CN216660445U - Box caching equipment for box cigarette - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a box caching device for box cigarettes, which comprises a conveying channel, a conveying device, a first blocking device, a storage device and a transfer device, wherein the conveying channel is provided with a first blocking device; one end of the conveying channel is a feeding end used for receiving cigarette packets output by an external cigarette packet packaging machine, and the other end of the conveying channel is a discharging end used for aligning with the external strip packaging machine; the conveying channel can accommodate a plurality of cigarette cartons; the conveying device is used for conveying the cigarette packets from the feeding end to the discharging end; the first blocking device is used for preventing the cigarette in the cigarette box from being output from the discharge end; the transfer device is used for transferring the cigarette box between the conveying channel and the storage device. The box caching device for box cigarettes can reduce the requirement on operation precision, save time and improve efficiency.

Description

Box caching equipment for box cigarette

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a caching device, in particular to a box caching device for box cigarettes.

Background

When the common strip packaging machine is stopped due to faults or is stopped when a packing material is replaced, the main processing method is to directly stop the subsequent operation or arrange a roller storage between the strip packaging machine and the cigarette box packaging machine at the front end. The roller storage works in the mode that a plurality of storage channels are uniformly distributed on the circumference of a roller, the roller storage is erected on a cigarette carton conveying channel in the original working state, and when a cigarette carton packaging machine normally runs, cigarette carton packages of the cigarette carton packaging machine pass through the storage channels of the roller storage and enter the cigarette carton packaging machine; when the strip packaging machine stops due to faults or the packaging material replacement stops, the outlet position of the cigarette roller storage device is blocked, the storage channels are aligned to the cigarette strips on the cigarette box packaging machine one by one, so that the cigarette strips are stored in the plurality of storage channels, at the moment, the opening of each storage channel is small due to the thickness of the cigarette strips, the requirement on the alignment precision of the storage channels is high, and the time is consumed for multiple times of alignment; meanwhile, when the fault of the strip-through packaging machine or the shutdown fault of replacing the packaging material is relieved and normal production is recovered, the outlet of the roller storage is opened, the storage channel is aligned with the strip-through packaging machine one by one so as to continuously convey the box-packaged cigarettes to the strip-through packaging machine, and the time is consumed for aligning for multiple times; in view of the above, the roller storage described above requires high precision and is time-consuming to operate.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model aims to provide box caching equipment for box packets, which can reduce the requirement on operation precision, save time and improve efficiency.

The purpose of the utility model is realized by adopting the following technical scheme:

a box caching device for box packets, comprising:

the cigarette packaging machine comprises a conveying channel, a packaging machine and a strip packaging machine, wherein one end of the conveying channel is a feeding end used for receiving packaged cigarettes output by the external cigarette packaging machine, and the other end of the conveying channel is a discharging end used for aligning with the external strip packaging machine; the conveying channel can accommodate a plurality of cigarette cartons;

the conveying device is used for conveying the cigarette packets from the feeding end to the discharging end;

the first blocking device is used for preventing the cigarette in the cigarette box from being output from the discharge end;

a storage device;

a transfer device for transferring cigarette packs between the transport path and the storage device.

In an optional embodiment, the storage device comprises at least two partition plates which are sequentially arranged along a horizontal direction, and an accommodating space for accommodating the cigarette packs is formed between any two adjacent partition plates at intervals; at least one of any two adjacent partition plates can move along the horizontal direction to adjust the width of the accommodating space; and a supporting plate for supporting the cigarette packaged in the box is respectively arranged in each accommodating space.

In an alternative embodiment, the supporting plate can be arranged in a lifting manner relative to the separating plate.

In an alternative embodiment, the transfer device comprises a drive device and a gripping structure; the driving device is used for driving the grabbing structures to move along the length direction and the width direction of the conveying channel respectively, and is also used for driving the grabbing structures to rotate between a first position vertically downward and a second position which rotates upwards by 90 degrees relative to the first position; the grabbing structure is used for grabbing cigarette packs.

In an optional embodiment, a baffle structure is further arranged above the conveying channel, and the baffle structure comprises a baffle and a lifting device for driving the baffle to lift; the baffle is used for blocking the upper part of the cigarette boxes in the conveying channel.

In an alternative embodiment, at least one section of the conveying channel is formed as a diverging section; the flow dividing section is divided into two flow dividing channels arranged along the width direction of the conveying channel by a separating piece; one end of each diversion channel, which is far away from the feeding end, is the discharging end; the box caching equipment for the box cigarette also comprises a guide device, wherein the guide device is used for guiding the box cigarette at the feeding end into any one of the diversion channels; the transfer device and the storage device are correspondingly arranged in each diversion channel.

