CN108185516A - A kind of paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE in cigarette active carbon filter production - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE in being produced the present invention relates to cigarette active carbon filter.It is characterized in that the paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE is rectangular, its two edge is equipped with zigzag and equidistant positioning tooth lacks, paper tube array orifice plate is equipped with vertically and horizontally arranged multiple paper tube holes, the internal diameter in paper tube hole is equal to the outer diameter of paper tube, paper tube can smoothly enter in paper tube hole when each paper tube aperture in one face of paper tube array orifice plate is led along angle in order to arrange paper tube, each paper tube hole is each perpendicular to paper tube array orifice plate plate face, vertical and horizontal spacing between paper tube hole and paper tube hole is identical, push plate recessing groove is provided with there is the center for leading a paper discharge pore of each level on this face along angle paper tube array orifice plate, the spacing of the push plate recessing groove of each level is equal to the vertical and horizontal spacing between paper tube hole and paper tube hole.Present invention cooperation paper tube array self-align machine, which works together, can improve the working efficiency height that paper tube is arranged from row array, reduce cost of labor.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to cigarette relevant production units fields, are related specifically in a kind of cigarette active carbon filter production
Paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE.
Background technology
Cigarette is that one kind that many people like is refreshed oneself product for a long time.But smoking has been good for serious shadow to the body of people
It rings, the incidence of lung cancer all has very big relationship with cigarette.It is here that one kind that many people like is refreshed oneself product, here again to human body
Health has an impact.In order to overcome this contradiction, thus the cigarette active carbon filter that arisen, cigarette active carbon filter can inhale
It is attached fall most nuisance.But in the production process of cigarette active carbon filter, there is presently no the large-scale production of profession
Equipment.The means of production of manufacturer quite falls behind, and pure manual production has it, and semi-hand production has it.Particularly paper tube has rule
It is very crucial in whole production procedures that row array then, which arranges this procedure, if paper tube quick row array can arrange automatically, then after
The various processes in face will greatly improve production efficiency, so as to which production cost finally be greatly reduced.And pure craft is used at present
Or semi-hand arrangement paper tube production efficiency is low, human cost is high, causes single cigarette active carbon filter price high, and cigarette
Active carbon filter is a consumer goods again, this brings a no small spending to cigarette consumption person.More than solving the problems, such as,
Only using mechanization and the carry out paper tube automated, quick row array arranges automatically, to reach mechanization and automation carries out paper tube certainly
The purpose of dynamic quick row array row, just necessarily there is a kind of relevant device and the dedicated paper tube array orifice plate to match with the equipment
Structure.And the present invention seeks to study the paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE in a kind of cigarette active carbon filter production process, to carry
The production efficiency and yield rate of various processes behind height, so as to reduce cost.
Invention content
Present invention aim to provide the paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE in a kind of cigarette active carbon filter production process,
Think that later process improves efficiency and yield rate, so as to reduce cost.In order to realize the above object, the present invention is by following
Technical solution realize.A kind of paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE in cigarette active carbon filter production, it is characterised in that the paper
Pipe array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE is rectangular, and two edges are equipped with zigzag and equidistant positioning tooth lacks, so that paper tube array is arranged certainly
Row machine（Separately apply）Precise positioning during to paper tube array orifice plate arrangement paper tube by row, paper tube array orifice plate are equipped with horizontal stroke
Multiple paper tube holes of vertical setting of types row, the internal diameter in paper tube hole are equal to the outer diameter of paper tube, each paper tube in one face of paper tube array orifice plate
Paper tube can smoothly enter in paper tube hole when aperture is led along angle in order to arrange paper tube, and each paper tube hole is each perpendicular to paper tube battle array
Row orifice plate plate face, the vertical and horizontal spacing between paper tube hole and paper tube hole is identical, is there is this face for leading along angle paper tube array orifice plate
The center of one paper discharge pore of upper each level is provided with push plate recessing groove, will in order to the push plate of paper tube array self-align machine
Paper tube pushes through the suitable angle of leading in paper tube hole, and the spacing of the push plate recessing groove of each level is equal to the horizontal stroke between paper tube hole and paper tube hole
Perpendicular spacing, two it is adjacent between the spacing that lacks of positioning tooth be equal to two it is adjacent between push plate recessing grooves spacing, paper tube array orifice plate two
The quantity that the jagged positioning tooth that edge is equipped with lacks is equal to the quantity of push plate recessing groove, and the positioning tooth of the right and left is lacked in symmetrical
Angle between structure, top that positioning tooth lacks and level is 8 ° ~ 15 °, positioning tooth lack it is following with it is horizontal between angle be
It 30 ° ~ 45 °, is improved there are two efficiency is all provided in the inside that both sides positioning tooth lacks for the ease of the precise positioning of later process tooling
Location hole.
