since the next long slot at the original position is empty, the incense stick can fall into it. Then the next long slot moves to its original position. This process is repeated until all the long slots on the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 are filled with incense sticks, which are then output to the drying device or embossing device. The incense stick guide device 31 is preferably a large-front, small-rear incense-guiding bell-shaped cylinder.
[0019] The automatic bamboo skewer conveying device 1 and the incense-wrapping and forming device 2 in this utility model can adopt the technical structures of existing automatic incense-making machines (incense-making machines), such as the bamboo feeding system, incense-wrapping system, and incense-discharging system in patent number CN201220045889.1, or the bamboo skewer conveying device and incense powder extrusion device in patent number CN201210171093.5. Other existing technical structures are also possible. The automatic bamboo skewer conveying device 1 generally includes a V-shaped skewer placement groove and a cam linkage mechanism. The incense-wrapping and forming device 2 generally includes a frame 21, an incense-wrapping component mounted on the frame 21 for wrapping spices in bamboo skewers to form incense sticks, and an incense-discharging component that sequentially discharges the incense sticks 5 from the incense outlet. An incense outlet switch 22 is located at the incense outlet. Each time the incense outlet switch 22 is opened by the switch drive device, one incense stick is discharged from the incense outlet. The discharge speed of the incense sticks can be adjusted according to specific needs. The specific structures of the automatic bamboo skewer conveying device 1 and the incense-wrapping and forming device 2 are based on existing technology and will not be described in detail here. In use, several bamboo skewers are placed in the V-shaped skewer placement groove. The cam linkage mechanism accurately feeds the bamboo skewers one by one into the mold head of the incense-wrapping and forming device 2 to wrap the spices and form incense sticks. The incense sticks are then ejected from the incense outlet by the incense-beating component. The ejected incense sticks enter the finished incense stick collection device 3 and fall into the long groove 331 on the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 under the guidance of the incense stick guide device 31.
[0020] The installation position of the detection sensor 34 in this utility model can be determined according to different needs. For example, it can be installed on the frame 21 and located next to the incense outlet. After detecting that an incense stick is output (knocked out) from the incense outlet of the incense-making and incense-wrapping device 2, the driving structure moves the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 to the position of a long groove, so that the next long groove moves to the position of the previous long groove 331. Alternatively, it can be installed at the outer end of the long groove of the incense stick discharge screen plate 33, which corresponds to the outlet end of the incense stick guiding device 31. As the conveying device 32 includes a receiving conveyor frame 35 and a conveyor belt or conveyor track installed on the receiving conveyor frame, the detection sensor 34 is installed on the receiving conveyor frame 35 and located at the outer end of the long groove on the incense stick discharge screen plate 33. Furthermore, the drive structure can be of various types. For example, the drive structure can mainly consist of a drive cylinder and a robotic arm connected to the circuit of the industrial control box 4. The output end of the industrial control box 4 is connected to the control end of the drive cylinder. After receiving the signal sensed by the detection sensor, the industrial control box 4 drives the robotic arm through the drive cylinder to move the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 to a position of a long groove, preparing for the next incense collection. Preferably, the drive structure is a servo motor 36 connected to the circuit of the industrial control box 4 that can drive the conveyor belt 32 or the conveyor track. The detection sensor 34 is connected to the input end of the industrial control box 4 through a signal line, and the output end of the industrial control box 4 is connected to the control end of the servo motor 36. Because the incense sticks are ejected at a relatively high speed, typically dozens or even hundreds per minute, to prevent inertial slippage of the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 due to rapid stops and starts caused by the conveyor belt or track, which could lead to inaccurate positioning, this invention also employs positioning protrusions on the conveyor belt to prevent inertial slippage of the incense stick discharge screen plate 33. Alternatively, the receiving conveyor frame 35 is equipped with a support plate with a long conveying groove, and the conveying track is a chain that can run in the long conveying groove of the support plate. The chain is equipped with locking blocks or a push plate 6 with suction cups to prevent inertial slippage of the incense stick discharge screen plate 33. When the push plate 6 with suction cups is positioned between two incense stick discharge screen plates, a certain gap will appear between them, requiring adjustment of the servo motor's stroke program. For example, when the incense stick discharge screen plate has 20 long grooves, after the servo motor moves the incense stick discharge screen plate 20 times, the movement distance on the 21st time is slightly longer, so that the first long groove on the next incense stick discharge screen plate is exactly at the position of the last long groove on the previous incense stick discharge screen plate. Furthermore, the bottom of the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 is provided with a dividing support edge, and the positioning protrusion or locking block has a positioning groove on its surface that allows the dividing support edge to be positioned. The positioning groove is generally made into a V-shaped groove, which can cooperate and lock with the dividing support edge at the bottom of the incense stick discharge screen plate 33.
[0021] The long groove 331 on the incense stick discharge screen plate 33 is preferably an arc-shaped long groove. Furthermore, the arc-shaped long groove has several ventilation holes. To further ensure that the incense sticks can accurately fall into the corresponding long grooves on the incense stick discharge screen plate, so as to achieve double protection, a positioning plate 37 with a semi-circular arc cross-section is also provided above the incense stick discharge screen plate 33.
