A quantitative counting device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of quantitative counting filling device, including annular conveyer belt, material collecting barrel, light curtain sensor, intercepting device and controller;Material collecting barrel's upper end entrance is arranged below annular conveyer belt end outlet;Light curtain sensor is arranged at annular conveyer belt end outlet position, for counting the quantity of nicotine bag dropped into material collecting barrel;Intercepting device includes intercepting plate and driving device, intercepting plate is movably arranged at the bottom end outlet of material collecting barrel, and the output end of driving device is connected with intercepting plate;Controller is connected with light curtain sensor and driving device communication;Controller is used to control driving device driving intercepting plate action according to the counting signal of light curtain sensor, to open or close the bottom outlet of material collecting barrel.The quantitative counting filling device cooperates through light curtain sensor, driving device, intercepting plate and controller, can automatically, accurately control the quantity of nicotine bag filled each time, to improve production efficiency, ensure the accuracy of filling process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of nicotine bag processing technology, and in particular to a quantitative counting and filling device. Background Technology

[0002] Nicotine pouches, as an innovative tobacco alternative, have experienced rapid growth in the global market in recent years and are gradually gaining popularity among consumers. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a nicotine pouch is a small fibrous pouch that the user places between the gums and upper lip, allowing the nicotine to be absorbed through the oral mucosa. Compared to traditional tobacco products, nicotine pouches do not require combustion or heating, thus producing no smoke and reducing environmental pollution, offering significant environmental advantages.

[0003] In the current nicotine bag manufacturing process, a predetermined number of nicotine bags are typically filled into cardboard boxes manually. However, manual operation is slow, resulting in low production efficiency. Furthermore, manual operation is inevitably affected by human factors, making counting errors or omissions prone to occur, leading to inaccurate filling quantities. Utility Model Content

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a quantitative counting and filling device, which aims to achieve automated filling and accurate counting.

[0005] The technical solution provided by this utility model is as follows: A quantitative counting and filling device, comprising: A circular conveyor belt is used to transport nicotine bags along a preset direction; The receiving bin has its upper inlet located below the end outlet of the annular conveyor belt, and is used to receive nicotine bags falling from the annular conveyor belt. A light curtain sensor is installed at the end of the circular conveyor belt to count the number of nicotine bags that fall into the receiving bin. An interception device includes an interception plate and a driving device. The interception plate is movably disposed at the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper, and the output end of the driving device is connected to the interception plate. The controller is communicatively connected to the light curtain sensor and the drive device; the controller is used to control the drive device to drive the interceptor plate to open or close the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper according to the counting signal of the light curtain sensor.

[0006] Furthermore, the quantitative counting and filling device also includes a receiving bucket support, wherein the receiving bucket is fixedly installed at the end outlet of the annular conveyor belt via the receiving bucket support.

[0007] Furthermore, the driving device is a cylinder.

[0008] Furthermore, the quantitative counting and filling device also includes a cylinder bracket, with the fixed end of the cylinder disposed on the cylinder bracket and the output end of the cylinder connected to the interceptor plate.

[0009] Furthermore, the annular conveyor belt is a round belt.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the quantitative counting and filling device provided by this utility model embodiment has at least the following technical effects: The quantitative counting and filling device includes a circular conveyor belt, a receiving hopper, a light curtain sensor, an interception device, and a controller. The circular conveyor belt transports nicotine bags in a preset direction. The upper inlet of the receiving hopper is located below the end outlet of the circular conveyor belt to receive nicotine bags falling from the conveyor belt. The light curtain sensor is located at the end outlet of the circular conveyor belt to count the number of nicotine bags falling into the receiving hopper. The interception device includes an interception plate and a drive unit. The interception plate is movably located at the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper, and the output end of the drive unit is connected to the interception plate. The controller is communicatively connected to the light curtain sensor and the drive unit. The controller controls the drive unit to drive the interception plate to open or close the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper based on the counting signal from the light curtain sensor. This quantitative counting and filling device, through the coordinated operation of the light curtain sensor, drive unit, interception plate, and controller, can automatically and accurately control the number of nicotine bags filled each time, thereby improving production efficiency. The light curtain sensor counts the number of nicotine bags in real time, and the drive device operates the interceptor plate according to the controller's instructions, ensuring the accuracy of the filling process, reducing counting errors and omissions caused by human factors, and solving the instability and inefficiency problems of manual operation. Attached Figure Description

[0011] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a quantitative counting and filling device in one embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure label: 10. Circular conveyor belt; 20. Receiving bin; 30. Light curtain sensor; 41. Interception plate; 42. Drive unit; 50. Receiving bin bracket; 60. Cylinder bracket. Detailed Implementation

[0014] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of this utility model, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this utility model, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0015] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on or indirectly set on the other component; when a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to or indirectly connected to the other component.

[0016] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", and "outer" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0017] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" or "several" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0018] It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc., shown in the accompanying drawings of this specification are only for the purpose of assisting those skilled in the art in understanding and reading the content disclosed in the specification, and are not intended to limit the conditions under which this utility model can be implemented. Therefore, they have no substantial technical significance. Any modifications to the structure, changes in the proportions, or adjustments to the size, without affecting the effects and purposes that this utility model can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this utility model.

[0019] Most existing nicotine pouch sealing machines are based on food pouch or carton sealing equipment, modified from traditional oral cigarette sealing processes, and typically employ a multi-row intermittent sealing process. However, these machines are not suitable for the continuous sealing requirements of nicotine pouches.

[0020] In the current nicotine bag manufacturing process, a predetermined number of nicotine bags are typically filled into cardboard boxes manually. However, manual operation is slow, resulting in low production efficiency. Furthermore, manual operation is inevitably affected by human factors, making counting errors or omissions prone to occur, leading to inaccurate filling quantities.