Further, row is 50 rows anyhow in above-described paper tube hole, and the distance at vertical and horizontal row interval is 9mm, is
Mitigating the weight of paper tube array orifice plate and the labor intensity of worker, the paper tube array orifice plate mainboard uses rigid plastics,
Positioning tooth, which lacks, to be produced on the positioning tooth of steel material and lacks on item and pass through positioning tooth and lack item and be embedded in paper tube array orifice plate mainboard
Both sides.
The present invention is such cooperation paper tube array self-align machine work：Structure of the present invention is placed into paper tube array from row
In the frame rail of row machine, while the paper tube rubbed with the hands is placed into the hopper of paper tube array self-align machine, opens paper tube array later
Self-align machine, at this moment paper tube array self-align machine will pass through its push plate and push away a paper discharge pipe to enter paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE most next
In the paper tube hole of row, push plate shifts paper tube behind bottom during toward retraction onto, and paper tube array self-align machine frame rail both sides are inserted into
To paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE both sides positioning tooth lack in electromagnetic lock insert moment and be powered and unclamp, while paper under gravity
Pipe array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE is fallen down, and when positioning tooth a pair of of on falling on lacks in place, a pair of electromagnetic lock is inserted fast under spring force
Be inserted into again during positioning tooth lacks, at this moment the paper tube hole of upper paper discharge pipe array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE accurately in place, then paper tube array oneself
Arrangement machine pushes away a paper discharge pipe further through its push plate and enters in the paper tube hole of paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE, so moves in circles until whole
Until block paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE is covered with paper tube.
As can be seen that the present invention coordinates paper tube array self-align machine work together from above technical solution and operation principle
It is high to greatly improve the working efficiency that paper tube is arranged from row array, so as to greatly reduce the cost of labor in production, also for
Subsequent handling improves production efficiency and lays a good foundation.
In order to better illustrate the present invention, done further below in conjunction with specific embodiment and embodiment attached drawing
It is bright.
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Fig. 1 is the plan view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the A-A sectional views of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the partial enlarged view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the partial enlarged view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is application site figure of the present invention in paper tube array self-align machine.
Fig. 6 is the A-A sectional views of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the partial enlarged view of Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is the partial enlarged view of Fig. 5.
In figure：1- paper tubes hole；2- push plate recessing grooves；3- paper tube array orifice plates；4- positioning tooths lack item；5 positioning tooths lack-；6-
Guide column sleeve；7- location holes；8- is led along angle；9- paper tube array self-align machines；10- push plates；11- electromagnetic locks are inserted；12- frame rails；13- expects
Bucket；14- paper tube array self-align machines；15- paper tubes.
Specific embodiment
As can be seen that paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE of the present invention is in square from the embodiment attached drawing of more than specific embodiment
Shape, two edges are equipped with zigzag and equidistant positioning tooth lacks 5, in favor of paper tube array self-align machine 14（Separately apply）It is right
Precise positioning during the arrangement paper tube of paper tube array orifice plate 3 by row, paper tube array orifice plate 3 are equipped with vertically and horizontally arranged 2500
Paper tube hole 1, the internal diameter in paper tube hole 1 are equal to the outer diameter of paper tube, each paper tube aperture in 3 one faces of paper tube array orifice plate is led
Paper tube can smoothly enter in paper tube hole 1 during along angle 8 in order to arrange paper tube, and each paper tube hole 1 is each perpendicular to paper tube array orifice plate 3
Plate face, identical vertical and horizontal spacing between paper tube hole 1 and paper tube hole 1 is 9mm, have lead along 8 paper tube array orifice plate 3 of angle this
The center of a paper discharge pore 1 of each level is provided with push plate recessing groove 2 on a face, in order to paper tube array self-align machine 14
Push plate 10 paper tube is pushed through into the leading along angle 8 of paper tube hole 1, the spacing of the push plate recessing groove 2 of each level be equal to paper tube hole 1 and
Vertical and horizontal spacing between paper tube hole 1 is 9mm, two it is adjacent between positioning tooth lack 5 spacing be equal to two it is adjacent between push plate recessing groove 2
Spacing for 9mm, the quantity that the jagged positioning tooth that 3 liang of edges of paper tube array orifice plate are equipped with lacks 5 is equal to push plate recessing groove 2
Quantity is 50, and the positioning tooth of the right and left lacks 5 in symmetrical structure, and the angle that positioning tooth is lacked between 5 top and level is
8 ° ~ 15 °, positioning tooth lack 5 it is following with it is horizontal between angle be 30 ° ~ 45 °, for the ease of the precisely fixed of later process tooling
Position, which improves efficiency 5 inside is lacked in both sides positioning tooth, to be all provided with there are two location hole 7.In order to mitigate the weight of paper tube array orifice plate 3
With the labor intensity of worker, 3 mainboard of paper tube array orifice plate uses rigid plastics, and positioning tooth, which lacks, is produced on steel material
Positioning tooth, which lacks on item 4 and passes through positioning tooth, lacks the both sides that item 4 is embedded in 3 mainboard of paper tube array orifice plate.