In an alternative embodiment, the guide means comprises a swinging means and a guide member; the guide piece is arranged between the feeding end and the flow dividing channel, and a guide channel for the cigarette case to pass through is formed; one end of the guide channel is fixedly arranged and communicated with the feeding end; the swinging device is used for bending the guide piece so as to enable the other end of the guide channel to be communicated with any one of the flow dividing channels.

In an alternative embodiment, the guide is made of PU material.

In an alternative embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a second blocking device for blocking the transport of cigarette packets from the feed end to the diversion channel.

In an optional embodiment, the device further comprises a confluence structure provided with a confluence channel; the conveying device is also used for conveying the cigarette cartons at the discharge end to the confluence channel; the confluence channel is positioned at one side close to the discharge end and is respectively communicated with the flow dividing channels; the width of the confluence channel gradually narrows from one end close to the discharge end to the other end; the discharge end is capable of being aligned with an external strip packaging machine through the converging channel.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

1. by arranging the conveying channel, the conveying device transferring device, the storage device and the second blocking device, when the cigarette conveying device is used, the feeding end of the conveying channel receives cigarette packs output by an external cigarette pack packaging machine, the conveying device conveys the cigarette packs into the conveying channel, the second blocking device prevents the cigarette packs from being output from the discharging end of the conveying channel, at the moment, the cigarette packs in the conveying channel can be transferred into the storage device by matching with the transferring device, compared with the prior art, the operation of aligning the one-by-one storage channel with the cigarette bars on the external cigarette pack packaging machine is not needed, the requirement on the operation precision is reduced, meanwhile, after the fault is repaired, the cigarette packs in the storage device are transferred to the conveying channel by the transferring device, the discharging end of the second blocking device is opened, the cigarette packs can reenter the external cigarette bar packaging machine through the discharging end, and compared with the prior art, the operation of aligning the one-by-one storage channel with the external bar packaging machine is not needed, the requirement on operation precision is reduced, time can be saved, and efficiency is improved.

2. The adjustable partition plates are arranged on the storage device, so that the width of the accommodating space formed between the partition plates is adjusted, the cigarette box can be suitable for cigarette boxes with different thicknesses, and the application range is wide.

3. The supporting plate of the storage device can be arranged in a lifting mode, so that large impact cannot be caused when the cigarette is placed in the box, and meanwhile the cigarette in the box can be conveniently removed.

4. The transfer device can rotate the grabbing structure in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, so that the grabbing structure can adjust the side-standing cigarette case to be in the horizontal state after grabbing the cigarette case, and the vertical space is saved.

5. According to the utility model, the baffle is arranged, and the baffle can be blocked above the cigarette case, so that the cigarette case is prevented from vibrating out of the conveying channel under the mechanical vibration of the conveying device.

6. According to the utility model, by arranging the guide device, the two diversion channels, the two transfer devices and the two storage devices, when one transfer device transfers the cigarette packs between the storage device and the diversion channels, the guide device can guide the cigarettes into the other diversion channel to perform buffering in the diversion channels, so that the efficiency is improved.

7. The guide piece of the guide device is made of PU materials, and the guide piece can be properly bent to keep an arc shape when being bent, so that the cigarette in the box can be prevented from being blocked in the shunting process.

8. The second blocking device is arranged, so that when the guide piece is bent and the two diversion channels are switched, the cigarette in the cigarette box is prevented from being conveyed into the diversion channel of the guide piece from the feeding end, and the cigarette box is prevented from being blocked.

9. The converging channel of the cigarette box gradually narrows, and the discharge end can be aligned with the external strip packaging machine through the converging channel, so that the cigarette box can be accurately guided to be aligned with the external strip packaging machine.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a box buffer apparatus for box-packed cigarettes according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the box caching apparatus for box packets of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a memory device according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the transfer device of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the first blocking device, baffle structure and divider of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the transfer passage, guide, secondary blocking means and transfer means of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a conveying passage, a guide device, a second blocking device, a conveying device and a partition member of the present invention.

