An extrusion type cartridge production device
By designing a tobacco cartridge production device that includes raw material impurity removal, drying, crushing, blending and mixing, and rolling, the problem of the inability to achieve continuous industrial production in the existing technology has been solved, realizing efficient and low-cost production of tobacco cartridges and high sensory quality.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHINA TOBACCO HENAN IND CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-09
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
AI Technical Summary
In the current technology, research on extruded cigarette cartridges is mainly in the laboratory stage, and they cannot be rolled on existing cigarette rolling machines, lacking equipment and methods for industrialized continuous production.
A cigarette cartridge production device was designed, which includes raw material impurity removal, drying, crushing, blending, extrusion molding and rolling. The device utilizes a spiral mixer and a steel belt drying system to achieve the mixing and drying of tobacco stems and tobacco dust, and achieves continuous production of cigarette cartridges by modifying the cigarette rolling machine.
It has enabled the industrialized continuous production of e-cigarette cartridges, reduced production costs, improved production efficiency, and the sensory quality of the cartridges is superior to that of traditional thin-film products.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of tobacco processing technology, and more specifically, to an extrusion molding tobacco cartridge production device. Background Technology
[0002] In recent years, with increasing public concern about smoking and health, sales of traditional cigarettes have been declining, while new tobacco products have gained more and more attention and favor from consumers, gradually becoming a hot topic of research for tobacco scientists both domestically and internationally. Among them, heated tobacco products have the advantages of lower heating temperatures, lower tar content, and less health hazards compared to traditional cigarettes. They also have a stylish appearance, a superior consumer experience, and their usage and flavor characteristics are closest to those of cigarettes, making them especially popular among young consumers.
[0003] Extrusion molding technology has been widely used in the food industry in recent years, offering advantages such as low processing costs, diverse product forms, and high production efficiency. However, there is currently very little related research and application in the tobacco industry. Although some extrusion molding solutions for tobacco cartridges have been proposed, they are all still in the laboratory stage, limited to the manufacture of cartridge fillers, and the fillers cannot be rolled into cartridges on existing cigarette rolling machines, requiring manual filling to produce the cartridges.
[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for an extrusion molding type of cigarette cartridge production device. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide an extrusion molding e-cigarette cartridge production device to solve the problems in the prior art. The device features a simple process, high production efficiency, low manufacturing cost, full utilization of waste materials during production, and suitability for continuous industrial production.
[0006] This utility model provides an extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production device, comprising: a raw material impurity removal system, a raw material drying system, a raw material crushing system, a blending system, an extrusion molding system, a cigarette stick drying system, and a rolling molding system arranged sequentially, wherein:
[0007] The raw material impurity removal system includes a tobacco stem impurity removal component and a tobacco dust impurity removal component arranged in parallel.
[0008] The raw material drying system includes a tobacco stem drying assembly and a tobacco dust drying assembly arranged in parallel.
[0009] The raw material crushing system includes a tobacco stem crushing component and a tobacco dust crushing component arranged in parallel.
[0010] The blending system is used to mix the pulverized stems and tobacco powder evenly.
[0011] The extrusion molding system is used to mix the mixed stems and tobacco dust, adhesive and smoke-generating agent evenly, and then extrude them into continuous tobacco strips;
[0012] The tobacco drying system is used to dry the extruded continuous tobacco strips;
[0013] The rolling and forming system is used to roll dried tobacco sticks into tobacco cartridges.
[0014] In the extrusion molding type e-cigarette cartridge production apparatus described above, preferably, the tobacco stem removal component and the tobacco dust removal component respectively include a metal detector and a flip plate.
[0015] In the extrusion molding type e-cigarette cartridge production apparatus described above, preferably, the tobacco stem drying assembly and the tobacco dust drying assembly each include a thin plate dryer.
[0016] In the extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production device described above, preferably, the tobacco stem crushing component and the tobacco dust crushing component each include a crusher and a screen.
[0017] In the extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production device described above, preferably, the blending system includes a raw material blending mixer and a quantitative feeding system. The quantitative feeding system is used to feed the crushed stems and cigarette dust into the feed inlet of the raw material blending mixer according to a first preset ratio. The discharge outlet of the raw material blending mixer is located on one side of the lower end of the raw material blending mixer.
[0018] In the extrusion molding type e-cigarette cartridge production apparatus described above, preferably, the extrusion molding system includes a spiral mixer, wherein the raw material blending and mixing machine is located above one side of the spiral mixer and is connected to the spiral mixer.
[0019] In the extrusion molding cartridge production apparatus described above, preferably, the extrusion molding system further includes a feeding pump for pumping a mixture of binder and smoke-generating agent into the spiral mixer.