[0022] To ensure the received incense sticks are aligned for output, the receiving conveyor 35 is also equipped with a limiting baffle 38 and a buffer cylinder 39 for aligning the ends of the incense sticks 5 falling onto the incense stick discharge screen 33. The output end of the conveyor belt 31 or conveyor track of this invention can be directly connected to the conveyor belt of the drying device, or it can be connected to a fully automatic embossing machine. Furthermore, a secondary alignment buffer cylinder and a secondary alignment baffle 30 can be provided on one side of the output end of the conveyor belt or conveyor track. The secondary alignment baffle is preferably located on a different side of the conveyor belt from the limiting baffle 38. Even further, a large-stroke propulsion cylinder device is provided on one side of the output end of the conveyor belt or conveyor track. This large-stroke propulsion cylinder device is used to push the incense stick discharge screen 33, filled with incense sticks, one by one onto the fully automatic embossing machine for embossing operation. It should be noted that the conveyor device shown in the schematic diagram is not long, but it is actually quite long in actual fully automatic production lines.
[0023] Although this invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, such description is not intended to limit the invention. Other variations of the disclosed embodiments, based on the description of this invention, will be foreseeable to those skilled in the art, and such variations should fall within the scope defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A fully automatic incense-making machine with automatic incense-receiving and output, comprising an automatic bamboo stick conveying device (1), a material preparation and incense-wrapping forming device (2), a finished incense stick receiving device (3), and an industrial control box (4), characterized in that... The finished incense stick receiving device (3) includes an incense stick guide device (31) located behind the incense outlet of the incense-making and wrapping device (2), a conveying device (32), an incense stick discharge screen plate (33) arranged sequentially on the conveying device (32), a detection sensor (34), and a driving structure that works with the detection sensor (34) to move the incense stick discharge screen plate (33). The incense stick discharge screen plate (33) is provided with several parallel and sequentially arranged long grooves (331) for placing incense sticks (5). The guiding device (31) is used to guide the incense stick (5) output from the incense outlet of the incense making and wrapping device (2) so that it falls into the corresponding long groove (331) on the incense stick discharge screen plate (33). After the detection sensor (34) detects that an incense stick (5) has fallen into the corresponding long groove (331) or detects that an incense stick is output from the incense outlet of the incense making and wrapping device (2), the driving structure drives the incense stick discharge screen plate (33) to move a certain distance so that the next long groove on the incense stick discharge screen plate (33) is moved to the position of the previous long groove (331).
2. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that... The incense stick guide device (31) is an incense-guiding trumpet tube that is larger in the front and smaller in the back.
3. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The incense-making and incense-wrapping device (2) includes a frame (21), an incense-wrapping component that wraps the spices with bamboo sticks to form incense sticks and is mounted on the frame (21), and an incense-beating component that makes the incense sticks (5) be kicked out from the incense outlet in sequence. The detection sensor (34) is mounted on the frame (21) and located next to the incense outlet, or is mounted at the outer end of the long groove of the incense stick discharge screen plate (33), which corresponds to the outlet end of the incense stick guide device (31).
4. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: The conveying device (32) includes a receiving conveyor frame (35) and a conveyor belt or conveyor track installed on the receiving conveyor frame (35). The detection sensor (34) is installed on the receiving conveyor frame (35) or on the frame (21) of the incense making and wrapping device, and is located at the outer end of the long groove on the incense stick discharge screen plate (33).
5. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driving structure is a servo motor (36) that is connected to the industrial control box (4) circuit and can drive the conveyor belt or conveyor track to move. The detection sensor (34) is connected to the input terminal of the industrial control box (4) through a signal line. The output terminal of the industrial control box (4) is connected to the control terminal of the servo motor (36).
6. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The conveyor belt is provided with positioning protrusions for positioning the incense stick discharge screen plate (33); or the receiving conveyor frame (35) is provided with a support plate with a conveying trough, the conveying track is a chain that can run in the conveying trough of the support plate, and the chain is provided with a locking block for positioning the incense stick discharge screen plate (33) or a push plate (6) with a suction cup.
7. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom of the incense stick discharge screen plate (33) is provided with a dividing support edge, and the top of the positioning protrusion or card block is provided with a positioning groove that allows the dividing support edge to be positioned thereon.
8. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The long groove (331) on the incense stick discharge screen plate (33) is an arc-shaped long groove, and a positioning plate (37) with a semi-circular arc cross section is also provided above the incense stick discharge screen plate (33).
9. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving conveyor (35) is also equipped with a limiting baffle (38) for aligning the ends of the incense sticks (5) falling onto the incense stick discharge screen (33) and a buffer cylinder (39) connected to the limiting baffle (38).
10. The fully automatic incense-making machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The output end of the conveying device is provided with a secondary alignment buffer cylinder and a secondary alignment baffle (30).