In the figure: 10. a delivery channel; 11. a feeding end; 12. a discharge end; 13. a flow dividing section; 131. a flow dividing channel; 20. a conveying device; 30. a first blocking device; 40. a storage device; 41. a partition plate; 42. a support plate; 50. a transfer device; 51. a drive device; 52. grabbing the structure; 61. a screw; 62. a nut; 70. a baffle structure; 71. a baffle plate; 72. a lifting device; 80. a guide device; 81. a swing device; 82. a guide member; 821. a guide plate; 822. a guide channel; 90. a second blocking device; 100. a bus structure; 101. a confluence passage; 110. a lifting drive mechanism; 120. a separator; 130. and (5) packing the cigarettes in the box.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, and it should be noted that any combination of the embodiments or technical features described below can be used to form a new embodiment without conflict. Except as specifically noted, the materials and equipment used in this example are commercially available. Examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary only for explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically stated otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise specifically stated or limited, the terms "connected," "communicating," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning a fixed connection, a connection through an intervening medium, a connection between two elements, or an interaction between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The first embodiment is as follows:

referring to fig. 1 to 7, a box buffering apparatus for box packets includes a conveying passage 10, a conveying device 20, a first blocking device 30, a storage device 40, and a transfer device 50; one end of the conveying channel 10 is provided with a feeding end 11 aligned with the output end of the external cigarette box packaging machine, and the other end of the conveying channel is provided with a discharging end 12 aligned with the feeding end of the external strip-through packaging machine; the conveying channel 10 is able to contain a plurality of cartridges 130; the conveying device 20 is used for conveying the cigarette packs 130 from the feeding end 11 to the discharging end 12; a first blocking device 30 for blocking the output of cigarette packs 130 from the discharge end 12; the transfer device 50 is used to transfer cigarette packs 130 between the conveying path 10 and the storage device 40.

On the basis of the structure, in use, the feeding end 11 receives the cigarette carton 130 output by the cigarette carton packing machine with the outer cigarette carton 130, the discharging end 12 is aligned with the outer strip-through packaging machine, and when the outer strip-through packaging machine breaks down and the cigarette carton 130 needs to be cached, the first blocking device 30 is adopted to prevent the cigarette carton 130 from being output from the discharging end 12; at this time, under the conveying of the conveying device 20, the cigarette cases 130 enter the conveying channel 10 through the feeding end 11, and the cigarette cases 130 in the conveying channel 10 are transferred to the storage device 40 by the transfer device 50 for caching, so that the operation of aligning the storage channel with the cigarette cases 130 on the cartoning machine of the external cigarette case 130 one by one is not needed as required in the prior art, the requirement on the operation precision is reduced, and the time is saved; when the external strip packaging machine has a fault, the cigarette carton 130 can be transferred to the conveying channel 10 through the transfer device 50, the first blocking device 30 releases the blocking of the discharge end 12, at the moment, the cigarette carton 130 can continuously enter the external strip packaging machine, the operation of aligning the storage channel with the external strip packaging machine one by one is not needed, the requirement on operation precision is further reduced, and the time is saved.

It is worth mentioning that the conveying channel 10 can accommodate a plurality of cigarette packs 130 arranged in sequence along the length direction thereof, so as to simultaneously transfer the plurality of cigarette packs 130, thereby improving the efficiency; the conveyor 20 may be, but is not limited to, a conventional conveyor belt conveyor.

The first blocking device 30 may adopt a structure that a cylinder is matched with a blocking rod, and the cylinder drives the blocking rod to block one end of the cigarette pack 130, which is opposite to the feeding end 11, so as to prevent the cigarette pack 130 from being output from the discharging end 12; of course, other configurations for the first blocking device 30 are possible, so long as selective blocking of the output of the cigarette packs 130 from the discharge end 12 is achieved.

The storage device 40 of the embodiment includes at least two partition plates 41 arranged in sequence along a horizontal direction, and an accommodating space for accommodating the cigarette pack 130 is formed between any two adjacent partition plates 41 at intervals; at least one of the two partition plates 41 can move along the horizontal direction to adjust the width of the accommodating space; a supporting plate 42 for supporting the cigarette case 130 is respectively arranged in each accommodating space; therefore, the width of the accommodating space can be adjusted to adapt to the cigarette packs 130 with different thicknesses, and the application range is widened.

The storage device 40 of this embodiment still includes screw rod 61, and division board 41 activity cover is established and is cup jointed the lead screw outside and the both sides of division board 41 are provided with adjusting nut 62 respectively, and adjusting nut 62 and screw rod 61 spiro union, like this, through rotatory adjusting nut 62, adjustable division board 41's position, simple operation.