[0020] In the extrusion molding type e-cigarette cartridge production device described above, preferably, the top of the middle part of the spiral mixer is provided with an adhesive / smoke-generating agent feeding port, and the side wall of the discharge end of the spiral mixer is provided with an extrusion molding port.
[0021] In the extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production device described above, preferably, the cigarette drying system includes a steel belt, and the running speed of the steel belt is matched with the discharge speed of the extrusion molding system; the steel belt is provided with multiple mesh holes, and the drying system of the cigarette drying system includes a vacuum drying system or a tunnel hot air drying system.
[0022] This invention provides an extrusion-molded tobacco cartridge production device. The device removes impurities from tobacco stems and dust using a raw material removal system, dries the tobacco stems and dust using a raw material drying system, pulverizes the tobacco stems and dust using a raw material crushing system, mixes the tobacco stems and dust evenly using a blending system, and then extrudes the mixture of tobacco stems and dust, binder, and smoke-generating agent into a continuous tobacco stick using an extrusion molding system. The extruded continuous tobacco stick is then dried using a tobacco stick drying system, and finally rolled into tobacco cartridges using a rolling molding system. This invention enables continuous production of tobacco cartridges, fully utilizes waste materials during production, has a simple process flow, high production efficiency, and low manufacturing cost. The sensory quality of the tobacco cartridges is superior to that of products produced using normal sheet production. Attached Figure Description
[0023] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0024] Figure 1 Structural block diagram of an embodiment of the extrusion molding e-cigarette cartridge production device provided by this utility model;
[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the extrusion molding system.
[0026] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1-Raw material blending and mixing machine, 2-Spiral mixer, 3-Adhesive / smoke agent feeding port, 4-Extrusion molding port, 5-Raw material impurity removal system, 6-Raw material drying system, 7-Raw material crushing system, 8-Blending and mixing system, 9-Extrusion molding system, 10-Tobacco strip drying system, 11-Rolling and molding system. Detailed Implementation
[0027] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The descriptions of the exemplary embodiments are merely illustrative and are in no way intended to limit the present disclosure or its application or use. The present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. These embodiments are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully express the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that, unless specifically stated otherwise, the relative arrangement of components and steps, the composition of materials, numerical expressions, and values set forth in these embodiments should be interpreted as exemplary only and not as limiting.
[0028] The terms “first,” “second,” and similar terms used in this disclosure do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different parts. Terms such as “including” or “contains” mean that the element preceding the term encompasses the element listed after it, and do not exclude the possibility of encompassing other elements as well. Terms such as “above” and “below” are used only to indicate relative positional relationships; when the absolute position of the described object changes, this relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.
[0029] In this disclosure, when a specific component is described as being located between a first component and a second component, an intermediary component may or may not be present between the specific component and the first or second component. When a specific component is described as connecting to other components, the specific component may be directly connected to the other components without having an intermediary component, or it may not be directly connected to the other components but may have an intermediary component.
[0030] All terms used in this disclosure (including technical or scientific terms) have the same meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains, unless otherwise specifically defined. It should also be understood that terms defined in a general dictionary, such as a dictionary, should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art, and not as having an idealized or highly formalized meaning, unless expressly defined herein.
[0031] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, they should be considered part of the specification.
[0032] like Figure 1 As shown, the extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production device provided in this embodiment includes: a raw material impurity removal system 5, a raw material drying system 6, a raw material crushing system 7, a blending and mixing system 8, an extrusion molding system 9, a cigarette stick drying system 10, and a rolling and forming system 11 arranged sequentially, wherein:
[0033] The raw material impurity removal system 5 includes a tobacco stem impurity removal component and a tobacco dust impurity removal component arranged in parallel.
[0034] The raw material drying system 6 includes a tobacco stem drying component and a tobacco dust drying component arranged in parallel.
[0035] The raw material crushing system 7 includes a tobacco stem crushing component and a tobacco dust crushing component arranged in parallel.
[0036] The blending system 8 is used to mix the crushed stems and tobacco powder evenly.
[0037] The extrusion molding system 9 is used to mix the mixed stems and tobacco powder, adhesive and smoke-generating agent evenly, and extrude them into continuous tobacco strips;
[0038] The tobacco drying system 10 is used to dry the extruded continuous tobacco strips;
[0039] The rolling and forming system 11 is used to roll the dried tobacco sticks into tobacco cartridges.
[0040] The tobacco stem removal component is used to remove metal impurities from tobacco stems, and the tobacco dust removal component is used to remove metal impurities from tobacco dust. The tobacco stem removal component and the tobacco dust removal component each include a metal detector and a flip plate. The metal detector is used to detect metal impurities, and the flip plate is used to pick out metal impurities.