The present invention is that such cooperation paper tube array self-align machine 14 works：By 3 structure of paper tube array orifice plate of the present invention
It is placed into the frame rail 12 of paper tube array self-align machine 14, while the paper tube 15 rubbed with the hands is placed into paper tube array self-align machine 14
Hopper 13 in, open paper tube array self-align machine 14 later, at this moment paper tube array self-align machine 14 will pass through its push plate 10 and push away
One paper discharge pipe enters in the paper tube hole 1 of 3 structure most next row of paper tube array orifice plate, and push plate 10 shifts paper tube 15 behind bottom back onto
During contracting, 12 both sides of frame rail of paper tube array self-align machine 14 are inserted into the positioning tooth of 3 structure both sides of paper tube array orifice plate
It lacks the electromagnetic lock in 5 and inserts the energization release of 11 moments, while 3 structure of paper tube array orifice plate toward falling, is being fallen under gravity
A pair of electromagnetic lock is inserted 11 and is immediately inserted into again under spring force during positioning tooth lacks 5 when lacking 5 in place to upper a pair of of positioning tooth, this
The paper tube hole 1 of 3 structure of Shi Shangyi paper discharge pipe arrays orifice plate is accurate in place, and then paper tube array self-align machine 14 is further through its push plate
10, which push away a paper discharge pipe 15, enters in the paper tube hole 1 of 3 structure of paper tube array orifice plate, so moves in circles until monoblock paper tube array hole
Until 3 structure of plate is covered with paper tube.
As can be seen that present invention cooperation paper tube array from more than specific embodiment and embodiment and operation principle
Self-align machine 14, which works together, greatly improves the working efficiency height that paper tube is arranged from row array, so as to greatly reduce in production
Cost of labor, also for subsequent handling improve production efficiency lay a good foundation.
Embodiment enumerated above, only one kind of numerous embodiments can not, enumerate, it is all under this invention
Improvement that protection domain is done, modification, extension, all belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.
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- A kind of 1. paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE in cigarette active carbon filter production, it is characterised in that the paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE Rectangular, two edges are equipped with zigzag and equidistant positioning tooth lacks, so that paper tube array self-align machine is to paper tube array Precise positioning during orifice plate arrangement paper tube by row, paper tube array orifice plate are equipped with vertically and horizontally arranged multiple paper tube holes, paper tube The internal diameter in hole is equal to the outer diameter of paper tube, and suitable angle is led in order to arrange in each paper tube aperture in one face of paper tube array orifice plate Paper tube can smoothly enter in paper tube hole during paper tube, and each paper tube hole is each perpendicular to paper tube array orifice plate plate face, paper tube hole and paper tube Vertical and horizontal spacing between hole is identical, and a paper discharge pore of each level on this face along angle paper tube array orifice plate is led having Center is provided with push plate recessing groove, and the spacing of the push plate recessing groove of each level is equal to the horizontal stroke between paper tube hole and paper tube hole Perpendicular spacing, two it is adjacent between the spacing that lacks of positioning tooth be equal to two it is adjacent between push plate recessing grooves spacing, paper tube array orifice plate two The quantity that the jagged positioning tooth that edge is equipped with lacks is equal to the quantity of push plate recessing groove, and the positioning tooth of the right and left is lacked in symmetrical Angle between structure, top that positioning tooth lacks and level is 8 ° ~ 15 °, positioning tooth lack it is following with it is horizontal between angle be 30 ° ~ 45 °, the inside that positioning tooth lacks on both sides is all provided with there are two location hole.
- 2. the paper tube array AND DEWATERING FOR ORIFICE STRUCTURE in a kind of cigarette active carbon filter production according to claim 1, feature exist In the paper tube hole, row is 50 rows anyhow, and the distance at vertical and horizontal row interval is 9mm, the paper tube array orifice plate mainboard Using rigid plastics, positioning tooth, which lacks, to be produced on the positioning tooth of steel material and lacks on item and pass through positioning tooth and lack item and be embedded in paper tube battle array The both sides of row orifice plate mainboard.
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