The supporting plate 42 of the embodiment can be lifted relative to the partition plate 41, the supporting plate 42 can be lifted when the cigarette pack 130 is placed, the cigarette pack 130 is prevented from colliding with the supporting plate 42, and the supporting plate 42 is synchronously lowered along with the placement of the cigarette pack 130; meanwhile, when the cigarette packs 130 are taken out, the supporting plate 42 can be lifted up synchronously with the taking out of the cigarette packs 130 on the upper layer, so that the taking out is facilitated.

It should be noted that the present embodiment may further include a lifting driving mechanism 110 for driving the supporting plate 42 to lift.

Example two:

the difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the following features are also included:

referring to fig. 1 to 7, since the cigarette packs 130 are mostly placed on their sides during transportation, in order to save the vertical space of the storage device 40, in this embodiment, it is preferable that the transfer device 50 includes a driving device 51 and a gripping structure 52; the gripping structure 52 is used for gripping the cigarette packs 130; the driving device 51 is used for driving the grabbing structure 52 to rotate between a first position facing downwards vertically and a second position rotating upwards by 90 degrees relative to the first position, so as to adjust the side-standing cigarette carton 130 to be in a horizontal state.

It should be noted that the driving device 51 may include a rotating motor, and the rotating motor drives the grabbing structure 52 to rotate; the gripping structure 52 can be, but is not limited to, an existing suction nozzle.

The driving device 51 of this embodiment is further configured to drive the gripping structure 52 to move along the length direction and the width direction of the conveying path 10, respectively, and at this time, the gripping device can be aligned with the cigarette pack 130; the driving device 51 may further include a first air cylinder and a second air cylinder, and the first air cylinder and the second air cylinder respectively drive the grabbing structure 52 to move along the length direction and the width direction of the conveying passage 10.

Example three:

the difference between the third embodiment and the second embodiment is that the following features are also included:

a baffle structure 70 is further arranged above the conveying channel 10 in this embodiment, and the baffle structure 70 includes a baffle 71 and a lifting device 72 for driving the baffle 71 to lift; the baffle 71 is used for blocking the upper part of the cigarette case 130 in the conveying channel 10, and when the cigarette case 130 is conveyed on the conveying channel 10 or the buffer memory of the cigarette case 130 is carried out, the baffle 71 can be lowered to enable the baffle 71 to be abutted against the upper part of the cigarette case 130, so that the cigarette case 130 is prevented from being shaken out by the mechanical vibration of the conveying device 20; when the cigarette pack 130 needs to be transferred to the storage device 40, the shutter 71 can be lifted up to avoid interference.

At least one section of the conveying channel 10 of the present embodiment is formed as a flow dividing section 13; the flow dividing section 13 is divided into two flow dividing channels 131 along the width direction of the conveying channel 10 by a dividing part 120; one end of each flow dividing channel 131 far away from the feeding end 11 is the discharging end 12; the box buffering device for the box cigarette further comprises a guiding device 80, wherein the guiding device 80 is used for guiding the box cigarette 130 at the feeding end 11 into any one of the diversion channels 131; the transfer device 50 and the storage device 40 are correspondingly arranged on each diversion channel 131; in this way, when one of the transfer devices 50 transfers the cigarette packs 130 between the storage device 40 and the diversion channel 131, the guide device 80 can guide the cigarettes into the other diversion channel 131 to buffer in the diversion channel 131, thereby improving efficiency.

Specifically, the guide 80 includes a swinging device 81 and a guide 82; the guide member 82 is arranged between the feed end 11 and the diversion channel 131, and is formed with a guide channel 822 for the cigarette carton 130 to pass through; one end of the guide channel 822 is fixedly arranged and communicated with the feeding end 11; the swinging device 81 is used for bending the guide 82 to make the other end of the guide channel 822 communicate with any one of the branch channels 131, it is understood that the guide channel 822 can alternately communicate with two branch channels 131; the structure is convenient and fast to operate when in use.

The guide member 82 may include two guide plates 821, and the guide channel 822 is formed between the two guide plates 821.

In the preferred embodiment, the guiding element 82 is made of PU material, so that the guiding element 82 can be bent moderately to keep an arc shape when bending the guiding element 82, and the cigarette case 130 can not be blocked during the diversion process.

Preferably, the present embodiment further comprises a second blocking device 90, wherein the second blocking device 90 is used for blocking the cigarette pack 130 from being conveyed from the feeding end 11 to the diversion channel 131; in this way, the cigarette packs 130 are prevented from being transported from the feed end 11 into the flow guide channels of the guide 82 when the guide 82 is bent to switch between the two flow distribution channels 131, so that clogging is prevented.