[0021] Therefore, please refer to the appendix. Figure 1 As shown, one embodiment of this utility model provides a quantitative counting and filling device, including a ring conveyor belt 10, a receiving hopper 20, a light curtain sensor 30, an interception device, and a controller. The ring conveyor belt 10 is used to convey nicotine bags along a preset direction. The upper inlet of the receiving hopper 20 is located below the end outlet of the ring conveyor belt 10 and is used to receive nicotine bags falling from the ring conveyor belt 10. The light curtain sensor 30 is located at the end outlet of the ring conveyor belt 10 and is used to count the number of nicotine bags falling into the receiving hopper 20. The interception device includes an interception plate 41 and a drive device 42. The interception plate 41 is movably located at the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20, and the output end of the drive device 42 is connected to the interception plate 41. The controller is communicatively connected to the light curtain sensor 30 and the drive device 42. The controller is used to control the drive device 42 to drive the interception plate 41 to open or close the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20 according to the counting signal of the light curtain sensor 30.

[0022] In this embodiment, the quantitative counting and filling device includes a ring conveyor belt 10, a receiving hopper 20, a light curtain sensor 30, an interception device, and a controller. The ring conveyor belt 10 is used to convey nicotine bags along a preset direction. The upper inlet of the receiving hopper 20 is located below the end outlet of the ring conveyor belt 10 and is used to receive nicotine bags falling from the ring conveyor belt 10. The light curtain sensor 30 is located at the end outlet of the ring conveyor belt 10 and is used to count the number of nicotine bags falling into the receiving hopper 20. The interception device includes an interception plate 41 and a drive device 42. The interception plate 41 is movably located at the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20, and the output end of the drive device 42 is connected to the interception plate 41. The controller is communicatively connected to the light curtain sensor 30 and the drive device 42. The controller is used to control the drive device 42 to drive the interception plate 41 to open or close the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20 according to the counting signal of the light curtain sensor 30. This quantitative counting and filling device, through the coordinated operation of a light curtain sensor 30, a drive unit 42, an interceptor plate 41, and a controller, can automatically and accurately control the number of nicotine bags filled each time, thereby improving production efficiency. The light curtain sensor 30 counts the number of nicotine bags in real time, and the drive unit 42 operates the interceptor plate 41 according to the controller's instructions, ensuring the accuracy of the filling process, reducing counting errors and omissions caused by human factors, and solving the instability and inefficiency problems of manual operation.

[0023] In some optional embodiments, the quantitative counting and filling device further includes a receiving hopper support 50, with the receiving hopper 20 fixedly mounted at the end outlet of the annular conveyor belt 10 via the receiving hopper support 50. The receiving hopper support 50 helps to keep the receiving hopper 20 stable, preventing it from shaking during the receipt of nicotine bags.

[0024] In some alternative embodiments, the drive unit 42 is a cylinder.

[0025] In some optional embodiments, the interceptor plate 41 is provided with a through hole and a sealing portion, the through hole matching the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20. Specifically, when the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20 is open, the through hole is vertically aligned with the bottom outlet position of the receiving hopper 20. When the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20 is closed, the sealing portion is vertically aligned with the bottom outlet position of the receiving hopper 20.

[0026] In some optional embodiments, the quantitative counting and filling device further includes a cylinder support 60, with the fixed end of the cylinder mounted on the cylinder support 60 and the output end of the cylinder connected to the interceptor plate 41. The cylinder support 60 allows the cylinder to remain stable during operation. Specifically, In some alternative embodiments, the annular conveyor belt 10 is a round belt.

[0027] The working principle of the quantitative counting and filling device is as follows: Nicotine bags are conveyed to the end outlet position via a circular conveyor belt 10, and a light curtain sensor 30 monitors the falling of nicotine bags in real time. Whenever the light curtain sensor 30 detects a nicotine bag falling into the receiving hopper 20, it triggers a counting signal and records the current number of nicotine bags. The controller determines whether a filling operation is required based on a preset quantity threshold.

[0028] When the counting signal reaches the set quantity threshold, the controller sends a command to drive the cylinder to move the interceptor plate 41, opening the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20 to ensure that the set number of nicotine bags are filled into the cardboard box from the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20. Subsequently, the controller sends another command to drive the cylinder to move the interceptor plate 41, closing the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper 20, completing one filling operation. Next, the quantitative counting and filling device will start the next counting and filling cycle, continuously performing this process to achieve automated quantitative counting and filling.

[0029] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A quantitative counting and filling device, characterized in that, include: A circular conveyor belt is used to transport nicotine bags in a preset direction; The receiving bin has its upper inlet located below the end outlet of the annular conveyor belt, and is used to receive nicotine bags falling from the annular conveyor belt. A light curtain sensor is installed at the end of the circular conveyor belt to count the number of nicotine bags that fall into the receiving bin. An interception device includes an interception plate and a driving device. The interception plate is movably disposed at the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper, and the output end of the driving device is connected to the interception plate. The controller is communicatively connected to the light curtain sensor and the drive device; the controller is used to control the drive device to drive the interceptor plate to open or close the bottom outlet of the receiving hopper according to the counting signal of the light curtain sensor.

2. The quantitative counting and filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a receiving bin bracket, the receiving bin being fixedly installed at the end outlet of the annular conveyor belt via the receiving bin bracket.

3. The quantitative counting and filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving device is a cylinder.

4. The quantitative counting and filling device according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes a cylinder bracket, with the cylinder fixed end mounted on the cylinder bracket and the cylinder output end connected to the interceptor plate.

5. The quantitative counting and filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The annular conveyor belt is a round belt.

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