[0041] Furthermore, the tobacco stem drying assembly and the tobacco dust drying assembly are used to dry the tobacco stems and tobacco dust respectively. Specifically, the tobacco stems and tobacco dust are dried to a moisture content of ≤10% at a low temperature of ≤100℃. The tobacco stem drying assembly and the tobacco dust drying assembly each include a thin plate dryer.
[0042] Furthermore, the tobacco stem crushing component and the tobacco dust crushing component are used to crush tobacco stems and tobacco dust, respectively. Specifically, the tobacco stem crushing component crushes the tobacco stems to 55-65 mesh, for example, 60 mesh, and the tobacco dust crushing component crushes the tobacco dust to 18-22 mesh, for example, 20 mesh. The tobacco stem crushing component and the tobacco dust crushing component each include a crusher and a screen. In a specific implementation, after the crushed stems or tobacco dust are sieved on a screen of the corresponding size, the material on the screen continues to enter the crusher for further crushing until all are crushed.
[0043] Furthermore, the blending system 8 includes a raw material blending mixer 1 (such as...). Figure 2 (As shown) and a quantitative feeding system, wherein the quantitative feeding system is used to feed the crushed stems and tobacco dust into the feed inlet of the raw material blending and mixing machine 1 according to a first preset ratio. The feed inlet of the raw material blending and mixing machine 1 is located above the raw material blending and mixing machine 1, and the discharge outlet is located on the lower side of the raw material blending and mixing machine 1. The mass ratio of the stems and tobacco dust is (3~4):(7~6).
[0044] Furthermore, such as Figure 2 As shown, the extrusion molding system includes a spiral mixer 2, wherein the raw material blending and mixing machine 1 is located above one side of the spiral mixer 2 and is connected to the spiral mixer 2.
[0045] In some embodiments of this invention, the extrusion molding system further includes a feeding pump for pumping the mixture of adhesive and fume generator into the spiral mixer 2. The feeding pump includes a mass flow meter and a gear metering pump. In a specific implementation, after the fume generator and adhesive are thoroughly mixed and allowed to stand for at least 5 minutes, the mixture is added from the adhesive / fume generator inlet 3 at the top center of the spiral mixer 2, and its flow rate is controlled by the mass flow meter and the gear metering pump.
[0046] Furthermore, the spiral mixer 2 is provided with a binder / smoke-generating agent feeding port 3 at its top center, and an extrusion molding port 4 is provided on the side wall of the discharge end of the spiral mixer 2. In specific implementation, the mixed tobacco stems and tobacco dust are first fed into the spiral mixer 2 through the discharge port located on one side of the lower end of the raw material blending mixer 1; then, the binder and smoke-generating agent are mixed evenly according to a second ratio and pumped into the spiral mixer 2 by a feeding pump; finally, the mixture of tobacco stems, tobacco dust, binder, and smoke-generating agent is extruded into a continuous tobacco strip of a specified shape and size by the extrusion pressure of the spiral mixer 2. The spiral mixer 2 can evenly mix tobacco stems, tobacco dust, binder, and smoke-generating agent and gradually extrude them into shape.
[0047] The adhesive comprises at least one of low-acyl gellan gum, high-acyl gellan gum, chitosan, and CMC. Exemplarily, the adhesive is a bio-adhesive prepared by mixing low-acyl gellan gum and high-acyl gellan gum in a mass ratio of 4:6. The smoke-generating agent comprises a mixture of at least one of glycerol, propylene glycol, glycerol, and sorbitol with water. Exemplarily, the smoke-generating agent is obtained by mixing glycerol and water in a mass ratio of 8:2. Specifically, the mass ratio of the smoke-generating agent to the adhesive is (93~95):(7~5); for example, 94:6. The mass ratio of the mixture of stem powder and tobacco powder to the mixture of the smoke-generating agent and the adhesive is (5~7):(3~5).
[0048] Furthermore, the tobacco drying system 10 includes a steel belt, and the running speed of the steel belt matches the discharge speed of the extrusion molding system 9; the steel belt has multiple mesh openings, and the drying system of the tobacco drying system 10 includes a vacuum drying system or a tunnel-type hot air drying system. In some embodiments of this utility model, the steel belt is a stainless steel belt, the diameter of the mesh openings is 0.1mm-1.0mm, and the steel belt is closely connected to the discharge port of the extrusion molding system 9 to carry the tobacco sticks for heating and shaping in the tobacco drying system 10. In a specific implementation, the rolled tobacco sticks are placed on the steel belt, and the tobacco sticks are dried to a moisture content of 11%-13% in a low-temperature environment of ≤100℃.