The second blocking device 90 may adopt a structure of a clamping plate and a power device, and the power device drives the clamping plate to clamp the cigarette case 130, so as to prevent the cigarette case 130 from moving; of course, a structure of a stopper and a power device may be adopted, and the power device drives the stopper to stop at one end of the cigarette pack 130 facing the diversion channel 131, so as to prevent the cigarette pack 130 from moving.

The embodiment also comprises a confluence structure 100 provided with a confluence channel 101; the conveying device 20 is also used for conveying the cigarette packs 130 at the discharge end 12 to the confluence channel 101; the confluence channel 101 is positioned at one side close to the discharge end 12 and is respectively communicated with the diversion channels 131; the width of the confluence channel 101 gradually narrows from one end close to the discharge end 12 to the other end; the discharge end 12 is capable of being aligned with an external strip packaging machine through the converging channel 101; this facilitates guiding of the cigarette pack 130 output from the discharge end 12 to a position aligned with the middle of the outer strip wrapping machine as the converging channel 101 narrows.

Although only certain panels and embodiments of the present application have been illustrated and described, many modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art (e.g., variations in sizes, dimensions, structures, shapes and proportions of the various elements, mounting arrangements, use of materials, colors, orientations, etc.) without materially departing from the scope and spirit of the utility model in the claims.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention should not be limited thereby, and any insubstantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on the present invention are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A box caching apparatus for box packets, comprising:

one end of the conveying channel is a feeding end used for receiving cigarette packets output by an external cigarette packet packaging machine, and the other end of the conveying channel is a discharging end used for aligning with the external strip packaging machine; the conveying channel can accommodate a plurality of cigarette cartons;

the conveying device is used for conveying the cigarette packets from the feeding end to the discharging end;

the first blocking device is used for preventing the cigarette in the cigarette box from being output from the discharge end;

a storage device;

a transfer device for transferring cigarette packs between the transport path and the storage device.

2. The box buffering device for box cigarettes according to claim 1, wherein the storage device comprises at least two separation plates which are arranged in sequence along a horizontal direction, and an accommodating space for accommodating the box cigarettes is formed between any two adjacent separation plates at intervals; at least one of any two adjacent partition plates can move along the horizontal direction to adjust the width of the accommodating space; and a supporting plate for supporting the cigarette packaged in the box is respectively arranged in each accommodating space.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the support plate is elevatable relative to the divider plate.

4. A carton caching apparatus for carton packets as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transfer means comprises drive means and gripping structure; the driving device is used for driving the grabbing structures to move along the length direction and the width direction of the conveying channel respectively, and is also used for driving the grabbing structures to rotate between a first position vertically downward and a second position which rotates upwards by 90 degrees relative to the first position; the grabbing structure is used for grabbing cigarette packs.

5. The box buffer device for the box cigarette as claimed in claim 1, wherein a baffle structure is further arranged above the conveying channel, and the baffle structure comprises a baffle and a lifting device for driving the baffle to lift; the baffle is used for blocking the upper part of the cigarette case in the conveying channel.

6. A carton caching apparatus for carton packets as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one section of said conveying path is formed as a diverter section; the flow dividing section is divided into two flow dividing channels arranged along the width direction of the conveying channel by a separating piece; one end of each diversion channel, which is far away from the feeding end, is the discharging end; the box caching equipment for the box cigarette also comprises a guide device, wherein the guide device is used for guiding the box cigarette at the feeding end into any one of the diversion channels; the transfer device and the storage device are correspondingly arranged in each diversion channel.

7. A cassette buffering device for cassette packets as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that said guiding means comprise oscillating means and guiding elements; the guide piece is arranged between the feeding end and the flow dividing channel, and a guide channel for the cigarette case to pass through is formed; one end of the guide channel is fixedly arranged and communicated with the feeding end; the swinging device is used for bending the guide piece so as to enable the other end of the guide channel to be communicated with any one of the flow dividing channels.

8. A cassette buffering device for cassette packets according to claim 7, characterised in that said guide is made of PU material.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising a second blocking means for blocking the transport of cigarette packs from the infeed end to the diversion channel.

10. The box caching apparatus for box cigarettes of claim 6, further comprising a confluence structure provided with a confluence channel; the conveying device is also used for conveying the cigarette boxes at the discharge end to the confluence channel; the confluence channel is positioned at one side close to the discharge end and is respectively communicated with the diversion channels; the width of the confluence channel is gradually narrowed from one end close to the discharge end to the other end; the discharge end is capable of being aligned with an external strip packaging machine through the converging channel.

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