[0049] Furthermore, depending on the rolling forming system 11, the extrusion forming system 9 can discharge material via a single orifice or multiple orifices; depending on the smoking device, the tobacco stick produced by the extrusion forming system 9 can be a hollow tobacco stick or a solid tobacco stick. In a specific implementation, to ensure smooth discharge, the forming orifice of the extrusion forming system 9 is hollow, and its inner cavity is provided with 3-4 shallow grooves, each containing a feeding hole to apply a small amount of glycerin or propylene glycol to the tobacco stick.
[0050] Furthermore, the present invention provides a rolling and forming system 11. Specifically, the dried tobacco strips are rolled into tobacco cartridges using a rolling and forming system based on a cigarette rolling machine. The belt speed of the rolling and forming system is matched with the running speed of the steel belt. In a specific implementation, the rolling and forming system is modified from a cigarette rolling machine, specifically by removing the cigarette rolling machine's shred feeding and forming system and directly connecting it to the steel belt in the tobacco strip drying system 10.
[0051] The extrusion molding tobacco cartridge production apparatus provided in this embodiment removes impurities from tobacco stems and tobacco dust through a raw material removal system, dries the tobacco stems and tobacco dust through a raw material drying system, pulverizes the tobacco stems and tobacco dust through a raw material crushing system, mixes the tobacco stems and tobacco dust evenly through a blending system, mixes the mixed stems and tobacco dust, binder and smoke-generating agent evenly through an extrusion molding system, and extrudes them into continuous tobacco sticks; the continuous tobacco sticks are dried through a tobacco stick drying system; and the dried tobacco sticks are rolled into tobacco cartridges through a rolling molding system. This invention enables continuous production of tobacco cartridges, makes full use of waste materials in the production process, has a simple process flow, high production efficiency, and low manufacturing cost. The sensory quality of the tobacco cartridges is similar to that of products produced in normal sheet form.
[0052] The embodiments of this disclosure have now been described in detail. To avoid obscuring the concept of this disclosure, some details known in the art have not been described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein based on the above description.
[0053] While specific embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail by way of examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the examples are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can be made to the above embodiments or equivalent substitutions can be made to some technical features without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure. The scope of this disclosure is defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. An extrusion molding type e-cigarette cartridge production device, characterized in that, include: The system consists of, in sequence: a raw material impurity removal system, a raw material drying system, a raw material crushing system, a blending and mixing system, an extrusion molding system, a tobacco strip drying system, and a rolling and forming system, wherein: The raw material impurity removal system includes a tobacco stem impurity removal component and a tobacco dust impurity removal component arranged in parallel. The raw material drying system includes a tobacco stem drying assembly and a tobacco dust drying assembly arranged in parallel. The raw material crushing system includes a tobacco stem crushing component and a tobacco dust crushing component arranged in parallel. The blending system is used to mix the pulverized stems and tobacco powder evenly. The extrusion molding system is used to mix the mixed stems and tobacco dust, adhesive and smoke-generating agent evenly, and then extrude them into continuous tobacco strips; The tobacco drying system is used to dry the extruded continuous tobacco strips; The rolling and forming system is used to roll dried tobacco sticks into tobacco cartridges.
2. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tobacco stem removal component and the tobacco dust removal component each include a metal detector and a flip plate.
3. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tobacco stem drying assembly and the tobacco dust drying assembly each include a thin plate dryer.
4. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tobacco stem crushing component and the tobacco dust crushing component each include a crusher and a sieve.
5. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The blending system includes a raw material blending mixer and a quantitative feeding system. The quantitative feeding system is used to feed the crushed stems and tobacco powder into the feed inlet of the raw material blending mixer according to a first preset ratio. The discharge outlet of the raw material blending mixer is located on one side of the lower end of the raw material blending mixer.
6. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that, The extrusion molding system includes a spiral mixer, wherein the raw material blending and mixing machine is located above one side of the spiral mixer and is connected to the spiral mixer.
7. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that, The extrusion molding system also includes a feed pump for pumping the mixture of binder and fumigant into the spiral mixer.
8. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that, The spiral mixer is provided with an adhesive / fuming agent feeding port at the top center and an extrusion molding port on the side wall of the discharge end.
9. The extrusion molding type cigarette cartridge production apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tobacco drying system includes a steel belt, and the running speed of the steel belt is matched with the discharge speed of the extrusion molding system; the steel belt has multiple mesh openings, and the drying system of the tobacco drying system includes a vacuum drying system or a tunnel hot air drying system.